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Changzhi lies in the southeastern of Shanxi province, located between Taihang Mountain and Taiyue Mountain . Traffic is extremely convenient,

Taiyuan-Jiaozuo Railway, Handan –changzhi Railway, 207,208,309 Road meet here, non-stop flight to Taiyuan and Beijing .

Changzhi, used to be known as heaven ridge Shangdang. It's always been an important military base. Famous battles such as Changping Battle, Shangdang campaign, took place here, and gave Changzhi a unique history.

Emperor Yan, also named shennong, who is one of the ancestors of Chinese nation, led his people to live and work here 5000 years ago. They developed agriculture and finished the living style of relying on hunting and collecting .Many legends, such as Nu Wa Patched up the Sky, Jingwei Filling the Sea, Houyi Shooting down 9 Suns, and Foolish Old Man Moving Mountains, all emerged firstly on this magical land. A long history left a rich cultural heritage, here are the ground ancient architecture before the Qing Dynasty 2168,key national heritage preservation units 33,41 provincial heritage conservation units,516 revolutionary memorial sites .The existing key heritage conservation units in the nation's ranks the first among the same level cities; The song-plastic, with the charm of Tang Dynasty in Faxing Temple, the five Dynasties frescos in Dayun Temple, the Ming dynasty hanging plastic in Guanyin Hall, all that is considered as human art treasures; 2.5 billion years old tree fossil group are rare in the world. The Copper Figure of Emperor Yan, 39 meters height,150 tons weight, ranks first in Asia and second in the world. Eighth Route Army Taihang Museum and so on revolutionary memorial sites reproduce the glorious history of anti-Japanese revolutionary battles.

There are fluctuating ridges and peaks, spectacular mountains and rivers in Changzhi. National Forest Park has pleasant scenery, the mountains towering in very different styles; Zhang River and Qin River , Zhangze, Hou Bay and the Guan River Reservoir, all those form a spectacular imagine.
 
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