Yangcheng, maybe many outsiders in Guangdong Province don't know which City Yangcheng is, but Cantonese all know that Yangcheng is a nickname of Guangzhou. Why is Guangzhou called Yangcheng? What's the story about the origin of Yangcheng? The following is the reason why Guangzhou is called Yangcheng. Welcome to read it.
Why is Guangzhou called Yangcheng?
In fact, the title of Yangcheng has a well-known and beautiful myth, that is, the widely spread legend of "Wuyang holding the valley and gathering in the Chu court".
Around the time of the Zhou Dynasty, Guangzhou suffered from famine year after year, the fields were deserted, the agricultural harvest was lost, and the people were unable to eat and wear. One day, a melodious music suddenly came from the sky of the South China Sea, and five colored auspicious clouds appeared. On the five immortals, wearing five colored clothes, came to Guangzhou on immortal sheep with different hair colors and ears of rice. The immortal gave the excellent ears of rice to the people of Guangzhou, and wished that there would never be famine in this area. I wish the immortal to fly away, and five immortal sheep turned into stone sheep and stayed on the hillside of Guangzhou. Since then, Guangzhou has become the most prosperous place in Lingnan with fragrant rice ears and bumper harvests every year. This is the origin of the names "Wuyang city", "Guangzhou City" and "Guangzhou City".
There are various theories about the time when the five immortals came. Some say it happened in the eighth year of King Yi of Zhou Dynasty (887 BC). Others say that the arrival of the five immortals was the time when Gao Gu from the South China Sea became the king of Chu Wei and the Warring States period. It is also said that Wu Xiu was an assassin of Guangzhou in the Jin Dynasty. Five immortals rode on Wuyang and carried grain to the hall of Guangzhou government. Wu Xiu painted a portrait of five immortals on the hall as a sign of auspiciousness and commemoration.
It is said that the five immortals temple on HuiFu West Road in Guangzhou is the place where the five immortals came. Guangzhou people specially built the five immortals temple here to commemorate the five immortals. There are also statues of five immortals and five sheep in the hall. On the east side of today's five immortals temple, there is also a huge concave stone like footprints in red sandstone, which is called "immortal thumb trace" (thumb trace refers to footprints).
The statue of Yueyang was built on Wuxiu hill in 1959. This was created by the famous sculptor Yin Jichang and others according to the legend of Wuyang. The statue is 11 meters high with its base and is carved from more than 130 pieces of granite. The volume is about 53 cubic meters. Only one stone at the head of the main sheep weighs more than 4000 kilograms. The five sheep are of different sizes. The head of the main sheep is high and erect, with ears in its mouth, moo back and smile, and visit the world. The remaining four sheep surround their bodies, or play, or eat grass. There are also lambs sucking the milk of the ewe. Wuyang has different postures, beautiful shapes, lifelike and full of interest, which makes people linger and forget to return.
It is said that when the statue was completed, there were some discussions. Some people suggested that since the sheep rode by the five immortals, how could there be milk sucking sheep? In fact, the five immortals are all beautiful myths. Since they are immortal sheep, regardless of size, they have their own immortal wind and bones. The sculptor has his imagination and unique mind. Wuyang stone carving, created from historical legends, has been tested for more than 40 years. It is known as the city emblem of Guangzhou and adds a lot to the famous historical and cultural city. In July 1999, Wuyang stone carving was listed as a cultural relics protection unit by Guangzhou municipal government.
Another name of Guangzhou: Huacheng
1. Guangzhou is located in the south of China, a subtropical region with low latitude. It is hot in summer, warm in winter and humid all year round. The unique natural conditions provide a good environment for the growth of flowers. Therefore, Guangzhou flowers are in full bloom all year round, with a wide variety and wide planting area.
2. Guangzhou people have a long history of planting, loving, appreciating and giving flowers. Guangzhou people have a long history of planting, loving, appreciating and giving flowers. During the Western Han Dynasty, when Lu Jia was an envoy to Nanyue, he found that Lingnan people loved to plant, arrange and wear flowers. Flowers were also filled in the front and back of the house, and the halls and rooms. He praised the people here as "colorful thread wearing flowers".
3. Guangzhou is the largest major flower producing area in China, the production and supply center of potted ornamental plants in China, the main distribution center of flowers in China and the distribution center of flowers entering Japan Guangzhou's flower trade ranks first in China.