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Huaiyang District

Huaiyang is a district of Zhoukou in eastern Henan province, China. It occupies the site of Wanqiu, capital of the State of Chen, and later of the city of Chen, which briefly served as the capital of Chu after 278 BCE and was the base of Chen Sheng's revolt against Qin in 209 BCE. It is a traditional centre of the cult of the mythical ancestor Fuxi.

Huaiyang District
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State of Chen

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Huaiyang District. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/huaiyang-district
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