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32-500: Yang Xian may refer to: Yang County or Yang Xian, in Shaanxi, China Yang Xian (Ming dynasty) , Ming dynasty official Bernard Yeung or Yang Xian, Singaporean economist Yang Xian (singer) , Taiwanese folk singer See also [ edit ] Yixing , formerly Yangxian Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

64-772: A new settlement to the south, giving rise to the area's name. However, the veracity of this story is controversial. In the Qin dynasty the area was governed as the Hanzhong Commandery, whose seat was in current day Nanzheng County , south of the Hanzhong urban area. In 207 BC, the Qin dynasty collapsed. Liu Bang , who would later become the founding emperor of the Han dynasty , was made lord of Hanzhong. He spent several years there before raising an army to challenge his arch-rival, Xiang Yu , during

96-415: A sizable agricultural sector, which grows 469 different types of ingredients for traditional Chinese medicine , such as Magnolia officinalis , jujube , and Scutellaria baicalensis . Other distinct agricultural products to the county include its distinct black rice , and its distinct red rice . The county also has a number of mineral deposits. Yang County has a number of tourist sites, including

128-405: Is 3,206 square kilometres (1,238 sq mi). The northern part of the county generally has a higher elevation , while the southern part is generally lower in elevation. Yang County's lowest point, in the town of Huangjinxia  [ zh ] lies at 389.7 metres (1,279 ft) above sea level. The county's highest point is a mountain called Hurenpingliang ( Chinese : 昏人坪梁 ), in

160-568: Is located in southwestern Shaanxi Province, near Chenggu County and Xixiang County , and is part of the Shannan region . It sits in the eastern Hanzhong Basin , on the Han River . The Daba Mountains are to the south of the county; to the north are the Qin Mountains . The administrative area (prefecture) ranges in latitude from 33°02′ to 33°43′N and in longitude from 107°11′ to 108°33′E, and

192-766: Is retold in the historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms . In Hanzhong, between the end of the Han dynasty and the beginning of the Tang dynasty there was political turmoil. In 784, when the capital, Chang'an (modern Xi'an) was captured, the Emperor Dezong of Tang fled to Hanzhong. During the Northern Song dynasty (960 - 1127), however, Hanzhong became economically wealthy with city tax revenue just behind that of regional capitals such as Kaifeng and Chengdu . In 1331, during

224-473: Is scheduled to begin operations in December 2017. Hanzhong Hanzhong ( simplified Chinese : 汉中 ; traditional Chinese : 漢中 ; lit. 'middle of the Han River '; abbreviation: Han) is a prefecture-level city in the southwest of Shaanxi province , China, bordering the provinces of Sichuan to the south and Gansu to the west. The founder of the Han dynasty , Liu Bang ,

256-750: The AAAA-rated Huayang Scenic Area ( Chinese : 华阳景区 ), and the AAA-rated Tomb of Cai Lun . Yang County is served by Hanzhong Airport and the Yangpingguan–Ankang Railway . Its major roads are the G5 Beijing–Kunming Expressway , part of the National Expressway System ; China National Highway 108 ; and Provincial Road 230. The Xi'an–Chengdu High-Speed Railway , currently under construction,

288-617: The Ba region attacked the Hanzhong area, as they had in the past. The Han dynasty lost power. Zhang Lu , supported by followers of a Taoist sect, Way of the Celestial Masters , led an independent theocratic government in Hanzhong. Thirty years later, after the Battle of Yangping , Zhang Lu surrendered Hanzhong to the warlord, Cao Cao . Prior to and during the Three Kingdoms period, Hanzhong

320-908: The Chinese Civil War , Hanzhong was captured by the People's Liberation Army as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) expelled the Kuomintang . The governance of Hanzhong, including the municipal executive, the legislature and the judiciary are located in Hantai District ( 汉台区 ). The offices of the CCP and the Public Security Bureau are also located in Hantai District. Hanzhong consists two urban districts and nine rural counties. In 2021,

352-513: The Chu–Han Contention . In 206 BC, after the victory at Gaixia , Liu Bang named his imperial dynasty after his native district, as was customary. However, he chose Hanzhong rather than his birthplace Pei County (present-day Xuzhou , Jiangsu Province ). Thus, Hanzhong gave its name to the Han dynasty. In the second century AD, the Eastern Han dynasty gradually weakened. Outsiders from

