Tianjin-meaning "the ferry of the Emperor of Heaven", Judy, the Yongle Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, led troops across the Haihe River and overthrew Emperor Wen Jian.

Handan-The name of the city is Yun, which means "Cold Mountain ends here". Dan and Dan are homonyms, meaning the end of the mountain range. Handan is one of the oldest place names in China.

Qinhuangdao, the island where Qin Shihuang sought immortality, is the only city in China named after the title of ancient emperor.

Taiyuan means "vast plain".

Datong-from "the land of great harmony in the world", "great harmony" is the highest political ideal in ancient times.

Changzhi-Changzhi was called Shangdang in ancient times, and Changzhi County was established here in the Ming Dynasty, which means "long-term stability".

Chifeng-named after the brown solitary peak located in the northeast of the city.

Baotou evolved from Mongolian "Baoketu", which means "a place with deer", so Baotou is called Lucheng.

Wuhai-the collective name of Uda and Haibowan.

Fuxin-takes the meaning of "everything is rich, the people are rich, and it is brand-new".

Panjin-Panshan and Jinzhou each take a word, which also means "intertwined, icing on the cake".

Dalian-Dalian used to be called Qingniwa, and most of the Qingniwa were immigrants from Shandong. There is a very popular thing in Shandong called wallet, which evolved from Dalian. On the other hand, Dalian is from "Darini" in Russia.

Benxi-Benxi is named after Benxi Lake in China, which was called Cup Rhinoceros Lake in ancient times. Cup rhinoceros lake is named for its "wide bottom and narrow bottom, like rhinoceros horn". During the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty, the name of Cup Rhinoceros Lake was too elegant and difficult to write, so it was renamed Benxi Lake.

Changchun-meaning "a city with spring all year round", the spring in the northeast is very cold. The naming of this city after Changchun shows that the climate of this city is dominated by cold.

Jilin-The full name of Jilin is Wula, which means "the city along the river" in Manchu. Jilin is the only city with the same name in China.

Jiamusi-also known as "Jiamu Temple" in Qing Dynasty, which means "Yicheng" in Manchu, because Jiamusi was located on the post road from Songhua River to the estuary of Heilongjiang in ancient times.

Eastern China

Yantai-meaning "the fortress where the wolf smoke rises".

Qingdao-named after the island's "beautiful rocks and lush trees", it is homophonic with "Qingdao".

Weihai-Ahava was established here in the Ming Dynasty, which means "Dadonghai".

Sunlight means "the first light of sunrise".

Zibo-the collective name of Zichuan and Boshan.

Laiwu-Lai is a plant name, commonly known as grey vegetables, and weeds refer to barren land. In ancient times, it was a desolate place, so it was named Laiwu Heze-the city name was called the combination of E rhyme, Heshan and Leize. Heze is also one of the oldest place names in China.

Hefei-named after the intersection of Donghefei River and Nanhefei River.

Bengbu, which means "a port rich in mussels and pearls", is called Pearl City.

Suqian-it was Zhongwu's son country in the Spring and Autumn Period, and later the country moved its capital here, so it was named Suqian.

Lianyungang-meaning "the harbor between Liandao and Yuntai Mountain", Yuntai Mountain is the highest peak in Jiangsu Province.

Shanghai-named after Shanghai Pu, a tributary of Songjiang (Suzhou River), means "the place leading to the sea".

In the Tang Dynasty, the town navy stationed in Zhenjiang, which was renamed Zhenjiang in the Song Dynasty, meaning "guarding the Yangtze River". Because of the change of geographical environment, it was far from the sea.

Wuxi-Xishan produced tin in the pre-Qin period, but it was exhausted in the Han Dynasty, hence the name Wuxi.

Jinhua-meaning "Venus and Wu Nv compete for China".

Ningbo-Ningbo was called Mingzhou in ancient times, and Ningbo was named after "Haiding Zeboning".

