page_title: Yang County
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Yang County / History
caption_attribution_description: 城隍廟
context_page_description: Yang County, or Yangxian, is a county in Hanzhong, Shaanxi Province, China. It encompasses the easternmost portion of the Han River Gorges, including the Hanzhong Basin.
context_section_description: Yang County has been inhabited for 7,000 years, since the Neolithic period. Since the Tang dynasty and Song dynasty, many writers and artists have passed through, including Du Fu, Bai Juyi, Su Shi, and Wen Tong.
caption: City God Temple on 19 May 2013
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