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Which cities with seemingly rustic names have profound historical and cultural heritage?

Among the existing cities in my country, some city names sound nice, such as Lianyungang, Lishui, Penglai, Xianju, etc. These cities generally imply the beauty of the world and give people a lot of room for imagination; some city names look high-end, such as Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, Hangzhou, Nanjing, etc., which look international, and of course these cities are also very strong. However, there are also some cities that look very "rustic" because of the words "village", "town", "village" and so on in their names, which makes it difficult for people to associate them with big cities. But in fact, whether they are rustic or not is just our psychological feeling. The names may not be really rustic. These cities with rustic names actually have a very profound historical and cultural heritage, and even make people look at them with new eyes. Let's take a look at what such cities are.

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1. Xinxiang

Xinxiang is not a "township", but a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Henan. In the Yao and Shun period, the world was divided into nine states, and Xinxiang belonged to Jizhou. After King Wu of Zhou Dynasty destroyed Shang, Xinxiang belonged to the State of {, the Spring and Autumn Period belonged to Wei, the Warring States Period belonged to Wei, and the Han Dynasty was called Huojia. In the sixth year of Kaihuang (586 AD) of Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty, Xinxiang County was established, and it has been more than 1,400 years.

Xinxiang Zhao Great Wall Site

2. Zhumadian

Zhumadian is not a "store", but one of the important birthplaces of Chinese civilization. It is the core area of ​​the creation activities of Pangu, the ancestor of human civilization, and the hometown of Leizu, the wife of Emperor Huangdi. Zhumadian in history was famous for its abundant production of ramie, so it was named "Zhumadian"; later, because the royal families of successive dynasties set up post stations here, it was also called "Zhumadian". In the early Western Zhou Dynasty, Duke Zhou sent people to various places to measure and determined that the Central Plains was the center of Zhongzhou, and Runan in Zhumadian was even in the center of the Central Plains.

Zhumadian Pangu Park

3. Zaozhuang

Zaozhuang is not a "village", but an old industrial city in Shandong. According to archaeological discoveries, humans have lived and multiplied in Zaozhuang as early as the Neolithic period 7,300 years ago. In the Xia Dynasty, the south was a country, and the north and northwest were Teng and Xue. Many important historical figures emerged in Zaozhuang, such as Mao Sui from Xue, historian Zuo Qiuming, and Lu Ban, the ancestor of carpenters.

Zaozhuang celebrity Lu Ban

4. Jingdezhen

Jingdezhen is not just a "town", but a world-famous porcelain capital. Jingdezhen has a history of porcelain making of more than 1,700 years. China is known as the country of porcelain, and Jingdezhen is even more known as the "ceramic capital". Jingdezhen has been firing porcelain since the Eastern Han Dynasty; in the Tang Dynasty, it produced a kind of celadon and white porcelain that was as crystal clear and smooth as jade. In the Song Dynasty, the firing of celadon and white porcelain, which was known as ice-like jade bones, was successful, and was loved by Emperor Zhenzong Zhao Heng, who gave his reign title Jingde to the city.

Jingdezhen, the Porcelain Capital

5. Shijiazhuang

Shijiazhuang has always been the object of ridicule by netizens, who think that the word "Zhuang" is extremely inappropriate for a provincial capital. However, when we put aside the name and railway and look at this city from a historical perspective, we will find another side. The area under the jurisdiction of Shijiazhuang City is an area where human civilization was developed earlier and has a very deep cultural heritage. Archaeological discoveries show that Fuxi, the ancestor of Chinese civilization, was active here more than 6,000 years ago; during the Han Dynasty, the Taihang Mountain area in the west of Shijiazhuang has always been one of the important metallurgical bases for manufacturing weapons, armor and production tools; during the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Shijiazhuang's most glorious historical achievement was the Zhaozhou Anji Bridge, which is recognized by the world as the originator of large open-shoulder stone arch bridges and occupies a prominent position in the history of world bridge construction. In the early 20th century, the Pinghan Railway and the Zhengtai Railway were built one after another and intersected here, and Shijiazhuang gradually developed from a small village under the jurisdiction of Lu County.

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