The origin of place names of cities and counties in Gansu Province, each name has a history, how many do you know?

Gansu can be traced back to the Northern Song Dynasty. In the early Northern Song Dynasty, when Xixia ruled Hexi, there was a Gansu Military Division, which was stationed in Ganzhou (now Zhangye City) and governed Ganzhou and Suzhou (now Jiuquan City). Gansu was composed of the initials of the two States, which was the earliest name of Gansu. Because Xixia once set up Gansu Military Division, Gansu Province was set up in Yuan Dynasty, referred to as Gansu for short; Because most of the province is in the west of Longshan Mountain (Liupan Mountain), Longyou Road was set up here in the Tang Dynasty, so it is also called Longyan for short. Lanzhou City, the provincial capital: According to the Records of Yuanhe County, it was named after Gaolan Mountain. Due to the ellipsis method established by the ancients, the word Gaolan was changed from "Gao" to "Lan", hence the name Lanzhou. According to the "Gaolan County Records", Gaolan is Lanzhou, the name of Gaolan, and it is named after Gaolan in Nanshan. Yuzhong County: During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the Qin Dynasty "opened thousands of miles, taking the river as the boundary, the tired stones as the city, and the trees and elms as the plug". Because the county is located in the elm plug, it is named Yuzhong. Yuzhong County was founded in the thirty-second year of Qin Shihuang (214 BC). Gaolan County: It is named after the county is located at the northern foot of Gaolan Mountain. In the third year of Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty (1738), it was renamed Gaolan County because of the existence of Gaolan Mountain in the territory, which is still in use today. Yongdeng County: At the end of the Western Jin Dynasty, Zhang Yifu, the secretariat of Liangzhou, established Zhiyang County, and in the fourth year of Jianxing (316), it was divided into two counties, namely, the Lingju County of Jincheng, Zhiyang County, Yongdeng County and Guangwu County. This is the first time that the name "Yongdeng" appeared in history, which means that the grain will be abundant forever. Jiayuguan City Jiayuguan City: It is named because it is the first male pass in the world, and Jiayuguan is named because it was built next to Jiayu Mountain. In addition, Jiayu means "beautiful valley". Jinchang, jinchang: The county of Fanxian in the Han Dynasty was named Yongchangwei in the Ming Dynasty, and it was changed to Yongchang County in the Qing Dynasty. Because Jinchuan River flows through the territory and takes the gold character, Jinchang is named after the separation from Yongchang County and the combination of the two characters. Yongchang County: Yongchang, which means "eternal prosperity". In the 9th year of Zhiyuan in Yuan Shizu (1272), it was named Yongchang House. Baiyin City, Baiyin City: According to the records, the mining of silver deposits began in the Han Dynasty and reached a certain scale during the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty. It was said that "the sunrise fights for gold", and the government once set up a mining organization "Baiyin Factory", hence the name of silver. Huining county: it means "peace in Huizhou". During the Han Dynasty, it was named Zuli County. The name of Huizhou was first seen in the first month of the third year of the Western Wei Dynasty (554), when Wei Xiang Yu Wentai made a tour to the west and passed through the border of Jingyuan today, there was a local rich man, Zhang Xin, who spent all his money on the six armies, Tai Dayue, who set up a state because of his life and ruled Huining in the name of Huizhou. This was the beginning of Huizhou. In the 12th year from Hui Zong to Zhengzheng (1352), a devastating earthquake occurred near Huining, with heavy casualties. The court allocated funds for disaster relief, and "renamed Huizhou as Huining State", meaning "Huizhou is peaceful". Jingyuan County: During the Qing Dynasty, it took the meaning of "the remote land has settled down" and it has been used ever since. Jingtai County: At first, we took a word from the names of Hongshui County and Jingyuan County, and called it Jinghong. There is Yongtai in Hongshui County, and the word Thai represents Hongshui County, and the two counties each synthesize Jingtai. Some people think that Jing character is a military character, which is not in harmony with Thai character, and advocate replacing it with homophonic Jing character, thus becoming Jingtai. Jingtai means prosperity, peace and prosperity. Tianshui City, Tianshui City: Tianshui got its name from the beautiful legend of "Tianhe Water Injection". It is said that more than 3, years ago, Tianshui was densely populated and houses were adjacent, with "beautiful mountains and rivers and dense forests". At the end of Qin dynasty and the beginning of Han dynasty, the long-term campaign and drought made the people in Shangao city miserable. One night, suddenly the wind roared, thunder and lightning crossed, a golden light shone, and the ground showed red light. Suddenly, the earth shook continuously, and there was a big crack in the rumble. I saw the river pouring down from the sky and pouring into the big crack, forming a lake