Ladies and gentlemen, through the dalinggeng tunnel, it's Zhapo town.
As for the origin of Zhapo's name, some people say that once upon a time,when men went out to sea, the women in their families often stood on the highslopes and waited for their husbands to come back, so they called it "zhanpo";ganmin in Yangjiang pronounced "Zhan" and "Zhapo", so they called it "Zhapo";others said that Zhapo was originally built on a very messy hillside, so it wascalled "zapo" In fact, the origin of Zhapo's name comes from the couplets at thegate of Mayuan temple.
In ancient times, on the island along the coast of Yangjiang, fishermenlived happily and peacefully.
It is said that since then, an evil dragon has been swimming in the sea,often making waves, and the fishermen's life is not peaceful.
When the tsunami came, families were destroyed and devastated.
Later, Ma Yuan, the Fubo General of the Eastern Han Dynasty, passed throughYangjiang. Knowing this, he called for a big stone from the sea to suppress thewaves.
This big stone is now the "Butterfly Island" in front of Zhapo town.
From then on, the sea did not raise waves, and fishermen moved in one afteranother, making it a new fishing port.
In memory of the Fubo General Ma Yuan, people built a Ma Yuan Temple on theseaside mountain. A couplet was written at the entrance of the temple: "chishisilently protects the stability of the boat, and the gate wave maintains thepeace of Hailing." it means: General Ma Yuan moved the big stone here to protectthe safety of the fishing boat; the big stone blocked the waves, and the windand waves were calm from then on, maintaining the peace of Hailing Island.
Later, the local fishermen were grateful and nostalgic for General MaYuan's kindness of "chishizhapo", so they named the new port "Zhapo".
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