The origin of some place names in Wuxi (near Sunshine City Garden)

This part of Sunshine City Garden all belongs to Jinxing Street. The name has nothing to do with the ancient history, was obtained after the reform, more modern. Unlike Nanchang ah Qingyang these streets are a bit of a story.

Jinxing Street:

9 communities: Zhongqiao Community, Zhongnan Xincun Community, Zhonglian Xincun Community, Jincheng Xincun Community, Cuiyuan Xincun Community, Zhongbei Community, Zhongxingyuan Community, Ludong Community, Lusi Community. in February 2004, by the former Zhongqiao Street whole system and the former Lujhuang Street, north of the area of the Jincheng Road, the merger of the formation of the streets of the Jinxing.

The origin of the names of some places in Wuxi: can't write more, more see attached

Wuxi? Derived from Huang Xie of the Warring States? "set up Wuxi pond and ruled Wuxi lake". Han Gaozu five years (202 BC) to establish the county, the name of the lake for the name of the county, the name Wuxi County.

Jin Gui? It is rumored that Guo Pu in the Jin Dynasty had buried gold Fu Pui under the mountain, Wuxi City for the giant town, the Qing Yongzheng two years (1724) Wuxi County for Wuxi, Jin Pui two counties, the first year of the Republic of China (1912), the two counties merged to reclaim the name of Wuxi County.

Yang Ming? One of the ancient township names of Wuxi in the Song Dynasty, named after the idiom of "Yang Ming". It is now known as Yangming Street.

Meili? One of the ancient townships of Wuxi in Song Dynasty, which was originally called Meili and was said to be the place where Tai Bo settled. 1929, the town was established. It is now called Meicun Street.

Hepakou? In the western suburbs of the ancient city. In the Song Dynasty, the Jiang family built a ridge along the Liangxi River, enclosure, fish farming, and was named. 1929, there was a subdistrict, then the town, now incorporated into the Rongxiang Street.

Rongxiang? Rongxiang was named after the Rong clan who lived here during the Zhengtong period of the Ming Dynasty. It was divided into Shangrong, Zhongrong and Xiarong, and was founded as a town in 1929. It is now known as Rongxiang Street.

Zhouxin Town? It was originally named Dong Jiang (by the character for "earth"), and was called Dong Jiang in the Ming Dynasty because of its high terrain and the fact that it was to the east of Xijiang. In 1900, Zhou Shunqing, a pioneer of commerce and industry in Wuxi, built a new town and named it "Zhou Xinzhen". The town was established in 1929. After the liberation, Zhouxin Town was renamed DongJiang Town. Now it is Taihu Street.

Nanquan? Now called Nanquan, named after a spring in the town. 1929, the town was founded. The town was founded in 1929. In order to distinguish it from the northern spring, the word "south" was added in front of the square spring.

Hu Dai? Originally known as Hudai in the Song Dynasty, the town was named after the neighboring Taihu Lake.

Shuofang was established in 1929. Take Shuowangqiao and put Yingqiao two villages each a word and the name. It is now known as Shuofang Street.

Fangqian? Because of the Song Dynasty, there is a wine shop and the name, in 1929, that is, the establishment of the northern Fangqian township. It is now incorporated into Jiangxi Street.

Dongting? Formerly known as Long Ting, Long Ting, because it is located in Wuxi city east of ten miles where the pavilion and named.

Anzhen? In the Southern Tang Dynasty, it was called Beacons Village. In the Ming Dynasty, it was called Anjia Tomb, and then it was named after the An family, and the town was founded in 1929.

Dangkou? The town was founded in 1929.

Ganlu? The ancient name of the town was Yuexi (Moon River), which was named after the moon. The town was founded in 1929.

Yanqiao? The town was founded in 1929 because of the old Gao Lu Yanqiao Bridge, which was called Yanqiao for short.

Loshe? The town was founded in 1929.

Yuqi? Was called "Wang Qi", because the Ming Dynasty cadastral measurement for the "Yu" name, but also with the Furong Lake water township geomorphological features coincide, it was renamed Yu Qi. 1929 that is the establishment of the town.

Lotus root pond? Because of the original pond, a lot of lotus roots in the pond and named. 1929, the town.

Lu district? Originally known as the Lu market, the Han dynasty doctor Lu Duan organization of artisans mining Yangshan stone gradually into the market (market) and the name. 1929, that is, the establishment of the Lu district town. Southern Song Dynasty Baoqing three years (1227) Lu Chan began to build a single-hole stone arch bridge, because of the market place in the Lu Hui, and across the Lu Hui Harbor, so the name of the Lu Hui Bridge, also known as the Lu District Bridge, for the Wuxi City cultural relics protection units.

Two, the ancient streets, ancient villages (46)

Zhongshan Road? Built in 1938, initially known as the Father of the Nation Road, named in honor of the revolutionary pioneer Dr. Sun Yat-sen.

