How many of the top ten most difficult place names in China have you read?
1, Xuyi (xū yí)
Open your eyes to see what you are looking at, and lift your eyes to see what you are looking at. Because the location of the county seat was set on the mountain and the distant scenery was panoramic, it was called Xuyi. Xuyi County belongs to Huai 'an City, Jiangsu Province, and is known as the "crayfish capital" of China.
Xuyi is one of the earliest counties in China, with a history of more than 2,200 years. Originally known as "Good Way", Qin Shihuang unified China and later renamed it Xuyi, which has been in use ever since. There are many historical sites here. The actual tomb of Zhu Yuanzhang's grandfather, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and the Eight Immortals Terrace with folklore are all here.
Mingzuling site
2. Qionglai (qióng lái)
"Qiong" refers to a minority who once lived in Sichuan. In addition, there are natural mountains and rivers in Sichuan, such as Qiongshui and Qionglai Mountain, which may all come from Qiongzu.
Qionglai has Tiantai Mountain, the habitat of giant pandas. Besides, there are famous tourist attractions such as Zhuxi Lake and Wengting Park.
3, Lu Zhi (lù zhí)
Luzhi is an ancient town in Suzhou area. The local water port flows in six directions, so it is called Liuzhi. According to legend, the sacred animal, which travels 18,000 miles a day, went to the local inspection work and settled here after passing through Liuzhi, which has beautiful scenery and is suitable for providing for the aged. The local dialect "Lu" and "Liu" are homophones, and the six straights become straight.
4. Yanqi (yān qí)
Yanqi is located in Xinjiang. Yanqi inherited the ancient geographical names of the western regions. As early as the Han Dynasty, the ancient Yanqi country and the Central Plains dynasty had exchanged views with each other and became one of the countries in the western regions.
Yanqi is a major town of land transportation in ancient and modern times, China and the West. Comrade Xuanzang, the most fanatical religious figure in China's history, passed by here on his way to the Western Heaven to learn Buddhist scriptures, leaving a written record. It is said that the Wuji State in The Journey to the West, which was intervened by the Tang Priest and his disciples in the high-level coup, was based on Yanqi.
5. Zhagana (zā gǎ nà)
Zhagana, located in Diebu County, Gansu Province, is a famous local natural scenic spot. In Tibetan, "Zhagana" means a stone box.
As the name implies, Zhaga is a habitat surrounded by mountains. And "overlapping" refers to the thumb. Legend has it that the immortal pressed a paradise here with a wave of his hand.
6. Kongtong Island (mò yé d ? o)
Mo Xie, also known as Yan, is the hero of the ancient legend of Mo Xie. Located in the east of Shandong Peninsula.
Legend has it that He Lv, the king of Wu, liked swords very much, so he ordered his country's most powerful sword maker to cast them. Ganjiang adopts the iron essence of five mountains and the golden eagle of six rivers, and then blends it with a special formula-the hair of Mrs. Mo Xie, to refine the Sun and Moon Excalibur. The male sword is called Ganjiang, and the female sword is Mo Xie. Therefore, it is a famous big sword in ancient China, and it is like a sword on a journey, and it goes straight into the sea of stars ahead.
7, kān tuǎn (kā n tu m: n)
Kantuan Town belongs to Lixin County, Anhui Province, and it is said that Kantuan's name is based on people's names. But also from the famous Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
It is said that one of the most dedicated "couriers", Kan Ze (word Derun), who sent Cao Cao a false surrender book in a bitter plan, made a list when the war broke out. The list was all war orphans, and he reclaimed wasteland, helped himself to have plenty of food and clothing, and protected a large number of future flowers of the motherland.
8. Shexian County (shè xiàn)
It's really difficult to pronounce. It's a polyphonic word composed of several small characters, sometimes X and sometimes she. When referring to the place name Shexian County, Anhui Province, read shè.
According to historical records, there is a river called Xupu in the south of Shexian County, and the county town lives by the water, hence its name. Another way of saying it is that "following the stream" means aggregation, and many rivers gather in Xin 'anjiang River here, which is a treasure-house for attracting mountains and diverting water. Shexian county has beautiful scenery and has the reputation of "hiking Xin 'anjiang and seeing Shili Gallery".
9. Hushuguan (xǔ sh1 guā n)
Everyone knows these three words, but when they are used as place names, many people will mispronounce them. The correct pronunciation is: xǔ shù guān n. Why do you read Xu? We have to start with the ill-fated renaming history of Xushuguan.
It is said that Qin Shihuang dug up the tomb of He Lv, the king of Wu, in order to obtain the world-famous sword of Wu. In the process of taking the sword, a white tiger came to obstruct the demolition at the construction site. In a rage, the emperor led the demolition team to race after the tiger. In a blink of an eye, he raced for 25 miles, and the tiger was not seen until the ground was split into a pool, so he called this place liú.
In the Tang Dynasty, because the grandfather of Gao Zu Li Yuan was called Li Hu, the word tiger became a sensitive word, and the names of various places needed to be avoided. Very not easy to survive the Tang Dynasty, followed by wuyue's founding leader named Qian Liu, Xia and Shuo are homonyms (modern pronunciation is liú), and the word Xia has become a sensitive word. Anyone who dares to write it will be deleted.
The tiger was born at the wrong time, and changed its name twice, and it became an unrecognizable villa ..... Then why do you pronounce "xǔ"? That is, Lord Ganlong, who loves free travel in the south of the Yangtze River, passed through the local area and praised the construction of the hot scenic spot in Xushuguan. He couldn't help but blurt out "What a Xushuguan". Since the dragon's words are spoken, it is difficult to chase ten thousand horses, and the servants in general will follow Xu Lai Xu.
10, Bozhou (bó zh! u)
In fact, the name Bozhou is no stranger, and the word is not very uncommon, but many people will regard it as Bozhou. Although it is only a short distance, it is also careless!
Bozhou, located in Anhui Province, is an ancient city with a long history. Bozhou area was established as Jiaoyi by Chen in the Spring and Autumn Period, and it was named Qiaoyi for a long time after the destruction of Chen by Chu. In ancient times, from Di Ku to Shang Tang, all of them had their capitals in Bo, and there was a saying that there were three Bo. During the anniversary of the North, in order to commemorate Nanbo, one of the three ancient capitals, it was renamed Bozhou, which is equivalent to the modern "Nanjing".