"You take your Yangguan Road, and I will cross my single-plank bridge." Where is Yangguan Road?

We often hear this sentence in movies and TV dramas: "You walk on your Yangguan Road, I will cross mine?" This sentence is usually used by two people who have a disagreement to express that they will sever their relationship and will never be together again. Contact again. So what does "Yangguandao" mean? ?Yangguandao? Where is it in our country? Please read below.

There is indeed a place called Yangguan Road in the world, and its ruins are about 75 kilometers southwest of Dunhuang City, Gansu Province. The true identity of "Yangguan Road" is actually an important pass on the ancient Silk Road. In the past, "Yangguan Road" had frequent human activities, and it was probably a business road leading to the Western Regions. Later, people unearthed cultural relics here, including ancient coins and pottery. Wait, it shows that this is indeed a commercially active area.

As for why? Yangguan Road? It is called Yangguan and can be traced back to the Han Dynasty. At that time, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty came to the throne, and the Xiongnu activities in the Western Regions were rampant, and the border was always unstable, so the "Yumen Pass" was established at the junction of Dunhuang and the Western Regions. Later, another pass was established to the south of Yumen Pass. Because it was in the south, the south faced the sun, so Named "Yangguan". Later, the war stopped and the situation returned to peace, so it became a channel for trade with the Western Regions.

So why? You take your Yangguan Road, and I cross my single-plank bridge? Has it become a common saying? Because "Yangguan Road" later became a trade road, there was an endless stream of caravans on the road, and the situation was very good, so people used "Yangguan Road" as a metaphor for a good, smooth road with a bright future. As we all know, the road to the single-plank bridge is not easy to walk. . The Chinese have always had the habit of using obscure meanings, so "you take your Yangguan Road" means "you go to your great future", "I cross my single-plank bridge" means that I have decided that I am on this bad road. ?

It was not until the Anshi Rebellion occurred in the Tang Dynasty that the national power of the Tang Dynasty declined and the imperial court was unable to maintain control of the Western Regions. The once glorious "Yangguan Road" was gradually abandoned, but this proverb has been used to this day.