The origin of the region’s name, a certain connotation of Chongqing and its culture Quick!

About the origin of the place names of the four towns in the northern new area of ??Chongqing

Renhe: During the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty, Wadianzichang was renamed Renhechang, which means that harmony is valued by people.

Dazhulin: Because the local natural village was originally called Dazhulin, it was named after it.

Lijia: It was built as Lijiachang in the early Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. Because it was affiliated with Lili in Jiangbei Hall and was located near the Jialing River, it was renamed Lijia.

Yuanyang: It was located next to the site of the original Yuanyang Township government. There are two bridges juxtaposed 30 meters above the creek; there is also a big tree with two trunks extending directly to the opposite bank, forming a natural bridge, like a mandarin duck spreading its wings and crawling on the creek, hence the name. (From Chapter 3, Section 2 of Jiangbei Chronicles)

The most "comedy" place names in Chongqing

Author: Chen Rende

Talk about Liaozhai, talk about Liaozhai, the place names of Chongqing It's a bit strange; place names like Xiazi and Leiziba make people laugh; Lee Locust Rock and Leprous River are hard for me to say; it's hard to say, but I have to say it, and everyone will be happy to say it.

Sand Area Chapter

Is the "rhinoceros" still "shitting"?

Let me tell you a story first: One day last month, a media in this city published a power outage notice, which clearly stated: "The scope of the power outage includes rhino excrement and rhino excrement in Shapingba District. "Pumping water", oh my God, "rhinoceros pooping" and "rhinoceros pooping pumping water", what kind of place names are these! Many readers were very angry after reading the newspaper. They did not believe that the beautiful city around them had such an ugly place name. Some readers raised questions and protests about this. Later, relevant people went to the district government to inquire, but the people from the district government couldn't figure it out either. They asked the people on the street to find out. What do you think? Shapingba District actually has two place names: "Rhinoceros pooping" and "Rhinoceros pooping to pump water". Now everyone is even more angry. After many years of direct jurisdiction, Chongqing has been making great strides towards civilization and progress. Doesn’t such a place name damage Chongqing’s image?

Jiangbei Chapter

"Xiazi Tubian" is too "Xiazi"

The next story is: One day this autumn, the Jiangbei District Government invited a group of Well-known cultural figures held a meeting, and the topic of the meeting was none other than discussing how to rename a place. Everyone knows that the Jiangbei District Government will be moved to another place to start over. Of course, the place where the Tangtang District Government is located must be very grand. Unfortunately, that place has a very unpleasant name, Xiazi. As we all know, shrimp has a derogatory meaning in Bayu dialect. It generally refers to those humble and trivial people. No one wants to be a shrimp. Now that the district government is going to be built there, it seems a bit embarrassing to some people.

How did shrimp get its name? That's because there is a stone shaped like a shrimp in a stream there. Good guy, when the expressway was built there later, a landmark signboard was erected high on the roadside with the three words "Xiaozibian" written on it. Passing cars could see it from a long distance. Now Xiazibian His reputation spread far and wide.

The meeting of the Jiangbei District Government lasted for a long time. All the participants agreed that Xiazi was really detrimental to the image, but in the end no better name was decided on to replace it. So, until today, where do you go from here? After passing by, the three characters Xiazi still stood there high.

Vulgar place names

"Leprosy" and "Leprosy" need to be cured

The two stories have been told, but the vulgar place names in Chongqing are far more than these, there are similar place names Quite a lot. Let me just mention a few: Lee Locust Rock, Huang Ni Long, Lezi Dam, Leprox River, Waizuizi. It’s so scary that it makes me sick to hear it. Who can believe that this is a city that is on the way to becoming an international metropolis? name? Of course we know that each place name has its own origin. For example, Lee Locust Stone must be that locusts were once rampant in that place; Huang Ni Long must be equivalent to the high loess slope, but we can’t feel anything from it. When it comes to culture, I can’t feel the progress of the times.

In June this year, the issue of place names attracted the attention of the Municipal People's Congress. They formed a law enforcement inspection team and went to the nine districts of the main city to launch a "carpet search" to eliminate all these vulgar place names. This finally made everyone breathe a sigh of relief.

But when will those vulgar place names disappear from our sight?

Clan Chapter

The "Hundred Schools of Thought Contend" is so lively

Another reflection of farming culture in place names is that the clan color is particularly prominent, as if old Chongqing is full of different The clans were divided, and each clan carved out a territory, and then named that area after its own surname. This family and that family were overwhelmed, and the whole feeling was like a "Content of a Hundred Schools of Thought". If you don’t believe it, take a look: Wang Jiatuo, Tang Jiatuo, Guo Jiatuo and Li Jiatuo all occupy one Tuo. Yangjiaping, Chenjiaping and Panjiaping, each family occupied one ping. Xiejiawan and Xiaojiawan, one family occupies one bay.

