There are many different names for cities, and each city has its own unique naming basis. Some cities are named after their directions, such as Xining, Nanchang, Hengyang, Huaiyin, etc.;Some are named after numbers, such as Sanming, Siping, Jiujiang, etc.;At the same time, there are also cities named after mountains and rivers, historical celebrities or historical events, such as Tai'an, Liaoyuan, Zhongshan, Chongqing, etc. Each city carries its own history of rise and fall, becoming a unique and rich existence.
The name of each city carries a rich history and culture, which is the product of historical evolution.
However, can you make sure that you call out the name of each city correctly?There are many cities that we think we are familiar with, but in fact may have been miscalling them all the time without us knowing it. Here are a few cities to see if you've ever called them incorrectly.
Many first-time visitors to Yeosu will find the pronunciation of the city's name quite controversial. It is often thought that it should be pronounced as 丽 (lì) 水, suggesting the beautiful scenery of the mountains and rivers here, but this understanding seems reasonable. However, the correct pronunciation is 丽 (lí) 水, and 丽 uses two tones.
The name Yeosu is derived from an ancient river - Yeosu River. However, today the river has disappeared without a trace, and has been replaced by a waterway called the Good Creek. Haoxi originates from the ** mountain in the south of today's Pan'an County, flows through the ancient city village of Lishui, and finally joins Daxi, with a total length of 45 kilometers and 59 places on the way. Among these seze, the boulder of "Sudden Star Se" is engraved with the three characters "Sudden Star Se" written by Wang Xizhi. Although the good creek is called a stream, the cliffs on both sides of the bank are steep, the strange rocks are craggy, and the water is turbulent, which is extremely dangerous. The ancients called it "Evil Creek" because of the steep terrain here.
Lishui and Lijiang are two cities that are easily confused, but their pronunciation of the word "Li" is different. In Lijiang, 丽 is pronounced 丽 (lì). As a famous tourist destination in China, although Lijiang is more famous than Lishui, the scenery of Lishui is equally fascinating. Lishui is known as the "Forest Sea of Southern Zhejiang" and "Green Valley of Zhejiang", and it is also the settlement of the She ethnic minority in East China, full of strong ethnic customs.
Also in Zhejiang, there is another city that is easily misunderstood, and that is Taizhou. Many people tend to pronounce it as 台 (tái) state, but the correct pronunciation is 台州 (tāizhōu), which uses a single sound. Taizhou's name derives from the famous Buddhist mountain Tiantai (Tiāntāi) in its territory. The name of Tiantai Mountain is derived from the legend corresponding to the star Pleiades in the sky. It can be said that the name of Taizhou is related to the "Pleiades" in the sky.
In addition, the city of Taizhou also governs the county of Tiantai (tāi). Similarly, Tiantai County is also named after Tiantai Mountain. In many dictionaries, there is such a note: "台州 (tāizhōu), place name;."Tiantai (tiāntāi), the name of the mountain, also known as the name of the place, is in Zhejiang. ”
In Lu'an, a prefecture-level city under Anhui, the word "six" here is not pronounced as (liù), but pronounced as (lù). This may come as a surprise. Lu'an is an ancient city with a long history, as early as the Western Zhou Dynasty, there was the place name "Liu" (lù), and at the same time formed a number of countries such as Ying, Liu, Shujiu and so on. During the Qin Dynasty, six (lù) counties were established.
During the Han Dynasty, it belonged to the Hengshan Kingdom, but in the second year of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the King of Huainan and the King of Hengshan were executed by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty for rebellion, resulting in a group of dragons without a leader. In order to stabilize the situation and reassure the people, the administrative divisions were redivided. The six (lù) counties, Anfeng, and Anfeng counties, which originally belonged to the Hengshan Kingdom, were merged to form a new kingdom called the Liu'an Kingdom. The meaning of this is that "the six regions are safe and there will never be rebellion". The "Liufang region" here does not refer to the six places in numbers, but to the previous identity of the land of Liu'anguo, that is, the country of six (lù). The name Lu'an was born and has been used ever since.
Among the county-level cities managed by Weinan City, there is one named Huayin City. Many people may mistakenly pronounce this name as 华 (huá) yin when they hear it, but in reality, the correct pronunciation should be 华 (huà) yin.
In ancient times, when judging the direction in China, there was the concept of "Shannan Shuibei" as "Yang", and "Shanbei Shuinan" as "Yin". Therefore, many cities with a long history and the name of the direction have appeared in the word "yin, yang", such as Luoyang is named because it is located in the yang of Luoshui, Jiyang is located in the north of Jishui, and Jiangyin, Hengyang, Hanyang, Hanyin, Tangyin, etc., are named after the city according to the direction of the landscape. The name of Huayin City is derived from Huashan, one of the five mountains in China.
Huayin is an ancient city with a history of more than 2,000 years, the earliest appearance as a county name was in the eighth year of Gaozu in the Han Dynasty, named after the county, located at the northern foot of Huashan. As the birthplace of the Yang family in the world, there is a legend that "the Yang family in the world is out of Huayin, and the Yang family in Huayin returns to the East Palace". Hongnong Yang has been a famous family in Guanzhong since ancient times, and Huayin is the first family surnamed Yang in the world and the birthplace of Hongnong Yang.
In the history of Huayin, many Yang celebrities have emerged. There were several emperors during the Sui Dynasty, and Emperor Wu of Jin had two empresses, Empress Tianyuan of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, as well as Wu Zetian's mother Yang, and Tang Xuanzong's empress and concubine Yang Yuhuan, all of whom were members of the Huayin Yang clan.
From the Western Jin Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty, many civil and military generals, literati and writers emerged in Huayin. Yang Zhen, the famous "Mr. Four Knowledge" in the Eastern Han Dynasty, was honored as "Confucius of Guanxi", and his descendants Yang Bing, Yang Ci, and Yang Biao were all officials to Taiwei, and they were the "Four Worlds and Three Dukes" in the Eastern Han Dynasty. From the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty, the Yang family had a total of 11 prime ministers, so it was called the "eleventh prime minister family". In addition to the first-class generals, the Yang family of Huayin also gave birth to many literary talents, such as Yang Xiu, Yang Jiong, Yang Shi, Yang Wanli, etc., all of whom are outstanding representatives of Hongnong Yang. 100 help plan