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Yuan dynasty, 1271–1368 CE. Excavated from Hancheng City. In ancient times, Yu the Great bored a tunnel in the nearby Mount Longmen (Dragon Gate Mountain) to alleviate the frequent flooding that occurred in the area, which led to the area being called Dragon Gate ( 龍門 ).
Sima Qian was born at Xiayang in Zuopingyi (near modern Hancheng, Shaanxi). He was most likely born around 145 BC, [ 2 ] although some sources say he was born about 135 BC. [ 3 ] Around 136 BC, his father, Sima Tan , received an appointment to the position of "grand historian" ( tàishǐ 太史 , 'grand scribe' or 'grand astrologer'). [ 4 ] "
Sima Qian (born c. 145 bce, Longmen, Xiayang [now Hancheng, Shaanxi province], China—died c. 87 bce) was an astronomer, calendar expert, and the first great Chinese historian.
Han dynasty, the second great imperial dynasty of China (206 BCE–220 CE), after the Zhou dynasty (1046–256 BCE). So thoroughly did the Han dynasty establish what was thereafter considered Chinese culture that ‘Han’ became the Chinese word denoting someone who is ethnically Chinese.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jul 3, 2020 · The Han Dynasty (202 BCE - 220 CE) was the second dynasty of Imperial China (the era of centralized, dynastic government, 221 BCE - 1912 CE) which established the paradigm for all succeeding dynasties...
- Joshua J. Mark
Overview. Hancheng, an old city of Shaanxi province, has a history of over 3,000 years. As dynasty after dynasty added their own mark to Hancheng, the relics of old temples and tombs abound throughout the city and surrounding countryside.
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The Western Han capital, Chang’an in present-day Shaanxi Province—a monumental urban center laid out on a north-south axis with palaces, residential wards, and two bustling market areas—was one of the two largest cities in the ancient world (Rome was the other).
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