Shanxi is one of the birthplaces of the Chinese nation, with a long history and rich cultural heritage. Up to now, it has a written history of 3,000 years and is known as "China Museum of Ancient Culture". Xihedu culture and Ding Cun cultural sites show that as early as the Paleolithic, people lived here. The legendary ancestors of the Chinese nation, Huangdi and Yan Di, took Shaanxi as their main activity area. Yao, Shun and Yu, three great prehistoric men, all built their capitals in Shanxi. The Xia Dynasty, the first slave state regime in the history of China, was also established in the south of Shanxi. In Shang Dynasty, Shanxi was the main ruling area of Shang Dynasty. During the Zhou Dynasty, the State of Jin rose in Shaanxi, and Jin Wengong was once one of the five tyrants in the Spring and Autumn Period. During the Qin, Han and Wei Dynasties, Shanxi played an important role in politics, military affairs, economy and culture. During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Shanxi was the ruling center of the Northern Dynasties, Pingcheng (now Datong) was the capital of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and Jinyang (now Taiyuan) was also the "other capital" and "capital" of the Northern Qi Dynasty, which played a positive role in promoting the development of Shanxi. Emperor Taizong and Li Shimin founded the Tang Dynasty. As a result, Shanxi was regarded as the land of Longxing by Emperor Taizong, Shanxi was always regarded as the belly of the Tang Dynasty, and Taiyuan was named as the "northern capital" and "Beijing" of the Tang Dynasty. During the Tang Dynasty, Shanxi was famous for its special geographical location and developed economy and culture. Until the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, Shanxi still played an important role in the political and military situation in northern China. During the Song and Liao Dynasties, Shanxi was further prosperous, and it was the main developed area of economy and culture in northern China. In the Yuan Dynasty, China had *** 1 1 province, Shanxi, Shandong and Hebei were also called "hinterland" of the Yuan Dynasty, and Datong, Pingyang (now Linfen) and Taiyuan became famous cities in the Yellow River basin. At that time, Shanxi's commercial development, economic prosperity and cultural prosperity were highly praised by Kyle Poirot, a great Italian traveler who traveled in China at that time. In the Ming Dynasty, Shanxi's commerce developed rapidly, leading the country. In particular, Shanxi merchants are very active, and they are very awesome at home and abroad. Their footprints come from Japan in the east and Russia in the north. The most famous is the Shanxi draft bank, which is the originator of China finance.

After China entered the semi-colonial and semi-feudal society, Shanxi's economic and cultural development was seriously damaged. However, Shanxi people bravely resisted foreign aggression. Especially during War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the War of Liberation, Shanxi people fought more tenaciously and wrote countless heroic stories in the land of Sanjin. Hundred Regiments War, Pingxingguan Victory and Shangdang Campaign will go down in history forever. 1April 949, the whole province was liberated. In September, the People's Government of Shanxi Province was established, which opened a new chapter in the history of Shanxi's socialist revolution and construction. For decades, Shanxi people have made great contributions to the cause of socialist construction throughout the country.

The Yellow River flows through Shanxi, giving birth to countless heroes and people with lofty ideals. In various historical periods of China, many politicians, strategists, scientists, writers and historians emerged in Shanxi. The most famous ones are Jin Wengong Zhong Er, one of the overlords in the Spring and Autumn Period, the only female emperor in China, Wu Zetian, an outstanding politician in the Tang Dynasty, Guan Yu, a famous figure in the Three Kingdoms Period, Di Renjie and Pei Du in the Tang Dynasty, Wei Qing and Huo Qubing, famous figures in the Han Dynasty who fought against the Huns, Sima Guang, the author of Zi Jian, the first chronicle of China, and a famous historian in the Song Dynasty, who founded the "Painting Six Bodies". There are Luo Guanzhong, the author of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, one of the four classical novels in ancient China, Wang Bo, Wang Zhihuan, Wang Wei, Wang Changling and Bai Juyi, Liu Zongyuan, a famous writer, philosopher and political reformer in Tang Dynasty, Yuan Haowen, a writer and poet in Jin Dynasty, Guan Hanqing, Bai Pu and Zheng Guangzu, famous dramatists in Yuan Dynasty, and thinkers, writers, doctors and early Qing Dynasty. Yang Zexiu, a Reformist in the Late Qing Dynasty, and Tan Sitong and Liu Guangdi, Six Gentlemen of the Reform Movement of 1898. It can be said that Shanxi is outstanding, generation after generation. Among them, Shanxi merchants have traveled all over China, enjoying a world-renowned reputation.

Shanxi is one of the main representatives of the thick Yellow River culture. Ancient human cultural sites, the ancient capital city, Baosha Buddhist Temple, grottoes and stone tablets, sculpture murals, ancient pagodas and ancient tombs, Buddhist and Taoist shrines, dangerous buildings and passes, revolutionary cultural relics and historical sites. From north to south, the whole province has been strung together, forming a rich and colorful cultural landscape in Shanxi. At present, more than 70% of the ancient buildings before the Song and Jin Dynasties are well preserved on the ground in the province, and there are more than 9 national key protected cultural relics with precious value11. For example, Wutai Mountain, Yingxian Wooden Pagoda, Yungang Grottoes, Yongle Palace Murals, Yuncheng Guandi Temple, Yongji Pujiu Temple and Hong Tong Guangsheng Temple are all famous at home and abroad. Shanxi folk songs, folk dances, folklore and folk crafts have unique charm.

Shanxi is an old revolutionary base area with glorious revolutionary tradition and frugal folk customs. The spirits of Liu Hulan, Dazhai, Taijiu and Li inspire people to strive for a new life.

Shanxi is a major cultural relic province in China, with a large number of ancient temples, murals and grottoes. There are also rich natural landscapes in Shanxi, such as Mount Hengshan, the first of the five mountains, and Mount Wutai, one of the four famous Buddhist mountains in China. Traveling here, you can go to Wutai, climb Beiyue, swim Yungang, go to Hukou Waterfall and listen to the roar of the Yellow River! You can also go to Pingyao to visit the ancient times, go to Hongdong to find roots, or go to Yanmenguan to see the Golden Goma Railway.