In the third year of Emperor Kai of Sui Dynasty (583), Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty thought Pingyang and Pingyang were homophonic, and changed Pingyang County to Linfen County, meaning "Linjiang Linfen".
With a long history, it is one of the important birthplaces of the Chinese nation and the cradle of the Yellow River civilization, and is known as "the first capital of China".
There are many folk art forms such as Zhou Pu Bangzi and majestic gongs and drums, which are known as "the hometown of plum blossoms", "the hometown of paper cutting" and "the hometown of gongs and drums".
Extended data:
Linfen is located in the semi-arid and semi-humid monsoon climate zone, which belongs to temperate continental climate, with four distinct seasons and simultaneous rain and heat.
The temperature is characterized by Leng Xia heat in winter.
The main characteristics of the city's climate are: cold and dry in winter, less snowfall; It is dry and windy in spring and rainy in autumn; Summer is very hot and rainy, and rainy days alternate.
Annual average sunshine hours 1748.4-25 12.6 hours, annual average temperature 9.0- 12.9℃, precipitation 420. 1-550.6 mm, frost-free period 127-280.
The average precipitation in the city is 756.0 mm, and the distribution characteristics in the year are: waterlogging in the morning before, snowy in winter and rainy in autumn.