Mengjin County

Mengjin County is a county under the jurisdiction of Luoyang City, in the northwest of Henan province, China, located to the north of Luoyang's urban districts.

Mengjin County

孟津县

Mengtsing
County
Mengjin in Luoyang
Luoyang in Henan
Coordinates: 34°49′30″N 112°26′42″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHenan
Prefecture-level cityLuoyang
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Mengjin County
Traditional Chinese孟津縣
Simplified Chinese孟津县
Hanyu PinyinMèngjīn Xiàn

History

Mengjin began its life as an ancient ferry crossing for the Yellow River. According to legend, King Wu of Zhou crossed the Yellow River at this location, after forming an alliance with the other nobles, leading to the theory that the original name was actually (盟津; Méngjīn; 'ferry crossing of the alliance') rather than 孟津; Mèngjīn. According to this theory, it was only in later times that the character 盟 was mistakenly replaced by 孟. The ferry crossing was an important strategic location during times of war.

In Chapter 6 of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Cao Cao explains that part of his strategy in engaging Dong Zhuo's forces was for Yuan Shao's forces to take control of Mengjin (see: Battle of Xingyang).

gollark: Can you heal the people you set on fire then?!!?!??!
gollark: I kick a nearby tree, d6.
gollark: Your general pyromaniac tendencies.
gollark: Can we steal unnecessary clothing from the goblin? Is that still here?
gollark: Can you erase their memory of ever being on fire?

See also

References
  • Hanyu Da Cidian 3.0 (in Chinese). Hong Kong: Commercial Press. 2007. ISBN 978-962-07-0277-8.



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