The origin of the name Zhangjiakou

The origin of the name Zhangjiakou is directly related to the immigrants during the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty.

In the sixty years from the early Ming Dynasty to the fourth year of Xuande, there was no other factor that could change place names than the Hongwu immigrants. According to the "Xuanfu Town Chronicles", in the twenty-sixth year of Hongwu (1393), due to "the shortage of households in this area, some remaining residents from various places in Shanxi were transferred to fill them."

Among them, a family named Zhang moved to settle near the pass (this can be confirmed by the record of "Zhangjiazhuang" here in "Xuanfu Town Chronicles"), which makes "kou" and, The "Zhang family" was connected and endowed with new social and humanistic connotations. Over time, the name "Aipou" was given the surname Zhang, and it was called "Zhangjiakou" and later simplified to "Zhangjiakou".

Extended information

In the fourth year of Xuande's reign, Zhang Wen built a castle and named it "Zhangjiakou Fort" with "Zhangjiakou" as the proper name for the castle. Based on this, it can be determined that Zhangjiakou was named from the end of Hongwu to Yongle, and the fourth year of Xuande can be regarded as the beginning of the official naming.

With the development of history and social changes, the connotation of the name "Zhangjiakou" has also undergone several major changes. When the name "Zhangjiakou" was transplanted as the proper name of the castle, it transformed from the name of a physical geographical entity to the name of a social settlement.

When Dajingmen was established in the Qing Dynasty, people’s name for the mountain pass between the East and West Taiping Mountains was gradually replaced by "Dajingkou". At this point, "Zhangjiakou" has completely completed its role. The historical mission of the names of physical geographical entities.

After several generations of population reproduction, residents centered on Zhangjiakou Fort and continued to spread to the surrounding vast areas, forming an increasing number of residential areas and villages. "Zhangjiakou" is also used to refer to this area in general. The name of Zhangjiakou Fort was replaced by "Baozili". The extension and expansion of the connotation of the name "Zhangjiakou" has promoted its further evolution from a settlement place name into a regional place name.

In 1939, the Japanese and puppets established Zhangjiakou Special City, and "Zhangjiakou" began to become the name of the administrative city. In August 1945, Zhangjiakou was liberated for the first time and the Zhangjiakou Municipal People's Government was born. Since then, although the connotation of Zhangjiakou City's name has changed with changes in its jurisdiction and affiliation, its name as an administrative city has remained stable.

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