Why is Xiamen called Ludao?

Xiamen was the habitat of egrets in ancient times, so it was also called "Egret Island". In the pre-Qin period, Xiamen was a land of hundreds of leaps and bounds; According to the Records of Geography of Hanshu, Baiyue has its own caste.

In the third year of Taikang in the Western Jin Dynasty (282), Tongan County was established, belonging to Jin 'an County. It was soon abolished and merged into Nan 'an County. It was not until more than 600 years later that the county system was re-established: in the first year of 933, Min was promoted to Tongan County and re-established, belonging to quanzhou county, with the state resident in Jinjiang County.

In the 19th year of Zhenyuan in Tang Dynasty (803), Datong Field was established in the southwest of Nan 'an County. In the second year of Tang Guangqi (886), the whole state of Wang Chaoke was a secretariat. By 947, Fujian was destroyed by the Southern Tang Dynasty, and Tongan was ruled by the dynasty for 438+0 years. Wang Chao and Wang Brothers successively served as envoys of our army, governing Tongan. In the first year of Kaiping, Fujian (909), the king was the king of Fujian, with Fujian as its capital and Datong as its seat. In the seventh year of Baoda (949), Nantang promoted Quanzhou to Qingyuan Army (now Quanzhou, Putian, Xiamen and Zhangzhou).

In the first year of Gande (963), the Song Dynasty changed the Qingyuan Army to the Pingshui Division, taking Chen as our time, and Tongan County belonged to the Pingshui Division. In the third year of the Northern Song Dynasty (978), Chen received the land of the Song Dynasty, and Tongan County began to receive the land with Pingshui Division. In the same year, Song Fuping was a naval officer in Quanzhou. Song belongs to Pingshui Division and Quanzhou.

The Yuan Dynasty belongs to Quanzhou Road. The Lido map system was implemented in the Ming Dynasty, and Xiamen was Jiahe City and Sidu, each with two maps. In the twenty-seventh year of Hongwu (1394), 2,000 households in Yongning moved to Jiaheyu and built Xiamen City. Since then, Zhongzuo Institute has been called Xiamen Island.

In the fifth year of Yongzheng (1727), Xingquan Road was moved to Xiamen, and in the twelfth year of Yongzheng (1734), it was renamed Xingquan Yong Road, which governed Xinghua House (now Putian), Quanzhou House and Yongchun House. At this point, Xiamen has become the military, political and economic center of the southeast coast of Fujian. After the Opium War, the Qing government was forced to sign the treaty of nanking with Britain, and Xiamen became one of the five trading ports stipulated in the treaty of nanking.

On September 11th, the 23rd year of Daoguang (1843165438+1October 2nd), Xiamen officially opened. In the 28th year of Guangxu (1902165438+1October 21)1October 22, the Qing government officially approved the land charter of Gulangyu concession in Xiamen, and Gulangyu became an "international concession".

From May of the 27th year of the Republic of China (1938) to September of the 34th year of the Republic of China (1945), the organizational system of Xiamen was restored in June of 10, with four districts, namely, the center (later renamed as Siming), Kaiyuan, Gulangyu and Heshan. With the victory of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, the National Government resumed the organizational system of Xiamen Municipal Government, which was directly under the jurisdiction of Fujian Provincial Government.

1September 1949, Tongan county and Xiamen city were liberated respectively, Tongan county was the fifth area (1950 was changed to Quanzhou area and Jinjiang area), and Xiamen was the city under the jurisdiction of Fujian province. During the period of 1950 and the month of 10, there were five districts in Xiamen: Kaiyuan, Siming, Gulangyu, Xiamen Port (later abandoned) and Heshan. 1953 Jimei Town, Tongan County is under the jurisdiction of Xiamen City. 1958 0 1 month, withdraw from mountainous areas and set up suburbs. 1In August, 958, Tongan County was included in Xiamen by Jinjiang District.

In May, 2003, with the approval of the State Council, Fujian Provincial People's Government issued the Reply on Adjusting Some Administrative Divisions of Xiamen, agreeing to cancel kulangsu and Kaiyuan Districts of Xiamen, put their administrative districts under the jurisdiction of Siming District, rename Xinglin District Haicang District and establish Xiang 'an District. After the adjustment of administrative divisions, there are six districts in Xiamen, namely Siming, Huli, Jimei, Haicang, Tongan and Xiang 'an, which will remain unchanged until the end of 20 16 and 12.

20 14 12. the State Council decided to establish China (Fujian) Pilot Free Trade Zone. Among them, Xiamen covers an area of ***43.78 square kilometers.

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The religions in Xiamen are Buddhism, Christianity, Catholicism and Islam, with Buddhism as the main religion. Nanputuo Temple, an ancient temple in southern Fujian, and Minnan Buddhist College are well-known at home and abroad. Christian New Street Chapel is called "the first temple in China"; The Catholic diocese of Xiamen is located in Gulangyu Island, which is the center of foreign exchange of Catholicism in southern Fujian.

On the third day of the first month, New Year greetings are prohibited. The traditional custom in Xiamen is not to visit at home on the third day of the first month, but to worship the dead at home. There is a saying that "the first day is early, the second day is early, and the third day is full of food and clothing", which means that there are no guests at home on the third day, and it is okay to get up late. So how did this custom come from? According to legend, pirates occupied Wuyu, the outer island of Xiamen, during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty. One year on New Year's Eve, officers and men were busy celebrating the New Year and neglected their defense. A large number of Japanese pirates seized the opportunity to attack the city, and the soldiers and civilians rose up against the enemy. After two days and three nights of fierce fighting, the Japanese army was defeated, but the soldiers and civilians in the city suffered heavy casualties. On the third day, people buried their relatives and friends, mourned the dead and cried loudly, so they didn't have time to go to other families to pay New Year greetings. On the third day of the second year, Xiamen residents took this day as a taboo day, and over time, it became a routine.

Fujian cuisine, represented by Xiamen cuisine, ranks among the eight major cuisines in China, with Taiwan Province Province and Chaoshan flavor. Xiamen cuisine has a unique flavor of fresh, light, crisp and slightly spicy, especially famous for raw seafood, antique medicinal diet, Putuo vegetarian dishes and flavor snacks.

Xiamen is rich in seafood all year round. There are many kinds of seafood, including lobster, abalone, crab, shrimp, snail and shellfish. Special snacks include: batter, satay noodles, frozen bamboo shoots, fried oysters, fried spiced, peanut soup, roasted jiaozi and so on.

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