The origin of the three towns in Wuhan due to changes in the sea
Wuchang: During the Three Kingdoms period, Sun Quan built the capital in present-day Hubei City, named Wuchang. Soon after, he built a city in what is now Snake Mountain and called it Xiakou; in 280 AD, In the Jin Dynasty, Jiangxia County was changed to Wuchang County, which was the beginning of the correct name of today's Wuchang City. Later, it was renamed Jiangxia until the end of the Qing Dynasty. Wuchang Prefecture was established during the Kangxi period. After the Revolution of 1911, Jiangxia County was renamed 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 actually only has a history of more than 500 years, which began with the diversion of the Han River during the Chenghua Period of the Ming Dynasty. The Han River originally poured into the Yangtze River from the south of Guishan Mountain. During the Chenghua Period, its main stream flowed into the Yangtze River from Jijiazui in the north of Guishan Mountain. After the Han River was diverted, the low-lying barren land developed into Hankou during the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty, which is known as one of the four famous towns along with Zhuxian in Henan, Jingdé in Jiangxi and Foshan in Guangdong. After the Opium War, Hankou was opened to trade and its development became even faster. ?
Hanyang: In 606 AD, the second year of the Sui Dynasty, Hanjin County was changed to Hanyang County, and the name Hanyang began from then on. It developed rapidly after the county seat was moved to Hanyang City in the Tang Dynasty. In early 1927, the Wuhan National Government merged the two cities of Wuchang and Hankou (administering Hanyang County) as the capital and named it Wuhan. Today, the "Wuhan City" composed of the three towns of Wuchang, Hankou and Hanyang has a history of only 74 years.
The changes in road names from Yiyuan Road to Liuhe Road
On the Hankou Riverside, there are six very distinctive road names, namely Yiyuan Road, Eryao Road, Sanyang Road, Siwei Road, Wufu Road and Liuhe Road.
These six roads were originally the roads in the German Concession that led directly to the dock and were perpendicular to the Yanjiang Avenue. During the German Concession, these six roads had dual names. To Germans, these six roads are named after German colonists. For example, Hao Street is called Augusta street, Fu Street is called Victoria street, Luk Street is called Utsen street, and Shou Street is called Nien street. , the treasure street is called Cnarlotten street, and the real street is called Dorotheen street.
What is very interesting is that for the Chinese, the German Concession has adopted another naming method, which is to use the German transliteration of these six streets, slightly change it, and add auspicious characters that conform to Chinese customs. They are named Hao Street, Fu Street, Lu Street, Shou Street, Bao Street and Shi Street. Quite distinctive.
So, when did the names of these six roads change to Yiyuan Road to Liuhe Road? According to the "Wuhan Place Names", after the National Revolutionary Army entered Wuhan in 1926, the Nationalist Government gave new meaning to these six roads. Taking the meaning of "one yuan begins again, everything is renewed", Hao Street was renamed Yiyuan Road; taking the meaning of "Sun and Moon Light Yao", Fu Street was renamed Eryao Road; taking the meaning of "Three Yang Kaitai", Lu Street was renamed Named Sanyang Road; Shou Street was renamed as "Four Only Roads" to take the meaning of "propriety, justice, integrity and shame, the four dimensions of the country"; Bao Street was renamed to Wufu Road to take the meaning of "longevity, wealth, well-being, virtue and life are called the Five Blessings"; The real street was renamed Liuhe Road with the meaning of "Liuhe spring" and "the four directions of heaven and earth are Liuhe". For a long time, most articles involving these six road names have been written according to this statement. It seems to be a foregone conclusion.
In recent years, the author's writing team for "Hankou Concession Chronicles" has reviewed a large number of documents and historical maps and found that this statement is indeed a lie. The German Concession was recovered in 1917. In 1918, the name of the concession was changed. Although there is currently no exact information to prove that these six road names were changed in 1918, reading the "Wuhan Three Towns Market Map" drawn by the Hubei Ordnance Survey Bureau in May 1922, it is obvious that these six road names already exist on the map. Therefore, it can be said that these six road names were not named by the National Government. They appeared 4 years earlier than the National Government arrived in Han Dynasty.
