If there is a river that has nourished the land for generations, fed the people here, and had a great influence on the creation, development and prosperity of the city, it will be affectionately called the "Mother River".
With the northward development of Nanjing's urban area, the Yangtze River has become Nanjing's "inland river", so is the Yangtze River the mother river of Nanjing?
Nanjing urban area has long been in the south of the Yangtze River, especially in ancient times when the transportation was inconvenient, the Yangtze River was only a natural danger in Nanjing, and the ancient civilization of Nanjing was born - Qinhuai River.
Qinhuai River, the ancient name of Longzangpu, the Han Dynasty called Huaishui. Legend has it that Qin Shi Huang passed by Moling on his eastern tour, thought that there was a "royal spirit" in this place, and ordered to dig a clear post in the area of Fangshan and Shiqi Mountain in the southeast of today's Nanjing City, and guide Longzangpu north into the Yangtze River to break it. In the Tang Dynasty, according to this legend, it was renamed Qinhuai. Later generations pointed out that in fact, after Tang Du's pastoral poem "Bo Qinhuai" was handed down, the name of Qinhuai River began to flourish in the world. Li Bai's "six generations are more overlords, and the ruins are seen in the capital." So far, between Qin and Huai, the poems of "Rites and Heroes" also have the name of "Qinhuai".
The Qinhuai River has a total length of 110 kilometers and a basin area of 2,631 square kilometers, most of which are in Nanjing, making it the largest river in Nanjing. Don't look at the Qinhuai River, which is only 110 kilometers long, but it is a first-class tributary of the Yangtze River, like the Han River, Jialing River, Wujiang River, etc. The Qinhuai River has two sources in the north and south, the north source Jurong River originates from the southern foot of Baohua Mountain in Jurong City, the south source Lishui River originates in Donglu Mountain, Lishui District, Nanjing City, the two rivers converge into the main stream of the Qinhuai River in the northwest village of Fangshandai, Jiangning District, Nanjing City, bypassing Fangshan to the northwest to the outer city gate Shangfang Gate flows into Nanjing City from Dongshuiguan, traverses the main city of Nanjing from east to west, and flows out from Xishuiguan in the south and flows into the Yangtze River.
Most of the Qinhuai River is in the territory of Nanjing, and it is the largest regional river in Nanjing. Its shipping and irrigation functions have played a huge role in promoting the economic and social development of Nanjing, so it is called the mother river of Nanjing. Because of its great reputation in history, it is also known as "China's first historical and cultural river".
Over the years, the intestines have been broken, and the dream is around the Qinhuai water upstairs. "In the minds of Nanjingers and many people from other places, Qinhuai seems to be an eternal topic, representing more than just a place name. It is the origin of the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, nurturing the thriving history and culture of Nanjing, and since the Southern Dynasties, it has been a place where famous families gathered. The stone bridge arches, the lightship shuttles, the apricot blossoms are colorful, the smoke and rain are ethereal, the wine flag is fluttering, and the sound of silk and bamboo is ......The sassy ink man indulges in it, and the story of the talented and beautiful woman circulates. It has always been "the area of fireworks in the Six Dynasties, the place where gold powder gathers", and it is also a prosperous place for ten generations.
Zhu Ziqing wrote in "The Qinhuai River in the Sound of Oars and Lights", "The water of the Qinhuai River is blue and cloudy; Does it look thick but not greasy, or is it condensed by gold dust from the Six Dynasties? When we first got on the boat, the sky was not yet dark, and the rippling soft waves were so tranquil and euphemistic, so that we had the idea of water and sky on the one hand, and longed for the drunken gold on the other. "It always makes people feel the thickness and solemnity of the Qinhuai River.
The Qinhuai River is the cradle of Nanjing's ancient civilization. As far back as the Stone Age, there was human activity in the basin. From Dongshuiguan to Xishuiguan on both sides of the river, Dongwu has been a prosperous circulation area since the end of the Han Dynasty. Merchants gathered, literati gathered, and Confucianism flourished. After the Sui and Tang dynasties, it gradually declined, but it attracted countless literati and scholars to come here to pay their respects, and sighed "In the old days, Wang Xie Tang Qianyan flew into the homes of ordinary people". It was not until the Song Dynasty that it gradually recovered as the cultural center of Jiangnan. The Ming and Qing dynasties were the heyday of the ten-mile Qinhuai. Gold powder towers, row upon row; Painting the boat Lingbo, the sound of pulp and the shadow of the lights constitute a dreamlike beauty and wonder.
Yes, this Qinhuai River has the feelings of poets, the precipitation of culture, and the witness of historical changes.
From ancient times to the present, from spring to winter, the Qinhuai River has a long history.