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384-509: The Hanzhong Chenggu Airport and Yangpingguan–Ankang Railway . Hanzhong Airport provides air access to Beijing , Xi'an, Shanghai and Shenzhen with daily flights to each. Hanzhong railway station lies in downtown Hanzhong, and is served by the Xi'an–Chengdu high-speed railway and Yangpingguan–Ankang railway lines. Hanzhong is also part of a national system of highways. It joins

416-584: The Ming dynasty in the reign of the Hongwu Emperor , extensive renovations were made to Hanzhong's infrastructure. This work brought Hanzhong to its present layout and form. The Wanli Emperor (r. 1572-1620) installed his fifth son, Zhu Changhao ( Chinese : 朱常浩 ), as king of Hanzhong. Changhao built a large, luxurious palace in what is now the Children's Park. The palace's Radiant Glass Wall ( Chinese : 玻璃照壁 )

448-695: The Neolithic period . The area belonged to the Liang dynasty . Prior to being annexed into the Jin dynasty , the area was organized as Chenggu County ( simplified Chinese : 城固县 ; traditional Chinese : 城固縣 ). During the Jin dynasty, the area was organized as Xingdao County ( simplified Chinese : 兴道县 ; traditional Chinese : 興道縣 ) and Huangjin County ( simplified Chinese : 黄金县 ; traditional Chinese : 黃金縣 ). Upon

480-597: The Permian Period of geological time is named from Wuchiaping (from Chinese : 吴家坪 ; pinyin : Wújiāpíng ; lit. ' Wu Family Flatland') in the Liangshan area of Hanzhong. Hanzhong has a temperate and humid climate. It is classified as humid subtropical ( Köppen Cwa ), with cool, damp winters and hot, humid summers. The Qin Mountains to the north help shield the city from cold Siberian winds in

512-513: The Shannan region . Hanzhong lies in the centre of the Hanzhong Basin , on the banks of the Han River (Hanshui). The Daba Mountains rise to the south of the city. To the north are the Qin Mountains . These mountains make a northern geographical limit of southern China. However, officially, Shaanxi is part of the northwest . For more on the divisions between northern and southern China, see Northern and southern China . The coordinates of

544-461: The Hanzhong regional gross domestic product was 176.87 billion yuan . The annual gross domestic product per capita was 55279 yuan. The 012 base was established in Hanzhong in the 1960s. It is responsible for military transport aircraft and Air-to-air missiles in Yangxian County. Hanzhong is located in southwestern Shaanxi, near the border with Gansu and Sichuan Provinces. It is part of

576-527: The Qin Mountains, which reaches 3,071 metres (10,075 ft) above sea level in elevation. Yang County has a humid subtropical climate, with an average annual temperature of 14.5 °C (58.1 °F). The highest recorded temperature in the county is 38.7 °C (101.7 °F), and the lowest temperature recorded in the county is −10.1 °C (13.8 °F). Yang County experiences an average annual precipitation of 839.7 millimetres (33.06 in), with

608-506: The area now called Hanzhong. From 900 BC, the area has been called Nanzheng ( Chinese : 南鄭 ; lit. 'southern Zheng'). The ancient geographical treatise entitled Shui Jing Zhu records that Duke Huan of Zheng , a vassal lord from the Western Zhou dynasty , was slain in a battle with the nomadic Quanrong people, and some of the Zheng citizens fled the capital to establish

640-473: The built-up ( or metro ) area made of Hantai and Nanzheng districts. There are few references to Hanzhong before the Qin dynasty 's unification of China in 221 BC. The Book of Documents refers to an area called Liangzhou ( 梁州 ), while Sima Qian 's book Records of the Grand Historian speaks of a "Bao state" ( 褒國 , where the ancient beauty Bao Si came from), both of which are believed to refer to

672-442: The city's prefecture ranges in latitude from 33° 02' to 33° 22' N and in longitude from 106° 51' to 107° 10' E. It covers 27,246 square kilometres (10,520 sq mi). The northern part of the prefecture is elevated while the southern part is generally low lying. Height above sea level varies from around 500 metres (1,600 ft) in the urban area to 2,038 metres (6,686 ft) in the Qin Mountains. The Wuchiapingian Age in

