Pinyin: Yuncheng

Postal code 044000

Area code 0359

License plate: Jin m

Nickname: Phoenix

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Resident of municipal government: Hedong street

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Yuncheng was called Hedong in ancient times, hence the name "City of Salt Transportation". It was the hometown of Guan Yu, a famous Shu-Han scholar in the Three Kingdoms period. Located in the southwest of Shanxi Province, it borders Linfen City in the north, Zhongtiaoshan and Jincheng City in the east, Weinan City in Shaanxi Province and Sanmenxia City in Henan Province across the Yellow River in the west and south. The whole city has jurisdiction over 1 district, 2 cities,1county, 146 townships (offices) and 3,338 administrative villages. The total population of the city is 5 million, of which the rural population is 35 1 10,000, accounting for 7 1%. The city's land area is10.4 million square kilometers, with a total cultivated land area of 8.773 million mu, and the per capita cultivated land of agricultural population is 210.5 mu. ?

Yuncheng has a long history and is one of the earliest birthplaces of the Chinese nation. About 6.5438+0.8 million years ago, there were human activities here. Puban, Shundu, Anyi, Xiaxia, the first dynasty of slavery society in China were all here. During the Spring and Autumn Period, it belonged to the State of Jin, and its capital was Yujiang (now Jiangxian) in 669 BC. After Han, Zhao and Wei were divided into Jin, Yuncheng belonged to Wei. At that time, the capital of Wei was in Anyi (the area around Yuwangcheng in the county this summer). Qin Shihuang unified China and established 36 counties. Yuncheng belongs to Hedong County and governs Anyi. Since then, it has been built frequently for more than two thousand years, but it has always been used to calling this area "Hedong". After the founding of New China, Yuncheng Society was established. 1954, Yuncheng and Linfen were merged into Jinnan area. 1970, cancel Jinnan area and re-establish Yuncheng area. In June 2000, with the approval of the State Council, Yuncheng City was established in the area where Yuncheng was removed. ?

Yuncheng is a traditional agricultural area with flat terrain, mild climate, fertile soil and abundant sunshine. The average annual rainfall is 525mm, the sunshine is 2350 hours, the temperature is 13 degrees Celsius, and the frost-free period is 2 12 days, so the agricultural production conditions are superior. Historically, beautiful legends related to agriculture, such as "Silkworm Raising in Lei Zu", "Harvest in Hou Ji" and "Shun Li Gengshan", all happened here. Four or five thousand years ago, the ancestors of Hedong had mastered the technology of planting sorghum, which was the first of its kind in China. More than 3000 years ago, working people established agricultural strongholds in the Yellow River and Fenhe River basins. At the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, due to the development of agriculture and population, the famous city Jiangzhou (now Xinjiang) rose in the Fenhe River Basin here. After the founding of New China, Yuncheng has been a wheat and cotton base in Shanxi Province and even the whole country. 13 of the counties (cities, districts), 1 1 was once listed as a commodity grain base county in Shanxi Province, among which 6 were identified as national commodity grain base counties and 2 were listed as national commodity cotton base counties, which was once called "Ukraine in Shanxi". In recent years, five leading industries, fruit, livestock, vegetables, grain and cotton, have been formed by insisting on adjusting production through science and technology, and the ratio of grain to economy has been adjusted from 8: 2 in the past to 5: 5. Apples alone amount to more than 3 million mu, making it one of the national high-quality fruit bases. The number of leading enterprises has grown to 232, and 32 have begun to take shape, driving 220,000 farmers in the city to engage in industrialized operation. Suhai, Zhong Min and Xinjiang vegetable industry groups have entered the ranks of national key leading enterprises.

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In terms of highways, the total mileage of highways in the city has reached 14063.5 kilometers, and the density of highway network has reached 99.2 kilometers per 100 square kilometers; The city's expressways reach 365,438+05 kilometers, reaching Taiyuan in the north, Xi in the south and Zhengzhou in the east. The one-hour economic circle from Yuncheng central city to counties and cities has been formed.

