Which province was Zaolinzhuang in Hongdong County during the Hongwu period of Ming Dynasty?

Ask me where my ancestors came from, the locust tree in Hongdong, Shanxi. This well-known folk proverb vividly reflects the important position of Sophora japonica in Hongdong, Shanxi Province in the history of immigration in China, and the attachment of Chinese people to Sophora japonica in Hongdong.

According to the records of history books, local chronicles, genealogy and the investigation and textual research of many experts and scholars, most of the immigrants of Sophora japonica in Hongdong were organized official immigrants, which began in the Tianfu period in the early Jin Dynasty (A.D.117 ~1123) and extended to the Qianlong period in the Qing Dynasty (A.D. 65438+). Immigrant surnames almost cover more than 100 surnames that are common in the north.

The immigrants of Sophora japonica in Hong Tong are mostly forced immigrants organized by the government. Every immigrant is given Sichuan capital and road guidance, and land, seeds, cattle and farm tools are given according to the population in the resettlement area, and the money and grain tax is exempted for three to five years, which is the most successful example of immigrants in past dynasties.

Most of the immigrants from Dahuai Village in Hongdong come from Taiyuan, Pingyang, Zezhen, Shandong, Liaoning, Qin, Fenzhou, Daizhou and other counties. Immigrants mainly flow to Shandong, Henan, Hebei, Beijing, Anhui, Jiangsu, Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia, Inner Mongolia and other places, and then migrate and spread to China. Sophora japonica in Hongtong has become a sacred place with the largest number of immigrants in the history of China.