Tongguan Travel Guide

1. Tongguan Yellow River Scenic Area is located beside the ancient city of Tongguan, a famous ancient military pass. It is 140 kilometers away from Xi'an and only 20 kilometers away from Huashan. The Yellow River rushes southward and passes through the Qinjin Gorge. "The river leaves Tongguan." "Because of the resistance of Taihua, the water power increased its momentum." Outside the ancient city of Tongguan, the water from the Wei and Luo rivers flowing from the west to the east merged. After the three rivers converged, they suddenly turned east and flowed eastward. The southern boundary of the scenic spot is the northern boundary of National Highway 310 in Tongguan Ancient City, starting from the Jinpen Overpass in the west and reaching the tidal flats in the county downstream of the Yellow River Highway Bridge in the east. It is about ten kilometers long from east to west along the river. The developable area of ????the water bank and tidal flat oasis is 20 square meters. kilometer. There are Yellow River, Wei River, Nuwa Mausoleum, Tongguan Ancient City and numerous ancient battlefield sites in the area.

2. The ancient city of Tongguan, from its initial construction to the Tang Dynasty, moved twice and was fortified in three places. The city has many changes and facilities. In the early days of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Hangu Pass established by the Qin Dynasty in Lingbao County, Henan was abolished. Emperor Wu and Emperor Xian successively moved to Xin'an in Henan and Hengshan Mountains in Hongnong.

3. During the Jian'an period, Emperor Xian moved to the area outside the south gate of Tongguan Pass, today's Yangjiazhuang and Chengbei Village in Gangkang Town. The name Tongguan originated from this. There is no record of its construction status in the official records. Judging from its ruins, it starts from the west edge of Yuanwang Valley in the east and goes west through Chengbei Village to the east bank of Forbidden Valley. Facing ditches on the east and west sides, the terrain is flat and broad. During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the battle in which Yuwentai defeated Dou Tai, the general of the Eastern Wei Dynasty, took place here. Emperor Min of the Zhou Dynasty, Yu Wenjue, changed Tongguan to "Tonggu Pass".