In terms of railways, the South (Da) Tongpu (Zhou) Railway connects Taiyuan in the north and Longhai Railway artery in the southwest; Hou (Ma)-An railway is the main channel of coal transportation in Shanxi, and it is currently undergoing capacity expansion and electrification transformation. Yuncheng-Sanmenxia Railway has been included in the 11th Five-Year Plan.

In aviation, Yuncheng Airport has opened nine routes including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Chengdu, Chongqing, Taiyuan, Shenyang and Kunming, which can take off and land large passenger planes. A multi-level and three-dimensional traffic network has been formed.

At present, the transformation of 4D national trunk airport is about to be completed, which can take off and land large passenger planes. A multi-level and three-dimensional traffic network has been formed.

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In 2005, Yuncheng administered 1 municipal district (salt lake) and 10 counties (Linyi, Wanrong, Wenxi, Jishan, Xinjiang, Jiangxian, Yuanqu, Xiaxian, Pinglu and Ruicheng), and managed two county-level cities (Yongji and Hejin)

Yuncheng covers an area of 14 106 square kilometers with a population of 5 million.

The salt lake area covers an area of 1.237 square kilometers and has a population of 620,000. Postal code 044000. District People's Government in fu tung street.

Yongji city has an area of 122 1 km2 and a population of 430,000. Postal code 044500. The Municipal People's Government is located in the east street.

Hejin covers an area of 593 square kilometers and has a population of 360,000. Postal code 043300. The Municipal People's Government is located in the city streets.

Ruicheng County covers an area of 1 16 1 km2 and has a population of 380,000. Postal code 044600. County People's Government in Guwei Town.

Linyi county has an area of 1.35 square kilometers and a population of 530,000. Postal code 044 100. County People's Government is located in Yi Shi Town.

Wanrong County covers an area of 1.037 square kilometers and has a population of 420,000. Postal code 044200. County People's Government in Jiedian Town.

Xinjiang county covers an area of 600 square kilometers and has a population of 320,000. Postal code 043 100. County People's Government in Longxing Town.

Jishan County covers an area of 680 square kilometers and has a population of 330,000. Postal code 043200. County People's Government in Jifeng Town.

Wenxi county has an area of 1 160 square kilometers and a population of 380,000. Postal code 043800. County People's Government in Tongcheng Town.

Xiaxian county covers an area of 1328 square kilometers with a population of 350,000. Postal code 044400. County People's Government in Yaofeng Town.

Jiangxian county covers an area of 968 square kilometers and has a population of 270,000. Postal code 043600. The county people's government is located in Gujiang Town.

Pinglu County covers an area of 1 15 1 km2 and has a population of 250,000. Postal code 044300. County People's Government is stationed in Shengrenjian Town.

Yuanqu County covers an area of 1620 square kilometers with a population of 220,000. Postal code 043700. People's governments of new towns and counties.

