Xihe

　　Introduction       Located to the north of Pingli County in Ankang, Xihe River is formed where several streams converge. It is an important tributary of the Han River, with eighty li of waterways flowing out of Ankang. The riverbanks are wide and the valley is open and flat, flanked by green mountains. Along both sides of the river, rice paddies and lotus ponds are strung together like pearls, with villages scattered in between.

　　    The largest flatland along the Xihe River is Weijiaba, which is home to the “Weijiaba Neolithic Yangshao-type Cultural Site,” a provincial-level key cultural relics protection unit. This site was also a large settlement from the Qin and Han dynasties through the Wei, Jin, and Northern and Southern Dynasties periods. Archaeological findings include extensive floor tiles and many portrait-brick chamber tombs from the Northern and Southern Dynasties. Scholars have verified that this was the location of “Anle County,” the fief bestowed upon Liu Shan, the ruler of Shu Han, by the Sima clan of the Jin Dynasty. It is said that the “Last Ruler,” who “took pleasure without thinking of Shu,” lived here for eight years.

　　    The Xihe River section currently offers drifting activities and external reception services.

　　 Shaanxi Province, Ankang City