Looking at the map of Wuxi County published in the 37th year of the Republic of China (1948) on the eve of liberation, we can examine some unusual places, and most of the streets with street names are in the city. There is only one Xichun Street (formerly known as Dongmen Outer Street) outside the East Gate, south long street and north long street outside the south gate city, and outside the west gate is Shed Street and Yuxing Street. Shed Street is named after the rain shelter built in the center of the street, not the shantytown called "Shed Street" that people imagine because of the grass shed. Yuxing Street is called "Yuxing Street" because there are two large fish shops on the street that deal in fish and shrimp aquatic products.
Outside the North Gate there is a bustling commercial street, North Street, as well as "Houqi Street", one of the oldest streets in Wuxi, and "Jiyu Street", where the grain industry is concentrated. Beitang Street used to be called only "Beitang", and after liberation, it was called "Beitang Street". Because most of the roads outside guangfumen are new roads built after the opening of the railway station, the name "street" is abandoned in the naming, and the place name is "×× Road".
The majority of the city uses lanes as place names, and lanes are generally dominated by residential buildings, with few or no shops. Most of the alleys named after the alleys lead directly to the street at both ends, and the alleys are not long, so they are called streets and alleys. There are many ancient alleys with a long history in the city, such as Shengping Lane, Yu fishy lane, Nanshi Bridge Lane, Zhongshi Bridge Lane, Zhuye Lane, Beichan Temple Lane, Sheng Lane, etc., all of which have a history of hundreds or even thousands of years. Some alley names are still used to this day, such as Tang Lane, Fishy Lane, Zhuye Lane and so on.
"Li" is mostly concentrated in the area outside guangfumen and craft road, which is a building group brought by the emerging industry and commerce in Wuxi in the past hundred years. Compared with the alley, the area is larger and there are many residents. For example, "East Crane Mingli", "Qiandri", and "West Crane Mingli" outside the Guangfu Gate. Most of these residential areas were built in the early years of the Republic of China, and the place name is called "×× Li" in the same way as the residential areas in Shanghai. Some place names with "Li" are named after the dormitories of a large nearby factory for workers, such as "Qingfengli" and "Huaxinli". There is only "Jinshuli" near the Lihuangni Bridge in the city, "Dazhuangli" near the Xinfang Bridge outside the south gate, and only beitang near the "Imperial City" near Wuqiao outside the north gate.
"Lane" generally says that the spacing is short, the road surface is not wide, and it is often only a walkway between houses. The name of the lane is mostly found in the section from Wuqiao to Lianrong Bridge in Beitang, where "QinZhan Lane", "Tang Zhan Lane", "Coal Yard Lane", "Zhang Cheng Lane", "Small Wine Room Lane", "Receiving Official Pavilion Lane" and so on. Next to the short North Avenue, there are "Xiao Yi (Pig) Lane", "Tantou Lane", "Zhen Dou Lane" and "Cloth Lane".
The biggest feature of the lane as a place name is small and narrow, like the "big pier lane" near the South Gate Crossing Pond Bridge, and there is a small lane in the Taosha Lane outside the South Gate, which is less than one meter wide, and the narrowest place only allows one person to pass, and it is very difficult to push a bicycle through. "A line of sky overhead, feet on the green brick floor" is the most vivid portrayal.
There are also some lanes that are dead lanes, because there is only one entrance and exit, so they are also called "real room lanes". Like the "QinJia Lane", "Blocking the Family Lane", "Gu Jia Lane" and "Supervision Lane" on Zhongshan Road, they all belong to the dead lanes of "this road is impassable".
Although some small lanes are only a few tens of meters, there are several toilets in the lanes. The toilet before liberation was an open two-stone squat pit, and from time to time people came to the toilet, and people nearby came to wash the toilet. For example, there is a "xiang alley" in Jiangyin Lane, and there are several toilets in the mouth, and when you pass by here, you "only smell its smell and do not know its fragrance". There is a small lane between Zhongshan Road and the "King Kong Hall" of Chong'an Temple, but there are many toilets in just a few tens of meters. At that time, the back door of wuxi's largest restaurant "Welcome Building" was in this small alley, and the famous "Jin Wanxing Beef Shop" in huangting snacks was opened in longway. This stinking little alley, formerly known as "Shi Lang", Wuxi people unceremoniously simply called it "Shooting Urine (Wuxi Native Dialect Reading Water) Lane".
