Mengjin District

Mengjin 孟津区 Mengtsing
District
Mengjin in Luoyang
Luoyang in Henan
Coordinates: 34°49′30″N 112°26′42″E / 34.825°N 112.445°E / 34.825; 112.445Coordinates: 34°49′30″N 112°26′42″E / 34.825°N 112.445°E / 34.825; 112.445
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Henan
Prefecture-level city	Luoyang
Area [1]
• Total	759 km2 (293 sq mi)
Population  (2019)[2]
• Total	431,500
• Density	570/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	471100

Mengjin District^[3] is a district in Luoyang City, in the northwest of Henan province, China, located to the north of Luoyang's urban districts.

History[]

Mengjin began its life as an ancient ferry crossing for the Yellow River. According to legend, King Wu of Zhou crossed the Yellow River at this location, after forming an alliance with the other nobles, leading to the theory that the original name was actually (盟津; Méngjīn; 'ferry crossing of the alliance') rather than 孟津; Mèngjīn. According to this theory, it was only in later times that the character 盟 was mistakenly replaced by 孟. The ferry crossing was an important strategic location during times of war.

In Chapter 6 of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Cao Cao explains that part of his strategy in engaging Dong Zhuo's forces was for Yuan Shao's forces to take control of Mengjin (see: ).

As of 2012, Mengjin is divided to 10 towns.^[4]

Towns

See also[]

• Battle of Muye

References[]

• Hanyu Da Cidian 3.0 (in Chinese). Hong Kong: Commercial Press. 2007. ISBN 978-962-07-0277-8.

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