Henan is located in the heart of China and is also one of the birthplaces of China's ancient civilization. Because most of the area was historically located in the south of the Yellow River, it was named: Henan. The abbreviation of Yu is because in ancient times, there were many wild elephants living here, so Henan was described as a place where people led elephants. That's where the word Yu comes in. It also became the abbreviation for Henan. Today's Henan Province is divided into 17 prefecture-level cities and a county-level city directly under the direct administration of the province. NaDi Qiu still introduces this historic Central Plains province to everyone in the reverse order of the license plate number.
The first is Jiyuan Yu U, a county-level city directly under the direct jurisdiction of the province. Jiyuan Jiyuan, the source of Jishui. In other words, Jiyuan City is the source of Jishui. Since it is a county-level city, it is also the prefecture-level administrative region with the smallest population and the smallest area in Henan.
Then yu S Xinyang City said Xinyang, friends who love tea will think of Xinyang Maojian for the first time. Friends who have read the previous article will think: Is the name Xinyang located in the south of Xinshan mountain or the north of Xinshui? Alas, it is also coincidental that it is one of the few place names with yang in it, but it has nothing to do with geography. Xinyang was called Yiyang before the Northern Song Dynasty. However, in order to avoid the name of Zhao Guangyi, the second emperor of the Northern Song Dynasty, it was renamed Xinyang. Here's a quick extension. This emperor's name is Zhao Guangyi, right? In fact, his real name is Zhao Kuangyi. And his brother was none other than Zhao Kuangyin, the founding emperor of the Northern Song Dynasty. It was the Chen Qiao mutiny, the yellow robe plus the body, and the one who released the military power with a cup of wine. Zhao Kuangyi Zhao Kuangyin, this is called easy to mix. Therefore, in order to avoid the name of his brother, the younger brother changed his name to Zhao Guangyi. However, after receiving his brother's Ban Rong Deng Dabao, he changed his name to Zhao Jiong. It seems that changing the name can also be addictive.
Xinyang
Next is Yu R Nanyang When many people mention Nanyang, they will think of the sentence in Zhuge Liang's master's table: Chenben cloth, ploughing in Nanyang. As for whether the Nanyang here is today's Nanyang City in Henan, we will not discuss it today. In fact, Nanyang has been recorded as early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. At that time, it still belonged to the Qin State. Around 272 BC, King Zhao, the ruler of the Qin state, established Nanyang Commandery (南阳郡), meaning that it was located south of Funiu Mountain and north of Hanshui. Hence the name: Nanyang.
Nanyang
Then the name Yu Q Zhumadian is also easy to understand. During the Ming Dynasty, there were post stations here, and the officials and merchants rested here, and we all know that the top means of transportation in ancient times was the horse, and the horses of the officials and merchants naturally had to rest here. Thus, the name Zhumadian was born here. By the way, among the districts and counties under the jurisdiction of Zhumadian, there is a name that you may be familiar with: Runan County. In fact, as early as the Western Han Dynasty, this area was named Runan County. It even has more than 37 counties under its jurisdiction. Probably this big! However, with the continuous change of administrative areas of various dynasties, the area under the jurisdiction of RunanJun became smaller and smaller, and eventually became today's Runan. The rise of Zhumadian is due to the construction of the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway. In fact, the railway originally wanted to be built to Runan, but in order to pull the train line into a straight line as much as possible, it could only temporarily abandon Runan. Speaking of this, I believe that many friends in Henan will definitely think of such a tone: Zhumadian will be renamed Runan. Even, today, when we output Runan's name to Zhumadian in search engines, we will find about 16.5 million results. Today, we will not discuss whether we will change the name, but only say: Is zhumadian really the soil of the three? Di Qiu felt that what really made people feel earthy was the last word in the shop. Imagine: remove the word shop and call it Zhuma, isn't it a bit of that flavor? Of course, I think that the name really can't be changed casually, otherwise, then our Chinese characters can be changed in a chaotic way.
