Shuhe Ancient Town

Shuhe Ancient Town is located at the confluence of the Shu and Han rivers, and is located in the transportation hub of two provinces and three counties. It has a very advantageous geographical location. It reaches Sichuan and Han in the west, Guanzhong in the north, western Hubei in the south, and Central Plains in the east. It is an important material distribution center and commercial town in the upper reaches of the Han River, and is known as the “Little Hankou”.The name Shuhe can be inferred as the place where the Western Zhou Dynasty was established. When King Wu of Zhou granted vassal status to protect Zhou, he granted Shu to the north of Nanyang, Henan. The impoverished and weak Shu was forced to migrate westward due to the expansion of Chu and stayed here, hence the name. Shuhe Town has many cultural attractions and rich cultural heritage. In the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, the commodity economy developed day by day, and a large number of residents from Huguang moved in. The golden waterway of the Han River entered its heyday. Merchants from all over the world settled here to do business, set up businesses, opened pawnshops, and set up more than 100 money houses. During the Jiaqing period, Yan Ruyu, who was the magistrate of Xunyang, called Shuhe “a place full of merchants” and “a small metropolis of the Han River” in his book “Three Provinces Border Defense Preparation”.