Datong Place Names: Origin of Place Names of The Street Office of North Street in the Urban Area (3)

Tasi Street: Located at the southern end of Guanyin Street. From Wumiao Street in the east to Shenqu Lane in the west. It is under the jurisdiction of the Eighth Neighborhood Committee of North Street. The street is home to Tsz Wan Nunnery and Fahua Pagoda. According to the "Datong County Chronicle", "Ciyun Nunnery was rebuilt in the 21st year of Qing Jiaqing (1816 AD) on the west side of Tasi Street." Ciyun'an faces the Hokke Pagoda, hence the name "Pagoda Street".

Guanyin Street: Located at the eastern end of Jiaojia Lane. It starts from the south exit of Nanshifu Street in the north and reaches Tasi Street in the south. It is under the jurisdiction of the Eighth Neighborhood Committee of North Street. Because there is a Guanyin Temple at the south end of the street, it is named.

Huangmen North Street: Located on the north side of the east end of Dadong Street. It starts from Wumiao Street in the north and Dadong Street in the south. It is under the jurisdiction of the Ninth Neighborhood Committee of North Street and is one of the oldest streets in the city. "Huangmen" is the abbreviation of "Huangyumen". "Huangyu" is a schoolhouse, designed for the people who travel from all over the world. In the east and west gates of our city, there are "Huangyu Gate". Dongxiang "Green Dragon" and Xiyu "White Tiger" are said to wish the scholars of the study tour to the Dragon Gate and be honored to be on the tiger list. This street is a street on the north side of "Dong Huang Yu Men", so it is named "Huang Men North Street", which is later written as "Hongmen North Street". In September 1982, when the geographical names were surveyed, it was renamed "Huangmen North Street".

Wumiao Street: Located east of Tasi Street. From Dongchai City Corner in the west, to Dongguan Beiyuan Back Street in the east, to Huangmen North Street in the south, it is in the shape of a "D". It is under the jurisdiction of the Ninth Neighborhood Committee of North Street. There is the eighth primary school in the urban area. According to the "Chronicle of Datong County", "The Temple of King Wucheng (commonly known as the Wu Temple) is in the northeast of the city, and the ancestor of zhou shi shangfu is a famous general of the past. In the twenty-second year of the Qing Kangxi Dynasty (1683 AD), the general Bao Jing and others successively repaired it." The temple is equipped with Sun Wu, Wu Qi, Sima Rang Tho, Bai Qi, Le Yi, Zhang Liang, Han Xin, Zhuge Liang, Li Jing, and Li Xun as the Ten Zhe. The street is named after the temple. (At present, the temple does not exist, and it is occupied by eight schools in the urban area).

Dongchai City Corner: Located at the north exit of Guanyin Street. From Wumiao Street in the east to Xichai City Corner in the west. It is under the jurisdiction of the Tenth Neighborhood Committee of North Street. In the Ming and Qing dynasties, it was a market for selling firewood, and the street was centered on the cross, and was divided into four streets: east, west, south and north. This street is located in the east, hence the name.

Nishiba City Corner: Located on the east side of the South Exit of Dayubura. From Dongchai City Corner in the east to Daiyocang in the west. It is under the jurisdiction of the Tenth Neighborhood Committee of North Street. There is a seventh primary school in the urban area. (The origin and meaning of the name are the same as those in the preceding article). This street is located in the west, hence the name.

Nanchai City Corner: Located at the northern end of Taiping Street. It stretches from the east, west, south and north of Chai Shijiao Cross in the north to Taiping Street in the south. It is under the jurisdiction of the Seventh Neighborhood Committee of North Street. (The origin and meaning of the name are the same as those of Dongchai City Corner). This street is located in the south, hence the name.

North Chai City Corner: Located in the south of the Four Eyes Well. It starts from the four-eye well in the north and reaches the north mouth of Nanchai City Corner in the south. It is under the jurisdiction of the 11th Neighborhood Committee of North Street. (The origin and meaning of the name are the same as those of Dongchai City Corner). This street is located in the north, hence the name.

