Why did the ancient place names have to be renamed? A person's name, just like appearance, will make people form an initial impression in their hearts from the first sight. The same is true of the name of a city, which is often people's first impression of the city.
But place names are different from people's names. In the long river of history, people's lives are like a drop in the ocean, which is too small and short. The land under our feet has experienced ups and downs, and the glory and gloom in history have accumulated here, and the voices and footprints of all the characters in history have been engraved here. The emergence of place names often embodies profound historical and cultural connotations and also contains rich values.
with the change of the times, many places have been renamed several times. Those charming place names that we occasionally see in ancient poems or costume dramas may be the predecessors of your hometown.
The ancient capitals that are well known to the public, such as Chang 'an, Jinling, Bianjing, Yanjing, etc., can always feel the heavy atmosphere of history when they are recited, as if they can see the joys and sorrows in the long river of history and hear the long songs and short sighs of literati? But if the name is changed, those poems that have been circulating for thousands of years will change, such as? Autumn wind gives birth to Wei water, and leaves are full of Xi' an? ，? Warm wind makes tourists drunk and makes Hangzhou Kaifeng? Wait a minute.
Of course, the above-mentioned place names have not been changed too much, and they are still within the acceptable range, but there are still a number of place names that have been changed horribly.
Mu Ye is changed to Xinxiang. The name of Mu Ye has a vast and magnificent feeling when it is heard, but when it is changed to Xinxiang, it suddenly has a strong rural flavor. Sima Qian wrote in Historical Records; ? D abandoned as millet, Desheng Xibo; Mu Ye, King of Wu, really cares for the world? . As one of the famous battles in history, the Battle of Makino, which was conquered by King Wu, changed to the Battle of Xinxiang, and its style changed directly from the war of destroying Yin and Shang Dynasties to the villagers' disturbances in two villages.
The Battle of Makino
In fact, Mu Ye is not alone, because Lanling, which is also very rustic, was changed to Zaozhuang. Imagine, on the one hand, there is a highland full of orchids, and the breeze passes by. Lanling wine tulip? , more? Strangers are like jade, and childe is unparalleled in the world? ; On the one hand, there is a village full of jujube trees, and the loess is on my face, as if adding a gray filter. At this time, Warrior Lanling Gao Changgong quit because it became? King Zaozhuang? , looking like a gangster underworld. Of course, the author of Jin Ping Mei? Lan ling smiled and gave birth? I quit because he changed it to? Zaozhuang smiles? After Jin Ping Mei, it was unsalable. ?
Warrior Lanling stills
In fact, many place names in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms have already become the hardest hit areas. For example, Zhao Zilong, who is most familiar to the audience, is from Changshan County, Hebei Province, and Changshan is called Shijiazhuang today. Imagine that Zhao Yun stopped, put a silver gun and shouted; ? Don't run away from cao thief, I'm Zhao Zilong! ? Is the momentum suddenly gone?
stills of Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Yuan Shao, a great warlord in the Three Kingdoms period, was born in a noble family in the Eastern Han Dynasty? Runan Yuan? And Runan has now been changed to Zhumadian. Only heard Yuan Shao say: I'm Yuan Benchu, the son of the Sangong Yuan family of Zhumadian IV! ? This sentence sounds really like killing Matt, which has seriously affected Yuan Shao's aristocratic temperament.
Also in an embarrassing situation is Lu Bu of Jiuyuan County, who introduced himself. I am Baotou Lv Fengxian! ?
Zhang Feili stood in front of Dangyang Bridge and shouted; ? Hey! Baoding Zhang Yide is here! ?
many people may have a question when they see these places where their names have been changed. The ancient names are so beautiful, why did they change their names?
In fact, in ancient history, the change of place names was often due to the change of dynasties, the avoidance of the emperor's anonymity, the adjustment of administrative areas and the expansion of territory.
avoiding the emperor's anonymity involves all aspects of society, and there are actually many in history. Song Taizong Zhao Guangyi acceded to the throne, with? Righteousness The place names of Chinese characters were all damaged. For example, Jiangsu Yixing was changed to Yixing, Hunan Yizhang was changed to Yizhang, and Sichuan Yibin was changed to Yibin.
According to records, the names of places that have been changed due to taboo in history are as high as more than 8 times.
when it comes to the expansion of the territory, during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Huo Qubing defeated the Xiongnu, and set up Wuwei County in Gansu. Martial arts and military power? Meaning, as well as Gansu Zhangye, but also because of the victory, take? Zhang Guo's arms are folded to communicate with the western regions? Meaning.
map of the territory of the western Han dynasty
after the founding of new China, there were three main situations in which the names of places were changed on a large scale in China.
the first one: for the sake of national unity.
