Langzhong Ancient City

Zhang Fei, the Shu Han general of the Three Kingdoms, defended Langzhong and lies buried here, honored by a temple and tomb for over a thousand years.

Set at the feng shui heart of the old town's crossroads, these three-storey towers with hip-and-gable roofs overlook a chessboard of streets.

One of only two surviving provincial examination halls in China, the Baoning hall is the better preserved, keeping its original rows of exam cells.

Across the Jialing River, graceful Mount Jinping is where Du Fu wrote poems on his visit, and where Tang prince Li Yuanying built a palace and pagoda.

In 104 BCE, Luoxia Hong helped the Han reform its calendar; the Taichu Calendar was issued with the first month of spring as the year's beginning.

From 214 to 221, Zhang Fei was assigned to Langzhong, serving as governor of Ba commandery for about seven years.

In the early Qing, Langzhong served as Sichuan's temporary capital for about twenty years, leaving provincial examination and administrative sites.