The origin of the place name Shangqiu

According to historical records, Qi (xiè) Zuoyu, the ancestor of the Shang people, was successful in controlling floods and was granted the title of Shang. Later, he migrated. Later generations called the ruins where the Shang people lived "Shangqiu".

Shangqiu was first granted the title of Song Kingdom and its capital was Songcheng (today's Suiyang District); it was called Songzhou in the Sui and Tang Dynasties; it was once changed to Guide County; during the Jingde period of the Song Dynasty, it was called Yingtianfu and became the accompanying capital of the Song Dynasty. It is Nanjing in the Northern Song Dynasty.

In the 5th year of Jin Chengan's reign, it was renamed Guide Prefecture, which was followed by the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. In the 18th year of the Republic of China, it has been called Shangqiu to this day. Shangqiu is the ancestral home of the sage Confucius, the ancient literary and philosophical master Zhuang Zhou and the heroine Hua Mulan. It is the birthplace of merchants, commodities and merchant culture.

There are more than 200 cultural relics protection units and more than 3,000 scenic spots in the city. Shangqiu Ancient City (Suiyang District) is one of the four well-preserved ancient cities in the country.

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Legendary stories of Shangqiu place names:

In ancient times, people ate raw food. Later, due to natural causes such as thunder, lightning, and wind, the shape of Natural fire cooked tree seeds and wild animals that had no time to escape. People picked it up and found that cooked food tasted much better than raw food.

So I slowly learned to put food on the fire to roast it. At that time, there were no ready-made tools for making fire. When people saw lightning and forest fires, they thought they had found a treasure and tried every means to save fire.

Once, Emperor Ku took his son Uncle Yan out to inspect the people, and came to a place where they saw that the people here were still eating raw food, and most of them were weak and sick. Emperor Ku felt pity for them and asked why they didn't eat cooked food.

The common people replied: "There is no fire." The emperor asked, "Why don't you look for it somewhere else? If you attract fire, don't let it go out!" The people said to him, "I have looked for it several times, but sometimes it was because of insufficient supply of firewood, and sometimes because of flooding, it was all extinguished." ."

Di Ku looked around, and sure enough there were ashes from the fire extinguished by the flooded river. He couldn't help but let out a long sigh and thought to himself: How can I find a way to keep the fire alive? After thinking for a while, he said to Uncle Yan earnestly: "Look, helping the subjects here to attract fire.

And managing the fire well to prevent it from extinguishing is related to the life and death of the subjects here. It's a big matter. You are my most capable son. I want you to handle this matter. How about it?" Uncle Yan was a loyal and obedient man, so he agreed immediately.

From then on, Uncle Yan became the "Huozheng" (the official in charge of fire) here, and this place became the fiefdom given to Uncle Yan by the emperor Ku, and he was titled "Shang". After Uncle Yan was sealed here, he worked all day long on the fire. He was so busy that he didn't even bother to eat, and he couldn't sleep well.

He first led the people to bring fire from a far away place, and found a way to pile it into a mound, put the fire on the mound, and put a canopy on it to protect the rain. Rain cannot extinguish the fire, nor can rivers flood it.

Then he personally led people to search for firewood everywhere. Due to Uncle Yan's wisdom and hard work, the people of "Shang" could not only light fires everywhere, but also keep the fires lasting for a long time.

Everyone was grateful to Uncle Yan and said that he was a god from heaven who came down to earth to bring blessings to the people. After Uncle Yan's death, people remembered his merits and with reverence, buried him with the richest funeral at that time on the mound where the fire was stored during his lifetime.

According to the custom at the time, everyone who mourned him had to add a bag of loess to his grave. As a result, the mounds were piled larger and larger. Because Yan Bo's title was "Shang", this mound was called "Shang Qiu" from then on. Over time, "Shangqiu" became the place name here.

The origin of place names around Shangqiu:

1. Songji Town: 35 kilometers southeast of the ancient city of Shangqiu, the village was built in the Tang Dynasty and returned to Songzhou, named Songji. In the Ming and Qing dynasties, it was called the Song Family Collection. During the Republic of China, it was still called Song Ji.

