Wuyang has a long history and ancient culture. As early as 8,000 years ago, our ancestors were thriving on this land, working hard and creating a splendid culture. The Jiahu Cultural Site within the territory has many major discoveries that shocked the world: the unearthed bone flute has a seven-syllable structure and can play complete music. It has pushed the history of human music forward by 3,000 years and is the earliest musical instrument in the world; The unearthed oracle bone deed symbols are 4,000 years older than the oracle bone inscriptions of the Yin Ruins in Anyang, and more than a thousand years older than the ancient Egyptian papyrus writing, which is said to be the world's earliest. It is the earliest prototype of writing in the world.
The physical materials found in the ruins prove that our ancestors were making wine as early as eight or nine thousand years ago, and it is the oldest "wine" in the world... Jiahu culture is an important part of the long history of the Chinese nation. The first cultural relic with records of a certain period, it is "the first threshold for mankind to move from ignorance to civilization" and is known as "the first dawn of human civilization".
Wuyang has rich cultural heritage and numerous cultural relics and historic sites. Humanity's great wisdom, courage and hard work have left many cultural monuments to the land of Wuyang. Yangshao, Longshan, Shang and Zhou cultural sites are everywhere in the territory, with ancient buildings, stone inscriptions, and ancient utensils in different styles. More than 40 ancient cultural sites have been discovered, including Jiahu, Agang Temple, Dongbu Geng City, Hu Guocheng, Jianxiang King City, Wuyang Ancient City of Zhou and Han Dynasties, as well as the City God Temple, Shanshan Guild Hall, Bi'an Temple, Fan Kuai Tomb, etc. Among the extremely valuable cultural relics and historic sites, the colorful archway in the Shaanxi Guild Hall in Beiwudu Mountain was the highest archway building in Henan during the Qing Dynasty.
Wuyang is known as the "Emperor's Country". Here are many heroes and talents: Fan Kuai of the Han Dynasty, Sima Yi of the Wu Han Dynasty, and Wei Sima Yi of the Three Kingdoms were all granted the title of marquis here; Wang Chang, the general of Hengye in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and Wang Jian, the former emperor of Shu, were all born here; Tu Dinghong of the Han Dynasty, Shangshu Ling Han Leng were all born here. He was famous for his vision and talent; in the Qing Dynasty, Kong Guangmai's calligraphy and the "miraculous doctor" Lu Lun's medical skills were both praised by others. Wuyang, with fertile land and rich products, has been a battleground for military strategists of all ages: Liu Xiu's battle with Wang Mang, Di Qingtun's army conquering Xixia, Li Zicheng's rebel army conquering the Central Plains and other famous battles in history were all performed here. The struggles of aggression and counter-invasion, oppression and counter-oppression, exploitation and counter-exploitation in modern and modern society are also turbulent and magnificent on the land of Wuyang, forming a magnificent historical picture.