As far back as 10,000 years ago during the Neolithic Age, humans were already living and multiplying on the land of Luoding. They lived in caves in today's Pingtang, Jinji and other places, and lived a life of fishing and hunting.
Luoding scenery Before the Spring and Autumn Period, Luoding belonged to South Vietnam.
In the 33rd year of Qin Shihuang (214 BC), Nanyue was pacified and Nanhai County was established, covering 18 counties, including Kaiyang County. The seat of Kaiyang County is now Chuanbu Town.
At the end of the Qin Dynasty and the beginning of the Han Dynasty, Zhao Tuo, the captain of Nanhai County, annexed Guilin County and Xiang County to establish the Nanyue Kingdom, and the current city belongs to it. The county where it is located is unknown.
In the sixth year of Yuanding of the Han Dynasty (111 BC), 7 counties including Nanhai and Cangwu were established in South Vietnam. Duanxi County is under the jurisdiction of Cangwu County in Jiaozhou. Most of Luoding belongs to Duanxi County.
Three Kingdoms Period
In the fifth year of Wu Huangwu (226), Luoding belonged to Duanxi County, Cangwu County, Guangzhou. Duanxi County includes parts of today's Deqing, Luoding, Yunan, Yuncheng, Yun'an, Xinyi and other places. In the fifth year of Jin Yonghe (344), Jinkang County was established in Cangwu, and Jinkang County led the county.
Analysis of the two counties of Longxiang and Fuluan in Duanxi. Longxiang County is the old name of Longshui County, which is the beginning of Luocheng Town, where Luoding is now governed, becoming the county seat. Luoding includes Longxiang County, Furuan County and Pingyuan County.
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Luoding culture
Long scroll prayer
Long scroll prayer is a characteristic Spring Festival cultural activity in Luoding City, Guangdong Province. One of the 21 characteristic Spring Festival cultural activities of "One City, One Special" in Guangdong Province, it is a public welfare activity, initiated by the masses, organized by the masses, and participated by the whole people. Compared with other Spring Festival activities, the scroll prayer activity is more elegant and can also highlight the charm of local culture. It is one of the cultural business cards of Luoding, a famous historical and cultural city in Guangdong Province.
"Long scroll waving" is usually an additional program of some activities, or can be seen during personal performances and creations, but in Luoding City it has become a traditional event during the Spring Festival every year. It is understood that the "Long Scroll Praying" activity was originally a link in Luoding mass calligraphy and painting exchange activities, aiming to promote and promote Chinese calligraphy. In addition to appreciating the calligraphers' live calligraphy, the public can also write their own on the long scroll. Wishes and blessings.
Compared with wishing trees and burning incense to pray for blessings, Luoding’s “long scroll prayer” is more environmentally friendly and also enhances the cultural taste of the city. Tourists who are interested in calligraphy or enjoy elegant activities can go to Luoding to participate in the "long scroll prayer" on the first day of the Lunar New Year and experience the cultural charm of this city firsthand.
Guessing lantern riddles
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, our city’s Cultural Center and the Municipal Health and Family Planning Bureau held a New Year lantern riddle guessing activity. The square in front of the cultural center building was filled with red riddles. , attracted many families of young and old who had good fortune at the beginning of the year.
The content of this lantern riddle is rich and colorful, including idiom riddles, word riddles, family planning professional terminology riddles, etc., which are both close to life and full of cultural color, allowing citizens to have fun in the process of guessing riddles, and at the same time Feel the infinite wisdom contained in traditional Chinese culture and spend a Spring Festival full of flavor.
Reference source? Baidu Encyclopedia-Luo Ding