On April 24, 2021, at the opening ceremony of 2021 China Space Day , the name of my country's first Mars rover was announced. After layers of global name collection, expert review, online voting, etc., " Zhurong " finally stood out. Zhurong is regarded as the earliest fire god in traditional Chinese culture, symbolizing that our ancestors used fire to shine on the earth and bring light. The first Mars rover is named "Zhurong", which means igniting the spark of interstellar exploration in my country and guiding humans to continue to explore and transcend the vast starry sky and the unknown of the universe.
"Zhurong" rover has a height of 1.85 meters and a weight of about 240 kg. The designed lifespan is 3 Mars months, equivalent to about 92 Earth days. The "Zhurong" Mars rover will carry out explorations on Mars such as surface components, material type distribution, geological structure, and Martian meteorological environment.
news reached Hengyang, Hunan, thousands of miles away, causing joy and encouragement from the whole people. On the morning of April 24, the spring was bright on Hengshan Mountain in Nanyue, and the red flag was waving in front of Zhurong Hall. The entire Zhurong Peak top has turned into a red ocean. A flash event called "I am the most popular on Zhurong Peak" was staged here passionately. People put out the slogan "Zhurong goes to Mars, Nanyue will definitely be hot", wishing our country's Mars exploration smoothly and wishing Zhurong Mars rover to go steadily and far.
Why do hengyang people have such deep feelings for Zhurong? Because Hengyang has a profound "Zhurong" culture.
According to ancient books, Zhurong teaches people how to cook food with fire, use fire to keep warm, and use fire to drive away evil spirits. He also invented the fire attack tactic, and used fire war in war for the first time in Chinese history; at the same time, Zhurong used fire attack to help Huangdi defeat Chiyou and made great contributions. For this reason, Huangdi rewarded Zhurong highly and ordered him to take charge of the fire in the world and guard the south.
Zhurong regards Hengshan, Nanyue, located in Hunan and one of the five Chinese mountains, as the garrison of the "Southern Bureau". He implements fire administration and manages southern affairs here ("Hengshan Ji": He is located in Li Palace, takes the position of Huo Township, Chidiguan Qiling, and Zhurong lives in the sun. " Taiping Guangji ": Zhurong lives in Hengfu). Zhurong used fire to benefit the people and won people's respect. People respected him as the God of Fire; because fire is red, people also called him "Red Emperor".
It is said that Zhu Rong was buried in Hengshan, Nanyue after his death. People commemorate him by the highest peak of Hengshan Mountain in Nanyue. Now The highest peak of Hengshan Mountain in Nanyue is called Zhurong Peak , located in Nanyue District, Hengyang City, Hunan Province. There is an Zhurong Palace built on the top of the mountain ("Lu History·Previous Records": "It has been governed for a hundred years and buried in the sun of Hengshan Mountain in , so it is called Zhurong Peak). Later, people would rush to Hengshan Mountain in Nanyue every year to worship him after the autumn harvest.
People's admiration and devotion to the God of Fire make Nanyue the only spontaneous sacrifice among the Chinese folk. Places for worshiping the God of Fire. For thousands of years, folk pilgrimage to worship the Holy Emperor Zhurong has gradually formed the unique tourism feature of Nanyue, "Catch August", and the fire culture has a long history.
Now, when walking in Hengyang, you can see a large number of places named after Zhurong, including Zhurong Street, Zhurong Road, Zhurong College, Zhurong Primary School, Zhurong Theater. Even the talent introduction plan in Hengyang Nanyue District has been named "Zhurong Talent Action Plan".
(Source: People's Daily Client Hunan Channel)
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