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With the development of society, place names are constantly changing, bringing together business cards, representing different cultural heritage.
Among them, there is a special place name, which has not changed since it was named more than 1,400 years ago, and what is more interesting is that it is named after a Taoist priest.
What kind of city is it? Did this Taoist priest make any contribution to the local area?
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This city is Maoming City, Guangdong Province, which is in the southwest of Guangdong, surrounded by mountains and seas, and Maoming is also one of the important coastal cities in Guangdong, with a coastline of 182.1 kilometers and a sea area of more than 4,300 square kilometers.
In addition, it has 21 islands, with the highest point of 1,704 meters above sea level and the lowest point of 1.6 meters, which is quite a big difference, which highlights the topography of the city with mountains and seas.
Speaking of this place name, it is also related to the name of a Taoist priest, he is called Pan Maoming, according to the article published by the Maoming CPPCC on March 19, 2019, you can learn the story of Pan Maoming.
Pan Maoming is one of the pioneers of Lingnan Taoism, and is the "Shennong's" who hangs the pot to help the world, and the spirit of "kindness" to save the dead and help the wounded has been passed down, and his spirit has endured for thousands of years.
In the Sui and Tang dynasties, it began to be valued by the social department at that time, and in order to commemorate his spirit, he thought of setting up a state and county with a name, which is a great honor.
In other words, according to the information released by China News Weekly on April 18, 2023, it can be learned that for thousands of years, only Pan Maoming has used his own name as the name of a state, county or prefecture-level city.
Because of the long time, many of Pan Maoming's biographical materials are mostly incomplete, and they are basically some scattered accounts, which can provide our descendants with a general understanding of the greatness of the ancestors.
It was about 1700 years ago, and a child named Pan Maoming was born in the world, who liked to travel and play since he was a child, thinking that he was in a remote place.
Finally in the Yongjia period of the Western Jin Dynasty, he was caught by the opportunity, so he prepared his bags, packed up and set off, probably not thinking about where to go at that time, just set a general direction, and went all the way to the northeast.
This road can be very lively, first met a Taoist priest, quite interesting, that is in Chun'an County, Zhejiang, the two met and played against each other, and then decided to worship the Taoist priest as a teacher, mainly learning alchemy and health preservation.
Time gradually passed, Pan Maoming's ability to learn is almost the same, one day there is a Taoist priest into the mountain, talking about the current social situation, divided and unified, seeing this form, Pan Maoming decided to say goodbye to the Taoist priest at the moment.
After coming to Soochow, Pan Maoming worshiped under the disciple of Maoshan Taoist Zhang Xuanbin, during which he concentrated on learning the method taught by his master.
When I returned from school, when I passed by the mountains in the east of Gaozhou City, I thought that this place was suitable for seclusion and cultivation, and it was a good choice for this place to be surrounded by mountains and mountains and far away from the hustle and bustle of the world.
But always concerned about the common people, and when he encountered a drought, he couldn't bear to see the people suffering, so he led the villagers to Longyun Rock to ask for rain, hoping to solve the drought.
Later, when he encountered the plague, Pan Maoming used what he had learned all his life to refine a number of miracle medicines such as "Big Returning Pill" and "Small Returning Pill" to help the people and get rid of the plague.
Pan Maoming is also a pioneer of Lingnan Taoism, and will taste herbs like Shennong's, and use it to hang pots to help the world and save the dead and help the wounded all his life, so he is very loved by the people, and it is passed on to the court at that time, and it is directly rewarded, becoming a generation of good stories in the world.
It can be said that although his deeds are not recorded in too much detail, what can be known is that his legendary career of more than 80 years is enough to become a legendary figure in western Guangdong.
Among them, Maoming County, which was established in the eighteenth year of Kaihuang in the Sui Dynasty (598), is more direct, and the name is used on the local name, which is also to commemorate Pan Maoming's contribution to the local area, which is the origin of the name of Maoming City.
His deeds are recorded in some national and provincial documents and chronicles, and those who are interested can search for it, and from these documents, it can be concluded that Pan Maoming was probably born between 307 and 313, and is said to have died at dusk on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month in the first year of the Eastern Jin Dynasty in 373 lunar calendar, at the age of 83.
Nowadays, most of his stories have been deified by later generations, and they are called "Pan Xian" in western Guangdong, wearing a green robe, locking his hair, he pedals on cloth shoes, and carrying a medicine bag on his waist, imagining all the images that can be immortalized.
According to legend, Pan Maoming's final ending was after a rescue and disaster relief, because of physical exhaustion, he collapsed, and then flew away in a stone boat in Gaozhou Guanshan.
Later generations also gave him a good ending - he finally became an immortal, and there are still places that need to be related to Pan Maoming, such as Pan Xianguan, Si Qianjing, and Chaoshi Temple.......
And the folk will also be the lunar calendar March 24, customized as "Pan Maoming's birthday", every year everyone will also be in Pan Xian's birthday grand sacrifice, and so the sacrifice begins, the men and women from different places come to worship in an endless stream, remembering the current great achievements and noble character.
It can be said that Pan Maoming's character image has great significance for the development of western Guangdong culture, Pan Maoming actually has some similarities with traditional Chinese medicine, understanding that the gas of heaven and earth and yin and yang is caused, mainly there are three aspects of essence, qi and spirit, essence is the sky, qi is the earth, and God is the combination of essence, the mind is shaken, the essence is dispersed and dies, and vice versa is longevity.
After thousands of years, Pan Maoming, as an important historical figure in Maoming City, has become one of the cultural business cards of the place.
Today's Maoming is also constantly strengthening the publicity and protection of Panmaoming's history and culture, and the two complement each other and promote the development of Panmaoming's historical and cultural activities.
At the same time, in this land, both culture and economy have developed very maturely, and the GDP summarized in 2023 will be 398.722 billion yuan, which can be regarded as the existence of the rich party.
In fact, on the land of China, not only the place names of Maoming City contain people's ingenuity, but also many places and various place names carry people's imagination of beautiful food.
"Kangding" is located in the western part of Sichuan Province, he is in the Sichuan Basin and the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau between the transition zone, has a very important strategic position, and the name is naturally to achieve auspiciousness, with the meaning of "Kangding stability", but also because of the "Kangding Love Song" was praised as the "hometown of love songs".
"Tai'an" is different from "Taishun", located in the central region of Shandong Province, from the "Shandong Tongzhi" has the meaning of "Anyi Qiuan", and at the same time, Mount Tai, the head of the five mountains, is also here, don't miss it if you have the opportunity.
There are many, many similar places, containing endless meanings and people's deep yearning for a better life. The prosperity of the country is the cornerstone of national peace and security.
People's well-being is the core of national peace and security. In a peaceful environment, people can live and pursue their dreams, and children can receive a good education and learn in bright classrooms.
In today's environment of national peace and security in the mainland, each of us should be grateful, shoulder responsibility, face life with a positive attitude, work hard, care for others, and contribute to the harmony and progress of society. Let us cherish this hard-won national peace and security, and work together to make the country more prosperous and the people's lives happier and more satisfying.
Resources:
Maoming CPPCC - "[Praise Maoming's Famous Sages] Approaching Pan Maoming"2019-3-19
China News Weekly: "Maoming in the Story": Qiyuan's "Kind-hearted Maoming" Spirit Strengthens Pan Maoming's Cultural Confidence"2023-4-18
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