Sun Sang Road? Formerly known as Sanxia Tang, widened in 1934, when the "New Life Movement", so called.

Guangqin Road?In 1916, Yang Hanxi founded the Guangqin Yarn Factory and built a road to facilitate transportation, named Guangqin Road after the factory.

Songning Road? Originally on the big river, the small river and the division of the ancient river, in 1934 in the diagonal bridge at the bottom of the river dug out a stone monument, engraved with the words "Chongning Bridge", so the name Chongning Road.

Dayao Road? Built in the Ming Dynasty, before liberation, most of the residents of the area to burn kilns for a living, built a large number of brick kilns, so the name.

Lianyuan Street? Qianlong forty-two years (1777) lifer Xue Lianyuan resided here, called Lianyuan Street, also known as Lianyuan Street, said that the street has Gu, Wu, Wang, the three were in the Scholarship, will be the first, the first, the first, so the name.

East Street? In ancient times, because it is located in front of the former Wuxi County Yamen east, so it is called East Street.

West Street? In ancient times, it was called West Main Street because it was located in the west of the former Wuxi County Yamen.

San Huang Street? Named for the Temple of Medicine Emperor, the Temple of City God and the Temple of Guan Di, which contains the Three Emperors (Suiren, Fuxi and Shennong).

Xichun Street? Named for the East City Gate formerly known as Xichun Gate.

Nanchang Street? Beginning in the Qing Dynasty, the original three sections, in 1958 connected to a longer and is located outside the South Gate, renamed Nanchang Street.

School Street? Qing Guangxu eleven years (1885), because the street in front of the Minglun Hall for the school residence. Xiu Cai examination center, so the name.

North Street? In the old days, this street was a street outside the north city gate of Wuxi to the Lianrong Bridge and got its name, and now extends to Chunshen Road.

Hou Qi Street? Qing Dynasty name, legend has more than 200 years of history, the origin and meaning of no evidence.

Small Lou Lane? A hundred years ago to the alley has a small building named.

Sheng Lane? It was named after Sheng Sheng's house during the Tianshun period of the Ming Dynasty.

Casting Alley? During the Yuan Dynasty, a smelting workshop was opened in the lane, so it was named Casting and Smelting Lane.

Jiangyin Alley? In the old days, the lane was a place for Jiangyin merchants to come to tin business, and there are Jiangyin people settled in this name.

Field Lane? Divided into the former bamboo field lane and the back of the bamboo field lane. 1830 or so, there are several bamboo firms to deal with bamboo goods, so the name of the bamboo field lane. Because there are two alleys before and after, so it is called the former Bamboo Field Lane and the rear Bamboo Field Lane.

Cotton Alley? In the Qing Dynasty, it was named after the cotton rows in the alley.

Shuyuan Lane? It was named after the original Yan's Academy (also known as Yan's Trial Hall) in the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, which was also the place where the Yamen's book offices lived.

Blacksmith's Lane: A blacksmith's store was opened at the mouth of the lane after 1910, hence the name Blacksmith's Lane.

Da Dock Lane? The name comes from the fact that a rich man, Hualinxiang, built a wharf here in the Ming Dynasty.

The "Pavilion of Receiving Officials" Lane? Named after the "Official Receiving Pavilion" which was built to receive officials in ancient times.

Jincheng City? The city of Wuxi was built by the Southern Tang Dynasty during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period to defend the city from the encroachment of the King of Wu-Yue, and the area between the city wall and the wall was called Jiechengcheng (夹城).

Front Xixi •Back Xixi? There were two streams in front and back of this place, and there was a residence in the center, the former Xixi Stream in the south of the residence, and the latter Xixi Stream in the north of the residence.

Sheep's Waist Bay? The shape of the land looks like a sheep's waist, hence the name.

North Cangmen? In the Ming Dynasty, the government office set up a granary here, called Dongcang, with two gates, north and south, and its north gate was called Beicangmen.

Mozhaedou? It is a garden-style residence of uncle and nephew of the surname Mo, who won the first prize in the Ming Dynasty, and it is the origin of the Peking Opera "A Handful of Snow".

Bei Jiekou? In the old days, the north of the city to Jiangyin exit, the Qing Dynasty Xianfeng in the north of the city to the exit of Jiangyin, had set up the collection of centile tax with the wooden fence lane gate, so it is named.

Jiangjian? Canal bifurcation for a islet, surrounded by water on all sides. Since the Qing Dynasty, most of the people on the islet business pottery industry and the name of the cylinder tip islet, after the abbreviation of the cylinder tip, harmonized for the river tip.

Ronghuzhuang? In the south-east of Wuqiao, it was originally a corner of Furong Lake. In the Jin Dynasty, Zhang Su started to fill up the lake to make fields, and in the Ming Dynasty, Gu built a new manor named Ronghuzhuang.

