History and Culture of Sui Town

According to historical records such as Notes on Water Classics and Annals of Suining County, Suining has belonged to Pi State since it was established in Kyushu and enfeoffed, with a history of more than 4,000 years. The Shang Dynasty divided Suining into two parts, which belonged to Pu Guoru in the south and Pi State in the north. In the Western Han Dynasty, Suiling County was first named (belonging to Linhuai County, originally named downstream of Suishui River, located in Hongze Lake), and then evolved with the organizational system. In the eleventh year of Jiading in the Southern Song Dynasty (12 18), it was named Suining County, which has been in use ever since.

Since A.D. 1 194, the Yellow River has been flooded frequently every year, and the people in Sui have been forced to take refuge and look forward to peace. Therefore, the original name of Suiling was changed to Suining. According to historical records, it has been called Suiling County since the Western Han Dynasty, with a history of about 2,200 years. It has a history of 790 years since the Song and Jin Dynasties. The reasons for naming counties with the word "sui" are all related to the water of the year. Shuijing Note: Suishui is one of the tributaries of the ancient canal (the gap between the Yellow River and Huaihe River dug by Wei Huiwang in 36 1 year BC, and it was also an early artificial canal project in China during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period). The old Suishui Road diverges from the gap in the east of Kaifeng, Henan Province, flows southeast through Suixian, Shangqiu, Suixi and Lingbi in Henan Province, and then flows northeast into appeasement to take care of the old city. Then it flows into ancient Surabaya ... So there is Suiyang in Henan (the capital of Song Dynasty, now Shangqiu in Henan), Suixi in Anhui, and Suiling and Suining in Jiangsu. The fundamental reason is that these place names all have the word "Sui" or are related to the reproduction of many birds in this river system.

According to legend, this kind of bird has lived in Suishui area since Xia and Shang Dynasties, especially in Pi country. What is the scientific name of this short-tailed bird? Although there is no specific record in the historical materials, from the contact and memory of the local people, it is known that birds ranging from ostriches to quails, turtledoves and sparrows, short-tailed birds are collectively called birds.

Ancient Pengcheng (now Xuzhou) was under the jurisdiction of Pi State. In the Zhou Dynasty, the King of Zhou granted Gong Peng the title of "country" in Pengcheng (the fief in the Zhou Dynasty was called "public" by the fief rulers). At that time, it was because Peng made chicken soup that he was a gourmet master who was good at cooking with a tripod. In order to call on people to eat birds to get rid of harm. He began to study how to use this bird to cook and make soup. As a result, it was found that the soup made by birds was particularly delicious. After eating it for a while, I felt my face changed greatly, and I was energetic and energetic. It can be concluded that this bird not only has the function of food to satisfy hunger, but also has the function of nourishing and beautifying face. Therefore, he not only vigorously promoted the eating method of making soup with birds, but also decided to recommend this nourishing secret recipe-"bird soup" to Zhou Wang.

On this day, Gong Peng came to the Zhou Palace in Luoyang, the ancient capital of the Nine Dynasties, with his carefully cooked bird soup. At first, he briefly introduced the dietotherapy function of bird soup to Zhou Wang. At that time, Zhou Wang was in poor health and was receiving medicated diet. As soon as Zhou Wang heard that Gong Peng had sent nourishing food with medicinal diet function, he hurried to eat it. Zhou Wang tasted it and found it delicious. The more he ate, the more he had an appetite. Zhou Wang, who had no appetite for many days, finally had a full meal and praised it again and again while eating: "Beauty!" Beautiful! It tastes delicious! What is this made of? "Gong Peng immediately replied," the bird cooked it. "A hundred officials of the Zhou royal family applauded after tasting it, and another official sighed from the heart:" If this soup had existed long ago, the word "fresh" should not be synthesized with "fish" and "sheep". "Civil and military officials unanimously appreciated and praised the beauty of Gong Peng's fiefs. When King Zhou asked him about the origin and living habits of the hundred birds, he introduced them in detail: the hundred birds mainly live in Shapi country, where the mountains and rivers are beautiful and the products are rich, and the people live and work in peace and contentment, especially in the water system area that originates from Zhongyuan Gorge and flows through Shapi country. It is the most suitable place for the hundred birds to thrive, and there are scenes of grass growing and warblers flying everywhere ... Gong Peng hasn't finished yet. Come with me and enjoy it. "So, Gong Peng accompanied Zhou Wang on a cruise ship, along the water system that originated in Daliang (now Kaifeng, Henan), crossed Henan, crossed Anhui, and headed for Xiapi country in northern Jiangsu today. When Zhou Wang entered Pidi, he saw trees on both sides of the river, nesting everywhere; Looking up at the sky again, flocks of birds spread their wings and fly, playing and chasing, some with beautiful feathers, some with short tails, fat bodies and extremely handsome, giving people a very pleasant feeling. At this time, Zhou Wang saw it and felt very comfortable. Suddenly, he said with emotion: Seeing here, there are birds everywhere. We should call them "birds without feeling"! This water system should also be called "Suishui", which is the most accurate! Hearing this, the super smart Gong Peng immediately echoed: Yes! Your majesty is right! This water system should be called "old water"; The river where Sui River flows through Pidi should be renamed Why Sui, because the locals called it "He Qiao"! Since then, there have been original place names such as Suishui and He Sui, and even places such as Suiling County and Suining County have emerged as the times require.

Therefore, the word "sui" was interpreted as: sui consists of "mu" and "Wei" in the later published Shuo Wen Jie Zi. Eyes, eyes also. Wei, the short tail of a bird. It is when you look up and see birds everywhere that you get the word "Sui".

Suining County, namely Suicheng Town, is the former site of Suiling County established in the early Western Han Dynasty. In the second year of Xuanzong's reign (12 18), Suining County was established in the ancient city of Suqian County, which is said to mean "peace in the water". According to the Water Classic Note, Suishui passes through the ancient city north of Suiling County. Later, the county was withdrawn, and Jin set the county name "Suining County" in the ancient city. During the Zhou and Qin Dynasties, there was no river disaster in Suining. Since the Han Dynasty, the Yellow River has moved south, seized the Bianhe River, entered Surabaya and He Sui, and the Yellow River began to flood. The ancient city of Suining bears the brunt. After several collapses and repairs, Tucheng was built in 1368, with a circumference of four miles and a height of 28 feet. 1546 changed to masonry city, 1555. 1585, Shen Qixue, a magistrate of a county, took the initiative to ask for money and took the lead in donating money. There are four counties and cities that citizens have responded to, namely Chongwen in the east, Wu Yao in the west, Zhaoyang in the south and Chen Gong in the north. The fourth floor of the building: the east building says "Bao Li Dong Tu", the west building says "Huaixi Security", the south building says "Jin 'an Town" and the north building says "North Gate Lock Key". There are four catching houses in the four corners of the city, four suspension bridges in the four doors, and pavilions in the south. 1886 the last wall renovation. The wall is 790 feet in circumference and 20 to 20 feet high. * * There are 1885 crenels, two culverts under the corner, one in the southeast and northwest of the city, and the moat is sparse.

In the ancient city, there are things that go straight to the four gates. Both north and south streets are stone roads. Cross-shaped intersections used to be called crossroads. South Street and East Street are relatively prosperous, with merchants' shops on both sides. There are few merchants in West Street and North Street. At that time, business activities were still relatively prosperous.