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Zheng–Han Ancient City 郑韩故城Zhèng Hán Gùchéng
National heritage site · Zhengzhou, Henan
- Time needed
- 2–3 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Zhengzhou
- Region
- Henan
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Zheng–Han Ancient City
The capital of the state of Zheng in the Spring and Autumn period and then of the state of Han, whose irregular rammed-earth walls, about 19 km round, survive in long stretches in and around modern Xinzheng where the Shuangji and Huangshui rivers meet. Its main display is the Zheng State Chariot Pits museum at the Houduanwan noble cemetery, where a great tomb and pits of dismantled chariots and horse skeletons are shown in place. Pit 3, excavated in 2017, held four vehicles, including a richly decorated carriage, and the bones of 122 horses.
How to get to Zheng–Han Ancient City
In Xinzheng, about 40 km south of Zhengzhou; the chariot-pit museum is in the south of the city, a short taxi ride from the centre.
Nearby
- Henan Museum 河南博物院 50 km
Zhengzhou's treasure house of Central Plains bronzes, jades and Neolithic finds
Also within 20 km: Fengtai Temple Pagoda 凤台寺塔 (under 10 km), Hometown of the Yellow Emperor (Xuanyuan Temple) 黄帝故里 (under 10 km), Guchengzhai Walled Site 古城寨城址 (10 km), Tomb of Ouyang Xiu 欧阳修墓 (10 km), Yuanling Ancient City 苑陵故城 (10 km), Zhengzhou Garden Expo Park 郑州园博园 (10 km).
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