Are there many historical figures and ancient cities in Gansu?

There are history books

First of all, let’s talk about Dunhuang. The ancient city of Dunhuang is in Gansu Province

The ancient city of Dunhuang was the administrative center of Dunhuang County in the Han Dynasty and is located in the hinterland of the oasis in the middle and lower reaches of the Dang River. .

In the Tang Dynasty, Shazhou was established, in the Yuan Dynasty, Shazhou Road was established, and in the Ming Dynasty, Shazhou Guard was established. The city sites were in the same line and were never moved elsewhere.

According to researcher Li Bingcheng of the Dunhuang Institute of Northwest Normal University, it may be that Zhao Ponu marched two thousand miles westward from Lingju, and in the sixth year of Yuanding in the Han Dynasty (11 BC) , they mobilized manpower from Zhangye and Jiuquan counties to build Dunhuang City, the western fortress, and built the Tuhe River, Fortress City and Maquankou Weir water conservancy hub outside the Dunhuang Oasis.

Before 1669 AD, the center of Gansu's military and political culture was basically in Longxi. In its more than two thousand years of history, Longxi was the largest military and political cultural center west of Chang'an.

The promotion of historical and cultural cities and the promotion of modern metropolises are two different fields and concepts. The speed of a local economic development should not affect the promotion of its history and culture to such an extent. It's a pity.

The place name "Longxi" has been recorded as early as the Warring States Period (Warring States Map of "Ancient Chinese History Teaching Reference Atlas, Peking University Edition").

I think if Gansu abandons Longxi, it will be equivalent to giving up the rich resources of using powerful regional names and historical celebrities to illustrate Gansu's long humanistic history, because Longxi is the most important economic and cultural center in Gansu history. .

Tianshui and Wuwei also had periods of glory in history, or periods of time that kept pace with Longxi, but their longevity and overall weight were not as good as Longxi.

Most of the historical and humanities listed above are recorded in the historical records under the name "Longxi". Longxi is the historical location of Longxi County.

Longxi is one of the few model place names in Chinese history and culture not only in Gansu but also in the whole country. It carries the ancient classic culture of the nation.

Looking beyond China’s vast cultural history, it is impossible to avoid Longxi that can be seen everywhere (Longxi County, Longxi Chengji, Weizhou, Gongchang Mansion, Gongchang Commander-in-Chief’s Mansion, Gongchang Chief Envoy) , because Longxi is the primary area where the early culture of the Chinese nation was born, with numerous historical and cultural celebrities emerging in endlessly, and it is the birthplace of Qin culture and Tang culture.

Tianshui City, Gansu Province recently issued the "Opinions on Strengthening the Protection of Historical and Cultural Cities" to further promote the five major cultures of Fuxi Culture, Dadiwan Culture, Pre-Qin Culture, Three Kingdoms Culture, and Grotto Culture as the main line, maintain and continue them The traditional pattern and historical features of Tianshui Ancient City are maintained to maintain the authenticity and integrity of historical and cultural heritage.

Tianshui is located in the southeast of Gansu Province. It has been a must-pass for the Silk Road since ancient times and has rich historical and cultural heritage.

The ancient city of Yongtai was built in the 36th year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1608). It has a history of more than 400 years. It was built by the Ming Dynasty to defend against the invasion of ethnic minorities from the north.

After it was completed, it became a military fortress, and General Lanzhou was stationed in this castle.

At that time, there were more than 2,000 soldiers and 500 cavalry stationed in the city.

Because the ancient city looks like a golden turtle from a bird's eye view, it is also called "Yongtai Turtle City".

The ancient city has a circumference of 1.7 kilometers and a height of 12 meters. It has 12 forts and 4 towers. It has a large round shape and a moat around the city.

There are four urns on all sides of the ancient city, shaped like the shoulders and feet of a turtle. They are well preserved, but the buildings on the urns no longer exist.

Due to its strong city wall, Yongtai Ancient City served as a complete military barrier and fortification. It had an important strategic position in the Ming and Qing dynasties and had not been breached for more than 400 years.

Yongtai Ancient City is located in Jingtai County, Gansu Province. It was once a prominent military fortress during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It rose due to wars and declined due to changes in the natural environment.

Yongtai City is a military fortress in the new frontier of Songshan. Under Li Wen's personal supervision, construction of Yongtai City started in March of the 35th year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1607). Completed.

At that time, there were more than 2,000 troops stationed and 500 cavalry troops. Barracks, training grounds, gunpowder fields, weapons depots, forage fields, horse farms, etc. were all available.

There are 12 forts and 4 towers on the city wall. There are urns and moats under the city. There are beacon towers stretching for dozens of miles on the north and south sides of the city, pointing towards Lanzhou and the Great Wall respectively.

Such a complete design can be regarded as a textbook model of ancient Chinese military fortresses.

The current administrative division of Yongtai City is Yongtaibao Village, Sitan Township, Jingtai County, Baiyin City.

There are currently 74 families living in the city with a population of more than 420 people.

According to local elders, most of the current residents in the ancient city are descendants of the soldiers stationed in the Ming Dynasty, so they do not have a unified surname. At first, there were about seventy or eighty surnames, thousands of people.

After successive migrations, in the 1950s there were still more than 30 surnames and more than 1,300 people in the village. At that time, the grasslands and trees outside the city were still quite lush, unlike the deserted Gobi desert today.