Where is the locust tree in Shanxi?

This pagoda tree is in Hongdong County, Shanxi Province.

Hongtong pagoda tree root-seeking ancestral hall is located in the south of Shanxi Province, at the northern end of Linfen Basin, bordering Huoshan and Guxian in the east, Lvliang, Huozhou and Fenxi in the west and Yaodu District in the south. It is the only sacred place for human sacrifice in China with the theme of "seeking roots" and "offering sacrifices to ancestors".

The migration of Sophora japonica in Hongdong began at the end of Northern Song Dynasty, and reached its climax in Hongwu and Yongle in Ming Dynasty, which lasted until the middle of Qing Dynasty. It took more than 700 years from the year of Jianzhong Jing (11) to the twenty-fifth year of Jiaqing in Qing Dynasty (1820).

Reasons for the Migration of Sophora japonica in Hong Tong

After the war at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the national registered permanent residence decreased sharply. Except for the deaths caused by war and famine, most local residents were exiled to other places and became refugees, which led to a sharp drop in the registered population of the government and uneven population density. The population of northern provinces, northwest regions and Huaibei regions is obviously sparse. However, Shanxi has a good geographical advantage, is less affected by the war and has a relatively concentrated population, so it decided to immigrate from Shanxi.

During the migration of Sophora japonica in Hongdong, the Ming government implemented the measures of giving migrants cattle, seeds and farm tools without levying them for 3-5 years to encourage farmers to produce. The government also distributed idle land near the northern cities to the landless to cultivate seeds, each person 15 mu, and 2 mu of vegetable fields. "Unlimited hectares with spare capacity."

In the twenty-seventh year of Hongwu (1394), the Ming government issued an imperial edict to reclaim more land and never start a business, stipulating that immigrants from Shandong, Henan, Hebei and Shaanxi would occupy their own land for reclamation and never be taxed.