Origin of Xinzhou

The city of Xinzhou has a long history and splendid culture. Most of the Spring and Autumn period for the land of Jin, the Warring States belonged to Zhao. Legend has it that Han Gaozu went north to fight against the Huns, soldiers trapped Pingcheng (now Datong), out of the siege when the army rutted to the south, to the Xinkou party to get rid of the pursuers. Gaozu broke the sadness and smile, six troops gladly return, because "Xin" through the "Xin", the name of Xinzhou thus born. Xinzhou has a deep cultural heritage and a long history of traditional arts. "The hometown of wrestling", "sea of folk songs" and other praises are known far and wide. In the history of the Chinese nation, many influential figures such as Ban Jieyu, Yang Jiaxiang, Yuan Haowen, Bai Park, Sadura, Xu Jishe, etc. are from Xinzhou. During the revolutionary war, Xinzhou was the birthplace and center of the revolutionary base area of Jinchahi and Jinzhou. International ****productivist fighter Bai Qiu'en had created a "model hospital" in Wutai County. The famous "Battle of Xinkou", "Pingxingguan Battle", shocked the Chinese and foreigners, will always be in history.