Guan Yu defeated Maicheng. Where is Maicheng today?

First of all, according to historical records such as The History of the Three Kingdoms, Maicheng in the Three Kingdoms Period was located in Lianghe Town, dangyang city City, Hubei Province, more than 20 kilometers away from Yuyang Town in the urban area. Jingzhou in the historical stage of the Three Kingdoms mainly covers Hubei Province and its surrounding areas. According to the Records of Dangyang County, Tongzhi County of Qing Dynasty, Maicheng is located in the southeast of the county seat, between [j incarnation] and Zhang Ershui, which is said to have been built by King Chu Zhao in the Spring and Autumn Period. In the Three Kingdoms, Guan Yu was attacked by Sun Quan, lost Jingzhou and defeated Maicheng. For the ancient city of Maicheng, for thousands of years, the city has been eroded by floods and covered by quicksand, leaving only ruins.

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At the same time, dangyang city, where Maicheng is located, is not only famous for Guan Yu's defeat in Maicheng, but also the birthplace of Chu culture, with a long history and profound cultural heritage. As early as Xia Dynasty, this county-level dangyang city area belonged to the land of ancient Jingzhou. During the Spring and Autumn Period, county-level dangyang city belonged to the powerful Chu State. In the 14th year of the Zhou Dynasty (506 BC), Wu attacked Chu, and Wu Zixu built two cities, Donkey and Mill, to attack this city. Therefore, there is a proverb that "there is a donkey in the east and a mill in the west, and the wheat city is broken." Thus, the records of Maicheng area under the jurisdiction of dangyang city can be traced back to more than 2,500 years ago.

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During the Warring States Period, in the twenty-ninth year of Qin Dynasty (278 BC), the State of Chu was attacked, and Nanjun was established, followed by Dangyang County. Hanshui River in the east, He Ju in the west, Maicheng in the south and central Jingmen in the north. As a result, Dangyang County has been established for nearly 2300 years, and it is one of the earliest counties in Hubei Province and even the whole country. During the Three Kingdoms period, Dangyang County originally belonged to Shu Han, but later became the territory of Wu Dong because Guan Yu lost Jingzhou. In the Sui Dynasty, Dangyang County was a southern county. In the twentieth year of Zhenyuan (804), Dangyang County was abolished as Jingmen County in the Tang Dynasty, and it belonged to Jiangling County.

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Finally, during the Northern Song Dynasty, Dangyang County was restored. In the first year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (1368), Dangyang County was subordinate to Jingzhou Prefecture. In the fourth year of Hongwu, Dangyang County belonged to Jingmen Prefecture. In the fifty-sixth year of Qianlong (179 1), Jingmen Prefecture was promoted to Jingmen Zhili Prefecture, and Dangyang County belonged to it. 1October 22nd 1988, 10 revoked Dangyang County and established county-level dangyang city. From March 65438 to March 0992, county-level dangyang city was subordinate to Yichang City, Hubei Province. Today, dangyang city is located in the middle of Hubei Province, bordering Yichang, the Three Gorges in the west, Jingzhou Ancient City in the east and Longzhong, Xiangyang in the north, with a total population of about 570,000.