Before the transformation of Wuxi's old town, there were many streets and alleys, old lanes and old lanes. The names of these streets, alleys, alleys and lanes have certain meanings and characteristics. Some of these old street names are named with numbers, some are named after orientations, and some are named after animals, flowers, trees, and industries. Some of these old streets have disappeared or are about to disappear...
The numbers are:
Yili Street, in the old days, from the gate to Lihuazhuang was exactly one mile road, so this street was called Yili Street
Erxiatang, also known as Nanxiatang Street. From Dashi Bridge to Nanmen Convenience Bridge, it is now the southern section of Zhongshan Road. Shuanghe tip, next to the West Grand Canal of Beitang Wuqiao.
Sanhuang Street and Sanxiatang were rebuilt as Xinsheng Road in 1934. Sanxing Lane, near Wuqiao, is named after the Three-Star Theater (mainly for acting quasi-dramas) in the alley. Sanli Bridge, west of Beitang Avenue.
Sibao Bridge, Sibao Lane. Shilang Junmiao Lane, near Xueqian Street, is named after the Shilangjun Temple (the four princes of the Warring States) in the alley. Sipailou Lane, near the Baoan Temple outside the South Gate.
Wuli Street, out of the West Gate through Cotton Lane, across the outer suspension bridge from Lu Youfeng Trough Workshop to Huishan Wuli Xiangcheng This road is called Wuli Street, which is the only way for Wuxi people to go to Huishan before liberation. Wu surname Lane, on the west side of Jiankang Road. The five surnames are Xue, Yu, Yan, Li, and Hu.
Green Lotus Temple, green, six harmonic sounds, at the East Gate.
Seven feet field, now renamed New Street Lane, where Qian Zhongshu's former residence is located. Seven heads, in the northern section of Changtudian Road, later renamed Longnanli.
Ba'er Lane, an alley on both sides of the Former First People's Hospital of Renmin Road. It disappeared in the early days of liberation. Eight heads, the southern section of the North Cangmen.
Jiufang Lane was originally between Daochang Lane and West River Head. Jiucheng Li, originally at the corner of Hanchang Road, the back door of the China Hotel, where the inferior prostitutes of the old society were concentrated, was renamed Rixinli after liberation.
Ten rooms head, is the north gate of the big river pond near the rendri common name.
Eighteen rooms, is the wufeng silk factory (silk reeling factory no. 2) workers' residence, in the Zhoushan Bangbei new bridge.
Shifang Lane, near Xinsheng Road.
Hundred thousands of bridges, outside the South Gate.
Wanqian Road, on the west side of Tongyun Road, is named because it is in front of Wanxiang. Wanyuan Bridge, near Beixin Bridge.
Yifengcang Bridge, also known as Beicang Bridge, is on the straight river in the city.
Directions are named after:
East Drum Tower Lane, East Hetou Lane, East Street, East Crane Mingli.
Nanchang Street, Nanhebang, Nanshiqiao, Nanshiqiao Lane, Nanshangtang, Nanxiatang, Nanyangli, Nanjian, Nancangmen.
Xihetou, West Street, Xizhi Street, Xiheng Street, Xigulou Lane, Xiding Bridge, Xicangbang, Xishuidun, Xili Castle Foot, Xihe Mingli, Xibangxia, (front) Xixi, (rear) Xixi, Xi bodhibang.
North Street, Beitang, Beicangmen, Beisi Road, Beili City Foot, North Outer City Foot, North New Bridge, North Tip, North Pond Lane, North Water Ditch.
Zhongshi Bridge, Zhongshi Bridge Lane.
Religious temples are named after:
God Lane, in the long lane.
Catholic Bridge, near the Beitang Sanli Bridge.
Jesus Lane, across the Pond Bridge at the South Gate.
Mosque Road, outside the Guangfu Gate.
Chong'an Temple, including the entrance of the temple lane, the back gate of the temple, the mountain gate, and the imperial pavilion, all belong to the category of Chong'an Temple.
Guanqian Street, the street in front of the original cave virtual view, is now Renmin Middle Road.
Lingguan Temple Lane and Yaohuang Temple Lane are both on Sanhuang Street.
Fortuna Hall, on Beitang Street.
Dawangmiao Lane, in the Sheng Lane, there is a large-scale "ChunshenJun Temple" at the bottom of the alley, commonly known as the Dawang Temple.
Xidaoyuan Lane, an alley between Zhongshan Road and Xinsheng Road.
ZhenyingDao Lane was converted into Fuxing Road in 1936.
Huacheng Lane, in the Sheng Lane, through the round road, the lane once had the "Huacheng An" of the ancient nunnery, hence the name.
