Tianshui was named Shanggui in the early days, which evolved from Guixian in the Spring and Autumn Period. Tianshui is the place name that has been used for the longest time in local history. It first began in the third year of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Tianshui is named after the beautiful legend of "Tianhe Water Injection". Tianshui, 3000 years ago, had beautiful mountains and rivers and dense forests. At the end of Qin dynasty and the beginning of Han dynasty, Shanggui county, which was prosperous and rich, became dilapidated and the people were miserable. Legend has it that the red light shines all night, the earth shakes and the rivers in the sky pour down, forming the lake "Tianshui Lake". "Spring does not wither, summer does not overflow, and the four seasons suddenly rise." People say that this lake is connected with Tianhe, which is also called "Tianshuijing". After Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty learned about it, he set up the county "Tianshui County". Tianshui is nicknamed Qin Zhou. The source of Qin is from the cultivation of five grains (that is, hairy valleys). In the Western Zhou Dynasty, Xiao Wang named Boyi's son and concubine as "Qin land". This is the beginning of Qin dynasty in Chinese history. Tianshui is the birthplace of Qin. During the prosperous Tang Dynasty, Qin Zhou was an important town leading to Chang 'an in the west of China, which was called "the land where thousands of years gathered and dispersed". When Tang Xuanzang went west to learn the scriptures, he once "stayed in Qin Zhou for one night". After the Anshi Rebellion, Du Fu abandoned his official position and family and went to Qin Zhou to escape the rebellion. Another ancient name of Tianshui is "Ji Cheng". The name is related to the legendary Fu. Tianshui is called "Dragon City" because it is the place where Fuxi, the ancestor of mankind, was born. "Han dynasty history. Geography also records that Tianshui County has Ji Cheng County, so Tianshui is called "the hometown of Huang Xi".
Zhucheng has a long history and outstanding people. Wudong County was built in the early Western Han Dynasty, and the Sui Dynasty was renamed Zhucheng. It was once known as Mizhou in history. According to research, Zhucheng was named after the ancient famous monarch Shun Di was born in fengcun, north of the city. Su Dongpo, a great writer in Song Dynasty, served as the magistrate of Mizhou for two years, where he wrote immortal masterpieces, such as When the Moon shines and Jiangchengzi. Hunting in Michigan. " There are many famous people in Zhucheng, such as Confucius' student and son-in-law, Chang Gong, Zhang Zeduan, the author of Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival in Song Dynasty, Zhao Mingcheng, an engraver in Northern Song Dynasty, Liu Yong, a scholar and calligrapher in Qing Dynasty, and Ding, the author of Continued Jin Ping Mei, and Dou Guangnai, the president of Siku Quanshu. In the history of modern literature, a number of cultural celebrities such as Wang Tongzhao, Cang Kejia, Tao Cuo, Wang Yuanjian and famous film performance artists such as Cui Wei and Li Rentang have emerged. Wang Jinmei, the representative of the Party's "First Congress" and the earliest organizer and leader of Shandong Party Organization, was also born in Zhucheng. Zhucheng Dragon Culture has distinctive features and is a rare treasure house of dinosaur fossils in China and even the world. There are very rich dinosaur bones and dinosaur eggs buried in the city, which are various and complex, including small parrot-billed dinosaurs, fierce Tyrannosaurus Rex, tall duck-billed dinosaurs, bulky sauropods, protoceratops and theropods dinosaur eggs. At present, nearly 20 dinosaur fossils have been found in more than a dozen towns and villages in the city, of which "Longguxi" in the southwest of the city is the most famous. From 1964 to 1968, there have been 10 excavations here, and more than 50 tons of fossils have been collected, including at least 10 hadrosaurs. At present, four dinosaur skeletons have been installed in Beijing, Tianjin, Jinan and Zhucheng, among which the "Giant Zhucheng Dragon" located in Zhucheng Dinosaur Museum is the largest hadrosaur fossil skeleton found so far in the world. Therefore, Zhucheng, also known as Longcheng, is known as the "hometown of dinosaurs" in northern China.
The name of Longcheng comes from the legend: a long time ago, in the northwest of Changzhou, there was a Jiulong Mountain, on which there was an ancient temple called Hongzhi. One night, he dreamed of nine princes of the Dragon King and asked him to help drive away eight brothers who came to seize the mountain. So monk Hongzhi called all the monks together in the main hall, beating gongs and drums. Help the nine princes repel his eight brothers. That night, the nine princes entered Hongzhi's dream again. It turns out that after fierce fighting, two dragons led by them have fled to the mountains of Yixing, and the other six dragons have fled to Changzhou. Nine princes hoped Hongzhi would appease them and hoped that Six Dragons would benefit the people. Hongzhi woke up and packed his bags and rushed to Changzhou to spread the news that Liu Long had arrived in Changzhou in the city. So the people built dragon boats, and on the fifth day of May, they competed in Baiyun Gudu. Since then, on the fifth day of May, the custom of "Yunxi Race" has been handed down. Changzhou is also known as Six Dragon Cities and Dragon Cities. Liuzhou belongs to Liuzhou and Qin belongs to Guilin County. Tang Zhenguan was named in 634. As clear as Lijiang River and as bright as jade belt, Liujiang River passes through the city, so it is called "Dragon City" because "eight dragons are seen in the river".
The development and status of Chaoyang, a famous historical and cultural city, marks its unique historical advantages in politics, economy and culture. Liucheng, located in the southeast suburb of Chaoyang City, has a long history. During the Warring States Period, Yan had five counties, and Liucheng belonged to Liaoxi County. By the Han Dynasty, Liucheng had become the governor's office in the west of Liaoxi County, and was later ruled by Wuhuan County in three counties. Cao Cao's northern expedition to Wuhuan once sent troops to Liucheng, which shows that Liucheng has become an important town in Northeast China during the Qin and Han Dynasties. According to the Book of Jin and the Supplement to the Sixteen Kingdoms in the Spring and Autumn Period, "In the seventh year of Jin Xiankang (AD 34 1 year), Murong Village, the prince of Yan, took Liucheng as the north and Longshan as the west, making Yangyu and so on. Scale operation, build Longcheng, and change Liucheng into Longcheng County. " In the second year, in the eighth year of Xiankang (AD 342), Mu Rongchui moved its capital from Spine City to Longcheng (Chaoyang, Liaoning). Literature records: "In the summer and April of the first year of Jin Yonghe (AD 345), Longshan saw a black dragon and a white dragon, which was easy to attract people to see, and it was more than 200 steps up the dragon's ladder, which was strong as a sacrifice. The two dragons are playing at the beginning, and their horns are heading west. " Emperors of all ages claimed to be the real dragon emperor, and black and white dragons appeared in Liuzhou, indicating that Emperor Murong was also devoted to heaven, so he built Longxiang Buddhist Temple in Longshan and named the newly-built palace Helong Palace. Longcheng, as the capital and capital of Yan Qian, Houyan and Beiyan during the Sixteen Countries Period of Eastern Jin Dynasty, lasted for a hundred years.