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What kind of river is the Fen River?

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The magical and magnificent Guanshui Mountain

A 10,000-year-old ice cave that hides not only the wonders of the present and the past

There is also a Tianchi that "the sun does not dry up, the yin does not overflow, and it is as clear as a mirror".

It also contains abundant surface water and groundwater

Here it is, almost

There is water in the mountains, springs in the ditches, and streams in the forks

Flying beads splash jade, cool and luscious

For the turquoise forests and majestic mountains

Add a lot of agility, a lot of elegance and a lot of charm

Originating here is the Mother River of the Three Jin Dynasty

汾河

There is a flow through the north of Shanxi Province to irrigate the Great Plain of Hebei for thousands of years

Sangan River

There is a source of the Yellow River flowing west under the lotus leaf ping

Lanyi River

There are also those that originate from the northern foot of Guanshui Mountain and join the Zhujiachuan River

Qinglian River

It is known as the mother river of Wuzhai County

One mountain gives birth to four rivers

They flow in different directions to the southeast, northwest, and northwest

What kind of river is the Fen River?

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Bainafen water

Three thousand years of elegance

The source of the Fen River, the ancient books are endless, written in the pre-Qin period of the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" recorded that "the mountain of Guanshui, Fenshui out of Yan." The Han Dynasty historian Ban Gu also recorded in his "Hanshu Geographical Chronicles" that Fenyang Beishan is produced by Fenshui. The famous geographer and Northern Wei Dynasty Li Daoyuan described the source of the Fen River in more detail in his "Notes on the Book of Water", "Guanshui Mountain is a heavy port to repair rocks, and under the southern foot of the spring water source, the young water flows. Southwest sandwich the bank and even the mountains, the peaks are connected, and the left and right Wenxi merge, the sound flow is different. The water is shaded by trees, and the clouds are smoking. Since then, the water has risen, and the waves have turned into a huge current. "The so-called Guanshui Mountain and Fenyang Beishan both refer to the birthplace of the Fen River, which is located about 1 km northwest of Dongzhai Town, Ningwu County.

"The water pool rises, and the waves turn flood" is a unique phenomenon when the river water is clear and the flow is large. Fen, Da Ye, the Fen River got its name from this. The Fen River is the largest river in Shanxi and the second largest tributary of the Yellow River. Starting from Ningwu County, it flows through 19 counties (urban areas) and flows into the Yellow River in Miaoqian Village, Wanrong County, with a total length of 716 kilometers. From the source of the river to the upper reaches of the Lancun village of Taiyuan, it flows through the hilly and gully areas of the Loess Plateau, and the soil erosion is serious; from the Lancun to the Yitang Bridge of Jiexiu City is the middle reach, which flows through the Taiyuan Basin, and there are many tributaries incorporated, the discharge is not smooth, and it is easy to be waterlogged and alkaline; from the Yitang Bridge to the estuary is the downstream, between the mountains and gorges of Ling (Shi) and Huo (County), the river channel is wide and the water flow is rapid. The Fenhe River Basin covers an area of nearly 40,000 square kilometers, accounting for a quarter of the total area of the province, raising 40% of the people of the Sanjin Dynasty and giving birth to the endless 5,000-year-old Sanjin civilization.

Please view it in landscape mode. From the "Beijing News"

What kind of river is the Fen River?

The earliest recorded water transport of the Fen River occurred in 647 B.C., there was a famine in the Jin Kingdom, and the monarch asked for help from the Qin State that had formed a good relationship between the Qin and Jin Dynasties, and Qin Mugong launched the "Rafting Battle", and the fleet transporting grain went straight to the Jiangdu of the Jin State through the Wei River and the Fen River, and a large amount of grain not only saved the hungry people, but also left us with the "Jin Huigong borrowed grain - borrowed but not returned".

When the Jin Kingdom was divided, the Fen River was a tool of war. In 454 BC, Zhibo and Han, Zhao, and Wei divided all the territories of the Fan and Zhongxing clans, and then Zhibo claimed Han, Zhao, and Wei. Han and Wei were afraid, but Zhao Xiangzi refused to cede the land to Zhibo, so Zhibo united with Han and Wei to attack Zhao. Zhao Xiangzi died to protect Jinyang, and the three families surrounded Jinyang, and the years were not lower. In the following year, the Zhi family led the Fen water and Jin water to irrigate Jinyang, and the city "hung the kettle and cooked, and the son was eaten" ("Historical Records of the Zhao Family"), Zhao Xiangzi sent people to sneak out, and Han and Wei made peace, Han and Wei launched a coup d'état to kill the Zhi family, and relieved the siege of Jinyang.

