The ancient crossing is long, a magical ancient land.

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The mighty Fenhe River runs day and night from north to south. When we arrived at Xiamen Village on the west bank of Lingshi Sparrow Valley, the river meandered and formed a huge "S" shape. The rushing river seems to take a breath here, enjoy the scenery and slow down a little. This is really a good place to go. The valley is deep, the water is long and the ancient village is faint. Sometimes there are small animals playing in the forest and more birds dancing on the water. When you climb the mountain and have a bird's eye view of the valley, you will be surprised to find that there is the largest map of wild geese in the valley of sparrow rats.

Isn't it? The ups and downs of the Han dynasty straddle the Hedong River, and the towering Qin tomb stands on the Hexi River. A swift Fenhe River passes between two mountains, and the two opposite mountains are divided into two mountain systems: Taihang and Lvliang. As a song goes, the left hand refers to Taihang, and the right hand refers to Lvliang. Under the Qin Wangling, an ancient village seems to be a giant goose that has lived here for thousands of years.

When was such an ancient and beautiful village born? When will it flourish? When was Xiamen named? It is said that a long time ago, there was a vast Shui Ze called Jinyang Lake. The lake overflows every year, making people on both sides miserable. In order to eradicate the flood, Yu Wang went out to check the water situation and plan water control. Rack one's brains, but have no plan. Unconsciously, the boat drifted to Lingshikou, which has stood on the wall for thousands of years. Looking at the rippling lake, Yu Wang remained silent for a long time. Suddenly, a gust of wind struck, and the jar beside him "crashed", and a big hole was opened in the wall of the jar, and the wine in the jar poured out from the hole. Yu Wang couldn't help but shine at the moment, and a brilliant idea came to mind: change "plug-oriented" to "guide-oriented". He is determined to cut a huge gap in the stone wall to draw the lake out. After years of unremitting efforts, Lingshikou was finally opened, and the lake flew down from the gap and went straight to the Yellow River. Since then, Jinyang Lake has become the Jinzhong Basin. The beautiful legend of "opening Lingshikou and vacating Jinyang Lake" has been passed down from mouth to mouth, spreading further and further.

Some people were attracted by the beautiful scenery of Lingshikou. They reclaimed land to build houses and settled here. In memory of Dayu's achievements, they named their village Xiamen. On the Road to Xiamen, written by A Qing writer Li Xianda, vividly describes the achievements of Dayu and the beautiful scenery of Xiamen:

Cut Xiamen Road steeply to dispel the powerful spirit.

The sand and cold water flow quickly, and the stones are chaotic and the wild bridges are new.

The path is still full of horses, and the poor pepper still lives in the crowd.

The breeze is full of sleeves, solemn and sunny.

An ancient village, an ancient castle and an ancient Fenhe River are interdependent and reflect each other. What is this picture?

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The geographical location of Xiamen village can be summarized as follows: the river valley is long and narrow, the mountains stand tall, the water is divided into swift rivers, and the north and south flow. Its unique geographical location makes it a place where ancient and modern military strategists repeatedly confront each other.

In the 13th year of the Great Cause of Sui Dynasty (AD 6 17), Li Yuan and his son fought fiercely with Song Laosheng, the general of Sui Dynasty, and Song Laosheng was defeated. This is the decisive battle between Tang gaozu and his son on their way to Chang 'an.

In the third year of Tang Wude (AD 620), Li Shimin, king of Qin, led troops to pursue Song Jingang and stationed in Qinwangling (hence the name). Ling Jiaqing's edition of the county annals reads: "The peaks of Qinwangling Group are steep, dividing water and shaking the foothills, and turning to South Vietnam. In the past, the king of Qin got Huoyi from Gaozu and stationed troops here. Today, horseshoes still exist. " In those days, he fought eight wars with Song Jingang every day, killing tens of thousands of enemies, and Sui Tang pacified Bing.

