The Origin of the Word "Nantun" in Bayantuohai Town

Nantun is the common name of Bayantuohai Town. According to Bai Meichu's book Geography of Manchuria, Hulunbeier has 17 flags, Inner Mongolia has 8 flags, Outer Mongolia has 8 flags, and Oroqen has 1 flag. Except Oroqen, other 16 banners have five general managers, one of whom is based in Hulun, and the other four general managers have no fixed place, so they lead flags to chase water plants and nomads. After Soren's army entered Hulunbeier in the 10th year of Yongzheng (1732), with the easing of the northern war in the 7th year of Qianlong (1742), the Qing court abolished some of Soren's Eight Banners and sent them back to Buzha. Fanchabu of Daur Oula and Su Kui of Guo Bole stayed in the barracks because they were in the army, and settled with their families in Hariba, Hulun City. It is surrounded by Pinus sylvestris var.mongolica. Mongolian forest with beautiful scenery. They grow vegetables and raise livestock around the house. With the expansion of Hulun city and the gradual increase of population, the livestock in the village are also developing. Fan Chabu's grandson, Walker Jinger (deputy leader), Su Kui's grandson, Taiqingga (general manager), realized that it was inconvenient to manage animal husbandry near the city and there was no development potential, so * * * decided to discuss with Hujir Tuohai (about 18 south of Hulun, now Bayan, Ewenki Autonomous Banner) that there were dense willow forests on both sides of the Yimin River here. In the seventh year of Jiaqing (1802), the grandson of Fan Chabu, Walker Jinge, and the grandson of Su Kui, Taiqing Ga, led their families to move to Hugui Tuohai. At that time, there was a temple named Huhe Sumu (Daur language, meaning blue brick temple) built by Suolun Zuoyi Banner, which was named Guanghui Temple by Jiaqing Emperor in 1802. The Orawokinger clan is located in an open area slightly north of Guanghui Temple. Because they live in the same clan, they are called "Danteko Eller". Guo Bole's Taiqingga home is located in an open area east of Guanghui Temple and the west bank of Yimin River, also known as "Mana Ai Le". Because this village is located in the south of Hulunbeier, Daur people living in Hailar collectively call it Emule Ai Le (meaning Nantun). "Emule" means "South" in Chinese, and "Ai Le" means "Tun or Village" in Chinese. Some people also call it "Hu and Sumu Ai Le", that is, Qingzhuansi Village. Han businessmen doing business in Hailar literally translated as "Nantun". As a result, the title of Nantun has continued to this day. Walker Jinger of Aola of Daur nationality and Taiqingga of Guobole became the founders of Bayantuohai town, and their tribal members were the earliest residents of Bayantuohai town.