What is the origin of Lintong's name?

Lintong is named after a river in the east and a river in the west.

Lintong District has a profound historical origin and has been the capital since Zhou, Qin, Han and Tang Dynasties. Because there is a river in the east and a river in the west, it is named Lintong.

"Lintong County Records" said: "Xiangfu changed its name, so it was named Lintong after Shuihuan County in Lintong and Tonger." Lintong District changed the name of Zhao Ying County in Tang Dynasty to Lintong in order to avoid the name of Zhao Ying Palace from the eighth year of Song Zhenzong Dazhong Xiangfu (10 15). Lintong is named because it is surrounded by water on three sides.

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Landform of Lintong

The landforms in Lintong District are divided into structural landforms, including mountains, rivers, terraces and terraces. As far as the geomorphic basement structure is concerned, it is a part of the Weihe fault depression, and it is controlled by the east-west Qinling structural belt and the Neocathaysian (NNE) structural system in the region.

Therefore, the geomorphic tectonic movement is characterized by both the north-south stepped fault and the uplift and subsidence depression of the east-west fault block. Therefore, in addition to the central Weihe fault basin, there are also a series of secondary fault blocks and depressions in the basin, which have formed bumps and depressions of different sizes and heights, thus laying the foundation for modern geomorphological contours.

The uplift area developed into loess hills and plateaus, and the depression area became valley plains and piedmont alluvial fan skirts. Because the Weihe River meanders from west to east through the central and southern parts of this area, there are various mountains and plateaus in this area.

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