Where is Xikou in China?

Xikou is Shuozhou City, Shanxi Province, China.

The west exit, that is, the tiger-killing exit, is located in the Great Wall Pass in Shanxi Province, that is, the northwest of Youyu County, Shuozhou City. After coming out of this west exit, Shanxi people's business areas include naturalization and Suiyuan (collectively referred to as Suiyuan), Cullen and Duolun, Ujah Sutai and Cobuduo, Xinjiang and kanto region. From here to Yanmenguan, it is the Mayi ancient road that has experienced thousands of years of war.

In the Qing Dynasty, the contradiction between man and land was acute, and a large number of poor people in the mainland were forced by the pressure of life, which made "westward", "eastward" and "eastward" form three major immigration tides in modern times. "Westward" can be understood as the migration of thousands of Shanxi and Shaanxi people into Cheng Guihua, Tumote, Chahar, Erdos and other places to make a living. Xikou is a geographical symbol of ancient immigrant culture in China, which promoted the great development of commercial trade and played an important role in the history of commercial trade in China.

The main significance of Xikou's existence:

1, geographical fortress and important passage: the west exit is near the junction of Shanxi and Mongolia provinces. The terrain is steep, with Tangzi Mountain in the east and Dabaoshan in the west. Cangtou Valley between the two mountains has been an important channel for communication between the north and the south since ancient times. As one of the passes in the northern part of the Great Wall in the Ming Dynasty, Xikou played a role as a geographical fortress and an important passage in history.

2. Tax Card and Trade Center: Xikou is an important tax card in history. As the only way for the Central Plains to trade with Mongolia, Xinjiang and Russia, collecting tariffs gradually accumulated local wealth. It is also the birthplace of some firms, such as the once popular "Dashengkui" firm.

3. Witness hardships and demonstration: Xikou, as an ancient military fortress and an important border trade town, bears the glory and dreams of Shanxi merchants, witnesses the hardships of Shanxi Xikou immigrants to make a living, and is also an example of the rise and fall of modern financial trade in China.

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