"Examination of Surnames" said: "There is a place name in summer, Qinhuai, and residents take the land as their surname." .

Qinhuai is the geographical name of the ancient Yellow River Basin in China. Zuo Huai Zhu Shu said: "There is Huai County in Hanoi, and there is a river in the north. The word' Good Qinhuai' is one place, so it is close to the river. Its current address is located in Jiaozuo, Henan Province, with Qinyang as the core and parts of Jiyuan City and Xinxiang City. It spans Taihang Mountain and Yellow River.

Qinhuai was named after Qin, which should be attributed to its unique geographical form in ancient times. Qinhuai is surrounded by Zhongtiao Mountain, Wuwang Mountain, South Taihang Mountain and Yellow River, forming an almost closed circle, just like a large wine cellar (Qin) inclined from southwest to northeast, leaving only Anyang, Hebi and Puyang in the northeast connected with the vast North China Plain. In this place, Xingtai, Hebei and Anyang, Henan are the "western" departments of Qin, Xinxiang, Jiaozuo, Qinyang and Jiyuan are the "Yue" departments of Qin, and wen county and Mengzhou are the "Ten" departments of Qin. The inverted "V" shape of the Yellow River is much like a mother holding this land tightly in her arms with open arms. The ancients vividly called this land Qinhuai.

Qinhuai is the early birthplace of Chinese civilization, and Qinhuai culture is an extremely important and inseparable part of Chinese culture. Talking about China culture without Qinhuai culture will appear pale and powerless in many places.

From 5500 BC to 4900 BC, about 8000 years ago, the ancestors of the Chinese nation lived and multiplied in Qinhuai. Anyone with archaeological knowledge knows that the earliest Neolithic culture in northern China is Pei Ligang culture, which truly reflects the unique cultural outlook of matriarchal clan period. 1982 In Zichang Village, mengzhou city City, Henan Province, a broken stone disc mill and shovel with Peiligang cultural characteristics was unearthed, which vaguely showed people the prosperity and glory that appeared in Qinhuai area more than 8,000 years ago.

About 6000 to 4000 years ago, the ancestors of Qinhuai created dazzling material civilization and spiritual civilization on this land. In the archaeological excavations in Xiaosi Village, Fancun Village, Chongyi Town, Qinyang City, Gaocun Village, wen county Village, Qin Cheng Village, Zhaozhanggong Village, Daiwang Township, Jiaozuo City, Yijing Village, Xiuwu County, mengzhou city, Dongshisi Village, Wuzhi County, etc., a large number of ground stone tools, pottery and bone implements were unearthed.

Myths and legends are the products of childhood in human society, which contain the extraordinary imagination and creativity of human ancestors and shine with extremely charming cultural colors. Most of China's myths and legends originated in the ancient Yellow River basin, and nearly half of the dozens of China's most famous ancient myths and legends originated in Qinhuai. As we all know, in China myths and legends, human beings have two ancestors, one is Pangu and the other is Nuwa. Pangu created the heavens and the earth, and The goddess patching the sky created human beings. But I want to tell you proudly and surely that Pangu and Nu Wa are both from Qinhuai. Don't you believe it? The place where Pangu opened the heavens and the earth is on the mountainside to the east of the King of Wu in Jiyuan, Qinhuai. The "Pangu Temple" commemorated by people still exists today. As for Nu Wa Niangniang, she collected five-colored stones on the top of Zijin in Qinyang, Qinhuai, and filled the world, where she slept with Grandpa Fuxizu to reproduce human beings. Fuxi created gossip in Qinhuai, Shennong tasted herbs in Qinhuai, Gong Yu dug mountains in Qinhuai, Huangdi sacrificed to heaven in Qinhuai, and Dayu's water control began in Qinhuai. These legends and stories originated from the ancestors of the Chinese nation in Qinhuai, who were enemies of heaven and earth, struggled for survival and development, and overcame many difficulties such as drought, flood and disease. Together with the myths and legends of other parts of the Chinese nation, they have enriched and prospered the splendid Chinese civilization.