West Shifu Street: Located on the east side of the south end of Jiuxian Temple Street. It starts from East Shifu Street in the east and four eyes well in the west. It is under the jurisdiction of the 15th Neighborhood Committee of North Street. According to legend, during the Ming Hongwu period, Zhu Gui, the acting king, in order to entertain the brothers of the princes to visit and rest, built a luxurious mansion in the northeast of the Daiwang Palace, named "Ten Wangfu" (which was destroyed by soldiers), referred to as "Ten Palaces". Later, with the Ten Provinces as the center, the residents gradually moved here, forming four streets in the east, west, south and north. This street is located in the west, hence the name.

East Shifu Street: Located on the east side of the south end of North Shifu Street. From the residential area in the north to the south exit of North Shifu Street in the west. It is under the jurisdiction of the 12th Neighborhood Committee of North Street. (The origin and meaning of the name are the same as those in the preceding article). This street is located in the east, hence the name.

South Shifu Street: Located on the south side of the east end of West Shifu Street. It starts from the south exit of North Shifu Street in the north and reaches the north exit of Guanyin Street in the south. It is under the jurisdiction of the 15th Neighborhood Committee of North Street. There is a Datong Xi2 Middle School, (see the West Ten House Street entry for the origin and meaning of the name). This street is located in the south, hence the name.

North Shifu Street: Located on the north side of the east end of West Shifu Street. It starts from Fodian Temple Street in the east and reaches the north exit of South Shifu Street in the south. It is under the jurisdiction of the 12th Neighborhood Committee of North Street. There are the Municipal Glory House and the Xinhua Villagers Committee. (See the West Ten House Street entry for the origin and meaning of the name).) This street is located in the north, hence the name.

Huangcheng Toudao Lane: Located on the north side of the east section of Donghuamen. From Guangshengdian Lane in the north to Donghuamen in the south. It is under the jurisdiction of the Third Neighborhood Committee of North Street. In the twenty-fifth year of Ming Hongwu (1392 AD), Zhu Gui, the acting king, built a royal palace in Datong, named "Wangcheng". In the middle of the Qing Dynasty, it evolved into an "imperial city". There are two lanes on the east side of the palace, which are named "Imperial City Head Road Lane" in order.

Huangcheng Erdao Lane: Located on the north side of the eastern section of Donghuamen. From Guangshengdian Lane in the north to Donghuamen in the south. It is under the jurisdiction of the Third Neighborhood Committee of North Street. It is the second lane on the east side of the Imperial City, hence the name. (The origin and meaning of the name are the same as those in the preceding article).

Yuzi Lane: Located on the south side of the east section of Donghuamen. From Donghuamen in the north to Huangcheng Street in the west. It is under the jurisdiction of the Third Neighborhood Committee of North Street. In the fifth year of Shunzhi (1648 AD), after the rebellion of Jiang Lang, the general of Datong, in order to resist the attack of the Qing army Belleboro, he pre-dug tunnels to prepare for the defeat and escape of the troops, and before it was built, the city fell and only formed a ground fence (窨口 was in the courtyard of No. 21 Cangxiang). The alley got its name from this.

Qianju Lane: Located in the south of Renhemei Street. From Dabei Street in the west to Zhengdian Street in the east, it has an irregular "earth" shape. It is under the jurisdiction of the Fourth Neighborhood Committee of North Street. According to legend, this lane originally had a "silver bureau" that managed the silver money on behalf of the royal palace. After the number of residents increased, the alley was formed, which was named after it.

Huichun Lane: Located on the north side of Renhemei Street. From Renhemei Street in the south to the bottom of the alley in the north (not passable). It is under the jurisdiction of the Fourth Neighborhood Committee of North Street. Because the lane was originally inhabited by many Hui people, it was named "Baihuizi Lane". It was renamed to its current name in 1936.

Straw Hat Lane: Located on the south side of the middle section of the front street of the City God Temple. From The Front Street of the City God Temple in the north to Renhemei Street in the south. It is under the jurisdiction of the Fourth Neighborhood Committee of North Street. According to legend, in the Ming Dynasty, every year on the eleventh day of the fifth lunar month, the city god temple fair, merchants gathered, tourists crowded, straw hats sold well, the authorities designated this alley as the place where straw hats were bought and sold, hence the name.

Source: Gazetteer of Datong City, Shanxi Province, October 1986. Huang Xiang (Yin Shan Worm) was sorted out in January 2022