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{{Short description|County-level and sub-prefectural city in Shaanxi, People's Republic of China}}
{{other uses|Hancheng (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Hancheng
|official_nam = <!-- Official name in English if different from 'name' -->
|native_name = {{nobold|{{lang|zh-hans|韩城市}}}}
|pushpin_map = China
|pushpin_label_position = bottom
|pushpin_map_caption = Location in the People's Republic of China
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|settlement_type = [[County-level city|County-level]] and [[Sub-prefecture-level city|sub-prefectural city]]
|image_skyline = Dangjiacun.JPG
|image_caption = Skyline of [[Dangjia village]]
|image_map = 
|map_caption = Location of the county
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = [[China|People's Republic of China]]
|subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of China|Province]]
|subdivision_name1 = [[Shaanxi]]
|subdivision_type2 = [[Prefecture-level city]]
|subdivision_name2 = [[Weinan]]
|unit_pref = Metric
|area_total_km2 = 1621
|population = 
|population_total = 397020
|population_as_of = 2018
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|population_density_km2 = auto
|coordinates = {{coord|35|28|N|110|26|E|display=inline,title}}
|elevation_m = 
|timezone = [[China standard time]]
|utc_offset = +8
|postal_code = 342300
|area_code = 715400
|website =
}}
'''Hancheng''' ({{zh|s=韩城 |t=韓城 |p=Hánchéng}}) is a city in [[Shaanxi]] Province, People's Republic of China, about 125 miles northeast of [[Xi'an]], at the point where the south-flowing [[Yellow River]] enters the [[Guanzhong Plain]]. It is a renowned historic city, containing numerous historic mansions and streets as well as over 140 protected historical sites that range from the [[Tang dynasty|Tang]] to the [[Qing]] dynasties. As of 2005, it has a population of around 385,000 people.

==History==
[[File:Brown-glazed Jar with Design of Three Fish. Yuan Dynasty. Excavated from Hancheng City.jpg|thumb|left|Brown-glazed Jar with Design of Three Fish. Yuan dynasty, 1271–1368 CE. Excavated from Hancheng City]]
In ancient times, [[Yu the Great]] bored a tunnel in the nearby [[Mount Longmen (Shanxi)|Mount Longmen]] (Dragon Gate Mountain) to alleviate the frequent flooding that occurred in the area, which led to the area being called ''Dragon Gate'' ({{lang|zh-hant|龍門}}). During the [[Western Zhou]] dynasty, the area was bestowed on the [[Han (Warring States)|Han]] Marquises. During the [[Spring and Autumn period]], the area was under the administration of the [[Jin (Chinese state)|State of Jin]] and became known as ''Hanyuan'' ({{lang|zh-hant|韓原}}) or "Land of the Hans." In the [[Warring States period]], the area belonged to the [[State of Wei]] and was called ''Shaoliang'' ({{lang|zh|少梁}}). Towards the end of the Warring States period, the [[State of Qin]] conquered and designated the area as ''Xiayang County'' ({{lang|zh-hans|夏阳县}}). In the [[Sui dynasty]], the area received its present name of Hancheng.

In 1983, Hancheng County became Hancheng City. In 1986, the city was named a ''National Historic and Cultural City'' ({{lang|zh-hans|[[:zh:国家历史文化名城|国家历史文化名城]]}}) and, {{citation needed span|in 2007, was added to the list of ''Prime Tourist Cities of China'' ({{lang|zh-hans|中国优秀旅游城市}}).|date=June 2018}}

==Administrative divisions==
As of 2019, Hancheng City is divided to 3 subdistricts and 6 towns.<ref>{{cite web
  |url = http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2019/
  |title = 统计用区划代码 www.stats.gov.cn
  |publisher = XZQH
  |language = zh
  |access-date = 2021-01-02}}</ref>
;Subdistricts
* Xincheng Subdistrict ({{lang|zh-Hans|新城街道}}) 
* Jincheng Subdistrict ({{lang|zh-Hans|金城街道}})

;Towns
{|
|valign="top"|
* Longmen ({{lang|zh-Hans|龙门镇}})
* Sangshuping  ({{lang|zh-Hans|桑树坪镇}})
* Zhichuan ({{lang|zh-Hans|芝川镇}})
|valign="top"|
* Xizhuang ({{lang|zh-Hans|西庄镇}})
* Zhiyang ({{lang|zh-Hans|芝阳镇}})
* Banqiao ({{lang|zh-Hans|板桥镇}})
|}