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704-686: The county's re-establishment in December 1949 and September 1961, it was re-organized eight times. Since then, Yang County has not been re-organized, and has remained under the jurisdiction of Hanzhong . A number of major historical figures in Chinese history, including Du Fu , Bai Juyi , Su Shi , and Wen Tong , have visited present-day Yang County. Yang County is divided into 3 subdistricts and 15 towns . These township-level divisions are then further divided into 16 residential communities and 271 administrative villages . The county's 3 subdistricts are: The county's 15 towns are: Yang County

736-460: The establishment of the Tang dynasty in 758CE, it became the seat of Yang Prefecture ( Chinese : 洋州 ). In 1370, under the Ming dynasty , the area was re-organized as Yang County ( simplified Chinese : 洋县 ; traditional Chinese : 洋縣 ). In 1913, under Republican China , the area was placed under Hangzhong Circuit  [ zh ] ( simplified Chinese : 汉中道 ; traditional Chinese : 漢中道 ). In 1928, Hanzhong Circuit

768-539: The highest recorded annual precipitation being 1,376.1 millimetres (54.18 in), and the lowest recorded annual precipitation being 533.2 millimetres (20.99 in). The average wind speed in the county is 1.2 metres per second (2.7 mph), with the highest recorded sustained wind speed being 18 metres per second (40 mph), and the highest recorded wind measurement being 25 metres per second (56 mph). The county experiences an average of 1752.2 hours of sunshine, and 239 frost-free days annually. Yang County has

800-583: The principal ethnic group in China . Hanzhong is located at the modern headwater of the Han River, the largest tributary of the Yangtze River . Hanzhong city covers 27,246 square kilometres (10,520 sq mi) and is centered around the Hantai District . The prefecture-level city consists of two urban district and nine rural counties. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,211,462, of whom 1,084,448 lived in

832-625: The provincial capital. The chance of sunshine days per month varies from twenty-six percent in November and December to fifty percent in August. Hanzhong receives 1,569 hours of bright sunshine each year. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from 2.8 °C (37.0 °F) in January to 25.6 °C (78.1 °F) in July. The annual mean is 14.67 °C (58.4 °F). Hanzhong's transport needs are served by

864-540: The title Yang Xian . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yang_Xian&oldid=1186079819 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Yang County The area of present-day Yang County has been inhabited for approximately 7,000 years, since

896-492: The winter. Hence, the winter in Hanzhong is warmer than that at similar latitudes east of Shannan. This is despite Hanzhong's elevation and inland location. In contrast, because of its elevation, Hanzhong summers are temperate, with average highs in July and August about 30 °C (86 °F). The area is far more humid than central and northern Shaanxi . In Hanzhong, there is 853 mm (33.6 in) precipitation annually, as compared to 553 mm (21.8 in) in Xi'an ,

928-600: Was a militarily strategically important site. It is located at a critical point along the route an army would take from the Central Plain to the Sichuan Basin. At this time, Cao Cao lost control of Hanzhong to Liu Bei , who assumed the title of King of Hanzhong. Ruins and landmarks of the Three Kingdoms era remaining in Hanzhong include the tomb of the Shu Han chancellor Zhuge Liang . Much of this period of Hanzhong's history

960-466: Was abolished and the area was governed directly by Shaanxi Province officials. Beginning in August 1931, groups loyal to the Chinese Communist Party began organizing in the area. On December 4, 1949, these groups coordinated with the People's Liberation Army to take control of the area. On December 14, the Yang County People's Government was established to formally govern the area. Between

992-402: Was demolished during road construction in 1935. Since then, a 13.6 m section has been rebuilt on the eastern end of Sanpu Street ( Chinese : 伞铺街 ; pinyin : Sǎnpù Jīe ). In 1643, Zhu Changhao fled south to Sichuan ahead of Li Zicheng 's rebel army. As he departed, his Hanzhong palace was looted. Qing dynasty historians remembered the massive but empty palace. In December 1949, in

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1024-505: Was once enfeoffed as the king of the Hanzhong region after overthrowing the Qin dynasty . During the Chu-Han contention , Liu Bang shortened his title to the King of Han ( 漢王 ), and later used it as the name of his imperial dynasty. In this way, Hanzhong was responsible for the naming of the Han dynasty, which was later hailed as the first golden age in imperial Chinese history and lends its name to

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