For a long time in the past, the city of Taiyuan was always labeled as the capital of coal and fog. The image of heavy pollution and heavy industry makes it difficult to remember that it is still an ancient capital of the Nine Dynasties. As the capital of Shanxi Province, people often lose confidence in the large province of Shanxi when they see Taiyuan.
Taiyuan is surrounded by mountains on three sides, through which the Fenhe River flows, and there is a plain under the impact of the Yellow River. It is easy to defend and difficult to attack in a strategic position, and it is very suitable for building a city. The basin has fertile soil and abundant water sources, which can support countless people. Historically, Taiyuan is China's most powerful populous city, and its prosperity can be described as an ancient first-tier city.
This geographical structure, according to the Taoist feng shui the most capable of producing "big gods" cattle people. In history, there are five dynasties that came out of Taiyuan to fight the world and successfully established the country, the most famous of which is Li Yuan's father and son who guarded Taiyuan. In addition, all kinds of tyrants are also emerging in an endless stream, and they have the title of "Dragon City".
Therefore, this ruler of the world is also very defensive against the "Dragon City" of the high-yield emperor. It is necessary not only to send heavy troops to guard, but also to replace the officials and troops regularly, but also to strictly prevent Taiyuan from falling out of control. Especially in the Song Dynasty period, Taiyuan (formerly the Northern Han Dynasty), which could not be attacked for a long time, not only lost face, but also was very wary of it, so the later Taiyuan was historically damaged, and its status declined since then.
However, the Jin people know business best, and Taiyuan during the Qing Dynasty was a famous land of rich people, and its productivity was not inferior to that of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. However, in modern times, Taiyuan was baptized by war and later became a coal mine and heavy industry capital in Shanxi. In later days, people can remember Taiyuan as the "Shanxi Coal Boss" and the gray sky overhead. Such a city that you can't even see the blue sky has made it more difficult to connect with the impression of the ancient capital. Even when you walk in this city, you can't help but ask, where is the culture of Taiyuan lost?
But if you look at Taiyuan today, you will find that you don't know when the city has changed. The towering chimneys of the past are gone, the coal trucks running on the ground are gone, the more modern buildings are rising from the ground, the cleaner and broader roads have replaced the dirt roads, and the speed of Taiyuan from a coal capital to a newly modern city is amazing.
The newer, more designed city image makes Taiyuan's urban image more and more tall, and the urban culture is becoming more and more international. The cultural heritage left by the ancient capital of the Nine Dynasties has been able to "be reborn" in Taiyuan, which has begun to focus on cultural industries today.
Taiyuan in history is a domineering dragon city, but decades ago Taiyuan was a miasma of "tucheng", so today's Taiyuan seems to have re-examined itself, it began to regain the charm of the thousand-year-old capital, making people look forward to the emergence of the next "Nanjing" and "Xi'an" ancient capital. And the transformation of Taiyuan is not pinning hope on the future transformation of Shanxi.