"Nine Trees" was a village formed by the four surnames Zhao, Zhang, Jin and Miao in the Qing Dynasty. The village is located next to the main road in and out of Tongzhou City, on the roadside from the village entrance to the south gate of the old city*** There were ninety-nine trees planted, and it was called the "Ninety-Nine Trees Village", later shortened to "Nine Trees".
Another legend says that in the early years there were nine tall poplar trees (or locust trees) in "Nine Trees". After the village was formed, the place was named "Nine Trees" after the trees. There is a well under these nine trees. Emperor Qianlong once passed by this place during a private visit incognito and enjoyed the shade under the trees. The entourage also brought water from the well under the tree and asked Qianlong to drink it. After Qianlong drank the water, he impromptuly named the well "Qiongchi" and named the nine poplar trees "Nine Lord Trees". Later, people directly called it "Nine Trees", and the village got its name from this.
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The origin of the place name Wukesong in Beijing
During the Qing Dynasty, there was the cemetery of Admiral Shao Ying here, surrounded by five tall ancient pines. At that time, it was very inconvenient for people to go to the west of Beijing, and there were often bandits and robbers. So pedestrians met under the five pine trees and walked together. The place name Wukesong became known from then on.
Later, in 1965, when the country built the subway, these five pine trees died one after another due to technical problems. In order to commemorate the historical significance of this place name, five pine trees were replanted here.