There have been two famous ancient cities in Linfen in history, one is Pingyang in the pre-Qin, Han and Jin Dynasties, and the other is Baima in the Northern Wei Dynasty. There have always been different opinions about the former sites of these two ancient cities. The Ming Dynasty Unified Record, Reading Records Minutes and Shanxi, Pingyang House and Linfen County Records compiled by Ming and Qing Dynasties all say that Pingyang Ancient City is in Pingyang Fucheng, which is now Linfen City, and Baima City is in Beima Village, twenty miles northeast of Linfen. In fact, Pingyang Ancient City is located in Jindian Township, 20 miles southwest of Linfen City, while Baima City is located in Linfen City.