The origin of Shen:
Shanghai is one of the second batch of famous historical and cultural cities in China with a long history. Known as the "Southeast Metropolis", China is the birthplace of new culture. Six thousand years ago, in the Neolithic Age, land was formed in the west of Shanghai, and primitive villages appeared. In the first half of the tenth century, all the urban areas in Shanghai became land. Shanghai belonged to Wu in the Spring and Autumn Period and Chu in the Warring States Period. King Xiao of Chu named Huang Xie, the prime minister of Chu, as the Spring Shen Jun, and Shanghai was his fief. Legend has it that Huang Xie ordered people to clear the great river crossing the border. This river is called Huangpu River or Chunjiang Shen, and this place is called Shen, which is the origin of Shanghai's abbreviation Shen. The source of Huangpu River is Wang Long in Anji County, Zhejiang Province, which is a good place of "Cloud, when I look back, behind me is green and beautiful". ) In the 3rd century AD, most residents of Shanghai Binhai and Wusongkou lived by fishing. Clever fishermen invented a bamboo fishing tool "Shanghai". At that time, there was no place name of Shanghai, so people called this area "Lake Capital". Blasphemy means that water flows into the sea, so Shanghai is also called "Shanghai" for short.
Before the Song Dynasty, Shanghai was just a small fishing village with 18 pubs, two of which were called Shanghai Puhe Xiahaipu. The place name of Shanghai is named after "Shanghai Pu". The present Shiliupu Ferry Station is one of the past "Eighteen Pus".
In the Tang Dynasty, Shanghai belonged to Huating County, also known as Yun Jian. Shanghai Town was built in the early years of Song Xianchun. Huating County was promoted to Songjiang Prefecture in Yuan Dynasty, and Shanghai was established in 1292. 1843 Shanghai officially opened its port, 1927 Shanghai Special City was established. The first mayor was Huang Wei, and 1930 was changed to Shanghai.
The historical evolution of Shanghai is complicated. So many people think that old Shanghai is Songjiang. In fact, Songjiang originally belonged to Jiangsu, and it was only allocated to Shanghai in 58 years. So, where is the real old Shanghai? According to research, it should be in "Qinglong Town". According to legend, Sun Quan of Wu Dong built many Qinglong warships to resist Cao Cao, so he called the place where the ships were built "Qinglong". Qinglong Town was established in Tianbao period of Tang Dynasty, and was assigned to Huating County in Song Dynasty, Shanghai County in Yuan Dynasty and Qingpu in Ming Dynasty.
In the Song Dynasty, Qinglong Town in old Shanghai was "a place where ships gathered, with three pavilions, seven towers and thirteen temples, full of fireworks, so it was called Little Hangzhou". Mi Fei, a great calligrapher in the Song Dynasty, worked as a supervisor in Qinglong Town. When you go to Xinchang Buddhist Temple the day after tomorrow, you can see the two characters "Face Wall" inscribed by him. "
The origin of Shanghai:
Qingpu has a long history. As early as more than 6,000 years ago, our ancestors had already thrived on this land. The Neolithic village named "Ganze Culture" by the State Council is the best witness. There are still many prehistoric cultural and human life sites more than 4,000 years ago in Fuquan Mountain, Xia Liu and Lingjiajiao. According to written records, as early as the Eastern Jin Dynasty, qinglong river in the northeast of Qingpu was the frontier defense center at that time. Today, "Hudu Village" in Baihe Town originated from the former site of "Hudu Base" in Jin Dynasty frontier fire station. Secondly, the origin of Shanghai referred to as "Shanghai" should be counted from the "Hudu Base" on the Qinglong River. In the fifth year of Yaobao in Tang Dynasty, Qinglong Town was established here. According to historical records, it was the largest market town and foreign trade port in the Yangtze River Delta at that time. Mi Fei, a great calligrapher in the Northern Song Dynasty, also served as the town supervisor in Qinglong Town. Qingpu is famous for its rich ancient cultural heritage at home and abroad, and the roots of Shanghainese are in Qingpu.