Tongguan travel guide, it is recommended to stroll through the city wall, enjoy the sunset, visit museums and taste special food.

1. Strolling through the city wall

The city wall of Tongguan ancient city has a long history. Climbing on the city wall, you can overlook the magnificent scenery of the whole ancient city, and the scenery and buildings such as Bell Tower, Wild Goose Pagoda, Huashan, Tongguan and Reading Pavilion make people feel the precipitation and shock of history. Be extra careful when climbing walls or stairs, and pay attention to your own safety.

2. Enjoy the sunset

In the evening, it is a rare experience to climb the Guanlou or the city wall of Tongguan ancient city and enjoy the magnificent scenery of the sunset.

3. Visiting Museums

There are many museums in Tongguan Ancient City, such as Tongguan Museum and Inscription Museum. Visiting museums can help you to know more about the history and culture of the ancient city.

4. Taste special food

There are many special foods in Tongguan ancient city, such as Tongguan mutton, cold rice noodles, bean noodles, Chinese buns, etc. Tasting local food is also a highlight of the tour. Local residents have their own customs and habits, and tourists should respect and abide by local customs and regulations.

introduction to Tongguan

Tongguan is a geographical term. Located in the north of Tongguan County, Weinan City, Shaanxi Province, it faces the Yellow River in the north and the mountainside in the south. "Notes on Water Classics" states: "The river flows south in the Pass and stirs up the Pass Mountain, so it is called Tongguan." It was founded in the first year of Jian 'an in the Eastern Han Dynasty (196). Tongguan, the eastern gate of Guanzhong, has always been a battleground for military strategists, ranking second among China's top ten famous customs, and is known as the "first pass". Emperor Qianlong visited the great rivers and mountains of the empire. As for this, he could not help but feel the preciseness of Tongguan and left a "first pass" gilded imperial book on his forehead outside the tower.

Tongguan was established at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. At that time, Guancheng was built on the loess plateau, and moved several miles to the south in the Sui Dynasty. In the Tang Dynasty, Tongguan was moved to the north under the plateau, forming the former site of Tongguan City. Tongjin County was established in Tang Dynasty, Tongguan Wei in Ming Dynasty and Tongguan County in Qing Dynasty, which was attacked in the Republic of China.

Tongguan is located at the ferry crossing of the Yellow River, at the crossroads of Shanxi, Shaanxi and Henan provinces, at the crossroads of Chang 'an and Luoyang Post Road, and it is the key to enter and exit the Three Qin Dynasties. Therefore, it has become the only pass and the key pass for the military strategists to enter the Central Plains in the east and the Guanzhong and Western Regions in the west since the end of the Han Dynasty, and has always been a battleground, known as "the first danger in Guinea", "the throat of four towns" and "the hundred double passes".

above content reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Tongguan