Please watch horizontally, the Fen River enters the Huangkou, in Miaoqian Village, Wanrong County, Yuncheng City. Photo by Xue Jun

What kind of river is the Fen River?

The most famous event in the Fen River is associated with Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. During the Qin and Han dynasties, the capital was built in Chang'an (now Xi'an), and the southwest region of Jin Province belonged to Hedong County. At that time, the Three Rivers region, namely Ha Dong, Henan and Hanoi, was the most economically and culturally developed region. In 113 B.C., Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che led his ministers to Fenyin County, Hedong County (Wanrong) to worship Houtu, on the way to the good news of the soldiers of the Southern Expedition, Liu Che was very happy, that is, the local name was changed to Wenxi, which is still used today. It was autumn, the autumn breeze was cool, the wild geese returned to the south, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty took a boat on the Fen River, touched the scene, and was full of emotion, and wrote the eternal tune "Autumn Wind Speech":

The autumn wind rises and the white clouds fly, and the grass and trees are yellow and the geese return to the south. Lan has Xiuxi, chrysanthemum has Fang, and Huai Jiaren can't forget. The pan-building boat is in the Fen River, and the middle of the river is Yangsubo. Xiao drums and songs, joyful and sad. When is it young and strong, but old and old!

Houtu Ancestral Hall, located in Miaoqian Village, Wanrong County, Yuncheng City. Photo by Xue Jun

What kind of river is the Fen River?

In the Sui and Tang dynasties, the birthplace of the Fen River had a large amount of water and beautiful scenery. Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty traveled north by boat many times and built the magnificent Fenyang Palace. The emperor's favorite place was naturally admired by the literati. In the Tang Dynasty, it became fashionable to travel north to the Fen River. Bai Juyi's poem "Sending Lu Langzhong to Hedong Pei Ling Gongmu": "Farewell to the twilight rain on the bank of the Luoqiao, the cool breeze of the day and the Fenshui waves", among which the "cool breeze" exemplifies the "cool breeze as awe-inspiring as August and September" recorded in the "Great Cause Collection", which shows that it was very well-known at that time. From Sui to Tang, Song, Liao, Jin, Shanxi's grain and the strange pine ancient trees on Guanshui Mountain flow into the Yellow River and Wei River through the Fen River, and are transported to Chang'an and other places.

Image courtesy of "Humanities Library"

What kind of river is the Fen River?
What kind of river is the Fen River?

Liu Zongyuan vividly described the scene of the lush forests in the early Tang Dynasty in "Jin Wen": "There are different materials in the north mountain of the Jin Dynasty, and the craftsmen and craftsmen seek big wood for the palace, and the husband will return to Yan temporarily." "The timber cut down by the carpenters on the mountain, put into the Fen River on a raft, "ride the waves of the water to enter the river and flow", many ancient large-scale palace building materials, such as "Congtai, Afang, Changle, Weiyang, Jianzhang, Zhaoyang's Longli and Weite, are all self-......"

It was in the 30s of the last century that some large timber companies saw Fenshui Haohao, and also carried out water timber. At that time, the timber was transported to Ninghua after being cut down from Guanshui Mountain, and then classified separately, first with ten wooden weaving for a hanging, and then with ten hanging weaving for a raft. Every flood season, the raft is released along the river, and you can arrive at Taiyuan Lan Village in three to five days. The water flow of the Fen River in the Lancun area is stable and easy to control, and the raft stops to unload the wood, transports it to the shore, and then loads it into a large truck and transports it to Taiyuan for sale. Farther away, it will continue to be transported down the river to Qingxu, Qixian, Pingyao and other places. The raft is released twice a year, and the spring ice and snow melt and the river is full, at this time the raft is called the spring raft or flood raft, and the raft is called the old autumn raft in the rainy season.

