History, culture, Celebrities and honor


Yunyang Phoenix Lantern Dance

Yunyang Phoenix Lantern Dance originated in the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty (1883 AD), and is known as the "living fossil of phoenix worshipped by Chu people". It is the only art form of lantern dance among Chinese Han folk dances. In July 2014, it was officially included in the national intangible cultural heritage representative project list.

The Legend of Nuwa

Nuwa, known as Emperor Wa and Empress Nvdi, is said to be Fenglixi (Fenglixi), the god of human creation in the Chinese civilization's theory of "building people from earth", the mother of the earth of creation, the first human history of the Chinese nation, and the primogenitor of blessing mountains, rivers, and countries.

Shiyan History

In the Xia Dynasty (2070B.C.-1600B.C.), the region of Shiyan belonged to Liangzhou (now Shaanxi, Sichuan Basin, Hanzhong and some areas of Yunnan and Guizhou provinces) and Yuzhou (now most of Henan Province). Today’s Yunyang, Yunxi, Fangxian, Zhushan, Zhuxi and other areas belong to Liangzhou, while Danjiangkou City belongs to Yuzhou. In the Shang Dynasty (1600B.C.-1046B.C.), Shiyan was the territory of many ancient city-states. Yong, Peng, Wei and other vassal states and tribal states lived there successively. The center of Yong was located in the Beiba area, Shangyong Township, Zhushan County, the center of Peng was located in Fangxian County, and the center of Wei was located near Huanglong Township of Zhangwan District.

Meng Shaonong, Technical Founder of China's Automobile Industry and Chief Engineer of Second Automobile

In Shiyan, Meng Shaonong, the chief engineer of the Second Automobile Factory and the vice-chairman of Dongfeng Automobile Industry Joint Venture, among the well-known founders of China's automobile industry, is still remembered by the public. Second Automobile Chief Engineer Meng Shaonong

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