The Qinhuang Dike

The Qinhuang Dike

The Qinhuang Dike is a cultural heritage site protected by Shen County.

Commonly known as the Qin Dike, the Qinhuang Dike has a history of over 2,000 years. It starts in the west between Guohai in Guancheng Town and Tianhe in Yingyuan Town in Shen County, then extends eastward through Yingyuan Town, Gucheng Town, and Chaocheng in Shen County. It runs parallel to the Jinqian River, forming a dike-river pair that serves as the natural county boundary between Shen County and Yanggu County. According to the "Shen County Water Conservancy Annals," in the 12th year of the Yongping era of the Eastern Han Dynasty (69 AD), Wang Jing and Wang Wu were ordered by imperial decree to manage the river and constructed the northern dike of the Yellow River. In the third year of the Xiande era of the Later Zhou Dynasty during the Five Dynasties period (965 AD), the dike was extended northeastward from Huaxian County, connecting the Malin Dike and the Zilu Dike, and continued all the way to Zhangqiu Town in Yanggu County, commonly referred to as the "New Jin Dike," later simply called the "Jin Dike." Currently, only about 4,000 meters of the original structure remain intact. In 2008, the Shen County People's Government designated the Qinhuang Dike ruins as a county-level cultural heritage protection site and erected a monument and pavilion.

Source: Shen County People's Government