Xuancheng

About Xuancheng

Xuancheng is a city in the southeast of Anhui province. Archeological digs suggest that the city has been settled for over 4,000 years, and has been under formal administration since the Qin dynasty. Located in the lower Yangtze River drainage basin and Yangtze River Delta, it borders Wuhu to the northwest, Chizhou to the west, Huangshan to the southwest, and the coastal provinces of Zhejiang and Jiangsu to the southeast and northeast respectively.

Archeological digs in Xuancheng have found pottery and stoneware indicative of the Liangzhu Culture.

During the Spring and Autumn period, the area belonged to the State of Wu, although, upon the decline of Wu, the area was also ruled by the State of Chu and the State of Yue, respectively.

Under the Qin dynasty, the area was administered as Zhang Commandery, which became the Danyang Commandery in 109 BCE, under the Western Han dynasty. During the Danyang Commandery, Wanling served as the administrative center. Xuanzhou has been the political, economic and cultural center...

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