Among the more than 600 cities and regions across the country, each city has its own profound meaning when naming it. Some domestic cities are named after fruits, such as Zaozhuang, Hami City, and Xiantao City. There are also cities named after geographical features, such as Luoyang, Heyang, Hanyang, etc., which are named after water. Of course, there are also cities named after their children to express their strong wishes, such as Chang'an, Changshu, Anji, etc. It can be said that in the vast land of our country, every place has its own characteristics.
Of course, there is another city in our country that is quite special, because it is not named in any of the above ways, but is named directly after the name of an emperor in our country’s history. This is also the only city in our country named after A city named after an emperor.
The only city in my country named after an emperor
Qinhuangdao City, located in the easternmost part of Hebei Province, has a history of more than 2,000 years. As early as 215 BC, The first emperor in Chinese history, Qin Shihuang, visited here during his eastward tour and sent his men to the Penglai Island area to pray for the elixir of life from the gods. He carved the "Jieshi Gate Ci" here. From then on, this place was called Qinhuangdao. To the east is the Jieshi to view the sea. Later Cao Cao sighed at the sight of the sea and wrote a poem "Viewing the Sea" to express his lofty and grand ambitions. It also became one of the resorts that later emperors imitated.
It has a special geographical location and is known as the back garden of Beijing and Tianjin
Qinhuangdao is located in the center of the Bohai Rim Economic Zone, 280 kilometers away from Beijing and 220 kilometers from Tianjin. It has a "back garden of Beijing and Tianjin" As one of the first batch of open coastal cities in my country, Qinhuangdao is the earliest independent trading port in my country.
Not only that, Qinhuangdao is in a special geographical location. The transportation network here is spread out in a spider web. Five national railway lines intersect here. It is an important hub for coal transportation from the north to the south in my country. The shipping business has expanded to More than 130 countries and regions.
In 1990, the 11th Asian Games in Beijing, China, was held in Qinhuangdao because Beijing could not carry out sailing. At the same time, Qinhuangdao was the only prefecture-level city to co-host the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
The city’s economic development is weak and the tourism industry is vigorously developed
At the end of 2018, Qinhuangdao’s permanent population reached 3.13 million people. In 2019, the city’s GDP was 161.2 billion yuan. , an increase of nearly 6.7% compared with 2018, showing a rapid upward trend. However, Qinhuangdao’s economic level is not optimistic. The economy only ranks eighth in the province, which is at the medium to low level of the province’s comprehensive economic strength.
In fact, in terms of geographical location and human resources, Qinhuangdao’s own advantages are very obvious, but its economic development has stagnated every year. Some people even made a vivid metaphor, that is? Industry It cannot compare with Tangshan, education cannot compare with Hengshui, status cannot compare with Shijiazhuang, etc. It can be said that a good hand is played badly.
In the past few years, due to the rapid development of Qinhuangdao’s tourism industry, supervision has not been able to keep up, and many bad phenomena have arisen, such as price fraud, customer rip-offs, etc., which have also caused Qinhuangdao’s Shanhaiguan Scenic Area became the first 5A-level scenic spot in the country to be delisted.
However, as a famous historical and cultural city, Qinhuangdao integrates history and tourism. While vigorously developing the tourism industry, it is also actively rectifying and strictly supervising it. The climate here is mild and it is a famous tourist and leisure resort at home and abroad. Compared with my country's coastal tourist cities such as Hainan and Xiamen, Qinhuangdao is suitable for northerners to take short trips to escape the summer heat.
It can be said that the cultural heritage behind the development of a city is the best sign, but a temporary mistake cannot deny a city. The mixed reviews are an important factor in promoting the growth and development of a city. So, what do you think?