In modern times, we all know that the "Country of Heavenly Palace" is the reputation of Sichuan, which means to describe the land with fertile soil and rich material resources.
The word "Tianfu" is first found in the "Warring States Policy Qin Ce I", "The fields are fertile, the people are rich, the chariots are multiplied, the struggle is millions, the fertile fields are thousands of miles, the accumulation is abundant, the terrain is convenient, this so-called Tianfu, the majestic country under the heavens."
Originally, "Tianfu" described the "Guanzhong Basin" where Xianyang, the capital of the Qin State, was located.
Today, we can still find that the Guanzhong region plain (that is, Baoji, Xianyang, Weinan, Xi'an, Tongchuan) great plain, and weihe, Jinghe, Fenghe, waterlogged river (ancient called Luanshui), Jue (jue) river, Lu river, Xun river, Bahe river composed of eight waters, rich water resources, surrounded by mountains on all sides, with innate military defense advantages, very suitable for ancient agricultural development, and the mainland in ancient times is an agriculture-based country, according to this victory in ancient times rapid development, the ancients called "Tianfu" worthy of the name.
After qin destroyed Bashu, with the "Sichuan Basin" as a special zone, because of its basin bottom terrain that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, the Chengdu Plain is the first rear base for the rich and strong army of the Qin state, and the Qin state relies on this to unify the world and establish the Qin Dynasty. The Western Han Dynasty continued to develop Bashu. Agriculture, industry (silk weaving, iron smelting), commerce and trade, and humanities in Bashu are prosperous and prosperous.
Compared with the Guanzhong region, the Sichuan Basin is mostly in a subtropical monsoon climate, and the yields of rice, wheat and rapeseed are high and stable. At the beginning of the Eastern Han Dynasty,
Ban Gu borrowed the name of Chang'an's father in "Two Capitals" and said that the richness of Chang'an was called "Near Shu". The analogy of Chang'an's wealth is close to that of Bashu. It can be seen that at that time, the Sichuan area had surpassed the Guanzhong area, and the degree of wealth could be imagined, which was the top of the country.
Li Bai and Du Fu have also expressed high praise for the development of Chengdu.
The "Order of the National Government to Designate Chongqing as the Capital of The Companion" declares: "Sichuan was called Tianfu in ancient times, the mountains and rivers are majestic, and the people are rich in goods, and they also attach great importance to the region.
Therefore, when later generations talked about the country of Tianfu, the first impression was none other than Sichuan.
In addition, areas that conform to the plains, abundant water resources, and fertile soil, such as the Beijing Small Plain, jiangnan region, near Taiyuan, central Fujian, Shenyang, Wuwei and Taitung, have also been called "the country of heaven" at different times.
No matter which region it was, the natural time and place have nurtured a people and created the Chinese nation.
Today, because of national policies, every place has fulfilled the desire to eat and drink enough, and China is the country of heaven.