Where is the county named after longevity? Is it the only one?

This is the only county named "Shou" in China - Shou County. This is also the ancient battlefield of the Feishui Battle. Behind me is the ancient city wall of Shouxian County. It is the best-preserved ancient city in the Song Dynasty in China, and is more than two hundred years older than the ancient city of Dali in Yunnan. This is also the fiefdom of Chunshenjun Huang Xie in "The Legend of Miyue", and it is also the birthplace of tofu in the world. Today, Apo will take you into the ancient city of Shouxian County, Huainan, Anhui Province, my hometown. Let’s go! Shouxian County, historically called Shouchun, has a history of more than 2,000 years. It was named after the King of Chu congratulated Chun Shenjun on his birthday. It has been the capital four times and a county ten times in history. It was the capital of Cai State in the Spring and Autumn Period, Chu State in the Warring States Period, Huainanzi State in the Western Han Dynasty, and Yuan Shu's Dacheng State in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. After entering through this gate, you will find the Wengcheng of the ancient city of Shouxian County. If the enemy attacks and breaks this gate, they will enter the urn city we are in now. The Wengcheng is actually equivalent to a trap. When the enemy thought they had succeeded in attacking the city, they would find that there was a strong city gate next to them, trapping them here. This is a sloping gate and a sloping passage. At this time, some soldiers who are ambushing the city and defending the city will shoot arrows at the same time to kill the enemy. This is the ancient "catching a turtle in an urn". It is said that this is how the idiom "catching a turtle in an urn" comes from. After passing through this gate, we can reach the inside of the ancient city of Shouxian County. As we walk along the stone path at our feet, we will see a deep groove in the middle of the stone slab. This is also the trace of an ancient wheelbarrow running over it. One can imagine how huge the flow of people and vehicles was here in ancient times. The most important thing is that up to now, the place still retains the atmosphere of fireworks that used to be bustling with traffic, which is really rare. Most of China's ancient cities are no longer inhabited, but the ancient city here is still busy with traffic, and there are many battery cars coming and going from here. We have now climbed onto the city wall of the ancient city of Shouxian County. It is really full of history, and it feels like a thousand years at a glance. Here, wherever the wind blows is culture, and wherever our feet walk is history. Everyone, take a look at the river below the city wall. This river is the moat. I have never seen any ancient city with a moat as wide as this one. On the edge of the moat, this is the ancient city wall. Have you ever seen that you can't see the end at first glance, and inside the city wall is the Wengcheng. Under the Wengcheng, there is a gate called Binyang Gate. There is a building opposite Binyang Gate, and that one is Binyang Tower. Wengcheng also means "catching turtles in an urn". Standing here, you can feel the atmosphere of fireworks on the ancient battlefield. No wonder the ancients said that in Shouxian County, if the southerners get it, the Central Plains will lose its barrier; if the northerners get it, the south of the Yangtze River will lose its throat. Therefore, this place has been a battleground for military strategists in history. There is a monument over there with the ancient battlefield of the Feishui Battle written on it. I will take you to take a look. The famous battle in history of defeating more with less - the Battle of Feishui took place here. At that time, the 800,000-strong army of the former Qin Dynasty came with great force and claimed to be able to "stop the flow of troops". However, it was defeated by the 80,000-strong Eastern Jin army led by the uncle and nephew of Xie An and Xie Xian who made a comeback. So these familiar idioms also come from this ancient city - Shouxian. In addition to its military defense function, this ancient city also has a flood control function. You see, there are two inscriptions on it. The upper one records that in 1954, the highest water level reached 25.78 meters; the lower one records that in 1991, the highest water level reached 24.46 meters. I heard from the local elders that there were floods outside the city, but the city was safe and sound. Not only can floods from outside not come in, but even when there is internal waterlogging, this ancient city has designed a solution. Then there is a courtyard dam built in the Qing Dynasty in its southwest and northeast corners. Whenever the water rises in the city, its water will be discharged to the outside of the city through the culverts here; and when the water rises outside the city, When there is water, its culvert will automatically close to prevent flood backflow. In ancient times, flood control and drainage here were already very advanced. The total length of the ancient city of Shouxian County is 7.1 kilometers. There are four gates in total, namely Binyang Gate, Tongfei Gate, Dinghu Gate and Jinhuai Gate. Each of these city gates has its own characteristics and functions. The east gate is the Binyang Gate behind me, which means that the guests we welcome every day are the sun admired by all things, symbolizing hope and light; the west gate faces Shou West Lake and is named Dinghu, which means stability and tranquility; the north gate It is called Qinghuai, hoping that the Huaihe River will be calm and quiet, symbolizing peace and tranquility; the south gate is prosperous in commerce and has guests from all over the world, so it is named Tongfei, which means smooth trade and cultural exchanges. These meanings not only reflect the historical and cultural value of the ancient city of Shouxian County, but also reflect the ancients' respect for the natural environment and their yearning for a better life. When you come to the ancient city of Shouxian County, don’t miss the delicacies here, such as the Huainan beef soup or the tofu feast at your uncle’s house. Welcome to Shouxian County, Huainan, Anhui!