Zhumadian
Next is Yu P Zhoukou mentioned Zhoukou, many people will think: Huh? Isn't it Beijing's Zhoukou? Because there are primitive people. How did it become Henan again? Actually, that's Zhoukou store. Fangshan District in Beijing. So what's going on in Zhoukou, Henan? In fact, during the Ming Dynasty, there was a boatman surnamed Zhou who ferryed on the river all year round, so there was the name of Zhoujia Ferry. Later, it was shortened to Zhoukou.
Zhoukou
Next, the name of Yu N Shangqiu City is also easy to understand: Shangzhiqiu. In ancient times, a man named Fu Bo was given the title and thus established the Shang Kingdom. He was buried here after his death, hence the name Shangqiu. And this Fu Bo was actually a man who managed the fire. In that era, it was called "Vulcan". It may seem incomprehensible to us today. But in ancient times, how to obtain the source of fire and how to preserve the fire was a very tricky matter. By the way, the place where the Flintstone Clan drilled wood for fire was in Shangqiu. And in Shangqiu, we can still find Fu Botai. This is the place where Fu Bo used to observe the stars more than 4300 years ago.
Shangqiu City
Then there is the yuM Sanmenxia City, which is named after the Sanmenxia that borders the Yellow River in the north, and the name Sanmenxia is very popular. There are two main statements to support this. The first is that li Daoyuan's water sutra notes are written as follows: "Xi Yu ruled the flood, and the mountain tomb was chiseled by the water, so the mountain was broken to pass through the river, and the river flowed, and the mountain passed by, and the mountain saw that if the water was pillared, it was also known as the pillar." Three wear and decide, the water flow is sparse, and the finger-like table is also called the three doors. "A simple translation. This means that when Dayu was curing the water, he found that the mountain blocked the way of the water, so he tried to find a way to cut some holes in the mountain. This allows the water to flow from below and next to the mountain. And these water streams and gaps look like doors. In addition, the Tao Te Ching mentions that there are two lifetimes, two births, three births, and three births of all things. So, from a certain point of view, there are many meanings of this layer. Hence the name Sanmenxia. This claim is further corroborated in the historical record. It is recorded in the historical record that the three gates represent three directions and three kinds of gates, which are: the middle, the divine gate, the south, the ghost gate, the north, and the human gate. The three sayings of the gods, ghosts, and people also originated from The Great Yu ZhiShui, but the difference is that these three doors are the fruits of the god's axe splitting the mountain. In this way, the mighty Yellow River can go east along these three gates.
Sanmenxia City
Then yu L Luohe Said Luohe, let's first look at the map of its urban area. Notice the area enclosed by this section of the Lishui and Shahe Rivers, you see, is this curved look a bit like a conch? In fact, as early as the Yuan Dynasty, the Li River was diverted here into the ShaHe River. The area I drew was where the intersection was. Because this area is shaped like a conch, it has the name of The Conch Bay River Crossing. At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, it was officially renamed Luowanhe Town. Then, in the later Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, the snail next to the insect character was changed to a three-point water luo, which led to today's Luohe City.
Then there is Yu K Xuchang, Xuchang can be described as a big name. Why is it famous? This matter may also start from the Three Kingdoms. Xuchang was the place where Cao Cao's boss made his fortune, but at that time it was called Xu County. The story of the princes who threatened tianzi in the textbook began when Boss Cao brought the then emperor Han Xiandi to Xu County. Later, this Han Xiandi simply moved the capital here. After The death of Boss Cao, his son Cao Pi felt that Cao Wei's regime was prosperous in Xu County, so he changed his name to Xuchang. The word Xu originated from the ancient times, when a tribal chief named Xu You used to farm here, so the word Xu was used.
Xuchang
In the next Yu J Puyang City, everyone guess the origin of its name. In fact, it is also very simple, which is the meaning of the north of Pushui. But today we can no longer find the pushui river on the map. In the previous video, Di Qiu always mentioned the Kyushu that appeared on the map. In fact, in ancient times, there were also Nine Zee. Kuzawa also means nine lakes. Pushui was one of the water sources of Lei XiaZe and Juye ze in Jiuze, but later, due to the diversion of the Yellow River, the water source dried up, and Pushui gradually disappeared. But its story has survived to this day. For example, Zhuangzi fished in Pushui and the Battle of Chengpu between the Jin and Chu states during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. By the way, the idiom of retreating from the three houses comes from the Battle of Chengpu.