Putian-Taking the meaning of "Pukou becomes a mulberry field", Putian is a place name with the characteristics of Fujian and Vietnam, from which Puzi evolved.

Xiamen-Xiamen was built in the Ming Dynasty, which means "the gate of the national building".

Longyan-named after a dragon cave at the foot of Cuiping Mountain in the south of the city, Longyan is the only prefecture-level city named after the cave.

Yingtan-Because there is a deep pool at the foot of Longtou Mountain on the south bank of Xinjiang, "the torrent swirls in it and the eagle dances on it", so it is named yingtan.

Yichun-Yichun's name comes from the beautiful spring in the west of the city, and it is named because it is "cold in summer and warm in winter, charming as spring and pleasant to drink".

Jiujiang-Jiujiang's name comes from "Liu Xin thought that nine rivers of the Lake Han flowed into Peng", and nine was considered the largest number in ancient China, so Jiujiang also means "land where many waters meet".

Shangrao-Shangrao's name comes from "mountains and rivers are rich and rare, excellent and rich". In ancient times, this was a rich place.

Central and South China

Shangqiu-Shangqiu is the birthplace of Shang Dynasty. It is said that there was a mound called Kuibatai in ancient times. Later, Di Ku sealed Kui Bo as a merchant, hence Shangqiu's name.

Kaifeng-Kaifeng was called Bianliang in ancient times, and the word Kaifeng means "breaking ground and sealing the border".

Hebi-named after the legend "Crane perches on the cliffs of Nanshan".

Jiaozuo-Jiaozuo's name comes from Jiaozuo village, which refers to the workshop, and its villagers' main surname is Jiao.

Wuhan-named after the three towns of Wuchang, Hankou and Hanyang, Wuchang takes the meaning of "ruling the country by force and prospering the country in prosperity".

Xiangfan-the collective name of Xiangyang and Fancheng, Xiangyang is named because it is located in the Yang of Xiang River, and Fancheng is named after Zhou Xuanwang named Fan Muzhong here.

Xiaogan-named after "Yong Dong, the filial son of the Eastern Han Dynasty, sold himself to bury his father, and his filial piety moved the world".

Huangshi-the general name of Huangshi Port and Lime Kiln. Huangshi Port is named after Yellowstone Rocky on the banks of the Yangtze River, which refers to the prominent rocks on the banks of the Yangtze River, hence the name Yellowstone Rocky.

Shiyan —— In order to get irrigation water, ancient farmers built ten small reservoirs on the Baier River and the zhang wan River here, and named them after a weir to Shiyan. Over time, Shiyan became the place name here.

Zhuzhou-The name of this city rhymes. The word "Zhou" is taken from the ancestors' view that the two sides of Xiangjiang River are the continents, and Zhuzhou is the coastal continent for rice production. The tree evolved from the word "Mituo".

Loudi-It is named after the legend that Louxing and Pleiades are the places where the 28 stars in the sky complement each other.

Changsha-named after Changsha Star, Changsha is called Star City. On the other hand, Changsha is named after Orange Island in Xiangjiang River, which means "a long sandbar". History of the Road records that "Shao Hao's family started in Yunyang and was buried in Changsha".

Shantou-Shantou is named after the sand ridges formed by the accumulation of sediments in Yu Haibin. Due to the continuous alluvial sediment and tidal waves in the coastal areas, natural sand dikes have been formed in the old city of Shantou today. This kind of sand dike is called Shantou, and it was called Shantou at first.

Shenzhen-The name of this city rhymes with en, meaning "deep ditch". Shenzhen is a place name with southern Guangdong characteristics.

Dongguan-named for its abundant aquatic plants called Wancao.

Qingyuan-meaning "the land flooded by Qing Xiang".

Zhuhai-meaning "Pearl-producing Bay", named after "Pearl River enters the sea".

Maoming-the name comes from Pan Maoming, a Taoist priest in the Western Jin Dynasty. In memory of Pan Maoming, later generations used Dan medicine to eliminate the plague here. Maoming is the only city in China named after an ancient Taoist priest.

