How to write interesting place names
is a general term for the interlaced zone between Jiefang Road and Minzhu Road in Wuchang. Wuchang District People's Government, which is located in the northwest of this intersection, was the yamen of Hubei Province in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, that is, the yamen of Francisco, also known as the yamen of Fantai, commonly known as the vassal department. The yamen faces south, and the gate faces the long street, which is now Jiefang Road.
The long street in history was blocked by the Snake Mountain and ended at the southern foot of the Snake Mountain. The street from the north of Snake Mountain to the gate of Francisco yamen is called Simenkou. In the late Ming Dynasty, people were superstitious about geomantic omen. They wanted to save the Daming Mountain by breaking the sanitation of the turtle and snake mountains, dig through the snake mountain (and cut off the turtle head at the same time), and extend the long street to the gate of the Francisco yamen, but they still used to call the northern part of the mountain the Simen Gate. When this road was expanded in 1935, the old Francisco yamen was opened at the northern end, which extended the road to Zhongshan Road, cut the snake mountain in the middle, and put on the reinforced concrete snake mountain bridge, which extended the general name of Simenkou to the south of snake mountain, almost including the main commercial downtown area of Jiefang Road today.
Yangyuan Street
is located on Heping Avenue in Wuchang. According to research, during the Qing Dynasty, a foreigner built a garden in Qiaocun, Wuchang (the original outpatient department of the railway hospital), which was called the foreign garden. Later, the foreign garden became Zhang Xueliang's travel garden, but the name of "foreign garden" has not changed. In the early 196s, Yangyuan was renamed Yangyuan, which has been in use ever since. The four buildings originally built by foreigners are now the offices of the Fourth Design Institute of the Ministry of Railways. Yangyuan Street is named after this.
Huaqiao
Huaqiao is located at the northwest end of Jiefang Park Road in Hankou. It is said that there was a wooden bridge across the original Huangxiao River, with carved railings on both sides, commonly known as "Flower Bridge". The name of Huaqiao came from this. In 1965, a reinforced concrete bridge was built here, with a length of 19.2 meters and a width of 4.2 meters. The abutment is made of mortar blocks, and cars with a load of less than eight tons can pass.
Later, in order to eradicate the Yellow River, the whole river channel was changed into underground culvert, and Jianshe Avenue, the fourth main road in Hankou, was built. This cement bridge was also demolished, leaving no trace.
Now, although the two bridges no longer exist, the place name Huaqiao is still in use today.
Three floors
are located in the north of Wuchang City, which generally refers to the intersection of Heping Avenue and Xinhe Street. This area used to be a pond wasteland. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, there were more and more residents in Xinhe Island, which gradually formed a fair and trade place outside Wuchang. In 1912, Yu Xinglong, a capitalist engaged in the construction industry, built a three-story building with brick and wood structure at No.445 Heping Avenue today. The ground floor opened a grocery brocade and coffin shop, the second floor opened a teahouse, and the third floor was a storytelling and shadow play theater. The business was booming and it was well known. This three-story building stands on the grass shed of the surrounding bungalows, which is very prominent and has become a remarkable symbol of this area. People then refer to this area with three floors. When Heping Avenue was expanded after liberation, the original building had been demolished, but the three-story building was still the name of this area.
Jiyuqiao
generally refers to the north and south sides of Zhongshan Road east of the northern end of Jiefang Road in Wuchang, east to Shahu North Lane, south to the northern end of Desheng Bridge (Street), and north to the intersection of Heping Avenue and Yima Road. There used to be a bridge in this area. The Records of Jiangxia County recorded it as Carassius auratus Bridge, which was built in the 13th year of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty (AD 1887). It is a stone bridge with a width of more than ten feet. Every summer, when the lake rises, nearby residents fish and shrimp at the bridge hole, and most of the fish caught are crucian carp, so this bridge is called crucian carp bridge, which generally refers to the nearby land. Later, it became the only place to transport vehicles casting copper yuan materials to the copper yuan bureau, so it took the meaning of piling up gold and accumulating jade to turn the carp bridge into a jade bridge. In 1931, the stone bridge was destroyed. In 1934, it was converted into a bridge with reinforced concrete piers and wooden decks. In 1938, it was destroyed again. Now only the bridge foundation remains, which can be vaguely identified. Jiyuqiao, as the name of the area, is still in use today.
Gusaoshu
is a general term for the area from the north of the intersection of Xinhua Xia Road and Beijing-Guangzhou Railway in Hankou to Zhang Gongdi. This area is the highland of Houhu area in Hankou, with Chenjiahe nearby. In 1521, when Zhu Hougui, the prince of Ming Xing, went to Beijing from Zhongxiang to inherit the throne, he crossed the river by boat, and later generations renamed it Jiejia River (later renamed it shortcut river in homonym). There is a boatman named Liu who makes a living by punting on the Jiejiang River. He and his wife and sister build piers and houses here, which is called Liujiadun. Aunt Liu is at home. Apart from farming, she also sells tea and porridge on Yujiatang ridge in Dunxi during the slack season. In order to facilitate the rest of passers-by, they planted a pear tree on the pond ridge. When this tree grows up, it is full of branches and leaves, thick and towering, which can not only provide shade for pedestrians when they rest, but also become a remarkable symbol of land and water passages in this area. From then on, people called this area Gusao Tree, not Liujiadun.