Therefore, the history of the changes in these six road names should not be given a political color, but should be returned to the original appearance of history, that is, these six road names existed at least before 1922.
This article was published in the Yellow Crane Tower Edition of
Three Floors
Three Floors is located in the north of Wuchang City and generally refers to Heping Avenue. The area where it meets Xinhe Street. This area was originally a wasteland of ponds. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, Xinhezhou gradually had residents and gradually formed a market and trading place outside Wuchang City. 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. The ground floor opened a grocery store and a coffin shop, the second floor opened a teahouse, and the third floor was a storytelling room and shadow puppet theater. , business is booming and famous far and wide. This three-story building stands high on the surrounding bungalows and thatched sheds. It is very prominent and has become a prominent symbol of this area. People then refer to this area as three-story buildings. 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. Bus No. 16 from Wuchang to Honggangcheng has a three-story stop here. There is a small street nearby, which is still called Three-story Street.
Fruit Lake
Fruit Lake generally refers to the large area in the northeastern part of Wuchang City adjacent to the East Lake. It is now the seat of the Hubei Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China and the Hubei Provincial People's Government.
Fruit Lake does not produce fruits. It was originally a land of barren hills and mountains, with ravines and ravines, and not even much farmland or vegetable land. Whenever it rains, the rainwater on the hills collects along the ravines into the branch of the lake here, from which it flows into the East Lake. People call this branch of the East Lake Shuikou Lake. Over time, the homophonic name was transformed into a fruit lake.
There is an eagle-flying platform beside Guoguo Lake, which is said to be the place where Li Bai, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, flew eagles. After liberation, Neolithic cultural relics were discovered here, including stone axes, stone shovels, rice husk burnt soil and pottery utensils, etc., indicating that humans lived and multiplied in Wuhan four to five thousand years ago. Now this area contains high-rise buildings such as Hongshan Hotel, Telecommunications Center Building, and Measurement Center Building.
Simenkou
Simenkou is the general name for the intersection of Jiefang Road and Minzhu Road in Wuchang. The Wuchang District People's Government, which is now located on the northwest side of this intersection, was the Hubei Municipal Government Envoy Yamen in the Ming and Qing dynasties, that is, the Fansi Yamen, also known as the Fantai Yamen, commonly known as the Fanshu. The Yamen faces south and faces the long street, which is now Jiefang Road.
The long street in history was blocked by Snake Mountain and ended at the southern foot of Snake Mountain. The street from the north of Snake Mountain to the gate of Fansi Yamen is called Simenmen. In the late Ming Dynasty, people were superstitious about Feng Shui and wanted to protect the Ming Dynasty by destroying the "Turtle and Snake Mountain Sanitation". They dug through the Snake Mountain (and cut off the turtle's head at the same time) to extend the long street to the gate of the feudal government office, but it was still called the northern section of the mountain. For the door of the department. When the road was expanded in 1935, the old feudal government office was opened at the north end, extending the road to Zhongshan Road, cutting Snake Mountain in the middle, and constructing a reinforced concrete Snake Mountain Bridge, so that the general name of Simenmen Gate was extended to the south of Snake Mountain, almost including the main part of Jiefang Road today. Commercial downtown area.
Yemachang
Yuemachang is located in the middle of Wuchang city, bounded by Wuchang Road extending from Snake Mountain Cave in the east, Yuemachang Primary School in the south, Hubei Theater in the west, and the southern foot of Snake Mountain in the north. , 100 meters long from east to west and 300 meters wide from north to south, is a well-known square. Wuluo Road starts from here, traverses the middle of the square, stretches eastward, is connected to the approach highway of the Yangtze River Bridge to the northwest, and is connected to Pengliuyang Road to the southwest. It is the main road connecting the three towns of Wuhan.
