What was Chengdu called in ancient times?

Chengdu’s ancient names were:

1. City of the King of Shu. During the ancient Shu period, it was called the "City of the King of Shu", which sounded much more domineering than "Chengdu". But it is inevitable that people will feel that it means creating a "hill top". At that time, it was said that the city wall was ten meters high, which is equivalent to the height of a three-story building. As you can imagine, the scale is not small. ;

2. "Turtle City". During the Qin Dynasty, it was called "Turtle City", which was indeed a bit rustic. Not as elegant as Chengdu. The reason why it is called Turtle City is that it is said that during the construction of the city, a turtle walked around the city, and the city builder built it according to the footprints of the turtle. After it was built, it turned out to be extremely solid. It's called "Turtle City". Xiao Qiao was helpless. If it were a panda, wouldn't it be a bear city?

3. "Jinguan City". During the Han Dynasty, it was called "Jinguan City". Not vulgar or indecent. It just reads a little awkwardly. Because the brocade industry in Chengdu was developed at that time. So when you read Tang poetry and Song lyrics, when you mention "Jinjiang, Jincheng", you must know that you are talking about Chengdu. ;

4. "Cheguancheng". During the Shu-Han period, it was called "Cheguancheng", which didn't sound grand. In fact, "Cheguancheng" is next to the "Jinguancheng" mentioned by Xiao Qiao above. It was built later, to the east of Jinguan City;

5. "Luocheng". It was built during the Tang Dynasty. Xiao Qiao still likes this name because it has a sense of historical vicissitudes. Later, "Sheep and Horse City" was built outside Luocheng;

6. "Furong City". During the Later Shu period, Mrs. Hua Rui was mentioned in Xiao Qiao’s previous article. I wonder if you have any impressions of it? That period was called "Furong City". Meng Chang, the Emperor of Later Shu, liked hibiscus flowers and ordered them to be planted on the city walls. Hence the name. A very romantic name;

7. "Xijing". During the Ming Dynasty, this was also a very domineering name, not tacky, but also contemporary. However, this name was only used briefly in history. When Zhang Xianzhong occupied Chengdu, it was renamed Xijing. Later it was destroyed by the Qing Dynasty.

8. "Yizhou". The name Yizhou has been used the longest and for the longest time in the entire history of Chengdu. From the Han Dynasty to the Song Dynasty, its usage changed many times. A very historical name.

Extended information:

Historical evolution:

1. According to historical records, around the middle of the 5th century BC, during the ninth reign of the Kaiming Dynasty of the ancient Shu Kingdom (formerly In 367 AD), he moved the capital from Fanxiang (Shuangliu) in Guangdu to Chengdu and built a city.

2. Regarding the origin of the name Chengdu, according to the records of "Taiping Huanyu Ji", it is borrowed from the historical process of the establishment of the capital in the Western Zhou Dynasty. Yi, Chengdu became the capital of Shu in three years. The pronunciation of the word Chengdu in Shu language is the capital of Shu. Chengdu means the end of the Shu Kingdom, or the final city;

3. In the fourth year of King Shen of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty (316 BC), the Qin Kingdom successively annexed the Shu Kingdom. , Ba Kingdom, and established Shu County in Chengdu. Qin Zhangyi and Sima mistakenly built Taicheng (Funan City), and the following year, Zhang Yi built Shaocheng (Fuxi City) to the west of Taicheng;

4. At the end of the Qin Dynasty and the beginning of the Han Dynasty, Chengdu replaced Guanzhong and was called " Tianfu".

In the fifth year of Yuanfeng in the Western Han Dynasty (106 BC), Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty divided the world into thirteen states and established Yizhou. Wang Mang changed Yizhou to Yongbu, Shu County to Daojiang, and governed Linqiong. In the fifth year of the new emperor's reign (24th year), Gongsun Shu proclaimed himself emperor and designated Chengdu as "Chengjia". Yizhou was also renamed Sili, and Shu County was renamed Chengdu Yin. It was still a Shu county during the Eastern Han Dynasty. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu Yan became the "Yizhou Shepherd" and moved his administration from Luoxian County, Guanghan County, to Chengdu, using Chengdu as the seat of state, county and county;

5. Emperor Wu of Jin Dynasty changed Shu County to Chengdu Kingdom , the title will be restored soon. After the Song and Qi Dynasties in the Southern Dynasties, the administrative addresses of Yizhou and Shu counties were both in Chengdu. The governor of Yizhou governed Taicheng, and the internal historian of Chengdu governed Shaocheng. In the second year of Kaihuang's reign (582) in the Sui Dynasty, it was changed to Southwest Daoxingtai. The following year, the General Manager's Office was restored. In the early year of Daye (605), the government was abolished, and Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty reorganized Yizhou into Shu County;

6. In the first year of Kaiping in Houliang (907), Zhu Wen destroyed the Tang Dynasty and established the "Houliang" regime , Chinese history entered the Five Dynasties period.

Wang Jian separatized "Sanchuan" and proclaimed himself emperor in Chengdu. The country was named Shu and was known as "former Shu" in history;

7. On December 27, 1949, the Chinese People's Liberation Army stationed in Chengdu, and Chengdu became the administrative area of ​​​​Western Sichuan. station. On September 1, 1952, the Sichuan Provincial People's Government was established in Chengdu after the Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China abolished various agencies and restored the organizational system of Sichuan Province.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Chengdu (the capital of Sichuan Province)