Foreword
The ancient king chooses the world and builds the country, chooses the country and builds the palace, and chooses the palace and builds the temple.
The capital is of great significance. Across the country, the political, economic and cultural development of the capital is better. It is a symbol of a business card externally, and the naming of the capital is also very important. The names of the capitals of various countries in history have special meanings. Do you all know? Which country has the longest-named capital in the world? The location of this country is actually very close to us, and its capital is as many as 41 characters. After the name is condensed, it is the 2 words we are familiar with now.
Capital names of different countries
Capital names of various countries have specific historical origins. Concise and easy to remember, it will be better spread. For example, Beijing, the capital of our country, actually has many names in history. In modern times, Beijing has been called Peiping. Earlier, it actually had a different title. "Shang Shu·Shun Dian" records: "Yan said Youzhou." As early as the Warring States period, one of the seven heroes, Yan Guoding, was in Beijing, and in the early ancient times, one of Kyushu was also here. The word "Beijing" was also used in the feudal era. In 1403 AD, Zhu Yuanzhang's son made his capital north and named the place Beijing. After the founding of New China, the title of Beijing was re-used.
The naming process of capitals is different in different countries, such as the capital of Singapore, Singapore City. In the 12th century AD, there was a prince who lost his way in a hunting process. The big wind and waves blew him onto an island that he had never seen before. When people saw a strange beast, the prince asked the people next to him, what kind of animal is this beast? Someone told him that this was a lion, so the prince named the island the Lion City. This name means Singapore in the old language, and this is the origin of Singapore City.
The name of Rome, the capital of Italy, originated from a legend. According to legend, Greece has been watching Italy for a long time, and finally found a chance to attack on a large scale and captured the city of Troy. The Troy family fled in a hurry and didn't lose their lives. They fled to a riverside and settled down to recuperate.One of the descendants became the wife of Mars, the god of war, and was discovered by the king just after giving birth to twin boys. He was very angry, so he sent someone to kill the woman and put the two children into the basket and down the river, regardless of whether they were alive or dead.
Originally everyone thought that the two twins would die, but the two children died. The basket was found by a she-wolf drinking water by the river, took them back to her den, and nurtured them. Until one day later, the hunter found these two children and brought them up. When they grow up, they are as outstanding as their god of war father, and they are infinitely powerful. They killed the king and avenged his mother. Later, in order to repay the she-wolf for their nurturing, they established a capital on the river where they were discovered, and they also named the city under their own name, Rome.
The capital name is 41 characters long.
In any case, the names of most countries in the world are basically relatively simple, but there is an exception for the capital of one country. Although the original intention of the name is good, it makes people disagree with the name. This name is translated into Chinese with a full 41 characters. The capital of this country is also known as the longest place name. Where is it? Actually this country is very close to us, this is Thailand, and the capital is Bangkok.
We call it Bangkok because it is a customary name, but this is not the real name of Bangkok. The original name is "Gongtaifu Mahanakhunchita Varaudhi Ayutha Yamahadi Lupu Olatani Brilon Udon Palachanwei Mahasatan". Does such a long name look a bit dazzling? Isn’t it awkward to read? No matter how many times we read it, is it not easy to remember? So what does such a long word mean?
In fact, this is a very good wish issued by the king at that time. It means the capital of angels, the magnificent capital, the place of peace and greatness, the city of Ledu, the rich palace, the metropolis, etc. Listed. Although the implication is very beautiful, but the name is really awkward. Not only foreigners can’t understand and say no, but locals also have trouble talking, so they took the first two letters to mean the capital of angels and named it “Bangko”.There are not a few people in our country who go to Thailand every year. Over time, they have been transliterated into Bangkok. Even Thais have gradually accepted this name, resulting in what is now Bangkok.
Why is the name so long?
Why does the king have to make such a long name? This king is Rama I. In 1782, Rama overthrew the Sundae Dynasty and took the throne. After he succeeded to the throne, Thailand, as a subsidiary of the Qing Dynasty, needed to be crowned by Qianlong at that time. This was justified. However, Qianlong didn't know that Thailand had undergone great changes, so he also made a canonization for Rama. After the canonization, King Rama I officially became the ruler of the dynasty. He vigorously built the new city and made it look luxurious.
In order to commemorate his great project, he thought of all kinds of exquisite words and used this compliment as the name of the capital, and only then has the 41 long-letter capital name that we see now. Until now, people have become accustomed to calling Bangkok, and few people know that the full name is so long.
Reference: "Shangshu·Shundian"
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