Why is Yancheng in Jiangsu called Yancheng? Is it because the local area is rich in salt?

It is really because the local area is rich in salt, so it is called Yancheng. As early as Shang Dynasty, the aborigines living in Yancheng began to learn how to boil seawater to produce sea salt. In the Han dynasty, it was also called salt blasphemy. The name Yancheng first appeared in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. At that time, it was called Yancheng County because there was a saying in Yancheng that there was a saltworks around the city. It can be seen that Yancheng has a history of 1000 years, and now Yancheng is also one of the cities in northern Jiangsu.

Speaking of Yancheng, as a native of Jiangsu, it is no stranger. Yancheng is the largest prefecture-level city in Jiangsu Province. Yancheng is located along the coast of the Yellow Sea, mainly in the plains. Yancheng is also a city with great potential. Cities like Jiangsu often have a long history, and the name of each city has a history. So how did Yancheng get its name? Is it really called Yancheng because it is rich in salt? That's true.

During the Shang Dynasty, Yancheng aborigines began to develop sea salt. In the ancient Western Han Dynasty, salt fields and salt rivers began to be everywhere. At that time, it was called Du Yan. In the Eastern Jin Dynasty, this place was renamed Yancheng County. Because there is a saying that the city is surrounded by salt fields, it is named Yancheng. In ancient times, it was famous for its rich China Huai salt, and it was also an important salt production center in the eastern coastal areas. Now a lot of salt also comes from it.

Now Yancheng's economy is developing rapidly. Although the economy is not as good as Su Xichang in southern Jiangsu and Nantong next door, I believe that Yancheng will have better and better development prospects in the future and will play a greater role in cities in northern Jiangsu.