Why did the Tang emperor call Taiyuan "the land of Longxing"?

Among many ancient cities in China, Taiyuan may not have a place. Taiyuan is not a "famous city", but at most it is a "famous city", but it has a title that other big cities can't reach-Longcheng. How can Taiyuan be called Longcheng? This is mainly because this is the land of Longxing, with the most emperors, and the ancient city like Xi' an is not as good as it is. Yao and Yu both established their capitals in Jinyang (now Jinyuan District, Taiyuan). There is a well-known story in history called Jiantong Fengdi. According to legend, his brother was named Taiyuan, and the "Tang State" was established, later renamed "Jin". Korea, Zhao and Wei were divided into Jin, and Yitai first set up camp and established a powerful Zhao state. The Zhao people bowed to their knees and became the biggest obstacle to the great cause of reunification after Qin Dynasty. At the age of 8, Liu Heng, the Emperor Gaozu of Han Dynasty, was appointed as the acting king, and his father was Taiyuan. His son Liu Qi was born in Jinyang. Later, the father and son started the rule of Wenjing together.

There are as many as ten emperors who made their fortune in Taiyuan in history, such as Liu Yuan, the founding emperor of the former Han Dynasty, Fu Jian, the founding emperor of the former Qin Dynasty, also known as Jinyang Emperor, and Gao Huan and Levin. The most famous emperors who made a fortune in Taiyuan were naturally Tang Yuan, his father and son, and Jinyang sent troops to create the most glorious period in China's history-Tang Dynasty, and they also gave themselves a title called "Taiyuan Master". Why is the Tang Dynasty called Tang? Because Zhou Chengwang cut Dong and named his brother Taiyuan, the "Ancient Tang Kingdom" was established. Besides, Emperor Yang Guang of Yang Di and Emperor Li Zhi of Tang Gaozong were both "Jin kings" before they proclaimed themselves emperors. In the northern region at that time, Jinyang was a very powerful one.

However, Taiyuan's glorious historical time did not stop there. Later, many emperors made their fortune from that place with mountains and water inside and outside, and established their own period. For example, this is where Li Keyong and Li sent their troops and made their fortune. The period of their establishment is called the "Late Tang Dynasty", and there is also a famous "Zidi". Shi Jingtang, which cut off sixteen states of deep and remote clouds, is also mobilizing troops, and Taiyuan has established the "Houjin". In addition, Liu Zhiyuan's Later Han Dynasty and Liu Chong's Northern Han Dynasty both established industrial bases in Taiyuan.

Jinyang was once brilliant and won the reputation of "Dragon City" in the Song Dynasty. According to the view of home geomantic omen, Jinyang geomantic omen is excellent, and it is located in the center of Panlong, so there are all kinds of kings here. In order to better strengthen his rule, in 979, Song Taizong surrounded Taiyuan, and Liu Jiyuan withdrew from the city. Taiyuan people are still resisting Song Jun and Zhao Guangyi, and Taiyuan City is not so popular. Later, the water from Fenhe River was used to irrigate Jinyang and destroyed the ancient capital. After Taiyuan, in fact, there was no Taiyuan before, but it was rebuilt in northern Jinyang after abandoned land. It's strange to me, too. Now that Jinyang has been baked and flooded, Taiyuan really won't be the land of Longxing.