2. Wuqiang Town: 27 kilometers southeast of the ancient city of Shangqiu, it was originally the site of the Nanbo capital of Shangtang and later became a village. During the Kaibao period of the Song Dynasty, the village was adjacent to the Huanshui River in the south. There was a waterway from Bianjing (Kaifeng) to various places in the Jianghuai River. Merchant ships often passed by and anchored here when the wind struck. The owner of the ship stopped the ship to prevent winds and built a wall on the north bank of the Huan River, which is called the dock wall. Because of the inns and shops, it forms a market town, commonly known as Wuqiangji.

3. Fengqiao: 19 kilometers southeast of Shangqiu Ancient City. The original name was Li Youfang. During the Qianlong period, Li built a sesame oil workshop here, hence the name. Later, the Fengqiao Township Government moved it here, and it was referred to as Fengqiao.

4. Yanji: 12 kilometers southeast of the ancient city of Shangqiu. It was called Hongfengkou in ancient times. In the Tang Dynasty, Yan family opened a store here and named it Yan Xiaodian. In the Song Dynasty, it was renamed Yanjiaji. In the late Qing Dynasty, it was referred to as Yan Ji.

5. Double Eight: 16 kilometers northeast of Shangqiu Ancient City. The village was built in the Han Dynasty and Jiji was established in the Sui Dynasty. Because most of the villagers were named Ding, it was named Dingjiaji. Ding Town, built in the Song Dynasty, was also known as the Dingjia Road Crossing because it was located at the important intersection from Songzhou to Qilu. In 1912, it was renamed Daokouji. Later, because Mao Zedong inspected this place on August 8, 1958, it was renamed Shuangba in commemoration.

6. Zhangge: 14 kilometers northeast of Shangqiu Ancient City. In the early Ming Dynasty, Zhang Cai built a village here and named it Zhangcaizhuang. In the late Qing Dynasty, because it was located on the main road from Liukou to Bozhou, the surname Zhang built a pavilion on the road and changed its name to Zhang Pavilion.

7. Xieji: 20 kilometers northwest of the ancient city of Shangqiu. In 1913, when the Longhai Railway was being built, a station was built. There was a small dam 4 kilometers south of it, so it was named Xiaoba Station. In 1958, Xieji People's Company moved here, changed its name to Xieji Station, and built Xieji Station.

8. Likou: 15 kilometers south of the ancient city of Shangqiu. In the Spring and Autumn Period, it was called Xincheng, also known as Xincheng Pavilion. In the Song Dynasty, it was turned into rubble due to early military chaos, and it was commonly known as Wazipo. In the early Ming Dynasty, the surname Li was rebuilt. Because it was near the ferry, it was renamed Lijiakou. Because there was a market, it was also called Lijiakou Market. In the late Qing Dynasty, it was referred to as Likou Collection.

9. Guocun: 15 kilometers south of the ancient city of Shangqiu. In the Tang Dynasty, people named Guo built a village here, hence the name Guocun.

10. Bao Gong Temple: 30 kilometers south of the ancient city of Shangqiu. During the reign of Emperor Renzong of the Song Dynasty, a bachelor of Longtuge promised to pass through this place on his way back to his hometown of Luzhou (Hefei) from Bianjing (Kaifeng). Later generations built the Bao Gong Temple in memory of him. In the Jin Dynasty, it developed into a village, and the village was named after the temple.

11. Zhouji: 15 kilometers east of the ancient city of Shangqiu. During the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty, people named Zhou built a village here and named it Zhoujiaji, or Zhouji for short.

12. Platform: 9 kilometers northeast of Shangqiu Ancient City. In the Spring and Autumn Period, Ping Gong of the Song Dynasty built a platform, which was wide and flat, hence the name Platform. During the Three Kingdoms period, this place became a village, and later there was a market, which was called Platform Market. Referred to as platform. Xie Huilian of Jin Dynasty wrote snow here, also known as Xueyuan.

13. Gaoxin: 23 kilometers south of the ancient city of Shangqiu. In ancient times, the Gaoxin clan of Emperor Ku was first granted a capital city and named it Gaoxin. Gaoxin Town was established in the Song Dynasty. Gao Xinfu was established. There has been a market in the past dynasties, so it is called Gaoxinji.

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