Old photo | The old photo of Lintong in May 1947
Lintong District, subordinate to Xi’an City, Shaanxi Province, is located in the east of Guanzhong Plain, bordering Lantian County in the south, Yanliang District in the north, Sanyuan County of Xianyang City in the northwest, Gaoling District in the west, Linwei District of Weinan City in the east, and Baqiao District in the southwest
From the Zhou and Qin Dynasties to the Han and Tang Dynasties, Lintong has always been the capital city and the center of China’s political, economic and cultural activities. There are many historical heritages in the territory, including the Jiangzhai site in the period of Yangyun culture, the Lishan Mountain where the beacon fire drama took place, the Hongmen Fort in Xinfeng Town where the Hongmen Feast took place, and the mausoleum of the first emperor of China, the Tomb of the First Qin Emperor; Huaqing Pool, the resting place of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty and Princess Yang Guifei, and Bingjian Pavilion, the site of the Xi’an Incident
老照片 | 1947年5月的临潼旧影。
临潼区,隶属于陕西省西安市,位于关中平原之东,南接蓝田县,北接阎良区,西北接连咸阳市三原县,西接高陵区,东接渭南市临渭区,西南与灞桥区为界。
自周秦到汉唐,临潼一直为京畿之地,处于中国政治、经济、文化活动的中心地带。境内历史遗产众多,有仰韵文化时期的姜寨遗址,烽火戏诸侯发生地骊山,鸿门宴发生地新丰镇鸿门堡,中国第一位皇帝的陵寝秦始皇陵;唐玄宗和杨贵妃休憩之地华清池,西安事变发生地兵谏亭。