Quanzhou has three nicknames: Wenling, Erythrina and Licheng.

Wenling has two theories.

First, it has existed since ancient times.

According to the textual research of Professor Wu of Quanzhou Normal University, Quanzhou, also known as Wenling, existed as early as the early Tang Dynasty. Its name comes from agricultural production and is related to climate and topography: "It is appropriate to divide the humidity to sow six valleys ... Quanzhou was called Wenling in ancient times because of its cold climate."

The second is Zhu's holistic theory.

During the reign of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty (1662- 1722), the Quanzhou government passed a judgment on Xu Zhilin's "Reviving Zhufuzi Mountain and Congzhu Pavilion", which wrote: "The county governs the northeast ... the climate is unique, and Wenling's name is really because of these. Song Huiguo Wen Gong Zhu Fuzi planted bamboo pavilions, gave lectures, and asked himself' Mountain Zhu Cong' ... "

Qianlong's "Records of Four Schools in Jinjiang County" also says: "Xiaoshan Zhu Cong Academy is next to Fucheng Imperial Temple, located in Gaogang, and its temperature is moist, so the name of Wenling is really here. Zhu Wengong planted bamboo to build a pavilion and gave lectures. Among them, the plaque ("Mountain Zhu Cong" plaque) was written by Zhu Zi and carved on the stone. "

Because Zhu Xi studied mountains and rivers, he said that the "mountain" high harbor was the key to Qingyuan Mountain and entering the city, so it was named Wenling because of its "unique atmosphere". When this was said, the name of Wenling spread more widely, so quanzhou county, posthumous title.

Citongcheng

Qing Daoguang's "Jinjiang County Records" contains: "(Quanzhou) Zicheng is surrounded by Erythrina, so it is called Erythrina City." It's called Erythrina, when it was in Zicheng. The wall of Quanzhou built Yacheng and Luocheng behind Zicheng, and planted Erythrina trees around the city. Huang Ming and Zhao Zhong's "Eight Min Tong Zhi Juan 1 Geography 8": "In the Five Dynasties, it was added, and Erythrina was planted around it."

Erythrina, deciduous tree, with gray bark and thorns. Native to tropical Asia. With the prosperity of overseas transportation and trade in Quanzhou, Erythrina was introduced to Quanzhou by businessmen, and it became a common practice in the streets, so Quanzhou was called Erythrina City. Fan Shang called Quanzhou Port Erythrina Port. The silk and ceramics produced in Quanzhou are Erythrina silk, Erythrina satin and Erythrina ceramics. In Yuan Dynasty, Italian traveler Kyle Poirot set sail from Quanzhou and left China at the beginning of 1292. In Travel Notes of Marco Polo, the Queen of Gui was also called Quanzhou by Erythrina.

In the ink carvings of literati who traveled in Quanzhou during the Tang and Song Dynasties, many poems chanting Erythrina were handed down from generation to generation, but they were few after the Yuan Dynasty, probably because there were fewer Erythrina trees. When Quanzhou was liberated, there was not even a Erythrina tree in the city.

After the liberation of Quanzhou, successive municipal governments have taken planting Erythrina trees as an important project of municipal construction. From collecting saplings, establishing nurseries and cutting propagation, to building a stone fence in Kaiyuan Temple in 196 1 year, 19 Erythrina trees were planted on the street side of the stone fence. Subsequently, four Erythrina trees were planted in the square in front of the West Street Theater, and dozens of Erythrina trees were planted around the East Tower of Kaiyuan Temple and near the Second Courtyard of Kaiyuan Temple, successfully completing the first batch of Erythrina planting tasks. Erythrina flowers reappear in Quanzhou city.

Li Cheng

In the year of Qing Shunzhi 15- 16 (1658 ~ 1659), Fujian prefects Ma Degong, Ye Zhuotang of Xingquan Road and Quanzhou prefect Chen transformed Quanzhou Fucheng with Kanto style, and the ancient city was finalized. Because the northwest, northeast and southeast parts of the city protrude, the central city is wide from east to west and short from north to south. From Qingyuan Mountain, it looks like carp, so it is called "Licheng".