Ancient city site of Han and Wei Dynasties

The ancient city of Han Wei, also known as the ruins of Luoyang, is 15 kilometers east of Luoyang, Henan Province. It is adjacent to Luoshui in the South and Mangshan in the north. In 25 A.D., Emperor Guangwu of the Eastern Han Dynasty Liu Xiu established his capital here. Later, the Three Kingdoms Wei, Western Jin and Northern Wei took it as their capital, which lasted for more than 330 years. Because it is mainly the Eastern Han Dynasty and the Northern Wei Dynasty, it is called the old city of Luoyang in the Han and Wei dynasties. The excavation began in 1962. The length of the east wall is 3895 meters, the west wall is 4290 meters, the north wall is 3700 meters, and the south wall is washed by Luoshui. The remnant wall is generally 1-2 meters above the ground, and the eastern part of the north wall is 5-7 meters above the ground. The walls are made of rammed earth. The whole city is irregular rectangular in plane, about 14 kilometers around. The main buildings in the city are Palace City, palace, government office, garden, etc. Now it is a key cultural relic protection unit in China. The ancient city site of Luoyang in the Han and Wei dynasties is a national key cultural relic protection unit. It is located 15 kilometers east of Luoyang City in Henan Province, adjacent to the suburbs of Luoyang City, Yanshi City and Mengjin County. Mangshan in the north and Luohe in the south. The capital of Guangwu emperor Liu Xiuding of the Eastern Han Dynasty was here in the 25th year of the reign of emperor Geng. Later, it was also the capital of the Three Kingdoms Wei, Western Jin and Northern Wei. It lasted for more than 330 years in four dynasties. At the end of the Northern Wei Dynasty, it was destroyed in the war. The remnant length of the east wall, the west wall and the north wall is 3895 meters, 4290 meters and 3700 meters respectively. The south wall has been flooded by the Luohe River. The remnant wall is generally 1-2 meters above the ground, and the east part of the north wall is 5-7 meters above the ground. The city walls are made of rammed earth plates, with a circumference of about 14 kilometers. The main buildings in the city are Palace City, palace, government office, garden and so on. The palace city of the Northern Wei Dynasty is rectangular, about 1400 meters long from north to South and 660 meters wide from east to west. Taiji hall is the main hall of the palace. Taixue site of the Eastern Han Dynasty the Taixue site of the Eastern Han Dynasty is located in the southern suburb of the inner city, near the Taixue village of today's Yanshi City. Founded in the fifth year of Jianwu (29), there were more than 30000 college students. In the fourth year of Xiping (175), 46 stone tablets were erected in front of the Taixue lecture hall. To Cao Wei Zhengshi two years (241), and set up 28 stone classics, known as Zhengshi stone classics. The Taixue site is divided into two parts, East and West, with an area of more than 30000 square meters in the East and about 20000 square meters in the West. There are a large area of rammed earth building sites inside the site. There are rows of building foundations, which are either East-West rectangles or north-south rectangles. The distance between rows is equal and the arrangement is orderly. Taixue is the highest institution in ancient times to teach Confucianism.

Address: the old city of Luoyang in the Han and Wei dynasties, Mengjin County, Luoyang City

Longitude: 112.638854

Latitude: 34.741827

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