Many place names in history
In the midst of dynastic changes and geographical changes
Gradually overwhelmed by history and forgotten by people
What we're going to say today
"White Water Garden" and "White Water Garden" are in the mud of two Qin seals
The place name Whitewater
It is said to have been passed down for more than 4,000 years
Then follow Qin Fengni
Reacquaint yourself with the whitewater place
White water garden
Baishui, which belongs to Yongzhou in the spring and autumn. Qin Xiaogong set up Baishui County in the twelfth year. "History of Qin Benji" Yun: "Filial piety for twelve years, and small townships as counties." The "Interpretation of the Names of Counties and Counties" reads: "Qin Jianbaishui County." The sealing of the mud in the "Garden of White Water" is the empirical evidence of Qin in the Garden of White Water.
Whitewater Garden
Bai Shui Yuan (白水苑丞) is the deputy of the chief officer of the management of White Water Court.
Origin of the name of Whitewater County
Long ago, most of the places where rivers passed were inhabited by humans. The white water fed by the Luo River and the White Water River is no exception. Later, in the long and arduous history of development, the name of Whitewater has changed. The details of the history are not known, but let's focus on the origin of the name Whitewater!
During the Xia Shang Dynasty, it was called "Peng YaYi". The Western Weekend period was renamed "Peng Opera". In the Spring and Autumn Period, Peng Yayi was restored in the area of Pengya Village on the north side of the present-day Luohe River, that is, in the area of present-day Pengya Village in Baishui County; and Wangyi was also established in the area of Present-day Fangcheng Village in Baishui County.
In the middle of the Warring States period, in the twelfth year of Qin Xiaogong (350 BC), because of the Baishui River, the county was named Baishui County - this may be the earliest origin of the name of Baishui County, and the Yongda Ji records: "Qin placed Baishui County, and the county was lined with Baishui. "Coincide.
In the Qin Dynasty, the name of Baishui County was still used, and it belonged to the jurisdiction of Neishi.
During the reign of Emperor Jing of the Western Han Dynasty, Baishui County was abolished, and Suyi County (the county site was located 75 miles northwest of the present-day county seat, named after Cangjie Tianzisu) and Ya County, all belonged to Zuo Fengyi. Since then, it has been abolished, set up, replaced and changed many times, but fortunately, the name of WhiteWater has been retained, has not been lost, and is still used in later generations.
Map of the "Internal History" of the Qin Dynasty
The origin of "Sage of Characters" Cangjie and Baishui
In 2018, the Museum of Chinese Calligraphy and Art in Xi'an announced a batch of 8 Qin sealed muds that corroborate the history of county governance in Weinan, whose names were "Xia Yi Cheng Yin" (Wei Nan), "Chongquan Cheng Yin" (Pucheng), "Linjin Cheng Yin" (Dali), "Huaide Cheng Yin" (Dali), "Ning Qin Cheng Yin" (Huayin), "Li Yang Cheng Yin" (Fuping), "Baishui Garden" (Bai Shui), "Bai Shui Yuan Cheng" (Bai Shui), these 8 sealed muds can be found on the map corresponding Qin shi place names. One of the place names that has never changed is "White Water".
"White Water Garden" sealed mud
And according to the judgment of experts, this place name inheritance has lasted for more than 4,000 years of civilization, why say so?
Because the name Whitewater may be related to Cangjie. Cangjie, formerly surnamed Hou Gang, is commonly known as Cangjie Xianshi, also known as "Cangwang" and "Cangsheng", also known as "Shi Huangshi". The Shuowen Jiezi, Shiben, and Huainanzi all record that Cangjie was a zuoshi official who created characters during the Yellow Emperor's period. Legend has it that Cangjie "has four eyes and is born with wisdom", he sorted out and created words according to the distribution of stars in the sky, the veins of mountains and rivers on the ground, the traces of birds, animals, fishes and insects, and the shape of grass and wood utensils, creating the foundation of civilization, so he was revered as "Wenzu Cangjie".
Legend has it that this "character-making sage" Cangjie was a native of Yangwu Village, Baishui County, Shaanxi Province (said to be a native of Nanle Wu Village, Henan), who died at the age of 110. Today, in Shiguan Township, 35 kilometers northeast of Baishui County, there is also cangjie tomb and cangjie temple to commemorate the exploits of Cangjie, the ancestor of Chinese characters. Therefore, historians believe that Cangjie was born in Si and buried in Si. Philologists also believe that white water is the birthplace of Cangjie characters, because the spring characters of "source" are separated from white water.
White Water Cangjie Temple
According to the "Cangjie Temple Stele", the Cangjie Temple in the fifth year of Han Yanxi (162 years) has been quite large, and has a history of more than 2,000 years. Built in the Han Dynasty, Baishui County Cangjie Temple has a "Cangsheng Bird Trace Stele", the black stone is engraved with 28 strange symbols, according to legend, this is the original shape of the hieroglyphs created by Cangjie in that year, even if you don't know it, you can feel the magic and beauty of the beginning of Chinese characters. In addition, there are many ancient stele in Cangjie Temple, among which the "Cangjie Temple Stele" and "Guangwu General Stele" were moved to the Forest of Steles in Xi'an in 1971 because of their important value in the history of calligraphy.
Why does Chinese civilization last forever? Words play a pivotal role. When Cangjie successfully created the character and sent out the first light of civilization, the heavens and the earth were also moved. As the hometown of Cangjie, Baishui County, it can naturally be imagined that it plays an important role in inheriting traditional Chinese culture.
Xiao Bo has something to say
Counties and counties, the world is safe. China's county system began in the Spring and Autumn Period, and was consolidated and developed by the implementation of the county system in the Qin Dynasty. For more than two thousand years, counties have been the basic unit of China's national structure and have existed stably to this day. The Collection of Qin Fengni in the Book Museum is an important excavated cultural relic that witnesses this system, and it is also a "living dictionary" for us to investigate the history and geographical evolution of Qin.
Today, we re-acquainted with the story behind the county name of Baishui through the two books and museums of "White Water Garden" and "White Water Garden". In the future, through Qin Fengni, we will also get closer to more unfamiliar places. When the epidemic situation has completely dissipated, everyone is also welcome to come to shubo and interpret the ancient county names in the Qin Feng mud together! Source: Xi'an Museum of Chinese Calligraphy and Art Editor: Korean Literature