Yuantong Road, when minchu opened the road, this place was originally "Yuantong'an". Beichan Temple Lane, built during the Tang Dynasty, the scenery temple was built, and later renamed Beichan Temple, and the alley was named after the temple. Liedi Temple Lane, renamed Morning (Shore) Bridge Lane, on Zhongshan Road.
Animal names are:
Niu Lane, from the South Gate across the Pond Bridge to the Golden Hook Bridge.
Niu Shi Lane, along the North Gate Great River Pond.
Machang Lane, also known as Machang Lane, is in Nanchang Street, a place for horse breeding in Xishan in the feudal era.
Sheepskin Lane, near the East Gate Pavilion Bridge.
Gimwai Bay, from the Pavilion Bridge to the Cross Pond Bridge along the river.
Duck Beach, from South Long Street to Dingsheng Bridge, formerly known as Shengtangli and Goose Coast.
Others include dragonfly, leper, fly, etc.
The plants and flowers are named after:
Wooden perch hall, in front of the sandwich city. Ewha Village. Rose Garden, at the Stone Man Bridge, later the Wild Garden. Locust Lane. Lotus Bridge, in the middle of the original Wuli Street. The lotus pond is near the former Xixi Creek. Mao Tao Lane, next to the Lingguan Temple Lane, the original mound in the lane, planted with peach trees and named. Zhenye Lane, named after the shop in the alley, is near Xiaolou Lane.
The names of commodities and souvenirs are:
Dayao Road, on the canal outside the South Gate, is named after the concentration of brick kiln production.
Yuxing Street, in ximen bridge, Qing Dynasty street has Wang Xieju, Liu Tongfeng two big fish shops and named.
Nippe Lane, in Beisheng Lane, there was a nitration skin workshop in the lane before Xianfeng in the Qing Dynasty, hence the name.
Qingguo Lane, an alley in front of the Hongyun Building on Zhongshan Road, was originally a concentrated place for selling Qingguo (Qingguo is called olive by Wuxi people).
Fishy Lane, Nanshi Bridge on the pond to Xueqian Road, in the Ming Dynasty here is the fish market, the lane place name is used to this day.
Lime Lane, in the Ximen Bridge, where lime rows were opened in the Qing Dynasty, was renamed Sunway Lane after liberation. The area also preserves many old buildings and is part of the protected area.
Zhuye Lane, under the Xixi River, once opened a smelter in the lane, and the original place name is still retained.
Tofu Lane, there was once a tofu shop opened by Sun Wangda in the alley, which was named after its excellent quality.
Bamboo Lane, located in the north and east of Lianrong Bridge, is the distribution center of Wuxi's bamboo industry.
Tree Lane, Tonghui Bridge West And North along the river, there have been a number of tree rows.
North Avenue is surrounded by hemp cake along the river, peach jujube along the river, taro along the river, thatched canopy along the river, etc., are famous local specialties distribution center.
Curd milk bang, in Sheng'an, here is famous for the production of curd milk.
Miso Garden Bang, as the name suggests, is the production site of the sauce garden.
Xiang Alley, in Jiangyin Lane, is the site of incense shops.
Coal Yard Lane, on Beitang Street, was originally a place for coal to be stacked.
There is a wandering alley at the bottom of the altar lane on the west side of North Main Street, and further on is the mountain boat hama. Before the Republic of China, Wuxi traffic was not developed, Wuxi people travel a lot to hire cruise ships, here is the concentration of cruise ships, so called mountain boat Hama.
On the east side of North Avenue, there is a small lane, formerly known as "Little Pig Lane", which is the supply of seedling pigs.
There is also a fence, which is famous for selling buckets.
During the Republic of China, the national industry developed in Wuxi, large factories were continuously built, and the roads in front of the factory were named after the factory names of the factories, such as Shenxin Road, Zhenxin Road, Tianyuan Road, Lixin Road, Gonggong Road, Guangqin Road, Guangfeng Road, Qingfengli, Huaxinli, Yongtaili and so on.
Finally, let's talk about Shuiqu Lane, which was formerly known as "ShuiQue Lane", and the residence of Gao Panlong, a Member of the Ming Donglin Party, is in this alley. Gao Panlong died of offending the eunuch by throwing water, and the pool was called "Gaozi Stop Water" by posterity, as a memorial site for Gao Panlong, which is still well preserved in the original Jiangnan Middle School, and the alley is also named after the water que. It was not changed to Shuiqu Lane until the Republic of China, and Shuiqu Lane still exists...