Hangzhou is located on the north bank of the lower reaches of Qiantang River, beside the West Lake. Water lives at the intersection of rivers and seas, between Shandong and Zhejiang, between rivers and lakes, with beautiful scenery, convenient transportation and unique natural environment. Qiantang County was set up in Qin Dynasty, Linjiang County and Qiantang County were set up in Liang and Chen in Southern Dynasties, and Hangzhou was set up in Sui Dynasty. Wuyue established its capital here twice in the Five Dynasties and the Southern Song Dynasty, and became the provincial capital after the Yuan Dynasty.
Since ancient times, it has had the reputation of "beautiful mountains and rivers, the first state in Southeast China". Nai Deyong wrote in "Jishengfang Lane Capital": "There are three places in the south and northwest of the city, each dozens of miles. Many people are crowded and the streets are strange. After several days of endless trips, each can be compared with Xiaozhou County outside the road, showing the prosperity of the line. " It vividly reflects the prosperous scene of Hang Cheng in those days.
With the prosperity of the city, the streets and lanes of Hang Cheng are also formed and developed. The beauty of Hang Cheng is even more charming because of the implication of place names.
(1) mountain place names
(1) is named after a mountain.
Wu Shan, Zhong Ling, with beautiful scenery and rich humanities. Tianzhu Mountain, whose name is directly related to the rise of the West Lake Buddhist Temple. Moon wheel mountain, round as the moon. Gushan Road starts from Pinghu Qiuyue in the east, connects Bai Causeway in the west, crosses Xiling Bridge and connects Beishan Road. There is a bronze statue of Lu Xun, a forest club to commemorate the founding of Qiushi Academy by the Hangzhou magistrate in the late Qing Dynasty, a crane pavilion to commemorate the Song Dynasty poet who lived in seclusion in an isolated mountain, the birthplace of Bing Xu, a calligrapher of epigraphy in Lingnan, the tomb of Su, an outstanding modern writer, and the Indian Studies Museum in China.
② Named after the ridge
Geling, according to legend, was an alchemist here in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, hence its name. Qixialing, which used to be full of peach blossoms, is as bright as the sunset. Baitaling Road, named after the ridge. Wansongling Road was built by King Qian Liu of wuyue, with giant pine and Ciyunling ancient roads on both sides.
(2) Hydrographic place names
(1) river place names
Roads are named after nearby streams: Jiuxi Road, Xixi Road, Huansha Road, Zhonghe Road, Shangtang Road, Qianjiang Road, Shuigou Lane, Pond Lane, Guhe Lane, Shentang Bay, Xiaohezhi Street, Hehuachitou, Henghe Bridge, Hexia and Hexia. There are also rivers named after provinces, such as Yaojiang Road, Yongjiang Road and Qujiang Road. There are also Qingshuitan Lane and Zhuertan Lane named after historic sites.
(2) Place names in Jing Quan
Li Mi, the secretariat of the Tang Dynasty, dug six wells to draw fresh water from the West Lake for civilian use. Later, local officials in previous dynasties also attached importance to sinking wells, so there were more wells, and some streets and lanes named after wells appeared, such as Baijingfang Lane, which used to be the northern boundary of Xiangfu Temple. King Qian Liu of wuyue dug 99 wells here, which is called Baijingfang Lane. Yao Shi's "Opening a Well" says: "If you don't let the curtain meet Yuanji, you'd better open it three days later. At dawn, the silver bottle falls, and the jade mirror loves to peek at spring. Hundreds of wells are named after land, and thousands of wells are blessed. There is a girl in the wind, but what does a boy know? "
In addition, Tiger Run Road, Longjing Road, Yuquan Road, Yuan Jing Lane, Dajing Lane, Xiaojing Lane, Liu Cui Lane, Jianbei Lane, Zhiying Lane, Bazhang Lane, Siyan Lane, Fang Jing Lane and Shuinong are all named after Jing Quan.
