Shanzhou District, previously known as Shan County or Shanxian or Shaan, is an
urban district
Urban district may refer to:
* District
* Urban area
* Quarter (urban subdivision)
* Neighbourhood
Specific subdivisions in some countries:
* Urban districts of Denmark
* Urban districts of Germany
* Urban district (Great Britain and Ireland) (hist ...
of
Sanmenxia in western
Henan, China, bordering
Shanxi
Shanxi (; ; formerly romanised as Shansi) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China and is part of the North China region. The capital and largest city of the province is Taiyuan, while its next most populated prefecture-lev ...
province to the north.
It is located on the southern bank of the
Yellow River and includes the Shan Pass, which gives its name to the district and to neighboring
Shaanxi.
History
During the
Neolithic era, the area was already inhabited by several large tribes. Between the 21st century BC and the 16th century BC it was ruled by the
Xia Dynasty and between the 16th to the 11th century BC, it belonged to the
Shang Dynasty.
In 390 BC, Shan County was established, the area was often the battleground between the
Qin Qin may refer to:
Dynasties and states
* Qin (state) (秦), a major state during the Zhou Dynasty of ancient China
* Qin dynasty (秦), founded by the Qin state in 221 BC and ended in 206 BC
* Daqin (大秦), ancient Chinese name for the Roman Emp ...
and
Wei
Wei or WEI may refer to:
States
* Wey (state) (衛, 1040–209 BC), Wei in pinyin, but spelled Wey to distinguish from the bigger Wei of the Warring States
* Wei (state) (魏, 403–225 BC), one of the seven major states of the Warring States per ...
. In 225 BC it definitively became part of the Qin area, governed by Sanchuan commandery.
In 1952, Shan County became part of Luoyang. After the
Sanmenxia Dam was (almost) completed in 1959, it became part of Sanmenxia City. In 2016 the county became Shanzhou District.
Administrative divisions
As 2012, this district is divided to 4 towns and 9 townships.
;Towns
;Townships
Culture
Shanzhou is known for its
Mahua fried dough snack and Guanyintang dried beef.
References
External links
* of Shan County government
County-level divisions of Henan
Sanmenxia
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