Due to its special geographical location, Ningxia was always at the forefront of the northern frontier before the Ming Dynasty in China.Since the Qin and Han Dynasties, successive central dynasties have expanded and defended the frontiers here, immigrated and settled for reclamation, leaving behind rich historical relics and cultural accumulations, forming the history and culture of Ningxia with distinctive regional characteristics in Chinese civilization.After the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the 10th Party Congress of the autonomous region, Ningxia's cultural development has entered a new stage.Through excavation, sorting and refining, the multiculturalism with the excellent Hui culture as the main body, the Silk Road culture, the red classic culture, the ecological culture of the Yellow River in the desert represented by "two mountains and one river", ancient human sites and paleontological fossils have been gradually formed. There are nine major cultures including ruins culture, frontier military culture, folk customs culture, Xixia relic culture, and achievement culture centered on reform and opening up.With the joint efforts of cultural workers in Ningxia, a batch of literature, art, song and dance, opera and other works are advancing layer by layer, showing splendor, and some of them have attracted widespread attention at home and abroad.As a result, whether there is culture in Ningxia, what kind of culture it is, how to build and develop Ningxia culture, these questions that have plagued people for many years have been better answered and supported.

This full-length historical novel revolves around the historical clues of the Qin general Meng Tian who used the river as a fortress, expelled the Xiongnu from the north, and opened up the frontiers. It uses the perspective of modern people to describe the ups and downs of Meng Tian's life, and shows a historical picture of northern China during the Qin Dynasty. .Neither of the authors of this book is a professional writer.Feng Zengxiu is the general manager of Ningxia Bingou Cultural Tourism Company. He switched from an administrative position to engage in cultural tourism development. Before 2001, Binggou and the nearby Qin and Han tombs were still barren. Comrade Zengxiu, with forward-looking strategic vision and great enthusiasm, went through untold hardships and assumed investment risks, and carried out research on Binggou and Qin and Han tombs. Investment and development, no regrets.Now the development and construction of Binggou tourist area has begun to take shape, and it has become another important cultural tourist attraction in Ningxia.Comrade Zengxiu loves history and culture, especially has a lot of research on the culture of Qin and Han Dynasties and the history of Binggou, and has published some insightful articles. He is a rare cultural businessman.Yuanzhi was a farmer in Taole Town, Pingluo County. He loved literature, kept writing and published many works.Zengxiu and Yuanzhi shared the same aspirations and devoted themselves to the development and construction of Binggou cultural tourism because of their love for culture.

Meng Tian was born in Mengyin, Shandong Province. He was an official in Qin Dynasty for three generations and made great contributions to Qin's unification of China. He is a legendary figure in Chinese history.Sima Qian recorded in "Historical Records: Biography of Meng Tian": "Qin has already annexed the world, so Meng Tian sent 300,000 people to the north to drive Di Rongdi and collect Henan. The Great Wall was built, and because of the terrain, it was used to control dangerous fortresses, starting from Lintao, to Liaodong, It stretched for more than ten thousand miles. So I crossed the river, took Yangshan, and meandered to the north. The violent master stayed away for more than ten years and lived in Shangjun. At that time, Meng Tian was powerful and shocked the Huns. The first emperor respected and favored the Meng family and trusted him." During this period, Meng Tian's achievements reached the peak of his life.At the same time, Meng Tian is also the most tragic figure in Chinese history.When the first emperor of Qin died, Hu Hai forced his son Fusu to death by conspiracy.Facing the envoy, "Meng Tian took a deep breath and said: 'Why am I guilty of heaven, and I died without fault?' After a long time, Xu said: 'Tian's crime will definitely be dead. Liaodong, which belongs to Lintao, has a city of more than ten thousand miles. Among them Can’t there be no bloodline? This is Tian’s crime.’ He committed suicide by swallowing medicine.” Meng Tian’s tragic fate was a historical inevitability in the feudal dynasty.However, his achievements in opening and defending the frontiers and his character of loyalty and loyalty are like the dazzling stars in the historical sky, shining forever.From a literary point of view, what Meng Tian has done is earth-shattering and has been passed down through the ages, but it has a rough fate and has high creative value.From the perspective of history and culture, I once said in the book "Analysis of the Origin and Flow of Ningxia Culture": "Meng Tian, ​​a general of the Qin Dynasty, was the first person to open borders in Ningxia. He and his son Fusu expelled the Huns and recovered Henan. Build fortifications in the north of Ningxia, cultivate and guard the border." It can be said that it was precisely because of Meng Tian's opening of the border that Ningxia was officially included in the central territory.The historical event of Mengtian using the river as a fortress and expelling the Xiongnu to the north is the source of Ningxia's frontier military culture.The significance of this novel is to go back to the source, find the source of Ningxia's history and culture, fill in the gaps in Ningxia that did not reflect the literary works of the Qin and Han Dynasties, and base itself on reality, increase the depth of Ningxia's culture, and add a new dimension to Ningxia's frontier military culture. new elements.According to textual research, Meng Tian's military command post "Hunhuai Barrier" was built along the Yellow River in northern Ningxia today.Therefore, it is very meaningful to conduct cultural excavation around the story of Meng Tian opening and defending the border. In 2002, Comrade Zengxiu developed and built "Hunhuai Barrier" near the tombs of the Qin and Han Dynasties in Binggou, and cooperated with Comrade Yuanzhi to create this long historical novel for several years. Literary works about historical figures and events.Although this novel is still somewhat deficient in terms of controlling themes, shaping characters, plots, and using language, the author's courage in selecting important historical figures, extracting major historical events, reflecting ancient historical styles, and digging out related historical cultures is admirable .

Ningxia culture has a long history; Ningxia culture is broad and vigorous.When the times are prosperous, the culture will be more prosperous.It is the conscious responsibility of people who love Ningxia culture in this era to discover, sort out and promote Ningxia culture. "If you don't accumulate small streams, you won't be able to form rivers and seas."Like a beautiful wave in Ningxia's long cultural river, chasing the trend of Ningxia's cultural era, jumping with joy and coming downstream.I sincerely hope that this work will be loved by readers, and I also sincerely hope that the author can create more and better works.