Yongcheng

Yongcheng
永城市
County-level city
Country China
Province Henan
Prefecture-level city Shangqiu
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)

Yongcheng (Chinese: 永城; pinyin: Yǒngchéng) is a county-level city in Shangqiu, Henan, in the China.

It is the former site of Shiyuan (柿园), the capital of Han-era Liang. It includes the excavated mausoleum of the fabulously wealthy Liu Wu, prince of Liang, now a museum (柿园汉墓) famed for its murals.

Coordinates: 33°55′48″N 116°27′00″E / 33.93000°N 116.45000°E / 33.93000; 116.45000

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