The origin of Jijiazui
According to "Hankou Congtan", in the first year of Jiajing in Ming Dynasty (1552), the prince Zhu Housui set out from Zhongxiang and went to Beijing to inherit the throne.
Therefore, later generations called the ferry that the emperor passed by "Jiejiazui" and later renamed it "Jijiazui".
Legend of Zhuo Daoquan
According to legend, during the Three Kingdoms period, Guan Yu, a general of Shu, was stationed in the foothills of Fuhu Mountain in Wuchang. At that time, the army was short of drinking water, and "Feather is excellent with a knife", so "water surges into a spring", hence the name Zhuodaoquan. In the early Ming Dynasty, Zhu Zhen, King of Chu Zhao, drank the spring water here, which was greatly appreciated, so he built a well platform and a well pavilion, and wrote the word "Zhuodao Spring" in calligraphy.
The origin of Guangbutun
In Ming Taizu, the kings were asked to guard the army and guard the field; In the Ming Dynasty, it was even more important to develop agricultural production. The king of Chu responded positively. He
ordered the guards stationed at the crossing of the traffic hole outside the East Gate of Wuchang to set up a garrison. The names of the warehouses given to the kings in Ming Taizu all began with the word Guang
, and the warehouse of the king of Chu was named Guangbu, so the place where the guards settled land was called Guangbu Tun.
the origin of lanling road
today lanling road was a Russian concession before the first world war. when it was recovered after the war, the streets with Russian colors were unified
and renamed. It was named after the county view of Xiao Yaonan, who was appointed as the inspector and governor of Hubei Province. The county of Xiao's surname is Lanling, Zhejiang, so it is called Lanling Road. This road name is still in use today. ?
Why is Wuhan also called "Jiangcheng"
In the poem "Drinking with Shi Langzhong and Listening to the Flute on the Yellow Crane Tower" by Li Bai, a great poet in the Tang Dynasty, it says: "Yu Di plays on the Yellow Crane Tower, and plum blossoms fall in Jiangcheng in May." The so-called Jiangcheng refers to Wuchang, and later Wuhan is called Jiangcheng. ?
The folklore of "Liudu Bridge"
It is said that the area around Liudu Bridge is a puddle, where an old man's only son accidentally fell into the water, so the old man raised money to repair the bridge, raised money
to Liudou rice, and led others to donate money and materials, and soon repaired the bridge, hence the name "Liudou Bridge", which is the current Liudu Bridge. ?
Who called Hankou the Oriental Chicago
At the beginning of the 2th century, Japanese consul in Wuhan, Xiao Ye Yukichi, said in his book Hankou: "Hankou is now the second most important port in Qing Dynasty, ... making the inspectors call it Oriental Chicago". In 1918, American Harp magazine published an article entitled "Chicago, China" signed by Will < P > Walter. The article wrote: "Hankou's position in the national commodity market is comparable to that of
Chicago in the United States." ?
the change of the sea. the origin of the three towns in Wuhan
Wuchang: Sun Quan built his capital in the present Hubei city in the Three Kingdoms period, and soon built a city in the present Snake Mountain, called Xiakou; In a.d. 28,
the Jin Dynasty changed Jiangxia County to Wuchang County, which was the beginning of today's Wuchang City's rectification, and later changed its name to Jiangxia until the end of the Qing Dynasty, when Kangxi established Wuchang House
. After the Revolution of 1911, Jiangxia County was changed to Wuchang County, and Wuchang became the official name. ?
Hankou: During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, Hankou appeared as a place name in historical records. Today's Hankou is actually only over 5 years old, which began with the diversion of Hanshui River in Chenghua period of Ming Dynasty. The Hanshui River was originally injected into the Yangtze River from the south of Guishan Mountain, but its mainstream was injected into the Yangtze River from Jijiazui in the north of Guishan Mountain during Chenghua years. After the diversion of Hanshui River, the low-lying wasteland developed into Hankou, which was also known as the four famous towns with Zhu Xian in Henan, Jingde in Jiangxi and Foshan in Guangdong. After the Opium War, Hankou opened a port for trade and developed more rapidly. ?
Hanyang: In 66, the year of the Great Cause of Sui Dynasty, Hanjin County was changed to Hanyang County, and the name of Hanyang began. County governance < P > developed rapidly after it was moved to Hanyang city in Tang Dynasty. At the beginning of 1927, Wuhan National Government merged Wuchang and Hankou (under the jurisdiction of Hanyang County) as the capital and named it Wuhan. Today, the "Wuhan City" composed of Wuchang, Hankou and Hanyang has a history of only 74 years.
the road from "one" to "six"
Wuhan people know that there are six roads perpendicular to the Yangtze River in Hankou, which are, from west to east, Yiyuan Road, Eryao Road, Sanyang Road,
Siwei Road, Five Blessingg Road and liouhe rd.
These roads were all formed during the German Concession in the late Qing Dynasty. At that time, they were called Hao Street, Fu Street, Green Street, Shou Street, Bao Street and Sleeping Street in turn.
in p>1927, after the national government arrived in Wuhan, these six streets were renamed as Yiyuan Road (the reunification of the Yuan Dynasty and the renewal of Vientiane), Eryao Road
(the sun and the moon shine together), Sanyang Road (Sanyang Kaitai), Siwei Road (courtesy, righteousness, health, shame, the four virtues of the country), and Five Blessingg Road
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