"Hequ Bao Texas, nine years do not collect; men go out of the mouth, women pick bitter vegetables." This folk proverb is a portrayal of Hebao Biao (河曲, 保德, biased) before liberation. The "Baode Zhou Zhi" also has a description, which is: "Baode is adjacent to the border, go to the Hetao Secret Road." The city is located in the Wanshan Mountains, and the Yellow River surrounds it, and the soil is barren and the people are poor, and the Qiang Army is also in the past. "In the past, Baode was indeed a place on the Loess Plateau in northwestern Jin.
Drought and little rain are the climatic characteristics of Baode, and relying on the sky to eat is the fate of Baode people. A yellow wind is not unusual from spring to summer, and there are nine times out of ten years when the mango has planted and not a drop of rain has been seen. In such a harsh environment, the Baode people were able to reproduce and thrive on industriousness and patience, which amazed anthropologists.
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