What is the meaning of "Chutian" in Wuhan Chutian Metropolis Daily?
It is called Chutian Metropolis Daily because Hubei is the hometown of Chu and the birthplace of Chu culture.
The State of Chu has been established for 800 years, and it has opened its territory for 5,000 miles, including Jingzhou for more than 400 years. It is this long history that has formed a unique Chu culture. So today's Hubei culture is also deeply influenced by Chu State and its culture.
At all times and in all countries, people take Chu or Jingchu as the pronouns of Hubei, and like to describe the folk customs of Hubei as Chu Yun. Hubei people say that the sky above them is Chu under their feet.
Now it is customary to call outstanding people in Hubei "Chutian Yingjie", Hubei athletes "Jingchu athletes", and local newspapers include Chutian Metropolis Daily.
Extended data:
Hubei is the birthplace of Jingchu culture and the political, economic and cultural center of ancient Chu. Jingchu culture is a regional culture with distinctive characteristics, and it also refers to the historical culture with Hubei as the main body. Its time range is from ancient times to today and even the future.
During the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, people in the Central Plains called the southern nationalities in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River Man Jing, Chu Man or Jingchu, and Jingchu nationality was quite powerful in the Shang Dynasty. Xiong Yi, the leader of Jingchu tribe, enfeoffed Jingshan Mountain in Zi Chu, marking the beginning of Chu's history. At first, Chu ranked lower among the vassal States and controlled a small area.
In the late Western Zhou Dynasty, Chu gradually became powerful, and gradually controlled the middle reaches of the Yangtze River through constant wars. Hubei is the birthplace and development center of Jingchu culture.
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