Shang Yang's Fiefdom

　　Shang Yang's Fiefdom is located in Gucheng Village, about 2.5 kilometers west of Danfeng County, built in the 11th year of Duke Xiao of Qin (351 BC), serving as the central hub of the Shangyu Ancient Road. In the 22nd year of Duke Xiao of Qin (340 BC), Wei Yang captured the Wei prince Gongzi Mao through a clever stratagem, decisively defeating the Wei army, and was then enfeoffed at Shangcheng and titled Lord Shang. Because Wei Yang was enfeoffed in Shang, the area became a leading region for the reforms, achieving “no lost property on the roads, no bandits in the hills, and households living in plenty.” Later, the seats of Shang County and Shangluo County were also established in the ancient city.

　　The ruins of the ancient city have yielded cultural relics over the years such as hollow bricks engraved with the seal script character “Shang,” cloud patterns, phoenix motifs, as well as various types of pottery, providing important historical evidence for the study of the development of Qin and Han cultures.

　　The current site of Shang Yang’s Fiefdom (the ancient city) has been listed as a Provincial-Level Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit in Shaanxi Province.