The history of Dakoutun

Dakoutun was built in Yongle period of Ming Dynasty. Because it is located in Xiao Taihou Caoyunkou, the imperial court collects salt water here, hence the name Dakoutun. At that time, there were many immigrants in Shaanxi, Shandong, Henan and other places, and the flow of people was accompanied by logistics, and the trade was extremely prosperous, especially wine making. The sorghum liquor produced by four wineries sells well in eight counties of Tianjin and JD.COM, and hundreds of cars of liquor are shipped out every day. It has become the second largest gathering day in the domain after Baodi gathering day. In order to facilitate business, the streets are connected in a circle to form "Mopan Street". There are two wells in the street called "grinding eyes"; Mogan is a street leading to the east. There are 18 big businesses in the street, including banks, pawn shops and grocery stores. There were nine temples and eighteen temples at that time, which undoubtedly gathered popularity. "Temple on Temple", "Three Bridges in One Step" and "Loupai Monkey" have become famous landscapes. Nowadays, its location advantage is more and more prominent. Jinji Railway and Jinwei Highway run through the whole territory in parallel, with Qinglongwan River in the south and Chaobai New River in the north. Embroidered needle river obliquely crosses the territory, and its southwest corner is a screen-like jungle, which makes people linger. The first, third, sixth and ninth days of the lunar calendar are crowded with people, and the daily transaction volume is almost one million yuan.