Huizhong Ancient Road

　　The Huizhong Ancient Road is the section of the provincial highway from Jingyuan to Longde that runs through the Liupan Mountains, and is an ancient road from the pre-Qin period within Jingyuan. During the Spring and Autumn, Warring States, Qin, and Han dynasties, rulers—motivated by military, political, and economic needs—developed this ancient path, trodden by early settlers, into a major transportation artery connecting Guyuan with Xi'an. When Emperor Qin Shi Huang unified the six states and constructed imperial highways, the Huizhong Road was initially developed. The Han Dynasty established Anding Commandery in what is now Guyuan, which further accelerated the development of the Huizhong Road. By the time of Emperor Wu of Han, the Huizhong Road had become an essential route along the Silk Road, leading from Guyuan to the Central Shaanxi Plain, and northward to the Hexi Corridor and the Western Regions.