History of Macheng in Hubei Province

Macheng, formerly known as Baiju, was named after the famous "Battle of Baiju" in Wu Chu. Qin belongs to Nanjun and Han belongs to Xiling. The name of Macheng began in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, with a history of 1600 years. In the 18th year of Emperor Kai of Sui Dynasty (AD 589), Anxian County was changed to Macheng County, which has a history of 1400 years. Macheng has always been full of ink fragrance and its culture is prosperous, which has produced many outstanding figures such as Zou, Liu Tianhe, Mei Guozhen, Mei Zhihuan, Liu Dong, female poet Mao Yulong and so on. Only in the Ming Dynasty, 12 1 civil and military officials were born in Macheng. In modern times, Peng Huanwu, the founder of "two bombs and one satellite" and a master of science, was radiant. During the Three Kingdoms period, Cao Cao, Li Shimin, Li Bai and Du Mu in the Tang Dynasty, Su Shi and Xie Yi in the Song Dynasty, Li Zhi, a famous thinker in the Ming Dynasty, Yu Chenglong, an upright official in the Qing Dynasty, and Guo Moruo, a contemporary writer and poet, all visited and sang in Macheng. Macheng's ancient war culture (represented by the Bai Juyi War in the Spring and Autumn Period), celebrity culture (represented by the residence of Li 12 in Macheng in the Ming Dynasty), immigrant culture (represented by 90,000 people who immigrated into Sichuan from Xiaogan Township in Macheng in the Hongwu period in the early Ming Dynasty), red culture (represented by the Jute Uprising) and famous village culture. The name of Macheng is said to come from the "immortal fairy" Magu. In the eighteenth year of Emperor Kai of Sui Dynasty (AD 598), the county was established, and 1986 was withdrawn from the county to set up a city. Thousands of years' long history has accumulated profound cultural connotations, giving birth to unique immigrant culture, Jinshi culture, red culture, cuckoo culture and times culture.

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