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History and Culture
It has been written down in the ˇ°History Records ˇ¤ Collected Biographies of Xiongnuˇ± that Yan built the Great Wall from Zaoyang to Xiangping on the area of Shanggu, Yuyang, Youbeiping, Liaoxi and Liaodong Regions in the Period of Warring States so as to protect Hu nationality from invading. At that time, Benxi urban area and Benxi County (the present realm for reference and the same below) were located in the boundary of Xiangping of Yan Liaodong Region. Huanren County (the present realm for reference and the same below) was at the outside border of Yan Liaodong Region and under jurisdiction of Gaoyi nationality.
Ancient Walls on Mount Wunu
Place of Origin for Northeast Taoism-Qiankun Cave on Mount Tiesha