Seek the history of Wenzhou ancient city (with local and historical background)

Wenzhou people are called "Jews in China" and are born to do business. Wenzhou is not only a geographical term, but also a symbol of culture and spirit. People here have established their ambition to make money and get rich since childhood. They are determined to be bosses, and become the rich people in China who can really stand up. They are persistent in making money, self-reliant, dare to think and do, work hard and never give up; They are cosmopolitan, dare to be the first, where there is a market, there is me, and where there is me, the market can be developed; They started from scratch, strategized, mobilized funds and commodities to every corner of the world, and assumed a responsibility for the country's prosperity and self-development. Wenzhou people's courage and wisdom, adventurous spirit and cultural genes make China and the world sit up and take notice. So, what makes Wenzhou people? What makes Wenzhou people a special entrepreneurial group? The same people come from China, the same social system, the same education system and the same open policy. Wenzhou is not a special zone, and there are not many overseas Chinese. In modern times, it was not included in the concession, and it had no advantage in Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Shanghai. So, what makes Wenzhou people stand out among the Chinese nation?

It turned out to be caused by Wenzhou Feng Shui!

To understand this, we have to mention Guo Pu, the founder of Feng Shui. His burial place is on Xuanwu Lake in Nanjing and Jinshan in Zhenjiang.

Guo Pu was a scholar and writer in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. The word Jingchun. Hedong Wenxi (now Shanxi) people. Father Guoyuan was the satrap of Ren Jianping in the early Jin Dynasty. At the end of the Western Jin Dynasty, Guo Pu expected that there would be war in his hometown, so he took refuge in the southeast. After crossing the river, he joined the army under the protection of Xuancheng Prefecture, and then joined the army under the guidance of Danyang Prefecture King at that time. After Emperor Wu of Jin ascended the throne, he became a writer and moved to Shang. Later general Wang Dun joined the army. Guo Pu was killed by Wang Dun because he predicted that the rebellion in Wang Dun would fail (he was punished after the rebellion of Kingdom Shield). Posthumously awarded to Governor Hongnong. Guo Pu has made great achievements in ancient philology and exegetics, and has annotated the Zhouyi, Shan Hai Jing, Er Ya, Dialect, Chu Ci and other ancient books. According to legend, I got "Nine Volumes of Clearing Capsule" from Guo Gongchu, Hedong, and gained insight into Yin and Yang, astronomy, five elements and divination. There is also a legend that Guo Pu was taught by Qing Wuzi. Legend has it that Qing Wuzi was Zhang Tianshi of the Eastern Han Dynasty. When Pu was here, he was called "Zuo Lang". When the emperor collapsed, Pu also left his post with his mother's funeral. The burial book and Qing nang Jing handed down from ancient times are his last works. Guo Pu was the first person to define Feng Shui in history. In the Book of Burial, he said, "The buried people take advantage of their anger. Qi dissipates by the wind, and the boundary water stops. The ancients gathered to make it last forever, and the deeds stopped, so it was called Feng Shui. " Later generations regard Guo Pu as the originator of geomantic history.

Historically, Wenzhou City was designed by Guo Pu of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Jiajing's Records of Wenzhou recorded that when Wenzhou decided to build a county town in the first year of Taining, Jin Mingdi (AD 323), it happened that Guo Pu stayed in Wenzhou, so he was asked to be "Bujun Town". According to the principle of geomantic omen, the urban construction of Wenzhou county should be built on the north bank of Oujiang River, facing south, just like Hangzhou today. After a field trip in Guo Pu, soil samples from the north and south banks were compared, and it was found that the soil in the same container was light on the north bank and heavy on the south bank, so it was decided to build it on the south bank. At that time, Guo Pu boarded the "West Guo Mountain" (now Guo Gong Mountain) on the south bank. "See several peaks criss-crossing, shaped like a big dipper, and Gai Huashan locks the mouth of the bucket, which means that the father said: If the city is around the mountain, it will suddenly be prosperous. But it is inevitable that there will be fire and water. If the city is on the mountain, it will not enter the war, but be safe. Because the city is in the mountains and is fighting for the city. " Among them, Gai Hua, Songtai, Haitan and Xiguo Mountain are the "Doukui" of Beidou (the four stars of Beidou are the "Doukui"), and the three mountain statues of Jiju, Cuiwei and Wangren are the "Dougou" (bucket handle Samsung is the "Dougou"). In another loess, Lingguan Mountain is an auxiliary mountain. He also designed to dig 28 wells in the city, symbolizing 28 stars in the sky, in order to solve the water problem of the city people. Guo Pu also considered that if a war broke out, it would surround the city, cut off drinking water, and open up five pools in the city, each of which was connected to the river and finally poured into the Oujiang River. Guo Pu said that "the five waters and five elements in the city are in harmony, but they do not overflow when they meet".

More than 700 years after 50399 left Guo Pu, Fang La in the Northern Song Dynasty rallied and rebelled, which was unstoppable. Within three months, the rebels successively captured Jiande, Shexian, Hangzhou, Jinhua, Quxian and Lishui. However, the rebels besieged Wenzhou for more than 40 days and could not break the city, so they had to retreat. During the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, the Japanese invaders invaded the coastal areas of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong many times and captured countless cities. In the thirty-fourth year of Jiajing (1535), it invaded Hangzhou and burned the Leifeng Tower. During the eleven years from the thirty-first year of Jiajing to the forty-second year of Jiajing (1552 ~ 1563), Wenzhou was invaded by Japanese invaders six times, but failed to break into the city, so it had to rob and plunder everywhere in the countryside. In addition to the tenacious resistance of the soldiers and civilians guarding the city, the design of Doucheng in Guo Pu is scientific and predictable, and I am afraid it has also made great contributions.

Guo Pu's design is unique. Through Beidou, Twenty-eight Hostels and Five Elements, it embodies the idea of harmony between man and nature, giving consideration to military security and ensuring people's living and working in peace and contentment. It is worthy of being a masterpiece of harmony between human settlements and ecological environment, and it still has reference significance for modern urban planning.