Mencius said that Yi Yin "plowed the field of novelty". Where is the novel country here? There are Heyang theory, Liu Chen theory, Caoxian theory and Yichuan theory in history. Among them, in ancient times, there was a Xin country in Heyang, and Yi Yin's birthplace and hometown played an important role in many statements. No matter from the records of local chronicles, or from the analysis of historical sites and folklore, Yi Yin's hometown in Heyang is convincing.
Heyang, formerly known as "a country with a heart", is located in the northeast of Weinan City and on the west bank of the Yellow River. Heyang has a profound cultural background and enjoys the reputation of "Yi Yin's hometown, the Book of Songs and Heyang", where Di Ku, one of the "Three Emperors and Five Emperors", is buried. The 365,438+0 pieces of The Book of Songs, such as Guanju, all come from or describe Heyang, and have bred historical and cultural celebrities such as Yi Yin, the ancestor of cooking, and Yin Guang, a master of modern Buddhism.
Han Li's masterpiece "Heyangling Cao Quanbei" was unearthed, and 3 1 folk arts such as marionettes, ballet, noodles and swings were listed in the national and provincial intangible cultural heritage protection list. Known as the source of China's love poems, the hometown of folk culture in China and the famous Yellow River eco-food city in China.