What is the origin of the name of Qibao Ancient Town in Shanghai?

Selected, detailed introduction /view/ 16609.htm The historical material named after the temple in Qibao Town says: "The town has no old name, but the temple is named after the temple. The temple is not heavy, but heavy because of the town. " After the temple was built in Zhang Ze, in the first year of Song Xianggong (A.D. 1008), the emperor gave Qibao Temple, thus Qibao Town was officially named. At that time, "Qibaojiao Temple" was known as "the first temple in the east of the county", covering an area of 60 mu and a temple river of 6 mu. The whole temple is surrounded by green water, with red walls and tiles, morning bells and drums, and cigarettes. The scenery is very beautiful. Hundreds of people from Fiona Fang were attracted to pay homage to Qibaojiao Temple, so pilgrims and scholars burned incense and worshipped Buddha, recited poems and painted pictures here, which made Qibaojiao Temple full of incense and people came and went, forming a very hot situation. The market town pattern was formed around Qibaojiao Temple, and Qibao Town had developed to a certain scale in the late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty. At that time, Qibao Town was "a huge town with many residents, businessmen and scholars." The area on both sides of Puhuitang is named Qibao Town because of Qibao Temple. In fact, in the history of China, many famous market towns and cities are inextricably linked with religion. For example, Nanxiang, Longhua, Fahua and Zhenru are all named after temples. From these aspects, the development of ancient towns in China and religion are complementary to each other to some extent. Some experts who study this problem point out that urban planning is influenced by religion and economy in the initial stage. So is the formation of Qibao Town. After Qibao Town was named after the temple, Qibaojiao Temple "prospered because of the town". The development of Qibao Town here has a great influence on Qibao Temple. When Qibaojiao Temple was not moved, although there were no place names on both sides of Puhuitang, it was still a land of wealth, with merchants and literati. The economic and cultural development reached a certain stage from the end of Han Dynasty to the beginning of Song Dynasty, which laid a solid foundation for the prosperity of Ming and Qing Dynasties. When Qibao Temple moved to the north bank of Puhuitang, the name Qibao Town established the regional names on both sides of Puhuitang. Similarly, Qibaojiao Temple has gained greater prestige because of Qibao Town, and it has great influence on the whole land of Wuxian County.