In the early years of the Qing Dynasty, the governor Liu Zhaolin built a school ground for military training and martial arts in the east of the Chu Palace in the Ming Dynasty. After liberation, it has become a common practice to change "factory" to "field" when writing.
Over the past three hundred years, many major historical events have occurred here. In June 1688, a mutiny broke out in Wuchang. Xia Fenglong was elected as the president's military marshal and his headquarters was set up in Yuemachang. In January 1853, the Taihu Heavenly Kingdom captured Wuchang and preached revolutionary principles at the Yuemachang tower. During the Revolution of 1911, the military government of the Wuchang Uprising was established in the Red Building in the north of Yuemachang, and the general was worshiped at the southern tower, and Huang Xing was appointed as the wartime commander-in-chief.
During the May Fourth Movement, thousands of students held rallies and demonstrations in Yuemachang. After the Northern Expedition captured Wuchang City, the people of Wuchang gathered here to celebrate the victory of the Northern Expedition. Since then, it has been a place where people celebrate the victory of the Anti-Japanese War and the liberation of Wuhan. In 1981, a grand event was held here to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Revolution of 1911.
Dufu Embankment
Dufu Embankment is located on the west side of the northern section of Jiefang Road in Wuchang. There used to be Si Lake to the east. An embankment was built here during the Qing Dynasty. The embankment was close to the Dudu Mansion Yamen. It is named Dufu Embankment, also known as Dufu Embankment. In the late Qing Dynasty, a residential area was formed along the dike, which was called Dufudi Street. People still call it Dufudi Street. The street runs north-south, starting from Ziyou Road in the south and ending at the gate of the former site of the Central Peasant Movement Institute in the north. It is 560 meters long and 6 to 10 meters wide. No. 41 of this street is where Mao Zedong lived when he hosted the agricultural lectures in the first half of 1927. The famous "Inspection Report on the Peasant Movement in Hunan" was written here. Cai Hesen, Peng Pai, Yang Kaihui, Xia Minghan, Mao Zetan, etc. all lived here. No. 10 on this street was originally the primary school attached to Wuchang Normal University, and was the former residence of Chen Tanqiu, secretary of the Wuhan Prefectural Committee of the Communist Party of China in 1924. On April 27, 1927, the first meeting of the Fifth Congress of the Communist Party of China was held here. It is now the site of Zhonghua Road Middle School and the Wuchang Branch of Jianghan University.
Jiyu Bridge
Jiyu Bridge generally refers to the area on the north and south sides of Zhongshan Road east of the northern end of Jiefang Road in Wuchang, extending to Shahu North Lane in the east and connecting to the northern end of Desheng Bridge (Street) in the south. , north to the intersection of Heping Avenue and First Road. There used to be a bridge in this area, which was recorded as the Crucian Carp Bridge in the "Jiangxia County Chronicle". It was built in the 13th year of Guangxu's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1887 AD). It was a stone bridge with an inner chamber of more than one foot. When the lake water rises every summer, nearby residents fish and shrimp at the bridge hole. Most of the fish they catch are crucian carp, so the bridge is called the crucian carp bridge and refers to the nearby places in general. Later, this place became the only place for vehicles transporting copper coin casting materials to the Copper Yuan Bureau. The homonym of Crucian Carp Bridge was refined into Jiyu Bridge, which means heaping gold and jade. The stone bridge was destroyed in 1931. It was rebuilt into a bridge with reinforced concrete piers and wooden deck in 1934. It was destroyed again in 1938. Now only the bridge foundation remains, which can still be vaguely recognized. Jiyuqiao is still used as the name of the area today.
"Yangyuan" becomes Yangyuan
Yangyuan Street is located on Heping Avenue in Wuchang.
According to research, during the Qing Dynasty, a foreigner built a garden in Qiao Village (the former outpatient department of Railway Hospital) in Wuchang, which people called the foreign garden. Later, the foreign garden became Zhang Xueliang's travel garden, but the name "foreign garden" has never been changed.
