When was Yanshan named? What is the relationship between Yanshan and Yan?

Yanshan Mountains, an ancient military base in China, starts from Badaling in the west and ends at Shanhaiguan in the east. Yanshan mountain range has been a north-south traffic channel since ancient times. Moreover, whether it is ancient war or modern war, Yanshan is often a battleground for military strategists. However, do you know that Yanshan Mountain is famous? What is the origin of the name Yanshan? And what is the relationship between Yanshan and Yan? With questions, please use the school easy search now.

Yanshan has a name?

Yanshan Mountain was divided into big Yanshan Mountain and small Yanshan Mountain from the beginning, which is located in Beijing area of Hebei Province today. When Yanshan was named, it can't be traced back because of historical reasons, only knowing that Yanshan was named later.

However, although Yanshan was named late, it has a very long history, dating back to the Neolithic Age at the earliest. According to the literature, the Yanshan area in Tingcheng was once inhabited by Shanrong, Yaoyou, Sushen and other ethnic minorities.

So, what is the relationship between Yanshan and Yan?

From above, we know that the Yanshan Mountains are located in Beijing. In the earliest written records of China, there was a country called Yan. There were only two countries in Shang Dynasty called Yan State. One is in the birthplace of Shang Dynasty. The mother giant butterfly was the ancestor of Shang Dynasty, so Yan was the totem of Shang Dynasty. When the Shang Dynasty became powerful, some families began to emigrate in all directions, sometimes through commercial channels.

According to records, the State of Yan in the early Zhou Dynasty once "served the country 800 times" and "sealed the country 400 times". Zhao Gong, Duke Zhou and Taigong were listed as one of the three courtiers in the early Zhou Dynasty. His son was named Zhou in Beiyan. And thistle? Although it was after Emperor Yao, it can be traced back to the Yellow Emperor, but it is not Zhou, and it belongs to "serving the country". So when Yan stood firm and became strong, she swallowed the thistle. This is the true history of the "wiki feast".

Later, Yan decided to move the capital to Ji, and began the history of taking Beijing as the capital. The city is surrounded by mountains on three sides and plains on one side, with rivers and canals and convenient transportation. After Yan Ji and Ji Ji, the original Yan Dou was abolished. They call the new capital Ji, and the old capital Du. Later, due to frequent commercial exchanges in southern countries, the capital was established, that is, the capital of Xia Yan, Yixian County, Hebei Province.

After Yan Dou moved the capital to Ji, he brought the original name of Yan State to Ji. The mountain in the northeast of thistle was named Yanshan at this time. Over time, the old ones were abandoned and people gradually forgot. The newly named Yanshan Mountain is becoming more and more famous because of its important geographical location. With the broadening of people's horizons and the enrichment of geographical knowledge, it is found that the newly named Yanshan and the old named Yanshan are both within the barrier of Yanjing, but they belong to two different series of mountains. Yanshan should keep only one name.

The Yanshan Mountains in the northeast of Beijing are the natural barrier of Yanjing, the main road between north and south, which is of great political, economic and military significance. People used more opportunities when dealing with the newly named Yanshan, so they named it Yanshan. The "Yanshan Mountain" in the southwest of Beijing, although there are traces of the ancient Yan State on the land, has been forgotten with the eastward movement of the political and economic center of Yan State. Tracing its origin geographically, it is found that it belongs to the northern part of Taihang Mountain, so it is also called Taihang Mountain.

But the famous Yanshan Mountain in history should also belong to the mountains in southwest Beijing. The Yanshan area named after this mountain just reflects a history of the Chinese nation that cannot be ignored. Therefore, some people think that "Yanshan is the real name of Fangshan, and Zhao Gong Beiyan State was once the capital of Yancheng, located in the east of Yanshan and beside the Dashi River." Judging from the above historical facts, Dafang Mountain where Yanshan District is located was called "Yanshan" in ancient times.