In 927 AD, Meng Zhixiang, the emperor of the post-Shu regime who ruled Sichuan at that time, issued a decree to build the capital with1.2000 yuan and build Mayang City, making the length of Chengdu week 42 li. When Meng Zhixiang's son, Meng Chang, was emperor, he liked to entertain and play. He preferred hibiscus flowers, so he ordered hibiscus to be planted all over the walls and streets of Chengdu. Every September, when bloom is in Furong, Meng Changjun leads a hundred officials to the city with the theme of "Four Miles for Splendid Scenery".

Hibiscus flowers are red and white, changing three times a day, which is particularly charming. One year, Furong bloom was particularly flourishing. Meng Changjun once said to the ministers with infinite emotion: "Shu has been regarded as a golden city since ancient times, and today it is the real golden city." In Song Dynasty, Zhang (now Xinjin) said in Shu Prayer that the name of Chengdu Furong City was named after Meng Chang planted hibiscus flowers all over the city.

Yangcheng Guangzhou:

Legend has it that five immortals, dressed in colorful clothes and riding colorful sheep, came to Chuting with one stem and six ears of excellent rice seeds and dedicated the ears of rice to the local people, wishing there would never be a famine here. After that, five immortals flew away and five sheep turned into stones. To commemorate these five immortals, the local people built a Wudang Five Immortals Temple, which is said to be the "Chu Pavilion". Therefore, Guangzhou is also called "Yangcheng" and "Guangzhou City".

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Chengdu has a long and unique historical origin and profound cultural accumulation. As early as about 4500 to 3700 years ago, a series of ancient Shu ancestors' settlement centers called "Baodun Culture" appeared in Chengdu Plain.

During the Han Dynasty, Chengdu's urban economy advanced by leaps and bounds, and by the end of the Western Han Dynasty, it had become the second largest industrial and commercial city in China after Chang 'an. Chengdu is not only the largest commodity economic activity center in southwest China, but also the starting point and important port of the "Southern Silk Road".

In the Qing Dynasty, Sichuan was renamed Sichuan Province, and Chengdu was under the jurisdiction of Sichuan Province. In the early years of the Republic of China, Chengdu was also the seat of Sichuan Province. 1922, Chengdu and Huayang counties merged into one city, and the municipal government was established, while the county administration was retained.

1928, Chengdu municipal government was established, and Chengdu is the capital city. 1949 65438+February, Chengdu was liberated, and it was the resident of western Sichuan administrative office. 1952, cancel the administrative office and restore the organizational system in Sichuan province. Since then, Chengdu has been the capital of Sichuan Province.

Guangzhou, called Panyu in ancient times, is located on the coast of South China Sea. With its superior conditions as a maritime transportation center, it has become the birthplace of the ancient Maritime Silk Road in China and the only big port in the history of world maritime transportation for more than 2,000 years.

Since 1930s, Guangzhou has become the main port of the Maritime Silk Road. During the Tang and Song Dynasties, Guangzhou became the largest port in China and a world-famous oriental port city.

Guangzhou Port is undoubtedly the most important port in the history of China's Maritime Silk Road, and it is also rare in the world. If we summarize Guangzhou's position and role in the history of the Maritime Silk Road in one sentence, we can call it "the enduring birthplace of the Oriental Maritime Silk Road".

Chengdu Municipal People's Government-Chengdu History and Culture

People's Network-Three Famous Ports of Maritime Silk Road