page_title: Xiangcheng District, Xiangyang
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Xiangcheng District, Xiangyang / History
caption_attribution_description: English: "Siang-yang-fou: A City Famous in Chinese History": an engraving from La Haye's edition of the Description of China, Vol. I, p. 202. A map of the location of Xiangyang and Fangcheng along the Han River. Note that the positions of Xiangyang and Fangcheng have been reversed. Français&#160;: Gravure extraite de Description de la Chine, édition de La Haye 1736. Tome 1 page 202. "Siang-yang-fou: Ville famouse dans l'Histoire chinoise", avec "La Riviere Han Kiang" et "Fang-tching".
context_page_description: Xiangcheng District is a district and the seat of the city of Xiangyang, Hubei province, People's Republic of China.
context_section_description: Xiangcheng District is the location of the old urban core of Xiangyang, south of the Han River.
caption: "Siang-yang-fou" in Du Halde's 1736 Description of China, based on reports from the Jesuit China missions but reversing the positions of Xiangyang and Fancheng.
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