In the early 1960s, Yangyuan was renamed Yangyuan, which is still used today. 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 boards on both sides, commonly known as the "Flower Bridge". This is where the name Huaqiao comes from.
In 1965, a reinforced concrete bridge was built here, which is 19.2 meters long and 4.02 meters wide. The abutment is made of mortar blocks and can pass cars with a load of less than eight tons.
Later, in order to radically control the Huangxiao River, the entire river course was changed to an underground culvert, and the fourth main road in Hankou, Jianshe Avenue, was built. The cement bridge was also demolished, leaving no trace.
Although both bridges no longer exist, the place name Huaqiao is still used today.
How did "Hubu Lane" get its name?
There are many folk legends about the origin of the name of Hubu Lane. The more credible ones are: During the Ming and Qing dynasties, there were many government offices in Wuchang City. The area near today's Simenkou used to be the location of the central government envoy Siyamen's office in Wuchang Prefecture, so it was called "Simoumen". The Chief Secretary is in charge of money, food and household registration, and is known as the "Household Department" among the people. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the east of Hubu Lane was the feudal treasury, which was the treasury and grain depot where the Chief Secretary stored money and grain; the west of Hubu Lane was the location of the grain depot of Wuchang Prefecture. Hubu Lane is located exactly between the two warehouses, hence its name.
It is estimated that Hubu Lane has a history of at least more than 400 years.
Qinyuan Road becomes Qinyuan Road
Qinyuan Road is located south of the Second Yangtze River Bridge, connecting Youyi Avenue, Heping Avenue and Linjiang Avenue.
The origin of Qinyuan Road stems from an allusion: At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, the wealthy businessman Ren Tong (father of Qin) lived in Wuchang. Because he was attached to the scenery of Shahu, he built a garden on the west side of Shahu. , named Qinyuan. Later, Ren Tong opened another road near Qinyuan that connected with Shahu. The road was named Qinyuan Road.
Later, Qinyuan gradually fell into disuse, and Qinyuan Road was also rumored to be Qinyuan Road
Zongguan, the Zongzong of Jianghan Dynasty
Zongguan got its name, It is related to the prosperity of Hankou's business.
Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Hankou's trade has become increasingly prosperous, and its transaction throughput such as rice, cowhide, and tea ranks first in the country. Who wouldn't covet such a fat and oily position? China's way of doing business has always had a good habit of "getting together": the more prosperous the business, the more fierce the competition, and the easier it is to make money. This is the so-called "goods sell to pile up mountains" effect. Merchants gathered, business opportunities came to them, goods flowed smoothly, and wealth rolled in. Therefore, it was reasonable for the "meat eaters" who lived high in the temple to "dismount at the smell" and set up customs here to collect taxes and get a share of the pie. In the early Qing Dynasty, Wuhan had four "passes": Wuchang Pass, Hanyang Chaoguan, Hankou Zongguan, and Hanguan. There are four passes, three towns, and half of them in Hankou. Among them, Hanguan in Hankou was originally called Xiaguan; Zongguan is upstream and is located on the bank of the Han River 5 miles west of Hankou Town, so it is called Shangguan. The tax collector's pockets are warm, which also means culture and culture: This first checkpoint in Hankou has collected so much money for us, we can't keep shouting at each checkpoint, right? Isn't there an elegant saying of "Jianghan Chaozong"? Yes, let’s call this Shangguan Pass Zongguan! This plot occurred on a certain day of a certain year and a certain person, but it is difficult to verify. If anyone knows about it, revealing it can also serve as a supplement to the history of our city.
