Jincheng, as a place name, has remained unchanged for nearly two thousand years, starting in the third year of Tang Wude and the year of Song Taiping's rejuvenation. In the book "Taiping Universe" written by Le Shi, it is said that the three families were divided into Jin and moved to Jin Jinggong, so it was called Jincheng.

Jincheng, known as Jianxing, Zezhou and Zezhou in ancient times, is a prefecture-level city in Shanxi Province, located in the southeast of Shanxi Province, at the border of Shanxi and Henan provinces, with a total area of 9,49 square kilometers. It has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times and is known as "Pinghan in Hedong and Xiongjun in southern Hebei". Jincheng City is one of the birthplaces of Chinese culture, leaving human sites such as Gaodu Site, Tashui River and Xiachuan 2, years ago. It is the birthplace of myths such as The goddess patching the sky, Yugong Yishan, Yu Chishui Shimen and Shang Tang Chuyu. There are 6767 cultural relics in the city, belonging to 66 national key cultural protection units. Including Ye Di Dai Temple, qinglian temple, Chongshou Temple, Yandi Mausoleum, Liu's residence, Xiangyu Castle, Tianguan Wangfu, Huangcheng Xiangfu, Changping Battle Site, Yangtoushan Grottoes, Xicheng Mountain, Wangmang Ridge and many other places of interest. The city was the capital of smelting in ancient times and was known as "nine heads and eighteen craftsmen". It is the origin of "Gu Jian, yang a" in the Warring States Period, where Zezhou iron ware and orchid charcoal were once well-known at home. Manghe, Lishan and other protected areas, where rare animals such as macaques and giant salamanders grow, are known as "treasure houses of biological resources". The city is the base of middle and high-grade castings and sericulture and silk in North China. Jinjiao, Jinji, Yangyi, Lingqin, Gaoxin and Huancheng Expressway are intertwined with 27 national highway, and it has many honors such as international garden city and national garden city. Jincheng * * * governs one district, four counties and one city. Jincheng Municipal People's Government is located in Fengtai West Street.