Guangzhou is called "Yangcheng". Is it related to sheep?

Wuhan, China, because the Yangtze River and the Han River meet in Wuhan, Wuhan people often pretend to be Jiangcheng people, so Wuhan can also be called "Jiangcheng". Let's take a look at Chongqing, a city built on a mountain. The road is uneven and the building is built on the mountain. Therefore, Chongqing is also called "Mountain City".

We all know that the nickname of Guangzhou is "Yangcheng". Is it because there are many sheep in Guangzhou? However, it is not, so now let's see why Guangzhou is called Yangcheng.

Guangzhou belongs to Guangdong Province, China, which is located in the south-central part of Guangdong Province, north of Sheng Delta, and where the three rivers meet. Guangzhou is one of the starting points of China's Maritime Silk Road and the "South Gate" of China. At present, it is the core city of Guangfo metropolitan area, Pearl River Delta metropolitan area and Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao metropolitan area.

Legend has it that during the Zhou Dynasty in ancient China, Guangzhou was often starved for years, and the people were miserable. Suddenly, however, the weather turned better, the sun shone on the earth, and the breeze brought five colorful auspicious clouds. When these five auspicious clouds flew over Guangzhou, they became immortals dressed in colorful clothes.

These five immortals all have a characteristic, that is, they all ride immortal sheep and have the title of ear of rice. These immortals landed in Guangzhou on a fairy sheep, then distributed the ears of rice in the sheep's mouth to the people of Guangzhou, and led the people of Guangzhou to pray for good weather and good harvests every year.

After praying, the Five Immortals drifted away. When I left, I left behind golden ears of wheat and five fairy sheep connected with the world. After that, people scattered these golden rice seeds in the rice fields, and from then on, the five immortals sheep became stone sheep.

But these five stone sheep will always bless the people of Guangzhou with good weather, good luck and happiness. Therefore, the name of Guangzhou "Yangcheng" came from this. In addition to "Yangcheng", it can also be called "Sui City", and there is another kind of diplomacy called "Flower City".