How did "Hebei Hengshan" become "Shanxi Hengshan"?

The specific reason is this. According to legend, when Shun Bei visited Hengshan Mountain, he felt it was majestic and steep, hence the name Beiyue, ranking first among the five mountains. In Erya Shishan, it is recorded that "Mount Tai is the Dongyue, Huashan is the Xiyue, Huoshan is the Nanyue, Hengshan is the Beiyue and Songshan is the Zhongyue", so it can be seen that the general orientation of the five mountains was established in the pre-Qin period. Hengshan County was established in northern Hebei during the Qin and Han Dynasties and was named after Hengshan in Beiyue County.

Later, because many emperors in history had a constant character in their names, such as Liu Heng, Hengli, Tang Muzong and Hengshan, they were renamed "Changshan" many times to avoid taboos. Many records in the history books also clearly point out that Mount Hengshan in Beiyue before Ming and Qing Dynasties was located near Quyang, Hebei Province. "Historical Records Zen": "Kings of past dynasties are all between Heluo, so Gao Song is the Zhongyue, and the four Yues each follow their own path." It can be seen that the reason why Songshan Mountain is Zhongyue is because Chinese civilization originated from Heluo, and its four mountains were established in the southeast, northwest and central plains.

In the Ming Dynasty, after Chengzu moved to the capital, the court began to discuss moving Beiyue from Quyang, Hebei Province to Hunyuan, Shanxi Province. The main reason for those who advocate moving the capital is that Hengshan Mountain in Beiyue and the place to worship Beiyue should be in the north of Beijing, but Hengshan Mountain in Hebei is in the south of Beijing, which is not suitable, while Hunyuan in Shanxi is in the northwest of Beijing. l

The opposition's claims are also very strong. The birthright of the five mountains has existed since ancient times and should not be changed at will. Moreover, historical dynasties have a precedent of "changing the mountains without changing the mountains". For example, the capital of Qin is in Xianyang, and the capital of Tang is in Chang 'an, both of which are west of Huashan Mountain in Xiyue, but they have not moved to Xiyue. Advocates and opponents have their own opinions, which have been debated within the Ming Dynasty for decades.

In the end, during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, the court agreed to seal Xuanwu Peak in Hunyuan, Shanxi Province as Beiyue, but only changed it into the main peak of Hengshan Mountain in Beiyue, and the national sacrifice to Beiyue was still held in Beiyue Temple in Quyang, Hebei Province. The debate on worship and the unity of worship is over. Since then, Hunyuan, Shanxi Province has become a place where Beiyue countries offer sacrifices to Hengshan Mountain.