The Historical Origin of Tortoise and Camel City

Li Fengjun, chairman of Linyi Folk Literature and Art Association, said that the "Turtle and Camel City" where one ticket is hard to find may be a kind of urban construction layout.

In the book "History of China City" collected by Li Fengjun, in the section "Building Ancient Cities according to Local Conditions", the "turtle-shaped cities" in Qixian and Suixian counties are cited as examples. The Ming Dynasty "Yizhou City Wall Map" and "Linyi County Map of the Republic of China" that the reporter saw found that Linyi City was slightly oval, especially in the Ming Dynasty, with four prominent gates, which were really turtle-shaped.

In addition, Li Fengjun said that turtles may have more political implications: "Taking turtles for a long time means that the country will be stable forever." Phoenix Legend has more "historical passwords". According to the information provided by Li Fengjun, Linyi is the activity area of Shao Hao, an ancient Dongyi people. Shao Hao worships Phoenix and uses the names of birds to address various official positions.

"Phoenix Ridge" is not just a legend. 1982, in the Great Fan Zhuang site about 6 kilometers northeast of Fenghuangling, among many Neolithic cultural relics unearthed, several pieces of pottery have obviously presented the image of a phoenix bird. On two pieces of granite in a valley in Tongjing Town, yinan county, each piece is engraved with a phoenix and the word "Phoenix". This is the Phoenix stone carving of Yuanfeng in the Western Han Dynasty more than 2,000 years ago, and it is the earliest stone carving relief with exact date in China.