What is the origin of Yishan Road in Shanghai?
After liberation, the new regime wanted to change the road name of Shanghai, so a large number of country names appeared. Generally speaking, the road names in Shanghai are roughly the same as those in other provinces in China. For example, the northeastern province of China is in the northeast, which is reflected in the place names of Shanghai. Songhua River Road, Anshan Road, etc. In Yangpu District, northeast of Shanghai.
The naming rules of place names in Shanghai are: provincial names vertically (north-south direction) and city, region and county names below the provincial level horizontally (east-west direction), such as Nanjing Road, Jiujiang Road, hankou road Road, Fuzhou Road and Yan 'an Road. And Sichuan Road, Jiangxi Road, Henan Road, Fujian Road, Zhejiang Road, Guizhou Road, Guangxi Road and Tibet Road. -Vertical. Of course, there are exceptions, such as Guangdong Road, which is a provincial road, but it is horizontal.
This rule is basically the same in the later application, and there may be more special cases. For example, Chengdu Road is vertical, but according to the rules, it should be used in the horizontal road name.
As for Yishan Road, I can only make a bold guess based on my personal experience.
(1) East-west trend of Yishan Road. According to friends on the first floor, Yishan is the hometown of textiles. Although it is a town, considering its importance, it is worthy of the name.
(2) The prosperity of Yishan Road can be traced back to 1995 and the rise of Yishan Road Building Materials Street. Before that, it may be as unknown as other paths in Shanghai.
(3) The origin of Yishan North Road is unknown. I guess it's because the old road is connected with Yishan Road, but the original name is not suitable. I couldn't think of a suitable name at the moment, so I chose such a name. The reason why Yishan Road is said is that its important geographical location has contributed to enhancing the reputation of Yishan Road. Yishan North Road is adjacent to Shanghai Xujiahui Business Circle. Speaking of Xujiahui, even many outsiders know it. Xujiahui in the 1990s is still the "upper corner" of Shanghai in the impression of this generation of Shanghainese.
So my point is that Yishan Road may not have such an important geographical position at the beginning of its naming, but it has developed since then. Of course, it is also possible to make such an arrangement because of its status as a "hometown of textiles".