Wenshang's Past and Present Life

This book takes the migrant worker Lao Wang's accidental discovery of Neolithic pottery Ge as the starting point, and connects Wenshang's three-thousand-year history from ancient times to modern times. The opening chapter starts with the geographical environment and introduces Wenshang's unique location as a platform on the east bank of Ohnozawa in ancient times, as well as the early civilization development witnessed by the Dongjiabai ruins and the Yuancheng ruins. Then, in historical chronological order, the tribal affiliation and strategic position of Wenshang during the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties, the evolution of place names and war changes from the Qin and Han Dynasties to the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the prosperity of water transportation and the development of Buddhism due to the rise of the Grand Canal from the Sui and Tang to the Song and Yuan Dynasties, Bai Ying's outstanding contribution to water control and the prosperity of salt merchant culture during the Ming and Qing dynasties, as well as the suffering struggles during the Republic of China and the development boom after the founding of New China. The article incorporates archaeological discoveries, historical records and celebrity allusions, such as the "Friends of Chickens and Millets" and the "Tooth Relic of the Buddha at the Prince's Lingzong Pagoda", etc., To show the rise and fall of Wenshang in different historical stages, highlighting its unique value as a transportation hub and cultural carrier, as well as the perseverance and perseverance of the people of Wenshang.