Puyang City
Then there is Yu H Jiaozuo Although there are many kinds of origins of the word Jiaozuo, in general, it is interpreted separately from Jiaozuo. For example, what words do you think of when you see jiaozi? anxious? impatient? Or scorched, scorched earth? Obviously, these words all point to another word: fire. Let's look at the evolution of jiaozi. Oracle looks a lot like a little man's burned ass. Gradually, the fire below evolved into a four-point bottom. And what does this fire of Jiaozuo have to do with it? Let's look at the geographical location. Jiaozuo is adjacent to Shanxi, and it is also rich in coal like Shanxi. In fact, as early as the Song Dynasty, there were already more than a hundred coal kilns of all sizes here. You see, is coal associated with the words coke, coke, and coke? Also, in ancient times, no matter what kind of craft you were doing, it was called a workshop. And these coal diggers and porcelain burners are called workshops. Some people even said that at that time, the craftsmanship of the Jiao family workshop here was famous far and wide, so there was the title of Jiao family workshop. Eventually, this title evolved into the name Jiaozuo step by step.
Scorched
Then there is Yu G Xinxiang, the name Xinxiang is taken from an ancient township called Xinzhong Township. During the Sui Dynasty, the founding emperor Yang Jian merged the county of Ji and The county of Yujia, and a new administrative region was born, and the name was also named Xinxiang, which was also named after the first and last two characters of Xinzhongxiang. By the way, the name of this county is also very interesting. It is said that during the reign of Emperor Wudi of Han, who drove the Xiongnu away, in Lingnan in the south, probably in today's Guangdong region, there was a man named Lü Jia who rebelled. The Huns didn't pay any attention. As a result, Lü Jia's three times five divisions by two were solved. On this day, he just happened to be on a parade in Xinzhongxiang, and Lu Jia's head was sent. As soon as the emperor was pleased, he renamed XinzhongXiang to Yuejia County.
Xinxiang
Then there is Hebi, a very, very young prefecture-level city in Henan, a province with a long history. How young is it? It was only established in 1957. Don't look at the young people, the name and the things they have experienced are very promising. In many historical materials in China, it is recorded that the capital of the Shang Dynasty is a pilgrimage. That song is in the territory of today's Hebi City. After the Shang Dynasty, the Zhou Dynasty began to divide the various princely states. Chaoge was also the capital of the Wei Kingdom at that time. The 18th monarch of the Wei Dynasty was particularly fond of raising cranes, which mostly inhabited the cliffs of Nanshan. That crane wall is also named after it. In fact, Before its establishment, Hebi had always been a small town in the western part of Tangyin County. But pay attention to the geographical location, like Jiaozuo, here is also rich in coal mines, so a new coal industrial city at the foot of the Taihang Mountains was formed.
Crane Wall
Then there is Yu D Pingding Mountain, which is obviously named after the local terrain. The record of Ye County during the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty is as follows, "Flat-topped mountain, the top of the mountain is flat and there is no peak, and there is a wind tunnel on the west side of the mountain, and the emptiness is far-reaching." Heaven desires the wind, of which the first is agitation. There are also water holes, the abyss is clear, the summer is near, the cool air is compelling, according to: this mountain produces coal, and the southeast counties are lazy and cook, not directly close to the mountain. Its wind tunnel and water hole, the waste hole of coal mining in the past years". After all, it is a record of the Qing Dynasty, so it is relatively easy to understand. If you are interested, you can pause to look at it yourself. If you don't want to see it, I'll give you a reading comprehension. In fact, the key lies in the words at the beginning and the end. The first is that the summit is flat and sharp, the second is the production of coal, and finally the end of the mention: the history of coal mining here has been some years old. In addition, like the aforementioned City of Hebi, Pingdingshan Also established Pingdingshan City in 1953 due to the coal mine. By the way, the location of Pingding Mountain was yingguo in the Western Zhou Dynasty. And this ancient country uses the eagle as a totem, so today it has another name: Eagle City!
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Now we still have four prefecture-level cities left, Nameless Cities: Zhengzhou, Kaifeng, Luoyang and Anyang. However, due to space limitations, these four city brothers will be interpreted for everyone in the next issue.