Shexian County is located at the eastern foot of Taihang Mountain, southwest of Hebei Province, and at the junction of Shanxi, Hebei and Henan provinces.
Shexian can use Handan as a transit point to all parts of the country. Shexian county is also the main channel of Shanxi coal transportation and one of the important transportation hubs in the region, with more than 300 large-scale coal transfer stations in the territory. Shexian county is known as "the crossroads between Qin Jin and Zhao Yan", and "eight mountains and half fields" is the general feature of Shexian county. Shexian county has been a place where merchants gather and military strategists compete since ancient times.
old revolutionary base areas
Shexian county is an old revolutionary base area. During the period of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, Liu Bocheng and Deng Xiaoping fought on the Red Bank and the Eighth Route Army129th Division fought fiercely, which made them famous in history. The government of Shanxi-Hebei-Henan Border Region, the Eighth Route Army 129 Division Command, Xinhua Radio Station, Xinhua Daily and other party and government organs 1 10 people have been stationed here for a long time.
Nvwa Patches up the Sky
Shexian has a long history and splendid culture, and is one of the birthplaces of Chinese civilization. In ancient times, it was the place where Nu Wa "tried to mend the sky by refining stones, and made people unearthed". As early as 300,000 years ago, human beings flourished. Sites such as Zhao Jianzi City and Xinqiao and ancient tombs such as Li Jiaxiang and Beiguan in the territory contain a large number of Yangshao, Longshan, Warring States and Han cultures. It is said that when Dayu was in charge of water conservancy, he belonged to Jizhou, one of Kyushu. Spring and Autumn belongs to Jin, Warring States belongs to Wei and Zhao, and Qin belongs to Handan County. The first year of Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang (206 BC) started in Shexian County and has a history of more than 2,000 years. In the fifth year of Ding Yuan, * * Wang Liuwan was appointed as Hou. At the beginning of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Shexian was changed to Houguo, which belonged to Wei County. Guangping County, the state department, was merged into Linshui County and Moling County in the Northern Wei Dynasty, and returned to Shexian County in the Sui Dynasty, which successively belonged to Shangdang County and Luzhou County. In the Southern Song Dynasty, Shexian County was occupied by Jin and was promoted to Chongzhou twice. At the beginning of the yuan dynasty, the county was abolished; The Ming Dynasty was successively changed to the stable government and the magnetic state government of Yuzhou secretariat; Attacked in the Qing dynasty; In the early years of the Republic of China, it belonged to Yubei Road, Henan; 1927 Shexian county is directly under the Henan provincial government; 1932 belongs to three regions of Henan province; 1937, the Eighth Route Army advanced into Shexian to open up an anti-Japanese base area; 1940 Shexian Anti-Japanese Government was established; From 194 1 to 1945, it belongs to the border government and the fourth, fifth and sixth districts of the Taihang Administrative Office. 1946 In May, Piancheng County was merged into Shexian County. In the year of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Shexian was placed in Handan, Hebei. 1960 is under the jurisdiction of Handan city; 1968 belongs to Handan area.1In July 1993, Handan merged with the city, and it has been a county under the jurisdiction of the city.
