During the Northern Song Dynasty, Shanxi Yuncheng and Shaanxi were divided into one place, so they once lived together. At that time, Yuncheng in Shanxi was under the jurisdiction of Shaanxi, just as Chongqing was under the jurisdiction of Sichuan. At that time, Daozhou was established in the Northern Song Dynasty, and Yuncheng was transferred to Shanxi when the Yuan Dynasty established a province. Until now, Yuncheng is not a part of Shaanxi. Even if they no longer belong to the same city, the customs of the two places are very similar after so long because of their geographical proximity and the fact that Shaanxi's policies will bring them to Yuncheng.
Therefore, we have always said that Yuncheng in Shanxi seems to feel more like Shaanxi than Shaanxi, because in Yuncheng, their dialect is almost exactly the same as xi 'an dialect. People in Yuncheng all speak xi 'an dialect, and the customs of the two places are the same, not just eating. Some economic policies of xi 'an will also involve Yuncheng, even now, which makes them feel like wearing open-backed pants.
Just like Shanxi is a big coal province, we often think that Shanxi people dig coal. In fact, Yuncheng is unique, and it is not based on coal. On the contrary, it is similar to Xi 'an's industry, and as an ordinary prefecture-level city, Yuncheng is the most populous city in Shanxi.
So it seems that Yuncheng is different from other cities in Shanxi, which leads to his far relationship with Taiyuan, but his relationship with Shaanxi is very close. This is because Yuncheng has a very special geographical position, which is at the junction of Shanxi, Shaanxi and Henan provinces. Surrounded by mountains on three sides and water on three sides. It is a very strong subsidence basin, which makes Yuncheng a famous salt pond. It can be said that Yuncheng has a history of salt industry for thousands of years, and Yuncheng is also known as the city of salt transportation.
In Yuncheng, you can eat many Shaanxi delicacies, such as mutton in soup and saute spicy chicken. It seems that every place in Yuncheng, Shanxi has Shaanxi flavor. Probably the only time in history.