called "Tianshui Lake". The water level of this lake is stable, the water quality is pure, and it is sweet and mellow. "Spring does not dry up, summer does not overflow, and the four seasons are abrupt." Some people say that this lake is connected with Tianhe, and they also call it "Tianshuijing". Later, this legend was heard by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and he named the newly-built county near the lake in the north of Shangao City "Tianshui County". Since then, it has been named "Tianshui". Qingshui County: According to historical records, "its board (referring to the ancient dragon board where Qingshui County is located, commonly known as Guanshan) has clear water on it and four notes on it, and there is a county under it, hence the name. Qin 'an County: In the Western Zhou Dynasty, Qin 'an was a part of the Qin Pavilion. The name of Qin 'an means "looking forward to the peace of the ancient Qin Pavilion". In the second year of Jin Zhenglong (1157), Qin 'an County was established. Gangu County: Yang Wenguang, a famous Song Dynasty soldier, built a fence against Xixia in Chengzi Village in the north of the county, and named it Gangu City, hence the name Gangu. Wushan County: Named after Wucheng Mountain in the south of the county, it was originally named ningyuan county and renamed Wushan County in 1914. Sol Zhang * * * Autonomous County: In the early years of Taiping Xingguo in Song Taizong, Zhangchuan City was built here, and later Zhangchuan was named as Zhang Chuan. Wuwei City Wuwei City: Wuwei means martial arts regal. At the beginning of the Western Han Dynasty, it was occupied by Huns. In the second year of the inaugural ceremony of the Western Han Dynasty (121 BC), Emperor Wudi sent Huo Qubing to conquer Hexi. In order to commemorate this victory, he later named this place Wuwei and set up Wuwei County to show that the martial arts and military power of the Han Empire reached Hexi. Gulang County: It is named after Gulang River. Minqin County: Here, "people are brave and know righteousness, vulgar and simple, and men plow and women weave" changed its name to Minqin, which has been used ever since. Tianzhu Tibetan Autonomous County: It is named after the first words of Buddhist temples "Tiantang Temple" and "Zhugong Temple" in the county. Due to the large Tibetan population in the county, Tianzhu Tibetan Autonomous County was established in 1955. Zhangye City: It was occupied by the Huns in the early Western Han Dynasty, and was conquered by the Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. It was named Zhangye, which means "breaking the arm of the Huns and tucking the arm of Zhang Han Dynasty" and set up Zhangye County. Shandan County: Shandan County was founded in the sixth year of Emperor Yuanding of the Western Han Dynasty (111 BC). In the Three Kingdoms period, Cao Wei changed its name to Shandan County because it was surrounded by mountains in the south, north and east. Minle County means "people live and work in peace and contentment". Linze County: In the Western Jin Dynasty, the county was swampy, so it was renamed Linze County. Gaotai County: Gaotai Station, which was set up in the early Ming Dynasty, was named after the high ancient platform base in the west of the city. In the third year of Yongzheng in Qing Dynasty (1725), Gaotai County was established, and the county name is still in use today. Sunan Yugur Autonomous County: It is named because it is located in the south of Gusu Prefecture. Yugur has a large population in China, and Sunan Yugur Autonomous County was established in 1955. Jiuquan City, Jiuquan City: Defend the northwest of Hexi Corridor, because there are springs under the city, and the spring water is like wine, so it is named Jiuquan. It was named after the conquest of Hexi during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and Jiuquan County was established. Yumen City: According to historical records: "The Han Dynasty set up Yumenguan Tun and moved others here", hence the name Yumen. Yumen County was founded in the sixth year of Emperor Yuanding of the Western Han Dynasty (111 BC). Dunhuang City: Dunhuang means "grand splendor", and it was also named after Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty when he conquered Hexi, and Dunhuang County was established at that time. Jinta County: Jinta County was named after the "Jinta Temple" in the southeast of the county in 1913, and it is still in use today. Guazhou County: Guazhou County was called Guazhou in the Spring and Autumn Period because of its unique production of honeydew melons in history. Subei Mongolian Autonomous County: It originated from the Subei Administrative Bureau established in the north of Gusu Prefecture in 1938. Subei Mongolian Autonomous County was established in 1956 because of the large Mongolian population in China. Aksai Kazak Autonomous County: It is named after Aksai Valley in the west of the county, which means "purity" in Kazakh. From 1934 to 1939, Kazak herdsmen in Xinjiang moved eastward here, and Aksai Kazak Autonomous County was established in 1954. Pingliang City, Pingliang City: During the Sixteen Kingdoms Period, Fu Jian, the former emperor of the Qin Dynasty, wanted to cool the country before, and set up Pingliang County, meaning "pacify