Shanxi is one of the birthplaces of the Chinese nation. On this land, humans lived and multiplied 100,000 years ago. The Xihoudu Culture and Dingcun Cultural Sites show that humans have multiplied and multiplied here as early as the Paleolithic Age. During the Zhou Dynasty, Shanxi was the territory of the Tang State. Later, Xiefu, the son of Tang Shuyu, changed the name of the country to Jin because the Tang Dynasty was near the Jin River. In the Spring and Autumn Period, Shanxi was one of the Five Hegemons of Jin. During the Warring States Period, the three kingdoms of Han, Zhao, and Wei that divided the Jin Kingdom were called the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period together with Qin, Chu, Qi, and Yan. After Qin Shihuang unified China, he established five counties in Shanxi, including Taiyuan, Shangdang, Hedong, Yanmen and Daijun. By the Sui Dynasty, Taiyuan was the third largest city in the Yellow River Basin after Chang'an and Luoyang. At the end of the Sui Dynasty, Li Yuan and his son raised troops in Taiyuan. After establishing the capital in Chang'an, they regarded Taiyuan as the "Northern Capital", which means "other capital". During the Five Dynasties period, the Later Tang, Later Jin, Later Han and Northern Han Dynasties all started out based in Shanxi. During China's feudal society, Shanxi's status was very important, and due to its special geographical location, the more troubled the times, the more important it became. Whoever owns Shanxi can dominate the world. Therefore, Gu Zuyu of the Qing Dynasty pointed out in "Minutes of Reading History Fangyu": The situation in the world must be based on Shanxi. During the Jin and Yuan Dynasties, Shanxi's economy and culture took a leading position in northern China. In the Ming Dynasty, Shanxi Xingzhongshu Province was established in Taiyuan. Later it was changed to Chengxuanzheng Envoy Department, which took charge of the five prefectures and three states of Shanxi. In the Qing Dynasty, it began to be called Shanxi.

Shanxi has a long history, a rich collection of people, and rich historical and cultural heritage. So far, it has a recorded history of three thousand years. It is known as the "Museum of Ancient Chinese Culture" and is also known as the "Cradle of Chinese Civilization." The legends of "Jingwei filling up the sea" and "Nuwa filling up the sky" happened in Shanxi. The three emperors Yao, Shun and Yu in ancient China all established their capitals in southern Shanxi, namely "Yao's capital Pingyang (today's Linfen City)", "Shun's capital Puban (today's Yongji City)", "Yu's capital Anyi (today's Yongji City)" This summer county)". During the Spring and Autumn Period, Duke Wen of Jin Chong'er was one of the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period. During the Northern Wei Dynasty, Datong (then known as Pingcheng) was once the capital of the Northern Wei Dynasty. At the end of the Sui Dynasty, Li Yuan and his son raised troops in Jinyang (today's Taiyuan City), then captured Chang'an, established the Tang Dynasty, and later designated Taiyuan as the northern capital of the Tang Empire. At the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the Central Plains suffered from successive wars and frequent famines. However, Shanxi, especially the southern Shanxi area, had a prosperous economy and a dense population, and became the main area for immigrants in the early Ming Dynasty. In half a century, Shanxi has emigrated more than a dozen times. Dahuaishu in Hongdong County was a major immigration station at that time. This is where the popular saying "Ask me where my ancestors are, the big locust tree in Hongdong, Shanxi" spread in many places across the country comes from. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the rise of Shanxi merchants and Shanxi bank accounts was famous both at home and abroad.

The legendary ancestors of the Chinese nation, Huangdi, Yandi, and Chiyou (the three ancestors of humanities), all regarded Shanxi as the main area of ??their activities. Yao, Shun, and Yu, the three great figures in prehistoric China, all established their capitals in Shanxi. The Xia Dynasty, the first slave-holding state power in Chinese history, was also established in southern Shanxi. During the Shang Dynasty, Shanxi was the main ruling area of ??the Shang Dynasty. During the Zhou Dynasty, the Jin State, one of the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period, rose up in Shanxi. During the Qin, Han, Wei, and Jin periods, Shanxi played a pivotal role in politics, military, economy, culture and other aspects. During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Shanxi was the center of the rule of the Northern Dynasties, and the Northern Wei Dynasty once used Pingcheng (today's Datong) as its capital. Later, the Eastern Wei and Northern Qi also used Jinyang (today's Taiyuan) as their "other capital" and "accompanying capital", which promoted Shanxi's development has played a positive role. Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty Li Shimin raised troops in Taiyuan and established the Tang Dynasty. From then on, Shanxi was considered by Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty to be the land of "Dragon Xing". Beijing". Since the Tang Dynasty, Shanxi has been famous for its special status and developed economy and culture. By the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, Shanxi still played a decisive role in the political and military situation in northern China. During the Song and Liao Dynasties, Shanxi further prospered and became the main economically and culturally developed region in northern China. In the Yuan Dynasty, there were 11 provinces in the country. Shanxi, Shandong and Hebei were called the "hinterland" of the Yuan Dynasty. Datong, Pingyang (today's Linfen) and Taiyuan became famous cities in the Yellow River Basin. At that time, Shanxi's commercial development, economic prosperity, and cultural prosperity were highly praised by Marco Polo, the great Italian traveler who traveled to China at that time. During the Ming Dynasty, Shanxi's commerce developed rapidly and once led the country.