At the beginning of the establishment of the customs, because the Han River Basin, especially the Jianghan Plain area, has always been a prosperous place, Wuhan was located at the crossroads of water and land. In addition, there was no railway at that time, so most domestic goods traveled by water, and the goods were transported down the Han River. Most of the ships docked in the Zongguan area to pay taxes and conduct transactions. If you have goods, you will have money, and if you have money, you will be attractive. Around the word "money", there are many inns, teahouses, restaurants, theaters, private houses, merchants and even brothels in Zongguan area, which also means "Chaozong". , as a result, its popularity became more and more prosperous, and it transformed from a simple tax customs into a lively dock market town. After the opening of the Beijing-Hankow Railway, Zongguan, as a "pass", gradually fell into disrepair. As a dock ferry and a densely populated residential area, it is still as lively as it was in the past.
Today, standing on the bank of the Han River where Zongguan is located, the Zongguan of the past is completely gone, and no one cares about the dock and ferry; only the rolling Han River, with a tender feeling for the Yangtze River, After traveling thousands of miles, he threw himself into the arms of the river tiredly and excitedly, fulfilling Chaozong's long-cherished wish.
Losing a close friend - Zhongjia Village
After walking down the less than 30-meter slope of Hanyang Beicheng Lane, you will reach Zhongjia Village.
Zhongjiacun is connected with a beautiful legend - during the Spring and Autumn Period, a great musician named Zhong Ziqi from Chu State lived in seclusion in the ancient city of Hanyang. One day, the musician Zhong finished gathering wood at the foot of Guishan Mountain, bundled firewood on his back, and rested by the river. Suddenly, a wisp of music came into his ears. Zhong Ziqi was a discerning person. As he listened, he could hear the charm of mountains and flowing water, and he couldn't help but admire it. It didn't matter that this sigh led to Yu Boya, the harp player. This Boya was originally a proud and arrogant person, but after meeting him, he actually regarded the woodcutter as a close friend. A year later, Boya paid a return visit to Zhong Zhiyin's seclusion. Little did he know that Zhong Zhiyin had passed away. The scene at that time should be: sadness spurred passion, Boya played a song in front of Zhiyin's spirit, got off the boat and unmoored, the sound of the oar was silent, and he left in tears. Arriving at a ferry, Boya rubbed the Wutong guqin that he had always kept with him for a long time, thinking, the qin and the harp are harmonious, and there should be a close friend. There is no sound in the world, so what do you want the qin to do? With a loud sigh, he smashed the piano to pieces on a strange rock!
The three places related to this legend have related place names: Zhong Ziqi lived in seclusion, that is, the village where Yu Bo lost his close friend due to toothache, is called Zhongjia Village; the place where the two close friends discussed each other is called The ferry platform where Yu Boya dropped his harp in despair is called Qin Duankou...
Return to Zhongjiacun. Searching for Zhong Ziqi’s secluded place. According to legend, on the right hand side of Beicheng Lane is Fenghuang Mountain. To the southwest of Fenghuang Mountain, between Guishan and Fenghuang Mountains, there should be a small hill - Zhongjiashan, which is where Zhong Ziqi built his cottage.
Unfortunately, although Phoenix Mountain is full of buildings, the mountain shape is still there after all; Guishan Mountain is also full of green; but Zhongjiashan Mountain is long gone. Therefore, Lao Yun, in the 1950s, there was a Zhongjia Mountain here. At the foot of the mountain was a curved lotus pond, with spring hairpins, summer lotus flowers, and autumn lotus roots. It was a beautiful scene, and it was also a paradise for mosquitoes and midges. When the first bridge over the Yangtze River was built, the hills and ponds were shoveled and ponds were shoveled, and a Hanyang Avenue was built from east to west, reaching the river in the east and Shilipu in the west. A group of buildings was built on the north side of the avenue. Many Soviet experts were involved in the construction of this bridge. , the buildings have red tiles and red walls, with a hint of Slavic flavor, which has attracted people's attention for many years. Because this residential area is located at the ruins of the ancient Zhongjia Village, it also inherited the name Zhongjia Village. Later, the area around the intersection of Hanyang Shopping Mall was called Zhongjiacun.
