What is the origin of Tianshui City in Gansu Province?
It is said that more than 3000 years ago, Tianshui was densely populated. At the end of Qin dynasty and the beginning of Han dynasty, the long-term war and continuous drought made the urban people miserable. One night, there was a sudden strong wind, thunder and lightning, golden light and red light on the ground. Suddenly, the earth continued to tremble and opened a big crack in the loud noise. I saw the river falling from the sky and flowing into a big crack, forming a lake called "Tianshui Lake".
The water level of this lake is stable and the water quality is pure. "Spring is not dry, summer is not overflowing, and the four seasons are abrupt." People say that this lake is connected with Tianhe, which is also called "Tianshuijing". Later, when this legend was heard by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, he named the newly-built county town near the lake of Shangyong North City "Tianshui County". Since then, it has been named "Tianshui".
Extended data:
Tianshui belongs to the intersection of plants in North China, Central China, Mongolia, Xinjiang and Himalaya, with complex tree species and rich forest resources. The total forest area of Tianshui City is 589.9 1 10,000 mu, and the forest coverage rate is 45.5%. Natural forests are mainly distributed in Xiaolongshan, West Qinling and Guanshan forest areas in the east and southeast. There are 804 species of woody plants belonging to 87 families and 224 genera, including 3 12 species of trees, 437 species of shrubs, 55 species of vines and 22 species of evergreen plants.
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