Why was Zhanjiang originally called Guangzhou Bay?

Zhanjiang, as a coastal city in China, many people know that this place has beautiful seascapes and charming beaches, but who knows that its name was Guangzhou Bay more than half a century ago? Even if someone has heard of this ancient name, many people still doubt what it has to do with Guangzhou.

Now let's popularize the origin of the name "Guangzhou Bay". Many scholars who study history have got clear answers in various investigations and studies. As early as 478 AD, "Guangzhou Bay" was a place name, which appeared in ancient literature. The place name "Guangzhou Bay" later appeared in the book "Guangdong Tongzhi" during Jiajing period of Ming Dynasty. By the time of Wanli, the periphery of Wuchuan City Port was marked as "Guangzhou Bay" in the all-optical map in the book "Military Records of Taishou Cangwu", and Guangzhou Bay was marked as a place name on the map for the first time.

Therefore, with the development of local maritime trade and the spread and use of maps, people gradually accepted the name of Guangzhou Bay, and in the following hundreds of years, the place name became Guangzhou Bay, until after the victory of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, China recovered the place and changed Guangzhou Bay into Zhanjiang City.

The ghost asked the locals what the name of this place was. The local people answered Jiuzhou Bay, because the nine-character local accent is very wide with Mandarin, and it was wrongly called Guangzhou Bay!