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unusual facts about Western Han Dynasty



Land reclamation in Hong Kong

The first reclamations can be traced back to the early Western Han Dynasty (206 BCE – 9 CE), when beaches were turned into fields for salt production.

Yongding River

In the Western Han Dynasty, the river flowed south from Deshengmen through the present-day downtown Beijing, including Qianmen and Hongqiao and Longtan Lake, before leaving to the southeast.


see also

Liu Hong

Emperor Houshao of Han (died 180 BC), personal name Liu Hong (劉弘), fourth emperor of the Western Han Dynasty

Liu Qi

Emperor Jing of Han, personal name Liu Qi, 6th emperor of the Western Han Dynasty

Liu Ying

Ruzi Ying (5–25), emperor of the Chinese Western Han Dynasty

Wu Hu

The dynasty also had to deal with the Qiang and Di on the western border, who had constantly been involved in skirmishes against the dynasty since the middle of Western Han Dynasty (around mid-first century BCE).