Official immigrants in the early Ming Dynasty

The uniqueness of Sophora japonica in Hongdong, Shanxi Province lies in that in the first 50 years of Ming Dynasty, there were 18 official immigrants of Sophora japonica in Hongdong, Shanxi Province. After more than 600 years of migration and reproduction, where there are Chinese today, there are descendants of Sophora japonica immigrants. And in recent years, with the active development of Linfen Municipal Government, Sophora japonica has become a fine scenic spot with the best reputation, the largest number of tourists and the greatest influence in China, and it is the only sacred place for people with the theme of "seeking roots" and "worshiping ancestors" in China.

The ancestral temple of Sophora japonica in Hongdong, Shanxi Province, is a famous site of Ming immigrants at home and abroad, and it is also a holy place for hundreds of millions of immigrants to seek roots and worship their ancestors. From the second year of Zhu Yuanzhang's Hongwu in the early Ming Dynasty to the fifteenth year of Judy's Yongle, there were 18 large-scale collective immigrants, and more than 3 million people migrated to 18 provinces and more than 500 cities and counties.

In the past 50 years, there were 18 large-scale official immigrants under Sophora japonica, mainly moving to Beijing, Hebei, Henan, Shandong, Anhui, Jiangsu and other provinces 18 and more than 500 counties and cities. After 600 years of migration and reproduction, there are descendants of China immigrants all over the world.

Sophora japonica in Hongdong, Shanxi Province is a provincial-level cultural relics protection unit. Located on the west side of Jia Cun, two kilometers north of Hongtong County, Linfen City, the pagoda tree is the witness of the historical facts of immigrants and the hometown in the minds of immigrants. Every year, more than 200,000 people go to the scenic spot to seek roots and worship their ancestors.

Every year, the Dahuashu Root-seeking Ancestor Garden in Hongtong County holds various ancestor worship activities, and people from all walks of life at home and abroad gather here to remember their ancestors and cherish their gratitude. In 2008, the custom of worshipping ancestors with Sophora japonica was listed in the national intangible cultural heritage list.

In the north of China, a large number of folk genealogies and inscriptions clearly record the concentrated immigrants under the Sophora japonica trees in Hongdong, Shanxi. Up to now, there is still a folk song circulating in Hebei, Henan, Shandong and other regions: "Ask me where my ancestors are, Shanxi Hongtong locust tree. What's your ancestral home? The old man's nest under the big banyan tree. "