Why is Linyi called "turtle-carrying city" and how did this name come from?

Linyi is a beautiful city in Shandong Province. The reason why it is called Guituo City is related to folklore and its geographical environment.

There is a legend that Jiang Ziya happened to be saved by an old tortoise in Linyi when he was a fairy. In order to repay the old turtle, Jiang Ziya wanted him to live forever with himself, but the old turtle refused. Jiang Ziya made repeated requests, but the old turtle finally declined. Later, the old turtle went underground in Linyi along yi river. This is also the origin of the saying that the turtle carries the city.

It is worth mentioning that Linyi has never suffered an earthquake, and people say that the tortoise is protecting it.

Geographically, Linyi, Shandong Province is located on the Tanlu fault zone. Earthquakes of all sizes have never stopped in this area since ancient times.

Of the four key earthquake monitoring areas predicted by folklorist Li Siguang before his death, the other three have all experienced major earthquakes, and only Linyi has not experienced earthquakes.

It is a fact that the border area between the Tancheng-Lujiang fault zone and Sulu has been listed as a key monitoring area by the State Seismological Bureau since 1990. There have been many small earthquakes in this area. For example, an earthquake of magnitude 5.2 occurred in Cangshan, Shandong Province on September 20, 1995/KLOC-0; An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 occurred in Qingdao in June 2003; On June 20 10/day, a microseismic event of magnitude 1.8 occurred in Hu Jie, Yinan, Shandong Province.

It is precisely because of the above reasons that the earthquake-proof and earthquake-resistant work in this area has never stopped.

Folklore comes from the mouth of ordinary people and has no scientific basis, but letting nature take its course is a good medicine for people to relieve boredom. As a beautiful city, Linyi has always been loved by people.