The history of Qutun

The origin of Qutun village can't be verified, and it is probably a new immigrant village in Ming Dynasty. The existing villagers are descendants of Jin immigrants. According to historical records, there were frequent wars and disasters in the last years of Yuan Dynasty, which made Hebei region inaccessible and economically depressed. The establishment of Daming and the "Battle of Jingnan" launched by Judy, the prince of Yan, commonly known as "the prince swept the north" (in fact, it was a slip of the tongue of "the prince swept the monument"), which led to the complete massacre of Hebei people. "Ten rooms are empty, and ghosts sing in every family" is a true portrayal at that time. At this time, there was no war in southeastern Shanxi, and the people were well-fed and prosperous. Judy, Ming Taizu, ordered the immigrants from southeastern Shanxi to come here, and all of them were issued certificates under the big pagoda tree in Hongtong County, and they were repatriated. So there is a folk song "Ask me where my hometown is, the locust tree in Hongdong, Shanxi".

In the west of Qutun Village is Tunzhuang, where Yiyang City stationed troops during the ancient Warring States Period, and in the south of the village was Chai Ao, where the Prince of Yiyang City made bows and arrows. All the ancient villages live by the river. Therefore, most of the villages on both sides of the Ming River in Yongnian are ancient villages, while Qutun Village is far away from the Ming River and has no record. It is indeed Daming immigrant new village.