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Visit Fenshui

But the "source" comes from this

The most beautiful place on the Fen River is Fenyuan. Xu Jiqi specially compared the two most beautiful places on the Fen River - Fenyuan and the Hanging Urn Mountain of the Jin Temple in "The Story of Rebuilding the Fenyuan Temple", and issued the praise of Fenyuan "Bo Yixi is infused for thousands of miles, and the first holy realm in the three realms is also". The source of the Fen River is called Leiming Temple Spring, known as "the first spring of the Three Jin Dynasty". The spring water flows out from the stone crack of the Fenyuan Pavilion, flows into the pond in front of the pavilion in front of a circle and the back, on the stone wall of the pond, the four stone carvings of "Fenyuan Lingnuma" are faintly visible, although it is eroded by wind and rain, it still shows its vigorous swaying. "Half an acre of square pond is opened, and the sky and clouds and shadows wander together. "The ancients highly respected this place and praised it as one of the eight views of Ningwu. The great poet of the Jin Dynasty, Yuan Haowen, praised a poem: "Guan Shufenyuan big wheel, Pingquan eight battles glass box." According to the locals, the four characters "Fenyuan Lingnuma" have appeared in the Tang Dynasty, and there is still a Tang Dynasty stone tablet hidden in the Fenyuan Pavilion. The original jellyfish hall and Taixiao Temple here were later destroyed.

Please watch horizontally, the source of the Fen River. Photo by Feng Xiaolei

What kind of river is the Fen River?

Fenyuan spring water flows all year round, does not freeze in winter, does not dry up in drought, and its flow rate is 0.4 cubic meters per second. The water of the spring is crystal clear, and the pebbles at the bottom of the water are recognizable. A stone carved dragon head hangs on the outer wall of Fenyuan Lingmarsh, and the spring water gushes out through the dragon's mouth and pours into the rippling blue waves, covering an area of nearly 100 acres of Fenyuan Lake. There is a lotus leaf island in the lake, and there is a pavilion in the middle of the lake. The west of the lake is the Jiulong Dam, and another lake in the west of the dam is called Jiulong Lake, the two lakes are sparkling, and the willows on the shore are in rows.

There is Fenyuan Pavilion built on the Fenyuan Lingmarsh, 15 meters high, divided into three layers, flying eaves and angles, carved beams and painted buildings. The first floor is the jellyfish hall, the second floor is the Taixiao hall, and the third floor is the Guangji Bodhisattva (folk called "five masters") hall. There is a statue of the jellyfish in the jellyfish hall, and its legend is similar to the jellyfish mother of the Taiyuan Jin Temple, and the locals call the two sisters. There is spring water gushing out from under the statue, first flowing into a well, and there is a roller on the well for visitors to carry water to taste. The water is clear and sweet, refreshing the heart and spleen, making people feel the taste of "drinking water and thinking of the source". Now this Fenyuan Pavilion was built in 1997, and Guo Xinmin, then secretary of the county party committee, wrote the plaque of "Fenyuan Lingnuma" and hung it on the Fenyuan Pavilion. Standing on the pavilion, overlooking the distance by the railing, the lake and mountains are in full view, which is pleasing to the eye.

The spring of Leiming Temple is named after the Leiming Temple halfway up the Louzi Mountain. Leiming Temple sits in the north and faces south, builds according to the mountain, the scale is grand, because the Fenyuan spring flows in the underground dark river wave fighting, the sound is like thunder, named Leiming Temple. It is said that the temple was built in 355 A.D. - 385 (Qin era before the Sixteen Kingdoms), the halls are lined up one after another, and it is a famous temple in the north of Jin. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the mutiny was destroyed by fire. The Qing Dynasty rebuilt the Leiming Temple, and during the Cultural Revolution, the temple was demolished because of the construction of a fertilizer factory here. Before the demolition, the Leiming Temple was a whole building complex composed of halls, pavilions and wing rooms, and there were about 100 rooms in all of them. The palace carves beams and paints the building, the pavilion vermilion eaves and the golden roof, with the pavilion, the platform, the corridor, the pavilion, the layout is very exquisite. The murals in the hall are suspended and lifelike. Every year on the eighth day of the fourth lunar month, it is the traditional ancient meeting here, businessmen from near and far gather, tourists one after another, and the grand occasion is unprecedented. The current Leiming Temple was built in 1997, and although its scale and magnificence cannot be compared with the past, the scenery still attracts many tourists today. Now there are many scenic spots at the source of the Fen River, which is a provincial-level tourist scenic spot, and a place where the sons and daughters of the Sanjin Dynasty are attached, revered and yearned.

