Why is Chengdu called Rongcheng?

Rongcheng is the abbreviation of Furong City and another name of Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province. According to legend, after five generations, Meng Changjun planted hibiscus flowers all over Miyagi, and Chengdu was named Furong City, which was later referred to as Rongcheng or Rong. This is a city with a long history.

The origin appeared in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, and Meng Changjun came to power after Shu. After 932 AD, Meng Zhixiang, the emperor of Shu, died, and his throne passed to his son Meng Changjun. Emperor Houshu proclaimed himself emperor in Chengdu for 32 years. Meng Chang has been proclaimed emperor for 32 years, but he has never had a good reputation, but it has made Chengdu people all over the world, which has become his political achievements. In fact, people planted hibiscus trees first, not Meng Chang. Chengdu is full of hibiscus flowers, and since then Chengdu has gained a reputation-Furong City.

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Introduction to Chengdu

Chengdu has been an important town in the southwest since ancient times. It was the capital of Shu and Han in the Three Kingdoms period, and the capital of pre-Shu and post-Shu in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. It is rich in cultural relics. 1982 was declared as a national historical and cultural city by the State Council. Chengdu has a history of more than 2300 years. Since Qin and Han Dynasties, Chengdu has been famous for its prosperous agriculture, handicrafts and developed culture. All previous dynasties were the political, economic and cultural centers in the southwest of China and important cities in the Yangtze River valley. Chengdu and Luoyang are listed as one of the five major cities in Han Dynasty. The commerce and trade in the Tang Dynasty was prosperous, and it was as famous as Yangzhou, so it was called "Yang Yiyi II".

Jiaozi printed in Chengdu in Song Dynasty was the earliest paper money used in the world. The starting city of the Southern Silk Road is Chengdu. Du Fu's famous sentence "The window contains autumn snow thousands of miles from Xiling, and the door of Wan Li is moored" vividly depicts the bustling scene of Chengdu as an important town in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and an economic and cultural center in the southwest. Chengdu is rich in biological resources, and rare plants include Ginkgo biloba and Davidia involucrata. Rare animals include giant pandas, red pandas and golden monkeys. There are more than 860 kinds of Chinese herbal medicines, among which Chuanxiong, Chuanyujin, Mume and Huanglian are well-known at home and abroad.

Chengdu is rich in tourism resources and is famous for its scenic spots and historical sites at home and abroad. There are 172 cultural landscapes in the city, among which Wuhou Temple, Du Fu Caotang, Wang Jian Tomb, Dujiangyan, Erwang Temple and Qingcheng Mountain are the most distinctive. National key cultural relics protection units and Sichuan cultural relics protection units 19. There is the only giant panda breeding research base in the world. It is located at the contact point between Sichuan tourism circle and the national tourism circle composed of Jianmen Shudao, Jiuzhaigou, Emei Mountain and the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River. It is also the main channel for mainland tourism to Tibet, and its tourist location is very superior.

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Baidu Encyclopedia-Rongcheng