What does "Handan" mean in "Walking in Handan"

Handan, a municipality under the jurisdiction of Hebei Province, is located at the southern end of Hebei Province, at the eastern foot of Taihang Mountain, bordering Taihang Mountain in the west, North China Plain in the east, and bordering Shanxi, Shandong and Henan provinces, with a total area of 12073.8 square kilometers. Up to 20 10575000 people. The resident population is 9.528 million. It has jurisdiction over 6 districts, 1 county-level city, 1 county, 1 national development zone,1provincial development zone, and No.3, congtai district Unicom North Road, where Handan Municipal Government is located.

Handan has a history of 365,438+000 years, which gave birth to the early Neolithic magnetic mountain culture 8,000 years ago. During the Warring States Period, Handan was the capital of Zhao, and Wei County was the capital of Wei. Luoyang, Linzi, Nanyang and Chengdu enjoyed the reputation of "five capitals" in Han Dynasty. At the end of the Han Dynasty, the capital of Cao Wei was Linzhang, which was the capital of Cao Wei, Zhou Wei, Dong Wei and Northern Qi. In the Northern Song Dynasty, Daming House became the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty; In the Qing Dynasty, Daming House was the first capital of Zhili Province.

Idioms and their stories

Original text:

Yuzi, the son of Shouling, learned to go to Handan, but he didn't get the national talent and lost his way. He went straight to his ear. Zhuangzi Autumn Water

Translation:

During the Warring States Period, there was a teenager in Shouling, Yan State. I heard that the walking posture of Handan people in Zhao is particularly beautiful, so I went to Handan to learn the walking posture of local people regardless of the long distance. As a result, he not only failed to learn the walking posture of Handan people, but also forgot his original walking posture, and finally had to climb back.

Extended data

The pedestrian bridge is located on the banks of Qinhe River in Handan City, which is the transportation hub between the north and the south of the ancient city. Qinhe River, formerly known as Niushoushui, flows out of Zishan in the west, through Handan in the east and into Fuyang River. In the past, rivers gurgled and willows lined up, which was a major landscape of Zhaodu. At that time, this footbridge was the only bridge on the Qinhe River. It is called "three auxiliary keys".

In the forty-five years of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (16 17), a seven-hole stone arch bridge was built, with three holes for big coupons and four holes for small coupons. It is 8m high, 32m in total length and 9m in deck width. There are 19 fence boards on both sides, and 18 sentry posts are erected between the boards. The pillars are carved with stories of historical figures and exquisite animals such as lions and monkeys.

The toddler bridge was originally a wooden pontoon bridge. According to "Handan County Records", whenever the autumn waters skyrocket, the banks of the Qinhe River are close at hand, and the traffic is extremely inconvenient. In the forty-five years of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (16 17), it was rebuilt as a stone arch bridge. The name "Walking the Bridge" comes from the allusion of "Walking in Handan" recorded in "Zhuangzi Qiushui".

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