* The geographical name data of this area as of June 5438+February 2005; According to the Manual of Administrative Division of the People's Republic of China (2005), Salt Lake District includes: Meng Yao Office, Dongcheng Office, Xicheng Office, Cheng Nan Office, Beicheng Office, Zhongcheng Office, Anyi Office, Daqu Office, Jiezhou Town, Longju Town, Taocun Town, Hongzhiyi Town, Beixiang Town and Sanli Town. Hejin City includes: urban sub-district offices, Liangxiao Township, Xiahua Township, Zhaojiazhuang Township, Yangcun Township, Chaijia Township, Senglou Town, Fancun Town, Qingjian Sub-district Office and Chaijia Township. Yongji city includes: Chengdong Street, Chengxi Street, Chengbei Street, Yuxiang Town, Qingtou Town, Chang Kai Town, Kaoying Town, Zhang Ying Town, Zhou Pu Town and Han Yang Town. Ruicheng County includes: Guwei Town, fenglingdu Town, Yangcheng Town, Yongle Town, Dawang Town and Nanwei Town (the word "Wei" was simplified by me, but the real word "Wei" is not in my input method, which means stone mill), Ximo Town, Monan Town and Donglu Town Linyi County includes: Wanrong County includes Jiedian Town and Nanzhang Township. Yuanqu County includes Xincheng, Maojia, Gaoluo, Changzhi, Maowang, Jieyu, Huafeng, Guzhen, Lishan, Yan Ying and Zhang Pu. Jiangxian County includes Gujiang Town, Hengshui Town, Nanfan Town, Anyu Town, Dajiao Town, Moli Town, Chencun Town, wei zhuang zhen, Haozhuang Town and Lengkou Town. Xia County includes: Yaofeng Town, Shuitou Town, Wang Yu Town, Zhang Hu Town, Peijie Town, Weiguo Town, Qian Miao Town, Zhang Yao Town and Nandali Town. Pinglu County includes Shengrenjian Town, Buguan Township, Podi Township, Duma Township, Hongchi Township, Sanmen Town, Zhang Cun Town, Zhangdian Town, Caochuan Town and Changle Town. Wenxi county includes Tongcheng, Guojiazhuang, Peishe, Shimen, Hedi, Hougong, Houcun, Dongzhen, Liyuan, Xue Dian, Jidi, Shenbai and Yangyu. Xinjiang County includes Longxing Town, Zhang Ze Town, North Jang Jin Town, sanquan town Town, Gujiao Town, Wan 'an Town, Qiaoheng Town and Wang Yang Town.

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Yuncheng is one of the important birthplaces of ancient culture in China, with a long history and splendid cultural relics. According to legend, Hou Ji parishioners cultivated crops in Jishan and Leizu parishioners raised silkworms in Xiaxian. Shun Jiandu Puban (now Yongji) and meet Jiandu Anyi (this summer county). Important cultural sites include the western climate of Ruicheng; Yuanqu Nanhai Yudong and Tongshan Town "Shun Di Hometown"; Yuwangcheng, Dongxiafeng and Yin Xi in Xia County; Yongji alone, Yaowangtai; Xiwang Village and Beili Village in Hejin; Yao Yuanhe in Jiangxian County; Pinglu Qili Slope, etc. The important cultural relics include Ruicheng Yongle Palace, which is not only unique in architecture, but also has exquisite huge murals of the Yuan Dynasty, which is famous for its exquisite artistic charm. In addition, there is Jiezhou Guandi Temple; Yongji Pujiu Temple Yingying Tower and Wannuo Temple; Feiyun Mansion in Wanrong, Qiu Feng Mansion and Qingliu Temple in Jishan; Jiyi Temple in Xinjiang is an important cultural relic of Yuncheng.

Yuncheng has a long history and a rich collection of people. Since ancient times, there have been many men and women, scholars and generations. In ancient times, there were historical legends such as Shun Geng Li Mountain, Yu chiseled Longmen, Hou Ji's bumper harvest of grains, Lei Zu's sericulture, and the Yellow Emperor's battle against Chiyou. The rich in the Spring and Autumn Period were big businessmen, Zhou Bo, a famous scholar in the Han Dynasty, Guan Yu, a philosopher and educator in the Sui Dynasty, Wang Tong and Wang Bo, the leaders of the "four great masters" in the early Tang Dynasty, and Liu Zongyuan, one of the eight great masters in the Tang and Song Dynasties. Yang, one of the six gentlemen in the Reform Movement of 1898, and celebrities such as Zhang, Zhang and Jing Meijiu during the Revolution of 1911 enjoyed a high reputation in Hedong.

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In 2007, the city's GDP reached 62.42 billion yuan, and its total fiscal revenue reached 8.64 billion yuan, ranking third in Shanxi Province in terms of economic aggregate. In the tide of undertaking industrial transfer at home and abroad and promoting the rise of central China, Yuncheng presents five advantages: social development.

The top ten famous agricultural products in the city are: wheat, cotton, apples, Jishan jujube, Wangguosu pear, Jiangxian hawthorn, Zhou Pu persimmon, Linjin sauce jade melon, Wanrong yellow cattle and Yellow River carp. A number of high-quality agricultural products have entered the capital and international markets. ?

