The Western Han Dynasty was a good dynasty of martial generals, and famous generals such as Wei Qing and Huo Zhiyi were produced. Huo was born in 140 BC, and when he was born, he had not yet taken a name, and he was taken by his mother to the palace to meet his aunt Wei Zifu. The mother walked cautiously, not daring to make a sound, for fear of disturbing the sick Emperor Wu of Han.
But Huo Huo did not give face at all, and cried out very loudly. Emperor Wudi of Han heard Rui'er's cry, was awakened from the dream, and broke out in a cold sweat, but because of the sweat, Emperor Wudi of Han's illness was cured, and Emperor Wudi of Han gave the "Huo to the disease" to this child who cured his illness.
From an early age, Huo Wentyi dreamed of becoming a great hero like his uncle Wei Qing, learning riding and shooting and the art of war with him, hoping to do something for the country. After Huo went ill and grew up, the opportunity to make a meritorious career came, he began to fight the Xiongnu with his uncle from the age of 17, although he had no combat experience, but he had the courage of "the newborn calf is not afraid of the tiger", a person with 800 subordinates alone sneaked into the rear of the Xiongnu, eliminated more than 2,000 enemies, and killed a Xiongnu to catch one alive, Huo went to the disease and became famous in a war.
In 121 BC, the 19-year-old Huo Wentai became a general of the Hussars, commanded two battles in Hexi, destroyed more than 40,000 people, and captured 5 Xiongnu kings alive, and the Hexi Corridor came under the control of the Han Dynasty. In order to facilitate the Han Dynasty to control here, Emperor Wu of Han gave these 4 cities and pools 4 new names, which are still in use today, and you will feel familiar.
Dunhuang
There is the world-famous Mogao Grottoes, which was built in the Sixteen Kingdoms period. In 366, when the sun was about to set, the monk Lezun passed by a place and was attracted by the golden light reflected by a mountain, and he regarded the light as the light of the Buddha, who regarded it as a treasure land, so he asked people to open the first cave on the cliff and put the Buddha statue inside. By the Tang Dynasty, there were already thousands of Buddhist caves in Mogao Grottoes, so it was also called "Thousand Buddha Caves", which was listed as a world cultural heritage in 1987.
Dunhuang is more famous because of the Mogao Grottoes, and the origin of its name is also very domineering, which means "grand splendor". In 121 BC, the Xiongnu were beaten by Huo's illness and fled, and Huo went all the way to Dunhuang, whose name comes from the Book of Han in "Dun, Daye." Huang, Sheng also. ”
Zhangye
Zhangye has a beautiful Danxia landform, Zhangye Danxia Geopark colorful mountains are called "Rainbow Mountain" by foreigners, is china's only Danxia landform and colorful hilly landscape complex area, in 2018 the number of people to see every day reached 50,000, 1 year there are 30 million, scenic spots have to limit the flow. In 111 BC, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty established Zhangye Commandery here, the name derived from "Zhang guo arm tuo, to pass through the western region", zhangye as an arm connecting the central plains and the western region.
Wine Spring
People have the impression that the desert cannot have spring water except for sand or killing, but the crescent spring of Jiuquan is a rare and valuable spring in the yellow sand of Mingsha Mountain, because it is named because it resembles a crescent moon, and there are thirsty camels around to drink water. The Book of Hanshu Wudi records that Huo went to the sick to defeat the Xiongnu and rewarded Huo to the sick and other meritorious soldiers, Huo went to the sick and loved the soldiers like a few people to drink, so they poured it into the spring water and drank it with the generals, and the place where Huo went to the disease was called "Jiuquan".
Wu Wei
Wuwei is called Liangzhou in Xiliang, and the famous tourist symbol Ma Ta Fei Yan comes from here. In 1969, when digging a tunnel in the south of Leitai, 231 cultural relics were inadvertently excavated, and Ma Tafeiyan was among these cultural relics. Ma Ta Fei Yan was designed by Taishou Zhangjiang of Wuwei during the Eastern Han Dynasty, and was selected as a Chinese tourism symbol in October 1983. Liangzhou was renamed Wuwei after it was returned to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, showing the strength and prestige of the Han Dynasty.