Shangqiu was named after the Tao Tang Clan (Emperor Yao), who appointed the son of Emperor ?i ?i (Xiongnu) as the fire official, and because the land corresponded to the star Shang (商星), the name was Shangqiu (商丘).
History
Zuo Zhuan, Lu Xianggong nine years (564 years ago): "Tao Tang's fire Zheng Xionbo lived in Shangqiu, sacrificing to the great fire." In the Shang Dynasty, it was the land of Bo Yi. After Duke Dan of the Western Zhou Dynasty pacified the Three Supervisors' Rebellion, King Cheng of the Zhou Dynasty sealed Weizi Qi, a descendant of Yin and Shang, in Shangqiu and established the state of Song. In the 29th year of the reign of King Blushing of the Zhou Dynasty (286 BC), the state of Song was destroyed by Qi, and most of its territory was taken over by Wei. Wei set up the county of Song in Shangqiu, and installed Duke Wuji in Xinling (present-day Ningling County).
Qin set up Suyang County in the south of present-day Shangqiu city, which was the seat of Dang County. In the fifth year of Emperor Gao Di of the Western Han Dynasty (202 BC), Dang County was changed to Liang State. In the first year of Huangchu of the Three Kingdoms Wei (220), Liang was changed to Liang County. Western Jin Dynasty changed the name to Liang State. In the first year of the Yongchu year (420) of the Song Dynasty in the Southern Dynasties, Liang County was changed to belong to Xuzhou; and Qiao County was set up to rule Meng County (the former city of Meng County in present-day Liangyuan District).
In the second year of Yong'an of the Northern Wei Dynasty (529), Roy Yuan ascended to the throne and became the emperor in Suiyang, and established the filial piety foundation. In the first year of Tianbao of Northern Qi (550), Qiao County was abolished.
Sui-Kaihuang three years (583) abolished Liang County into Bozhou. In the 16th year of the reign of Kaihuang (596), Song Prefecture was established in the former Liang County, with Suiyang County as its capital. In the 18th year of Kaihuang (598), Suiyang County was changed to Songcheng County. In the third year of Daye (607), Liang County was reorganized. In the second year of Wude (619) of Tang Dynasty, Wang Shichong claimed the title of Emperor and built Dazheng, and changed Liang County and set up Liang Prefecture. In the fourth year of Wude (621), Liangzhou was changed to Songzhou.
In the first year of Tianbao (742), Songzhou was changed to Suoyang County. In the first year of Qianyuan (758), it was restored as Song Prefecture. In the second year of Jianzhong (781), Xuanwu Army was set up in Songzhou. In the first year of Xingyuan (784), the Xuanwu Army was moved to Bianzhou. In the third year of Zhonghe (883), it was returned to Songzhou. In the Later Zhou Dynasty, Xuanwu Army was renamed Guide Army. In 959, Zhao Kuangyin was appointed as the minister of the Guide Army, and since the clan town was located in Songzhou, he took "Song" as the country's name and established the Song Dynasty.
In the third year of Jingde's reign in the Northern Song Dynasty (1006), Song Prefecture was elevated to the status of Yingtian Prefecture, and became the capital of the eastern part of Beijing. In the seventh year of Dazhongxiangfu (1014), Yingtianfu was elevated to the status of Nanjing, the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty. In the second year of the Jingkang era (1127), Zhao Jong took the throne in Yingtianfu, Nanjing, and the history was called the Southern Song Dynasty. Shaoxing ten years (1140), the Jin soldiers captured the Song's Nanjing, changed Yingtianfu for the return to Germany, belonging to the Nanjing Road.
Jin Tianyuanyuan year (1232), Jin Aizong moved to Guidefu. In the first year of Duanping of the Song Dynasty (1234), the Southern Song Dynasty recovered Yingtianfu and restored it to Nanjing.
The Yuan changed the Guide Prefecture, belonging to the Henan Jiangbei and other places in the line of the Zhongshu Province. In the first year of Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty (1368), Guidefu was lowered to Guidezhou, belonging to Kaifeng Prefecture of Henan Chengxuan Buzhengji, and Suoyang County was abolished to Guidezhou. In the 24th year of Jiajing (1545), it was upgraded to Guide Prefecture and Shangqiu County was set up. During the Yongle period, it was called Zhuji, which was famous as the birthplace of commerce and the distribution center of materials, and was known as the important town in the Central Plains and the gateway to the east of Henan Province. Qing Dynasty due to the Ming system.
Republic of China in the second year (1913) abolished the government, the jurisdiction of the county belongs to the east of Henan Province, the following year changed to Kaifeng Province. 1916 Longhai Railway repair, set up a station in the Zhu set, and later changed to the Shangqiu station. 1927 abolished the road. The twenty-first year of the Republic of China (1932) set Henan Province, the second administrative inspectorate area. 1948, China **** occupation of Shangqiu, belonging to the Soviet Union of Henan and Anhui; in November of the same year, analyzed the Shangqiu County, Zhuji Town set up a county-level Shangqiu City.
After the establishment of the People's Republic of China, Shangqiu Prefecture was set up, and the special office was stationed in Shangqiu City. 1958 Shangqiu Prefecture was abolished and incorporated into Kaifeng Prefecture. 1961 Shangqiu Prefecture was re-established and renamed Shangqiu Area in 1969. 1986 Shangqiu was listed as a city open to the outside world. 1997, June, the abolition of Shangqiu Area and the county-level Shangqiu City and Shangqiu County, and set up the prefecture-level Shangqiu City; the original county-level Shangqiu City and Shangqiu County were renamed Shangqiu City and Shangqiu County. Shangqiu City and Shangqiu County were reorganized as Liangyuan District and Suoyang District.
