In the history of China, we have seen Shenzhen for ten years, Beijing for a hundred years, Shaanxi for three thousand years and Shanxi for five thousand years. This is a long-standing saying. When we look at Shanxi for 5,000 years, we don't mean that Shanxi is the birthplace of China's history, but we have witnessed the development of 5,000 years of history. Shanxi has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times, and it is also the province with the most complete history preservation. Shanxi has a large number of historical relics, which proves that Shanxi has a long cultural history.
Since ancient times, human beings must first find water, because water is the foundation of human existence. Shanxi has a strong Yellow River culture, and the Yellow River is our mother river. Many historic buildings gather in Shanxi. With the progress of the times and the development of history, Shanxi has formed both ancient and modern characteristics. Shanxi's well-preserved buildings before the Song and Jin Dynasties account for more than 70%, and the national key protected cultural relics 1 19. China monarchs attached great importance to Shanxi and built a large number of military strongholds, including Pingxing Pass, Yanmenguan Pass, Niangziguan Pass and Pianguan Pass. Even the only Great Wall of the Song Dynasty in China is located in Shanxi.
The Ming and Qing Dynasties were the most active period in Shanxi. During the five hundred years of Ming and Qing Dynasties, Shanxi merchants really made China's ancient finance famous at home and abroad. As a gathering place of Shanxi merchants, there is a street in Taigu County, Shanxi Province, which was called "China Wall Street" at that time, showing the glory of Shanxi merchants in that year.
Although Shanxi is not as rich as it is now, it has witnessed the development and civilization of China for 5,000 years, and Shanxi has played an important role in the historical stage.