What is history: it is the echo of the past to the future, the reflection of the future on the past. - Hugo
I believe we have had this experience where the names of streets or roads in some cities have changed several times. But if someone asks you a question: Which city in China has the longest retained name?
Many people may be stuck at this time, how can not think of the answer, this is very normal, after all, in ancient China has too many cities and pools, plus China's five thousand years of history, many people do not know is also understandable. It doesn't matter if you don't know!
Today, we will introduce a city whose name has not changed since 3100 years ago. Not only that, the city is also the place where Qin Shi Huang was born, and it is also the capital of the Zhao State during the Spring and Autumn Period, which is Handan.
This Handan is famous in history, and it can also be found in many historical texts. Surprisingly, there are also many idioms related to it in this place, such as Handan toddler, breaking the cauldron and sinking the boat, encircling Wei to save Zhao and so on.
So where did the first record of the name Handan appear? After going through a large number of materials, I found that this name first appeared in the "Ancient Wen Chronicle" in the classics, which is a chronicle of the history of the Jin State in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Wei State History during the Warring States period.
This ancient book records that as early as the time of the Shang Dynasty, the name Handan appeared. Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to say that the city of Handan has a history of 3100 years.
Although the name of Handan appeared relatively late, the history of Handan is still very long. In the ancient times of legend, Nuwa fabricated soil here to create people and refine stones to replenish the heavens. Therefore, Handan is so famous that it has its historical origins.
In 259 BC, a baby boy was born in this place in Handan, and this baby was the famous Qin Shi Huang. From then on, the city of Qin Shi Huang and Handan would be tightly bound together. Thirty years later, the Iron Horse of the Qin Emperor will flock to this thousand-year-old city.
In 228 BC, the Qin army captured Handan, and in 221 BC, the State of Zhao was destroyed by the Qin army, and soon after Handan became one of the 36 counties of the Qin State. Since then, the name Handan has appeared more and more often in various texts.
Until the late Western Han Dynasty, in addition to Chang'an, Handan was called the five major metropolises of the country along with Linzi, Chengdu, Luoyang and Nanyang at that time. It can be said that from the Western Han Dynasty to the Eastern Han Dynasty, Handan has always been in a state of prosperity, and it is precisely because of its long-term prosperity that it has brought indelible contributions to China's classical culture.
From the Three Kingdoms period to the founding of New China in 1949, although Handan City also had a change in city hierarchy, the smallest was also reduced to a town, of course, Handan is now also a prefecture-level city, but the name Ofhandan has not changed until now.
Today's Handan has been baptized by more than 3,100 years of wind and rain, and still maintains its unique charm. In such a long history, Handan has precipitated a very deep history and culture, which is to bring us incomparably precious spiritual wealth.
I haven't changed my name for more than 3,100 years, and there are classic examples handed down from various dynasties, so I really have to make people want to go back and have a good taste!