After swimming in Fenyuan, people will be deeply impressed by the magical water here. The two eyes look around, the mountains and mountains embrace each other, the ditches and ditches are connected, where does the clear water of the "Fenyuan Lingnum" of the Leiming Temple come from all the year round? Is this the real source? The "Ningwu County Chronicle" records: The Fenhe River "has its distant source in the big temple." "Shanxi River" also notes: "The Damiao River is the uppermost section of the Fen River". The Damiao River originates from the Damiao Linhai, which is more than 20 kilometers west of Leiming Temple. Damiao Linhai is a large coniferous forest, mainly North China larch, and a small number of spruce, the average height of the tree is about 20 meters, the stem shape is straight, straight into the sky. The average volume per hectare is more than 300 cubic meters, which is the highest in the province. In the scorching summer season, the trees are verdant and shade the sky. Lush, verdant and green larches sway in the wind, and the canopy is like a sea of clouds.

Tracing the stream upstream, about two kilometers away, deep in the dense pine forest, there is a green lawn, the shape of the green grass is round and slightly larger, some like lotus leaves, some like horseshoe, the common name is "big horseshoe grass" (local name "dry lotus"). The bare rocks in the lawn surround a spring water, which is the "far source" of the Fen River, which is called "the end of the water", and the name of the place is unknown to whom, obviously the predecessors explored the source of Fen and stopped at the end of the water. True to its name, there has been no surface water above it.

Please watch the landscape view, Shijiazhuang section of Ningwu County, Fenhe River, people-scene interactive ecological project. Photo by Feng Xiaolei

What kind of river is the Fen River?

The "end of the water" is 2,372 meters above sea level. The water flows out from the stone crevices, first enters a basin-shaped spring pool with a square of 1 meter, overflows from the pool, passes through the underslope of the forest from southwest to northeast, flows through the two villages of Majiazhuang and Lijiayangpo in the east, passes through Damiao Village to Wanzili Village, collects the stream flowing from the Lover's Valley of Gaoqiaowa Forest Farm in the south, continues to the east, turns southeast through Yaoziwan Village, and injects "Fenyuan Lingnum". It is 22 kilometers long from the "end of the water" to the Thundering Temple Spring. According to the "Water Conservancy Chronicles of Ningwu County", it was measured in Wanzili Village in 1967 that the flow rate of Damiaogou was 0.4 cubic meters per second, and the flow of the Fenhe River in Dongzhai was also 0.4 cubic meters per second. "The end of the water" is located in the big temple ditch, there was indeed a big temple, I don't know which dynasty it was built in, I don't know when it was destroyed, the name of the temple has long been lost, and even the "Ningwu Mansion Chronicles" and "Ningwu County Chronicles" are not recorded. However, the construction of this big temple should have the same significance as Leiming Temple, and has a cultural connection with the main source of the Fen River.

In this way, the water of Fenyuan mainly comes from the stream of Damiaogou, and the main source of the stream of Damiaogou comes from the "end of the water". The forest coverage rate of Majiazhuang Forest Farm, where the "end of the water" is located, is 85.5%, and the dense forest nourishes the farthest source of the Fen River. If the Fen River is the mother river of the people of Shanxi, then her first drop of milk flows from this land.

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Humanities Fenshui

There are many victories

About 10 kilometers south from the source of the Fen River in Leiming Temple, it is the Toumaying. Toumaying is ordinary, it is just an ordinary village through which the Fen River flows, and Toumaying is very unusual, and it is a milestone for Shanxi Water Conservancy and the Fen River - it is here that the water of the Yellow River flows through the mountains and flows into the Fen River.

There are also two horse camps and three horse camps in the local area, which are said to be named after the Yang family will camp here and garrison troops in those years.

More than 100 meters away on the east side of the Fen River, there is a mountain, in which a tunnel has been dug out, and the water of the Yellow River gushes out of the hole without stopping. The water comes from the Wanjiazhai water conservancy hub in Biguan County, Shanxi, which is more than 160 kilometers away from here, and the builders have opened up 25 tunnels through the mountains to create an "underground dragon".

Please watch horizontally, the water of the Yellow River in Toumaying Village flows into the Fen River. Photo by Feng Xiaolei

What kind of river is the Fen River?

The water of the Yellow River passes through the tunnel and flows down the canal to meet the water of the Fen River. It is also interesting to think about it: the Fen River was originally a tributary of the Yellow River, from ancient times to the present, she selflessly dedicated herself to the Yellow River, replenishing the blood of the Yellow River, and now, the huge manpower has introduced the water of the Yellow River into the Fen River, bringing new vitality to the Fen River. The introduction of Huang into Jin is undoubtedly a great feat in the history of Shanxi water conservancy.

