As ideographic characters, Chinese characters are uniquely charming due to their rich variety and ever-changing glyphs.

Some Chinese characters have similar structures, similar writing methods, and corresponding sounds and meanings. Some are related to each other, while others are far apart.

There are also some Chinese characters with multiple sounds. Changing the pronunciation changes the world.

Place names are the carrier of regional culture and the symbol of a specific culture.

Shandong has a long history and profound heritage. The land of Qilu is dotted with famous historical cities. You can feel the depth of history and culture behind them just from the place names.

Let’s start with place names, learn Chinese characters, and travel around Shandong.

Take a look at these simple and easily mispronounced place names in Shandong. How many do you know and how many have you "checked in"?

Juancheng (juàn chéng, "鄄" is pronounced juàn instead of "焄") Juancheng County is affiliated to Heze City, Shandong Province. It is located in the southwest of Shandong Province and is adjacent to Henan Province across the Yellow River in the northwest. Because there are Juanyi and Juancheng in its territory

And got its name.

Juancheng is a national ecological demonstration zone, a national grain production base county, a national advanced plain greening county, and a national Shandong cattle and Chinese gamecock breeding base. It is also the hometown of Sun Bin, an ancient military strategist and a generation of strategist, and is listed by the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

Named "thousand-year-old county".

Zhifu (zhī fú, "罘" is pronounced as "fú" instead of "PI") Zhifu District is affiliated to Yantai City and is the central district of Yantai City. It is located in the northeast of the Shandong Peninsula. To the north is China's largest and the world's most typical mainland island -

- named after Zhifu Island.

Zhifu has a mild climate and rich natural resources. It is a nationally famous marine treasure base and the hometown of famous fruits. It is one of the earliest overseas trading ports in Chinese history.

Mouping (mù píng, "Mou" is pronounced as mù but not as móu) Muping District is affiliated to Yantai City and is located in the eastern part of the Jiaodong Peninsula. It is named after the Yangping River area of ??Mou Mountain.

The word "牟" has two pronunciations: mù and móu. The former is used in place names, and the latter means "to get".

Wudi (wú dì) Wudi County is affiliated to Binzhou City, Shandong Province. It is located in the northern part of Shandong Province and borders the Bohai Bay in the northeast.

Wudi County is the intersection of the two major economic zones of Beijing-Tianjin-Tangshan and Shandong Peninsula. It is known as the "Hebei-Shandong Hub" and the "Qi-Yan Fortress". It is a key area for the comprehensive development of the Yellow River Delta and a key area for the construction of "Maritime Shandong".

Forward position.

Yanzhou (yǎn zhōu, "兖" is pronounced as yǎn but not as "衮gǔn") Yanzhou (ancient "懇zhou"), one of the ancient nine states, is located at the junction of today's western Shandong and Shandong Hebei, between the ancient Yellow River and the ancient Jishui River.

between.

The Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties all have records about Jiuzhou or Twelve States. Although the references are different, all three dynasties have "Yanzhou" as a geographical concept term.

Today, "Yanzhou" refers to Yanzhou District, Jining City.

Qufu (qū fù) Qufu has the famous "Three Confucius" - Confucius Mansion, Confucius Temple, and Confucius Forest. It is the hometown of Confucius, the great thinker, educator, and founder of the Confucian school in ancient China.

Not only is it the hometown of Confucius, Qufu is also the birthplace of the Yellow Emperor, the former capital of Shennong, the homeland of Shang and Yin, and the capital of Zhou, Han and Lu. It is an important birthplace of oriental culture and is known as the "Holy City of the East". It is one of the most famous county-level cities in Shandong Province.

The word "Fu" means "mountain of earth", and is also used to express a large area of ??land that is high and flat. It is extended to mean "thick, large, and abundant" and can be used to refer to the abundance of materials, such as "the things are rich and the people are prosperous".

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Yuncheng (yùn chéng) Yuncheng County, which belongs to Heze City, Shandong Province, is the birthplace of the Water Margin story. It is known as "one hundred and eight generals in Liangshan, and seventy-two are in Yuncheng", and is also known as "the hometown of Chinese heroes"

The title, Song Jiang and Chao Gai both came from here.

Shan County (shàn xiàn) Shan County, known as Shanfu in ancient times, is affiliated to Heze City, Shandong Province. It is located in the southwest of Shandong Province, at the junction of eight counties in the four provinces of Shandong, Shandong, Henan and Anhui. It was named after Shan Juan, the division of Emperor Shun, lived here.

Shan County is the hometown of Empress Lu, a female politician in the Han Dynasty.

Mutton soup is a representative delicacy of Shan County.

Shan County is a major sheep-raising county in the country and is known as the “Hometown of Green Goats in China”.

Culai (cú lái) Culai town is named after Culai Mountain.

Culai Mountain, also known as Longlai Mountain, is located in the southeast of Mount Tai and is a branch of Mount Tai. It was the place where emperors of the Qin and Han Dynasties enshrined themselves in Zen, and the "Liuyi of Zhuxi" lived in seclusion in the Tang Dynasty.