Siguan Temple
The Siguan Temple was indeed a temple in the early days. There was indeed a hall in the temple, and the four "officials" were worshiped in the temple - heaven, earth, Water, fire.
The Siguan Hall was first built in the Shunzhi period of the Qing Dynasty and rebuilt in the sixth year of Kangxi. Liu Jizhuang, the author of "Guangyang Miscellaneous Notes", recounted that when he visited Hankou in the 30th year of Kangxi's reign, there were still temples and halls for the Four Officials, and the "Four Officials" were still enshrined in the halls. Later, in view of the fact that there were many huts and wooden houses in the Siguan Hall area and fires were frequent, the authorities wanted to do something and ordered: first, to demolish the huts and wooden houses and rebuild them into tile-roofed houses; second, to raise funds to rebuild the Siguan Hall as a special sacrifice to the Fire Official, that is, the fire official. A place of divine blessing. However, although the establishment of the enshrined objects has been streamlined and three-quarters of the "positions" have been eliminated, the name of the temple remains the same. What's funny is that this rebuilt temple dedicated to worshiping the God of Fire was burned to pieces by a fire in the 26th year of Kangxi's reign (1687), creating the miracle of "the fire burned down the God of Fire".
Is this a "fire fight" between the Vulcan Gods, or is it because the Vulcan Gods are dissatisfied that the renovators put new wine in old bottles and did not change the name of the temple? unknown. However, since then, the Siguan Palace has indeed disappeared. However, the three words "Siguandian", as a place name in Wuhan, are still used today.
Also, in the past, "Twenty Mile Long Street and Eight Piers", as one of the eight piers that symbolized the prosperity of Hankou, Siguandian was the only pier dedicated to crossing the Yangtze River. Needless to say, there are densely populated residential areas and prosperous commerce and trade here. During the New Year and festivals, the folk culture with very regional customs is also displayed here, and the pure Chinese flavor is especially commendable. For example, around the Lantern Festival, children carry lanterns in their hands and parade through the streets, full of childlike innocence and a sign of good harvest, which is the most beautiful scene. In the area around Siguan Hall, such as Cunren Lane, there are many craftsmen with extraordinary skills. They make all kinds of animal lanterns made of bamboo and paper, including fish, insects, rabbits, dogs, etc., all of which are lifelike and can move their heads and tails. What is unique is that the sellers do not call the lanterns by the name of the lanterns, but directly call: "alive, alive!" Passers-by hear the cries, and after being stunned for a while, they usually smile knowingly. Over time, this "living, alive" became the synonym for Siguan Palace. From there, he said, "The things in Siguandian are alive!" That's right. The "living" toys made by Siguandian are indeed "alive and moving". It’s not a solid household item!
Siguan Palace has had a "living" history, but the time when Siguan Palace can really sing "living, living" is probably now: above Siguan Palace, along the line of Longwang Temple, and on the embankment Like the landscape; below the Siguan Palace, the river beach is better than the park; therefore, the Siguan Palace can proudly say: I don’t need to be worshiped by any official. Your family can see that I have "live" eyes again. I’m already flirting with your family...
A hundred years old is coming - Qianjia Street
Walking through the crowds of Qianjia Street in Wuchang, Smelling the thick market smell brewed by the busy city, I suddenly thought of Zhang Zhidong: If Zhang Zhidong was still alive, would he have walked on the street he set up without knowing it? stroll?
Counting on the fingers, Qianjia Street is almost a hundred years old.
From the end of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century, in order to realize his dream of Westernizing and saving the country, Zhang Zhidong worked hard in Hubei for a while: setting up the fourth silk and linen bureau to pioneer the state-owned textile industry in Hubei; opening mines and running The steel mill laid the foundation for Hubei's heavy industry; it manufactured guns, cannons, and bullets to develop the military industry; it built railways, built Quanye depots, and paid attention to people's livelihood...
