Shanxi Culture

“Look at Beijing for the thousand-year dynasty, Xi’an for the three-thousand-year-old ancient capital, and Shanxi for the five-thousand-year civilization.”

This sentence is enough to show that Shanxi has a long history and rich resources.

Five thousand years ago, Emperor Yan took Shanxi as the scope of his tribe’s activities. Yao, Shun, and Yu all established their capitals in Shanxi.

The Xia Dynasty, the first dynasty in Chinese history and the first slave state regime, was also established in Shanxi.

From the map, Shanxi’s shape looks like a parallelogram or rhombus, and some people compare the shape of Shanxi to a mulberry leaf.

No matter which theory is used, the shape of Shanxi is relatively long and narrow, narrow in the north and south, and wider in the middle.

Shanxi is called "mountains and rivers inside and outside", which refers to the geographical structure of Shanxi. There are Taihang Mountains in the east, Luliang Mountains in the west, Hengshan Mountains in the north, and the Yellow River in the south.

Especially the Taihang Mountains and Luliang Mountains form two strong barriers to the east and west. They not only block traffic, but also block the wind and rain outside, but they condense the wealth and popularity of Shanxi. This land has created good feng shui for Shanxi people to store wind and gather energy, and has also developed the habit of Shanxi people to gather wealth.

Many of the large courtyards that have survived to this day in Shanxi also have a Feng Shui pattern of gathering wealth.

As a model of Chinese residential architecture, most Shanxi courtyards have a symmetrical front-to-side structure. The main courtyard is high at the top and low at the bottom. The atrium is open, the hierarchy is orderly, and the hierarchy is clear.

At the same time, the four walls of Shanxi courtyards are closed, and there are few windows on the outer walls that open outwards. The windows usually open into the courtyard, so that wealth can be contained and not spread out.

There are many kinds of screen walls and screen walls in Shanxi courtyards. These are designed to block the air flow, slow down the evil air flow, and allow wealth to fully circulate in the house, so as to form a pattern of storing wind and gathering energy.

The soil and water support the people, and the wealth of Shanxi people is inseparable from the landscape and culture of Shanxi.

Changzhi was called Shangdang in ancient times. Myths and legends that laid the foundation of Chinese civilization, such as Shen Nong tasting herbs, Nu Wa mending the sky, Hou Yi shooting the sun, and Jing Wei filling the sea, were all born here and is known as China's "City of Myths."

Shanxi is named after its location to the west of the Taihang Mountains. During the Spring and Autumn Period, most of the area was owned by the Jin State, so it was referred to as "Jin"; in the early Warring States Period, Han, Zhao, and Wei were divided into Jin, so they were also called the "Three Jins". The province has a total area of ​​156,000 square kilometers and a total population of nearly 34 million. The province governs 11 prefecture-level cities and 119 counties, cities, and districts.

Changzhi is a famous old revolutionary area. There are more than 600 revolutionary memorial sites in the city, and the red cultural resources are very rich. Zhu De, Peng Dehuai, Liu Bocheng and Deng Xiaoping, the older generation of proletarian revolutionaries, established the Taihang and Taiyue anti-Japanese base areas in Changzhi, and deployed and commanded famous battles such as the Hundred Regiments Campaign and the Battle of Huangyadong.

Shanxi is an old revolutionary base with glorious traditions and an important gathering place of red cultural resources. Shanxi Province has a large stock of red tourism resources, many types and high quality. From the May 4th Movement, the Great Revolution, the Civil Revolutionary War, the Anti-Japanese War, the War of Liberation to the period of socialist construction and reform and opening up, various types of red tourism resources are available. Shanxi's deep red cultural soil has left us many revolutionary relics. Eleven cities in the province have rich revolutionary historical relics, especially along the Taihang Mountains, Luliang Mountains and the Yellow River, where red tourism resources are particularly concentrated. Famous scenic spots include the Wangjiayu and Zhuanbi sites of the Eighth Route Army Headquarters, the Pingxingguan Battle Site Memorial Hall, and the Huangyadong Defense Battle Site. These red cultural carriers spread throughout the province are valuable resources for developing Shanxi's red tourism industry and promoting the comprehensive and coordinated development of the province's economy and society.

Today’s Shanxi inherits the glorious tradition of the Eighth Route Army, explores, organizes, innovatively and creatively concretely displays, experiences, and comprehends, and focuses on promoting the "Eighth Route Army Culture", focusing on enriching, enriching, and highlighting the red culture of Taihang Spirit and Luliang Spirit It is of great practical significance to carry forward the great "Taihang Spirit", "Lüliang Spirit" and Youyu Spirit as a carrier.

Wuxiang County, which has been the headquarters and headquarters of the Eighth Route Army in the North China War of Resistance for a long time, has the largest Eighth Route Army Memorial Hall in the country that comprehensively reproduces the glorious history of the Eighth Route Army’s eight-year war of resistance. Wuxiang County is developing into an Eighth Route Army cultural exchange platform and a The base for the Eighth Route Army cultural display.

The red tourism series scenic spots in Changzhi City mainly include: the Eighth Route Army Taihang Memorial Hall in Wuxiang County, the former site of the Eighth Route Army Headquarters in Wangjiayu, the former site of the "Hundred Regiments War" Brick Wall Headquarters, and the Huangyadong Revolutionary Memorial Site in Licheng , the former site of the Taiyue Military Region Headquarters in Qinyuan County, Taihang Taiyue Martyrs Memorial Hall in Changzhi City, Xigou Village in Pingshun County, etc.

Revisit the red history and inherit the spirit of struggle

Changzhi City relies on revolutionary traditional resources such as revolutionary sites, memorial halls, and museums to develop red tourism, which has gradually become a new highlight in tourism development. In particular, Changzhi City was included in the "Top 100 Red Tourism Routes for a Century of the Founding of the Party" jointly issued by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the Propaganda Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the Central Academy of Party History and Literature, and the National Development and Reform Commission. ’s 6 red scenic spots once again ushered in “highlight moments”.

Many red scenic spots in Changzhi City have become experience places to review passionate years and appreciate the changes of the times. They are also a "check-in place" for young people to listen to red stories and pay tribute to heroic models.