As the saying goes: look at Shanxi for cultural relics on the ground. The cultural relics and historic sites on the ground in Shanxi can be said to rank first in the country.
In this season of crisp autumn and full of dyed forests, we are about to start our five-day self-driving trip of "seeking the source and exploring the secrets, visiting Shanxi".
In-depth interpretation of Shanxi's history, culture and humanistic customs.

About the itinerary:

D1 Wu Township: Eighth Route Army Taihang Memorial Hall, Wangjiayu Eighth Route Army Headquarters Former Site
Feel the red culture under Taihang Mountain, learn the great Taihang spirit, and remember the revolutionary martyrs.

D2 Hongdong Dahuaishu Scenic Area
Experience the root ancestor culture of the big locust tree

D3 Linfen. Yao Temple
Experience Chinese culture, look for "China's No. 1 Well", "China's No. 1 Capital", "China's No. 1 Drum", "China's No. 1 Huabiao" born here, and find the stories behind them.

D4 Pingyao Ancient City
Visit China's most well-preserved millennium ancient city.

D5 Qikou Ancient Town
It used to be "the west gate of Shanxi merchants, the ancient wharf of the Yellow River".

The first stop: Wuxiang to feel the red culture

Wuxiang County of Changzhi City is located at the west foot of Taihang Mountain and southeast of Shanxi Province.
During the Anti-Japanese War, Wu Township in Shanxi was the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, known as "the hometown of the Eighth Route Army, the cradle of soldiers" and "Anti-Japanese Model County".
As the first stop of our self-driving trip to Shanxi, we had the honor to visit the Taihang Memorial Hall of the Eighth Route Army in Wuxiang and the former site of the Eighth Route Army Headquarters in Wangjiayu, where we deeply felt the revolutionary spirit of our ancestors.

🌟Eighth Route Army Taihang Memorial Hall

The Eighth Route Army Taihang Memorial Hall is located in the beautiful Wuxiang County, Changzhi City, Shanxi Province. It is a national first-class museum, a national 4A-level tourist attraction, a national red tourism classic scenic spot, and a national patriotic education demonstration base. It is the only one in China that fully reflects the Eighth Route Army’s War of Resistance The large-scale special memorial hall of history is also a comprehensive red tourism classic scenic spot integrating collection, research, display and dissemination.

The memorial hall is mainly composed of the Eighth Route Army Anti-Japanese War History Exhibition Hall, the Eighth Route Army Generals Hall, the Hundred Regiments Battle Half-Scene Painting Hall, the Cave War Simulated Landscape, and the Eighth Route Heroic Stele Forest.

In a corner of the memorial hall, there is a half-view painting of the Hundred Regiments War surrounded by railings with the theme of conquering Niangziguan.
It combines huge oil paintings with real objects and models, and uses computer-controlled sound, light, and electricity technologies to make people feel as if they are in a scene of thick smoke and war.

In the Eighth Route Army Anti-Japanese War History Exhibition Hall, the basic displays are divided into "Japan's full-scale invasion of China and the Eighth Route Army's deployment to resist Japan", "launching guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines and establishing anti-Japanese base areas", "destroying the Japanese army's 'sweeping' to consolidate and develop anti-Japanese base areas", "overcoming serious difficulties and persevering Anti-Japanese War Behind Enemy Areas", "Partial Counter-Offensive to Recover and Expand Anti-Japanese Base Areas", "Comprehensive Counter-Offensive to Win the Final Victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan".

Through photos, physical exhibitions, and the combination of statues and images, it shows the Eighth Route Army’s history from the Lugouqiao Incident, the establishment of the Anti-Japanese National United Front, the Luochuan Conference, the Pingxingguan victory, the guerrilla warfare behind the enemy, the development of the anti-Japanese base areas, the launch of the Hundred Regiments Campaign, and the comprehensive war. Counter-offensive, etc., until the final victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan is achieved.

The sculptures in the exhibition hall are lifelike. I believe everyone must have heard the story of Dr. Bethune.
"A noble person, a pure person, a moral person, a person who is free from vulgar interests, and a person who is beneficial to the people."

After visiting the memorial hall, I deeply felt that the fathers were not afraid of sacrifice, worked hard, and exchanged blood and life for today's happy life. As the next generation, we must cherish this hard-won happy life.

