運(yun)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)，古(gu)稱“河(he)(he)東(dong)”，位于山西省(sheng)西南部，地(di)(di)(di)處(chu)(chu)晉(jin)(jin)(jin)陜(shan)豫黃河(he)(he)“金三(san)(san)角(jiao)”地(di)(di)(di)區，與河(he)(he)南省(sheng)三(san)(san)門(men)峽市、陜(shan)西省(sheng)渭南市隔黃河(he)(he)相望（運(yun)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)，因地(di)(di)(di)處(chu)(chu)中華(hua)民族的母親(qin)河(he)(he)—黃河(he)(he)東(dong)側，而又古(gu)稱“河(he)(he)東(dong)”）。春秋(qiu)時統(tong)屬晉(jin)(jin)(jin)國，晉(jin)(jin)(jin)獻公(gong)于公(gong)元前669年定都于絳(今絳縣)。韓、趙、魏(wei)三(san)(san)家分晉(jin)(jin)(jin)后，運(yun)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)屬魏(wei)，當時，魏(wei)國的都城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)在安邑(yi)(yi)(今夏(xia)縣禹王(wang)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)一帶)。秦(qin)始皇統(tong)一中國，設(she)36郡，運(yun)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)屬河(he)(he)東(dong)郡，治所安邑(yi)(yi)。