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Homework 5: The origin of jinniu district's name.
As the birthplace of ancient Shu civilization and one of the top ten ancient capitals in China, Chengdu has a profound cultural heritage, and the names of five urban areas in the city also have historical origins.

Chenghua district used to belong to Chengdu County and Huayang County. When the new district was established, it was named after each county. Wuhou District is named after Wuhou Temple in its territory. Qingyang District is similar to Wuhou District, and its name comes from the famous Taoist Qingyang Palace. Chengdu, which is famous for its Shu brocade, naturally has Jinjiang, and Jinjiang District, through which Jinjiang flows, is hence named.

Speaking of the origin of jinniu district's name, it can be traced back to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

King Shu met King Hui of Qin during a hunting, and the two countries exchanged gifts as a sign of friendship. I don't know that when Shu Wang's gifts arrived at Qin Wang, Qin Wang found that these gifts were actually a pile of dirt. When King Hui of Qin was angry, the minister comforted him and said, "Your Majesty, what a wonderful thing! This is the soil of Shu, which indicates that we will soon get the land of Shu. "

It turned out that King Hui of Qin had long wanted to annex Shu and unify the Central Plains. Why did he delay sending troops?

Li Bai's Shu Dao Nan gives us the answer. "It's hard to get through the Shu Road, and it's hard to get to the sky" describes a section of road from Guangyuan in northern Sichuan to Ningqiang in southern Shaanxi (between Qin and Shu). The most dangerous place, Jianmenguan, is a natural gap in the 72 peaks of Dajianshan, stretching for hundreds of miles. "One person is above ten thousand people" is right here.

The difficulty of Shu Dao can be seen. The king of Qin is not familiar with Shu Dao, so he dare not transfer troops easily.

At this time, another courtier advised the king of Qin: "King Shu is greedy for money. Luring him with money may solve the problem of entering Shu. "

The king of Qin thought this was a good starting point, so he immediately asked craftsmen to build five Shi Niu and put them on the top of the mountain. Every day, people put a basket of gold under the cow's ass. At the same time, he ordered people to inadvertently send a message to the King of Shu: "It's amazing that the State of Qin has five Shi Niu. They can find gold every day, and whoever gets them will have a steady stream of wealth. "

The fatuous Shu Wang believed this impossible thing after a little thinking. He sent messengers to the State of Qin, asking the king of Qin to present five Shi Niu. Qin Wang readily agreed, but did not "protect his post." You can send things, but you have to pay for the manpower and material resources you bring back to Shu.

King Shu was very happy and immediately sent five Ding Lishi to send Shi Niu back to Shu. It was brought back, but the five Shi Niu heads didn't even get gold or stones.

Before King Shu was angry enough, he heard worse news.

King Hui of Qin sent Zhang Yi and others to lead Qin Jun to crusade against Shu! At that time, flags were flying on the ancient plank road, and gongs and drums were loud. The king of Shu hurriedly mobilized his troops to go into battle in a hurry, and was beaten out of the water by flies.

Qin Jun came to Shu through Jinniu Road, which was a golden passage opened by Shu itself. In order to transport the five back, five Ding Lishi of Shu opened the road along the mountain and bridged the bridge when they met the water. All the trees along the way were trampled down and the mountains were razed to the ground, which created excellent conditions for Qin to enter Shu smoothly.

Jinniu district's name came from this.