Yanshi District
Yanshi District is a district in the prefecture-level city of Luoyang in western Henan province, China. Yanshi lies on the Luo River and is the easternmost county-level division of Luoyang. In 1993, Yanshi County became the county-level Yanshi City.
Yanshi District
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- Yanshi
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Overview
In 2021, it became Yanshi District of Luoyang City.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Yanshi • Settlement Type — District • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — People's Republic of China • Subdivision Type1 — Province • Subdivision Name1 — Henan • Subdivision Type2 — Prefecture-level city • Subdivision Name2 — Luoyang • Seat Type — Municipal seat • Area Total Km2 — 888 • Population As Of — 2023 • Population Total — 543100 • Timezone — China Standard • Utc Offset — +8 • Postal Code Type — Postal code • Postal Code — 471900
Administrative divisions
Administrative divisions
As of 2012, Yanshi is divided to 11 towns and 3 townships. • Towns • Chengguan (zh-Hans-CN) • Shouyangshan (zh-Hans-CN) • Dianzhuang (zh-Hans-CN) • Zhaizhen (zh-Hans-CN) • Yuetan (zh-Hans-CN) • Guxian (zh-Hans-CN) • Goushi (zh-Hans-CN) • Fudian (zh-Hans-CN) • Gaolong (zh-Hans-CN) • Koudian (zh-Hans-CN) • Pangcun (zh-Hans-CN) • Townships • Shanhua Township (zh-Hans-CN) • Mangling Township (zh-Hans-CN) • Dakou Township (zh-Hans-CN)
Erlitou
Erlitou
Erlitou, the type site of the Erlitou culture (1900–1500 BC), was discovered in Yanshi in 1959. As the Erlitou culture is theorized to be the material culture of the Xia dynasty, the Yanshi site was theorized to be a Shang stronghold before the fall of the Xia.
Yanshi Shang City
Yanshi Shang City
In 1983, a walled city dating from 1600 BC was found 6 km north-east of the Erlitou site in Yanshi's Shixianggou Township. This city, later known as Yanshi Shang City (偃师商城, Yǎnshī Shāngchéng), had an area of nearly 200 ha and featured pottery characteristic of the Erligang culture. Some scholarsincluding the Xia–Shang–Zhou Chronology Project identify it with the first Shang dynasty capital, Western Bo (西亳, Xībó) which was traditionally credited to King Tang after his defeat of the Xia dynasty. During the 11th century BC, new city fortifications were constructed to "settle down the Rong armies" (息偃戎师, Yanshi in short) after the King Wu of Zhou and his Rong allies defeated the Shang.
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