The origin of Xichuan place names is like a title.

Xichuan has water, named after the river flows through the county seat.

The origin of some place names in Henan (turn)

County names in Henan Province have a long history, which have been produced and evolved from generation to generation since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Most city names come from county names, which only rose in recent decades after the demise of feudal monarchy. The naming and changes of county names are often influenced and controlled by human factors in various times. There are 127 counties and cities in Henan. From the order of names, there are 4 in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, 38 in the Qin and Han Dynasties, 5 in the Three Kingdoms to the Southern and Northern Dynasties, 25 in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Song, Jin and Yuan Dynasties 12, Ming and Qing Dynasties 165,438+0, Republic of China 16 and New China16.

It can be seen that there are three peaks in the formation of county names in Henan, one is the Qin and Han dynasties in the early feudal society, the other is the prosperity of Sui and Tang dynasties, and the third is the modern times after the demise of feudal society. Judging from the origin, meaning and evolution of names, there are reasons, such as remembering things, expressing their position, describing their shapes, expressing their meanings, or because of production, life or using dialects. These are all related to the geography of Henan.

I naming related to water

Water is the source of human life. Since ancient times, when people choose settlements, the first consideration is to be close to water sources. There are 27 counties and cities in Henan named after water. The naming rules are as follows:

1. Because of the relative position between Zhi Zhi and rivers and lakes, it is named according to the principle of "the water in the north is sunny and the water in the south is cloudy". The county and city located on the north bank of the river is named after "the water in the north is Yang":

Luoyang is in the north of Luoshui (now Luohe).

Yiyang is in the north of Yishui. Puyang is in the north of Pushui.

Wuyang, north of Wushui (now Li Sanhe).

Ruyang is north of Beiru River.

Huaiyang is north of Huaishui (now Huaihe River).

Biyang is in the north of Bishui (now Biyang River).

Tangyin county, named after the county located in the south of Tangshui, is called Neihuang County in the south of Shuinan. Some counties and cities have changed their geographical environment because of the relocation of administrative offices, but their names still remain today.

For example, Qinyang, named after the former county government (now Qinyang Village, Wuzhi County), is located on the north bank of Qinhe River, but the downtown area of Qinyang is south of Qinhe River.

Xingyang was named after the county town north of Yingze (now Guxing, Mangshan District, Zhengzhou City) when the Qin Dynasty established the city. In the Northern Wei Dynasty, Dazha City (now the old city in the urban area) was relocated, Yingze ceased to exist, and Xingyang is still in use today.

2. It is named because it is located at the birthplace of the river or near the river.

Jiyuan, located in the county seat in 596, was named after the source of Jishui River.

Luanchuan County, located in the Northern Song Dynasty, was named Luanchuan because of Luanshui (now yi river).

Yichuan county, named after the county seat is located in the land of Yihe River.

Luoning County was called Yongning County in Sui Dynasty, and was renamed Luoning in 19 14. The land is near Luoshui (now Luohe).

Linying County, named after Linying River in the Western Han Dynasty, and Huaibin County, 1952, named after Huaihe River.

3. Named after the river that flows through the county.

For example, there is dredging water in Xun county (the intersection of Weihe River and Qishui River is called dredging water).

Qi county has Qi water (now Qihe River).

There was Fanshui in ancient Fanxian County.

Sui county has sui water,

There is a Luohe River in Luohe City (Sha and Li rivers meet here to form a river bend, and there are many snail pits, which were called Luohe in Qing Dynasty).

Xichuan has water,

The Tanghe River flows through tanghe county,

There is an irrigation canal in Fugou County.

There is a small Yellow River in Huangchuan County.