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Introducing Hánchéng
Hánchéng is best known for being the hometown of Sima Qian (145–90 BC), China’s legendary historian and author of the Shiji (Records of the Grand Historian). Sima Qian chronicled different aspects of life in the Han dynasty and set about arranging the country’s already distant past in its proper (Confucian) order. He was eventually castrated and imprisoned by Emperor Wudi after having defended an unsuccessful general.
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Hánchéng makes for a good overnight trip from Xī’ān. It boasts a handful of historic sights, but is far enough away to be off the main tourist circuit. Best of all, you can spend the night and savour homemade noodles in the neighbouring little village of Dǎngjiācūn.
Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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