The distant stories of Chencang Old Street.

Baoji has many ancient names, one of which is Chencang. As a key location in Guanzhong, its geographical location is of great military significance to all dynasties.
1. Liu Bang's "repairing the plank road by day and crossing Chencang by night" in the early Han Dynasty happened here. Before Liu Bang attacked Xiang Yu from Hanzhong, he deliberately publicly repaired the plank road to confuse the other party, secretly detoured to Chencang, and won.
2. During the Three Kingdoms period, Chencang was a strategic location. Zhuge Liang of Shu Han planned the second Northern Expedition, which was called the "Battle of Chencang". Wei general Hao Zhao used more than a thousand soldiers to resist the tens of thousands of Shu Han troops. The two sides held each other for more than 20 days. Zhuge Liang had no plan to break through and had to retreat due to lack of food.
3. During the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Suzong of Tang took refuge here during the Anshi Rebellion. He was surrounded by the rebel army at the foot of Jifeng Mountain. Just when he was about to be captured alive by the rebel army, two pheasants suddenly flew down from the mountain to lead the way for him to escape into a broken temple. Emperor Suzong regarded the pheasants as national treasures, so he changed Chencang to Baoji.

Post by EDEN DELGADO | Oct 10, 2024