Yuncheng is an important part of Shanxi energy and heavy chemical industry base, and it is also a new industrial base in Shanxi Province.

There are Nanfeng Group, the largest inorganic salt chemical base in China, Yuncheng Plate-making Group with the largest equipment scale in the world, Shanxi Aluminum Factory, the largest aluminum industrial base in Asia, Zhongtiaoshan Nonferrous Metals Company, the second largest copper smelting base in China, Yongji Electric Machine Factory, and other large enterprises. In recent years, six industrial clusters with regional characteristics have been initially formed. Namely: metallurgical industrial clusters such as aluminum and electrical materials joint venture, steel and magnesium industrial clusters, daily chemical, coal chemical and pharmaceutical industrial clusters, machinery and precision casting industrial clusters, new materials and glassware industrial clusters, agricultural and sideline products processing industrial clusters, and the tertiary industrial cluster dominated by tourism.

It has cultivated a number of large enterprises and groups with annual output values of 6,543.8 billion yuan, 3 billion yuan and more than 5 billion yuan, such as Haixin, Sunshine, Tongda, Zhenxing, Zhong Min, Suhai, Longmen, Nanfeng, Crown Aluminum, Plate Making, Yabao and Fengxi. Six private enterprises, including Haixin, Sunshine, Tongda, Zhenxing, Suhai and Longmen, entered the top 500 in China, and Haixin Group became the largest taxpayer of private enterprises in China. The total output of steel reached 4.8 million tons; The output of metallic magnesium reached 6.5438+600,000 tons, accounting for 25% of the world, 50% of the whole country and 80% of the whole province. The output of chemical products such as sodium sulfate, potassium sulfate and washing powder accounts for more than 60%, 50% and 25% of the domestic market respectively. In 2005, the output of electrolytic aluminum will reach 900,000 tons and alumina will exceed 2 million tons, making it the largest electrolytic aluminum production base in China. The "Shenzhou VI" rocket used electrolytic aluminum. More than 30 high-tech enterprises mainly focus on magnesium-aluminum alloy, magnetic materials, precision casting, auto parts and nano-materials. ?

Yuncheng's infrastructure has been continuously improved and urbanization has been continuously promoted. In terms of transportation, the South Tongpu Railway runs through the north and south, and the Houxi Railway runs through the east and west. The construction of the double-track line from Houma to Dongzhen section of the South Tongpu Railway is nearing completion. There are Yun (Cheng) Feng (Ling Du) Expressway, Yun (Cheng) San (Menxia) Expressway and Hou (Ma) Yun (Cheng) Expressway. Yumenkou, fenglingdu and Sanmenxia Yellow River Highway Bridges connect the northwest, southwest and central plains, and form a crisscross network with Luoyang, Zhengzhou and Xi 'an. The city's expressway mileage is 86 1 1 km, ranking first in the province, and the expressway mileage is 235 km, ranking first in the province; The high-speed network around the central city and the one-hour economic circle leading to counties (cities) have taken shape initially; It is the first in the province to realize oil access to every village, and 93.3% of villages are connected by bus. In particular, the successful navigation of Yuncheng Guangong Airport, direct flights to Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Chengdu, set up an air passage for Yuncheng to go to the whole country and the world, and filled the air traffic gap in the Yellow River Golden Triangle. In the construction of the central city, seven entrances and exits were transformed, Nanfeng Square was officially opened to the outside world, and the construction of the new district progressed smoothly. In terms of water conservancy, the city has expanded and built large-scale projects such as Zuncun Yellow River Diversion Project, Haixin Water Diversion Project and Yumenkou Water Lifting Hub. Completed the drinking water project for people and livestock in rural poverty-stricken areas. In terms of electricity, there are five power plants in the city, initially forming a modern large-capacity power grid structure with 500 kV and 220 kV double-ring networks as the main trunk, 1 10 kV and 35 kV covering all major towns and villages in the city. In terms of communication, the city has realized the program control of local telephone exchange and the mobilization of wireless communication, and the number of fixed telephones and mobile phones per 100 people ranks first in the province. ?

