Why is Chengdu also called "Turtle City"

The reason why Chengdu is called Turtle City is that the walls of Chengdu were shaped like turtles in the early Qin and Han Dynasties, so it was named. The origin of "Chengdu" recorded in Taiping Universe is based on the historical process of establishing the capital of the Western Zhou Dynasty and Zhou Wang's moving the capital.

In one year, the residence became a party, in two years, it became a city, and in three years, Chengdu was named the capital of Shu. The pronunciation of Chengdu in Shu dialect is the capital of Shu. The winner never dies. Chengdu means the capital of Shu, or the last capital.

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Chengdu attractions:

1, Chengdu Jinsha Site Museum

Chengdu Jinsha Site Museum is located at No.2 Jinsha Site Road, Qingyang District, Chengdu, Sichuan Province. Chengdu Jinsha Site Museum covers an area of 456 mu with a building area of 38,000 square meters.

2. Du Fu Caotang

Du Fu Caotang, located on the Huanhua River outside the west gate of Chengdu, is the former residence of Du Fu, a great poet of the Tang Dynasty in China, when he lived in Chengdu. Du Fu lived here for nearly four years and wrote more than 240 poems. Wei Zhuang, a poet in the late Tang Dynasty, discovered the former site of the thatched cottage and rebuilt it to preserve it. It was repaired and expanded in the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties.

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