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The Former Site of Changshan Commandery

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The Former Site of Changshan Commandery is located in Yincun Town, Yuanshi County, Hebei Province. During the reign of Empress Lü in the early Han Dynasty (187–180 BCE), Changshan Kingdom was established with its capital at Yuanshi. The kingdom was abolished in 180 BCE. In 145 BCE, Emperor Jing of Han quelled the Rebellion of the Seven States and divided Zhao Kingdom into six parts, enfeoffing his son Liu Shun as the King of Changshan Xian, who ruled one of the divisions. By the third year of Yuanding during Emperor Wu of Han’s reign (114 BCE), King Shun passed away, and shortly after his son Liu Bo ascended the throne, the kingdom was abolished and restructured as Changshan Commandery. Today, only ruins remain of the Han Dynasty’s Changshan Commandery (Kingdom). Not far to the northwest, two large ancient tombs were discovered in 1991, one of which has been excavated, yielding over a thousand fragments of artifacts including silver, copper, iron, lacquerware, and pottery, with some copper items inscribed with the characters “Changshan.”

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The Former Site of Changshan Commandery is a National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit.

The Former Site of Changshan Commandery is located in Yincun Town, Yuanshi County, Hebei Province.

During the reign of Empress Lü in the early Han Dynasty (187–180 BCE), Changshan Kingdom was established with its capital at Yuanshi. The kingdom was abolished in 180 BCE. In 145 BCE, Emperor Jing of Han quelled the Rebellion of the Seven States and divided Zhao Kingdom into six parts, enfeoffing his son Liu Shun as the King of Changshan Xian, who ruled one of the divisions. By the third year of Yuanding during Emperor Wu of Han’s reign (114 BCE), King Shun passed away, and shortly after his son Liu Bo ascended the throne, the kingdom was abolished and restructured as Changshan Commandery. Today, only ruins remain of the Han Dynasty’s Changshan Commandery (Kingdom). Not far to the northwest, two large ancient tombs were discovered in 1991, one of which has been excavated, yielding over a thousand fragments of artifacts including silver, copper, iron, lacquerware, and pottery, with some copper items inscribed with the characters “Changshan.”

In 2006, the Former Site of Changshan Commandery, as an ancient site from the Han Dynasty, was listed by the State Council as part of the sixth group of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units.