Study On The Historical Geography Of Ling Tai Town

Lingtai County is located in southeastern Gansu Province,southeast connection Shanxi Province,is the east gate of Gansu Province,affiliated to Pingliang,Gansu province.Lingtai County ancient called "Quail Lone" or "Quail goblet",is a necessary passage for Shanxi province to enter Gansu Province,and its geographical location is very important.This paper studies the changes of Lingtai City,combing the evolution process of Lingtai City,and summarizes the lessons learned,in order to provide reference and reference for the development of Lingtai City.Lingtai County has a long history,in ancient times,there were ancestors who bred and lived here.The Shang dynasty was the mi-xu country.The Zhou dynasty was the territory of the mi-xu country.Han is quail goblet County land.Jin is quail goblet,yin-mi two counties.At the beginning of Sui Dynasty,set the Ling tai County in Quail goblet,Take the king wen of zhou conquered mi-xu country builded "lingtai" as the meaning of Lingtai County.Better geographical location,pleasant climate and other natural geographical conditions for the rise of the city of Lingtai to provide favorable conditions.Since the establishment of the county,the population has gradually grown,the economy continues to develop,and gradually formed a local characteristics of customs.Lingtai City is the county's political,economic and cultural center,convenient transportation.The earliest county site is quail Goblet city,county treatment in this Shaozhai plateau.The middle period of the western wei dynasty,Quail Goblet County from Shaozhai Plateau moved to the present Zhongtai.While in Tang Tianbao years(742),changed "Quailgoblet" named "Ling tai".Since then,county rule has not moved,city site has not changed.Lingtai City,the main city wall was originally built from the earth,due to war,flooding and other causes,and then constantly repaired,until the Wanli years before the use of brick around the city walls.In the Qing Dynasty,the types and quantities of buildings in the city of Lingtai gradually increased,formed a lingtai as the center,and a series of buildings,such as County department,School Palace,college,temples and so on,the urban plane pattern is basically perfect.In the early Qing Dynasty,due to years of war,Lingtai county the population greatly reduced.After the political situation has stabilized,the population gradual growth.During the Republic of China,many damaged buildings in the city of Lingtai were repaired or rebuilt,and the layoutof the city was perfect.In the late Republic of China,with the stability of society order and economic Development,the population of Lingtai city increased.Agriculture has always occupied a very important position in Lingtai County,Lingtai County has a variety of crop varieties,but also the cultivation of oil crops focused on a variety of cash crops.In handicrafts,there are few records before the Qing Dynasty,mainly based on cultural relics unearthed in the county to explain the development of handicraft production.During the Republic of China,the self-sufficient natural economy in many areas of Lingtai still dominated,industrial development was difficult,and there was no local industrial enterprise in the county.On the commercial side,although the local people do not have many businessmen,but Lingtai city in history is a national trade hub,from the "Silk Road" to " Tea and Horse markets",national trade is very active.After the Republic of China 20 years(1931),many roads were paved,foreign businessmen exchanged more,and county commerce picked up.However,most of them are also agricultural operators.Cultural aspects,the construction of the palace,the college,for Lingtai City's cultural and educational development laid the foundation,Lingtai County in the history of the Generation of excellence,for Lingtai City left a rich cultural heritage,On the religious side,Buddhism,Taoism and Islam are the main.After the Republic of China,the introduction of Catholicism and Jesuit enriched the religious beliefs of the city of Lingtai.In addition,Lingtai city has also built a number of public welfare buildings,improving the living environment of poor people.The development of Lingtai City has entered a new stage after the founding of new China,the urban area is expanding,and various undertakings are booming.However,in the process of urban development,due to the lack of scientific planning,frequent natural disasters and other reasons,ancient buildings and other historical and cultural relics were mostly destroyed,demolished or remodeled.With the development of economy,people pay more and more attention to the display of urban culture,Lingtai County government is also trying to create culture.This requires the government and the people to work together to understand the changing process and historical culture of Lingtai City,formulate relevant policies and regulations,and jointly solve various problems in the construction of urbanization.We should not only develop tourism,but also protect the historical and cultural heritage and coordinate the relationship between tourism development and urban construction as well as possible.