Brief introduction of tile palace
Shexian tile palace is a national AAAA-level scenic spot and a national key cultural relics protection unit. Founded in the Northern Qi Dynasty, it is the place where Nu Wa, in the myth and legend, "tried to mend the sky by refining stones, and dug up the earth to make people". It consists of four groups of buildings: Yuan Chao Palace, Definition Palace, Guangsheng Palace and Tile Palace, covering an area of 550 mu. 135 ancient buildings, 3 grottoes in Beiqi and 6 cliff carvings in Beiqi. It is the largest ancient architectural complex in China dedicated to the Chinese ancestor Nu Wa, and has been known as "Penghu Wonderland" since ancient times. Among them, the Cliff Stone Carvings in the Northern Qi Dynasty are the essence of the Wa emperors' monuments, including Brahma Si Jing, Ten Fang Jing, Tathagata Nirvana Zhuan Jing, Buddha Shi Lan Pan Jing, Deep Secret Jie Jing and Miao Fa Lian Hua Jing. Engraved area165m2, carved in five places on the cliff wall. Engraved137,000 words, and the font is Li, Kai and Wei Bei. "Silver hook and iron painting are unique in the world." It is an artistic treasure, the earliest existing cliff stone inscription in China, the one with the largest number of words, and also one in the history of Buddhist development in China. The main building is divided into four floors with a total height of 23 meters. It is one of the top ten wonders of ancient buildings in Hebei Province. The peaks reveal the potential, the cliffs take risks, the exquisite workmanship, the beautiful scenery in Linqing and the beautiful mountains and rivers bring together the essence of ancient buildings. The main buildings at the foot of the mountain are Yuan Chao Palace, Definition Palace and Guangsheng Palace. Yuan Chao Palace was built in the forty-first year of Kangxi in Qing Dynasty (A.D. 1702) and rebuilt in the third year of Xianfeng in Qing Dynasty (A.D. 1853). Definition Palace was built in the 6th year of Kangxi in Qing Dynasty (A.D. 1667) and rebuilt in the 3rd year of Xianfeng in Qing Dynasty (A.D. 1853). Guangsheng Palace was built in the late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty. It was rebuilt twice in the 59th year of Qing Qianlong (A.D. 1794) and the 3rd year of Qing Xianfeng (A.D. 1853). The tile palace on the mountain is a representative building, which is composed of ancient buildings such as the tile emperor pavilion, dressing building, Shuang Ying building, bell tower, drum tower, mountain gate, archway and Piyang Temple. Huang Yu Pavilion is located on the east and west sides, which is divided into four floors. The rest of the mountains are glazed roofs, and the first floor is a worship hall. The second, third and fourth floors are "Qingxu Pavilion", "Nature Pavilion" and "Sky Pavilion" respectively. The dressing building was built in the 21st year of Kangxi (AD 1682) and rebuilt in the 3rd year of Xianfeng (AD 1853). The bell tower was built in the thirty-fourth year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (AD 1606). In the thirty-eighth year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (A.D. 16 10), a gossip iron clock with a height of 1 m and a diameter of 1 m was hung in it. The Drum Tower was built in the 14th year of Ming Wanli (AD 1586). It is divided into three floors, with a total height of 15m. It is a heavy door leading to the emperor's pavilion. In the thirty-eighth year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (A.D. 16 10), drums with a diameter of 0.68 meters were built in the building. Piyang Temple was built in the Wanli period of Ming Dynasty (1573- 1620) and rebuilt in the 11th year of Yongzheng in Qing Dynasty (1733). Eye Cave, Silkworm Cave and Baidian Grottoes were all dug in the Northern Qi Dynasty. Silkworm Cave was excavated in Tianbao period of Northern Qi Dynasty (550-559 AD), with a width of 2.6m, a depth of 2.35m and a height of 4m, and an area of 6. 1 1 m2. Carved inside is a stone statue of Aunt Silkworm, and carved inside is the end of the Ten Classics. The eye hole was dug in Tianbao period of Northern Qi Dynasty, with a width of 2.6m, a depth of 2.35m and a height of 4m, with an area of 6. 1 1 m2. Carved inside is a stone statue of grandma, and carved inside is the Buddhist scripture "Ten Classics". The White Hall was built in Tianbao of the Northern Qi Dynasty (AD 555) and is the largest grotto. The ancient monument carved on the wall is located on the cliff on the right outside the archway on the mountain. It was carved in Tianbao period of Northern Qi Dynasty, with a height of 4.33 meters and a width of 1.33 meters. It is carved on the mountain, with a turtle seat, a snake body and a faucet. Mace is afraid of getting hurt.