🌟The old site of the Eighth Route Army Headquarters in Wangjiayu

The former site of the Wangjiayu Eighth Route Army Headquarters is located in the eastern hilly area of ​​Wuxiang County. Looking down from the air, this village with mud walls and gray tiles looks very quiet.

In the 2922 days from the establishment to the dismantling of the Eighth Route Army headquarters, 2897 days were in Shanxi. Wu Township At that time, 90,000 of the 120,000 people in the county participated in the Anti-Japanese War, leaving 247 verifiable red ruins and 120 red former residences throughout the county.

Surrounded by mountains and rivers and deep canyons, it was once the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army during the War of Resistance Against Japan, and it was also the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units.

The main building of the old site consists of three farmyards in the east, middle and west, 14 cave dwellings and 15 clay tile houses.
There are many former sites of the General Staff Department, the Political Department, and the Northern Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.
The older generation of revolutionaries lived and fought here for a long time, commanding guerrilla warfare and political struggles in the anti-Japanese base areas in North China.

Here, the commentator also gave us a moving explanation of the stories of Hu Chunhua, a model supporter of the army, and Li Mabao, a labor hero.

Hu Chunhua, a native of Wuxiang County, Shanxi Province, was born in 1909.
After the Anti-Japanese War began, Hu Chunhua actively participated in the party's anti-Japanese work.
In March 1940, he served as the secretary of the Women's Rescue Association of Yaowanbian Village, and organized a large number of women to set up a military reception station.
During the years of frequent battles, the Eighth Route Army and guerrillas came in and out, often eating and lodging here. Hu Chunhua and her sisters took on the task of receiving the troops, heating water, cooking, and heating the caves for the Eighth Route Army. Her work has been praised many times by the Wuxiang County Committee of the Communist Party of China.
In June 1940, joined the Communist Party of China.
In October 1940, the Japanese army invaded the Huangyadong Arsenal of the Eighth Route Army. Hu Chunhua organized a stretcher team to transport the wounded. Later, she worked as a non-staff nurse in the Third District Hospital of the Eighth Route Army. She washed bandages, took care of the wounded, helped change dressings, washed clothes for the wounded, sewed and mended them, and also poured soup and medicine for the wounded, and carried excrement and urine. She often led women to make military shoes and mend uniforms for the Eighth Route Army, carry stretchers, and deliver public food. Once, some soldiers of the 386th Brigade were stationed in the village. Due to the encirclement of the enemy, there was a crisis in supplies. She took the initiative to give the troops 5 buckets of millet in exchange for selling pots and pans. In October 1944, Hu Chunhua attended the Heroes Meeting held by the Taihang army and civilians in Nanweiquan Town, Licheng County. At the meeting, Deng Xiaoping, political commissar of the 129th Division, personally awarded her a pennant of "Model Supporting the Army".

Li Mabao, a native of Wuxiang County, Shanxi Province, was born in 1919.
After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, he actively participated in the anti-Japanese movement and served as the captain of the militia in the village. With a gun in one hand and a hoe in the other, he combined labor and force to defend his hometown.
In 1942, a severe drought occurred in the Taihang Anti-Japanese Base Area, and there was a shortage of military and civilian supplies.
Li Mabao actively organized 5 farmers to set up a production "mutual aid" group, and led all members of the group to work from dawn to dusk, repair canals and dig wells, divert water for irrigation, and carry water to irrigate the fields. In the autumn of 1943, his "mutual aid" group produced a total of 54 shi of grain, an average of more than 10 shi per household. In addition, they also harvested 50 dan of yam and 15 dan of vegetable roots, which ensured the rations for the whole year. Other villagers in the village saw that Li Mabao's Mutual Aid Group had a bumper harvest, and they all asked to join the Mutual Aid Group.
In 1944, led by Li Mabao, Shuxin Village generally achieved good harvests. A total of 1,200 shi of extra grain was harvested, which not only solved the food problem for everyone in the village, but also saved the public grain burden of the whole village for three years.
In November of the same year, Li Mabao won the title of "Labor Hero" at the first Heroes' Meeting in Taihang District.

The former headquarters of the Eighth Route Army in Wangjiayu has been repaired five times.
This revolutionary history memorial hall vividly reproduces the style of the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army and has attracted countless tourists every year since its opening.

