For example, Guangzhou’s nickname is Huacheng, so what is Shantou’s nickname?

Tuocheng

The term "Tuocheng" should originate from the city of Pengzhou. In the past, there was a saying in Chaoshan that "Chaozhou has nine counties and ten city gods", but this statement is not correct. Raoping County alone has four cities and four city gods (including Nan'ao City. Nan'ao was still under the jurisdiction of Raoping County in the late Qing Dynasty). Generally, as long as the land is located in a prosperous commercial port and a military powerhouse, it is possible to build a city wall for defense. Tuopu Sandu Prefecture is located at the junction of Haiyang (today's Chao'an), Jieyang, Chenghai and Chaoyang counties. It is located at the mouth of Hanrong River and Hanrong River. Merchant ships passing by are often sunk here, and bandits take advantage of the danger to plunder, causing disaster. shallow. In order to prevent Japanese pirates and pirates, in the second year of Zhu Yuanzhang's reign, which was the second year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, the Pengzhou Guard Station for Thousand Households was set up in Xialing Village, the capital of Pengzhou. Twenty-five years later, in the 27th year of Hongwu's reign in the Ming Dynasty, the Qianhu Office was moved from Xialing Village, the capital of Pengzhou, to the west city of the capital of Tuojiang, and a city wall and moat were built. But it didn't change its name. Instead of being called Tuojiang Guards Station for Thousand Households, it was still called Pengzhou Guard Station for Thousand Households. The city built was also called Pengzhousuo City, and the City God Temple was called Tuopu Sandu City God Temple. In the early Ming Dynasty, as the three capitals of Tuopu continued to grow, Chenghai County established the Tuopu Inspection Department as the management agency for public security, customs, and coastal defense. At that time, Tuopu Sandu became another prosperous sub-urban area of ​​Chenghai County, with homespun cloth, porcelain, tea, southern sugar and fruits gathered in Tuopu Commercial Port.

Because the urban area of ​​Shantou was called Tuopu Sandu Prefecture (Tuopu Inspection Department) at that time, the city in Pengzhou was commonly known as Tuopu City or "Tuocheng" for short. Because Tuopu Pengzhou City was built in the 27th year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1394), and Chenghai County was not established until Guihai (1563), the 42nd year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, there is a saying in the Tuopu area of ​​Shantou that "before there was Chenghai County, there was Tuopu City first." By 1948, the third year of Wanli in the Third Ming Dynasty (AD 1575) in Chenghai County, the sand ridges at the mouth of Hanjiang River in Guanghuabu had accumulated into a patch, called "Shaxianping". In the fifty-sixth year of Emperor Kangxi's reign in the Qing Dynasty (AD 1717), a Yandun fort was built here, which was called "Shaxiantou". From Yongzheng (AD 1730) to Qianlong, more and more people moved here to live. In addition to fishing and farming, they also used seawater to dry salt. Salt traders from all over the country often came here to sell salt. The Qing government set up a station here to collect salt taxes. Referred to as "Shantou". In 1861, Shantou was officially opened as a commercial port. As Chenghai County began to abolish the capital and divide it into districts in 1921, and Shantou Port continued to prosper, management functions and town trade were gradually replaced by Shantou, and the influence of Tuopu Pengzhou City gradually withdrew from history.

Let’s return to the three capitals of Tuopu. The three capitals of Tuopu include Tuojiangdu, Cropudu, and Pengzhoudu. Which places in the urban area do the three capitals refer to today? Tuojiangdu: refers to Tuodong Street, Liantang Street, Wuqiao Street and Dongfang Street in Jinping District today. Crocopudu: refers to the area around Yuepu Street, Qishan Street and Guanghua Street in Jinping District today. Pengzhoudu: refers to the entire jurisdiction of Longhu District today and the area including Jinsha Street, Guangsha Street, Dongdun Street and Guanghua Street in Jinping District. To put it simply, the three capitals of Tuopu back then were not Tuopu Town today, but Jinping District and Longhu District in Shantou today. Pengzhoudu in those days was not Pengzhou Village today, but refers to today's Longhu District.