Fenyang is a county-level city in Shaanxi Province, China, which historically belongs to Jinyang Prefecture, Taiyuan County, Hefu and Xinzhou District. Fenyang has a long history, and people settled here as early as the late Neolithic period. According to historical records, during the Spring and Autumn Period, the State of Jin established a jurisdiction in Fenyang, which was also a famous iron smelting center during the Warring States Period.

With the economic and cultural development of Fenshui Valley, Fenyang began to become a county seat in Han Dynasty. In the Tang Dynasty, Fenyang was an important town in Taiyuan, famous for its economic prosperity and cultural prosperity. In the Song Dynasty, Fenyang was placed under the jurisdiction of Xinzhou Prefecture and became the county seat at that time.

During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Fenyang area was greatly affected by wars and natural disasters. In the early years of the Qing Dynasty, Fenyang County became a state again and became a county under the jurisdiction of Xinzhou Prefecture.

Since modern times, Fenyang has gained more development opportunities and become a county-level city. Nowadays, as a new city, Fenyang is expanding its urbanization process and becoming the economic, cultural and tourism center of Shanxi Province.