The capital of Qin in Liyang period was located between Guanzhuang Village and Guchengtun Village, Wutun Town, yanliang district, Xi City, Shaanxi Province. It was abandoned in Wannian County in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and Wude in the Tang Dynasty was rebuilt in Wannian County, located in the southwest of the old county (Wutun Town, yanliang district). Zhiyuan merged into Lintong County.
Liyang was the capital of Qin Xiangong and Qin Xiaogong in the early Warring States Period. In the second year of Qin Xiangong (383 BC), Qin moved its capital to Liyang. Under the auspices of Shang Yang, the State of Qin established Xianyang City, and Qin Xiaogong moved the capital to Xianyang in the 13th year. In thirty-four years, Qin Dou was named Liyang II.
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Liyang city site:
The site of Liyang City is located in Guanzhuang Village, Wutun Town, yanliang district, Xi City, Shaanxi Province. The site of Quercus Yangcheng is rectangular, with an area of about 4.2 square kilometers, a length of about 2,500 meters from east to west and a width of about 1.600 meters from north to south. Nanqiang site 1640m, with a height of 0.4-0.6m and a bottom width of 6m.
Western wall remains 1420m, with a bottom width of 8 ~16m; I can't see the east wall and the north wall. There are 1 corner gates and 2 west gates. There are 0/3 roads in the city, including 6 east-west roads and 7 north-south roads. The street width is 15.7- 17.7 meters, and there are 7 rammed foundation sites in the city, which are rectangular, with the largest reaching 700 meters. Living, workshops, wells and other places 15. The southeast, northeast and northwest of the city are burial areas, and there is an east-west passage outside the north city wall.
The site of iron smelting workshop was found in Liyang city site, and three pieces were known to be made in Liyang, which shows that Liyang is also an important base for iron smelting and weapon manufacturing in Qin State.
It was also found that there was a bronze pot in the late Warring States period, and there were eight gold cakes in the pot, one of which was engraved with the words "four and a half" of seal script. Sima Qian said that Liyang is "as good as it is", which shows that the business here is very developed.
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