(3) Place names of temples
Hangzhou is known as the "Southeast Buddhist Country", where Buddhism and Taoism flourish and temples are everywhere, which has a far-reaching influence on the place names of Hang Cheng.
The famous temples in Confucian Dynasty include Kong Yiji Lane, Sheung Shui Temple Lane, Yao Yuan Temple Lane, Changming Temple Lane, Lingshou Temple Lane, Jue Yuan Temple Lane, Huazang Temple Temple Lane, Qibao Temple Lane, Tan Jie Temple Lane, Ji Xiang Temple Lane, Taimiao Lane, Jiudaomiao Lane, Dawangmiao Lane, Zumiao Lane, Bishengmiao Lane, Zhushengmiao Lane and Fantian Temple Road. Famous streets and lanes include Youshengguan Road in Qingtai Street, Zijinguan Lane in Xiaoying Lane, Guanxiang Lane in Wulin Street and so on.
Qianwang Memorial Road and Ancestral Hall Lane in Qingbo Street are all pushed by the famous ancestral hall street. The former was named Nanxin Street in the Song Dynasty, and Yu Qian, a minister of the Ministry of War in the Ming Dynasty, once built a house here. At the beginning of Hongzhi, his house was built as a shrine, so it was changed to ancestral hall lane. The latter worships wuyue Qian Liu, Qian, Qian Hongzhuo and Qian Hongjianhe. The temple is located in Liulang Wenying Park. In the Republic of China, the road was built next to the temple, so it was named after the temple.
Temples are famous for their streets and lanes, such as Samadhi Temple Lane, and they are dedicated to Yang Zaixing, the Ministry of Yue Fei. Another example is Baiyun Temple Road and Musi Temple. , are named after the temple. The Church of Jesus is named after the influence of foreign Christian culture.
(4) Name of bridge
There are many bridges in Hangzhou since ancient times, which is a symbol of ancient rivers, dense population and economic prosperity in Hang Cheng. Bridges are mostly built in traffic areas, and both ends are connected with streets and lanes. Many streets and alleys are named after bridges. Therefore, such place names have become one of the important features of Hangzhou place names.
Cai Shiqiao is named because it is suitable for planting vegetables and vegetable market. Yanqiao, foreign salt ships are parked here, and salt ships are on standby, and loading and unloading are busy. Fish bridge, the original fish market. Zhangjiang Bridge is named after the legend that the tide of Qiantang River can rise here. In addition, there are Tianshui Bridge, Longxiang Bridge, Zhong 'an Bridge, Jingting Bridge, Baoshan Bridge, Chen Gong Bridge and Nanxing Bridge. Some place names still play the role of lot center. At the same time, it also produced a series of bridge-centered street names, such as Xinqiao Zhijie, Xinqiao Hengjie, Xinqiao Xihe Xia, Xinqiao Hexie Xia and Xinqiao Nong.
(5) Landscape place names
This place name means that there were such scenic spots in ancient times, and later the scenic spots were abolished and used as local street names. Although there are not many such place names as Hang Cheng, it embodies the characteristics of Hangzhou as a scenic tourist city and provides clues for visiting ancient times.
Tao Qiu Road, for example, was originally a tide-watching resort. Half way red, according to legend, peach blossoms were planted in the old days. Shuanghui Lane, according to legend, is the land where the sun and the moon shine together, hence the name Shuanghui. Lvyang New Village, originally located by the lake outside Yongjinmen, was named Guang Zhi, Liu Yang in the Republic of China. Peach blossom lane, with many peach blossoms in the old days, is named after it. "Dongyuan Lane" is named after the garden.
In the 13th year of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty (725), Jiu Lisong, a historian in Hangzhou, planted pine trees in Lingyin and Tianzhu from Xingchunqiao (now Hongchunqiao), and the place name was Jiu Lisong. Accompanied by it is "Wansongling", which is a huge pine tree. Jiacheng Lane is between two cities, so it is called Jiacheng.