Wuwei has a long history. This is an important town on the ancient Silk Road. There were human activities here as early as 5000 years ago. In BC 12 1 year, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent Huo Qubing, a general in title of generals in ancient times, to Hexi and defeated Xiongnu, hence the name. Since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty opened four counties in Hexi, all previous dynasties have set up counties and houses here. Sixteen countries in the East, the former cool country, the later cool country, the southern cool country, the northern cool country and the Daliang regime at the end of Sui Dynasty successively established their capitals here, becoming a metropolis to the west of Chang 'an, the throat of communication between China and the West, the important town of the Silk Road and the melting pot of ethnic integration. A long history has nurtured splendid culture of Liangliang, Xixia, Buddhism and ethnic and folk regions, with numerous places of interest and rich cultural relics. It is a cultural relic city in Gansu Province. There are 543 cultural relics protection units, including 5 national key cultural relics protection units, 58 provincial cultural relics protection units, and more than 47,000 cultural relics in the collection, including 3 national treasures, 77 first-class cultural relics/kloc-0, 346 second-class cultural relics and 758 third-class cultural relics. The outstanding features are "One Horse" (the bronze galloping horse) and "One Monument" (the bronze galloping horse in Xixia is a tourist symbol of China, and is known as "the highest peak of classical works of art". Xixia tablet is a unique and rare treasure, and it is a rare material for studying the history of Xixia in China. Baita Temple is the place where Prince Kuo Duan and Saban, the leader of Tibetan Buddhism, held the Liangzhou Alliance in Yuan Dynasty, which is a historical witness that Tibet was formally incorporated into Chinese territory. Tiantai Mountain Grottoes, known as the "ancestor of grottoes" in China, are outstanding representatives of early grottoes art in China. Roshi Tower is the place where Kumarajiva, the master of Sanzang, gave lectures. Kumarajiva is known as the first of the four ancient Buddhist scriptures translators in China, and he is also known as a master of Buddhist scriptures translation. The Confucian Temple is one of the three major Confucian temples in China, and its scale is "magnificent" and it is the "crown of Longyou Academy". At the same time, there are/kloc-0 national nature reserves and 3 provincial nature reserves. Snow plateau, oasis scenery, desert Gobi and other natural landscapes complement each other with history and culture and have high cultural tourism value.
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The origin of Liangzhou
In BC 12 1 year, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty opened four counties in Hexi: Wuwei, Jiuquan, Zhangye and Dunhuang. Wuwei, meaning martial arts and military power, got its name. At that time, Wuwei County was under the jurisdiction of 10 County, including Guzang, Zhangye, Wuwei, Xiutu, Ci, Luan Bird, Pupo, Qiwei, Cangsong and Xuanwei, where they ruled. In the fifth year of Yuanfeng (before 106), it was divided into 13 states, each with its own history of thorns, which was called "Thirteen History of Thorns". Wuwei county belongs to Liangzhou secretariat department, and the name of Liangzhou began. Located in the west, it is often deserted. In the first year of Huang Chu in the Three Kingdoms period (220), Wei Wendi established Liangzhou, and all the concubines were ruled by Liangzhou until the Western Jin Dynasty. During the Sixteen Kingdoms Period of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the former cool, the later cool, the southern cool, the northern cool and the early Tang cool all established their capitals here.
Bing Zhou: Formerly known as Taiyuan, Shanxi.
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(1) It belongs to Jizhou in ancient times, and the north and south of Yu Shun are too far away from Jizhou. Ying Shao said, "The land lies between the two valleys, hence the name Bingzhou." Summer is still Jizhou, and Zhou is Bing. "Li Zhou Zhifang": "Because of the north, Bingzhou, its hills, Hengshan, Qi and Sichuan, it is ruined; Immersion is very relaxed and easy. " According to "Yu Di Guang Ji", Zhou Bingzhou includes the whole of Shanxi and parts of Hebei and Inner Mongolia.
(2) In the middle period of Yuanfeng, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty set up the secretariat department of Bingzhou, which was one of the thirteen departments of the state, and was in charge of nine counties such as Taiyuan, Shangdang, Xihe, Yunzhong, Dingxiang, Yanmen, Shuofang, Wuyuan and Shang Jun. Binzhou began to govern Jinyang in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and it was merged into Jizhou in the 18th year of Jian 'an (2 13). In the first year of Huang Chu in the Wei Dynasty (220), Taiyuan, Shangdang, Xihe, Yanmen, Leping and Xinxing were restored and led, and Jinyang was still ruled. Gold continued to be used, but it disappeared after it was built. After Sui and Tang Dynasties, there were also Bing states, but their land decreased frequently. Song Taiping rejuvenating the country for four years (979), and the state was located in Yuci. In May, it was renamed Bingxin. In seven years (982), he moved to Tang Ming Town. In the fourth year of Jiayou (1059), it was renamed Taiyuan House, and the state was abolished.