Yuncheng's comprehensive economic strength has been continuously enhanced. Since the Ninth Five-Year Plan, the city's economy has maintained a growth rate of more than 10%. After the land was withdrawn to set up a city, the municipal party committee and municipal government, based on the actual market, made great efforts to build a big city of agriculture, industry, education and tourism in Shanxi Province, and a center city of industry, trade and tourism with Hedong cultural characteristics in the Golden Triangle of Shanxi, Shaanxi, Henan and Yellow River. The main economic indicators have been in the forefront of the province. In 2004, the city's GDP reached 35.93 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of15.4%; The total fiscal revenue was 4.35 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 27.2%; The fixed assets investment of the whole society was132.2 billion yuan, up by 29.9% year-on-year; The total retail sales of social consumer goods was 9.95 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 23.4%; The added value of industrial enterprises above designated size15.06 billion yuan, up 21.1%year-on-year; The total import and export volume of foreign trade was US$ 535 million, up 48.9% year-on-year; The per capita disposable income of urban residents was 6,808 yuan, a year-on-year increase of10.3%; The per capita net income of farmers was 2587.3 yuan, up 1 1.5% year-on-year.

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Yuncheng is one of the important birthplaces of Chinese civilization. Natural scenery and human landscape are very rich. There are more than 200 historical sites and 600 pieces of cultural relics 1.600, including 22 national cultural relics protection units, 65 provincial cultural relics protection units, 2 national forest parks 1 national scenic spots, Yongle Palace in Ruicheng, a treasure house of murals in Yuan Dynasty, Yongji Pujiu Temple, one of the four famous buildings in China, Tang Dynasty. In history, there were "The Yellow Emperor fought against Human-God", "Lei Zu raised silkworms", "Hou Ji plowed the fields", "Shun Geng Li Shan" and "Yu chiseled Longmen", as well as famous civil servants and military commanders such as Guan Yu, Liu Zongyuan, Wang Tong, Wang Wei, Sima Guang, Xue, Yang Guifei and Guan Hanqing.

Yuncheng is the cradle of ancient culture in China. Its culture and art are brilliant and have a long history. Jiangzhou drum music, which has caused a sensation many times abroad, has folk flower drums that fly up and down and turn left and right; There is Jiang Xian Dragonfly, who participated in the opening ceremony of the Asian Games and became famous overseas. There are civil and military lion dances and bowling; There are strange and thrilling stilts; There are elegant and exquisite pavilions and back pavilions; There are glittering, spectacular and charming Hejin lanterns; Zhou Pu Bangzi, one of the "Four Bangzi" in Shanxi, who has performed in Beijing many times, is deeply loved by the audience. There is a dough sculpture "Hedong Huamo", which is exquisite in workmanship and bright in color; There are unique and vivid folk paper-cutting and embroidery; There is Yongji Wang Chang's "back ice". When it is cold, it is barefoot and bare-backed, which is an eye-opener for tourists.

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Yuncheng was called Hedong in ancient times. There are many cultural sites, dense stele tombs, scattered cultural relics and numerous places of interest. It is a veritable ancestor, root and foundation of China. It contains the deepest roots and oldest sources of the Chinese nation, is a historical link between Chinese people all over the world, and is an important pedigree basis of Chinese cultural genes.

With the passage of time, people's understanding of this "birthplace of the Chinese nation" is more and more profound and consistent, that is, the achievements of Shenzhen in the past 20 years, the changes of Shanghai 100 years, the vicissitudes of Beijing 1000 years (Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties), the history of An for 3,000 years (Qin, Han and Tang Dynasties), and the civilization (Yao) for 5,000 years.

In this section, edit the top ten ancestral cultures of China.

