District in Shaanxi, People’s Republic of China
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.
The area belonged to the Cheng, also known as the state of Ying (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 Wu Hui sometime between 16th and 14th centuries BCE.[1] Present-day Yaodian Subdistrict was the site of a fief of the Cheng state.[1]
During the Zhou dynasty, King Wen oversaw the expansion of the dynasty to the west of the Feng River, into present-day Xianyang.[1] Him and King Wu were buried in a complex known as the Zhou tombs, located in present-day Zhouling Subdistrict.[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
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Weicheng District administers the following 10 subdistricts:[3]
- ^ 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 2021-12-29. 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 2020-11-29. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
