1937 " 7 · 7 " after emergency, japanese aggressor heats flames of war to Shanxi. By October at the beginning of November, fastness a form of address for one's wife closes Jin Dong and mouth of Xin of ground of Jin Beiyan larynx in succession fall. On November 8, 1937, shanxi province government of Yan Xishan is removed toward the village of Dong Jian north that faces Fen; Bureau of north of Central Committee of Communist Party of China, the Eight Route Army is stationed in advance agency also at the same time change is pressed down to the Liu Cun that faces Fen. Headquarters of the Eight Route Army and one by one 5 division ever also were in be stationed of the churchyard that face Fen. Period of War of Resistance Against Japan, area of the much that face Fen fell into enemy hands, should be in fall into enemy hands the area. But, this falls into enemy hands area and other fall into enemy hands area definitely is different, the raging fire that fights day is burning all the time. The war of resistance against aggression that face Fen is an epitome of Chinese war of resistance against aggression, the people that face Fen uses green, warm blood and life, the great victory that is Chinese War of Resistance Against Japan paid tremendous sacrifice, made graven contribution. In March 1938 the middle ten days of a month, the Japanese army is occupational countryside peace, big county of auspicious of the intrude into after peace. On March 19, the Japanese army enters a town, slaughter the sick and wounded that fails to mog reachs common people hundreds person. Mogged below Jin Suijun's blow on April 4, commit to the flames builds the area just outside a city gate entirely before before leaving. In those days in December, the Japanese army county of auspicious of 2 intrude into. 31 days, the Japanese army is occupational county, mogged below Jin Suijun's blow on Feburary 5, 1939. From now on, auspicious county becomes the base area of area of World War II. Large peaceful county, subject Yu Shan visits the town that face Fen on the west, be located in Shanxi to save the end austral Lv Liang Shan, north and always mix prefectural border on, with auspicious the county abuts south, east it is adjacent with cattail county, Xi county, the county is lengthened to lie between Yellow River photograph to look with Shaanxi on the west. North and south of relief of large peaceful county is tall, among low, tilt gradually by Dong Xiangxi. North and south group hill surrounds, crisscross of mid and upland, wall plain, have " 3 plain 10 Yuan channel 4000, big hill includes circuit all round " say. Auspicious county be subordinate to belongs to Shanxi to visit the town that face Fen, be located in border of Shanxi southwest edge, the You Dongan in be located in the Yellow River, Lv Liang is carried south hill. East with stone hill, Jin Gang mountain, aunt shoots hill to be a bound, with border on of peaceful county of area of cattail county, Yao Dou, countryside; The Yellow River is faced on the west, with Shaanxi appropriate plain county photograph looks; The following Zhang Jian is a bound south, with prosperous of countryside peaceful county Ningzhen connects; North is a bound with be in big pool channel, with adjacent of photograph of large peaceful county. Element has " Jin Tongheng of the Qin Dynasty " say. Auspicious county 3 annulus hill, water of one side bank, east Gao Xi is low, the yellow riverside that altitude reachs 450 meters from 1820 meters Gao Tianshan, tall difference is big. Churchyard has height above sea level 1576 meters of ～ 1820 meters, the eastpart part of cross of 5 when grow 18 kilometers of 8 ～ big hill and mid, freely of prefectural churchyard undulating hills, gully, landform is complex, can divide for base cliff is a mountainous area, yellow the appearance of a few cultivate land such as area of mound hill area, incomplete wall gully. On April 4, 1938, place of division of Japanese army eleventh belongs to the 25th brigade the group makes an appointment with more than 1000 people with the first 0 8 division, the intrude into that part a way always is mixed county, all the way by Xi county classics collect presses down fort, go up Liu Tai, Suo Tuo, stop constellation that evening at going up Liu station village; Give Shi Jialou to come via Home Zhao channel, fork in a road all the way. Two Japanese armies arrive at slope head village to mix at 5 days of morning for all the way, village of classics black door, government-owned banker village is occupational always mix county. 6 days of morning enemy belong to midday town intrude into to Xi county place via Sang Bi by southeast. The Japanese army lived only in the county overnight, guo Yonghe did not arrive again later. Always mix county, subject Yu Shan visits the town that face Fen on the west, be located in the end austral Lv bridge mountain range, big gorge of short for Shaanxi Province of advance of Yellow River middle reaches east bank, face margin of Fen city northwest. Prefectural area from east to west is wide 41 kilometers, north and south grows 46 kilometers, gross area 1219 square kilometer. Always county of He Donglin Xi, the county coulds there be greatly repeatedly south, north and border on of stone building county, plain county is delayed with Shaanxi on the west of one river lie between. According to " yuan with county county annals " , the county closes with prefectural Xi Yonghe for the name. "Always mix " law goes " always be walked on and happy " language. The tradition that Shanxi cave dwelling is Shanxi province one of civilian house. Cave dwelling repairs the hillside south hold office at court to go up commonly, exposed to the sun, carry backer on the back, look out widens a region, rare and arboreous keep out, very appropriate living life. One courtyard cave dwelling repairs 3 aperture commonly or 5 aperture, kiln is in kiln, some divides around kiln, go inside can discover they have each other of channel type wicket to connect coping to show hemicycle, such cave dwelling increase with respect to meeting space. [Shanxi faces Fen, 1944. Photography: Harrisson Fuerman]