After China entered a semi-colonial and semi-feudal society, Shanxi’s economic and cultural development was severely damaged. However, the people of Shanxi heroically resisted the invasion of foreign enemies. Especially during the Anti-Japanese War and the War of Liberation, the people of Shanxi fought more tenaciously and wrote countless heroic stories on the land of the Three Shanxi Provinces. The Pingxingguan Victory, the Hundred Regiment Battle, and the Shangdang Battle will forever be remembered in history. In April 1949, the whole province was liberated. In September, the Shanxi Provincial People's Government was established, opening a new chapter in the history of Shanxi's socialist revolution and construction. Over the past decades, the people of Shanxi have made significant contributions to the country's socialist construction.

The Yellow River flows through Shanxi and has given birth to countless heroes and people with lofty ideals. In various historical periods of China, Shanxi has produced many politicians, strategists, scientists, writers, and historians.

The most famous ones include Chong'er, one of the overlords of the Spring and Autumn Period, Duke Wen of Jin, Wu Zetian, China's only female emperor and an outstanding politician in the Tang Dynasty, Xue Rengui, the white-robed general, Guan Yu and Zhang Liao, China's "Martial Saints" and famous generals during the Three Kingdoms period, There are Di Renjie and Pei Du, the famous prime ministers of the Tang Dynasty, Wei Qing and Huo Qubing, the famous generals of the Han Dynasty who fought against the Xiongnu and went down in history, Pei Xiu, the cartographer of the Western Jin Dynasty who founded the "Six-body Cartography", and "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", one of the four famous works in ancient China. The author Luo Guanzhong includes the famous poets Bai Juyi, Wang Bo, Wang Zhihuan, Wang Wei, and Wang Changling of the Tang Dynasty; the famous writer, philosopher, and political reformer Liu Zongyuan of the Tang Dynasty; the famous politician Sima Guang of the Song Dynasty; and the writers and poets of the Jin Dynasty. Yuan Haowen included Guan Hanqing, Bai Pu and Zheng Guangzu, three famous dramatists among the four great masters of Yuan opera; Fu Shan, a thinker, writer, medical scientist, calligrapher and painter in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties; and one of the Six Gentlemen of the Reform Movement of 1898 in the late Qing Dynasty. Yang Shenxiu et al. Shanxi is full of outstanding people, and there is no shortage of people from generation to generation. Among them, Shanxi merchants have traveled all over China and are famous all over the world.

Yuncheng is one of the important birthplaces of ancient Chinese culture, and its cultural relics and historic sites have a long history and are splendid. According to legend, Houji taught people to farm crops in Jishan, and Leizu taught people to raise silkworms in Xia County. Shun made his capital Puban (now Yongji), and Yu made his capital Anyi (now Xia County). Important cultural sites include Xihoudu in Ruicheng; Nanhaiyu Cave in Yuanqu and the remains of the "Hometown of Emperor Shun" in Tongshan Town; King Yu's City, Dongxiafeng and Xiyin in Xia County; Dutou and King Yao in Yongji Tai; Xiwang Village and Beili Village in Hejin; Yuanyao River in Jiangxian County; Qilipo in Pinglu, etc. Important cultural relics include Ruicheng Yongle Palace. It not only has unique architecture, but also has exquisite large-scale murals from the Yuan Dynasty. It is world-famous for its exquisite artistic charm. In addition, there are Guandi Temple in Jiezhou; Yingying Pagoda and Wanguo Temple of Yongji Pujiu Temple; Feiyun Tower and Qiufeng Tower in Wanrong, Qinglong Temple in Jishan; and Jiyi Temple in Xinjiang, etc., all of which are important in Yuncheng. Cultural relics.

Yuncheng has a long history and a rich collection of humanities; since ancient times, there has been no shortage of officials, generals, ministers, and scholars who have devoted themselves to the country. In ancient times, there are historical legends such as Shun plowing Mount Li, Yu chiseling Longmen, Houji farming, Leizu raising silkworms, Huangdi fighting Chiyou, and other historical legends. In the Spring and Autumn Period, the wealthy businessman Yidun, the Marquis of Jiangzhou Zhou Bo in the Han Dynasty, the famous general Guan Yu of the Three Kingdoms, and the philosophers of the Sui Dynasty , the educator Wen Zhongzi Wang Tong, Wang Bo, the leader of the "Four Heroes" in the early Tang Dynasty, Liu Zongyuan, one of the eight ancient literary masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties, Yang Yuhuan, the favorite concubine of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, generals Xue Rengui, Zhang Shousi, and the famous statesman and historian Sima Guang of the Song Dynasty etc., all are historical celebrities of this city. Yang Shenxiu, one of the Six Gentlemen of the Reform Movement of 1898, and famous figures such as Zhang Shixiu, Li Qishan, and Jing Meijiu during the Revolution of 1891, all have high reputations in the land of Hedong.

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