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
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Henan
Prefecture-level city	Luoyang
Area [1]
• Total	759 km^2 (293 sq mi)
Population  (2019)[2]
• Total	431,500
• Density	570/km^2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	471100

Mengjin County
Traditional Chinese	孟津縣
Simplified Chinese	孟津县
Hanyu Pinyin	Mèngjīn Xiàn
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Mèngjīn Xiàn Yue: Cantonese Jyutping maang^6zeon^1 jyun^2

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).

As 2012, this county is divided to 10 towns.[3]

Towns

Chengguan (城关镇) Huimeng (会盟镇) Pingle (平乐镇) Songzhuang (送庄镇) Baihe (白鹤镇)

Chaoyang (朝阳镇) Xiaolangdi (小浪底镇) Matun (麻屯镇) Hengshui (横水镇) Changdai (常袋镇)

See also

• Battle of Muye

References

1. 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
2. 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
3. 洛阳市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.

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