I am Changshan Zhao Zilong!
Place names are just as important as personal names, and a nice name can make a deep impression. For example, I am Changshan Zhao Zilong, what a domineering sentence, resounding throughout the Three Kingdoms.
But now that Changshan has become Shijiazhuang, Zhao Yun's words have become "I am Shijiazhuang Zhao Zilong", and it feels like it has dropped a lot of grades in an instant. There are many good place names in China, such as Chang'an, Gusu, Lanling, etc., but with the change of time, these place names have changed.
Place names are generally given a deep meaning, but there is a place name that is named after a eunuch, which is the only place in the world that uses the name of a eunuch to give a local name, and this place is Semarang.
Semarang is the capital of the Indonesian island of Central Java and a tourist destination, attracting many Chinese to visit. Many people will wonder, which eunuch's name is Semarang?
In fact, everyone is very familiar, Sanbao refers to Ma Sanbao, and his other name is Zheng He. Zheng He was a famous eunuch in Chinese history and a diplomat of the Ming Dynasty, promoting exchanges between the Ming Dynasty and the Western countries.
When Zheng He was in Nanyang, he once led an army to land at Semarang, and in order to commemorate this place, posterity named this place Semarang. Semarang also has historical sites such as The Three Treasures Temple, the Three Treasure Caves, and the Three Treasure Wells, which were left by Zheng He.
Legend has it that the 30th day of the sixth month of the Chinese lunar calendar is the day when Zheng He reaches Semarang, so this day is called "Holy Day", and every year on this day, the local Chinese will hold dragon and lion dances and other activities to celebrate Zheng He's arrival.
Overseas Chinese in Indonesia will also go to Semarang to participate in temple fairs and worship Zheng He. Semarang has also become a gathering place for Chinese people, Chinese feel like in Semarang, full of Chinese cultural elements.
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References: "History of the Ming Dynasty", "Zheng He's Voyage to the West", etc