Helan Mountain, which belongs to Cizhou in ancient times, is now located in Jinan New District of Handan City. According to records, a Taoist named Helan practiced here in the Song Dynasty, so it was named Helan Mountain. Helan Mountain starts from Cheqiguan in Matou Town in the east, reaches Libingzhuang in Lintan Town in the west, and faces Mangniu River in the north. There are two natural villages in the north of the river, namely East Helan and West Helan.

According to the records of Cizhou, "Helan Mountain is three miles northwest of the state. The mountain is not high, but it twists and turns for twenty miles. Song Helan lived here in seclusion, hence the name. " According to historical records such as the History of Song Dynasty, the Records of Jiyuan County and the Records of Songshan Mountain, Song Zhenzong summoned the real person of Helan in the second year of Jingdezhen (1005) and renamed "Xishan" as "Helan Mountain".

Handan gourmet

1, Wu' an Lamian Noodles

According to legend, Wu 'an Lamian Noodles started from the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, and was once rated as "Top Ten Famous Snacks in Handan", which is one of the famous snacks in Handan, Hebei. It's delicious, not greasy and silky. Wu 'an Lamian Noodles has unique methods of making hook surface, Lamian Noodles surface and hollow surface.

2, the old locust tree sesame seed cake

Old pagoda tree pancake is one of the top ten snacks in Handan. Its shape is round, indicating that it is covered with sesame seeds, which is fragrant and salty, golden in color, crisp outside and tender inside. Sophora japonica sesame seed cake is a century-old Sophora japonica tree embraced by four people in T-shaped Hutong, Xinhua Street, Handan, which is simple and vigorous. There is a couple biscuit shop next to the tree, and the biscuits made are crisp and delicious, so the good reputation of the old locust tree biscuits spread like wildfire.

Refer to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Helan Mountain