This town is named after three ancient springs. It is a famous cultural town with a long history and an important commercial town on the land of Sanjin. With its unique geographical location and good humanistic environment, it has become an important commodity distribution center in the hinterland of Jinzhong for thousands of years. Fenyang is the dry dock of Qin Jin ancient road, and Sanquan is the commercial port on this huge dock. For hundreds of years, commerce and trade have flourished here, and celebrities have emerged in large numbers. It is the birthplace of Yangko in our city. Folk customs are rich and colorful, and the cultural background is profound.
The existing ground cultural relics in sanquan town rank first in the city, with temples in almost every village and ancient houses all over the city. Well-preserved are: Wuyue Temple in Beiyuan Village in Jin and Yuan Dynasties; Provincial cultural relics protection units-Qi Shengguang Wang You Temple, ancient stage and ancient courtyard in Yifeng North Village; Renjiabao (Renhebao) ancient village complex and stone ancestral hall memorial archway; "Five castles and one town" (Renjiabao, Zhaojiabao, Zhangxinbao, Li Jiajie, Nanyuan and Sanzhen) restaurant sites in the Republic of China; Zhang Xinbao Dasheng Temple, Ming Dynasty gatehouse slope, primary school ruins; Zhaojiabao gatehouse; Zhuang Yuan Hegong Village Ancient Village; Guandi Temple and Village Gate in Yifeng South Village; Kuixing Building and ancient village buildings in Niesheng Village; Qifeng Pagoda and Hanlinfang ancient buildings in Dongzhao Village; Beimazhuang ancient stage and murals; Palace Village Spring and Autumn Purple Stone Ancient City Site; Shangwen Village CCBA Site, Shangzhuang Village and Duanjiazhuang Guandi Temple Complex, Fayun Temple in Pinglu Village, Kannonji and Ancient Courtyard; Sakaguchi Valley, temples and ancient houses in Zhang Duo Village; Xinxian Village Ancient Temple Stage Site; Qinglonggou Site in Tuancheng Village and so on.
The town's folk intangible cultural heritage mainly includes: market town culture, local yangko, paper-cutting, wood carving, sesame oil grinding, yellow wine, vinegar, embossed meat, steamed buns, moon cakes, embroidery, corn husk weaving, pastry making skills and so on.
Characteristic agricultural products mainly include walnuts, yams at the head of Tuancheng village, red garlic, carrots in Niesheng village, brooms in Rendao village and sweet potatoes in Xinxian village. The main crops are corn, beans and other minor grains, as well as ten thousand mu of walnut forest.
During the revolutionary war years, Sanquan was the revolutionary cradle of Fenyang. 1On August 2nd, 938, the Japanese invaders made a terrible "Nanmazhuang Massacre" in Sanquan. The revolutionary heroic deeds of the people in the ancient town were epic and widely circulated, and outstanding figures such as General Xu Zhifen emerged. Deng Xiaoping and other proletarian revolutionaries of the older generation stopped at Mengjia Courtyard, Zhangxinbao Village, sanquan town 1936. During the War of Liberation, Comrade Wang Zhen also commanded the battle in Pinglu Village, Sanquan Town.