Why is Shanxi the hometown of stone?

Shanxi has a civilization history of about 5000 years, and is the birthplace of Chinese civilization. Many ancient sites and cultural relics have been unearthed in Shanxi. Ancient sites in various parts of Shanxi seem to be commonplace, but the number, types and preservation integrity of fossils unearthed in a county in Shanxi attract worldwide attention, and it is known as the "hometown of fossils" in China. This county is Yushe County.

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Yushe County is located in the south and middle of Jinzhong, Shanxi Province, and belongs to the loess hilly and gully region. It is named after Yushe Ancient City in the northwest of China. Yushe is located in a rocky mountainous area, surrounded by high mountains, with loess hills in the middle. It's just that both sides of the Naozhang River are long and narrow valley plains, which are trapped by the topography of Yushe County, so the grain production in Yushe County is underdeveloped, and most of them rely on foreign supply. However, the hilly and gully region is an excellent area for the growth of fruits and medicinal materials, plus the irrigation of Naozhang River water.

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Yushe County has unearthed a large number of paleontological fossils, which is a world-famous hometown of fossils and a "treasure house" of vertebrate paleontology. A long history and profound culture have created a unique regional folk culture here. I still remember the text of walking on stilts in primary school textbooks. Stilts art, also known as stilts yangko, is a kind of folk dance widely spread all over the country. People who walk on stilts are lively and lively, wearing the costumes of some specific historical figures. It is a popular art form in China, but you may not know that stilts originated in Yushe, and there are pictures of stilts and acrobatics on the sarcophagus of the Northern Wei Dynasty unearthed in Yushe County, Jinzhong.

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Yushe is not only a place with profound historical and cultural background and simple folk customs, but more importantly, it is also a scenic county, especially the yunzhu Lake scenic spot in China. In recent years, with the support and construction of the local government, it has gradually become a rare leisure and holiday place for Shanxi people. Yunzhu Lake Tourist Resort is a vast lake with winding edges, which is an excellent place for tourists to swim and row on the water. The environment here is quiet, the scenery is beautiful, and the lake is sparkling.