Tongcheng, the literary capital of China
During the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, Zhang Ying, a bachelor of Wenhua Palace, suddenly received a letter from home. When I opened it, who knew that the book was just chattering about homestead issues. It turns out that there has always been a dispute between the Zhang family and their neighbor Wu's homestead, and neither party wants to let anything go. Zhang Ying took up her pen and wrote a limerick: "A piece of paper is only for the wall, so why not let her be three feet tall? The Great Wall is still there today, but Qin Shihuang is nowhere to be seen." Sending it home solved the problem: after the Zhang family gave up the three-foot wall, the Wu family was very moved and took the initiative to give up the three-foot wall. In this way, a "Six-foot Alley" six feet wide and more than 100 meters long was formed. The thought-provoking story takes place in Tongcheng, a thousand-year-old county.
Tongcheng is located in the southwest of Anhui, on the north bank of the Yangtze River, and at the eastern foot of the Dabie Mountains. It is a county-level city with rich cultural heritage. Tongcheng has a long history. During the Zhou Dynasty, Tong State, or Wan State (from which the abbreviation of Anhui came) was established. Later, it was affiliated to Jiujiang, Lujiang and other ancient counties. In 598, Tong'an County was established and subordinate to Tong'an County. In 757, because An Lushan rebelled against the Tang Dynasty, Tong'an County was renamed Shengtang County, and Tong'an County was renamed Tongcheng County. This was the beginning of the name Tongcheng, which has been in use for more than 1,200 years. In 1996, the county was removed and the city was established.
Tongcheng has been a place of prosperous literary style since ancient times. Especially in the Qing Dynasty, the Tongcheng School, represented by Dai Mingshi, Fang Bao, Liu Dakui, Yao Nai, Fang Dongshu, Wu Rulun, etc., dominated the literary world for more than 200 years. It has more than 1,200 writers and has created more than 2,000 kinds of works that have been handed down from generation to generation. It is the prose genre with the longest history, the most writers, and the greatest influence in the history of Chinese literature. Its influence was huge, not only lasting until the end of the Qing Dynasty, but also geographically throughout the country. So much so that he was praised as "the most famous article in the world is in Tongcheng". Thousands of years of cultural influence have led to the emergence of great figures such as Zhu Guangqian, Fang Dongmei, Huang Zhen, Yan Fengying and others in modern times. Tongcheng is well-deserved to be awarded the title of "Literary Capital of China".
Huaining: In 1783, Deng Shiru, who was only ten years old, dropped out of school due to poverty after one year of schooling. In the environment of "hardship, hardship, and taste of everything", with his own efforts, he has become a generation of great epigraphers and calligraphers who are "exquisite in all four aspects and the best in the country". This story seems legendary, but the real legend is yet to come: his fourth descendant is Deng Yisun, an educator in Wanqing, his fifth descendant is Deng Yizhi, one of the founders of modern aesthetics, and his sixth descendant is the father of China's atomic bomb and the father of two bombs. Deng Jiaxian. The place where this century-old legend took place is Huaining, Anhui, where "The Peacock Flies Southeast" took place. Huaining was established in the Jin Dynasty. According to historical records: Emperor An of Jin established the county after Yongjia was desolate and used Huaining as its land. That is to say, it means "everlasting peace", which is why Huaining got its name.
Songyang: located at the junction of the Jianghuai hills and the plains along the Yangtze River. The northwest is the low mountain and hilly area, and the southeast is the Yanjiangzhouwei area. The Western Zhou Dynasty granted Zongzi Kingdom, and the Western Han Dynasty established a county in the fifth year of the Yuan Dynasty (106 BC), which belonged to Lujiang County and was named "Songyang". There are three theories about the origin of the name of Songyang County: 1. From the ancient Zongzi Kingdom, "Zuo Zhuan? The Twelfth Year of Duke Wen" says, "Kong, the son of Chu, held Shuzi and his eldest son, and then surrounded the nest." Du's note: "The country belongs to Qunshu, that is, Congyang. It is an ancient country with the surname Yan Fang. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty established a county in Jiuyi and named it after the ancient country." 2. "Erya Shimu": "Cong, "Compendium of Materia Medica": "The cypress leaves are the cypress body, and the pine leaves and the cypress body are the fir trees." "Shuowen" states that there are many fir trees in the mountains behind the county. "The county is located in the south of the mountain, so it is named." Songyang". 3. In ancient times, there were many fir trees in Congyang, so people named the section of the river that originates from the Dabie Mountains, flows through the city, and enters the Yangtze River via Caizi Lake as "Congchuan". Because the county seat is located on the north bank of Congchuan River, and the north of the water is Yang, it got its name.
