Weicheng District (simplified Chinese: 渭城区; traditional Chinese: 渭城區; pinyin: Wèichéng Qū) is a district of Xianyang, Shaanxi, China.

The district is notable for a number of Zhou and Han era tombs.

History

The area belonged to the Cheng [zh], also known as the state of Ying (Chinese: 郢国; pinyin: Yǐng Guó), during the Shang dynasty. The Cheng state, which included northern portions of present-day Weicheng District, was settled by the descendants of Wu Hui [zh] sometime between 16th and 14th centuries BCE. Present-day Yaodian Subdistrict [zh] was the site of a fief of the Cheng state.

During the Zhou dynasty, King Wen oversaw the expansion of the dynasty to the west of the Feng River [zh], into present-day Xianyang. Him and King Wu were buried in a complex known as the Zhou tombs [zh], located in present-day Zhouling Subdistrict [zh]. The complex contains two ancestral halls dedicated to the kings, as well as over 40 steles, which were erected in their honor during the Song dynasty.

Administrative divisions

Weicheng District administers the following 10 subdistricts:

• Zhongshan Subdistrict [zh] (Chinese: 中山街道)
• Wenhui Road Subdistrict [zh] (Chinese: 文汇路街道)
• Xinxing Subdistrict [zh] (Chinese: 新兴街道)
• Weiyang Subdistrict [zh] (Chinese: 渭阳街道)
• Weicheng Subdistrict [zh] (Chinese: 渭城街道)
• Yaodian Subdistrict [zh] (Chinese: 窑店街道)
• Zhengyang Subdistrict [zh] (Chinese: 正阳街道)
• Zhouling Subdistrict [zh] (Chinese: 周陵街道; lit. 'Zhou tomb Subdistrict')
• Dizhang Subdistrict [zh] (Chinese: 底张街道)
• Beidu Subdistrict [zh] (Chinese: 北杜街道)