Rizhao Taoluo fortune telling

The Origin of the Name of Rizhao City, Shandong Province

The sun culture in Rizhao, Shandong Province can be traced back to ancient times, and it is one of the five birthplaces of sun culture in the world, hence the name Rizhao.

Located at the top of Tiantai Mountain, Taoluo Town, Tiantai City, Rizhao, the ancient site of the altar of the Sun God has a cultural depth of about 50- 150 cm, and contains a large number of fragments of rope-patterned sand-mixed gray pottery, red pottery and white pottery. , and can be distinguished by the fragments of feet, feet, bean handles, bean plates and other utensils.

Among the pottery fragments found, there are round cakes, which are related to sun worship. The sun culture in Rizhao, Shandong Province can be traced back to ancient times, and it is one of the five birthplaces of sun culture in the world, hence the name Rizhao.

Rizhao is a prefecture-level city in Shandong Province, located on the coast of the Yellow Sea and in the southeast wing of Shandong Peninsula. It faces Japan and South Korea across the Yellow Sea in the east, Linyi in the west, Qingdao and Weifang in the north and Lianyungang in Jiangsu Province in the south.

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Geographical environment:

1, location

Rizhao is located at east longitude 1 18 25', north latitude 1 19 39', and north latitude 35 04' ~ 36 04' ... It is located in the central coast of Chinese mainland and the southeast of Shandong Peninsula. It borders the Yellow Sea in the east, Linyi City in the west, Lianyungang City in Jiangsu Province in the south, Qingdao and Weifang in the north, and faces Japan and South Korea across the sea. It is 82 kilometers long from north to south and 90 kilometers wide from east to west, with a total area of 5359 square kilometers.

2. Topography and landforms

Rizhao city belongs to the eastern hills, with the overall topography of mountains and seas, surrounded by high schools and low schools, slightly inclined to the southeast, and staggered distribution of mountains, mountains and plains. The highest point is Mount Mar in Wulian County, with an altitude of 706 meters.

The lowest point is Donghai Gucun in Donggang District, with an altitude of1~1.5m. Mountains account for 17.5% of the total area, hills account for 57.2% and plains account for 25.3%. Rizhao is located in the coastal area, with diverse topography and rich natural landscapes such as plains, hills, waters, wetlands and oceans.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Rizhao