the cool country". Jingchuan County: It was named after being located in Jinghe River Road. It was renamed Jingchuan County in the seventh year of Dading in Jin Shizong (AD 1167) and has been in use ever since. Lingtai County: According to legend, Zhou Wenwang cut down the country of Mi Xu, and the Mi people felt sorry for Wang Gongde, so they built Lingtai in Zhongtai Town today, hence the name Lingtai County, which is still in use today. Chongxin County: Chongxin was one of the "eight towns in the northwest of the capital" in the Tang Dynasty, and the place name of Chongxin came into being only after it was placed behind the Chongxin Army. Chongxin County was established in the fourth year of Jianlong in North Song Taizu (963) and has been in use ever since. Huating County: named after Huajian Mountain Pavilion at the foot of Huangfu Mountain in China, Huating Town was established in the second year of Northern Wei, Jin and Tai Dynasties (532), and Huating County was established in the first year of Sui Daye (65), which is still in use today. Zhuanglang County: It is named after Zhuanglang River. In the eighth year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (1375), Zhuanglang County was established, and it has been used ever since. Jingning County: It means "peace and tranquility". In the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, it was Jingning Prefecture, which was changed to Jingning County in 1913. Qingyang City, Qingyang City: It is said that Qingyang is located in the triangular platform north of the confluence of Huanjiang River and Rouyuan River in the upper reaches of Ma Lian River (that is, the location of Qingcheng County today), and the ancients called Shan Zhinan and the north of the water the sun, hence the name Qingyang. He also said "Qingyang", which was taken from the administration and years of the Song Dynasty. Song Taizu built gyeongju Yong ying in the first year of Jianlong, and was promoted to gyeongju at the beginning of Gande. Huanqing Road was changed to Huanqing Road during the reign of Yingzong Zhiping. It is named after the initials of Huanzhou and Gyeongju. In the seventh year of Zhenghe (1117), Qingyang Army was established in Gyeongju. The name "Qingyang" can only be found in the history books, and it is still in use today. Qingyang County: Zhengning County, the same as above: In the first year of Tang Tianbao (752), 27 statues of real jade were obtained in 2 miles east of Luochuan, and it was renamed as Zhenning County. In the first year of Yongzheng in the Qing Dynasty (1723), it was renamed Zhengning County because of the taboo of the recluse Sect (Yin Zhen), which is still in use today. Huachi County: It is named after Huachi Water, the ancient name of Sichuan River, the second general in China. Heshui County: At that time, Jianshui and Beicha water merged and were called Heshui, hence the name. Heshui County was established in the 16th year of Emperor Kai of Sui Dynasty (596). Ningxian County: In the Western Wei Dynasty, it was named after Ningzhou, meaning "Fu Ning Rong Di". In 1913, Ningzhou was changed to Ningxian. Zhenyuan County: Because this place was called Yuanzhou in Tang Dynasty, Zhenrong Army (prefecture) was established in Song and Jin Dynasties, so the merger of Zhenrong and Yuanzhou in Yuan Dynasty was called Zhenyuan Prefecture. In the second year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (1369), Zhenyuan County was changed to Zhenyuan County, which is still in use today. Huanxian county: named after "the river flows around the west of the city", it was called Huanzhou in ancient times. In the second year of Hongwu in Ming Taizu (1369), Huanzhou was changed to Huanxian, which is still in use today. Dingxi City, Dingxi City: Dingxi County was established in the third year of Jin Dynasty (1143) with the meaning of "stabilizing the west". Tongwei County: It means "this tunnel leads to Tongwei Prefecture". In the first year of Xining, Song Shenzong (168), Tongwei Fort was built in Mozhu Valley (now Shichuan Guchenggou), and it was built in Tongwei County 1 years later, which is still in use today. Longxi County: It is named because it is located in the west of Longshan Mountain. Longxi County was established in the thirty-fifth year of King Zhao of Qin (272 BC). Longxi County was established in the 1th year of Emperor Kai of Sui Dynasty (59), and it is still in use today. Zhangxian County: The Eastern Han Dynasty was regarded as the "barrier to the West" of the Han Dynasty because of its strategic position. Ming dynasty changed its name to Zhangxian county because of "Zhangshui moistens the land and treasures the well to facilitate the people and enrich the country", which has been going on ever since. Weiyuan County: It is named after being located at the source of Weihe River. According to "Notes on Water Classics and Weishui", "There is Gaocheng Ridge in this county, on which there is Weiyuan City, which means that water comes out", hence the name Weiyuan. Minxian County: Minzhou was founded in 544, the tenth year of the Western Wei Dynasty, because there was Minshan Mountain in the territory. In the second year of the Republic of China (1913), it was changed to Min County, which is still in use today. Lintao County: It was named