Anqing, formerly known as Zhou Shu, is a national historical and cultural city, located in the southwest of Anhui Province, on the north bank of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, where the Wanhe River flows into Anhui. Because of its superior geographical location, it has been called "Wu Chu, the first state in the Yangtze River" since ancient times. As early as the Spring and Autumn Period more than two thousand years ago, Anqing had an ancient Anhui country, which is also the origin of Anhui Province's abbreviation "Anhui".
The ancient name of Zhou Shu is "Tang Sheng County". In BC 106, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty came here on a southern tour, and was immediately attracted by the scenery of Anqing, so he wrote the Song of Tang Sheng (there is nothing wrong here). Anqing also has a name, that is, "Yicheng", a livable city with excellent feng shui by chance. The name comes from the geomantic omen of Guo Pu, a comparable master in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. It is said that at that time, Guo Pu came to Anqing and climbed Mount Shengtangshan to see the Yangtze River. He thinks that the geomantic omen of Anqing City is not comparable to that of ordinary cities, so he can't help but say the evaluation of the word "Yicheng here", so Anqing has an alias of "Yicheng".
In the Southern Song Dynasty, the emperor personally ordered that the name of Anqing be changed from Tongan County and Deqing Army, meaning "peace and good luck", which is also the origin of Anqing's name. In the early Qing Dynasty, Anhui and Jiangsu were both under the jurisdiction of jiangnan province, and then split into two provinces. Anqing became the political department of Anhui and the earliest provincial capital, which lasted for nearly 200 years until the 26th year of the Republic of China (1937).
Later, Anhui was replaced by Hefei, the capital of Anhui, and Anqing's development slowed down, and now it has become a fourth-tier city. Anqing is now a regional central city in southwest Anhui, an important comprehensive transportation hub and military strategic location at the junction of Anhui, Jiangxi and Hubei provinces, and is also recognized as a thousand-year-old city, a state of culture, a century-old provincial capital and a hometown of drama. I believe Anqing will be able to restore its former prosperity in the near future.
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