The second stop: Hongdong Dahuaishu Scenic Area

In the last century, in many places in our country, there were such ballads:
"Ask where my ancestors are? Big pagoda tree in Hongdong, Shanxi", what is the name of the ancestor's former residence, old stork nest under the big pagoda tree".

The big locust tree here is the second stop of our Shanxi self-driving trip: Hongdong Big Locust Tree Scenic Area.


🌟 Introduction to Hongdong Big Sophora Tree Seeking Roots and Worshiping Ancestor Garden:
Hongdong Big Locust Tree Seeking Roots and Worshiping Ancestors Garden is a national 5A-level tourist attraction, and it is also the only sacred place for people to worship in the country with the theme of "seeking roots" and "worshiping ancestors".
The scenic spot is divided into four major themed areas: "Immigration Historic Site Area", "Ancestral Worship Area", "Folk Custom Tourist Area" and "Fen River Ecological Area".
In addition, there will be live performances in different time periods.
The entire scenic spot is reconstructed from the original site in modern times. At the level of historical sites, there are only the stone scripture buildings of the Jin Dynasty, the thousand-year-old locust root and the second- and third-generation locust trees on display.
In fact, what the entire tour park wants to convey to us is the spiritual level. This spirit fully embodies the Chinese people's attachment to their hometown and their spiritual sustenance to their hometown. This is the most deeply rooted "home" and "root" in China. "The torch of the spirit is passed on from generation to generation, and it is endless.


There is a wall photo at the entrance, with a huge root character written on it, and four seal characters on both sides, "drinking water and thinking about the source", which is the best comment on the root-seeking complex of Shanxi immigrants.

When tourists come here, they all have the opportunity to participate in the "traditional sacrifice" held in the scenic spot.

The tour guide will also explain to us the specific process of the traditional "traditional sacrifice", nine traditional rituals such as "welcome the gods", "respect the incense to the gods", "salt the gods with silk", and "sacrifice offerings".

Since the "Ancestor Worship Custom of the Big Locust Tree" was identified as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2008, ancestor worship has been held on the three traditional festivals of Qingming Festival, Zhongyuan Festival and Hanyi Festival to express gratitude to nature and ancestors The heart and the meaning of awe have become a fixed ceremony for the inheritance and promotion of filial piety in the Hongdong Big Locust Tree Roots and Ancestral Worship Garden.

There are many intriguing stories about the big locust tree, and there are many very good performances in the scenic area, which can help tourists understand the stories that happened here more vividly.

🌟Live performance of "The Story of the Iron Pot"

It tells the story of the four brothers and sisters who immigrated to Henan, Hebei and other places during the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty. According to the agreement, they returned to Hongdong, Shanxi after 20 years to reunite under the big locust tree. They had the sadness of separation, the joy of reunion, and even returned to their hometown excitement. Although personal fortunes have been different in the past twenty years, their attachment to their hometown and concern for their parents is even stronger. The whole plot is full of ups and downs, which is memorable.


On the stage of the Ming Dynasty in the Ancestral Worship Square, there are many wonderful performances every day. For the specific time, please refer to the performance announcement in the scenic area.

🌟Live performance of "Big Locust Tree Immigrant"

story background:
After the Ming Dynasty overthrew the Yuan Dynasty, in order to consolidate the new regime, develop the economy and strengthen the national power.
According to the actual situation of the country at that time, Zhu Yuanzhang made a big decision-"Immigrate to farm and reclaim wasteland"

According to records, during the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, the imperial court "relocated the people of Shanxi to Chuhe, Shandong, Henan, Baoan, etc., and under the tree was a gathering place." From the first year of Hongwu (1368) of the Ming Dynasty to the fifteenth year of Yongle (1417), in less than fifty years, the Ming government organized eighteen large-scale immigration movements. The immigrant areas spread all over 51 counties in Shanxi and more than ten provinces and cities across the country. Among them, Henan, Hebei, Shandong, Beijing, Anhui, Jiangsu, Hubei and other provinces were the main gathering places for immigrants, and a small number moved to Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia regions.

🌟Live performance of "Family and Country Feelings"

The big pagoda tree in Hongdong witnessed the most tragic immigration history 600 years ago, and is regarded as "family and country feelings, a sacred symbol".

