The ancient Dali Man lived in the modern area of Weinan . The Xiagui county was settled in the year of 668 BC by the state of Qin . Weinan got its name in the year of 360 by the Former Qin regime . In the Tang Dynasty , 10 emperors were buried in Weinan after their death . On the morning of 23 January 1556 , the deadliest earthquake on record with its epicenter in Huaxian killed approximately 830,000 people , destroying an 840 kilometre-wide ( 520 mi ) area
the deadliest earthquake on record
1556 Shaanxi earthquake
Weinan