Shenmu has a long history. Humans lived in the county town four or five thousand years ago, and the Qin and Han dynasties began to establish the system, and later it was called Shenmu since the Ming Dynasty. Because of its important geographical position, it has always been known as "the south is related to China, the north is Hetao, the left is Jinyang, and the right is Xialing's rush", which has always been a battleground for military strategists. Yang Ye and his son, anti-Liao heroes in the Northern Song Dynasty, were stationed here to fight against intrusion, and their heroic achievements have been passed down through the ages. In the Northern Song Dynasty, Fu Xuan made Fan Zhongyan go to the frontier and wrote the famous Poems of Linzhou and Autumn Poems of Linzhou. Shenmu is also a famous old revolutionary base area. 1927 established the party organization and 1934 established the red regime, which opened up Shenfu revolutionary base area in northern Shaanxi and made important contributions to the victory of China revolution. In this land of heroes, a number of national heroes such as Wang Yanna, Wang Ming, Zhang Youqing, Wang Zhaoqing and Jia Tuofu have grown up. Shenmu has a unique geographical landform. The county is located in the transition zone from the loess hills in northern Shaanxi to the grasslands in Inner Mongolia, with high terrain in the northwest and low terrain in the southeast. The landform is bounded by the Ming Great Wall, and the northern part is the beach area, accounting for 51%of the county's total area; The south-central part is hilly and gully region, accounting for 49% of the county's total area. The county has a semi-arid continental monsoon climate, with an average annual sunshine of 2,876 hours, a temperature of 8.5℃, a frost-free period of 169 days and a precipitation of 440.8 mm. The Yellow River flows through the county seat for 98 kilometers, and the Kuye River and Tuwei River flow into the Yellow River from northwest to southeast. There are 46 inland lakes in the northwest of the county, of which Shenhu (Hongjiannao) has a total area of 54 square kilometers and a storage capacity of 800 million cubic meters. It is the largest inland lake in Shaanxi Province and the largest desert freshwater lake in China. Shenmu county has a vast territory and rich mineral resources, mainly including coal, quartz sand, natural gas, oil, iron ore and limestone, among which coal reserves are the most. With the development of Shenfu coalfield, Shenmu has gradually become a hot spot for western investment. During the 15 years from the Eighth Five-Year Plan to the Tenth Five-Year Plan, Shenmu invested more than 30 billion yuan, and its economic development rate exceeded 25% annually. In 2005, the county's GDP was 8 billion yuan, and its fiscal revenue was 65.438+0.98 billion yuan, of which local fiscal revenue was 670 million yuan, ranking among the top 100 counties in the west. The gross domestic product (GDP) in 2008 was 29 billion yuan; The total fiscal revenue was 765.438+0.4 billion yuan, and the local fiscal revenue was 6543.8+0.67 billion yuan. The per capita disposable income of urban residents reached 16075 yuan, and the per capita net income of farmers reached 6028 yuan. It has become the first county in Shaanxi Province with comprehensive competitiveness among the top 100 in China. In the evaluation of the top 100 competitive counties in western China published in 2009, Shenmu ranked fifth among the top 100 in western China and 59th among the top 100 in China.

Shenmu has changeable terrain and unique tourism resources. The south is a typical loess plateau landform, marked by caves, dates and folk songs in northern Shaanxi. There is desert grass beach landform in the north, and the Great Wall runs through it. There are Yellow River, Dongye River and Tuwei River in the territory. The main tourist attraction is Shenhu Lake.

Shenhu Lake, also known as Hongjiannao, is located in the hinterland of Shenfu and Dongsheng coalfields in the northwest of Shenmu County. 1995 was identified as a provincial scenic spot by the provincial government. The word "brain" in Hongjiannao is Mongolian, which means Shui Bo and Lake. Shenhu Scenic Area is triangular, with the widest point from east to west 10 km, the strongest point from north to south 12 km, and the water surface area of 67 square kilometers. It is a plateau inland lake and the largest desert freshwater lake in China. Erlang Mountain, commonly known as Xishan Mountain, is also called "Hump Mountain". Erlang Mountain is located in the west of Shenmu County, Yulin 1 km. Erlang Mountain is steep and winding. Kuye River and Tuwei River will flow in front of the mountain, and the magnificent Great Wall will pass behind. Sand and stone alternate in the west, a fruit forest, steep stone walls in the east, and pine and cypress stand upright. In the 13th year of Zhengde in Ming Dynasty (15 18), Emperor Wuzong came to this mountain while supporting Shenmu. He views the mountain as a pen, so he named it "Bijia Mountain". Later, scholars came here and saw it like a hump, so they called it "Hump Mountain". There are more than 65,438+000 temples, temples, pavilions and pavilions, such as Baxian Cave, Dizang Cave, Sanfo Cave, Haoran Pavilion, Erlang Temple, various temples, Sanjiao Temple, Yuhuangge Temple, Niangniang Temple, etc. on the ridge of Erlang Mountain with a distance of 1 km. These ancient buildings are densely intertwined, with different shapes and reasonable layout, although dangerous. In the meantime, a complete Kowloon stone carving, a stone carving scroll top, two murals, 10 stone tablets, stone carving couplets and inscriptions are also preserved. These stone carvings have high artistic and historical value. Erlang Mountain is famous in Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Shaanxi and other provinces (regions) because of its majestic and beautiful mountain scenery. Ancient buildings are spread all over the mountains 1 km wide like beads, making it a scenic spot. Tiantaishan