In fact, in the development history of Chinese civilization for more than 5,000 years, Qinhuai region, which lives in the hinterland of China, has stood proudly in the world as the political, economic and cultural center of Chinese civilization. "In the past, Tang people were in Hedong, Yin people were in Hanoi, Zhou people were in Henan, and their husbands were among the three rivers in the world. If you stand and talk, the king will live longer, and the country has been founded for hundreds of years. " This passage was described in Historical Records by Sima Qian, a famous historian in the Western Han Dynasty, which created three rivers of Chinese civilization and highlighted the glory of Qinhuai River in the pre-Qin history. According to archaeological discoveries and historical records, after the establishment of the Xia Dynasty, Qin Huaixian was under the jurisdiction of Jizhou, the head of Kyushu, and later his original territory (now Jiyuan, Henan Province) became the capital of Shao Kang, the sixth and seventh emperors of the Xia Dynasty. At the time of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the capital moved to Xingqiu (now Beiping High, wen county, Henan Province) in Qinhuai, the 13th emperor of Shang Dynasty, which opened another revival of Shang Dynasty. At the end of Shang Dynasty, Wang Yin was a strongman, Zhou Wen and Wang Jian attacked Shang and Zhou Dynasties, first captured the Shang and Hubei Hou of Qinhuai Han State (now Qinyang, Henan Province), and then led a great army to advance into Konoha along the front line of Qinhuai Huaibei, winning a great victory; After the demise of Shang Dynasty, Qinhuai, as the capital of Kyrgyzstan, was divided into Yong, Han, Wen, Yong (right ear) and Wei, showing that "the land is small and narrow, and there are many people, and princes of all countries meet each other" (Biography of Historical Records Huo Zhi); Since the Qin and Han Dynasties, Qinhuai River has not only become a strategic place for emperors to compete for hegemony and change dynasties by virtue of its geographical advantage of "controlling the tiger prison in the south and relying on the solid Taihang Mountain in the north", but also has become a gentle and rich town with prosperous economy, developed culture and advanced science and technology by virtue of its superior natural conditions of "Taihang Mountain is in front, Qin Dan is connected with it, and the soil is barren and the people are rich"

As a book called "Introduction to Qinhuai Culture" said, Qinhuai River has "rich and diverse historical connotations because of its unique geographical environment, including historical sites spanning ancient and modern times, ancient tombs scattered everywhere, stone carvings and monuments with historical and artistic value, prestigious ancient buildings, many celebrities' hometowns, memorial buildings and beautiful natural landscapes". Li Cunbao, a famous writer, once said with emotion when collecting wind in Qinyang: "Grab a handful of soil here and you will get the juice of culture." In fact, it is no exaggeration to say that every inch of Jiaozuo, the territory of ancient Qinhuai, can step on the thick slurry of culture. Not to mention the world-class natural landscapes such as Yuntai Mountain and Shennong Mountain, nor the world-class masters of science and literature such as Zhu Zaiyu and Li Shangyin. Just those historical and cultural celebrities, historical materials and legends that run through 8,000 years and stretch for hundreds of miles contain rich philosophy, history, politics, economy, science, culture, art, military and religion. It is enough to make many experts and scholars feel excited.

Qinhuai is the starting point of Shang Tang revolution.

Qinhuai is the cutting edge of Wu Wang.

Qinhuai is the source of "the beginning of the mysterious wind".

Qinhuai is the birthplace of "Taiji Eight Diagrams".

Qinhuai is the root of water conservancy culture and tourism culture.

Qinhuai is the source of ancient agriculture and traditional Chinese medicine.

The four Huai medicines in Qinhuai are regarded as "Chinese medicine" overseas.

Qinhuai Taiji Shenquan is known as "National Boxing" in China.

Qinhuai was the palace of Princess Qinyuan in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Qinhuai was a secluded place for the "Seven Sages of Bamboo Forest" in Wei and Jin Dynasties.

Qinhuai is a strategic place for Sanjin to enter and leave Taihang to dominate the Central Plains.

Qinhuai is an important birthplace of Xia Dynasty, Huaxia and Chinese civilization.

Qinhuai Qinyang Pot Kiln is one of the four largest black pottery production bases in ancient China.

Qinhuai Jiyuan Tiantan Peak is one of the four famous inkstones in ancient China.

Qinhuai is the birthplace of 46 surnames such as Qin, Xiang and so on in China.

Qinhuai is the ancestral home of Sakamoto, Okura and Harada in Japan.

China's calendar root, Xia, was first awarded by Dayu.

The Jiudao Weir on the Danhe River in Qinhuai is an artificial wonder connecting the Huang Wei River Basin, which was born at the same time as Dujiangyan.

Qinhuai Qinyang Shennong Altar is the only Shennong Altar related to Shennong culture built on the top of the mountain in China.

The bamboo forests on both sides of the Dan River in Qinhuai are the bamboo forests with the largest artificial cultivation area and the richest variety resources in North China known in China.

Qinhuai is the hometown of Xia Zi, Sima Yi, Sima Yan, Zhang Zixin, Han Yu, Li Shangyin, Xu Heng and Zhu Zaiyu.

Qinhuai is a place where ancient celebrities such as Confucius, Emperor Xian of Han Dynasty, Cao Cao, Li Bai, Du Fu, Sun Simiao, Kangxi and Qianlong traveled and lived in seclusion.

Qinhuai gave birth to splendid history and culture, and Qin Dan Taihang trained talents of past dynasties; There are layers of historical civilization under Qinhuai, and there is magnificent Chinese culture on Qinhuai. According to incomplete statistics, there are 60 historical ancient cities, 335 temples and 833 immovable cultural relics in Qinhuai today, except some counties and districts in Jiyuan and Xinxiang. There are 14 national key cultural relics protection units, 56 provincial cultural relics protection units and 450 municipal and county cultural relics protection units in the city. These numerous cultural relics, beautiful legends, touching stories, unique dramas and folk skills that have been handed down since Qinhuai, constitute the most attractive regional cultural wonders in China's history and culture.