1. Historical stories

Shihe County was flooded and Rizhao City was built

According to legend, there was no Rizhao City in ancient times. Today, the Shijiu City of Zhaocheng is surrounded by the vast sea in the east. , turned out to be a large piece of land where Shihe County is located. The area where Shihe County is located has ample water for fishing and fertile soil for farming. It is a beautiful and prosperous place. But the people in Shihe County are rich and unkind, and they scheming and intrigues with each other. Theft and robbery can be seen everywhere, and abduction and killing are everywhere.

Unrest on land affects the aquatic tribe. The Dragon King near the sea was deeply disturbed, so he went to heaven to report to the Jade Emperor and proposed that Shihe County should be flooded and a new city should be built. When the Jade Emperor heard it, he played it without thinking and ordered the Dragon King of the East China Sea to execute it.

The Dragon King of the East China Sea came to Shihe County according to the order. On this day, there was a large gathering in Shihe County, and there was an endless stream of people coming and going. The Dragon King of the East China Sea turned into an old man selling oil and set up a stall to sell oil. One gourd head and half a catty, two gourd heads four taels. When he shouted, a large group of people immediately gathered around him.

At this time, a child came over and said: "Grandpa, are you selling at a loss for money?" The Dragon King of the East China Sea thought: There are still good people in Shihe County. The Dragon King closed the stall at this time, called the child to his side and said, "My child, you are an honest child. Let me tell you something. Within three days, there will be a vast ocean here. If you see the stone lion at the gate of the county government office, He became jealous and immediately ran to the northwest. Remember, never look back." The child was surprised when he heard this. He remembered the Dragon King's words and went to the county government office every day to see the stone lion.

Besides, the Dragon King of the East China Sea reported the situation of his inspection in Shihe County to the Jade Emperor. The Jade Emperor heard that there were good and bad people in Shihe County and didn't know how to deal with it. Taibai Jinxing still had more ideas. He suggested that the Jade Emperor issue a decree and ask the land god of Shihe County to quickly investigate the good people in Shihe County, and then entrust them with dreams so that these good people can avoid floods and drown the bad people.

That night, the kind and honest people in Shihe County had a dream that asked them to follow a child three days later. Although everyone was doubtful, they still made preparations.

On the afternoon of the third day, the child went to the county government office again. Seeing that the eyes of the stone lions were red, he followed the old oil seller's instructions and ran northwest. Hearing the howling wind, roaring waves, and lightning and thunder behind him, it was as if they were chasing him behind him, and he didn't dare to turn around and run desperately to the northwest.

When he ran to a mountain ridge, the wind stopped and the waves were calm. He looked back and saw that the huge Shihe County had disappeared and became a vast ocean. Everyone gathered on the top of the mountain and looked east, only to see a red sun bursting out, reflecting the earth red. Everyone cheered against the red sun, thankful to have escaped a disaster. From then on, these people lived here, changed and built a new city. Because after the disaster, when the red sun rose in the east, people called this new city "Rizhao City".

2. Historical celebrities

1. Jiang Taigong

Jiang Ziya (about 1156 BC - about 1017 BC), surnamed Jiang, Lu, named Shang , named Ziya, nicknamed Feixiong, was from Ji County, Hanoi County. An outstanding statesman, military strategist, and strategist in ancient China, the founding father of the Zhou Dynasty, and the founder of military science in the late Shang and early Zhou dynasties. King Kang of Zhou died in Haojing in the sixth year of his reign, and his eldest son Jiang Ji succeeded him.

2. Lu Mu

Lv Mu (? - 18 years), female, was from Haiqu County, Langya County (now Rizhao City, Shandong Province). One of the first peasant uprising leaders to resist Wang Mang's rule, and the first female leader to lead a peasant uprising in Chinese history. As a wealthy family with abundant property, Lu's mother lit the torch of resistance against Wang Mang's reactionary rule, led an army to break through the county town, and killed corrupt officials. In the fifth year of Tianfeng (AD 18), he died of illness, and the rebel army joined the "Red Eyebrow Army".

3. Historical Sites

1. Sun Bin Academy

Sun Bin Academy, also known as Jiuxian Academy and Shougu Academy, is located in the Jiuxian Mountain Tourist Area. At the foot of Baodu Peak at the western foot of Aoling Mountain, the year of its founding is unknown. According to legend, this was the place where Sun Bin, the military strategist of Qi State, gathered his disciples to give lectures.

2. Dinglin Temple

It was built in the Southern and Northern Dynasties and has a history of more than 1,500 years. The whole temple is about 95 meters long from north to south and 52 meters wide, with a total area of ??4940 square meters. , the entire building is divided into three courtyards: front, middle and back, with the "Mainxiong Palace" as the main body, unfolding forward, backward, left and right, symmetrical on the east and west sides, and rising step by step backward according to the mountain. It is now listed as a building by the Shandong Provincial People's Government. "Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit in Shandong Province".

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