Weinan, “Zha Shidi is very good.” This article is from the WeChat public account: authentic scenery (ID: dialofengwu), author : Zheng Li, Photo Editor: Wang Jiale, Drawing: Mu Ye, Map Editor: F50BB, Original Title: “Assemble China’s Big IP, Why is this city of Shaanxi more colorful than Xi’an? “, the head picture comes from: IC photo
People from Weinan who live outside often call themselves “Espan class=”text-remarks” label=”remarks”>(I am) from Xi’an.
It’s not that the people of Weinan want to gain the glory of Xi’an, but that Weinan’s reputation is too small and few people know it. But if you ask “Where is Xi’an?”, the people of Weinan will smile slyly before telling you: “In fact, four Weinan drops!”
When saying this, the eyes of the people of Weinan shined brightly-this prefecture-level city that occupies the most open area of Qinchuan for eight hundred miles is worthy of their pride:
Weinan is named after the Weihe River, the largest tributary of the Yellow River, the mother river of the Chinese nation. This most magnificent tributary of the Yellow River gave birth to four powerful dynasties of Zhou, Qin, Han and Tang.
Here, one of the sacred mountains of the Chinese nation, Xiyue Huashan, which has the highest elevation among the Five Sacred Mountains, stands tall, which gave birth to the earliest “China”;
▲ Overview of Weinan’s topography. Draw/F50BB
Overlooking Weinan from the air, you can find a jade belt covering it. This is the Weihe River. The Weihe River flows from west to east, forming the Guanzhong Plain(also called Weihe Plain) in Weinan. The river Luohe (also called Beiluohe) will continue eastward and merge into the Yellow River.
The vertical and horizontal rivers bring gentle and broad alluvial plains to Weinan, and also provide convenient irrigation conditions for the development of agriculture in Weinan. Therefore, Weinan has been a famous “granary” in Shaanxi since ancient times, and its grain output is located in the northwest. The top of the cities, one city accounts for a quarter of Shaanxi’s food production.
▲ The flat and endless wheat fields of Diaoqiao Village, Qindong Town, Tongguan County. Photography/Zheng Nianxi
Take Weihe River as the axisThe name of the country is Hua…The name of Xia is actually derived from Xia Shui. It was originally in the Yong and Liang period, because of the water and the family…” According to contemporary scholar Guo Runyu’s textual research, Xia River is the Yellow River. The earliest “Huaxia” was the place under Huashan and on the bank of Xiahe.
▲ Ruiguo Site Museum, Liangdai Village, Hancheng City. Rui Guo was a vassal state in the Western Zhou Dynasty, about 3000 years ago. Photography/Li Wenbo
This place can only be Weinan.
The mountains and rivers have nurtured the earliest “Chinese nation”, the earliest “Chinese nation” created “Chinese civilization” here, and carried the genes of “Chinese civilization”, from here to the world.
Second, Xiaoweinan, how to change Great China?
“The talents of the south, the generals of the north, the loess of Shaanxi is buried under the emperor”, 10 Tang Dynasty imperial mausoleums distributed in Pucheng and Fuping counties, like distant stars, shining magical light in the west of Weinan, will Weinan The history comes slowly:
▲ Sima Qian Temple. Photography/Yijia one
When the ancient princes and generals gradually withdrew from the storm of history, when people thought that Weinan was about to lose its former glory, the people of Weinan once again stood on the stage of modern Chinese history.
On December 12, 1936, Pucheng people Yang Hucheng and Zhang Xueliang launched the “Xi’an Incident” (also called the “Double Twelve Incident”) , Forcing the Nationalist government to accept the idea of ”stopping the civil war and uniting the Communist Party to resist Japan”. The peaceful settlement of the Xi’an Incident successfully ended the civil war, achieved domestic peace, and contributed to the establishment of an anti-Japanese national united front based on cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party.
▲ General Yang Hucheng Memorial Hall. Photography/Yijia one
At the same time, the famous political activist Qu Wu, contemporary writer Du Pengcheng, etc., in different fields such as politics and composition, have become iconic figures of an era and become the eternal pride of this land with strong vigor and determination. .
Ordinary people in Weinan also create their own happiness on this land: Shaanxi’s first private transportation company and the first Yellow River Bridge built by farmers have emerged in Weinan. They reflect the character of Weinan people from the side-dare to be the first in the world. It is this character that has shaped the appearance of Weinan today.
▲ Dangjia Village, Hancheng County, has a history of more than 700 years. Photography/Li Wenbo
3. How important is 6% of Shaanxi?
The special geographic location, superior natural conditions, and glorious history and culture make Weinan occupy only 6% of the total area of Shaanxi, but it has a pivotal position in Shaanxi. Whether it is in economy, transportation, culture or the products and food closest to the life of the general public, Weinan has her irreplaceable uniqueness.
1. How is the “Eight Province Pass” made?
The geographical location at the junction of the three provinces has made Weinan a place with developed transportation since ancient times.
As early as the Shang Dynasty, Weinan used two main traffic roads to strengthen the ties with Shanxi and Henan respectively. During the Spring and Autumn Period, the Yellow River, Luohe River and Weihe River were already navigable, and the transportation network of both land and water won the reputation of “the gateway to the Three Qin Dynasty and the thoroughfare of eight provinces” for ancient Weinan.
▲ Tongguan County. Tongguan is located at the key points of the three provinces of Shanxi, Shaanxi, and Henan, and is an important gateway for the east into the Central Plains and the west into the Guan. Photography/Zheng Nianxi
In 1921, Feng Yuxiang presided over the construction of 6 highways with a total length of more than 560 kilometers, which opened the prelude to the construction of highways in Weinan. After the founding of the People’s Republic of China, Weinan further strengthened its transportation construction. In 1953, when the Longhai Line was completed and opened to traffic, Weinan’s status was further improved, becoming a transportation hub between central Guandong and the whole country, and the center of Dongfu also tilted towards Weinan.
▲ Trains on the Longhai Line. Photography/Wang Wei
By 1990, Weinan had built 305 highways (section), and the highway density was much higher than that of Shaanxi Province and close to the national advanced level. . Today, 6 railways and 7 provincial highways in Weinan are criss-crossed, forming a comprehensive transportation network, with railways connecting counties and counties, oil roads between towns and villages, and highways connecting villages and villages.
▲ Schematic diagram of Weinan Railway. Draw/F50BB
The developed transportation has further fed back Weinan’s economy.
Because Weinan is rich in resources, it is one of the top ten coal producing areas in my country. During the planned economy period, three of the four mining bureaus in Shaanxi were in Weinan. In today’s rapid economic development, Weinan has become the only one in the northwest that belongs to the three national economic zones (“Guantian Economic Zone”, “Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningbo Old Revolutionary Zone”, “Shanxi, Shaanxi, Henan, Yellow River Golden Triangle”) prefecture-level city.
With the blessing of the right time and place, in 2019, Weinan’s GDP accounted for 7% of Shaanxi’s province, ranking fifth in the province. In the Yellow River Golden Triangle area,