Research On Fenghe And Economic Culture In Zhili Province In Ming And Qing Dynasties

The Fenghe River Basin has been an important place in Vicinity of a capital from the Yuan,Ming and Qing Dynasties to the present.The basin includes Daxing(Beijing Daxing),Dong’an(Hebei Langfang),Tongzhou(Beijing Tongzhou),and Wuqing(Tianjin wuqing),Tianjin County(Today Tianjin)and other counties.The basin has a long history and has had an important impact on the economic and cultural aspects of both sides of the strait.The Fenghe River belongs to the Yongding River system.During the Liao and Jin Dynasties,the main stream of the Sanggan River left the south of Jicheng,moved south to the vicinity of Lugou Bridge and entered Anci,and the downstream passed through the Fenghe River.During the Yuan Dynasty,the Lugou River was divided into three schools from Dankou.The Zhongpai(Fenghe)had the largest water volume.The river passed through Daxing County,Dong’an Prefecture,and Wuqing County into the border of Songzhou.At the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty,the Hunhe River captured the Liuli River from the south and flowed down to Bazhou.Its east flow ceased to communicate and the Fenghe River was formed.In the fourth year of Yongzheng in the Qing Dynasty,the Fenghe River was cut off,and the river body was silted into flat land.Every autumn rain season,the river is scattered and has no return.Therefore,Prince Yi Yin lead the Liangshui River enters the Fenghe River,excavated all the way to Shuangkou,arrives at Qinggu Port,and enters the boundary of Tianjin to return.In the 41 st year of Qianlong Emperor Qianlong,the Fenghe River was changed into a "zigzag" shape to make it bend down to help the Yongding River to be clear and muddy.The Fenghe River Basin has fertile water plants and superior environment,which is the throat of the communication between the hinterland of Gyeonggi and Gyeongnam.During the Hongwu and Yongle reigns of the Ming Dynasty,many immigrants came here for herding and planting,and there were livestock farmers,sea households and other service households,which constituted the main population structure of the Fenghe River Basin.The arrival of the population also promoted the development of agriculture.At the beginning,people mainly bred livestock and vegetables.With the development of water conservancy in this area during the Yongzheng period,rice began to be planted in large areas.The development of agriculture and the convenience of transportation ensured the development of commodity trade.In the middle and late Qing Dynasty,Caiyu Town in Jifu Town and Qingyundian,Yangcun and Langfang towns in Jifu Giant Town appeared successively in Fenghe River Basin.The development of the regional economy.Immigrants in the early Ming Dynasty not only benefited the economic development of the Fenghe River Basin,but also had an important impact on the local culture.Daxing Enema and the 72 nd Company Camp in the Fenghe River Basin are typical representatives.The Fenghe River Basin has a clear waters and an outstanding character,and countless celebrities and tourists often go here to express their feelings,adding luster to the development of local culture.To this day,the iconic culture of the Fenghe River Basin still plays a role,contributing to the excavation of the Fenghe River Basin’s own culture and even the coordinated development of Beijing,Tianjin and Hebei in cultural aspects.