Jingxing Pass

Jingxing Pass () is one of the major mountain passes on the Taihang Mountains, site of the famous

Battle of Tao River The Battle of Jingxing (), also known as the Battle of Tao River (), was fought in October 205 BC between the army of Han, commanded by Han Xin, and a Zhao (state), Zhao army. The Zhao were led by Prince Zhao Xie () of Zhao and Chen Yu (), also kn ...

Battle of Jingxing The Battle of Jingxing (), also known as the Battle of Tao River (), was fought in October 205 BC between the army of Han, commanded by Han Xin, and a Zhao army. The Zhao were led by Prince Zhao Xie () of Zhao and Chen Yu (), also known as the Lo ...

where the famous general

Han Xin Han Xin (; 231/230–196 BC) was a Chinese military general and politician who served Liu Bang during the Chu–Han Contention and contributed greatly to the founding of the Han dynasty. Han Xin was named as one of the "Three Heroes of the ear ...

() scored one of his many victories against superior forces. The historical site from

Han dynasty The Han dynasty (, ; ) was an imperial dynasty of China (202 BC – 9 AD, 25–220 AD), established by Liu Bang (Emperor Gao) and ruled by the House of Liu. The dynasty was preceded by the short-lived Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) and a warr ...

is in modern day Tumenguan Township referencing later named Tumen Pass (). It is located near the tourist attraction

Baodu Zhai Baodu Zhai (), or Baodu Village, is an ancient fortified hilltop settlement located in the outlying Luquan District about from central Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China. It is located on top of Baodu Mountain, which is said to resemble a reclining Bud ...

. The Jingxing County, bearing the same name, is in the valley to the west of the passage. {{Great Wall of China Great Wall of China Mountain passes of China Landforms of Hebei