Memories of Shanxi: Memorabilia of Datong City (Northern Wei)

In 396 (the tenth year of Emperor Daowu's ascension to the throne of Northern Wei), Murong Chui occupied Pingcheng, and when he passed through Shanhepi, he vomited blood and died, and after Tuoba Si was broken, the Yan army was in Shanhepi (north of Datong City), and 40,000 to 50,000 people fell.

In 398 (the first year of Tianxing), Tuoba Si attacked Yi and moved to The Six Prefectures of Shandong Province, Tu He (Xianbei DuanShi) and the Goryeo Zaoyi Thirty-six Bureaus, with more than 100,000 tricks at Pingcheng (Datong District). Tuoba Si fixed the name of the country as Wei, moved the capital to Pingcheng (Datong District), camped the palace room, built a temple, established a shrine, and Tuoba Si was proclaimed emperor in Pingcheng. Wei Ding's inner field, and eight marshals to persuade Nongsang, the twenty counties of the six prefectures of Zai Haojie, the official 2,000 families in the dai capital Pingcheng, Datong City belonged to this place.

In 399 (the second year of Tianxing), Wei broke more than 30 high cars, captured 70,000 people, and created a garden for tens of miles. Open the Hongyan Pond, build the Tianhua Hall and the Taimiao Temple. Zengqi Jingshi (Datong District) City Gate XII.

400 years (three years of Tianxing) Through the canal through the city, as an east and west fish pond, built the Middle Heavenly Hall, Mica Hall, Jinhua Hall.

In 401 (the fourth year of Tianxing), the Purple Pole Hall, the Yuanwu Tower, and the Liangfeng Temple were built in the city. And search for books, stored in Pingcheng (Datong District).

404 (The first year of the Heavenly Gift) Winter Wei built the West Palace in the city, Tuesday Ten Miles.

In 406 (the third year of The Gift of Heaven), Wei expanded Pingcheng (Datong City), built an outer city, Square Twenty Miles, and divided the city (the commercial district was the city, the residential area was the li), and the streets and alleys of Datong began here.

In 413 (the fifth year of Yongxing), Emperor Tuoba of the Ming Dynasty personally visited Baideng in the east of the city and inspected 150,000 soldiers and infantry.

In 418 (the third year of Tai chang), the people of Wei migrated to Pingcheng (Datong City) in Pingcheng (Datong City). Attack northern Yan to Longcheng, and migrate more than 10,000 families to return.

In 421 (the sixth year of Tai Chang), Wei recruited 6,000 people from Pingcheng and once again built a deer garden at Mount Baishan, more than 30 miles away.

In 422 (the seventh year of Tai Chang), Wei Zhuping was outside the city of Guo, thirty-two miles around.

In 423 (the eighth year of Taichang), Wei built the Great Wall, from Chicheng, through the northern part of Pingcheng (DatongCheng), and extended 2,000 miles from Wuyuan to the west to prepare for Rouran. Wei Chongdao's Daoist Kou Qianzhi set up the Tianshi Dojo in Pingcheng to exalt the Buddha.

In 432 (the first year of Yanhe), Wei Yu built the Eastern Palace at Pingcheng and changed the name of Yin to Wannian Yin.

In 446 (the seventh year of the Taiping Zhenjun), Wei migrated to Chang'an City and more than 2,000 families in Pingcheng. The four prefectures of Weifasi, You, Ding, and Ji were 100,000 people, along the boundaries of present-day Shanxi and Hebei, around the Jingshi (Datong District), and built a siege.

In 451 (the first year of Zhengping), Wei divided more than 50,000 families of the Captured Song (Southern Dynasty Liu Song) people into the area around Gyeonggi (Pingcheng).

In 452 (the second year of Zhengping), Emperor Taiwu was killed by Zong Ai, Wei fu built The Buddha, and Xu Min became a monk.

In 453 (the second year of Xing'an), Shamen Tanyao began to excavate the Wuzhou (Yungang) grottoes in the west of Pingcheng.

In 467 (the first year of Emperor Xing' reign), Wei Qi Yongning Temple was built in Pingcheng, constructing a seven-level floating map, 300 zhang high, the first in the world, and chose the statue of Shakya, which was 43 feet high, with 100,000 jin of copper and 600 jin of gold.

In 469 (the third year of Emperor Xing's reign), Wei Yiqing and Qi Prefecture were in Pingcheng (Datong District) and were juxtaposed to Pingqi County. Some commoners and slaves were organized into monks and monks and Buddhist households.

In 470 (the fourth year of Emperor Xing), the Luyeyuan Grottoes were excavated in the north of Pingcheng (north of Datong City).

In 477 (the first year of Taihe), there were 100 Buddhist temples in The City of Pingcheng, and there were more than 2,000 monks and nuns.

In 481 (the fifth year of Taihe), Shamen Faxiu plotted a rebellion and was executed. The Wei army plundered Xu, and more than 30,000 people of Gunzhou returned to Pingcheng, and more than 10,000 people were captured to the south.

In 485 (the ninth year of Taihe), Emperor Xiaowen "made new doors" at Jingshi Pingcheng. The thirteen places in the capital division and the prefecture town are in drought, and the next edict is given to the people of the world.

In 489 (the thirteenth year of Taihe), the Wei Li Confucius Temple was held in Pingcheng (Datong District).

In 490 (the fourteenth year of Taihe), Empress Wei Feng died and was buried in the Yonggu Mausoleum of Fangshan, twenty miles northeast of Pingcheng (Datong City), where Emperor Xiaowen was the first to govern.

In 491 (the fifteenth year of Taihe), Wei built the Ming Temple in the south of Pingcheng (south of Datong City) and rebuilt the Taimiao Temple in Peiyong (in Liuhangli). Emperor Xiaowen built the Shougong Wannian Hall in the northeast of the Yonggu Tomb.

In 493 (the seventeenth year of Taihe), Emperor Xiaowen left the capital (Pingcheng) and planned to move the capital to Luoyang.

In 494 (the eighteenth year of Taihe), Wei moved its capital from Pingcheng to Luoyang.

In 513 (the second year of Yanchang), heng, the earthquake in The second prefecture (around the same urban area) was struck.

In 514 (the third year of Yanchang), Wei placed a silver mine in Pingcheng East Baideng.

In 524 (the fifth year of Zhengguang), the Wuzhou Sai Grottoes were completed and stretched for more than 30 miles.

In 526 (the second year of Xiaochang), the six towns rebel army broke through the city of Pingcheng, and the prefecture, county, and county were abolished.

Source: Datong City Urban Chronicle, May 2006. Huang Xiang (Yin Shan Worm) was sorted out in January 2022