Heilongjiang Province has its name because of Heilongjiang. In ancient times, Heilongjiang once had a nice name called Weoshui. Why such a name?
(Heilongjiang)
Heilongjiang is one of the largest rivers in Asia that flows through Mongolia, China, and Russia. It is located in northeastern Asia. Heilongjiang has two sources, the north and the south. The southern source is the Ergun River, with a total length of 4,440 kilometers. It flows into the Strait of Okhotsk in Nikolayevsk, Russia. The total length of Heilongjiang is 4,440 kilometers from the source of Hailar River, and about 5,498 kilometers with Kullen River as its source.
In ancient China, Heilongjiang had many names. It was once called "Black Water" and "Weak Water". Black water is actually easy to understand. The river water in Heilongjiang contains a lot of humus and is black in color, so it is called black water. So, why is it called weak water?
(Heilongjiang)
The word weak water comes from "The Classic of Mountains and Seas". "The Classic of Mountains and Seas" says: There is water in the north of Kunlun, but its power cannot beat mustard, so it is called weak water. "Records of Ten Continents in the Sea? Fenglinzhou" also said that Fenglinzhou is located in the center of the West Sea. It is 1,500 miles away. There are weak waters surrounding the island on all sides. It cannot be crossed even if a feather does not float.
Weak water, to put it simply, is a remote and dangerous river, or a vast and vast river. Another characteristic is that it is dangerous and difficult to cross and it is difficult to take a boat. In ancient times, due to transportation and other limitations, they could not truly understand Heilongjiang, so they believed that it was a very typical weak water, with rough waves and dangerous conditions that were difficult to cross. Therefore, many books call Heilongjiang weak water.
Later, there was a sentence in Su Shi's "Jinshan Miaogaotai": "Penglai cannot be reached, and the weak water is 30,000 miles away." ?In ancient literature, weak water gradually refers to dangerous and distant rivers. Later, weak water was extended to love river and sea of ??love. This is what we call weak water three thousand.
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So, where did the name Heilongjiang come from? There are many legends, the most widely circulated is the story of the black dragon and the white dragon.
It is said that a long time ago, a couple named Li lived by the seaside in Wendeng County, Shandong Province. They were in their forties before they gave birth to a big, black, fat boy. This child was very weird and would be called daddy when he was born. ,Mother. Every time she cries, her voice is loud and earth-shaking, and it often kills my mother.
Once, the mother fed the boy Hei, and the two of them fell asleep before they knew it. A monster was lying in his wife's arms. He was startled. Old Man Li swung his ax and struck it, but it hit the monster's tail. The monster woke up, jumped into the air, broke through the roof, flew into the air, and turned around and said: "Daddy" You are so cruel, I am your little black guy!" Old man Li and his wife were killed by the falling house. Xiao Hei was very sad to see his parents dead. He bowed to his parents three times in the air, turned around and shed tears. Xiao Hei flew slowly and aimlessly. As he flew, he saw a curved and shimmering silver light in front of him. , a river that is not very wide but very long, with green trees on both sides. It is a good place to live. Xiao Hei lowered his head and turned into the river.
This river is Heilongjiang, and a little white dragon lives in it. The little white dragon was resting in the water house. When he saw someone trying to steal his territory, he came to fight the black dragon. The black dragon knew that the little white dragon was harming the people here. He wanted to eat boys and girls every year. If he didn't feed them, he would get flooded. Finally, the black dragon defeated the white dragon.
After the little black dragon lived there, he always thought about the people. The weather was good year after year, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment. The little black dragon often transformed into an adult and came to visit. People knew his origins, so they were not afraid of him at all. As time went by, people Slowly the river was renamed Heilongjiang.
Of course, this is a legend. Heilongjiang became truly famous during the Liao Dynasty.
(Yelu Abaoji)
The person who named Heilongjiang and still uses it today is Yelu Abaoji, Taizu of Liao Dynasty. Yelu Abaoji was the founding monarch of the Liao Dynasty. He belonged to Yelu Mili, Xiaze Yishilie Township, Khitan Diela Tribe, which is the Heilongjiang River Basin.
According to records, Yelu Abaoji, Taizu of the Liao Dynasty, was mostly named after the word "Black Dragon". For example, there is a Taizu temple in Zuzhou called "Heilong", and a gate in Taizu's mausoleum is called "Heilong". It has been recorded: "In the spring of the third year of Taikang, in the first month of the first month, Guichou was like a river." Boating in Heilongjiang in April in summer? According to this record, experts and scholars believe that the person named Heilongjiang should be Yelu Abaoji. From then on, the name "Heilongjiang" became famous in the world and has been used to this day.
Reference materials: "A detailed count of the famous rivers in our Longjiang Province", "Heilongjiang Province Chronicles. Gazetteer"