Characteristic place names in the old northeast

Northeast China has always been a multi-ethnic area, and the pronunciation, usage and living habits of various ethnic languages are different. Therefore, in the residential areas where the ancestors of Northeast China lived, the names of the places of residence were varied and varied. Nowadays, most of the popular strange place names originated from Jurchen language in Jin Dynasty, and some places that were not Jurchen language were also assimilated by Jurchen language in Jin Dynasty, some were transliterated and some were translated freely. In a word, except for Daur and Mongolian in a few places, most of them are Jurchen (Manchu).

Songhua River is called "Suwei River" in Shu Wei Buji Biography, called Ningwa River in Ming Dynasty and Songhua River in Qing Dynasty. Songhua River is a transliteration of Suwei River, which means "white" in Jurchen language, that is, "white river".

Nenjiang River, also known as "Nuowenjiang River" and "Nino River", is a homophonic change with "South" and "Nen". The map of the three northeastern provinces records that "Nenjiang River is a sister river, also known as Nino River, which was called Nahe in ancient times." In He Ye's genealogy, it is directly called "Sister Jiang", but it is actually just her "sister", but it has never been found. Later, Sun Island on Songhua River was closely related to Yueming Island on Nenjiang River.

Heilongjiang has a very detailed textual research. "Shengjing Tongzhi" has "Heilongjiang is the Sakhalin River. Sahalian, black also "records; The book "The History of Jin" says: "A man on a river is a Heilongjiang, and the water is dark." Later, the ancestors of Northeast China had a folk story about how the Black Dragon killed the White Dragon to save all beings, which cast a great and sacred aura on Heilongjiang.

Mudanjiang City, known as "Ningguta" in ancient times, is the exile place of criminal officials in the Qing Dynasty. "Ninggutalue" records that "it is the place where Jin Akuta started. Although there is no tower in the name of the tower, it is said that there were six brothers in the past, each occupying one side. Manchuria is called Gu Ning, which means' Tower', and the word is Gu Ning Baota, which is actually' Six'. " It was also misinformed as "Huerha", saying that this "Ningguta" was not named after the Taki area, but the meaning of "six people" in Manchu. Now it's called Mudanjiang, but peony doesn't bloom all year round. The Manchu word "Huerha" means "a winding place." The peony city, which was transliterated as "peony" by later generations and could not see peony, added the charm of flowers and fragrance to this once desolate and remote land.

Ashe River, formerly known as "pressing the tiger's water", actually means "the river of gold"; Aihui in Qing Dynasty was the seat of Heilongjiang general, which was about equivalent to the present provincial capital. "Aihui" is also a jurchen language, meaning "mighty and powerful"; Anda City is adjacent to Daqing Oilfield, and "Anda" means "friend". In The Legend of the Condor Heroes, Guo Jing and Tuo Lei became Anda, which is the closest couple between different surnames of Mongolians. Anda is also one of the few cities named after Mongolian that are still in use today. Friends who know more about northeast folk customs must know that the origin of Hulan city name means "chimney" in Manchu; Hailin city, where Yang Zirong fought in the "Linhai Snowfield", was full of the meaning of "Elm"; Suifenhe, which also has trade with Russia, means "awl" in Manchu.

Xing 'anling has always been the former residence of the ancestors in Northeast China, and it has also been the northern barrier for the Central Plains to resist foreigners since the Jin Dynasty. The word "Xing 'an Mountain" is also in line with the court's beautiful yearning for "prosperity and stability". Actually, it is not. "Xing 'an Mountain" originally meant "gold" and originally meant "extremely cold mountain", while another "Zhangguang Cailing" winding around Mudanjiang City always makes people feel like a place. The original meaning is "good luck" instead of "Lao Zhang Guang Jia cuisine", which seems to be from the northeast. Although there are a lot of wood in Jiamusi city, it seems to have a very close relationship with wood, but in fact it means "post station" in Manchu. In the early Qing Dynasty, Jiamusi City was the only road connecting Hui Hui and the Central Plains, and it was the most important fortress on the ancient northeast frontier.

Qiqihar, formerly known as "Bukui", is the seat of the ancient Buhu nationality. In "Introduction to Longsha", there is a name called "Bu Kui, a post station (ancient post station) ... or a great man who once lived here, hence the name. It is a mistake to talk about Bu Kui today. " In Mongolian, Qiqihar means "green grassland" and "frontier".

Others include Lalin (Manchu "Frank"), Tahun (Manchu "Fengman"), Gaha (Manchu "Crow"), Hada (Manchu "There are low mountains on the top of the mountain"), Feiketu (Manchu "lush vegetation") and Trench (Manchu "White bream").

Nuzhen soldiers broke through the blockade of the Central Plains and established the Qing Dynasty in one fell swoop. Due to the influence of Chinese culture in the Central Plains, areas named in Chinese, such as Sanshu, Wulitun and Guntonggou, have also become part of the place names in Northeast China.

/kloc-At the end of 0/9, after the Russians built the Middle East Railway in the northeast, Harbin was transformed into a Russian-style metropolis, which also produced many Russian place names. Bazar is a famous market in the Republic of China. It was originally pronounced in Russian, but it was transliterated as "bazar" by local people in Chinese. The Russian pronunciation and Chinese meaning are very clever.

Northeast place names sound strange and hard to remember. Northeasters are used to it. They merged the northeast place names with the same pronunciation as Manchu. Difficult to ponder, but it contains the feelings of the ancestors of Northeast China for simple living and their infinite yearning for a better life. It has become one of the characteristics of Northeast China and is talked about by people all over the country.