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What do the strange place names in China "Luo Gu", "Wang Gu" and "Gu" mean?

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Careful people may notice that many place names in Guangxi are very puzzling, if only taken literally, it will make people think about it, in fact, many place names in Guangxi are transliterated by Zhuang. Such as: Bugu, 岽 (dōng) Luo, 岽 (dōng) Wang, Yangding Gu, Jingxia Gu, etc.

What do the strange place names in China "Luo Gu", "Wang Gu" and "Gu" mean?

"岽" is also a polyphonic character pronounced (dōng) and (dòng)

"岽" has the meaning of mountain ridge, mountain forest and bush.

The word "gu" is also a common saying of the Hakka people.

"岽" names a company or brand to express its sublime, exceptional or majestic qualities.

The word "岽" is used to name roads or streets. It is to commemorate a heroic figure, historical event, or cultural tradition.

"岽" (dōng) Zhuang means mountain forest or bush mang. Words for place names. Wuming District, Nanning City, there is a "King of Gu"

What do the strange place names in China "Luo Gu", "Wang Gu" and "Gu" mean?

There is a custom of burning fire dragons in Puzhai Town, Fengshun County, Guangdong Province, to pray for good weather in the coming year.

What do the strange place names in China "Luo Gu", "Wang Gu" and "Gu" mean?

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The translation of "布岽" (dòng) into Chinese is: mountain forest people, cong mang people, that is, people who live in the mountains and forests. Because Guangxi is full of karst landforms, deep forests, lush vegetation, and the Luo Yue people, the ancestors of the Zhuang nationality, have been working and living in the forests and mountains for a long time, so they call themselves "Bunon" or "Bugu". Cloth and Pu mean people. It is the self-name of some people in Guangxi.

What do the strange place names in China "Luo Gu", "Wang Gu" and "Gu" mean?

大岽 (dōng)

"Dagu" means: behind the village, there is an obvious big mountain, so it is named Dagu. Dagu in today's Fujian Province

What do the strange place names in China "Luo Gu", "Wang Gu" and "Gu" mean?

There are small raised hills in Shuyang Town, Nanjing County, Fujian Province, and Hukeng Town, Yongding District, Longyan, Fujian Province, which are called a certain gu by the people nearby, such as Yangdinggu and Jingxia Gu in Shuyang Town; Jiujiugu, Jiujiugu, Xiandong (same as "Xiangu"), Zhuzigu in Yongding District, etc., and the highest mountain at the junction of Nanjing County and Jiaotang Village, Shijia Village, Hukeng Town, Yongding District, is called Jiaotang Gu.

What do the strange place names in China "Luo Gu", "Wang Gu" and "Gu" mean?

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