Where is Hangu Pass now (map of where Hangu Pass is now)

Hanguguan is located in Wang Duo Village, Hanguguan Town, Lingbao City, Sanmenxia City. Hanguguan is located in the Kansai Plateau, facing the precipice in the east, the Qinling Mountains in the south and the Yellow River in the north. Because it is located in the "two ancient roads in Beijing", close to the bank of the Yellow River and locked in the valley, it is called Hanguguan. It is the earliest Xiongguan fortress built in the history of China. Hangu Pass was once an ancient battlefield where war horses neighed. Together with Jianmen Pass, which was "guarded by one person, but not forced by ten thousand people", it was an important pass in ancient China. Laozi, an ancient thinker and philosopher in China, wrote the Tao Te Ching with five thousand words here. For thousands of years, many Taoists and Taoists at home and abroad have come here to worship their ancestors.

brief introduction

Hanguguan is a great thinker and philosopher in ancient China. It is the sacred place of Lingguguan where Laozi wrote Tao Te Ching, the pioneering work of Taoism, and the birthplace of Taoist culture. It is the gateway to Chang 'an in the west and Luoyang in the east, and the intersection of Henan culture and Qin Jin culture. It is a strategic fortress for thousands of years and the origin of historical stories and legends such as purple gas and chicken crow from the East. In the long history, it is famous for its celebrities, masterpieces and customs at home and abroad.

geographical environment

In ancient times, the section from Xiaoshan to Tongguan in the middle of Luoyang-Xi 'an ancient road was mostly in the valley, surrounded by dangers, and was called Hanguguan in ancient times. During the Warring States Period, King Qin Huiwen seized the land of Hanguguan from Wei State and established Hanguguan here. This pass is 7.5 kilometers from east to west, and the ancient road can only accommodate one car. It is called "one person defends it, and ten thousand people can't force it". In 24 1 year BC, Chu, Zhao, Wei, Han and Wei jointly attacked Qin and were defeated. There are Lingyin Wangqitai, Meng Changjun Jimingtai, and Taiji Palace where Laozi wrote the Tao Te Ching. Taichu Palace has become an important place for believers at home and abroad to pay homage to Laozi. 1992, lingbao city municipal government funded the reconstruction of Guanlou according to its original appearance. It has become a famous tourist attraction.

Historical origin

During the Warring States Period, all six countries except Qin were at war with Qin, but Qin successfully resisted the attack of the six-nation allied forces at Hanguguan. Jia Yi's famous political commentary "On Qin" in the Western Han Dynasty wrote: "So people from six countries tasted ten times the land, and millions of people knocked on Qin. Qin people switched on and off to delay the enemy and divide the nine countries, wandering and not daring to enter. "Among them," Guan "refers to Hangu Pass, which shows its strategic influence.