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What myths and legends are there in Wenzhou?

According to "Wenzhou Prefecture Chronicles", when the city was built in 323 AD of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the prefect Guo Pu climbed to the west mountain and said: Outside the Chengrao Mountain, there should be wealth and prosperity, but war will inevitably happen if the city of water and fire is built on the mountain, and the invaders will not. If you enter the fight, you can stay safe and at ease for a long time. So he imitated the position of the Big Dipper and built a city around the mountains, so it was called Doucheng. Legend has it that a white deer came running with flowers in its arms and spat the flowers on the city wall, then turned into clouds and flew into the sky. For good luck, people call it Bailu City or Lucheng. They also call this mountain "Guogong Mountain".

The mountains are like the Beidou, and the city is like a lock. Wenzhou, one of the six major Feng Shui cities in China, has a mountain like the Beidou, and the city is like a lock. Wenzhou was designed by Guo Pu, the first person in China to write a funeral book. During the Jin Dynasty, he was exiled to Wenzhou and was invited by the local people in Wenzhou to build a state capital. According to the geography and landforms of Wenzhou, it generally faces north and south, with the south facing the sun. If you can shoot in, Wenzhou has Oujiang River and Nanxi River. When he was building, he not only considered Feng Shui, but also the actual geological conditions. Because the soil on the north bank of Wenzhou is relatively soft and the foundation is unstable due to erosion by sand and gravel, he built the entire city to the south. Wenzhou is actually a city facing south and north, but he designed Wenzhou City based on all the mountains and shapes around Wenzhou. The surrounding mountains and shapes are exactly the shape of the Big Dipper. In order to commemorate him, Wenzhou City built Xigong Mountain, which was later changed to Guogong Mountain. There are still sculptures of Guo Pu in Wenzhou City. He not only built the city, but also built 64 springs and 5 ponds with 5 colors and 5 waters to adjust the structure of the city. Wenzhou is relatively closed and built around mountains. It is said that this can not only have good feng shui, but also avoid the disaster of war. Sure enough, there were two major catastrophes. The first was the Fangla Uprising. Wenzhou City was besieged for 46 days without being captured, and the troops were finally withdrawn. During the Anti-Japanese War, Wenzhou, as a bridgehead and base area, avoided the Japanese invasion of the city. Wenzhou avoided war. Today, not many of the 64 springs remain, but 5 pools are still there.