🌟This is how "relief" comes from

In the eyes of many of us today, many cultural characteristics are thought to be locally produced, but in fact they are not. Most of these cultural characteristics are derived from Shanxi immigrants. The allusions left.

Because at that time, many people were unwilling to leave their hometown to plant agriculture in other areas. Although the temptation was great, many people were still unwilling to go. In order to achieve the goal of agricultural production, the imperial court could only force it. It was tied up with rope. And send a professional army to watch them, supervise their arrival at their destination, and distribute farm tools and seeds.

If they need to go to the toilet, they will tell the soldiers to untie their hands, which means untie the rope on their hands, and then go to the bathroom by themselves. These soldiers are generally sensitive to human feelings, because they are all from common people, and in this long-term marching habit, many people call going to the toilet a relief.

🌟Walking with hands behind your back also comes from here

At that time, in order to prevent the migrants from escaping, the officers and soldiers tied them behind their backs, connected them with a long rope, and escorted the migrants on the road. Because the immigrant's arms were tied for a long time, the arms gradually became numb, and they soon got used to it. Most of the immigrants liked to walk with their hands behind their backs, and their descendants also followed this habit.

🌟The origin of the toenail of the little toe


It is said that when they immigrated, the officers and soldiers used a knife to cut each person's little toenail as a mark.
So far, the small toenails of the descendants of immigrants from the big pagoda tree are complex (two petals). "Who is the person who moved from Guhuai, take off the little toe to check the shape of the nails."

The Dahuaishu immigration in the early Republic of China was the largest forced immigration in my country so far.
According to statistics, in the 15 years after the second year of Hongwu, about 11 million people were removed from under the big pagoda tree, and these people spread over 18 provinces and more than 500 counties and cities. Now every Ching Ming Festival, people from all over the country, even from all over the world, come to Hongdong, Shanxi to recognize their ancestors and return to their ancestors.


Third stop: Yao Temple

Linfen has a long history and is one of the important birthplaces of the Chinese nation and the cradle of the Yellow River civilization. It is known as "the first capital of China".
According to historical records, about 4,500 years ago, Yao was "enfeoffed in the Tang Dynasty" and "traveled in Tao", also known as the Tao Tang clan, "Yao ruled Pingyang and ruled the world".

Yao Temple was first built in the Western Jin Dynasty and has a history of more than 1,700 years. So, when you come to Yao Temple to find your roots, what exactly are you looking for?

One is to find the root of culture. The earliest Chinese poem "Ji Rang Ge", Go, Huabiao, opera and many other traditional cultures can be found here.

The second is to seek the root of the spirit. The spirit of democracy, harmony and other spirits of the Chinese nation originated in Yaodu.

🌟 Wufeng Tower


Wufeng Tower was first built in the Tang Dynasty, with a width of seven rooms and a depth of five rooms.
According to the tour guide, in ancient times, Emperor Yao and his four ministers often traveled together, investigated and studied, and discussed politics democratically, and they were called "Five Phoenixes" by people. The most important symbol of democratic politics is meritocracy. If Yao Zen passed to Shun, the world would benefit but no one would benefit; if it were passed on to Zi, it would benefit only one person but the world would not benefit. Emperor Yao's idea that the world is for the public has become the earliest democratic political story in China.

🌟The best well in the world——Yao Well


Passing through the Wufeng Tower is the Yaojing Pavilion, which is hexagonal in shape and surrounded by fences. The well is ten meters deep.

According to legend, there was a severe drought in the period of Yao. Emperor Yao led his people to look for water sources. When he was resting under a big tree, he suddenly saw a lot of ants gathering. And sinking a well" story.
Wells are a major turning point in human life from relying on nature to civilization, opening up a new pattern of well fields, villages, and cities. Up to now, people call cities "market wells" and "leaving their hometowns away from their hometowns". The wisdom of our ancestors is deeply admirable. .

🌟Guang Yun Temple


The hall of Guangyun is 9 rooms wide, 5 rooms deep, surrounded by 32 corridors, with a total of 77 rooms inside and outside, and a height of 27 meters. This is the main place to worship Emperor Yao.
In the middle of the main hall is a bronze statue of Yao, 5 meters high, and on both sides are four bronze statues of ministers, 4.1 meters high. On the first and fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year, there are constant pilgrims here. Every weekend, the scenic spot also holds a large-scale Hanfu worship activity of "wearing Hanfu, visiting ancient rituals, and worshiping Emperor Yao". Tourists can also wear Hanfu and hold a ceremony of worshiping Yao with the staff. Express respect for Emperor Yao.


