The origin and legend of Hutuo River

Hutuo River, an ancient river, has changed its name many times in history. It was called Hutuo in the Western Zhou Dynasty, Hulunshui and Huchishui in the Warring States Period, Houchi River in the Qin Dynasty, Hutuo River in the Western Han Dynasty and Hutuo River from the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Southern and Northern Dynasties. During the Northern Wei Dynasty, it was once renamed as Qingning River, and it was also called Hutuo River from Sui Dynasty to Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. After the Song Dynasty, it was restored as Hutuo River. As for the origin of Hutuo River, it originated in Taihuachi, Taixi Mountain, fan shi, Shanxi Province, and flowed through many areas, and finally fell steeply in the plain after Gaocheng, and the river moved many times. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Hutuo River mainly took the northern route, flowed out of Lingshou, passed through Zhending (now Zhengding), Xiaquyang (now Jinxian North), Shenze, Anping, Raoyang and Wuqiang, entered the Hejian and Jiaohe River, and merged with Qinghe River (now South Canal) in Qingxian County. During the 5 years from the beginning of Ming Dynasty to the seventh year of Tongzhi in Qing Dynasty, the Hutuo River swung between the north road, the middle road and the south road for two and a half cycles. Hutuo River also witnessed many important events in ancient China, bearing countless stories and legends. For example, after Qin Shihuang unified the six countries, he built a pontoon bridge on the Hutuo River to facilitate north-south traffic. In the Tang Dynasty, the great calligrapher Yan Zhenqing presided over the construction of the Hutuo River levee, which was a great event in the history of water conservancy in China. Modern Hutuo River was closely linked with the important battle of Hutuo River, which laid the foundation for China's victory in War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression.