Yangling District

Yangling District (simplified Chinese: 杨陵区; traditional Chinese: 楊陵區; pinyin: Yánglíng Qū) is a district of the city of Xianyang, Shaanxi province, People's Republic of China, located on the plains of Wei River.

[1] The district is roughly 80 kilometres (50 mi) to the west of the provincial capital Xi'an.

Yangling received its name as the family burial site of founding emperor Yang Jian (楊堅) of the Sui dynasty.

Starting in 1979, Yangling went through several administrative region changes until it became a district to the City of Xianyang in 1983.

[7] Tai Bai Mountains (太白山) are located nearby Yangling district (35–40 km).