Downstream, the river narrows, and there is an ancient village called Ninghua Village in the west of the river. Walking across the swaying suspension bridge, flowing through the Fen River under your feet, opposite is the quaint city wall, the vicissitudes of history are coming, looking up at the houses built on the mountain. Ninghua Village, also known as Ninghua Ancient City, was built in Sui and Tang Dynasty, where there used to be the palace of Emperor Yang of Sui, because of its geographical location to hold the Fen River, it is an important channel for the north of Shanxi to go south to Taiyuan, so it gradually evolved into a military castle. The Sui Dynasty expanded the city to six miles and forty-one steps. In the sixth year of Song Jiayou, in order to prevent the invasion of the Western Xia people, the Ninghua Army was established, and the title of "Ninghua Songcheng" originated from this. It is a small Song city that is relatively well preserved in China at present, with city gates, castles, large sections of brick city walls, upper and lower two official streets, north and south urn cities, and the official offices of thousands of households in the Ming Dynasty, the three-hole Song kiln, the ruins of the Sui "Fenyang Palace", the old site of the "Song City", etc. Every brick and tile here is the precipitation of history, and it is a dazzling history museum.

Please watch the ancient city of Ninghua on the bank of the Fen River. Photo by Feng Xiaolei

What kind of river is the Fen River?

Personnel have metabolism, and exchanges have become ancient and modern. The rivers and mountains leave traces of victory, and our generation will come again. Nowadays, taking advantage of the east wind of rural revitalization, the ancient city of Ninghua has carried out cultural and tourism development, and the renovated Song Dynasty street, Guandi Temple, South City Gate, iron chain bridge, etc., have rejuvenated this thousand-year-old city; The ancient city of Ninghua woke up from the silence of history, telling the vicissitudes and glory of the annual rings to the people who came to visit.

In Zhendinghe Village and Yangfang Village in Shijiazhuang, where the Fen River passes, the two villages each have a Changning Gongjia Temple, and the size is similar and the structure is the same. According to the inscription of Dinghe Village, the temple was built in the eighth year of Jintaihe (1208), and was rebuilt during the Yongle and Zhengde years of the Ming Dynasty, and the main hall of the existing main building is the building of the Ming Dynasty. The ancient pine in the courtyard is covered, antique, the hall has a pavilion, and the statue of Changning Gong (Taixiao) is made in the plastic, which is lifelike.

Who is this, and why do the common people sacrifice him so much?

In ancient times, the Guanshui Mountain area was a piece of water. At that time, the mountains were flooding, mud was everywhere, and the high ground of the mountain peaks jutting above the water was full of lush trees. This has been confirmed by the bare "tree fossil" group that still exists on Louzi Mountain in Dongzhai Town, Ningwu County, and the extremely rich coal deposits in the area.

In the Neolithic Age, the people of Ding Village, who lived in the Fen River Valley, multiplied here, and the people suffered from floods. Tai Xiao, a descendant of Shaohao, witnessed the trouble of the Fen and Tao rivers, and was determined to control the water and benefit mankind. Historical documents such as "Shanxi Tongzhi" and "Ningwufu Chronicles" all have records of "Taixiao can be its official, Xuanfentao, Barrier Daze is located in Taiyuan, and the emperor uses Jiazhi". He dredged the two rivers of Fentao, so that the rivers returned to the way, and the floods were tamed. At the source of the Fen River, set up a "headquarters" for water control at the "branch pot strange stone", and married the daughter of Fang Village, Ningwuyang. Because of his meritorious work in controlling the water, he was named a local official in charge of the Fenzhou area. After Tai Xiao died, he was buried in Dinghe Village, the place where he controlled the water and determined the Fenshui River. The villagers felt his contribution to the control of the river, built a temple and built a monument, and respected him as the "rain god" and "rain master". On the 18th day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar, a traditional temple fair is held here to commemorate this generation of water control masters who "can resist major disasters, withstand major disasters, and make meritorious contributions to the people". During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, during the Jin Tianfu period (936-943), he was posthumously named the Duke of Changning. It is said that Tai Xiao, the earliest water conservancy engineer in Chinese history, is also the ancestor of the surname Zhang. In the Shijiazhuang area, there is still a story of "Grandpa Dinghe, Grandma Yangfang".