Zhoushanbang? In the north of the Wuxi Railway Station, because of the end of the Qing Dynasty, there are three small boats can be docked here, so the name "Boat Three Hamlets", later harmoniously called "Zhou Shan Hamlet".

Li Hua Zhuang? Located in the north of Beijiekou, at the latest in the Southern Song Dynasty, there has been the name of this place. During the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, this place became a rich man Shen Wansan's private garden, "which was 50 mu wide, and there was the most beautiful building in the sky painting. Wansan has a concubine named Zhenxiang, sex love pear blossoms, planted all over the country.

Yutuli? Yutuli, also known as Yuduli, in the eastern suburbs of Wuxi, is a settlement of descendants of the famous Southern Song poet You Zhuan. Prior to the Ming Dynasty, there were two major rivers outside of Wuxi, East and West, namely East Huo Xi and West Liang Xi. During the Xuande period of the Ming Dynasty, Zhou Chen, the governor of Wuxi, leveled the land and took the soil from the three duns to fill in the streams and turn them into cultivated fields. Nowadays, people no longer know the name of the river, but the name "Sandun Au" still exists along Xihu Road in the eastern suburb of Xihu. During the Song and Yuan dynasties, the descendants of the You clan built gardens along the banks of the river. In the 10th year of the Ming Dynasty (1377 A.D.), You Jujing expanded the garden and built a study hall. While digging in the pond, he found a stone slab and ordered the craftsmen not to move it. That night, you go alone to excavate, to be lifted off the slab, two cans of platinum in front of us, each can is a hundred taels of more. You think of the predecessor told: "Pro wealth do not get". Will cover as before. Hongwu thirteen years (1380), Wuxi drought, grain harvest, famine in the countryside, You Ju Jing will take out the platinum, at a high price for food, porridge at the door. His two relief efforts saved countless people, and the townspeople were grateful! He called the place where he lived "Yutu" to remember him.

Guzhu? Located in the north side of the peak of Ma Shan crown Roach. Because of the large number of bamboos growing here, the descendants called this place Guzhu. It is the largest market town on Masan Island.

Xicang? A natural town, in the northwest of present-day Hongshan Street. Anciently known as the version of the village. In the Song Dynasty, the grandson of Lord Sima Wen moved here, called Dongzhuang Sima, and built Xicang in Banciao, so Banciao was renamed Xicang. Xicang Cai Clan is one of the earliest Cai Clan in Wuxi.

Wild Garden? Originally known as the night garden, after the Xinhai Revolution, the euphonious Yang Hanxi built a garden here, because it is located in the countryside, for the workers of the yarn factory night leisure activities, so it is also known as the wild garden.

Xilin? Originally in the southern foothills of Giao Mountain, northwest of Anzhen. Ming Jiajing years rich Anguo began to build the West Forest Garden and got its name.

Huangtutang? Is a natural town in the north of Donghutang town. It is now named as one of the ten famous historical and cultural towns in Wuxi. Huangtutang is famous for its watermelons, and the former residence of Yao Tongbin, a minister of "two bombs and one star", is located on this old street.

Shitou? In Wuxi North Township, east of Xizhang. Ancient residents settled in the former Baoning Temple of the south, later developed into a market town, this place is called the temple head.

Wu Mu Yi? One of the post stations in Wuxi in ancient times, the post road was along the bank of the Grand Canal, which was so wide and flat that it could accommodate five horses, hence its name. Wumu is located about 9 miles west of Luoshe Town in Wuxi City. At the end of the Southern Song Dynasty, two generals of Wen Tianxiang, Yin Yu and Ma Shilong, died here in a battle against the Yuan soldiers, leaving behind the "Heroic Battle and Attack Trail". During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there were post stations here, and since Wumu was 45 miles from Wuxi in the east and Changzhou in the west, it was called "Wumu Two Longs".

Kuangcun? In Yangshi Town (now belongs to Luoshe Town), is a natural market town. The famous industrialist Kuang Zhongmou and tin opera artist Kuang Yaoliang are Kuangcun people. 1906 by Kuang Zhongmou founded the Kuangcun high school old school building is still relatively intact preserved in the province within the tin. For the municipal cultural heritage units.

Leishe? In the south of Yu Qi street, is a natural market town. Has a history of 1100 years, began in the Southern Song Dynasty, since ancient times for the northern township of Xiyi. Famous economists Sun Yefang and Xue Mukiao are all Lishang people. It is now listed as one of the ten famous historical and cultural towns in Wuxi.

DaWaMen? In the former Shuofang Township. The outer wall of the mansion built by a rich man surnamed Zou in the Ming Dynasty, hence the name.

Wall gate? Ancient town name. Located in the north of zhangjingqiao town and jiangyin hetangqiao junction south. At the end of the Yuan Dynasty Zhang Shicheng general Mo Tianyou camped here, hence the name. The descendants of the Han Dynasty scholar Yan Ziling lived and prospered here, so the Yan family name is predominant here. The revolutionary Yan Park was born and grew up here.