Yuncheng, called Hedong in ancient times, also known as Phoenix, is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Shanxi Province. Located in the southwest of Shanxi, it is bordered by Luliang Mountain and Linfen in the north, Zhongtiaoshan and Jincheng in the east, and Weinan in Shaanxi and Sanmenxia in Henan across the Yellow River in the west and south, with a total area of 14 182 square kilometers. By the end of 2022 10, Yuncheng had jurisdiction over 1 municipal district, 2 county-level cities and 10 counties. By the end of 2022, the permanent population of Yuncheng City was 47 1.85 million.
Yuncheng, called "Hedong" in ancient times, is named after "the city of salt transportation" and is one of the important birthplaces of Chinese civilization. The ancestors of the Chinese nation, Huangdi, Chiyou, Yao, Shun and Yu, all moved to Hedong successively. In the early Yao Dynasty, Puban was the capital city, and then moved to Pingyang, Shundu Puban and Anyi, where China's first slave society was born in the summer. The "Chinese Century Ape" fossil in Yuanqu County, Yuncheng City has advanced the origin of human beings by more than 6,543,800 years.
Yuncheng characteristic scenic spot
1, Yuncheng Museum
As the "cradle of Chinese civilization", Yuncheng Museum is a local comprehensive museum, bearing a heavy history and splendid humanities. The architectural layout of the museum takes the form of "Tai Chi, Nebula and Cradle", implying that Yuncheng is the cradle of Chinese civilization. The architectural form is an old tree root rooted in the Loess Plateau, telling the historical vicissitudes of 5,000 years.
2. Jiezhou Guandi Temple
When you come to Guan Gong's hometown, Guan Di Temple must be visited. Xie (Hai) Zhou Guandi Temple is located in Jiezhou Town, Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province. It is the largest Wu Temple in the world and the earliest, largest, most closely organized and best preserved Guandi Temple in China. Known as "the ancestor of Guan Temple" and "the crown of Wu Temple".
Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Yuncheng City