Qianjia Street is Zhang Zhidong's market that focuses on people's livelihood and prosperity. Part of the grand plan: Around 1906, in order to facilitate transportation to the Wuchang Railway Station on the Guangdong-Hankou Railway, Zhang Zhidong ordered that the Wuchang city wall be broken open and a new city gate - Tongtong - be built near the east gate of the artillery school today. Xiangmen, a market is built near Tongxiangmen, and it is planned to house thousands of households. It is called Qianjia Street...
This street is adjacent to the train station in the south and Linjiang Avenue in the west. It is a water and land transportation hub, and it is also accessible. Convenience of water and land transportation. Although Zhang Zhidong did not understand the yin and yang of Feng Shui, he was a capable person who managed the country and helped the world. He saw that this was a promising place to start. It is a pity that the Qing Dynasty only has a dying body full of diseases, like a candle in the wind. Even if the court is filled with officials like Zhang Zhidong, it will not help. When Zhang Zhidong died, Qianjia Street was not full of Qianjia Street. However, the education and industry that his old man ran back then produced some results that were contrary to his original intention: among the students he sent abroad, there were a few men who had trouble with the court. After returning to China, they went to the New Army run by his old man. In the military camp, he gathered his troops and then went to the military factory run by his old man. He used guns and cannons and pushed the Qing Dynasty that the old man had tried to protect overthrown. History will remember this day: Wuchang's first uprising...
Today, Qianjia Street, bounded by Zhongshan Road in the east, Linjiang Avenue in the west, starting from the Provincial Nursery School in the south and ending at Wuluo Road in the north, has a total length of 1,100 meters. The number of Qianjia Street has already exceeded a thousand, making it a famous downtown in Wuchang District. There are no traces of old man Zhang Zhidong’s struggle back then; even the Gospel Hall where General Feng Yuxiang lived temporarily in 1937 was not publicity at all; only the No. 1 High School Affiliated to the Chinese Normal University within its jurisdiction has a high reputation and is famous both at home and abroad. ...
In a trance, I seem to hear the sounds of nature - some people are dead, but he is still alive; some people are alive, but he is dead... Zhang Zhidong is dead, I don't know he is still alive no?
According to historical records, Zhang Zhidong, as a feudal official, handled more than hundreds of millions of money during his lifetime! But when he passed away, his family had no money left, and they even had no money to pay for his funeral, so a few filial students pieced together a piece of cake for him to be laid to rest. From this point of view, Zhang Zhidong should be able to live, just like the Qianjia Street he set up, alive and well.
Tan Hualin with mellow ancient charm
According to the classical Chinese expression "hua" and "hua", Tan Hualin is the epiphyllum forest. In Wuchang Epiphyllum, there are no epiphyllums, let alone the epiphyllum forest. However, no matter what, the reason why Tan Hualin is Tan Hualin has something to do with flowers.
One theory is that there used to be small courtyards here, and the residents were good at planting epiphyllums, hence the name; another theory is that people in this ancient alley like to plant flowers, and when the flowers bloom, they put altars outdoors. Therefore, all year round, there is a flower in the altar, and the flowers in the altar naturally become a forest, hence the name.
In fact, after years of kneading and twisting, what people often pay attention to is no longer the whole or the whole picture of history, but the charm exuded by certain historical fragments that have been screened out.
Tan Hualin is an example.
Tanhualin is adjacent to Huayuan Mountain in the south and Crab Cape in the north; the green-tiled courtyard is built against the mountain; the folk houses are scattered and uneven; the Wutong courtyard and the granite path will make people feel at ease. Wash away the impetuous mood of the impetuous city.
In Tanhualin, what you can taste and appreciate is an ancient charm steeped in long history and profound cultural accumulation. This kind of indescribable charm is already a rare thing in the numerous alleys of the three towns of Wuhan.
