There are two opinions about the origin of the name of Wulanshan. One is the establishment of Wulan County in Jingyuan in the Tang Dynasty, from which the mountain was named. Another way of saying it is that a long time ago, a kind of wild grass with red flowers grew on Wulan Mountain, called Wulan Grass. When it blooms, the whole mountain is red, which means red in Mongolian. In history, Jingyuan was occupied by Mongols, and Wulan Mountain was called Hongshan.
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Wulan Town is named after Wulan Mountain in the south of the county seat. Before liberation, it was under the jurisdiction of Chengguan Town Office. After liberation, Jian Zheng was the seventh district office of Jingyuan County. 1958, the people's commune was changed to Xitan commune and Chengguan commune. 1963 was merged into chengguan district office, 1968 was changed to chengguan commune, and 1983 was changed to wulan commune. After the rural system adjustment, Wulan Township was established. In 2004, it merged with Chengguan Town to form Wulan Town.
Wulan Town has a long history, splendid culture and beautiful Zhong Ling. For thousands of years, Chinese sons and daughters have lived, worked and multiplied in this land of feng shui for generations.
There are the glories of ancient cultures such as Hongzuizi Site in Neolithic Age, the Han Tomb, the tomb of Zhang Xiu, a general who broke Qiang in Han Dynasty, Guo Xiama, a famous Yuan fighter in Jin Dynasty, the beacon tower in Xiaopingshan in Ming Dynasty, Shifang in Pan Yulong, a general of Zhensui in Qing Dynasty, and the ancient buildings in Wulanshan, and the glory of modern revolutionary history in which the world-famous Red Fourth Army Tiger and Leopard crossed the natural graben of the Yellow River and embarked on the journey of the Western Expedition.
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Baidu Encyclopedia-Wulanxiang