The ancient history of Jingyuan Wulan Mountain

Wulan Mountain stands in the south of the county, also known as Chengnan Mountain.

There are two theories about the origin of the name of Wulan Mountain. One is that in the Tang Dynasty, Wulan County was established in Jingyuan, and the mountain got its name from this. Another theory is that a long time ago, there was a kind of red-flowered wild grass growing on Wulan Mountain. People called it Wulan grass. When it bloomed, the mountain was red. Wulan means red in Mongolian, and Jingyuan has a long history. It was once occupied by the Mongols, and Wulan Mountain was the Red Mountain.

Extended information:

Ulan Town is named after Wulan Mountain in the south of the county. Before liberation, it was under the jurisdiction of the Chengguan Town Office. After liberation, it was established as the Seventh District Office of Jingyuan County. When the people's communes were established in 1958, they were reorganized into two communes: Xitan and Chengguan. In 1963, they were merged into Chengguan District Office. In 1968, they were restructured into Chengguan Commune. In 1983, they were renamed Wulan Commune. After the adjustment of the rural system, Wulan Township was established. In 2004, it merged with Chengguan Town to form Wulan Town.

Wulan Town has a long history, splendid culture and beautiful bells and whistles. For thousands of years, the sons and daughters of the Chinese nation have lived, worked and multiplied on this geomantic treasure land for generations.

It not only has the Neolithic Age Hongzuizi ruins, Han tombs, the tombs of Zhang Xiu, the Han Dynasty general who defeated the Qiang, Guo Xiatu, the famous anti-Yuan general of the Jin Dynasty, the Xiaopingshan beacon of the Ming Dynasty, and the stone of Pan Yulong, the general of Zhensui in the Qing Dynasty. It has the splendor of ancient culture such as the Square and the Wulan Mountain Ancient Buildings, and the world-famous splendor of modern revolutionary history when the Fourth Red Army of the Red Army forcibly crossed the Yellow River at Hubaokou and embarked on the Western Expedition.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Wulan Township