Introduction to the Cultural Relics Protection Monument: The formation of Shijia Valley and the fame of Shijia Courtyard are inseparable from the rise and fall of the Shi family. The huge Shi family line has developed through the Ming and Qing dynasties and has a history of three to four hundred years. The reproduction and development of the family have gone through a process from rise to decline. Starting from the time when the founder Shi Wen Bing settled in Shijiagou, after nearly a hundred years of hard work, the third generation Shi Fa Ze gradually developed and expanded. At that time, it was the prosperous age of Qianlong, and the feudal commercial economy was developing rapidly. The families of the masters and sects were engaged in farming and studying, and the farmers and commerce were integrated. They also ran banks and pawnshops, made loan sharks, and developed continuously. The funds continued to accumulate and grow, and they gradually joined the ranks of Shanxi merchants and occupied a large share of the market. a place.