Mengjin, Luoyang

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
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

Mengjin, Luoyang
Traditional Chinese	孟津縣
Simplified Chinese	孟津县
Hanyu Pinyin	Mèngjīn Xiàn
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Mèngjīn Xiàn Yue: Cantonese Jyutping maang6zeon1 jyun2

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.

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).

See also

• Battle of Muye

References

• Hanyu Da Cidian 3.0 (in Chinese). Hong Kong: Commercial Press. 2007. ISBN 978-962-07-0277-8. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)