Qianshan: Qianshan has the famous Xuejiagang cultural site. It belonged to the state of Anhui in the Spring and Autumn Period. From the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Southern Song Dynasty, the county seat has been the seat of state, county and prefecture for nearly 800 years. It is now a famous historical and cultural city in Anhui Province. . The name of Qianshan County is based on ancient records. For example, "Ming Yitong Zhi" says that "Qianshan County was established during the reign of Emperor Zhizhi, and it was named after the mountain." "Qianshan County Chronicle" has a similar statement: "The county is named after the mountain. "The mountain is named after Qianshan", "The deep rocks and deep valleys are so poor that they are deep, and Qianshan means Qianshan." "History and Geography of the Ming Dynasty" explains that it is located in the northwest of the county. "It is also called Qianshan." Tianzhu Mountain". It can be seen that Tianzhu Mountain is also known as Qianshan, and Qianshan County got its name from this. Qianshan is the hometown of the famous modern writer Zhang Henshui, whose masterpieces "The Golden Fen Family" and "The Cause of Crying and Laughing" are very popular.
Taihu Lake: This place is not the name of the famous Taihu Lake, one of the largest freshwater lakes in China, but a county under the jurisdiction of Anqing. This county was Huling County in the Han Dynasty. In the 25th year of Jia of the Song and Yuan Dynasties in the Southern Dynasty (448), Taihu Left County was established. Since Taihu County is on the side of Taihu Lake in Longshan, in ancient times, the right was respected, and the humble was left. During the Southern Dynasty and Song Dynasty, the barbarians in the south were called "Manzuo" and the counties in the barbarian land were called Zuoxian. In 583, the word "left" was removed and the name was changed to Taihu County. In the Tang Dynasty, it was merged into Jingyang. In 622, it was renamed Taihu County again, which is still used today. Taihu County is famous for its beautiful scenery, and the Huating Lake Scenic Area within its jurisdiction is also very beautiful. In addition, Taihu County is also the hometown of Mr. Zhao Puchu, an outstanding Buddhist leader and calligrapher.
Susong: Susong County is located at the junction of eight counties in Anhui, Hubei and Jiangxi provinces. It has a long history. In 184 BC, the Marquis of Songzi was established and subordinated to Lujiang County. In the fifth year of the Yuan Dynasty (AD 5), Emperor Ping of the Han Dynasty demoted Songzi Marquis to a county and demoted Zhang Hedan, a Zhongsan official, to Songzi County Magistrate. The county seat was moved from Xiantianpu to the present county seat. In May 214, Sun Quan of Soochow captured Wancheng, changed "Songzi" to "Songzi", and listed it as belonging to Soochow territory. In 598 (the 18th year of Emperor Wen's reign in the Sui Dynasty), it was first called Susong County and it has been used ever since. Among them, the meaning of "Su" is old here, has always existed, and has an earlier meaning; "Song" refers to the Kingdom of Songzi. Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty changed the name first to avoid the duplication of the name of Songzi County in Hubei Province, and secondly to express that this place was Songzi in the past. The purpose of quoting scriptures is to explain that the change of Gaotang County to Susong County during the Sui Dynasty was a historical inheritance, and to tell the world that Susong County was previously the territory of the Songzi Kingdom. There is an interesting folk story about the origin of Susong. It is said that Li Bai lived here while traveling and was looking for an inn here, but the inn was full. So he slept one night under the pine tree, and later named this place Susong. In fact, Li Bai really spent one night under the pine trees here. It has been 150 years since the Sui Dynasty changed its name to Susong, which is obviously not credible.
Wangjiang: In 327 AD (the second year of Xianhe in the Eastern Jin Dynasty), Su Jun, the general of Liyang Town, rebelled and invaded Jiankang (now Nanjing). Shi Wenqiao, the governor of Jiangzhou, wanted to lead his troops eastward. , defend Jiankang. Zhongshu Ling Yu Liang was afraid that Tao Kan, the governor of Jingzhou, would take advantage of the situation and said in the "Book of Bao Wenqiao": "I am worried about the western border and am too worried about Liyang. I can never cross the Leichi with one step." So we know that we should not cross the Leichi. One step is such an idiom. But have you ever thought about where exactly the thunder pool is? Yes, it is located in Wangjiang County we are going to talk about. From the story, we know that Wangjiang's strategic position was very important in ancient times. A large thunder garrison was set up in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and a large number of military supplies bases were located nearby. Among them, the smelting and manufacturing sites for weapons and daily utensils were concentrated in today's Wangjiang County and formed a center, so the place was named Xinye. In 591, because during the Chen Dynasty of the Sui Dynasty, there were righteous people here to help the country in trouble, it was changed to Yixiang County. In 598, because the Baota River area in the southeast of the county was once the old route of the Yangtze River, and you can have a panoramic view of the river by climbing Mount Bomen in the middle of the city, it was renamed Wangjiang. Since then, the county name and county government have remained unchanged.
Yuexi: Northwest of Anqing, there is a place with beautiful mountains and clear waters. This place is known as "a natural garden with well-preserved ecology". It is a national ecological demonstration zone construction county, with Yaoluoping National Nature Reserve and Miaodaoshan National Forest Park. The organic agriculture and Yuexi Cuilan produced within its territory are famous far and wide. This is young Yuexi. In January 1936, in order to "suppress bandits", the National Government established a new county on the border of Qianshan, Taihu, Huoshan and Shucheng counties, which is today's Yuexi. Because this area is located to the west of Tianzhu Mountain in Ancient Nanyue, it is named.