Chengdu is one of the popular online Red cities. In recent years, more and more tourists have visited Chengdu. We all know that there are more online red scenic spots in Chengdu. However, when you go to the local area, you will hear the local people say Chengdu or Jincheng. I believe you may ask, where are these two names? Why do Chengdu have these two names?
The origin of Chengdu
Chengdu, also known as Furong City, comes from a kind of Furong flower which is produced in the southwest of China, and Furong flower is the city flower of Chengdu, so Chengdu refers to Chengdu.
Chengdu is known as Chengdu, which mainly comes from two legends. It is said that when Chengdu was first built, its foundation was unstable and collapsed repeatedly. Later, a turtle appeared here. Under its leadership, Chengdu was built. The route guided by the Turtle was a lotus flower, so Chengdu came here.
Another legend comes from the lady of pistil in the Five Dynasties. It is said that the 15th of February in the lunar calendar is the birthday of hundreds of flowers. At this time, hundreds of flowers gather in Chengdu and compete to open up. People set up a flower market during this period.
The wife of Hua Rui, the concubine of Meng Chang, the emperor of later Shu, was very fond of hibiscus flowers after seeing them. In order to please the concubine, Meng Chang ordered people to plant Hibiscus trees in the city garden. When the flowers bloom, there are flowers everywhere inside and outside the gate of Chengdu. From then on, Chengdu also has the reputation of "Hibiscus city".
Why don't Chengdu become a Jincheng
Jincheng is another name of Chengdu. When I was a child, I read the sentence "seeing the red wet place at dawn, and the flowers are heavy on the Jinguan city", and I felt happy. It seems that I can smell the fragrance of plants and trees in the poem, and see the scene where white dew is stained with flowers and dew is about to drop. In particular, a city can be described by the word "Brocade", which makes the colorful brocade flash in the head. A cluster of gorgeous rosy clouds, moistened by the rain, are casually lowered to the city. It seems that the smell, color and humidity linger on the tip of the tongue, under the nose and in front of the eyes in the shaking head of the poem reader. His heart is infatuated with the poem and the city.
Shu Han of the Three Kingdoms established Jinguan city in Chengdu, named after the concentration of brocade craftsmen and the management of brocade. Li Ying of Liang in the Southern Dynasty wrote in his book Yizhou: "the city of Jin is in the south of Yizhou, on the South Bank of the river in the west of canqiao bridge. In the past, the city of Jin was also a royal official. It is located in Jinli, where Yongcheng is still there. 'in the Tang and Song Dynasties, Chengdu was also known as Jincheng because of its flowers. Du Fu once had a poem saying: 'when you see the red wet place at dawn, the flowers are heavy on the city of Jinguan. '
The song people's "the collection of ancient and modern Chengdu" wrote: "the Lord of the post Meng Shu (Meng Chang) planted all kinds of Hibiscus on the city of Chengdu. Every late autumn, 40 li of brocade is taken as a picture of each other from above, because it is famous for the city of brocade. 'it is recorded in "shutaowu": "in the 13th year of Guangzheng's reign in Shuchang (950), there are all kinds of Hibiscus in the city. They are blooming in September and all of them are beautiful. '
Chang said to the left and the right: 'since ancient times, Shu has been regarded as the city of Jin. Today, the city of Jin is also true. '
So Chengdu is called Jinguan City, Jingcheng city and Furong city
Another saying is Jincheng: Sichuan is a sericulture producing area in China. Sichuan brocade was well-known in the Eastern Han Dynasty. The ancients used the Liujiang River flowing through Chengdu to wash brocade. The color of the brocade was bright. Because the people who washed brocade kept on walking along the river, the river was colorful and gorgeous, so it was called Jincheng. In the Shu Han Dynasty, there was an official who was in charge of brocade, and the residence was called the city of brocade, so it was called the city of brocade. In Du Fu's poems, the word "Baisen Sen outside the city of brocade" refers to the city of brocade.