Handan Museum

A city that has not changed its name for three thousand years—Handan, is destined to have a very long and rich story. Among the seven warring states, there was Zhao, with Handan as its capital. During the Three Kingdoms period, Cao Cao established Ye city... In the Five Dynasties period, it was known as the accompanying capital... Handan is also a city of idioms: learning to walk in Handan, armchair strategizing, returning to Zhao with the complete walls, priceless treasure, controlling the emperor to command the princes, valuable goods worth keeping... It is said that there are as many as 1584 idioms related to Handan.