after its land, Lintao River. In the 18th year of the Republic of China (1929), it was changed to Lintao County, which is still in use today. Wudu District, Longnan City: According to the ancient saying, osawa, the Tianchi Lake, is called the capital. "(History of Han Dynasty, Geography and Wudu), Qin extended its territory by force, and broke Baimabian to Tianchi osawa, so it was called Wudu. In the sixth year of Emperor Yuan Ding of the Han Dynasty (111 BC), Wudu County was established. Chengxian County: It was called Chengzhou in ancient times under the name of Western Zhou Wen, Wu, Cheng and Kang. In the early Ming dynasty, the state was reduced to a county, which has been in existence ever since. Liangdang county: It is named because there are two rivers in the territory. Huixian: It is named after the beautiful mountains and rivers in the territory and the Huishan Post at the foot of Huishan in the north corner of the city. Xihe County: According to the Unified Records of Yuan Dynasty, it was named Hexian County because of the peace between Song and Jin. Because it has the same name as the county in Anhui, it is added with western characters. Lixian County: Originated from the place name "Lidian". During the Tang and Song Dynasties, the northeast of Lixian County was subordinate to Changdao County, and the county was governed by Lidian. Yuan home Li Dian Marshal House. Later, because the word "Li" was vulgar, it was replaced by the elegant homonym "Li". It was not until the ninth year of Ming Chenghua (1473) that the county was officially named "Li County". Kangxian: It means "Yongning Kangtai". Later, the word "forever" was changed to Kangxian. Wenxian County: Since the Northern and Southern Dynasties, when the war broke out, it was pacified in Ming Di in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and it was determined to suppress the martial arts and practice "Wen Zhi", so it was named "Wen Zhou". In the fourth year of Ming Hongwu, the county was founded, and it was originally called Wenxian County, which is still in use today. Dangchang County: During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the Qiang people once established the "Dangchang Country" here, and Dangchang was named as the tribal leader of the Qiang people. After the destruction of the country of Dangchang in Tianhe of the Northern Zhou Dynasty (566), the general administration of Dangchang was established, which has continued to this day. Linxia County, Linxia * * Autonomous Prefecture: It was named after the Daxia River, and was changed to Linxia County in 1928, which has been in use ever since. Kangle County: In the sixth year of Xining in Song Shenzong (173), Kangle plug was set up, which means "Kang Tai An Le". In the second year of Emperor Jin's reign (1142), Kangle was changed to Kangle County. Guanghe County: It is named after the existence of Guangtong River in China, formerly known as Guangtong County. Later, it was renamed Guanghe County in 1957 because Guangtong place name was the same as Guangtong County in Yunnan Province. Yongjing County: Taking the meaning of "eternal stability", it was established in Yongjing County in 1929 and has been in use ever since. Hezheng County: In the early Ming Dynasty, a political post was set up, meaning "people and political communication", and it was only in the name of politics. It was founded in Hezheng County in 1929, and it is still in use today. Dongxiang Autonomous County: Therefore, it is the birthplace of Dongxiang nationality, and the population of Dongxiang nationality is the main body in the county, so Dongxiang Autonomous County was established in May 1955. Jishishan Baoan Dongxiang Salar Autonomous County: It is named after Jishishan. In 198, Jishishan Baoan, Dongxiang and Salar Autonomous County was established because of the existence of Baoan, Dongxiang and Salar ethnic minorities in China. Cooperative city in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture: The cooperative language means "antelope" in Tibetan. In 1956, the people of Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture moved from Labrang to Hezuo Town, and in 1996, Hezuo City was established. Zhouqu County: Because the Bailong River, the main river in China, is called "Zhouqu" in Tibetan, hence the name of Zhouqu. Zhuoni: Inzuniga Temple is named after it. Zhuoni is a transliteration of "Masson Pine" in Tibetan. According to legend, a temple was built here in the Yuan Dynasty, and it was named after two tall masson pine trees in the temple. Since then, there has been a place name of Zhuoni. Lintan County: It is named after "its east, west and north face Taoshui side by side". Diebu County: named after Dieshan. Xiahe County: When it was established in 1928, it was named because it was located in the upper reaches of Daxia River. Maqu County: Because the Yellow River surrounds the county seat, the local Tibetan language calls it "Maqu". Luqu: It is named because it is located in the upper reaches of Taohe River. Taohe River is called "Luqu" in Tibetan, so it was named luqu when the county was established in 1955. PS: Some pictures are from the Internet. If there is any infringement, please contact and delete. Wen, Lance, Tu, Network Editor, Mo, Yu, Qi, Lance, produced You Le Shi Jie.