According to textual research, the word "Xiaoxiang" began in the Han Dynasty. "Mountains and Seas Zhong Jing Mountain Scenery" said: "The second daughter lives in Xiangshui and often travels to and from Jiangyuan. The wind of Li Yuan, the deep of Fu Xiaoxiang ".
In the middle Tang Dynasty, "Xiaoxiang" not only referred to Hunan water, but also was derived as a regional name by poets. Since the Song Dynasty, people have used "Sanxiang" to refer to Hunan.
According to Shuijing Note, Lingling County was under the jurisdiction of Guangxi and Northwest China in the Han Dynasty. Shi 'an County is now Xing 'an, Guangxi, and Yangshan is now called Yangshuo Mountain. There is a big stone tablet on Yangshuo Mountain. Xiangshui flows northeast and Lishui flows northwest. This is the watershed of two rivers, also known as "Xiang Li".
Xiangshui winds into Lingling, Hunan, joins Xiaoshui, which originated in Jiuyi Mountain, and then flows northward. This passage is called "Xiaoxiang".
The second stream of Xiaoxiang flows to Hengyang, where it merges with the water of Xiangxiang. As the downstream of the water of Xiangxiang, it is called "Xiangxiang", so Li Xiang, Xiaoxiang and Xiangxiang are collectively called "Sanxiang".
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The word "Sanxiang" was first seen in "Sleeping in Xiangjiang River" in the Tang and Song Dynasties: the five ridges are sad and the three townships are haggard. (Yuan Jianguang: Study on the Origin of Xiangjiang River, Journal of hunan city university, Volume 25, No.3, May 2004) In fact, as early as the Six Dynasties, the word "Sanxiang" appeared in a large number of literati's poems.
For example, Tao Qian (365-427), a famous scholar in the Jin and Song Dynasties, said in Preface to the Founder of Gong Zu in Changsha: "I love Yu Yun, but I have forgotten it for a long time. Laughter doesn't last long, so it's gone. Far away in Sanxiang, surging in Jiujiang. The mountains and rivers are far away. "
During the Jin and Song Dynasties, Yan Yanzhi (384-456) wrote a poem entitled "The Capital of Shi 'an County and Zhang Xiangzhou Climb the Baling Tower": "Jianghan divides Wang Chu, and witches balance the south. Sanxiang is in Dongting and Qize is in Mu Jing. "
The Northern Zhou Dynasty (513-581) wrote in the Tombstone of General Zhou: "The three provinces of Hunan were invaded by Peng. Wuxi is low in humidity, or see kites flying. "
"The Epitaph of General Xia Liu of Zhou Jiagong" says: "Five streams are far away, Masi Township; Sanxiang is humble and wet, and Jia Changsha is unwilling. "
In the Southern Dynasty, Chen (507-583) wrote "A Letter to the King and the Monk in Zhen Yang", saying, "Three Hunan places great importance on the country, and seven countries are in harmony".
"Chen Wendi's funeral policy" says: "Sanxiang Nine Schools are at a loss."
The word "Sanxiang" also appeared in imperial edicts. For example, Emperor Xiaowu (430-464) of the Southern Song Dynasty said, "Courtesy is universal and awesome. Fangyou Sanxiang drinks and watches Jiujiang. " Chen Wudi (503-559), the emperor of the Southern Dynasties, said in Shang Xia Shu Qiuzhou Defoe: "There are Sanxiang in the west and Wuling in the south. Constant light demarcation is both safe and defensive. "
In addition, this word often appears in official history, such as Song Shu written by Shen Yue (441-513) in the Southern Dynasties.
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