Zhanjiang-In ancient times, the Shenchuan Inspection Department was set up in East Island of Zhanjiang. Zhanjiang evolved from Shenchuan, which also means "Blue River".

Hong Kong-The name of the city is Angyun, and Hong Kong means "a seaport rich in spices". On the other hand, there was a small stream called Xiangjiang River in ancient times, and the harbor where Xiangjiang River flowed into the sea was Hong Kong.

Macau-Macau means "berth" in ancient times, and "gate" is the general name of the channel leading from the inland river of China to the ocean. Macao is a channel-shaped gate formed because the Mage Temple in the local inner port faces Yinkeng in Wan Chai across the sea.

Guilin-Baise, which means "osmanthus trees become forests"-evolved from the original Zhuang village name "Baise Village", which means "a good place to wash clothes".

Hechi-in ancient times, it was a plain, lacking sea and water. Mo Yishen, the ancestor of Zhuang nationality, built a mountain dam here, irrigated it day and night, and eventually died of overwork. In the end, there was no sea, only a few rivers and ponds. Later generations named this place Hechi to commemorate the unwarranted.

Yulin-Yulin evolved from Yulin, which means "there are lush trees on both sides of the Yujiang River".

Guests-take the meaning of "guests first", and you will know that this place is a hospitable place when you look at the place name.

Southwest and northwest

Chongqing-which means "Double Celebration", first conferred the title of Queen Gong Wei, calling herself "Double Celebration", so it will be promoted to Chongqing, hence the name Chongqing.

Chengdu-named after "get together in one year, make it in two years, make it in three years".

Yibin means "a place suitable for guests from all corners of the country".

Zigong-the collective name of artesian well and tribute well, Zigong has been rich in well salt since ancient times.

Panzhihua-named after the discovery of a century-old Panzhihua tree at the Jinsha River ferry.

Liupanshui-Liuzhi, Panxian and Shuicheng each take one word.

Kunming-Kunming's name comes from "the flood in Yunnan recedes, and there is a dawn scene at the southern foot of Kunlun Mountain". On the other hand, Kunming represents the spring when everything grows, which means "beautiful spring", so Kunming is called the Spring City.

Qujing-Qujing is the collective name of Quzhou and Jingzhou in the Tang Dynasty, and it also means "submission and pacification" by barbarians.

Yuxi-named after Yuxi River, one of the sources of the Pearl River, is named after "the river is clear and bright, like a jade belt flowing on ten thousand mu of land".

Lijiang-named after Jinsha River, it was called Lijiang in Yuan Dynasty, and the whole Old Town of Lijiang is a world cultural heritage.

Zhaotong-Zhaotong used to be called Wumeng. In Qing Dynasty, E Ertai, governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, misinterpreted Wumeng as "dark and obscure", so he wrote in the paper that he asked Yong Zhengdi to change Wumeng House to Zhaotong House, "Before it is easy to keep dark, after it is easy to understand, the former deceiver is easy to communicate", hence the name Zhaotong.

Baoji-Baoji was called Chencang in ancient times, but it was renamed Baoji because Jifeng Mountain in the southeast of the Tang Dynasty had a good omen of "the stone chicken crowing".

Shangluo-named after Shangshan and Luoshui.

Yulin-named after the ancient "Elm Forest".

Pingliang-meaning "pacify the cool country". Fu Jian, the former emperor of the Qin Dynasty, once led an army to attack the cool country.

As early as the Han Dynasty, the silver mining industry was very prosperous. In the Ming Dynasty, the mining organization "Baiyin Factory" was set up in Fenghuang Mountain and Huoyan Mountain in today's Baiyin, hence the name Baiyin. Baiyin City is also the only prefecture-level city named after metals in China.

Wuwei-After Emperor Wu conquered Hexi Corridor, Wuwei County was established to show the military strength of the Han Empire.