In the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, a large number of place names were changed, which were considered to have the superiority of Chinese culture. Basically, as long as these place names contain words such as An, Sui, Hua, Ping, Zhen and Xuan, which highlight the influence of the central dynasty and Chinese civilization, they have all been rectified.
for example, Xinjiang? Dihua? Change to? Urumqi? , Suiyuan? Guisui? Change to? Hohhot? And in western Guangxi? The edge of town? Change to? Napo? , in central Ningxia? Zhenrong? Change to? Concentric , Yunnan? Pingyi? Change to? Fuyuan? , Sichuan? Jing Hua? Change to? Jinchuan? Wait a minute. But they also stayed in Ningxia, Pingliang and Dingxi in Gansu, Huaihua in Hunan, Zhen 'an in Shaanxi, Suihua in Heilongjiang, Pingnan in Guangxi, Zhenyuan in Guizhou and so on. ?
the second type: Chinese characters of place names are too uncommon.
Typical examples, such as aihui, Heilongjiang Province, were renamed Aihui. Although only two radicals were changed, the connection between the place name and important historical events such as the Aihui Treaty in 1858 was cut off. Fortunately, Aihui was changed back to aihui in 215.
The ancient city of aihui
Also renamed is mian yang, Hubei Province. mian yang was originally taken from? Yang of drowning water? The meaning of is one of the important cradles of Jingchu culture. However, due to complicated reasons, mian yang, Hubei Province was changed to Xiantao, and the ancient name of mian yang, which has been used for thousands of years, completely disappeared.
the ancient city of mian yang
in addition, are there any poems written by Du Fu? Far off in Fuzhou she is watching the moonlight, watching it alone from the window of her chamber? In Shaanxi, Zhangzhou was changed to Fuxian; Jia county in Shaanxi province has now been changed to Jia county. Shaanxi people ridicule? Rich county is not rich, but Jia county is not good? It's really a sigh.
the third type: the rise of tourism, in pursuit of economic benefits. Although this wave of renaming has continued to this day, there are very few successful people at the economic level. Most place names have not produced obvious economic effects after being changed, but have caused many unnecessary disputes.
the typical representative of failure is Huizhou city, Anhui province. The name of Anhui originated from Anqing and Huizhou, among which Huizhou, known as "Southeast Zou Lu, the state of etiquette", is? Huizhou architecture? The representative place, too? Four Treasures of the Study? One of the producing areas of Huimo. Tang Xianzu has high praise for Huizhou: I have been crazy all my life, and I have never dreamed of Huizhou? . When Huizhou was renamed Huangshan City, it meant that it lost its distinctive Huizhou cultural symbol, which meant that the unique ancient city eventually became a victim of tourism.
Huizhou-style architecture
There are also Chongan in Fujian, Tongshi in Hainan, etc. Chong' an, Fujian Province gave birth to a scholar like Zong Liuyong, and now it is changed to Wuyishan City for the sake of tourism. As a settlement of the Li nationality, Tongshi, Hainan means abundant food in the Li language, but it was changed to Wuzhishan City for the development of tourism, which is a great disrespect for minority culture.
in the final analysis, it is not a bad thing to improve the economic level and expand the city's popularity, but if you exchange it with the price of destroying history and culture, it is like shooting yourself in the foot in order to develop the economy and destroy the environment.
These place names, which have been used for hundreds of years, are not just simple place names. The cultural genes and historical codes contained in them have already formed the cultural blood of the Chinese nation for thousands of years.
actually speaking,? Handan? In fact, the word "Han" is a rare word, but the people of Handan are lucky, because this city is the only city in China history that has gone through three thousand years of wind and rain but never changed its name. What do we think of when we talk about Handan today? We will think of the great capital of Zhao State 3, years ago, the troubled times in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Hu Fu riding and shooting, returning to Zhao in perfect condition, offering a humble apology, and everything that happened here? When we re-set foot on this land that has experienced thousands of years of wind and rain, we will certainly have a strong sense of facing history and vicissitudes.
Handan? Hu fu rides and shoots? Like
, every place name that has been passed down to this day is a witness of historical storms, and every city that has changed its name is gradually losing its temperament. China people are very particular about their names, which not only contain aesthetic feeling, but also contain implication. If they are artificially erased, it will only lead to cultural fracture and historical fault.
Place names are an integral part of Chinese civilization. If you change place names without respecting history and culture, you will abandon Chinese culture in disguise. Change Lanling to Zaozhuang, Runan to Zhumadian, Langya to Linyi, Luzhou to Hefei and Chencang to Baoji? I believe the readers know the quality of the old and new names.