Where is Mo Ling?

Moling is Moling Street in Jiangning District, Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province.

Moling is a famous town in Jiangsu with a history of more than 2,000 years. Moling County, located after Qin Shihuang unified the six countries, has been the political, economic and cultural center of Jiangnan since Qin and Han Dynasties. It was not until the Three Kingdoms that Sun Quan moved his center to Jinling. Therefore, there is a saying that "Moling comes first, then Jinling".

The origin of the name of Moling

Moling is the name of Nanjing in Qin Dynasty. In the thirty-seventh year of Qin Shihuang (2 10), it was located in Huiji County. In 2 10 BC, Qin Shihuang made an east tour, passing through Danyang in the southwest of Molingguan (now Danyang in Jiangning District) and returning from Jiangbei. The accompanying warlocks thought that Jinling Mountain was steep and had the spirit of the son of heaven, so Qin Shihuang vented his anger on the king and changed Jinling to Moling. "Mo" means forage, which means that this place should not be called Jinling, but can only be classified as a horse farm.

After Qin Shihuang unified the six countries, in order to show his supreme authority, he made five tours, two of which passed through Nanjing today. In 2 10 BC, Qin Shihuang returned from his fifth tour. When they arrived in Jinling, several gas-observing magicians accompanied them and said to Qin Shihuang: Jinling has the gas of the son of heaven. Qin Shihuang was greatly displeased. He ordered people to dig Fangshan Mountain to make the Huaihe River flow through Jinling to vent the anger of the king and change Jinling into Moling. "Mo" means forage, which means that this place should not be called Jinling, but can only be classified as a horse farm.