Zhaoqing is a famous county in Lingnan with a long history. As early as the period of Nanyue State, Anyang, the king of Luoyue, had established its capital in Fengxi (now within the territory of Fengkai) in the north. Zhao Tuo defeated Queen Anyang, and established Cangwu State in Fengxi area as a vassal of Nanyue State. After the Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty pacified South Vietnam, Gaoyao County was established in Gaoyao, Zhaoqing, Gaoming, Sanshui West and Yunfu East, which was subordinate to Cangwu County. The name of the county town comes from Gaoyao Gorge in China, which is named after the steep mountain and waist-high water. In the 9th year of Sui and Huang Kai (589), Duanzhou was established to govern nine counties including Gaoyao and Duan Xi. In the third year of Daye (607), the county was abandoned, and Duanzhou was changed to Xin 'an County. During the Wude period of the Tang Dynasty, it was renamed Gaoyao County in the first year of Tianbao (742) and Duanzhou in the first year of Gan Yuan (758). It was not until the third year of Fu Yuan in the Northern Song Dynasty (11) that Song Huizong and Zhao Ji were kings before they ascended the throne, and Duanzhou was their "secluded house" that the Xingqing Army Festival was established in Duanzhou. In the third year of Zheng He (1 1 13), Duanzhou was changed to Xingqing House; In the first year of Zhonghe (1 1 18), the imperial book Zhaoqing House was given to him personally, and it was renamed Zhaoqing from then on. Zhaoqing is a national historical and cultural city, the intersection of Central Plains culture and Lingnan culture, and has a splendid history and culture. There are more than 300 cultural relics and historic sites with scientific research value, such as Mei 'an, Yuecheng Long Mu Temple, Chongxi Pagoda, Song City Wall, Yuejiang Tower, Li Huang Pagoda, Civilization Pagoda, Huangyan Cave, Taixinqiao, Gaoyao Gong Xue, Deqing Gong Xue, Wenta, Qixingyan Cliff Stone Carving Group, and Zhou Qijian's former residence. According to research, Zhaoqing is also the birthplace of Cantonese! Xinghu Scenic Area is one of the first national key scenic spots announced by the State Council. Recently, it was rated as one of the first ten demonstration sites of civilized scenic spots in China. Seven-star rock lake and mountains are beautiful. There are seven rock peaks lined up. The main body consists of seven limestone peaks: Wolf Peak Rock, Yan Yuping, Shishi, Tianzhu Rock, Bufo, Xianzhang Rock and Apo Rock. They are standing on the lake on the 6th. 5 square kilometers, arranged like the Big Dipper. There are also five lakes, namely Fairy Lake, Central Lake, Bohai Lake, Qinglian Lake and Lihu Lake. The whole scenic spot is surrounded by mountains and rivers, with pavilions, sparkling stone shadows and excellent natural scenery, which constitutes a wonderful landscape bonsai and enjoys the reputation of "the first wonder in Lingnan" and "fairyland on earth". In recent years, all kinds of neon lights have been newly decorated on the 8 km embankment and seven rock peaks in Qixingyan Scenic Area, creating a "night star lake". Dinghushan is the first of the four famous mountains in Guangdong, and is known as "Emerald on the Tropic of Cancer" and "Living Museum of Nature". Zhaoqing is the birthplace of Lingnan local culture, the birthplace of Han Guangfu regional culture and vernacular (Guangfu dialect), and the core area of the cross-evolution of the two cultures. It is also the earliest area where Central Plains culture and Lingnan culture, western civilization and China traditional civilization meet. It used to be the political, economic and cultural center of Xijiang River Basin, and was called "Lingnan Famous County" in history. In the sixth year of Emperor Ding Yuan (11years ago), Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty set up a "cross-toe thorn history" in Zhaoqing, which lasted for 375 years. From the 43rd year of Jiajing in Ming Dynasty (1564) to the 11th year of Qianlong in Qing Dynasty (1747), Zhaoqing was the residence of the Governor's Office of Guangdong and Guangxi 183. 1583 In September, Matteo Ricci, an Italian missionary known as "the first person to communicate Chinese and Western cultures", came to Zhaoqing with chimes, sundials, world maps and other achievements representing the European Renaissance. 1585, he built the first Catholic church "Hua Xian Temple" in the history of China, and drew and published the first map of the China world "The Whole Map of Mountains, Seas and Lands". Matteo Ricci's six years in Zhaoqing opened the history of cultural exchanges between China and the West. Qiu Chengtong, a world-renowned outstanding Chinese mathematician and winner of the Fields Medal, said: "More than 400 years ago, Matteo Ricci, who is known as the' first person to communicate Chinese and Western cultures', introduced modern mathematics to China, and it was in Zhaoqing that he began to spread modern mathematics works such as Euclidean geometry. Therefore, in a sense, modern mathematics in China originated in Zhaoqing. " Throughout the ages, Zhaoqing has nurtured a large number of outstanding figures, such as Chen Qin and Chen Yuan, famous scholars of ancient Chinese classics in the Han Dynasty, Mo Xuanqing, the first scholar in Guangdong and Guangxi in the Tang Dynasty, and Shi Xiqian, a Zen master. Li Yong, a writer and calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty, Rong Rui, a Japanese monk, Huineng, a Buddhist Zen, Bao Zheng, a famous official in the Northern Song Dynasty (who was the magistrate of Zhaoqing for three years), Luo Mingjian, an Italian missionary, Sun Yat-sen, a revolutionary pioneer, Ye Ting, and many other historical figures left their remains in Zhaoqing.