If you drive to Yangjiaping from Lianglu Intersection, you have to pass in front of several doors. The bus drove out for a while and arrived at Wangjiapo, followed by Xiaojiawan. As soon as we walked out of Xiaojiawan, the conductor was already calling Majiapu. Before we could take a breath, Yuanjiagang arrived again, and finally we had to pass through Xiejiawan. The final victory reached Yangjiaping. Driving a train is like a family parade. Isn't this torture?

Probably in the farming era, people have been in a state of natural economy for a long time. They farmed and fed themselves. They heard the sounds of chickens and dogs and did not interact with each other until they died. Over time, each village formed its own formation, forming a "hundred schools of thought contention". pattern. Look, there are places in Chongqing that are not "unique": Zhoujiaba, Liujiaba, Ranjiaba, Tongjiaxi, Zhanjiaxi, Dongjiaxi, Yangjiaping, Chenjiaping, Panjiaping, Tongjiaqiao, Yanggongqiao, Chenjiaqiao, Majiayan, Zengjiayan, Huangjia Pass—— —Oh, I’m tired.

Lenovo articles

The five-inch road is more than just "five inches"

If the characteristic of Chongqing's old place names is that there are obvious traces of agricultural culture, then Chongqing's modern The characteristic of place names is simply uneducated. The naming of a street is extremely simple. Just take one word from the beginning and end and connect them together to form a street name. So there are Shixiaolu from Shiqiaopu to Xiaolongkan, Wuhuang Road from Wulidian to Huanghuayuan, etc. (I can’t even lift it all).

In this way, the problem comes out.

There is a road called Five-inch Road, a road that is only five inches long?

There is a road called Danji Road, a road dedicated to playing chicken?

There is a line called the newer line. A relatively new line is not considered old, right?

If you are a new arrival in Chongqing, no matter how powerful your imagination is, you may not be able to guess the meaning of these place names even if you rack your brains. Of course, with a little guidance, you can suddenly understand. Wucun Road is from Wulidian to Cuntan, Danji Road is from Danzishi to Jiguanshi, and the newer line is from Jiaochangkou to Xinshan Village. I understand, but I'm also disappointed. Why can't I think of a slightly cultural name? Is there really no culture in Chongqing?

I feel a little short of breath when I think of this.

Farming

Is Chongqing still at the head of the "bay" and "ba"?

A common feature of Chongqing’s old place names is that the traces of farming culture are very obvious.

Please take a look at the following place names:

Datian Bay, Xuetian Bay, Caiyuanba, Dongsunba, Kuzhuba, Eggplant Creek, Liziba, Loquat Mountain, none of these place names It’s not about farming. As a kind of accumulation of history and culture, place names reflect the historical characteristics of those places and allow people to understand the evolution of history. As long as you see these place names, you will immediately know, oh, it turns out that this is farmland, and it turns out that eggplants are grown here.

But today’s Chongqing is not a big rural town after all, but a world-famous metropolis.

When you stand in the square of the train station and look up at the tall waiting building, look around at the viaducts flying overhead with busy traffic, and feel the strong atmosphere of modern urban civilization, someone suddenly shouts "Caiyuanba", you You will immediately feel that the name "Caiyuanba" is so inconsistent with the scenery in front of you. Even if you are very interested, you will lose interest.

When you watch an exciting football match or a brilliant star performance at the Datianwan Stadium, and the screams and shouts are heard, and you feel the joy of burning all over your body, if you have the misfortune to think: This is a big, big bay. Paddy fields, then those twinkling stars in front of you may turn into farmers planting rice in the fields. How about calling it Datian Bay?

Don’t we all say we should keep pace with the times? So should these place names that are out of step with the times come from the distant farming era and evolve with the times? To what future era will we take them?

Farce Chapter

During the Cultural Revolution, Chongqing was “red” all over the place

When talking about place names, I was reminded of a big farce in the history of Chongqing place names.

It was the summer of 1966. The climax of the Cultural Revolution was rising one after another. Everything was labeled as revolutionary, and place names were no exception. In this way, Chongqing Chaotianmen Port has become a "Red Port", and the matching "Red Port Series" include Honggang Road (formerly Shaanxi Road), Honggang Branch Road (formerly Caojia Lane), Honggang Qian Street (formerly Yujia Lane), Honggang Middle Street (formerly Baiheting Street), Honggang Back Street (formerly Monument Street), etc.

The red letter became the most revolutionary name, so Eling became Hongling, Mengyuan became Hongyuan, and Caiyuanba became Hongan. In addition, Hongqi Road, Hongwei Road, Hongxing Road, Hongguang Road, Yonghong Lane, Hanhong Road, Hongfengpo, etc. have almost used up everything that can be used.

The red letters are not enough, so I will use Dongfeng, Dawn, Xiangyang, Revolution, Advance, Liberation, Long March, Brave, New, Resist U.S., Aid Korea, May 1st, August 1st, Yan'an, Jinggang There are names like Shan, Daqing, Dazhai, and Nanniwan. In short, the more revolutionary the better.

The above street names were later dubbed "rebel street names". After the Cultural Revolution, to correct the chaos, most of the names were changed back to their original names, which was a joke on history.

Reference materials: Chongqing Northern New Area Management Committee Chinese Surname Network