Why is Shenzhen called Pengcheng?

Shenzhen, also known as Pengcheng, originated in dapeng ancient city on the bank of Dapeng Bay in the east of Shenzhen.

The ancient city is located in Pengcheng Village, Dapeng Street, Longgang District. It was established in the Ming Dynasty to defend millions of families in Dapeng. It was built in the 27th year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (1394), 626 years ago. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the city of Dapeng was a naval fortress in the south of China, which repeatedly resisted and resisted the invasion of Portuguese, Japanese and British colonists.

Today, Dapeng Suocheng is the only state-level cultural protection unit in Shenzhen, and its historical and cultural status can be seen. After the reform and opening up, Shenzhen has made remarkable achievements in both economic development and urban construction. People also call Shenzhen Pengcheng, which means that Shenzhen is like a Dapeng flying high.

The natural environment of Shenzhen

Shenzhen is located in the low latitude and belongs to the south subtropical monsoon climate, with long summer and short winter, mild climate, abundant sunshine and rainfall. Affected by the monsoon, southeast winds prevail in summer, with monsoon depression, tropical cyclone patronage, high temperature and rainy weather. The northeast monsoon prevails in other seasons, with dry weather and mild climate.

The annual average temperature is 22.4℃, the highest temperature is 38.7℃ (1980 July 10), and the lowest temperature is 0.2℃ (1957 February 1 1). There is abundant rainfall, with the rainy season from April to September every year, with annual rainfall of1.933mm, maximum annual rainfall of 2662mm (1.957) and minimum annual rainfall of 91.3mm (1.963).

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Shenzhen