The historical Hancheng came from the Book of Poetry. "PuBi Hancheng, yanshi finished", this is the earliest historical record of the place name of "Hancheng". Since then, the Han Marquisate, the Liang BoGuo, and the Ancient Rui Kingdom, one after another active on the stage of history, from a group of people, a country to an era, tell the story of a period of oblivion and forgotten historical memory in the great era of princes in the two weeks. They have walked through the prosperity of the world, through the ups and downs, and also through the torrents and ups and downs of history.
At the time of the Ming and Qing dynasties, especially during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, there were too many people in Hancheng who served as officials in the capital, so the saying "half Shaanxi and half Han" appeared. In view of the unique style of Hancheng, Qianlong issued three orders: First, the people of Hancheng can use dragon robes and phoenix crowns for marriage; second, private houses can be built in imitation of the Courtyard of Beijing nobles; third, after death, they can follow the system of Beijing nobles. Therefore, Hancheng has the reputation of "Little Beijing".
As a strategic point of transportation between Qin and Jin, Hancheng carried the east and west, and the belt was north and south. Throughout the ages, culture has been the unchanging background of Hancheng for thousands of years, and it has always been regarded as the hometown of literature and history with great talents and talents. Emperor Wu of Han, Li Yuan and other true dragon tianzi passed through the treasure land, poets such as Li Bai, Wang Bo, and Li Yindu praised the magical mountains and rivers here, and famous Confucian sages such as Bu Zixia and Wang Tong once set up teachings here... Cheng Bao, Sima Qian, Wang Jie, Du Pengcheng and other celebrities who have entered the annals of history were all born on this magical land. This land, every inch has weight, heavy, loaded with history, but also loaded with bookish spirit and cheerfulness.
From the ancient city gate to enter, the long narrow alleys in all directions, the ancient buildings on both sides of the same color are staggered, green bricks and gray tiles, pink glazing, carved and delineated, unique ingenuity, feet on the bluestone slabs, a sense of historical vicissitudes spontaneously emerged. Come to the ancient city of Hancheng to visit, see the architecture of the ancient city, which integrates the wonderful Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. The majesty of the Tang Dynasty, the exquisite carving of the Song Dynasty, the majesty of the Yuan, and the magnificent glazing of the Ming and Qing Dynasties are all unobstructed here.
Although this ancient city is a 4A-level tourist attraction, it does not have a strong commercial atmosphere like other ancient city scenic spots, and it is still a place of daily life of locals, and this kind of local people's leisurely and self-reliant life scene can be seen everywhere.
On the streets of the ancient city, you can see many shops selling peppercorn black yogurt, this yogurt is added to the local peppercorns, the taste is very unique, to Hancheng must taste it. It is understood that Hancheng is the largest pepper production base in the country and has the reputation of "the hometown of Da Hong Pao peppercorns".
Along the street, these exquisite and ingenious lintels, wood carvings, brick carvings, and wall carvings of the family training make people appreciate and admire, but also by the traditional Chinese Confucian humanistic thought, truly perceive, feel the philosophy of doing things, has been accompanied by the industrious and simple people of Hancheng, passed down to this day.
For more than 1400 years, the city has experienced wind and rain, but also experienced prosperity, brick by brick, beam and pillar, nail and rivet, in the erosion of time, some of them have been somewhat mottled, but they are still overbearing.