What is the history of Hefei, the capital of Anhui Province?

Hefei is an ancient city with a long history. Hefei has a history of more than 2,200 years since the Qin Dynasty, and is known as "the hometown of the Three Kingdoms, the hometown of Bao Zheng and the cradle of Huai Army".

Homeland of the three kingdoms

During the Three Kingdoms period, Wei and Wu fought in Hefei for 32 years. In 2 15, Sun Quan, the commander-in-chief of Soochow, attacked Hefei, and Zhang Liao, the commander-in-chief of Hefei, led 800 elite troops to defeat 100,000 troops in Wu Dong. Sun Quan rode over Xijin Bridge and fled. In the 67th Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Luo Guanzhong vividly described the war of winning more with less. Hefei is the hometown of the Three Kingdoms. Cao's training platform for crossbowmen and Man Chong's "Three Kingdoms New Town" still remain in Hefei. Today, touching legends such as Hu Bing Pond, Zang Zhou Pu and Zheng Dipu have been circulating.

Related attractions: xiaoyaojin Park, Zoroastrianism Temple and Three Kingdoms Heritage Park.

Bao Zheng's hometown

Hefei is the hometown of Bao Zheng, a famous minister in the Northern Song Dynasty. In 1999, Bao Zheng was born in Baoxiao Village, Feidong County, Hefei. A.D. 1027, Zhong Jinshi was proposed to be the magistrate of Jianchang (Yongxiu, Jiangxi). However, Bao Zheng believed in "parents are here, don't travel far", resigned and supported his parents at home. In A.D. 1037, 39-year-old Bao Gong boarded Rentu and left his hometown to serve as the magistrate of Tianchang County, Yangzhou. He died in Kaifeng in A.D. 1062 and was buried in Daxing Ji in the eastern suburb of Hefei in August the following year.

Baogong Temple is located in Xianghua Wharf, where Baogong studied, surrounded by water. Built in 1066, it is the originator of Baogong Temple at home and abroad. Bao cemetery buried the bodies of his wife and children. Qingfeng Pavilion depicts many well-known stories in Bao Gong's life with various exquisite sculptures.

Related attractions: Bao Zheng Cemetery, Baogong Temple, Qingfeng Pavilion and Baogong Cemetery.

Huaijun cradle

Hefei is the birthplace of Huai Army. Li Hongzhang, Zhang Shusheng, Liu Mingchuan and other nine Huai army generals, seven of them are from Hefei, and two are from Lujiang around Hefei. Huai Army was founded by Li Hongzhang in 1960s, 19. It has developed the Royal Guards in China's history for thousands of years into a modern national defense force. From Xianfeng to Guangxu, it experienced the rise and fall of half a century, from the mainland to the coast, from Anhui to the whole country, and became an important force in the three major political and military groups in the late Qing Dynasty.

Related attractions: Li Hongzhang's former residence, Li Hongzhang Hall and Liu Mingchuan's former residence.

In addition, Hefei, together with Beijing, Shanghai and Xi, is known as the "Four Cities of Science and Technology" in China. Professor Yang Zhenning, a famous modern physicist and the first Nobel Prize winner in China, was born in Guxiang, Feixi, Hefei. Since 197 1, I have returned to my hometown to visit relatives and give lectures for more than ten times. Hefei Science and Technology Museum now has Yang Zhenning's exhibition hall, and some of the collections are provided by Yang Zhenning himself. Yang Zhenning's former residence was also restored and opened in Gu Xiang, South Street of Sanhe Ancient Town.

Yang Zhenning, a famous physicist and the first Chinese Nobel Prize winner, was born in Guxiang, Hefei in June, 1922. He shared the Nobel Prize in Physics with Li Zhengdao in June, 1957 for discovering the law of parity non-conservation. He has a deep family background and is proficient in arts and sciences. He has served as the president of the All-American Chinese Association for a long time and has made great contributions to promoting academic and cultural exchanges between China and the United States and between China and the West.