What is the origin of Guangzhou place names?

1. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Guangzhou belonged to the State of Wu. In 2 16, Buzhi, the secretariat of Jiaozhou in the State of Wu, moved Jiaozhou from Wuzhou to Guangzhou, and changed it to Guangzhou in 226, hence the name of Guangzhou, which has continued to this day.

Second, the historical evolution

In 2 14 BC, after Qin Shihuang unified Lingnan, Nanhai County was established in Guangzhou. At that time, Ren Xiao, the commander of Nanhai County, built a wall near the old warehouse lane of Zhongshan No.4 Road, which was called Ren Xiaocheng, and Guangzhou was the seat of the county government.

. In order to consolidate its rule in Lingnan, the Qin Dynasty moved 500,000 residents from the Central Plains to Lingnan. After three high tides of Central Plains migration in Jin Dynasty, Song Dynasty and late Ming Dynasty, three ethnic groups, namely Guangfu, Hakka and Fulao, gradually formed, forming a unique Lingnan culture.

After Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty pacified South Vietnam in11BC, the former Zhao Tuo separatist region was divided into nine counties (later reduced to seven counties), while Guangzhou was still called Nanhai County, which belonged to the toe-crossing department and was later called Jiaozhou, and the administrative scope of Nanhai County was reduced. Jiaozhou Prefecture moved to Wuzhou, Guangxi, and Guangzhou City once declined. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Zhisuo moved back and changed its name to Guangzhou.

In the Jin Dynasty, Guangzhou was also called Nanhai County, which was ruled by the state. Guangzhou in the Tang Dynasty was called Guangzhou Dudufu, which was the seat of Lingnan Taoism and Dudufu.

In 970 AD, after the Southern Han Dynasty in Song Ping, Fei Xing Wang Fu still called Guangzhou (the name of Guangzhou has been used to this day), and Guangzhou was ruled by Guangnan East Road (Guangdong for short). The name of Guangdong Province begins).

During the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, Guangzhou was called Guangzhou Road (Yuan Dynasty) and guangzhou fu (Ming and Qing Dynasties), both of which were provinces (Guangdong Road in Yuan Dynasty, Guangdong Chief Secretary in Ming Dynasty and Guangdong Province in Qing Dynasty).

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The geographical environment of Guangzhou

Guangzhou is located in the south of China, the south-central part of Guangdong Province and the northern edge of the Pearl River Delta. It is the confluence of Xijiang River, Beijiang River and Dongjiang River, near the South China Sea in China.

It borders Boluo and Longmen counties in the east, Sanshui, Nanhai and Shunde in the west, Qingyuan, Fogang and Xinfeng counties in the north, Dongguan and Zhongshan in the south, and faces Hong Kong and Macao across the sea. It is one of the starting points of the Maritime Silk Road, the "South Gate" of China and the core city of Guangfo Metropolitan Area, Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao Metropolitan Area and Pearl River Delta Metropolitan Area.

Guangzhou is located in the subtropical coast, and the Tropic of Cancer passes through the south-central, belonging to the maritime subtropical monsoon climate, which is characterized by warm and rainy, sufficient light and heat, long summer and short frost period. With an average annual temperature of 20-22 degrees Celsius, it is one of the smallest cities in China.

Guangzhou is a hilly region with high terrain in the northeast and low terrain in the southwest, backed by the sea, hilly and mountainous areas in the north, and concentrated forests. The highest peak is Paradise Peak at the junction of Conghua City and Longmen County in the north, with an altitude of 1 2 10/0m. The central part is a hilly basin and the southern part is a coastal alluvial plain, which is an integral part of the Pearl River Delta.

Guangzhou is located in the south water-rich area, with developed water system, numerous rivers (swells) and vast waters. There are 22 rivers with rainfall collection area exceeding 100 square kilometer, and 22 rivers with river width exceeding 5 meters 1368 rivers with total length of 5,597.36 kilometers and river density of 0.75 kilometers/square kilometer, which constitute the unique cultural characteristics of Lingnan water town.