Fenglingdu

　　     Fenglingdu, anciently known as Fengling Pass, had a checkpoint built south of Fenglingdui in the first year of the Shengli era of the Tang Dynasty (689), called Fengling Crossing. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, a patrol and inspection office and a shipping administration were stationed here to manage defense and transport. This “ferry where a rooster’s crow can be heard in three provinces” historically connected the provinces of Shaanxi and Henan via boat crossings. Today, a railway bridge links the Nan Tong Pu Railway and the Longhai Railway, turning the natural barrier of the Yellow River into an accessible route. The 1,500-meter-long Yellow River Bridge spans both banks, connecting the people of three provinces.

　　     Fenglingdu is located 30 kilometers southwest of Ruicheng County, at the junction of Shanxi, Shaanxi, and Henan provinces, and has long been a strategic military location. Legend has it that the tomb of Nuwa, the mother goddess of humanity, was built here. As Nuwa was of the Feng clan, the place is called “Fengling” (Feng’s Mound).

　　     Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province