==Climate==

{{Weather box|width=auto
|metric first=y
|single line=y 
|collapsed = Y
|location = Hancheng, elevation {{convert|462|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020 normals)
|Jan high C = 	4.5
|Feb high C = 	9.2
|Mar high C = 	15.7
|Apr high C = 	22.5
|May high C = 	27.4
|Jun high C = 	31.5
|Jul high C = 	32.4
|Aug high C = 	30.5
|Sep high C = 	25.7
|Oct high C = 	19.7
|Nov high C = 	12.4
|Dec high C = 	5.9
|Jan mean C = 	-0.6
|Feb mean C = 	3.5
|Mar mean C = 	9.6
|Apr mean C = 	16.0
|May mean C = 	21.0
|Jun mean C = 	25.3
|Jul mean C = 	26.9
|Aug mean C = 	25.3
|Sep mean C = 	20.4
|Oct mean C = 	14.1
|Nov mean C = 	7.0
|Dec mean C = 	0.8
|Jan low C = 	-4.6
|Feb low C = 	-0.9
|Mar low C = 	4.6
|Apr low C = 	10.3
|May low C = 	15.0
|Jun low C = 	19.7
|Jul low C = 	22.4
|Aug low C = 	21.1
|Sep low C = 	16.1
|Oct low C = 	9.7
|Nov low C = 	2.7
|Dec low C = 	-3.3
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 	7.3
|Feb precipitation mm = 	10.5
|Mar precipitation mm = 	16.1
|Apr precipitation mm = 	33.0
|May precipitation mm = 	52.5
|Jun precipitation mm = 	61.4
|Jul precipitation mm = 	94.1
|Aug precipitation mm = 	109.4
|Sep precipitation mm = 	84.5
|Oct precipitation mm = 	45.5
|Nov precipitation mm = 	20.0
|Dec precipitation mm = 	3.5
|unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm	
|Jan precipitation days = 	2.5
|Feb precipitation days = 	3.2
|Mar precipitation days = 	4.4
|Apr precipitation days = 	5.9
|May precipitation days = 	7.2
|Jun precipitation days = 	7.9
|Jul precipitation days = 	9.8
|Aug precipitation days = 	9.5
|Sep precipitation days = 	9.5
|Oct precipitation days = 	7.5
|Nov precipitation days = 	4.8
|Dec precipitation days = 	2.4
|year precipitation days = 	
|Jan humidity = 	52
|Feb humidity = 	50
|Mar humidity = 	48
|Apr humidity = 	51
|May humidity = 	53
|Jun humidity = 	56
|Jul humidity = 	67
|Aug humidity = 	71
|Sep humidity = 	71
|Oct humidity = 	68
|Nov humidity = 	62
|Dec humidity = 	54
|Jan sun = 	165.8
|Feb sun = 	164.3
|Mar sun = 	194.6
|Apr sun = 	218.7
|May sun = 	238.3
|Jun sun = 	231.3
|Jul sun = 	217.0
|Aug sun = 	206.1
|Sep sun = 	166.5
|Oct sun = 	165.7
|Nov sun = 	156.5
|Dec sun = 	165.7
|year sun = 	
| Jan percentsun = 	53
| Feb percentsun = 	53
| Mar percentsun = 	52
| Apr percentsun = 	56
| May percentsun = 	55
| Jun percentsun = 	53
| Jul percentsun = 	49
| Aug percentsun = 	50
| Sep percentsun = 	45
| Oct percentsun = 	48
| Nov percentsun = 	51
| Dec percentsun = 	55
| year percentsun =	
|Jan snow days = 	3.2
|Feb snow days = 	2.6
|Mar snow days = 	0.9
|Apr snow days = 	0.1
|May snow days = 	0
|Jun snow days = 	0
|Jul snow days = 	0
|Aug snow days = 	0
|Sep snow days = 	0
|Oct snow days = 	0
|Nov snow days = 	1.2
|Dec snow days = 	2.3
|year snow days = 	
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}}

==Economy==
Hancheng has the biggest power plant in western China, generating over 2,400,000&nbsp;kW.

==Culture==
The famed Chinese historian [[Sima Qian]] was born in Hancheng in the [[Han dynasty]] and buried nearby.

==See also==
* [[Dangjia village]], Xizhuang

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.hancheng.gov.cn/ Hancheng government website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107232916/http://www.hancheng.gov.cn/ |date=2019-01-07 }} {{in lang|zh}}
*[http://wenku.baidu.com/view/bb6ca03e0912a2161479290d.html Famous historical names from 韓城 : 清朝第一位陕西籍状元王杰] {{in lang|zh}}

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