There are two wooden pillars in front of the hall, which are the "slander wood" of Huabiao's predecessor. At the beginning of Yao, a slander tree was set up. People wrote their opinions on it or tapped it aloud, and he would go out of the palace to listen to their opinions face to face in order to improve government affairs. This was the beginning of the work of letters and visits in ancient times. Now it has evolved into a "Huabiao" stone pillar carved with exquisite panlong patterns.

Located on the east side of the Yao Palace, the "Yao Dian Wall Corridor" is 300 meters long, inlaid with 380 steles, and engraved with more than 30,000 characters such as "Shangshu. Yao Dian" and "Yao Dian Illustration". The memorial wall of Shun and Yu's historical documents has extremely high historical and cultural value, and is known as "the first corridor in the world".

🌟The best drum in the world


The "Chinese Emperor Yao Drum" in the Drum Tower has a diameter of 3.11 meters and a height of 1.2 meters. Both sides are made of a whole piece of yellow leather. It is known as the best drum in the world.
It is said that the craftsmen spent half a year making this drum and searched thirteen provinces and cities across the country to find these two pieces of cowhide. In 2000, the "Chinese Emperor Yao Drum" was recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records.


Fourth stop: Pingyao Ancient City

The ancient city of Pingyao is located in the central part of Shanxi Province and has a history of more than 2,700 years.
Pingyao relatively well retains the basic style of the county town in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and is the most complete ancient city in the Han nationality area of ​​China.
Pingyao is known as one of the "four most well-preserved ancient cities", and it is also one of the only two ancient cities in China that successfully declared the world cultural heritage with the entire ancient city.

🌟Ticket Number Decryption: Decrypt the first ticket number in China, Rishengchang

This is the birthplace of "Rishengchang", the prototype of my country's first modern bank.

The founder, Lei Lutai, was the first shopkeeper of Rishengchang, and the founder of China Bank.
For many years after his success in business, Mr. Lei Lutai, like the northern businessmen, made great efforts to build a house, and it was at this time that he left this compound, which has long since become our cultural relic.

It was built in the Daoguang period and has a history of more than 180 years. The whole courtyard faces south and is a traditional residential group composed of two main courtyards and two cross courtyards.

The ticket number and draft remittance must be written in secret, and whoever takes it can withdraw the money. Therefore, the ticket number is implemented only by recognizing the ticket but not the person. Payment is made upon seeing the ticket, but it must be destroyed immediately after payment.
Xinhui, which recognizes both the ticket and the person, requires a letter to record the physical characteristics of the remitter in detail and notify the place of withdrawal. Others cannot pick it up on behalf of others.
For promissory notes, the time limit for withdrawal must be written, and the payment shall be made at the due date; instant bills, payable at sight, without delay...


🌟Visit the Royal Escort Bureau

In this city of Pingyao, the once famous Wang Family Escort has now become the "Chinese Escort Museum".

Walking into the courtyard, a huge "standard" character was printed in front of our eyes.
The unicycle dart cart, dart silver, and dart flag are placed in front of him.

Escort carts were an important means of transportation for escort bureaus at that time. There were many kinds of escort carts, ranging from horse-drawn carriages to sedan carts.
At that time, there was another kind of carrying tool for running darts, which was the dart boat.
The bodyguard flag is a small triangular flag, and the words on it represent the surname of the head of the bodyguard, so in the process of walking the bodyguard, those who want to rob the bodyguard can see who the bodyguard is, so they don't necessarily rob the bodyguard randomly. .

Among them is a special exhibition room that introduces the taboos of bodyguard bureaus: "three taboos for bodyguards", "three do not stay", "three requirements for staying in a shop", "three meetings and one no", "three rules for waterways"...all of them The precious experience accumulated from countless bloody lessons is full of the perception and wisdom of the bodyguards of the past, which is all daydream and admirable.
Especially the "principle of dealing with things: smile three-pointedly, let three-pointed reason, drink three-pointed wine", isn't it the key to travel and protect yourself that is not worth money? It is also a good reference for the current travel.