Zhang Ye-Take the meaning of "Zhang Guo's embrace is to communicate with the western regions".

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

Wuzhong-Named after Wuzhong, an ancient frontier soldier, there are many villages and towns named after border guards in Ningxia, but the name of an open prefecture-level city also comes from the name of an unknown person in history, which is only one case in China.

Other county-level cities

Luquan-It is said that during the Chu-Han War, Han Xin shot a white deer in a clear spring here.

Jiexiu-During the Spring and Autumn Period, Jiexiu lived in seclusion with his mother in Mianshan, and Jin Wengong burned the forest for wisdom. Jiexiu and his mother died in a tree, hence the name Jiexiu.

Houma-Houma was called Xintian in ancient times. Li Zicheng led troops through here in the late Ming Dynasty. Because Li Zicheng couldn't sleep, he simply let the horse lie down and rest on his back. The soldiers spent all night imitating Li Zicheng. The next day, Li Zicheng said to everyone, "We waited all night at once." Houma got its name from this.

Tumen-The name of Tumen City comes from Tumen River. The Manchu language of Tumen River was originally "Tumen colorful bird", which means the source of thousands of waters.

Lan Shu-In ancient times, Huolunchuan and Sihuan areas in Lan Shu were rich in mountain fruit, and Lan Shu means Manchu fruit.

Anda-The name of Anda City comes from the Mongolian word friend.

Jimo-named after the city near the Mohe River during the Warring States Period, Jimo is also one of the oldest place names in China.

Penglai-Penglai is one of the three sacred mountains (the other two are the abbot and Yingzhou) inhabited by immortals in Bohai Sea in China myths and legends. When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty visited this holy mountain in the east, he built a small town called Penglai without meeting it.

Wendeng-Qin Shihuang once visited here and invited scholars to climb mountains to recite poems. Wendeng means "literati climbing the mountain"-named after Rongshan and Chengshan, and Chengshantou was called "the end of heaven" in ancient times.

Qufu-Qufu comes from the Book of Rites, which says, "When a king becomes king, the Duke of Zhou made a contribution to the world and awarded Qufu the title of Duke of Zhou". Qufu is the birthplace of Confucian culture in China.

Rugao-height refers to the highland by the water, and Rugao means "go to the highland by the water to see the beautiful sunrise".

Gaoyou-named after Qin Shihuang built a high platform and a postal kiosk here.

Yizheng-In the Western Zhou Dynasty, a prince named "Ant" got a fief here. In the Northern Song Dynasty, it was said that the imperial spirit was found in Erting Mountain, and the emperor ordered people to make a real military statue here. Because of his lifelike appearance, he was given a real name. In the Qing Dynasty, it was renamed Yizheng to avoid Yong Zhengdi and Yin Zhen.

Jurong-There are Gouqu Mountain (namely Maoshan Mountain) in the territory. The mountain looks like the word "already" and is curved and inclusive, hence the name "Gu Rong". Because the two words of the ancient Gou sentence are interlinked, Gou Rong has evolved into today's sentence capacity.

Jintan-named after the "Hundred Pagodas of Jintan" in Huayang Cave, Maoshan.

Changshu-the name of Changshu means "fertile soil, no floods and droughts in the old days" and "the original soil is different. Although floods and droughts are not disasters, they are always the case in later years. "

Yiwu-Yiwu was called Wu Shang in ancient times. It is said that there was a man named Yan Wu in the Qin Dynasty. After his father died, he built a grave out of mud, and a group of crows helped him. As a result, the crow's beak and beak were injured, hence the name Wu Shang. In the Tang Dynasty, Wu Shang was renamed Yiwu.

Shangyu-According to legend, in the late patriarchal society, Yu Shun came here to avoid the Danzhu Rebellion. Shangyu is also one of the oldest place names used in China. Guo Moruo once found the name of Shangyu in Oracle Bone Inscriptions of Shang Dynasty.

