Weicheng District, Xianyang
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Weicheng
| native_name = {{nobold|{{lang|zh-hans|渭城区}}}}
| settlement_type = District
| image_skyline = Flickr - archer10 (Dennis) - DSCN6978 - Xian Airport.jpg
| image_map = ChinaXianyangWeicheng.png
| image_map1 = Location of Xianyang Prefecture within Shaanxi (China).png
| map_caption = Weicheng District within Xianyang
| map_caption1 = Xianyang in Shaanxi
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = People's Republic of China
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Shaanxi
| subdivision_type2 = Prefecture-level city
| subdivision_name2 = Xianyang
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_total_km2 = 272
| population =
| population_as_of = 2017
| population_total = 216,000
| population_blank1_title =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| coordinates =
| elevation_ft =
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| timezone = China standard time
| utc_offset = +8
| website = {{URL|www.weic.gov.cn/}}
| image_caption = Xi'an Xianyang International Airport, {{ill|Dizhang Subdistrict|zh|底张街道}}
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Weicheng District ({{zh|t={{linktext|渭城|區}}|s={{linktext|渭城|区}}|p=Wèichéng Qū}}) is a district of Xianyang, Shaanxi, China.
The district is notable for a number of Zhou and Han era tombs.
History
The area belonged to the {{Interlanguage link|Cheng (state)|lt=Cheng|zh|程国}}, also known as the state of Ying ({{Lang-zh|c=郢国|p=Yǐng Guó}}), during the Shang dynasty.{{Cite web|date=2016-12-13|title=|script-title=zh:古近代大事记|trans-title=Ancient and Modern Major Events|url=http://www.weic.gov.cn/html/mlwc/mytc/201705/38920.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211229001338/http://www.weic.gov.cn/html/mlwc/mytc/201705/38920.html|archive-date=2021-12-29|access-date=2021-12-28|publisher=Weicheng District People's Government|language=zh}} The Cheng state, which included northern portions of present-day Weicheng District, was settled by the descendants of {{Interlanguage link|Wu Hui (ancient figure)|lt=Wu Hui|zh|吴回 (上古)}} sometime between 16th and 14th centuries BCE.{{Cite web|date=2016-12-13|title=|script-title=zh:古近代大事记|trans-title=Ancient and Modern Major Events|url=http://www.weic.gov.cn/html/mlwc/mytc/201705/38920.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211229001338/http://www.weic.gov.cn/html/mlwc/mytc/201705/38920.html|archive-date=2021-12-29|access-date=2021-12-28|publisher=Weicheng District People's Government|language=zh}} Present-day {{Interlanguage link|Yaodian Subdistrict|zh|窑店街道}} was the site of a fief of the Cheng state.{{Cite web|date=2016-12-13|title=|script-title=zh:古近代大事记|trans-title=Ancient and Modern Major Events|url=http://www.weic.gov.cn/html/mlwc/mytc/201705/38920.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211229001338/http://www.weic.gov.cn/html/mlwc/mytc/201705/38920.html|archive-date=2021-12-29|access-date=2021-12-28|publisher=Weicheng District People's Government|language=zh}}
During the Zhou dynasty, King Wen oversaw the expansion of the dynasty to the west of the {{Interlanguage link|Feng River (Shaanxi)|lt=Feng River|zh|沣河 (渭河)}}, into present-day Xianyang.{{Cite web|date=2016-12-13|title=|script-title=zh:古近代大事记|trans-title=Ancient and Modern Major Events|url=http://www.weic.gov.cn/html/mlwc/mytc/201705/38920.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211229001338/http://www.weic.gov.cn/html/mlwc/mytc/201705/38920.html|archive-date=2021-12-29|access-date=2021-12-28|publisher=Weicheng District People's Government|language=zh}} Him and King Wu were buried in a complex known as the {{Interlanguage link|Zhou tombs|zh|周陵}}, located in present-day {{Interlanguage link|Zhouling Subdistrict|zh|周陵街道}}.{{Cite web|date=2019-12-24|title=|script-title=zh:周陵|trans-title=Zhou tombs|url=http://www.weic.gov.cn/html/mlwc/wcls/201801/5.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228234747/http://www.weic.gov.cn/html/mlwc/wcls/201801/5.html|archive-date=2021-12-28|access-date=2021-12-28|publisher=Weicheng District People's Government|language=zh}} The complex contains two ancestral halls dedicated to the kings, as well as over 40 steles, which were erected in their honor during the Song dynasty.{{Cite web|date=2019-12-24|title=|script-title=zh:周陵|trans-title=Zhou tombs|url=http://www.weic.gov.cn/html/mlwc/wcls/201801/5.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228234747/http://www.weic.gov.cn/html/mlwc/wcls/201801/5.html|archive-date=2021-12-28|access-date=2021-12-28|publisher=Weicheng District People's Government|language=zh}}
Administrative divisions
Weicheng District administers the following 10 subdistricts:{{Cite web|date=2020|title=|script-title=zh:2020年统计用区划代码（渭城区）|trans-title=2020 Statistical Division Codes (Weicheng District)|url=http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2020/61/04/610404.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129190232/http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2020/61/04/610404.html|archive-date=2020-11-29|access-date=2021-12-28|publisher=National Bureau of Statistics of China|language=zh}}
- {{Interlanguage link|Zhongshan Subdistrict, Xianyang|lt=Zhongshan Subdistrict|zh|中山街道 (咸阳市)}} ({{Lang-zh|c=中山街道}})
- {{Interlanguage link|Wenhui Road Subdistrict|zh|文汇路街道}} ({{Lang-zh|c=文汇路街道}})
- {{Interlanguage link|Xinxing Subdistrict, Xianyang|lt=Xinxing Subdistrict|zh|新兴街道 (咸阳市)}} ({{Lang-zh|c=新兴街道}})
- {{Interlanguage link|Weiyang Subdistrict|zh|渭阳街道}} ({{Lang-zh|c=渭阳街道}})
- {{Interlanguage link|Weicheng Subdistrict|zh|渭城街道}} ({{Lang-zh|c=渭城街道}})
- {{Interlanguage link|Yaodian Subdistrict|zh|窑店街道}} ({{Lang-zh|c=窑店街道}})
- {{Interlanguage link|Zhengyang Subdistrict, Xianyang|lt=Zhengyang Subdistrict|zh|正阳街道 (咸阳市)}} ({{Lang-zh|c=正阳街道}})
- {{Interlanguage link|Zhouling Subdistrict|zh|周陵街道}} ({{Lang-zh|c=周陵街道|l=Zhou tomb Subdistrict}})
- {{Interlanguage link|Dizhang Subdistrict|zh|底张街道}} ({{Lang-zh|c=底张街道}})
- {{Interlanguage link|Beidu Subdistrict|zh|北杜街道}} ({{Lang-zh|c=北杜街道}})
References
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