Question, does anyone know the seven hutongs and eight alleys in Kaifeng~!

"Seven corners and eight alleys".

Seven corners: County Corner, Palace Corner, Cui Corner, Ding Corner, Wu Sheng Corner, House Corner, Government Corner. Seven corners of the evolved into a street, Dingjiao Street, Wu Shengjiao Street.

Eight lanes: Shuanglong Lane, Xianren Lane, Jukui Lane, Baoding Lane, Jinkui Lane, Nanjing Lane, Cibei Lane, and Fourth Lane. The fourth lane is now renamed Production Street.

Yau Fong Hutong

in the eastern part of the city, north-south, from the east section of Freedom Road in the south, from the east half of the street in the north of the west, and the south of South Sheep Street south and Pei Fang Gong Hutong east. 270 meters long, 5 meters wide at the southern entrance, 13 meters wide at the northern entrance, asphalt pavement. During the Qing Dynasty, the north side of the street has three sacred temples, called the South Three Sacred Temple Street, belongs to the second corner of Xiangfu County. During the Republic of China period, the south mouth of the street has Shanxi people in this oil workshop, Bian people so called oil workshop Hutong.

Taibai Hutong

Located in the southeastern part of the city, north-south, from the east section of the Free Road in the north, south to the West Caihewan Street. In the 53rd year of the Qing dynasty, the governor Bi Hang built a "Taibai Temple" at the northern entrance to the street, so the name Taibai Temple Hutong. In the Republic of China, the name was changed to Taibai Hutong, which is still in use today.

Pei field Gong Hutong

Located in the eastern part of the city, from the east of the oil factory hutong, west to the big Yuan pit along the street. 250 meters long, the east mouth is 10 meters wide. Length of 250 meters, 10 meters wide at the east entrance, 5 meters wide at the west entrance. Asphalt pavement. In the Northern Song Dynasty, in order to worship the Han Dynasty Tangyin County Pi field town people Zhang Sen, for the people to kill scorpions have merit, and in this street built Pi field land shrine, said Pi field street, belongs to the Tokyo City, Hsien Ren Square. Ming Dynasty, the street built Pi field public temple, the Qing dynasty Guangxu years called Pei field public hutong, belonging to the second corner of xiangfu county, the Republic of China early harmonization of the "Pi" word blackmail for "Pei", used to this day.

South Liu Fu Hutong

Located in the northeastern part of the city, east of the first hospital. North-south direction,, south from the Finance Department East Street west, north to the western part of Shuanglong Lane, 202 meters long, 3-5 meters wide, the middle of the street on each side - east-west alleys, asphalt pavement. The late Ming scholar, (early Qing Ministry of Public Works Secretary) Liu Chang had built in the street mansion, and set up "four Gongbao" plaque, the Qing dynasty during the Qianlong period called Liu Fu Hutong, Guangxu period divided into north and south Liu Fu Hutong, the street in the south, so the name. 1935 was called the "rule of law South Hutong" After 1937, it was called back to its present name.

North Liu Fu Hutong

In the northeastern part of the city, north-south. From the west of Shuanglong Lane in the south to the west entrance of Shuangjing Street in the north, 118 meters long, 3-6 meters wide, cement square brick pavement. During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty called Liu Fu Hutong, Guangxu period, in order to distinguish between the South Liu Fu Hutong said today's name. (The origin of the name is the same as the South Liu Fu Hutong.) In 1935, it was called the Rule of Law Hutong, and in 1937, it was called the present name again.

North Renyi Hutong

In the western part of downtown Kaifeng, north-south, from the north side of Ximen Street in the south to Kaifeng Gelatin Factory in the north, 300 meters long and 3-7 meters wide. Legend has it that, in the Qing Dynasty, there are Zhang and Li two neighbors, in the repair of the wall, you account for my inch, I squeeze you a foot, tit for tat, do not want to let each other, once the Li family to that side of the crowded a few feet, to the whole Hutong accounted for no, the Zhang family had no choice but to write a letter to the son of the official in Beijing, wanting to overwhelm the other side with power. Soon, the Zhang family received a letter from his son, folded the letter, but it is a poem:

Thousand miles to send a letter for a wall, let him a few feet and what harm.

And now we can only see the city wall, but not the Qin Shi Huang.

The Zhang family read their son's letter, thought long and hard, and finally realized that they had repented, and then took the initiative to give up a few feet of the wall. People in order to praise the Zhang and Li families to know the past can change, the spirit of mutual understanding and mutual concessions, they will be this hutong renamed "Renyi Hutong" this section in the north, so the name of the North Renyi Hutong.