Please watch it horizontally, the Fenhe Jingle section. Photography after Fan Liang

What kind of river is the Fen River?

The Fen River flows out of Ningwu to Jingle, and the river channel gradually widens, and the water flow is gentle. The two sides of the river are longitudinal and horizontal, and the land is fertile. The first county seat through which the Fen River flows, Jingle City, was built on the edge of the river, known as the Goose City, the goose survives because of the water, and the Goose City is agile because of the Fen River. In 2005, the beautiful Fenhe Bridge was newly built, and the county was planned to expand to the west. In 2010, the Fenhe Park was built, the river water is like dai, the weeping willows are still around, the scenery is picturesque, and it has become the fitness and leisure center of the county.

Along the river, to Jingle Fengrun, the river surface is open, the famous Jingju Temple grotto is here, located in Fengrun Village under the south mountain cliff, the grotto area is about 430 square meters, it is the ancient site of the Tang Dynasty. In October 2019, the State Council announced that it was the eighth batch of national key cultural relics protection units.

Exterior view of the Jingju Temple Grottoes. Courtesy of Jingle Rong Media Center

What kind of river is the Fen River?

Buddha statue in the cave of Jingju Temple. Photography after Fan Liang

What kind of river is the Fen River?

The grottoes were chiseled in the second year of Tang Yifeng (677 years), sit in the east and face west, there are nine grottoes, the overall characteristics are all plane square, the four walls are vertical, the top is flat top or slightly arcangular. There are ten Buddha statues carved in each cave, four walls and three niches, each niche has a Buddha and two Bodhisattvas or a Buddha and two disciples, the statue has a rich face, and the cheeks are full. When the grottoes were excavated, it was the period when the imperial court supported Buddhism, so it is an example of the rise and fall of Buddhism in the Sui and Tang dynasties, and it is also the cultural accumulation of prosperity and development in the history of the Fen River.

In November 1958, in order to solve the drought problem along the Fen River, the Provincial Party Committee decided to go to the Mafen River Reservoir. The dam site was selected on the main stream of the Fen River in Shijiazhuang, Jingle County (now Loufan County) at that time. At that time, it was planned by the Beijing Water Conservancy Exploration and Design Institute of the Ministry of Water Resources of the People's Republic of China, and the Soviet experts helped to design, with a capacity of 700 million cubic meters, equivalent to 13 times the capacity of the Ming Tombs Reservoir. The design dam bottom width is 410 meters, the dam height is 61.4 meters, the dam length is 700 meters, and the control basin area is 5,268 square kilometers. It is a large-scale water conservancy project that focuses on flood control, irrigation and industrial water, combined with comprehensive utilization such as power generation and aquaculture.

Please watch it horizontally, Fenhe Reservoir. Data map

What kind of river is the Fen River?

The difficulty and intensity of the construction of such a huge dam can be imagined when there were few bulldozers at that time. The provincial party committee gave full play to the advantages of our system, mobilized the strength of the whole province to do great things, and in other places it was still immersed in the time of making steel for the "super-British to catch up with the United States", but here it was the chariots and horses Xiao Xiao, tens of thousands of people gathered to the Fen River, and at the climax, the maximum reached 48,000 people. It is these builders who are not paid and do not pay to use shovels, pickaxes, baskets, and flat cars to transport the loess to the center of the river, and in two years, 4.3 million cubic meters of earth and stone have been moved, and the world's highest artificial water filling loess homogeneous dam has been built.

The Fen River is in a hurry, she has flowed for 5,000 years, flowing in the hearts of the children of the Sanjin Dynasty. It can be said that without Fenshui, there would be no legendary history of Shanxi, and there would be no 5,000-year-old civilization history of China and its many historical legends of Shun cultivating in Lishan, ancestors raising silkworms in Xia County, Houji teaching people to cultivate crops in Jishan, and Cangjie making characters in Pingyang. There are no many stories under the big locust tree in Hongdong, and there is no "dragon and tiger leap" in the ancient city of Bingzhou. The flow of the Fen River is a journey of civilization and a path to squander wealth for the benefit of the people.

Please watch it horizontally, Jingle Fenhe River Yongfeng granary. Photo by Yuan Jinfeng

What kind of river is the Fen River?

Source: Xinzhou Daily New Media Center