For example, we don’t need to remember that Tan Hualin is located in the northeast of Wuchang District, at the south foot of Huayuan Mountain, and runs east-west, because these may be matters for geographers; It starts from the northern section of Desheng Bridge in the west and ends at Zhongshan Road in the east, with a total length of 1,200 meters and a width of 3 meters. It has an asphalt road and house number: 1-166, because these may be the affairs of the municipal or civil affairs departments; however, some related to Tan Hua Lin-related historical fragments, for example, this was the activity base of the early revolutionary groups "Rizhihui" and "Qiying Society", and there were many figures in these societies who sang tragic songs for freedom and even sacrificed their lives generously; also, in 1938 In 2007, the romantic poet, scholar and revolutionary Guo Moruo, who was the director of the Third Department of the Political Department of the Military Commission of the National Government, once led a group of propaganda team members to station at Xia Douyin's residence at No. 83 Tanhualin. The passionate young man, famous poet and famous scholar, performed The story told must be extraordinary...
At this point, the fate of Tan Hualin and the epiphyllum it is named after are worlds apart - epiphyllum is easy to pass away, but Epiphyllum will last forever. .
It is also a fact that Tanhualin is an ancient alley in the Qing Dynasty and has been here for hundreds of years.
In the gap between the skyscrapers, there is a place called Tanhualin that exudes a pure historical fragrance. Wuhan is really lucky.
Defend Hankou - Baohua Street
Baohua Street has a loud and impressive name.
But Baohua Street itself is not grand at all: it is located on the north side of Zhongshan Avenue in Hankou, under the jurisdiction of Dazhi Street in Jiang'an District, starting from the Nanjing intersection of Zhongshan Avenue in the south and ending at the Huangshi intersection in the northeast. It is no more than 200 meters long. rice. In Wuhan, such a "body" is really inconspicuous.
Baohua Street was named and famous because of the concession in Hankou.
On March 12, 1861, a British man named Bashari, with his own gunboats "backing up" the river, arrogantly encircled the land in Hankou: From the Flower House on the Riverside The street starts eight feet to the east and ends at the east corner of Kadong on the riverside of Ganlu Temple. It encompasses a land of 25 feet long and 110 feet deep, which served as the British Empire's "concession" in Hankou. The British took the lead. How could other people with tall noses and sunken eyes be left behind? As a result, warehouses were built and foreign trade companies were established. 17 countries successively established trade in Hankou, established 9 consulates, and established 5 British, Russian, French, German and Japanese concessions. As a result, the good places along the river from Xinsheng Road (today's Jianghan Road) to Shabao Yiyuan Road in Hankou were all divided up by these foreigners who had no connections with the people of Hankou!
Robbers rarely have enough to eat. Thirty years after they had their own concession in Hankou, in 1898, the British arbitrarily expanded the concession northward, reaching Houcheng Road (now Zhongshan Avenue). Due to resistance from the people of Hankou, the British built a fence between the concession and the Chinese border on the grounds of security of the concession. In 1901, the fence was demolished and a solid wall was built.
This wall is a sign that after the robber succeeds in robbery, he still despises and discriminates against the person who was robbed.
This wall, starting from Hehe Road (the original Boundary Road) and ending at the Bank of China on Jianghan Road, has been stuck in the hearts of Hankou people like a thorn that cannot be swallowed or spit out.
In 1923, Hankou land king Liu Xinsheng, together with businessmen from the Hankou "Chinese Business Association", raised funds to acquire land in the area of ??today's Huangshi Road and Baocheng Road, and built Hankou's "Model District" in an attempt to compete with the concession forces. , the idea of ??demolishing the wall was raised again. After many twists and turns, the then municipal government negotiated with the British Ministry of Industry and Commerce and concluded a contract: the government would bear the project costs of demolishing the wall and filling it with soil, and subsidize 3,500 taels of silver for road repairs in the British Concession every year, in exchange for the demolition of the wall in 1930!
The humiliation is a bit humiliating, after all, the thorn in the throat has been removed.
To commemorate this rough history, the scattered and jagged section of road along the wall was named "Baohua Street", which is also a testimony of Hankou people's determination to "defend China."