The two battles near Xiamen not only laid a solid foundation for the century-old inheritance of the Tang Dynasty, but also played an inestimable role in the robes of the later Qin kings. Tang Dynasty, where Li Yuan and his son earned hundreds of years, was the biggest winner in the battle between dragon and tiger. As the place where the fighting took place, Xiamen Village didn't get too many gifts. The only harvest is three place names related to the campaign: Qinwangling, Laoshengzhai and Mawan.

In the first year of Jingkang in the Southern Song Dynasty (1 126), the nomads invaded Lingshi, burning and looting, killing people without blinking an eye. The people of Lingshi refused to yield to the rule of the Jin people and organized resistance everywhere. Li Wugong, the leader of the rebel army, used to be a county commandant, and later he was promoted to the right governor and the military horse capital of Hedong Road. He took the lead and bravely resisted gold. In the second year of Jianyan in the Southern Song Dynasty (1 128), Shi Li led a thousand rebel troops to camp in Hanhouling, on the other side of Xiamen Village, and fought with the nomads from there, destroying them in one fell swoop.

During the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression period, General Wei also fought fiercely with the Japanese army for seven days and seven nights. Relying on Han, he wrote a solemn and stirring anti-Japanese song with his life and blood. 1in April, 938, the fifth corps of the second column ambushed the Japanese army in Hanhouling, killing more than 60 people, wounding more than 100 people, burning 4 Japanese vehicles and destroying more than 10 vehicles. At the beginning of July of the same year, Shanxi new military and political guards ambushed the Japanese army in Qinwangling, killing many people. Nowadays, although the smoke of war has dispersed, the story of the protagonist is getting more and more bizarre and spreading more and more widely. Painted a layer of tragic blood for this magical land.

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Throughout the history of Xiamen village, although the dynasties changed and the members changed frequently, the mountains and rivers still solidified me. From the poems left by many literati in Xiamen village, it can be seen that Xiamen has been a traffic artery since ancient times. It can reach north and south and east and west. The architectural culture, commercial culture and folk culture here are extremely rich. Gu Xiang paved with stones and castle walls made of blue bricks seem to tell the story of the past prosperity. There used to be a ferry here, called Xiamendu. Come down from Qinwangling and cross the Fenhe River, and you can reach the Hanxinling Ancient Road. According to the test, this ancient road across the east and west has been used until the opening of 30,000 highways in the 1970s. There is a Xujia Inn near Fenhe River, where you can rest your feet. Businessmen who come and go all night will gain weight. The next day, the rising sun rises, and we have to hit the road early. As for going to the south or the north, that's a traveler's business.

Zhang Hushou, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, has a poem "Crossing Fenshui Pass" in the whole Tang poetry:

Going back to Japan thousands of miles away and closing the door won't win anything.

A hundred feet to the root of the mountain, I heard the sound of water for ten nights.

Fenshuiguan, located in Xiamen Village. It is not only the official card set up by the government here, but also the ancient ferry where Lingshi enters Jizhou. It is not difficult to see from the poem that it is also an important channel connecting the north and the south. The poet came all the way from the south and passed through Xiamen, recording what he saw, heard and felt. It can be seen that Xiamen left a deep impression on the poet. Otherwise, how can the poet shine in his works?

From ancient times to the present, there are many poems praising Xia Men. According to incomplete statistics, there are nearly 400 songs. It is no accident that so many poems and songs were left behind. We can infer that although Xiamen Village is beautiful, it is not a scenic spot, and it is not worth visiting by so many literati, poets and dignitaries. But they passed by, sighing about the current situation and improvising. From the twelve poems written by Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty and his ministers who visited Shaanxi and the poems written by Jun, Chen and Yin, we can further draw the conclusion that Xiamen in the Tang Dynasty was not only a gateway, but also a ferry for tourists to rest. As for when it was suppressed and neglected, we don't do textual research, only know that those beautiful poems have been engraved on this magical land of Xiamen forever.