The origin of Hejin Longmen

The origin of Hejin Longmen is that Longmen Village got its name from the Longmen of the Yellow River within the territory.

Longmen is an attraction in Longmen Village, Hejin City, Yuncheng, Shanxi. In December 2022, it was designated as a national 4A-level tourist attraction by the Shanxi Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism.

Longmen is located in Longmen Village, Hejin City, with a planned area of ??3,100 hectares. The planning scope is: to the Yellow River Gorge Shimen in the north, to the Houyu Expressway Yellow River Bridge Qiaotou Park in the south, to the 108 National Highway in the east, and to the west On the middle line of the Yellow River, the main attractions include: Three Gate Wonders, Eight Scenic Spots of Longmen, Five Longmen Bridges, Martyrs Monument, Longmen Cliff Carvings, etc.

Existing resources in Longmen Scenic Area: First, the Wetland Park-Longmen Park has been built; second, with the increasing prosperity of self-driving tours and rural tourism, Longmen Scenic Area has formed a certain scale of farmhouses, mainly selling special snacks —Yellow River carp.

Geographical location

Located in the Yellow River Gorge 12 kilometers northwest of Hejin City, the Yellow River passes from Hukou all the way through Mengmen, Shimen and Longmen. The mountains and rivers are beautiful, the scenery is pleasant, and there are red cliffs along the way. Tongbi, Stone City, Yellow River Water Transport, Mitang Temple, Cuokai River and other beautiful natural landscapes, legends and inscriptions and cliff carvings left during the Anti-Japanese War.

The legends of "Dayu's flood control" and "Fish leaping over the Dragon Gate" are intangible cultural heritage of Shanxi Province. The story of "The Fish Leaping over the Dragon Gate" is also a spiritual symbol of the people of Hejin who are competitive and courageous to be the first. Dayu's chiseling of Dragon Gate was the first great feat of conscious and large-scale struggle against nature in the history of the Chinese nation. Therefore, Dragon Gate is also the first gate of Chinese civilization.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia—Longmen