South Renyi Hutong

In the western part of the city, north-south, north of Ximen Street, and the North Renyi Hutong south of the opposite, 188 meters long, 3-6 meters wide, the name comes from the same North Renyi Hutong.

Houjia Hutong

In the northeastern part of the city, north-south, south from the Finance Department East Street, north to Shuanglong Lane, 200 meters long, 5 meters wide, asphalt pavement. Because of the early Qing Dynasty scholar Hou Liang Han lived here, the Qianlong period called Houjia Hutong. 1935, called Vixin Street, 1937, called back to the present name. Hou Liang Han, ancestry Lankao County, Shunzhi three years in the Qing Dynasty (1646) scholar, after the career living in the street.

Shuanglong Lane

There are two stories, one is the Song dynasty Zhao Kuangyin and Song Taizong Zhao Guangyi lived here, because of the ancient emperors for the real dragon son of heaven, so the name. Another theory, according to legend, the street has a Dragon King Temple, two wells at both ends of the street, two dragons appeared, East Green Dragon, West Fire Dragon. Therefore, the name Double Dragon Alley.

Shuanglong Lane now has a better courtyard, in favor of Kaifeng "Hutong Tour"

Wolong Street

Legendary Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin Chenqiao mutiny before the court was chased and killed, fled here in a hurry, encountered a broken temple, hiding in it. After the success of the escape of Chenqiao, yellow robe, get into the hegemony. Because the emperor for the dragon, such as in this did not escape, there will be no base of the Song Dynasty, after the so-called Wolong Street! Means that the dragon is here to take off! Oh, write nonsense, please friends criticize and teach!

Cai Hutong

In the northwestern part of the city. It consists of two east-west streets and one north-south street. North-south street in the western part of the street, from the north of Brick Bridge Street, south of Jiefang Hutong, 210 meters long, 4 meters wide, asphalt pavement. North-south street in the middle of the street to the east through the Songdu Royal Street, to the southeast through the Liberation Hutong, east-west length of 335 meters, 4 meters wide. In the Ming Dynasty, the vegetable garden of King Zhou's residence was here, and it was called Cai Hutong in the Qing Dynasty, and later changed to Cai Hutong.

Hydrangea Hutong

In the eastern part of the city, it is said that there are two stories: one is that the street was originally occupied by a rich family, who chose their daughter's son-in-law by throwing a hydrangea ball, hence the name. The second is the Northern Song Dynasty here for the Su House, because there are hydrangeas in the courtyard, Su Xiaomei love this flower, where the proposal of marriage are first to this flower poetry answer, after the street called Hydrangea Hutong.

Secretary of State Street

In the Qing Dynasty, the Chief Secretary (Clan Office) of the capture hall (commonly known as the right Secretary Hall) set up the east side of the south entrance of the street (Double Dragon Lane Street, the west entrance), so the name of the right Secretary Hall Street, later known as the right Secretary of State Street.

Not heard of the left Siguankou.

Nanjiaojing Hutong

In the eastern part of the city, east-west, east of Drafting City Street, west of Beitu Street. In the Northern Song Dynasty, some Jews came to live in Kaifeng, the Southern Song Dynasty Longxingyuan year (1163) in this building picking the tendons teach worship temple. The back street was built around the temple, so it was known as the Tendon Hutong, which was used until the Qing Dynasty. At the beginning of the Republic of China was renamed to teach tendon hutong, later had the name of South Datong Hutong. 1937 will be two parallel east-west hutong called, the street in the south, said the name.

Sanmin Hutong

In the middle of Kaifeng city. South Cormorant Luwig Zheng? My column banner? Frame 3?19 meters, 2 meters wide at the south entrance, 3 meters wide at the north entrance. Cement pavement. In the Ming Dynasty, it was called Grass Three Pavilions, and in the Qing Dynasty, it was called Cao Three Halls and Phoenix Alley, which was renamed Sanmin Hutong after 1912 in honor of Sun Yat-sen's Sanmin Doctrine. This is a place with a large number of Hui people.

Legend has it that Cao Cao used to feed his horses here during the Three Kingdoms, and built three grass pavilions, hence the name Cao San Ting. Because the alley like a phoenix, so also known as Phoenix Alley. Later people also have Cao three halls, said the grass three pavilions of the black sound. Feng Yuxiang changed the grass three pavilions for the three people hutong, to commemorate Sun Yat-sen's Three Principles of the People's Republic of China program.

Dahuangjia Hutong

In the eastern part of the city, east to west, east of the south exit of the Drafting City Street, the west stop Nantu Street. Ming dynasty called cucumber hutong, Qing dynasty Qianlong period belongs to the second corner, called the yellow family hutong, the Republic of China period called the big yellow family hutong. Qing Guangxu thirty-three years (1907) in April, Henan Sports Specialized School site in the street. Anti-Japanese hero General Ji Hongchang once lived in the street No. 2 courtyard, called the Ji public house.

