Introduction of Shahukou Scenic Spot

Kill the tiger's mouth, also known as the west exit.

Located in Youyu County, Shuozhou City, Shanxi Province, near the junction of Shanxi and Mongolia provinces, the mountains on both sides of Shahukou are facing each other, and the terrain is very steep. It is adjacent to Tangzi Mountain in the east and Dabaoshan Mountain in the west. The open Cangtou Valley between the two mountains has been an important channel for communication between the north and the south since ancient times. The highway from Datong to Hohhot still passes through here and was built in the Ming Dynasty. It is one of the passes in the northern part of the Great Wall in Ming Dynasty, and was called Shenhekou in ancient times. Because of its special geographical location, killing the tiger's mouth is well-known and has a history of more than two thousand years.

Tourist transportation to kill the tiger mouth: Youyu is located at the junction of Shanxi and Mongolia, with Hohhot 120km in the north, Shuozhou 1 10km in the south and Datong 85km in the east. It is connected with Beijing and Taiyuan by expressways. Due to its special geographical location, the Great Wall in Youyu County was built earlier, which can be traced back to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Shahukou is located in the northernmost direction of Youyu County.

Introduction of scenic spots

Located in Youyu County, Shuozhou City, Shanxi Province, at the junction of Shanxi and Mongolia provinces, it faces the ancient Great Wall in the north and Cangtou River in the west. As a generation of powerful customs, it has a history of more than 2000 years and is an important tax card in history. As the only way for the Central Plains to trade with Mongolia, Xinjiang and Russia, tariffs are getting more and more expensive. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it also became the birthplace and main channel of Shanxi merchants. This is the birthplace of Dashengkui, which was once in its heyday.

Besides, taking the west exit is killing the tiger. Zhangjiakou in the east and Hukou in the west. As an ancient military fortress and an important border trade town, Hukou is well-known and rich in historical and cultural relics. "Walking to the West" not only bears the glory and dreams, growth and hardships of Shanxi merchants, but also writes the blood and tears of Shanxi Xikou immigrants to make a living. Hukou is a microcosm of Shanxi's history in Ming and Qing Dynasties, and it is also an empirical study of the rise and fall of China's modern financial trade.

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