Weicheng District, Xianyang
Weicheng
渭城区 | |
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District | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Shaanxi |
Prefecture-level city | Xianyang |
Area | |
• Total | 272 km2 (105 sq mi) |
Population (2017) | |
• Total | 216,000 |
• Density | 790/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China standard time) |
Website | www |
Weicheng District (simplified Chinese: 渭城区; traditional Chinese: 渭城區; pinyin: Wèichéng Qū) is a district of Xianyang, Shaanxi, China.
The district is notable for a number of Zhou and Han era tombs.
History[]
The area belonged to the Chinese: 郢国; pinyin: Yǐng Guó), during the Shang dynasty.[1] The Cheng state, which included northern portions of present-day Weicheng District, was settled by the descendants of sometime between 16th and 14th centuries BCE.[1] Present-day was the site of a fief of the Cheng state.[1]
, also known as the state of Ying (During the Zhou dynasty, King Wen oversaw the expansion of the dynasty to the west of the , into present-day Xianyang.[1] Him and King Wu were buried in a complex known as the , located in present-day .[2] The complex contains two ancestral halls dedicated to the kings, as well as over 40 steles, which were erected in their honor during the Song dynasty.[2]
Administrative divisions[]
Weicheng District administers the following 10 subdistricts:[3]
- Chinese: 中山街道) (
- Chinese: 文汇路街道) (
- Chinese: 新兴街道) (
- Chinese: 渭阳街道) (
- Chinese: 渭城街道) (
- Chinese: 窑店街道) (
- Chinese: 正阳街道) (
- Chinese: 周陵街道; lit. 'Zhou tomb Subdistrict') (
- Chinese: 底张街道) (
- Chinese: 北杜街道) (
References[]
- ^ a b c d 古近代大事记 [Ancient and Modern Major Events] (in Chinese). Weicheng District People's Government. 2016-12-13. Archived from the original on 2021-12-28. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
- ^ a b 周陵 [Zhou tombs] (in Chinese). Weicheng District People's Government. 2019-12-24. Archived from the original on 2021-12-28. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
- ^ 2020年统计用区划代码(渭城区) [2020 Statistical Division Codes (Weicheng District)] (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China. 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-11-29. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
External links[]
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Coordinates: 34°19′11″N 108°42′44″E / 34.31972°N 108.71222°E
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