Weicheng District, Xianyang Explained
| Weicheng |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Image Map1: | Location of Xianyang Prefecture within Shaanxi (China).png |
| Map Caption1: | Xianyang in Shaanxi |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Shaanxi |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
| Subdivision Name2: | Xianyang |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 272 |
| Population As Of: | 2017 |
| Population Total: | 216,000 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | China standard time |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
Weicheng District 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, also known as the state of Ying, 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.[2] Present-day was the site of a fief of the Cheng state.[3]
During the Zhou dynasty, King Wen oversaw the expansion of the dynasty to the west of the, into present-day Xianyang.[4] Him and King Wu were buried in a complex known as the, located in present-day .[5] 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.[6]
Administrative divisions
Weicheng District administers the following 10 subdistricts:[7]
External links
34.3197°N 108.7122°W
Notes and References
- Web site: 2016-12-13. zh:古近代大事记. Ancient and Modern Major Events. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211229001338/http://www.weic.gov.cn/html/mlwc/mytc/201705/38920.html. 2021-12-29. 2021-12-28. Weicheng District People's Government. zh.
- Web site: 2016-12-13. zh:古近代大事记. Ancient and Modern Major Events. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211229001338/http://www.weic.gov.cn/html/mlwc/mytc/201705/38920.html. 2021-12-29. 2021-12-28. Weicheng District People's Government. zh.
- Web site: 2016-12-13. zh:古近代大事记. Ancient and Modern Major Events. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211229001338/http://www.weic.gov.cn/html/mlwc/mytc/201705/38920.html. 2021-12-29. 2021-12-28. Weicheng District People's Government. zh.
- Web site: 2016-12-13. zh:古近代大事记. Ancient and Modern Major Events. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211229001338/http://www.weic.gov.cn/html/mlwc/mytc/201705/38920.html. 2021-12-29. 2021-12-28. Weicheng District People's Government. zh.
- Web site: 2019-12-24. zh:周陵. Zhou tombs. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211228234747/http://www.weic.gov.cn/html/mlwc/wcls/201801/5.html. 2021-12-28. 2021-12-28. Weicheng District People's Government. zh.
- Web site: 2019-12-24. zh:周陵. Zhou tombs. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211228234747/http://www.weic.gov.cn/html/mlwc/wcls/201801/5.html. 2021-12-28. 2021-12-28. Weicheng District People's Government. zh.
- Web site: 2020. zh:2020年统计用区划代码（渭城区）. 2020 Statistical Division Codes (Weicheng District). live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201129190232/http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2020/61/04/610404.html. 2020-11-29. 2021-12-28. National Bureau of Statistics of China. zh.
