Why is Shenzhen called Peng for short?

The "Dapeng Shouqianhu City" set up in the Ming Dynasty to fight against the Japanese pirates is called "Dapeng City" for short, which is also the origin of Shenzhen's abbreviation Pengcheng.

In the Ming Dynasty, in order to control the border and coastal military sites, the garrison system was established, in which garrison was the commander and envoy and garrison was the defense of thousands of families. Shenzhen was one of the gateways of southern Xinjiang, and it was the frontier position to resist foreign invasion at that time. In the twenty-seventh year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (AD 1394), a city was built in Dapeng Ridge, named "Dapeng Lock City". ?

Dapeng Lock City is located in Pengcheng Village, Dapeng Town, Longgang District, Shenzhen. It is one of the most well-preserved military health centers in the Ming Dynasty in the southeast coast of China. The abbreviation of Shenzhen comes from Dapeng City.

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Dapeng Lock City, located in Pengcheng Village, Dapeng Town, Dapeng New District, Longgang, East Shenzhen, covers an area of 1 10000 square meters. Founded in the 27th year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (AD 1394), it covers an area of about 1 10000 square meters. It was a coastal defense military fortress in southern China during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It had a history of resisting foreign aggression for more than 600 years, and a number of outstanding national heroes such as Lai Enjue, Lai Xinyang, Lai, Liu Qilong and Liu Heizai emerged.

Shenzhen, which is today's "Pengcheng", came from this. Dapeng Suocheng is a key cultural relic protection unit and patriotic education base in Guangdong Province. 1996 established a "dapeng ancient city Museum" for the purpose of cultural relics protection, historical research and tourism development. The Lai family in the city where Dapeng is located is the most prosperous family in Shenzhen history. "Three generations and five generals" are rare in the history of China, which has the reputation of "Lai Jia Gang in Song and Qing Dynasties and Yang Jiajiang".

The tombs of the Lai family include: General Lai Enjue, General Lai Xinyang, General Lai Shi Chao, General Lai Xi 'an, General Lai Wu Biao, ancestors of the Lai family, Mrs. Lai Enjue and Mrs. Lai Enjue's original wife. The number and taste of its generals are really rare in the history of Shenzhen. It is listed as a famous historical and cultural village in China and the fifth batch of national key cultural relics protection units. It is one of the eight scenic spots and patriotic education bases in Shenzhen. Most indigenous people immigrated to Hong Kong, the Netherlands or Britain. Famous historical sites include Longjing, Frye, Liu Fu, and the four city gates.

Refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Dapeng Lock City