Zhuji-Zhuji means "the princes of the world come to their places to discuss".

Yuyao-after the fief, it was Shunzhi, whose surname was Yao, hence the name Yuyao.

Jian 'ou-Jian 'ou is the origin of the word "Fujian", which was formed by the merger of Jian 'an and Ou Ning.

Shishi-According to legend, there was a stone pavilion here in the Sui Dynasty, and a pair of Shishi stood outside the pavilion. Business trips are marked by stone lions. Over time, no one knew the original name of this place, and Shishi naturally became a place name.

Cinnamomum camphora-named for its abundance, Cinnamomum camphora is a famous medicine capital in southern China. Since ancient times, it has enjoyed the reputation of "medicine is not as effective as camphor tree".

Wei Hui-Wei Hui was called Jiyi in ancient times, which means "the bank of Weihe River, a glorious city".

Yanshi-Zhou Wuwang cut Zhou, and Li Xirong passed through this place, hence the name Yanshi.

Dengfeng-Dengfeng was named after Wu Zetian's visit to Songshan Mountain and his visit to Yueshan Mountain.

Xiantao-Xiantao was called Mianyang in ancient times. Legend has it that a fairy took a peach to celebrate the birthday of the Queen Mother. Suddenly, she found an oasis, where the fairy scattered peaches. In a blink of an eye, there are many peaches and many peaches, hence the name Xiantao.

Zhongxiang-Because Emperor Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty was born and prospered here, it was named Zhongxiang, which means "auspicious gathering of bells" and "Daxing smelting".

Wu Point-Wu Point evolved from Wu Jia Point and is one of the nine points in the ancient Yangtze River.

Shishou-named after an isolated stone on Shishou Mountain in the north of the city.

Enshi —— In the last years of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, it claimed to be the Stone King. In the Qing Dynasty, Yong Zhengdi changed the Stone County to Enshi, meaning "Yong Zhengdi gave the Stone County".

Miluo-At the intersection of Miluo River and Luoshui, Miluo City is known as the famous Dragon Boat City in China.

Lengshuijiang-named after many wells on both sides of the Lianxi River in China, and the wells are extremely cold, Lengshuijiang City is known as the antimony capital of the world.

Yangchun-takes the meaning of "the desert is hot and the four seasons are like spring".

Bijie-In Yelang Kingdom, the tiger is the totem here, and Bijie means tiger in Yi language.

Qionglai-named after Qionglai Mountain, the name comes from a kind of bamboo called Qionglai Bamboo.

Mianzhu-Therefore, Mianzhu is located on both sides of Mianshui River, with lush bamboo forests, hence the name Mianzhu.

Shifang-Shifang was called Shifang in ancient times and evolved from Shifang. In ancient China, Zhongyuan people used to call the frontier "Fang", such as Ghost Fang, Manchu Fang and Shuofang. Shifang is a general term for many small countries in Sichuan.

Huaying-named after Huaying Mountain, evolved from Huaying Mountain. "Snow accumulates on the top, and it looks like Qiong Yao scattered on the ground from a distance, and Jing Yu paved the mountain, hence the name Huayin Mountain".

Gejiu-Gejiu evolved from the transliteration of the Yi language "Guo Zuo", which means a place to grow buckwheat seeds and eat buckwheat rice.

Chuxiong-Zhuang Qi entered Yunnan at the end of the Warring States Period, and there was a man named Nanxiong Hou under his command. In the Eastern Jin Dynasty, a Yi chieftain named Yi built a city here, and later generations combined Nanxiong Hou with Chuxiong.

Dali-named after Dali in history, Dali is the birthplace of Bai culture.

Jinghong-Jinghong means "the city of dawn" in Dai language.

Dunhuang-takes the meaning of "grandeur".

Qingtongxia-named after the famous canyon in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, the Yellow River passes through the valley between Helan Mountain and Niushou Mountain, and the mountains and rivers set each other off like a bronze mirror, hence the name Qingtongxia.