As we all know, people evolved from apes. However, where did the ancestors of humans and apes come from? On this issue, some people in the world archaeology say Europe and some people say Africa, which can be described as different opinions. However, the discovery of "Shu Ape Fossil" in Yuanqu County of Yuncheng City in 1990s proved that Yuncheng is the real hometown of human beings.

Shu ape is the oldest anthropoid ape ever discovered. Before the discovery of Shu ape fossils, due to the continuous excavation of human fossils, the theory of human cradle once wavered on all continents. 1856 and 1907 discovered Neanderthals and Heidelberg in Germany respectively, which made the theory that Europe was the cradle of mankind popular all over the world. In the 1960s, after archaeologists discovered a large number of fossils of early higher primates in Africa, such as Fayoum in Egypt, Africanism gained the upper hand again. From 1994 to 1997, researchers from the Institute of vertebrate paleontology and Paleoanthropology of Chinese Academy of Sciences found many paleontological fossils such as teeth and jaws with the characteristics of higher primates in Yuanqu County, Yuncheng City. After careful textual research and research, Chinese and American scientists jointly named these fossils as "Century Shu Ape" fossils and confirmed that these fossils were produced 40 million years ago. At that time, the climate here was warm, the lakes were interlaced, the mountains and rivers were beautiful, the trees were high and the forests were dense, which was very suitable for the survival and reproduction of paleontology. Subsequently, scientists from the two countries jointly published a research paper in Nature, an authoritative British scientific magazine published on March 16, 2000, arguing that "Century Shu Ape" was the earliest ancestor of higher primates, including humans, and lived in the Middle Eocene 45 million to 40 million years ago. In this way, China is probably the birthplace of higher primates, including human beings, and Yuanqu became the earliest birthplace of human beings. In this regard, Mr. Jia Lanpo, an academician of China Academy of Sciences and a famous archaeologist, once spoke highly of the discovery of the ancestors of higher primates, and thought it was "another extremely important discovery of archaeological biology in China in the 20th century", and its significance was "comparable to that of Peking Man in Zhoukoudian". It not only shows that apes are members of a very primitive primate family, but also helps to solve a long-debated problem, that is, where the lineage of apes originated from the primate family. On April 1 1 day, 2000, People's Daily reported the "Century Shu Ape" and its research results with the title "The remote ancestor of human beings originated in China", pointing out: "Experts believe that the discovery of" Century Shu Ape "in Yuanqu, Shanxi Province overthrew the conclusion that human beings originated in Africa, and at the same time brought about the appearance of anthropoid apes.

"Century Ape Man" makes the ancient cultural area of Yuncheng Yuanqu where it was discovered mysterious, attracting the attention of China and even the whole world. At present, Yuanqu County has invested 65.438+0.2 billion yuan to build a world-class brand, and the "Human Ancestor Garden" project broke ground. It will rely on natural landscapes such as Xiaolangdi Reservoir Area of the Yellow River and Lishan National Forest Park to form a comprehensive park integrating foreign cultural exchanges, tourism and leisure, mountains and cliffs, lakes and mountains, caves and forests and waterfalls, so that people from afar can fully appreciate the long-standing and profound Yellow River culture. After the park is completed and put into use, Yuanqu County will also declare the world cultural heritage, making it the common wealth of people all over the world.

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The use of fire is an epoch-making pioneering work, which greatly accelerated the pace of human evolution. The use of fire by human beings began 6.5438+0.83 million years ago in Xihou Du people in Ruicheng County, Yuncheng City.

In primitive society, the ancient Hedong area at the bend of the Yellow River (now Yuncheng City and some counties and cities in Linfen City) has a warm climate, rich water plants, dense trees and animals in groups. At that time, our ancestors lived here before they knew how to use fire. One day, an unexpected thunder fire ignited a large forest, and groups of animals fled everywhere. Some people were killed in the fire, others fled to the distance. After the fire, the surviving ancestors lost their food sources for a period of time, and their survival was seriously threatened. In desperation, they had to look for burnt animal meat and plant fruit in the ashes to wrap their stomachs. However, they were surprised to find that the baked food was completely different from what they had eaten before. It was not only delicious, but also easy to chew. So, they began to pay attention to the preservation of fire. Later, the ancestors observed from long-term practice that although fire was terrible, it could cook food, illuminate and drive away the cold, so they consciously collected kindling, tried to use fire and ate cooked food. This has played a vital role in people's physique and brain development.

