How many of the top ten most difficult place names in China have you read?
1, Xuyi
Open your eyes and see what you are looking at. Lift your eyes and see what you are looking at. Because the location of the county seat is set on the mountain and the scenery in the distance is panoramic, it is called Xuyi. Xuyi County belongs to Huai 'an City, Jiangsu Province, and is known as the "crayfish capital" of China.
Xuyi is one of the earliest counties in China with a history of more than 2,200 years. Formerly known as "Good Road", Qin Shihuang unified China, and later renamed Xuyi, which is still in use today. There are many historical sites here. The real tomb of the grandfather of Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and the Eight Immortals Terrace in folklore are all here.
Mingzuling site
2. Qionglai
"Qiong" refers to the ethnic minorities who once lived in Sichuan. In addition, there are natural mountains and rivers in Sichuan, such as Qionglai Water and Qionglai Mountain, which may all come from Qionglai.
Qionglai has Tiantai Mountain, the habitat of giant pandas. In addition, there are famous tourist attractions, such as Zhuxi Lake and Wengting Park.
3. Lu Zhi
Luzhi is an ancient town in Suzhou. The local water port flows in six directions, so it is called Liuzhi. According to legend, the god beast traveled 18,000 miles a day, and after passing through six branches with beautiful scenery and suitable for old-age care, he went to the local inspection work and settled here. The local dialect "Lu" and "Liu" are homophonic, and six straight lines have become straight lines.
4. Yanqi
Yanqi lies in Xinjiang. Yanqi inherited the ancient place names of the western regions. As early as the Han Dynasty, the ancient Yan State and the Central Plains Dynasty had exchanged needed goods and became one of the western countries.
Yanqi is an important land transportation town in ancient and modern China and the West. Comrade Xuanzang, the most fanatical religious figure in the history of China, passed by here on his way to the Western Heaven to learn Buddhist scriptures, leaving a written record. It is said that Yanqi is the stronghold of the infinite country in The Journey to the West where Tang Priest and his disciples intervened in the high-level coup.
5. Zagana
Zhagana, located in Diebu County, Gansu Province, is a famous local natural scenic spot. In Tibetan, "Zagana" means a stone box.
As the name implies, Zhaga is a habitat surrounded by mountains. And "overlap" refers to the thumb. Legend has it that the immortal pressed a heaven here with a wave of his hand.
6. Kongtong Island (Australia)
Also known as Yan, he is a hero in ancient legends. Located in the east of Shandong Peninsula.
Legend has it that He Lv, the king of Wu, liked swords very much, so he ordered his country's most powerful sword maker to cast them. The expert uses the iron essence of Wuyue and the golden eagle of Liujiang, and then blends it with the special formula-Mrs. Mo Xie's hair to extract the Sun and Moon Excalibur. The male sword is called a general, and the female sword is called Mo Xie. Therefore, it is a famous big sword in ancient China, just like a sword on a journey, which goes straight into the Xinghai ahead.
7、kān tuǎn (kā n tu m: n)
Kantuan Town belongs to Lixin County, Anhui Province. It is said that Kantuan's name is based on people's names. Also from the famous Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
It is said that Kan Ze (Derun), one of the most dedicated "messengers", sent Cao Cao a fake surrender book in the bitter plan, and made a list when the war broke out. The list is full of war orphans. He reclaimed wasteland, helped himself to have plenty of food and clothing, and protected a large number of future flowers of the motherland.
8. Shexian
It's really hard to pronounce. It's a polyphonic word composed of several small characters, sometimes X, sometimes she. When referring to the place name Shexian County, Anhui Province, read shè.
According to historical records, there is a river called Xupu in the south of Shexian County, and the county seat lives by the water, hence the name. Another way of saying it is that "downstream" means convergence. Many rivers converge here to form Xin 'anjiang, which is a treasure house to draw water from mountains. Shexian county has beautiful scenery and has the reputation of "hiking Xin 'anjiang and seeing Shili Gallery".
9. Hushu Pavilion (X incarnation)
Everyone knows these three words, but when they are used as place names, many people mispronounce them. The correct pronunciation is: shù guān n. Why do you read Xu? We have to start with the ill-fated renaming history of Xushuguan.
It is said that Qin Shihuang dug up the tomb of He Lv, the king of Wu, in order to get the world-famous sword of Wu. In the process of taking the sword, a white tiger came to obstruct the demolition of the construction site. In a rage, the emperor led the demolition team to chase the tiger. In the blink of an eye, he ran for 25 miles until he split the ground into a beach before he saw the tiger, so he called this place Liú.
In the Tang Dynasty, because the grandfather of Gao Zu Li Yuan was called Li Hu, the word "tiger" became a sensitive word, and all the place names needed to be taboo. I finally survived the Tang Dynasty. Later, the founding leader of wuyue was named Qian Liu, and Xia Heshuo was a homonym (modern pronunciation is liú), and the word Xia became a sensitive word. Anyone who dares to write will delete it.
Tiger was born at the wrong time, changed its name twice, and became an unrecognizable villa ... Then why did you pronounce "xǔ"? That is to say, Lord Gan Long, who loves to travel freely in the south of the Yangtze River, passed by the local area and praised the construction of the popular scenic spot of Hushuguan. He couldn't help but blurt out "What a nice one". Now that the dragon's words have been spoken, it is difficult to chase 10 thousand horses, and servants in general must follow Xu.
10, Bozhou
In fact, the name Bozhou is not strange, and the word is not very uncommon, but many people will regard it as Bozhou. Although it is only a short distance, it is also unintentional!
Bozhou, located in Anhui Province, is an ancient city with a long history. Bozhou area was made friends by Chen Jianli in the Spring and Autumn Period, and was named friendship for a long time after being destroyed by Chu. In ancient times, from Di Ku to Shang Tang, Bo was the capital, which was called "Three Bo". On the anniversary of the North, in order to commemorate Nanbo, one of the three ancient capitals, it was renamed Bozhou, which is equivalent to modern "Nanjing".