First of all, let's talk about the history of Henan Province and Shanxi Province. Both provinces belong to the six central provinces, and both belong to the provinces with brilliant culture, which have bred a rich civilization. In China's ancient history, a series of allusions and historical events have appeared in Shanxi Province and Henan Province. However, the two provinces are positioned differently. Henan Province is dominated by plains, and the grain production is relatively high. After occupying Henan Province, it was able to expand its power in all directions, southeast, and northwest.
Therefore, in the process of ancient warlord melee, Henan Province belonged to the place where soldiers and families had to fight, and for each group, everyone could not afford to lose. Shanxi Province is located in North China, the geological structure is relatively complex, there is a "table of mountains and rivers." "Since ancient times, it has been an important barrier for the Central Plains Dynasty to resist the nomadic regime in the north. In particular, the Datong line in the north of Shanxi Province is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Even during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, it was an important defensive line against the Japanese army moving south, and its geographical location was very important.
In the 13th century, after the rise of the Yuan Dynasty in the north, in a few decades, it quickly eliminated a series of regimes such as the Great Jin Kingdom, the Western Xia Kingdom, the Dali State, and the Southern Song Dynasty, and established a dynasty with an unprecedented territorial area. However, with the expansion of territorial areas, the Yuan Dynasty, which lacked local management experience, also had difficult problems. There are hundreds of state capitals and thousands of counties densely distributed throughout the country, and in the face of such a situation, the Yuan Dynasty is a bit confused.
Whether it is the 15 roads of the Tang Dynasty or the 23 roads of the Song Dynasty, they all belong to the supervision area. In addition, the two-level division of prefectures and counties in the Tang and Song dynasties was not suitable for the Yuan Dynasty. Therefore, the Yuan Dynasty combined the experience of the 23rd Road of the Song Dynasty and introduced the provincial system on the basis of passing through the Xingshang Shutai. The Yuan Dynasty divided the country into 10 provinces, and roads, provinces, prefectures, and counties were established under the provinces. For example, Henan Jiangbei Province, Huguang Province, etc., were all established during this period.
The provinces established by the Yuan Dynasty had problems in all aspects. First of all, the zoning area is too large, which is not reasonable. Secondly, various local institutions overlap and are inefficient. In 1368, after Zhu Yuanzhang established the Ming Dynasty, on the basis of the Yuan Dynasty provinces, combined with the experience of all aspects, further adjustment and improvement. After Zhu Di, the King of Yan, moved the capital, because the Ming Dynasty had two capitals in the north and the south, there was a regional pattern of two capitals and thirteen provinces.
During the reign of the Ming Dynasty, the divisions of many provinces in China have been basically established. For example, Henan Province, Shanxi Province, Shandong Province and other provinces were established at this stage, and the difference is very small compared with the current provinces. At that time, the border area between Henan Province and Shanxi Province was very interesting, and the western part of the border area between the two provinces was basically bounded by the Yellow River, such as Yuncheng in Shanxi and Sanmenxia in Henan, across the river. Shanxi Jincheng and Henan Jiaozuo and other places, the geological structure of the junction area is very complex, of course, the resources are also very rich.
In the 17th century, after the Qing Dynasty established its own rule, it was further adjusted and improved on the basis of the Provinces of the Ming Dynasty. In the end, the regional division model of 18 inland provinces was established. During this period, the division of the border areas of Henan and Shanxi provinces remained basically unchanged. In 1912, the Qing Dynasty, which had ruled for more than 200 years, collapsed, and China entered a complex situation of warlord chaos. At that time, the warlords of all walks of life were seriously fighting, especially the warlords who occupied Shanxi, and it was strictly forbidden for other forces to enter their own territory.
Under such circumstances, it is simply impossible to adjust the divisions of various regions. At the same time, many areas in Shanxi Province, as well as Jiaozuo and other places in Henan Province, have successively discovered various resources such as coal, iron, and copper, and are rich in reserves. In the blink of an eye, in the early 1950s, with the basic end of the large-scale war, China entered the stage of post-war reconstruction and economic development, and a series of important projects were launched one after another. However, due to the need to control the Yellow River, the area north of the Yellow River in Henan Province was placed under the administration of Pingyuan Province.
After three years, with the end of the work of harnessing the Yellow River, Pingyuan Province was abolished. At that time, excessively complicated zoning was not conducive to economic construction. In the northern part of Henan Province, special districts such as Xinxiang Special District and Anyang Special District have been established. In addition, in view of the needs of Jiaozuo coal mining, Jiaozuo City was established. However, in the 1950s, prefecture-level cities were not very large, generally only urban and suburban. At that time, Jiaozuo City was obviously smaller than the current Jiaozuo City.
As for the special district, it is the zoning model of the 1950s and 1960s, the special district is equivalent to the prefecture-level city, but the jurisdiction is larger than the prefecture-level city. The jurisdiction of a special district is equivalent to two or three prefecture-level cities at present. Due to the complex geological structure of the border area between the two provinces and the need to exploit various resources, since 1953, there has been a certain small-scale adjustment in the border area between Shanxi and Henan. In 1953, two villages in Pingshun County, Shanxi Province, were placed under the administration of LinXian County, Henan Province.
In 1955, the village of Baoligou in Lingchuan County, Shanxi Province, was transferred to the administration of Hui County, Henan Province. In the same year, Shuangmiao Township in Jincheng County, Shanxi Province, totaling more than 10 villages, was placed under the administration of Xiuwu County in Henan Province. In 1956, the three villages of Jincheng County were transferred to qinyang county in Henan Province. In 1961, a village in Yangcheng County, Shanxi Province, was placed under the administration of Jiyuan County, Henan Province. At this point, the border area between the two provinces has basically been established. During this time, more than 20 villages were successively divided from Shanxi Province to Henan Province.
Shanxi is most famous for cutting noodles with knives and doing business all over the country. In any city, any district or county in the north, there are basically Shanxi knife-sharpened figures.
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