蔚县--遗忘的塞上

Yu County:The Lost Frontier

蔚县位于河北省张家口市的南端,首尾相接的太行与燕山两大山脉横亘在它和华北平原之间。蔚县之地最初进入汉语的历史书写,是作为一个以畜牧为主,与中原地区保持着密切关系的小国,称作“代国”。公元前5世纪上半叶,代国被位居其南的赵国吞并,公元前4世纪后半,赵国在此设置代郡,公元前3世纪,秦灭六国,将疆土划分为三十六郡,代郡为其一。后经朝代更迭,代郡的范围屡有变化,直到6世纪,它作为北魏帝国北部边疆的一部分在戍边将士的起义战争中被彻底摧毁。

Yu County is located south of Zhangjiakou Municipality,Hebei Province.It connects with the Taihang and Yanshan mountain ranges,which separate it from the North China Plain.The first Chinese historical records of the land of Yu County was related to Dai State,a country whose livelihood depended on pastoral farming and had close ties with the Central Plains.In the first half of the 5th century BC,Dai State was annexed by its southern neighbour Zhao State.In the second half of the 4th century BC,Zhao State established Dai Commandery here.In the 3rd century BC,the Qin Dynasty defeated and united the six states,dividing the territory into 36 commanderies,one of which was Dai Commandery.