Youyu County belongs to Shuozhou City, Shanxi Province.
Youyu County, belonging to Shuozhou City, Shanxi Province, is located at the northwest end of Shanxi Province, with a total area of 1969 square kilometers. As of 20021year, Youyu County had 4 towns and 4 townships under its jurisdiction, and the county government was stationed in the new towns. Youyu County, known as Shanwu County in ancient times, has been a fortress in northern China since ancient times, and has been occupied by northern ethnic minorities since the Spring and Autumn Period. In the third year of Yongzheng in the Qing Dynasty (1725), Youyu County was established, which was returned to the Pingfu of Shuozhou, and the government ruled Youyu.
Youyu County has 109 National Highway, 24/KLOC-0 National Highway, Dahu Expressway and Zhunchi Railway running through the whole territory. There are scenic spots in Youyu County, such as Shahukou, Youyu Spirit Exhibition Hall and Cangtouhe Wetland Park. On June 30, 2020, Youyu County was selected as "the second batch of counties for the protection and utilization of revolutionary cultural relics".
Historical evolution of Youyu County:
Youyu County, known as Shanwu County in ancient times, has been a fortress in northern China since ancient times and was occupied by northern ethnic minorities before the Spring and Autumn Period. Qin, a county without a county, belongs to Yanmen County. In the Western Han Dynasty, the Qin system was followed, and in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Yanmen County was ruled by Dingxiang County after migrating south. At the end of the Han Dynasty, all counties were abolished. In the Northern Wei Dynasty, good counties were restored and abandoned. Tang, it will be the site of Yunzhong County. In the 25th year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (1392), he was appointed as a border guard.
In the seventh year of Yongle, Yulin Wei outside the border was merged into Youwei, which was renamed Youyulinwei and belonged to Datong Prefecture. In the early Qing Dynasty, he was named You Yuwei. In the third year of Yongzheng in Qing Dynasty, it was promoted to county, called Youyu County, and returned to Shuoping House, where Youyu was set up. In the first year of the Republic of China (19 12), Fei Fu stayed in the county and returned to Yanbei Road at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, which belonged to Chahar Province and still belonged to Yanbei District. 1958, which was merged with Zuoyun County and called Zuoyun County. 196 1 year, Fuxian county.