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Is heshun county, Shanxi, China the legendary land of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl?
The legend of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl is a household name, and it was handed down a long time ago. On Chinese Valentine's Day, there will be a magpie on the Milky Way for the Cowherd and the Weaver Maid to meet once a year. In ancient times, on this day, girls would deliberately learn from the ingenious weaver girl. This story was born in heshun county, Shanxi, China.

Heshun county belongs to Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province, not far from Taiyuan, the provincial capital. At present, heshun county has five towns and five townships under its jurisdiction, with a population of about 6.5438+0.4 million. There is a very long history here, from birth? Cowherd and Weaver Girl? We can see legends. In 2008? Cowherd and Weaver Girl? Legend has been officially selected as a national intangible cultural heritage in China.

In Tianchi Village, heshun county, many ancient place names related to Cowherd and Weaver Girl can be found within 3 kilometers from Fiona Fang. There is also a village called Niulangyu Village, which is located at an altitude of 1, 200 meters. It is said that it was the place where Cowherd lived at that time. Correspondingly, there is also a village called Nantianchi Village, where the Weaver Maid descended to earth.

Heshun county was first recorded in the Spring and Autumn Period, and was called Heshun for the first time in the Sui Dynasty, because there is an ancient city of Heshun in the northeast. The place where heshun county belongs has undergone many changes in history. For example, heshun county was divided into Donghe and Xihe counties in 1940, and reunified in 1945.

In addition, Heshun county has a special place, which is not only very cool in summer, but also can't see mosquitoes. Because heshun county City is mostly mountainous and hilly, there are some high mountains over 1800 meters. Although it is not far from Taiyuan, the temperature varies greatly, and it will not be hot even in summer.

Because of the lush forest vegetation in heshun county, there are many rare wild animals living here. For example, Huabei Leopard, a subspecies of leopard, is the only subspecies living in China. According to the monitoring in recent years, there are still nearly 30 Huabei leopards in heshun county. The number is small, so it is very important to protect the leopard in North China.

Besides these, there are many stories and legends in heshun county. There is a place called Village in Liyang Town, heshun county, which is the hometown of Zhao's founding emperor after the Sixteen Ancient Countries. In addition, Heshun's beef cattle and folk performances, as well as feeding horses and naked oats, are also famous.