The four famous towns in ancient times: Foshan Town in Guangdong, Jingdezhen in Jiangxi, Hankou Town in Hubei, and Zhuxian Town in Henan.
1. Foshan Town, now Foshan City, Guangdong Province, is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Guangdong Province. Foshan is an ancient town with a long history and splendid culture. It was founded in the second year of Tang Zhenguan (628 AD) Because three Buddha statues were excavated on Tapogang in the city, they thought this place was the place of Buddhism, so they set up a stone list and renamed Jihua Township "Foshan". The town is roughly located in the current Zumiao Street of Chancheng District, Foshan City.
As early as the Neolithic Period 5,000 years ago, Foshan already had a fairly densely populated settlement. At that time, the ancestors of Foshan already had relatively good pottery-making and textile technologies. During the Eastern Han Dynasty, advanced farming technology emerged and the country became a land of plenty. During the Tang and Song Dynasties, Foshan became an industrial and commercial town. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it became one of the four famous towns in China and one of the "Four Major Gatherings" in China.
2. Hankou Town, Hubei Province, a prosperous international metropolis, is famous at home and abroad as the "Chicago of the East". One of the four famous towns in China, it is an important part of Wuhan, the largest city in central China. It is the commercial center of Greater Wuhan and has been known as "the most prosperous place in central Chu" since ancient times.
It is located in the northwest of the Yangtze River and the north of the Han River. It faces Wuchang on the southeast side across the Yangtze River, and faces Hanyang on the south side of the Han River. It once existed as an independent Hankou City in history. Now it is Together with Wuchang and Hanyang, it is also known as the Three Towns of Wuhan.
The three towns in Wuhan not only have their own unique historical development trajectories, but also each have formed a unique urban appearance, and each plays a different role in the functional division of labor, that is, Hankou is the commercial center and Wuchang is the science and education center. , Hanyang is an industrial center. Although the three towns have been administratively merged for nearly 60 years, this situation has not fundamentally changed.
3. Jingdezhen in Jiangxi Province is located in the northeastern part of Jiangxi Province. It borders Xiuning County of Anhui Province and Wuyuan County and Dexing County of this province to the east, Wannian County and Yiyang County of this province to the south, and to the west Poyang County in this province is adjacent to Dongzhi County and Qimen County in Anhui Province to the north and northeast. It is surrounded by the famous tourist resorts Lushan Mountain, Longhu Mountain, Sanqing Mountain, Huangshan Mountain and Jiuhua Mountain. ?Poyang Lake and Qiandao Lake reflect each other. Famous mountains and rivers support the Porcelain City.
During the Jingde period of the Song Dynasty, Emperor Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Heng, ordered Changnan to make imperial porcelain, with the four characters "Jingde Year System" written on the bottom. Because of the exquisite porcelain, the world was known as Jingdezhen porcelain, so Changnan's name was submerged, and Jingdezhen The name has been used to this day. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Jingdezhen's porcelain industry was developed and its trade was prosperous. It was one of the four famous towns in China along with Hankou in Hubei, Zhuxian in Henan, and Foshan in Guangdong.
Jingdezhen City is located in the northeastern part of Jiangxi Province, in the transition zone between Huangshan Mountain, the remnants of Huaiyu Mountain and the Poyang Lake Plain. It borders Dongzhi County of Anhui Province in the northwest, Wannian County in the south, Poyang County in the west, Qimen County in Anhui Province in the northeast, and Wuyuan County in the southeast, between 116°57′-117°42′ east longitude and 117°42′ north latitude. Between 28°44′-29°56′, the total area is 5256 square kilometers.
Jingdezhen is a hilly area, located in the transition zone between the Huangshan Mountains, the Huaiyu Mountains and the Poyang Lake Plain. It is a typical red soil hilly area in the south of the Yangtze River. The average altitude in the urban area is 32 meters, and the terrain slopes from northeast to southwest. The northeast and northwest are mountainous. The highest peak is located on the provincial boundary bordering Xiuning, Anhui, with an altitude of 1,618 meters.
4. Zhuxian Town in Henan Province. Zhuxian Town was a residential area near the northwest of Qifeng City in the Spring and Autumn Period. During the Five Dynasties, due to the excavation of the Cai River and the connection with the Bian River, the settlement gradually became an important market town near Bianliang.
During the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, Zhuxian Town entered a prosperous period and was as famous as Hankou Town, Jingdezhen and Foshan Town, and was also known as one of the four famous towns in China. During the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, Zhuxian Town prospered and became the largest water and land transportation terminal in North China.
In 1987, Zhuxian Town was named a famous historical and cultural town in Zhongzhou by the provincial government. In May 2000, the town was designated by the state as one of the "National 100 Comprehensive Development Demonstration Pilot Towns for Small Towns".
The history of Zhuxian Town has a long history. Early human civilization was nurtured as early as the early Neolithic Age. In the Spring and Autumn Period, Qifeng City was built in the southeast of the town. At this time, Zhuxian Town had formed a small residential settlement.
At the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, the title "Zhuxian Town" appeared for the first time in historical records. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Zhuxian Town reached its peak due to the opening of the Jialu River. It became a transshipment place and cargo distribution center for "Southern Ships and North Trains". The economy developed and business prospered, and it ranked among the "Four Famous Towns in China".
Zhuxian Town is located in the southwest of the town in Xiangfu District, Kaifeng City, Henan Province, 22.5 kilometers away from Kaifeng City. It borders Weishi County to the south, Fancun Township and Wanlong Township of Xiangfu District to the east, and to the north Xianrenzhuang Community in Gulou District is adjacent to Xijiangzhai Township in the west. The entire town is located between 34°31′-34°41′ north latitude and 114°12′-114°20′ east longitude. It is about 14 kilometers wide from north to south and 11 kilometers long from east to west. The total area of ??the town is 92.15 square kilometers.