What is the origin and history of Wuxi's name?

Wuxi is one of the place names in ancient Vietnamese. "Wu" is a phrase with no real meaning, and the original meaning of "Xi" has long been lost because of ancient Vietnamese, so it cannot be verified. This statement is the conclusion drawn by some toponymists, linguists and historical geographers on the basis of summarizing the academic achievements of predecessors and through the investigation and study of a large number of place names in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces.

They believe that "Wuxi" and many other place names in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, such as Fujiao, Yuhang, Jurong and Gusu, all belong to the same place name. Although the initials are written in different ways, the archaic sounds are consistent or similar. They are all words in ancient Vietnamese and have no real meaning.

Wuxi is one of the important birthplaces of Jiangnan civilization, and its recorded history can be traced back to the last years of Shang Dynasty. 165438+ Before the end of the 20th century, Taibo, the eldest son of Qigong's father, gave way to Ji Nian, the third brother, and crossed the Yangtze River to the south with Zhong Yong, the second brother, and settled in Meili (now Meicun, Wuxi), where he founded the city and founded the country, hence the name "Wu Gou". There is the Tiber Palace in Wuxi today.

At the end of the Shang dynasty, Zhou destroyed the Shang dynasty. Because Taibo had no children, Ji Fa made Wu Jun, the fifth grandson, a prince, and established the State of Wu. Zhang Zhou, a descendant of Taibo, was named post-Anyang, and Yangshan in Huishan District was also called Anyang Mountain. In the third year of Zhou Yuanwang (473 BC), the State of Yue perished, and Wuxi belonged to the State of Yue.

Wuxi topography

The territory of Wuxi is dominated by plains, with scattered low mountains and residual hills. The south is the water network plain; High sand plain in the north; The middle part is a water network polder field composed of lowlands; Southwest Yixing is a hilly area with high terrain.

During Indosinian period (about 65.438+0.8 billion years ago), Cathaysian structure formed the embryonic form of Wuxi landform, which made Wuxi area fold into land. The Yanshan movement (about 65.438+0.5 billion to 70 million years ago) was caused by strong volcanic activity and the formation of new fold structures, which regenerated and lifted the originally stable basement.

About 25 million years ago, the Himalayan movement was dominated by differential ups and downs. On the basis of the old structure, it strengthened the folds and faults between the east and the west, and formed a depression basin centered on modern Taihu Lake in Jiangyin and Yixing, that is, Taihu Basin.