Historical celebrities and places of interest in Shangqiu

Longhai Railway, the Eurasian Continental Bridge from Lianyungang to Rotterdam, the Netherlands in the east, Beijing-Kowloon Railway, the longest north-south artery in China, National Highway 105 from Beijing to Zhuhai and National Highway 3 10 from Lianyungang to Horgos, and Expressway from Dongying to Hong Kong all meet here, forming a golden transportation hub where railways, national highways and expressways meet intensively. The Asia-Europe communication optical cable and the Beijing-Kowloon communication optical cable meet vertically here, and the coaxial optical cable from Xi 'an to Lianyungang 1800 also passes through here. Shangqiu has become an important communication dispatching center. The unique geographical location and convenient transportation and communication make Shangqiu a link between people flow and logistics, an important material distribution center and a regional business center.

Ethnic groups and religions in Shangqiu: most of the residents are Han nationality, and there are 32 ethnic minorities such as Hui, Man, Miao, Li, Zhuang, Yi, Bai, Yao and North Korea.

Shangqiu is one of the birthplaces of the Chinese nation. She has a long history, outstanding people, brilliant culture and profound knowledge. Shangqiu is the birthplace of fire. As early as 1000 years ago, Suiren invented artificial fire here, which opened a new era in the history of human civilization. Suiren is known as the ancestor of fire. The mausoleum of Emperor Yangdi still stands on the land of Shangqiu. Shangqiu has always been a battleground for military strategists. Countless heroes competed in Shangqiu, leaving a story in Shangqiu. Zhuan Xu (zhān xū), one of the Five Emperors, once moved to Shangqiu, while Ku, one of the Five Emperors, was in Bo, Shangqiu, Shang Tang was in Bo, Wei Zi sealed Song State, moved Liang State, and was in Nanjing. For thousands of years, he founded the country, the capital, the county and the country, and is an important town in China.

As early as 4,000 years ago, Di Ku's second concubine, Judie, gave birth to a monk because she ate a mysterious bird, so the Book of Songs said: "Mysterious birds are born by fate." Bi Bo is the ancestor of Shang. Xiangtu, the grandson of Guo Bo, first invented the carriage, and Wang Hai, the sixth grandson, invented the ox cart. This is the record of "establishing soap prison, serving cattle and horses for the benefit of the people" in the history books. With the rapid development of agriculture and animal husbandry, Shang tribes became strong rapidly, and they produced a surplus of things. So Wang Hai used ox carts to pull goods and drove cattle and sheep to other tribes to make deals. People from other tribes called them "merchants" and they have been passed down to this day.

Shangqiu has a splendid culture and rich anecdotes. There are tragedies of Acacia Tree and comedies of Old Man under the Moon. "Downtown" has humor, and "Gourd Poetry" has banter; There is a legendary story of "Peach Blossom Fan"; There are myths and legends of "Gao Zu beheaded the snake"; There are love affairs of talented people and beautiful women, and there are little-known anecdotes of the Second Bridge; There are bitter satires on evil forces and beautiful praises on good deeds, which can be described as all-encompassing and endless. Shangqiu is one of the birthplaces of the Chinese nation. The descendants of Di Ku Gaoxin family have lived for thousands of years and have more than 1000 surnames. Among the 100 surnames with the largest population of Han nationality in China, Di Ku accounts for 52. Among 10 surnames in Taiwan Province province, Di Ku accounts for 6. The roots of more than a thousand surnames are in Shangqiu.

Shangqiu enjoys an excellent geographical location and convenient transportation. Beijing-Kowloon Railway, Longhai Railway, National Highway 3 10 and 105 all meet in Shangqiu, forming a golden transportation hub in the east, west, north and south. Lianhuo Expressway and Jiguang Expressway pass through Shangqiu, forming a transportation network extending in all directions around the nine main roads of Shangqiu Ancient City.

Shangqiu is rich in resources. Shangqiu is located in Huanghuai Plain, with unique natural conditions, mild climate and rich products. Rich in wheat, corn, soybeans, peanuts, cotton, sesame, rape, tobacco, apples, pears, grapes and so on. It is a national commodity grain base, high-quality cotton base, high-quality seed base, high-quality red Fuji apple base, seedless watermelon base, crisp pear and pepper production base. It is a famous "hometown of paulownia" and an advanced city for greening in China Plain. Animal husbandry is also very developed, and it is an important production base of goatskin and lean pig in China. There are abundant coal resources here, and Xia Yong coalfield reserves 100 billion tons, which is one of the six anthracite bases in China. Shangqiu is rich in electric power resources. The installed capacity of Yudong and Xinyuan power plants under construction with an investment of 65.438+0.343 billion yuan reached 3.605 million kilowatts, and the total power generation in 2004 reached 6.5438+0.33 million kilowatts. Shangqiu is rich in labor resources, which can transport a large number of surplus labor to the society every year.