The Origin of the Name of Jiuquan City, Gansu Province

The origin of the name of Jiuquan City in Gansu Province;

Jiuquan is named after "there are springs under the city" and "its water is like wine".

Jiuquan, a famous poet, is a masterpiece of Dong Fangshuo in the Western Han Dynasty.

There is a saying in the book Wild West Classic:? There is jade food and wine in the northwest, and Jiuquan is full of notes, one foot wide and three feet long. This wine is as beautiful as meat and as clear as a mirror. There are jade bottles and baskets on the table. Take a bottle, bring it back to life and rest in peace with the sky. There is bacon on the side of the stone, which tastes like wax deer. If you drink this wine, you will not live or die, but a legacy. Its preserved fruit is called recovery, and it is eaten piece by piece. ?

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Folklore says:

In the second year of Emperor founding ceremony of the Han Dynasty (before 12 1 year), a title of generals in ancient times general Huo Qubing defeated the Xiongnu, and Emperor Wu presented an altar of imperial wine to reward meritorious soldiers. There are fewer people, so Huo Qubing poured wine into the spring to drink with others, so it was called Jiuquan. The story is beautiful, but it goes against the historical facts.

According to Han Wei Qinghe Huo Qubing Biography, Huo Qubing "seldom waited on the scholar, but did not save the scholar. When he joined the army, he sent too many officials to ride in dozens of cars. He returned the goods and gave up the meat, but some people were hungry. Outside the Great Wall, he was short of food, or he couldn't get rid of himself, but he still went across the field to get sick. There are still many such things. "

Because of Li Furen, Huo Qubing entered the palace early as an official and was deeply loved by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. He doesn't know the hardship of crops and the pain of soldiers. In the war against Xiongnu, he would rather abandon the delicious meat and food given by Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty than give it to the hungry foot soldiers. How can he pour the royal wine given by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty into the spring water for the whole army to drink?

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Jiuquan