Sanmenxia >> Hangu Pass

	Attraction Typ: Historic Site
	Location: about 20 km from city
	Recommend: 4 Star
	Hangu Pass
	Hangu Pass was a strategic pass in ancient China just south of the great eastern bend of the Yellow River.
Hangu Pass(Chinese:函谷关;pinyin:hángǔguān) is one of the earliest fortresses built during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Hangu Pass Stands between Luoyang to the east and Xi’an to the west. Its strategic importance has made it a bone of contention among militarists. Situated at the key area to Taolin Fortress and a strategic point on the Old Path of Yaohan, Hangu Pass is said to have been the place where one man guarded the pass and ten thousand were barred. In 243, B.C, in the 6th year of the reign of Qinshihuangdi, the five states of Chu, Zhao, Wei, Han and Wei sent an army to attack the kingdom of Qin. It is recorded that at Hangu Pass the alliance army suffered a defeat. In the war between the states of Chu and Han, near the end of the Qin Dynasty, Liu Bang successfully withstood the attacks of Xiang Yu. During the Anshi Riot in the Tang Dynasty, the famous Taolin Battle took place before the pass. Two thousand years have passed since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period and the pass has witnessed many wars and always remained a strategic place in history.

Hangu Pass