Daming Mansion, also known as Daming Mansion in Beijing, its predecessor was located in the southeast of Daming County, Hebei Province today. Daming Mansion was full of beautiful people and talented people. During the Spring and Autumn Period, it belonged to the Wei State. It was the famous "Five Luc City" in history and served as a state, county, road and continent in various dynasties. It was renamed Damingfu in the 3rd year of Emperor Dezong's reign in the Tang Dynasty. Why Daming Mansion is so famous actually has a lot to do with the Northern Song Dynasty.

There is a story about Daming Mansion. In the north of the Song Dynasty, a country called Khitan became powerful and gathered troops to invade the south. The civil and military officials of the imperial court hurriedly discussed countermeasures. Some suggested moving the capital to Luoyang, while others suggested taking the initiative to make peace. The prime minister at that time was Lu Yijian. He happened to have served in Daming Palace, so he was very familiar with the situation in Daming Palace and its surroundings. Lu Yijian put forward a different opinion than other ministers. He believed that if the capital was moved to Luoyang at this time, the Khitan would They will cross the Yellow River smoothly. By then, no matter how good the military defense is, it will be of no use and it will be difficult to stop the enemy's fierce attack. By then, not only the majesty of the court and the honor of the emperor, but also the prosperity of the Song Dynasty will be threatened.

As a major military town on the Yellow River, Daming Prefecture controlled the land north of the Yellow River. It should deploy heavy troops to guard it and suppress the arrogance of the Khitan. In the end, Song Renzong listened to Lu Yijian's proposal. The Daming Palace was built into a capital city, called "Beijing". After the Khitan learned that Daming Mansion was serving as the capital, they became fearful and canceled the military operation to invade the south. "Water Margin" describes Daming Mansion like this: "The city is on a high ground and dangerous, and the chasms are wide and deep." Daming Mansion has a splendid culture, and many literati and scholars have been sent here to hold official positions. Lu Yijian of the Song Dynasty, Di Renjie of the Tang Dynasty and other famous figures have served successively. The chapter "Making a Trouble in Daming Mansion" in "Water Margin" also tells the story that happened here.

There are many famous idioms and allusions about Daming Mansion, such as "Two sons fight to death", "The North Gate locks the key", "There are no things picked up on the road", etc. They are all related to Daming Palace, which developed rapidly during the Sui and Tang Dynasties and became the political, economic and cultural center of the vast area north of the Yellow River. In the history of civilization for more than 5,000 years, Chengdu has been the city twice and served as the companion capital seven times. So why did such a famous Daming Mansion decline now? Why is it now reduced to a small county? The story has to start with the demise of the Northern Song Dynasty. After the demise of the Daming Dynasty, the name of the Daming Palace was called the Kingdom of Jin. Because it was in the hinterland, it lost important strategic military defense capabilities. , status began to slowly decline.

Because Daming Mansion is close to the Yellow River, flooding is inevitable. In 1401, Daming Mansion was completely buried by floods. The current Daming Mansion was rebuilt later. There are other important reasons for the decline of Daming Palace. In the central and southern Hebei region, there are many famous historical cities, and their status is equally important. The decline of Daming Palace among them can also be clearly explained. , Damingfu’s own value began to decrease. The rise and fall of a city is inseparable from the country's strategy and policies.

Since the Yuan Dynasty, the political center of our country has begun to move northward. The role of the "North Gate Key" began to weaken, and the economic center began to move southward. Damingfu was not located in the economic center and had no active trade exchanges, so it naturally gradually declined. The transformation of the canal was also the reason for the decline of Daming Mansion. After Kublai Khan unified the Central Plains, the canal began to move eastward, and Daming Mansion was no longer as prosperous as it once was. When Pingyuan Province was about to be abolished in 1952, the Damingfu region that was supposed to be abolished did not come back. This administrative division adjustment completely shattered all hopes of Damingfu as a regional city, and Damingfu finally became a subordinate county of Handan City. However, Daming County is located at the junction of the three provinces of Hebei, Shandong and Henan.

The future development momentum is strong. In 2014, Daming County was rated as a provincial-level historical and cultural city and is committed to developing high-quality industries. Let us look forward to the development of this historical and cultural city.