Escort is a very special industry, it depends on there are robbers in the rivers and lakes to survive.
However, with the development of society, the opening of ticket numbers, banks, railways, postal services and ships,
In the early years of the Republic of China, the Escort Bureau, which had been active for more than 300 years, gradually withdrew from the stage of history.


🌟China Tuiguang Lacquer Ware Museum

Pingyao Tuiguang Lacquer Ware Culture Museum is one of the largest lacquer art culture museums in China

From the several-meter-long screen to the small objects that can be played with in the hands, each exhibit concentrates on the simple, elegant, gorgeous and beautiful artistic features of Pingyao Tuiguang lacquerware.


🌟 "Meet Pingyao Again"

As a masterpiece directed by Wang Chaoge, "See You Pingyao" is highly recommended by me.
If you will stay in Pingyao for one night, then don't miss this show.

Introduction to the story:
"Seeing Pingyao Again" tells a story about blood inheritance and endless life: at the end of the Qing Dynasty, Zhao Yishuo, the owner of the Pingyao city ticket office, used his own and 232 bodyguards' lives to protect the treasurer of the semicolon king from Tsarist Russia. a bloodline.

The first time I watched "Encounter Pingyao" was in 2015. It was also the first time I watched this kind of immersive drama. I was really shocked by the experience of following the actors and changing scenes at any time.
After many years, although there are quite a few dramas of this type in the country now, watching "Meet Pingyao" again will still bring another shock.

The design of the entire stage is also very careful.
The story is well paced and sometimes the live actors come to interact.

The last scene is performed with flour, which also represents the noodle culture of Shanxi.
The stage effects are superb.


Fifth stop: Qikou Ancient Town

"The west gate of Shanxi merchants, the ancient wharf of the Yellow River," the ancient town of Qikou used to be a shining pearl on the Yellow River thousands of miles in history.
It is built on the mountain and faces the bank of the Yellow River, making it a spectacular scene of "tigers roaring at the Yellow River, dragons singing at Qikou".

Qikou Ancient Town is located at the confluence of the Yellow River and Qiushui River.

In the long history of nearly 300 years from the early Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China, the ancient town of Qikou was crowded with merchants and traffic.

The streets and shops in Qikou Ancient Town are examples of traditional mountain buildings in the Qing Dynasty. Today’s Qikou Ancient Town is a densely populated ancient building complex.
There are still more than 400 large and small courtyards in the town, and these courtyards are the original commercial shops.

🌟Black Dragon Temple
The Black Dragon Temple is a landmark building in Qikou. According to the "Reconstruction of the Black Dragon Temple Stele" in the 21st year of Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty (1756), the Black Dragon Temple was first built in the Ming Dynasty. massive reconstruction.
It is said that after the temple was built, the floods decreased, and the water and land commerce became more and more prosperous, so the incense became more and more prosperous.

The three door openings under the stage have particularly good sound amplification and sound quality, achieving the excellent effect of singing in the Black Dragon Temple and Yulin on the other side of the Yellow River.


🌟Yellow River Gallery
About 30 minutes' drive from Qikou Town, we came to the Yellow River Gallery Scenic Spot by the Yellow River.
There is a simple pier here, and you can take a speedboat to enjoy these natural wonders up close.

This phenomenon is the salt weathering phenomenon in the Loess Plateau area.

These Fenghua caves have various shapes and are vividly called "stone ditches, stone niches, grottoes, and stone books" or named after various animals or legendary monsters, such as "youlong, jumping frog, white shark, eagle" and so on.

🌟"Like a Dream"

At the Qilin Mountain Villa Theater in Qikou Ancient Town, you can enjoy a dreamlike real-life drama "Dream Like Qikou" every night at 19:30

On the 360-degree revolving viewing platform, the audience can listen to the running of the Yellow River under the starry sky and watch the merchant legend of "the first town of the Yellow River with nine bends".

The content of the performance is artistically expressed from four parts: "God, ancestors, older generations, and common people". It perfectly combines modern performing arts methods with traditional heritage, covering the historical process of Qikou for thousands of years.

Through this play, we have a deeper understanding of the Yellow River culture, Shanxi merchant culture, folk culture, and red culture in Qikou.


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