Historical source of Xinxiang Baligou:
As early as ancient times, Xinxiang Baligou was an important activity area for primitive tribes such as the Japanese Gong clan.
Since the Wei and Jin Dynasties, this place has become a place of exploration for people who love mountains and rivers. Scholars and scholars have come here one after another to live in seclusion or sightseeing, leaving behind many interesting stories. .
The famous ones include the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, Wang Tong and Wang Bo in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the great scholar Shao Yong in the Song Dynasty, the poets Fan Chengda and Lu You, the poet Yuan Haowen in the Jin Dynasty, and the landscape painters in the Yuan Dynasty. Niu Shouzhen, famous Confucian scholar Sun Qifeng in Qing Dynasty, etc. The poem "Watching the Waterfall at Shimen Mountain" written by Sun Qifeng's grandson Sun Tiao has become a classic describing the Baligou Waterfall in Xinxiang.
During the Republic of China, historical celebrities such as Yuan Shikai, Xu Shichang, and Feng Yuxiang also visited here. During the Anti-Japanese War and the War of Liberation, the Taihang Mountains were an important base for the revolutionary struggle of the Eighth Route Army and the People's Liberation Army. Many revolutionary leaders were deeply impressed by this mountain and this water.
Finally, the ravine is famous both at home and abroad because it is 8 miles long!