Tiantai Mountain is located in the northeast of Hejiazhou Town, Shenmu County, 65 kilometers away from the county seat. The mountain is steep and towering. The Yellow River and Yejie River flow from the east and west sides of the mountain range. The mountains and rivers set each other off and the scenery is spectacular. Temple groups in Tiantai Mountain are mainly distributed in Qianshan Mountain and Houshan Mountain. The front hill is Feng Chong Temple and the back hill is Tiantai Temple. The two mountains are opposite to each other in the north and south, echoing each other from a distance, and the clouds are steaming. Feng Chong Temple was built in Thai of Northern Wei Dynasty, and Tiantai Temple was built in Chenghua of Ming Dynasty. After the experience, it was supplemented and repaired, and gradually had a grand scale. It is a religious shrine with a long history and a high reputation in the frontier. Tiantai Mountain has not only beautiful and magical legends, but also revolutionary stories of heroic struggle of people with lofty ideals. /kloc-in the spring of 0/963, when Liu Zhidan led the 28th Red Army to cross the Yellow River eastward, he was stationed in the bedroom hall of Tiantai Mountain, and successfully commanded the battle to capture Shanxi Luokou, leaving an immortal story for Tiantai Mountain. During the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression period, famous anti-Japanese warriors He Long and Guan Xiangying, as well as international friend Bethune, all stopped at Tiantai Mountain to remember the martyrs and left heroic footprints in Tiantai Mountain.

Gaojiabao Ancient City

The ancient city of Gaojiabao in Fengzhou in the Tang Dynasty was originally named Feiyachuan and Michuan. The city was built in the fourth year of the Ming Dynasty (1439), originally belonging to Jiazhou, and was assigned to Shenmu in the late Qing Dynasty. Gaojiabao Ancient City This city is located on the east bank of Tuwei River, 50 kilometers southwest of Shenmu County, and about 5 kilometers northwest of the Ming Great Wall. Originally a rammed earth city, it was built with bricks in the thirty-sixth year of Wanli (1608). It was rebuilt twice in the fifteenth year of Qingganlong (1750) and thirty-third year (1768), and was repaired several times later. The city plane is rectangular, with the southeast wall length of 3 1 1m, the north and south walls length of 43 1m, the residual height of 6.5-9. 1m and the bottom width of 7.52m m. There is a female wall with a height of 1 m at the top of the city wall, with a crib and observation hole in the middle. There are three official buildings in the north of the city and Kuixing Building in the southeast corner. At present, except Kuixing Building, female wall, crib mouth and cave dwelling, the rest are well preserved. In addition, there are rolling doors on the east, south and west walls, and there is a urn. At present, the watchtower, watchtower and south gate of the city gate have been destroyed. The original ancient buildings in the city, such as Zhongxing Building (1988 was announced by the county people's government as a key cultural relic protection unit), Chenghuang Temple, Fulu Temple, Wudao Temple, Zushi Temple, Ximen Temple, Jie Zhen Memorial Hall and so on, are only Zhongxing Building and Fulu Temple. The streets in the city are centered on Zhongxing Building, radiating from east to west, and radiating from north to south into South Street and North Lane. From the Ming and Qing Dynasties to the early Republic of China, South Street was the most prosperous. Up to now, most of the pavements are well preserved, and there are alleys in the east, west and south streets. Residential architecture is a typical northern architectural style. There are quadrangles, such as Li Jia quadrangle in Beili; There are vestibular courtyards, such as Lujia Courtyard in Rudong Street and Hanjia Courtyard in West Street. There are also quadrangles, such as Lijialou quadrangle in Cross Lane and Liujialou quadrangle in Tongxin Lane. Gaojiabao ancient city is a relatively complete castle in Shenmu county and even the whole northern Shaanxi, which has unique protection value. Shenmu county people's government has drawn up the city as a key cultural relics protection unit. Yang Jiacheng

Yang Jiacheng is located 20 kilometers northeast of Shenmu County, Yulin City, namely Gu Lin area. This city was built during the Tianbao period of the Tang Dynasty (742-756 AD). From the Five Dynasties to the Song Dynasty, the state secretariat, the eldest son Yang Zhongxun (retraining), Sun Ju Linzhou; The second sons, Yang Ye, Yang and Sun, were all big stars in the Song Dynasty, who rejected the northern Khitan and dominated the party. Out of reverence for the heroes who defended the border, the world changed the name of this city to Yang Jiacheng. About 70 meters southeast of the city, there are three primitive pine trees, which are older and connected by branches and leaves. They need two or three people's hugs, and later people call them Shensong. Jin named Shenmu Village after this, and Shenmu County after Yuan Dynasty. The old appearance of the city site still exists. The scenery around the city is quiet and beautiful, and a poem says, "There are only a few isolated villages along the stream. Mountain flowers bring rain, yehliu hides crows. The road is divided into firewood and grazing, and the ice swallows stone and sand. Seeing each other tirelessly, the road ahead is clouded. "

Kaigelou

Kaige Building was built in the fifth year of Hongzhi in Ming Dynasty (1492), formerly known as Huaide Gate. In the tenth year of Zheng De (1505), Ming Wuzong visited Yulin and lived in this building, which was later renamed Kaige Building. This tower is more than 8 meters high, 30 meters long from north to south and 20 meters wide from east to west. The doorway downstairs runs through the north and south. A two-story wooden building is built in the middle of the building, with a small bell and drum tower at the four corners and a hall in the east and west. It was demolished during the Cultural Revolution and is now being rebuilt as it is.