South Liu Fu Hutong

Located in the northeastern part of the city, east of the first Chinese Hospital. North-south direction,, south from the Finance Department East Street west, north to the western part of Shuanglong Lane, 202 meters long, 3-5 meters wide, the middle of the street on each side - east-west alleys, asphalt pavement. The late Ming scholar, (early Qing Ministry of Public Works Secretary) Liu Chang had built in the street mansion, and set up "four Gongbao" plaque, the Qing dynasty during the Qianlong period called Liu Fu Hutong, Guangxu period divided into north and south Liu Fu Hutong, the street in the south, so the name. 1935 was called the "rule of law south hutong" After 1937, it was called back to the present name.

Pavilion Street

In the western part of the city, from the middle of Zhongshan Road in the east to Shengli Street in the west. Tang, Song and Ming dynasties have set up a post station here, specifically for the delivery of official documents or officials on the way to rest, change the place of horse, because it is the hospitality of guests, so the name of the post station. In the Song Dynasty, it was a small imperial alley, where the famous prostitute Li Shishi lived. North of the road there is a hutong through the provincial government in front of the street, south of the road from east to west there are: Pavilion Post a hutong, Pavilion Post two hutongs, Pavilion Post three hutongs, Pavilion Post four hutongs.

Dong Hutong

Located in the western part of the city. The street is located on the east side of the commercial compound, the street is narrow, so it is called Dong Hutong. Street in front of the 21st courtyard there is an acacia tree, Zhu Yuanzhang in Kaifeng in the early Ming Dynasty, often hold this acacia exercise, Bian people call this tree "Zhu hold acacia" or "Zhu acacia".

Fried Rice Hutong

In the eastern part of the city. East to west, from the east of the South Yangshi Street, the west end of the big Yuan pit along the street. The street in the Northern Song Dynasty when the majority of tea sellers, and tea made of fried rice, so the name fried rice Hutong. In the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, the two hutongs running east to west and north to south were named respectively, and the street was located in the south and was called the former Fried Rice Hutong. The north side of the western part of the street is connected with the back fried rice hutong.

Turner Hutong

In the middle of the city. In the Ming and Qing dynasties, the street more turners operating handmade wood products store, so the name. In the early Republic of China, the north end of the North Bookstore Street Copper Lane copper smiths moved into the street, the street for wood, copper products store concentration area, is now a residential area.

Burnt Chicken Hutong

in the eastern part of the city, north-south, south from the front street of Vizhong, north to Vizhong Street, 273 meters long, 3-4 meters wide in the south, 5-1 meters wide in the north. The end of the Qing Dynasty, the street Hui residents are mostly processed roasted chicken for the industry, the Guangxu period belongs to the second corner, the name of the roasted chicken Hutong.

Millboard Street

In the northern part of downtown Kaifeng. It is rumored that the street in the qing dynasty for stone handicraft stores, forging grinding masons more, and on both sides of the street set a lot of grinding wheels for sale, so the name "grinding wheel street".

Rouge River Street

In the southern part of the city, from the west to the new Nongongong Street, the east mouth to the south, through the outside of the horse number street. The tributary of Bianhe River passed through here in the Ming Dynasty, and then the riverbed silted up and the river became shallow. According to legend, the local Hui people are more, slaughter cattle and sheep, blood water into the river, the water was rouge color, called rouge river. After the riverbed silted up flat into the street.

Rouge River Street also has a beautiful legend. In the Northern Song Dynasty, the prosperous Tokyo Bianliang, there is a small river through the city. Not far from the state bridge, there is a half-sized store, operating some women's products, the store advocates honest and loving daughter rouge rely on each other to live frugally. Rouge woman in a water carrying accidentally met a handsome young man, the name of Junsheng. Junsheng came to the store every day to buy a box of rouge, and poured the rouge into the river when he came to the bridge. Over time, the river water became rose-colored. Later, Junsheng and rouge female adoration, Zhang Laoshi love for his daughter, and after some inquiries, they asked someone to matchmaking. Soon, Junsheng and rouge married. Soon after the marriage, the Jin soldiers invaded the south, the country is in trouble, Junsheng from the army to go to war. After the fall of Bianjing, Zhang Laoshi died of illness and closed the store. Rouge missed her husband and washed her face with tears. She put a box of rouge into the river in front of her door every day, and the river water was rose-colored again. Later, Junsheng died in battle, and Rouge also threw herself into the river. People miss Junsheng and rouge, so the river called rouge river.