General situation of tourism in Linfen City, Shanxi Province

Linfen is located in the southwest of Shanxi Province, in the middle reaches of the Yellow River. The easternmost section is east of the west slope of Maliang Township in Anze County, the westernmost section is near Zuitou in Nanzhuang Township, Yonghe County, the southernmost section is at the foot of Wang Ping, the main peak of Zhongtiao Mountain south of Guanjiayao in Dahe Township, Yicheng County, and the northernmost section is near Baijiaya in Potou Township, Yonghe County. The vertical distance from north to south exceeds170km, and the horizontal distance from east to west is about 200km. The total area of the city is 20,275 square kilometers, accounting for 13% of the whole province. Linfen is "Qin Shu is in Nantong, with secluded land in the north, Lei Huo in the east and Hefen in the west". The whole area is roughly irregular trapezoid, with Changzhi Jincheng in the east, Shaanxi across the surging Yellow River in the west, Jinzhong and Lvliang in the north and Yuncheng in the south. Because of its important geographical position, it has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times.

Linfen city is located in the semi-arid and semi-humid monsoon climate zone, which belongs to temperate continental climate, with four distinct seasons and simultaneous rain and heat. However, due to the influence of topography, the climate in mountainous Pingchuan is quite different, and the climate characteristics are quite different.

Linfen has jurisdiction over Linfen, houma city, huozhou city, Quwo, Yicheng, Xiangfen, Hongtong, Guxian, Anze, Fushan, Jixian, Xiangning, Puxian, Daning, Yonghe, Xixian and Fenxi 14 county. By 200 1, the total population of Linfen is 4 million, accounting for 12.2% of the whole province.

Linfen is one of the earliest birthplaces of the Chinese nation. Archaeological discoveries such as the Dingcun site in Xiangfen prove that the earliest primitive people and villages of the Chinese nation worked, lived and multiplied on the land along the Fenhe River in the Stone Age more than 100,000 years ago. In Shang Dynasty, Linfen was the land of Jizhou on the map of Shang Dynasty, and the bronzes unearthed in Hong Tong and Quwo all had obvious cultural characteristics of Yin and Shang Dynasties. In the Western Zhou Dynasty, Zhou Chengwang made his younger brother Yu Shu in the Tang Dynasty, the legendary "tung leaf seal brother", which is now Yicheng. Uncle Yu's son renamed Tang the State of Jin because there was water in the State of Jin. During the Spring and Autumn Period, Linfen was a vassal state of the State of Jin. When Jin Wengong and Zhong Er were in power, the center of the State of Jin was in Quwo and Houma today. At that time, because of the famous auxiliary policies, such as the decline of Zhao and the depression of Arc (both of them were Pingyang people), the State of Jin developed agriculture and handicraft production, which made the State of Jin "rich in politics and poor in use" and gradually became stronger. After Jin Wengong ruled the north, Linfen had a certain influence on the situation in Shanxi and even the whole country. In the Tang Dynasty, Linfen was the city of Hedong Road.

The distribution of tourist spots in Linfen tourist area radiates in all directions with Linfen as the center. Linfen, formerly known as Pingyang, is said to be the capital of Emperor Yao, the ancestor of the Chinese nation. Here are: Yao Temple and Yaoling, ancient and long-standing, which can prove Pingyang's statement; Pingyang Drum Tower is the existing drum tower in China; Tiefo Temple is famous for its giant iron cast Buddha head in Tang Dynasty, which is 6 meters high. From Linfen to the west: Hukou Waterfall in Jixian County, known as the second largest waterfall in China; Dongyue Temple in Puxian County has created a confusing and strange [hell]; In Xiaoxitian, Xixian County, thousands of suspended plastic Buddha statues and jade buildings around the building constitute a paradise in the west. To the north of Hongtong County, there are: Huoshan Guangsheng Temple, whose Hongfei Tower is China Glass Tower; Ancient Huai is the starting point of Shanxi's migration to the Central Plains in the early Ming Dynasty. Susan Prison is the earliest existing county-level government prison in China. To the south: Xiangfen's Ding Cun cultural site, which is famous at home and abroad for excavating paleolithic human fossils; Ding Cun Folk Museum, originally a typical residential building in Ming and Qing Dynasties, now displays the folk culture in southern Shanxi; The remains of Taosi culture can be traced back to the period of Yao, Shun and Yu, which is the evidence of the cradle of China culture. The site of the State of Jin in Houma is the location of Xintian, the capital of the State of Jin in the Spring and Autumn Period.