Were people named after places in ancient times?

In the past, place names and county names often had their origins. Take the counties and cities under the jurisdiction of Jinhua area in Zhejiang Province for example. Lanxi and Pujiang are named after the big rivers in their territory; Yongkang commemorates a certain auspicious event during the Sun Wu period of the Three Kingdoms; Jinhua is named after the star because it is "located between Venus and Wu Nu". "The place where stars compete for beauty"; Dongyang, "in the sun of Jinhua Mountain, east of the water", to mark the location of rivers and mountains; Yiwu, "not a word has no origin".

It is said that there was a filial son Yan in the Qin Dynasty. He built a tomb to bury his relatives, and moved the heaven and earth with his filial piety, which attracted countless birds to help. Those who carried branches carried branches, and those who carried soil carried soil. The beaks of the birds were injured by it. . Yi, filial piety and righteousness, and crow, bird, so the name is crow.

In comparison, today’s place names are too unrefined. For example, in Xiaolu Village, Fangdu Township, Yuhuan County, my hometown, a road was built leading to Xiaqiu Village, Waitang Township, and was named "Xiaoxiaxian". It is simple but concise, as if it is deliberately opposed to the "tall and superior" temperament. Our township also has Qianjiang Town and Jishan Township. If the towns and villages are merged, they will be called "Chigan" or "Ganji" town, which will not sound good in any case.

This is not bad taste. Nowadays, there are many new place names appearing in various places. I just hope that those involved in the naming will be more careful in their attitude and use their words and sentences more carefully.

Getting back to the subject, all the counties in Jinhua have their origins, but Wuyi County is omitted. The word "Wuyi" is a subtle statement of the big meaning, which is difficult to explain. The ancient Wuyi people were troubled by this.

It is said that during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, Wuyi gave birth to a well-known Wang Xiaozi. Not only was he listed in the history of the country (there is a biography of Wang Xiaozi in the "History of the Ming Dynasty"), but also the Huabo novels at that time, such as Ling Shuchu The thirty-first chapter of "Two Moments to Surprise" "A filial son will not leave his body alone, but a married woman will leave her coffin", and the second chapter of Lu Renlong's "Xingshi Yan" "A thousand pieces of gold will not change the father's hatred, and one death will uphold the law of the country". Based on the story of Wang Xiaozi. The story is widely circulated and there are many versions, but they are similar, so you might as well pick a popular version.