Wo Kuotai & 99 Spring

Wo Kuotai is the 3rd son of the unusually lucky person of a generation- Genghis khan called "Yuan Taizong " by history. Wo Kuotai is an intrepid champion who followed his father to strike Jin Dynasty, attack Xixia and pacificate Western Areas with illustrious battle achievements. In A.D. 1227, Genghis khan died on the way of conquering Xixia and passed the throne to Wo Kuotai. When Wo Kuotai's succession of throne, just about they were carrying out on a large scale of resorting to arms towards Jin Dynasty, flames of war burning inside barrier area and beacon rolling between Yi and Luo. During the days on edge of attending to numerous affairs everyday, Wo Kuotai led his army to 99 Spring at the peak of Guan mountain standing aloof from worldly affairs where showing great foresight was as well as preventing sunstroke and passing the summer in a leisurely way. According to the recordation of "Yuan History": "On May in summer in Shaoding 3rd year (A.D. 1230), Wo Kuotai summered in 99 Spring and assigned Tuolei to dispatch troops to Baoji, etc."
 
Due to Wo Kuotai's pavilion founded in 99 Spring, this place became the heart of commanding campaign. Along with the acute flopping of the "heart", the orders of going on punitive expeditions flied off from 99 Spring one by one, followed by bouts of heartquake siege bloody battle; Battle ceaselessly advancing, winning battlefield reports singly flit to 99 Spring, which at one time also coiled fits of soot filling horizon. Those galloping iron heels of countless steeds transferring orders and news of victory cliff-hanging on the way to 99 Spring in China mother earth!


Qidan emperor & 99 Spring
During the period of Suitang Dynasty, today's Cha Haer area mostly was the place for Turki's nomadism. Turki was a nomadism nation rising and becoming mighty from northwestern Sinkiang and then moved towards east. At Suitang Dynasty they smoked the calumet together with China dynasty chronically and had certain contribution for developing and building this area. The stonemen grave is the relic kept back by Turki. And another nomadism nation appeared at the same time with Turki and becoming mighty gradually at Suitang Dynasty was Qidan nation who moved about Xichi Mulun River in Chifeng area.
                           
In A.D. 907, Qidan captain Yelv Abaoji lorded and constituted Liao Dynasty. Before establishing his country, Abaoji ever led 70 thousand cavalries himself to transit today's Cha Haer area arriving Yun canton (Datong) to meet with Hedong amb Like of Tang Dynasty and become blood brothers. In A.D. 916, this whole Cha Haer area became the venue of Qidan Dynasty. In A.D. 951, Qidan third emperor Liao Shizong ascended 99 Spring. This June he celebrated Summer Naibo to prevent sunstroke and look around in 99 Spring. In August, he called in all departmental chieftains to captain each main army to assemble in 99 Spring for bargaining and making decision of great military event, all the way soot billowing.
                          
Another Qidan emperor after Liao Shizong was Liao Xingzong Yelv Zhenzong. That is in September, A.D. 1044, in order to crusade against Xixia, from September to December, each army and Xingzong emperor both concentrated in 99 Spring to discuss deploying the blue print of this military action, which lasted 20 days. Until the beginning of December, the operation in due form began and they set out for Xixia from 99 Spring. Liao Xingzong encountered body blow in this war with Xixia. After being defeated in this battle, in order to strengthen his military control to Xixia more, he promoted Datong government office to West Capital. Hence today's Cha Haer area became the precinct of West Capital path.