As we all know, Zigui and Xingshan counties in western Hubei are close neighbors. In history, only Zigui has no Xingshan, and Xingshan is separated from Zigui: Gaoyangcheng first, then Xingshan County.
Xingshan area was originally a fief of Chu, and the place name of Levin originated from Levin's family. "Yuanhe County Records" in the Tang Dynasty contained "Chu thought he came from Lai, hence the name." Li Daoyuan's Notes on Water Classics also said: "Xingshan County in Guizhou has Gaoyang City, the west of the county, and the old city of Chu."
The historical evolution of Xingshan is a series of ancient stories.
In the third year of Wu Yong 'an in the Three Kingdoms (260), Xingshan was set up in the northern boundary of Zigui County, which was named Xingshan because the county government rose in the mountains; Changning County in the Southern and Northern Dynasties (Xingshan and Zigui were placed under Changning); In the first year of Emperor Kaidi of Sui Dynasty (58 1), Changning was changed to Zigui (Zigui was promoted by mountain); In the third year of Tang Wude (620), Zigui set up Xingshan; In the fifth year of Xining in the Northern Song Dynasty (1072), Xingshan entered Zigui;
Xingshan was merged into Badong County in the seventh year of Ming Dynasty (1442), and Xingshan County was restored in the seventh year of Chenghua (147 1).
Over the years, the seat of Xingshan County has also moved many times.
During the Three Kingdoms period, a county was established for the first time, with Levin as the county seat, which lasted for 383 years. In the seventeenth year of Zhenguan in Tang Dynasty (AD 643), the county seat was moved to Taiqing Town (Zigui Mao Ping), which lasted for 48 years. In the second year of Tang Tianshou (AD 69 1), he moved the county seat to Gucuozi City (Zigui Xiangxi Town) in 277; In the first year of Song Kaibao (AD 968), the county seat was moved to Zhaojunyuan (Chen Jiawan, Levin Town) 2 1 year; In the second year of Song Duangong (AD 989), he moved the county back to Levin Town on the north bank of Xiangxi River.
Due to the impoundment of the Three Gorges Reservoir, Levin Town will be flooded, and the county government has moved from Levin Town to Gufu Town.
The town of Levin was founded in the last year of the Northern Song Dynasty (AD 989) and lasted for two years. The real prosperity of population was only caused by Jiangxi immigrants in the early Ming Dynasty.
There is a beautiful river named Xiangxi, which originates from Shennongjia and has a total length of 193.5 km. It joins the river next to Xiangxi ancient town at the west entrance of Xiling Gorge. The name of Xiangxi began in Lu Yu's Tea Classic in Tang Dynasty: "There are 20 kinds of water in the world, and Xiangxi River in Guizhou is 14 kinds." The "dressing room" contains: "Zhaojun lives near the water, always in the stream, and the stream is full of fragrance." So Xiangxi is also called Zhaojun Creek.
Xiangxi was named after the beautiful woman Wang Zhaojun. Xiangxi is as beautiful as Zhaojun, and the streams are blue and clear. The course of Xiangxi River is full of twists and turns, with deep pools and dangerous beaches alternating, and rapids are connected with slow flows. The colorful pebbles on the riverbed are dazzling. Some are sparkling, some are round and delicate, and some naturally generate all kinds of wonderful patterns and lines, which are beautiful. The legend of this river is that when Zhao Jun entered the palace to leave his relatives, he wiped his tears and left Xiangpa in the river. Since then, the river has been full of fragrance. ...
Zhaojun Village is located 5.5 kilometers west of the town. Zhaojun House was built in the Western Han Dynasty. After thousands of years of wind and rain erosion, only ruins remain. Today's Zhaojun House was restored in 1994, imitating the original picture of Han Dynasty.
Zhaojun House is divided into one hall and two houses. The front yard is the living area of Zhaojun's family, with workshops such as squeezing house, cooking house, restaurant and granary. The central hall in the backyard is the "Zhao Xuan Hall", where Zhao Jun selected beautiful women and sent messengers to read letters. On the left of nave, Zhaojun's parents live, and on the right, Zhaojun's brother and sister bedroom. There is also a stage and a cultural relics exhibition room in Zhaojun Village. The whole building faces south, elegant and solemn.
In Xingshan, there is a Wang Zhaojun praised by cultural figures of past dynasties, and there is a river that overflows day and night. How beautiful!