亳(bo)州,簡(jian)稱(cheng)亳(bo),古稱(cheng)譙城,亳(bo)字(zi)拆分,由高字(zi)頭和(he)宅字(zi)底(di)組(zu)成,所以(yi)又稱(cheng)高宅之(zhi)地。遠在七八千年以(yi)前,就有(you)人類在此生息(xi)繁衍,是中(zhong)華民族古老文化的發祥(xiang)地之(zhi)一。亳(bo)州素有(you)“南(nan)北通衢,中(zhong)州鎖鑰”之(zhi)稱(cheng),明(ming)清(qing)時期因航運盛(sheng)極一時,有(you)“小(xiao)南(nan)京”之(zhi)稱(cheng)。