| Mengjin | |
| Other Name: | Mengtsing |
| Postal Code: | 471100 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Image Map1: | ChinaHenanLuoyang.png |
| Map Caption1: | Luoyang in Henan |
| Coordinates: | 34.825°N 112.445°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Henan |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
| Subdivision Name2: | Luoyang |
| Area Total Km2: | 759 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population As Of: | 2019 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Total: | 431500 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| T: | 孟津區 |
| S: | 孟津区 |
| Showflag: | p |
| P: | Mèngjīn Qū |
| J: | maang6zeon1 jyun2 |
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.
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 rather than . According to this theory, it was only in later times that the character Chinese: 盟 was mistakenly replaced by Chinese: 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: Battle of Xingyang).
As of 2012, Mengjin is divided to 10 towns.[4]
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