Yu Yun is from Xinyang.

In April, the world is fragrant, and the new tea in Dabie Mountain area is fragrant. On the evening of April 3, the Dabie Mountain theme activity sponsored by Xinhua News Agency News Information Center, Henan Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism and Xinyang Municipal People's Government was held in Xinyang City, Henan Province, which opened a new stage of excavating and displaying Dabie Mountain red+green cultural tourism resources.

Xinyang, located at the junction of Hubei, Henan and Anhui provinces, is a transitional zone of geography and climate between the north and the south of China, and also a fusion zone of Henan and Chu cultures. Known as Jiangnan and Jiangbei. The unique geographical location, influenced by the Central Plains culture in the north, Chu culture in the south and Wuyue culture in the southeast, has shaped Xinyang's eclectic regional cultural characteristics, which is vividly called Henan Feng Chu Rhyme.

Yuyun is one of the birthplaces of Chinese civilization. As early as 8,000 years ago, there were ancestors living in Xinyang area, and there were rich cultural relics of Peiligang, Yangshao and Longshan. Famous celebrities such as Sun Shuai 'ao, Chun Shen Jun Huang Xie, three-year silent wife, historian Sima Guang, and well-known celebrities and allusions show Xinyang's profound historical and cultural heritage. Among 100 Han surnames, Huang, Luo, etc. 13 surnames originated from Xinyang or one surname originated from Xinyang. In the Tang Dynasty, the Holy King and the King of Min spread the Central Plains civilization to Fujian and Taiwan Province provinces, so Xinyang was called the hometown of Tang people and the ancestral land of Fujian and Taiwan. The first set of the most complete bells of the Warring States Period in New China was unearthed here, and the music of Dongfanghong played with it resounded through space with China's first artificial satellite.

Red gene, the core area of Dabie Mountain old revolutionary base area. Mountains and mountains bury loyal bones, and mountains are all monuments. Xinyang is known as the cradle of the Red Army and the hometown of generals. During the Agrarian Revolution, it was the capital of Hubei, Henan and Anhui Soviet Area, the second largest revolutionary base in China. War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression period was an important battlefield for the New Fourth Army to resist Japan. During the war of liberation, this was the resting place for Liu Deng's troops who jumped thousands of miles into the Dabie Mountains. The Red Fourth Army, the Red 25th Army and the Red 28th Army were all born here, leaving behind 69 founding generals such as Xu and Li Desheng, and 709 important revolutionary memorial sites and sites. More than 300,000 heroic sons and daughters gave their lives for the founding of New China, creating a miracle that the red flag will not fall for 28 years.

Green development, livable ecological city. During the Qingming Festival, driving in Xinyang is full of lush eyes. Xinyang's forest coverage rate is 42.28%, which is nearly 20 percentage points higher than that of the whole country. It is a national ecological demonstration city, a national garden city and a national forest city. There are 203/kloc-0 species of wild animals and 2726 species of higher plants in China. Jigong Mountain is a national natural scenic spot and one of the four summer resorts in China. Nanwan Lake is a national forest park. Xinxian County and Hehe District were selected as national tourism demonstration areas, and Xinxian County and Guangshan County were selected as national practice and innovation bases. Clear water and lush mountains are priceless wealth. It is rich in rice, camellia oleifera, chestnut, ginkgo and other local products, among which Xinyang Maojian tea is one of the top ten famous teas in China. In 2022, the brand value of Xinyang Maojian tea reached 7.572 billion yuan, ranking among the top three in China in 13 years.

Quality life, open a beautiful new chapter in the old district. In the past five years, Xinyang's people's livelihood expenditure totaled 222.2 billion yuan, which was 1.7 times that of the previous five years. More than 90,000 new jobs are created in cities and towns every year, and the basic old-age insurance and basic medical insurance for urban and rural residents are fully covered. Dai Fan's rural home-based care model has achieved excellent results in the national reform pilot. The Xinyang National Reading Project was implemented, and the surrounding scenery and urban culture were deeply linked and cleverly embedded, and 63 urban study rooms were built, and the construction of public cultural service system entered the first phalanx of Henan Province. Looking at a better life, Xinyang city brand LOGO and Xinyang city IP image were officially launched, the people's sense of gain and happiness continued to improve, the old district changed, and a new chapter in a better life was ushered in.