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"Westward Journey" is a bitter history of immigration, but also a history of hard struggle and entrepreneurship. Groups of immigrants left their homes and went north to Mongolia, where they worked hard to develop Inner Mongolia. More importantly, they brought advanced farming culture to the central and western Inner Mongolia, which was in a backward nomadic state at that time, and fundamentally changed the whole local cultural outlook. With the process of "moving westward", the Mongolian area outside the mouth has evolved from a traditional nomadic society to a diversified society with counties and farmers. In this evolution process, Shanxi immigrants, as the main body of immigrants, have made great contributions. Because Shanxi immigrants account for the vast majority of immigrants, the local immigrant culture is more characteristic of Jin culture, which can also be said to be the expansion of Jin culture in this area.

The flow of population promotes the spread of culture, which narrows the distance between regions and enhances the sense of identity between regions. The migration wave of "going to the west" has greatly promoted the exchanges between the central and western regions of Inner Mongolia and the mainland, further enhanced the national feelings of Mongolia and China, and had a certain positive impact on the prosperity and stability of our multi-ethnic country.

One of the results of the westward advancement is to promote the prosperity and development of the northern regions and integrate these regions with the mainland economy. The population of these areas has increased dramatically, forming a commercial center. "Prosperity has been restored, followed by Baotou City", "Caojia comes first, followed by Chaoyang". All these indicate that Shanxi merchants promoted the development of these areas.

In the process of westward advancement, Shanxi also formed a group of wealthy Shanxi merchants' families. In addition to Wang Chonggu and his family mentioned above, famous wealthy businessmen such as Joe's, Qu's and Cao Shi all made their fortune westward. Wang Xiangqing, a native of Taigu, Shanxi, and Jason, a native of Qixian, were born in Shihu University and flourished until the end of Qing Dynasty. The eight great masters, represented by the Fan family, who grew up in the Kanto trade, were famous imperial merchants in the Qing Dynasty. Countless Shanxi people went west to get rich, and Shanxi became the richest man in China in the Ming Dynasty.

The corresponding west exit is North Exit and East Exit (Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province).