Yangpingguan
town in Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
Yangpingguan (simplified Chinese: 阳平关; traditional Chinese: 陽平關; pinyin: Yángpíngguān; lit. 'Yangping Pass') is a town in central Ningqiang County, in southwestern Shaanxi province, China. The town has an area of 116 square kilometres (45 sq mi), in which there are 1 residential community (社区) and 20 villages holding a total population of 26,000. The town is located 27.3 kilometres (17.0 mi) from the county seat and is near the trisection point of Shaanxi, Sichuan and Gansu, in the upper Jialing River Valley. The town is named after the pass between the Qin Mountains to the north and the Daba Mountains to the south, which has traditionally been the main entry point intofthe Sichuan Basin from the north. The ancient Sichuan Trail passed through the town. The Baoji–Chengdu and Yangpingguan–Ankang railways intersect at Yangpingguan.
History
During the Three Kingdoms period, a number of military engagements were waged in and around Yangpingguan, including Cao Cao's conquest of Zhang Lu in the Battle of Yangping, Liu Bei's Hanzhong Campaign and the Battle of Mount Dingjun at the nearby Dingjun Mountain.
In the Tang dynasty, Yangpingguan was a part of Sanquan county. Sanquan county was subordinate to the central government.
The public source identifies “Yangpingguan” as town in Shaanxi, People's Republic of China. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Yangpingguan, town and Shaanxi.
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