It is from the gift of nature that our ancestors discovered fire, learned about fire, and learned the skills of using fire and eating cooked food. From the initial careful preservation of natural kindling, to the invention of drilling wood for fire and striking flint for fire tens of thousands of years later, it has created a precedent for the Chinese nation to make a fire and use fire. From 196 1 to 1962, archaeologists found more than 20 extinct fossils, including China long-nosed three-toed horse, Shanxi hairy rhinoceros, Jinnan elk and Nama elephant, in the gravel layer about 50 meters thick in the early Pleistocene. After laboratory tests, it has been proved that the bones of these animals have indeed been burned, which is the famous "bone burning". According to the paleomagnetic method, the Xihoudu cultural site is at least 6.5438+0.83 million years ago. Therefore, the academic circles believe that the people of Xihoudu lit the first civilized flame of mankind and created the history of human use of fire, which should be regarded as "the ancestor of human cooking". This discovery has pushed forward the time for human beings to use fire for more than 1 10,000 years, which can be called the great contribution of the people of the Western Hou Dynasty to mankind.

Fire brings cooked food, light and warmth to human beings; The use of fire greatly accelerated the pace of primitive human evolution; Artificial fire indicates that human beings have mastered the powerful force to change the material world for the first time and achieved a great leap in human civilization. It is because of the discovery and use of fire that our primitive ancestors gradually gained all-weather activity and tenacious survival ability. No wonder the world history commented that "fire is the greatest of all discoveries, which enables human beings to live in different climates, produce a lot of food, and force natural forces to work for people". This evaluation can be described as appropriate.

Fire is a double-edged sword, which not only brings happiness to mankind, but also often causes disasters. It has become the eternal pursuit of mankind to make use of the advantages of fire to prevent its harm. In ancient times, people's awe of fire gradually evolved into worship of Vulcan. As early as in the clan society, there was a place to worship Vulcan people. When human beings enter the stage of family life, the fire of the stove has evolved into a symbol of Vulcan. Today, in Yuncheng and other places, people still keep the custom of offering sacrifices to the kitchen god on the 23rd night of the twelfth lunar month.

The descendants of the Chinese people have vividly interpreted the Chinese flame from ancient times to the present, from underground to heaven. It can be said that the evolutionary history of human civilization is the development history of a fire culture that shines all over the world.

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At the intersection of Huang (River) and Fen (River) in Wanrong County, Yuncheng City, there is a temple dedicated to the Virgin of Houtu, which is known as the "ancestor of the temple in the sea". It contains the deepest roots and oldest sources of the Chinese nation, is a historical link between Chinese people all over the world, and is an important pedigree basis of Chinese cultural genes.

In the ancient matriarchal clan society of China, the leader of the clan (tribe) was called "Hou". "Hou" is the decision-maker, commander and leader of all major affairs of the tribe. And the soil, the land is also. "The earth is the mother" (The Book of the Later Han Dynasty), both of which gave birth to human beings. Houtu is the highest female king in matriarchal clan society. In recent years, more and more scholars believe that Houtu is actually "Nuwa". Nu Wa is a famous clan leader in the matriarchal clan society in ancient China. She got married and had children (The Meaning of Secularity), created spring and created dance music (The Book of the World), which made the Chinese nation see the dawn of civilization as early as 1 10,000 years ago. It can be said that she is the supreme monarch of the earth and the ancestor of the Chinese nation. Out of admiration, people worship her like the earth on which they live, and respect her as "the queen of ancient times" and "the queen of Nu Wa".

The history of salt use in China began in Yuncheng, and Yuncheng Salt Lake was the earliest salt lake developed by our ancestors.