Shangqiu is the ancestral home of the Most Sacred Master Confucius, the hometown of the ancient literary and philosophical master Zhuang Zhou and the heroine Hua Mulan, and the birthplace of merchants, commodities and business culture. There are more than 200 cultural relics protection units and more than 3,000 attractions in the city***. The Ancient City of Shangqiu (Suoyang District) is one of the four better-preserved ancient cities in the country, and was honored as a National Famous Historical and Cultural City in 1986.
The gold and jade clothes unearthed from the tomb cluster of Han Liang Wang in Mangdangshan of Yongcheng were honored as one of the top ten new discoveries in national archaeology in 1991, and the murals of the Han tombs were hailed by experts as "Dunhuang before Dunhuang".
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A Brief Introduction
Shangqiu is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Henan Province of the People's Republic of China, located in the eastern part of Henan Province. The eastern border of Anhui Province, Huaibei City, Suzhou City, south of Zhoukou City and Bozhou City, Anhui Province, west of Kaifeng City, north of Shandong Province, Heze City. It is located in the alluvial plain of the Yellow River and Huaihe River, with a flat terrain. Huiji River, Dasha River, Bao River, Tuo River and Hwoe River flow through.
The total area is 10,700 square kilometers with a population of 9,151,200. Shangqiu is a national historical and cultural city, the birthplace of fire culture, merchants, business, business culture, "three business" source. The transportation is well-developed, the Longhai Railway and Beijing-Kowloon Railway intersect here.
Two, culture
1, dialect
Shangqiu dialect belongs to the Central Plains official language, and Kaifeng dialect has a lot of similarities, but there are also differences. There are some differences between the dialects of eastern Shangqiu and western Shangqiu.
2. Local Opera
Sipingtong is a local opera of Shangqiu, formed in the late 1940s, evolved from the development of flower drums, with rap music as its origin. There is now a Sipingtong theater troupe in Shangqiu.
3, specialties
Shangqiu City's specialties include Linhe Daqu, Blue Label Beer, Yuanyang Turning Scented Kettle, Song Embroidery, Huqin, Zhecheng Tobacco, Crispy Pei Milk, Cudgel Silk, Minquan Dry Red Wine, Zhangqiao Wine, Suo Wine, Goat Plank Skin, Sugar Bean Curd Milk, and Five-Spice Bean Curd Dried in Jiazhai;
Yingpan Cooked Mutton, Huilou Yam, Jindengxie Flower Crispy Pear, Yucheng Carved Ceramics, Minquan Tribute Sesame Flower Yucheng red Fuji, Mengjia roasted chicken, stacks of mutton, Mai Ren donkey meat, Xiangjun pumpkin kernel, amber winter melon, crab roe grilled broad tripe, Yandi pigeon, Li Bai drunken perch, ginkgo wonderful lilies, and so on.
4, diet
Shangqiu people the vast majority of noodles as the main food, Shangqiu local snacks are also very distinctive, of which Xiayi Huiting town snacks have the most variety.
5. Religion
There are five major religions in Shangqiu: Buddhism, Taoism, Catholicism, Christianity and Islam. Now many temples have become tourist attractions in Shangqiu.
6. Media
Shangqiu has one radio station (Shangqiu People's Radio), two medium-wave relay stations, one television station (Shangqiu TV), and six counties have built radio and television stations.
The mainstream print media in Shangqiu are the Shangqiu Daily and the Jingjiu Evening News.
Three celebrities
Shangqiu is a place of great talent, where not only a large number of emperors and generals appeared, but also a large number of statesmen, thinkers, militarists, literary artists, scientists and so on, and where not only a number of talents with special contributions appeared, but also the emergence of not only a number of talented people with special contributions, but also women heroes and talented women.
Shangqiu is the ancestral home of Confucius; it is the hometown of Suiren's, Zhuxiang's, Gaoxin's, Xiongnu's, Wanghai's, Xiangtu's, Shangtang's, Kong's father, Jia's, Weizi's, Song's Xianggong's, Jianguan's, Mozi's, Zhuangzi's, Huizi's, Guoying's, Hua's Mulan's, Jiang Drowning's, Wei's Yuanzhong's, Fan's Zhongyan's, Shi's Yannian's, Zhang's Fangping's, Shen's Carp's, Lv's Kun's, Yuan Keli's, Hou's Hsun's, and Hou's Fangwu's; and it's Lao's home.
It is the place where Sima Xiangru, Meixian, Zou Yang, Li Bai, Du Fu, Gao Shi, Yan Zhenqing, Han Yu, Fan Zhongyan, Yan Shu, Ouyang Xiu, Su Shi, Su Zhe and other giants of the literary world eunuchs and infinite yearning for Feng Shui; it is the place where Zhang Yan, the loyal martyr of the Tang Dynasty, was martyred.
Confucius and Mozi had been lecturing here for a long time, Laozi and Mencius had lived here, Zhuangzi and Huizi had discussed the way of the Tao here, Liu Bang had chopped off snakes and revolted here, Sima Xiangru had played the main role of Liangyuan literature here, Li Bai, Du Fu and Gao Shi had traveled here at the same time, Yan Zhenqing had left his ink treasures here, Zhao Kuangyin had made his fortune here, Yanshu and Fan Zhongyan had taught here, Su Dongpo had inscribed a list here, and Zhao Jong had made his mark here, and Zhao Jong had made his mark here. Here the inscription list, Zhao Jiu had ascended the throne here, Li Xiangjun had been here to play the zither.
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