The History and Culture of Guaihe Town

Guaihe has a long history and rich culture. During the Western Zhou Dynasty, Guaihe belonged to the territory of Gou State, and the silk industry began to rise. In the Tang Dynasty, the handicraft industry and smelting industry of Guaihe rose, leaving the lead smelting sites of Baixiugou and Yinqiandong. Li Bai, a poet, visited the former residence of Gao Feng, a famous scholar in the Han Dynasty, leaving five poems about "drinking". During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the silk industry flourished here, and merchants from Shaanxi, Shanxi, Shandong and Henan gathered. Merchants from Shaanxi and Shanxi built guild halls, which are one of the four major market towns in Fangcheng County. 1934165438+10, the 25th Army of Chinese Red Army of Workers and Peasants passed by; 1947, 1 1, Guaihe was liberated, and Lunan County Committee and Lunan County People's Government were established. Revolutionary Martyrs Cemetery, now located on the south bank of Lijiang River, commemorates the soldiers who died heroically for the liberation of Guaihe River. 1March, 949, the county was withdrawn and the town was built, belonging to Fangcheng;