What are all the place names in Beijing?

When you look at a map of Beijing's urban area or take public transportation, you may find an interesting phenomenon that many place names and station names are preceded by numbers, such as Yimuyuan, Erlonglu, Sanlitun, Sidaokou, Wukesong, Liupuqang and so on. These names have a long history, with the majority appearing in the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties.

To start with "one", there is a mu garden in Haidian, a pine, a building in Chaoyang, a hectare of Zhuang and so on.

The ones that start with "two" include Erlizhuang in Dongcheng, Erlonglu in Xicheng, Erligou, Erlongzha and Erlizhuang in Haidian, Erdougou, Erzhacun and Erbaozi in Chaoyang, and Erjadi, Erlaozhuang and Erhezhuang in Fengtai.

Those beginning with "three" include Sanyejing Hutong and Sanyuan Hutong in Dongcheng, Santa Village, Sanbuli Hutong, Sanlihe, Sanzaiqiao, and Sandaojie in Xicheng, Sanyuan Street, Santuanqiao Hutong and Sanchuanliu Hutong in Chongwen, Sanfu Lane, Sanheli, Sammiao Street, Sanjing Hutong, and Sanfu Hutong in Xuanwu, and Sanyimiao in Haidian, San Cai Tang, San San San Zhuang, San Hu Bridge, San Li Tun, San Qiao He, San Mang Fang, San Feng Hutong, San Tai Shan in Chaoyang, San Shunzhuang, San Luju, San Yingmen, San Ha Di in Fengtai, and so on.

Those that start with "four" include Xicheng's Sidawan, Sijing Hutong, Sihuan Hutong, and Sigenbai Hutong, Chongwen's Siyu, Xuanwu's Sichuanying Hutong, Sipingxiang, Sipingyuan Hutong, and Sisheng Hutong, Haidian's Sifu, Sihuaiju, Sidazi, Sidaokou, and Sitongbei, Chaoyang's Sikongcun, Siluju, Fengtai's Sihezhuang, Sihaocun, Sidaokou and so on.

With "five" at the beginning, there are Wudaoying Hutong, Wulao Hutong, Wusi Street in Dongcheng, Wufuli, Wugendan Hutong, Wulutong Street in Xicheng, Wudao Street in Xuanwu, Wukesong, Wudaokou, Wuluju, Wutashisi in Haidian, Wukongqiao, Wuluju, Wuducun, Wuligou in Chaoyang, Wulitou Village, Wulitou in Shijingshan, Wulituo in Wulidian, Wulitou in Fengtai, Wulitou in Shijingshan, Wulitou in Shijingshan, Wulidian in Fengtai, Wulidian, Fengtai's Wuaitun, Wulidian, Wumalou, and so on.

Those beginning with "six" include Liupang, Liubukou and Liuhuetong in Xicheng, Liulangzhuang, Liudaokou and Liulitun in Haidian, Liwangcun, Liuzatun, Liulitun and Liudaokou in Chaoyang, and Liuliqiao, Lioyingmen and Liuhehutong in Fengtai.

Those starting with "seven" include Qixianxiang in Xicheng, Qijing Hutong in Xuanwu, Qiwangmoudun in Haidian, Qishengmiao and Qikeshu in Chaoyang, and Qilizhuang in Fengtai.

The ones that start with "eight" are Babaolou Hutong and Babaokeng in Dongcheng, Baibukou, Baibao Hutong, Baidawan and Baimen Hutong in Xicheng, Bajiao Hutong in Chongwen, Baibaodian Hutong in Xuanwu, Baibaozhuang, Bajiacun and Bailizhuang in Haidian, Bakaiyang, Balyizhuang, Baliqiao and Bawangfen in Chaoyang, Bailihe and Badajiqiao in Shijingshui, and Baliqiao and Bawangfen in Fengtai. River and Badaipai in Fengtai, and Babaoshan, Badaqi and Bajiao Village in Shijingshan.

Those starting with "nine" include Jiu Dao Wan in Dongcheng, Jiu Wan Hutong in Xuanwu, Jiu Mu Di in Haidian, and Jiulongshan, Jiujiangkou and Jiukongzha in Chaoyang.

To start with "ten", there are the cross slope of Dongcheng, Haidian's ten square yards, ten king's graves, ten rooms, Chaoyang's Shilibao, eighteen miles of store, ten miles of river, ten miles of residence, cross the mouth of the village, and so on.

The ones that start with "Bai" are Million Zhuang, Baihua Deep, Baediai Hutong, Baizi Hutong, Baedu Hutong in Xicheng, Baiguoyuan in Chongwen, Baishun Hutong, Baheyuan Hutong in Xuanwu, and Baiziwan in Chaoyang.

Thousands of hutongs start with the prefix "thousand", such as Qianfu Xiang (千福巷) in Dongcheng, Qiangan Hutong (千竿胡同) and Qianzhang Hutong (千章胡同) in Xicheng, and so on.

Those beginning with "Wan" include Wannian Hutong and Wanming Lane in Xicheng, Wanming Road, Wanshouli and Wanfu Lane in Xuanwu, Wanshou Road, Wanshousi, Wanquanzhuang, Wanquanhe and Wan'anli in Haidian, Wanjiacun, Wanhongli and Wanziying in Chaoyang, and Wanquansi in Fengtai.

These place names, which start with a number, have their own origins, not only a long history, but also cover a wide range, or have a history, or a legend, or anecdotes, which are both interesting and distinctive. Taken together, the causes of these names are characterized by six main features.

1, by the landmarks and get the name, initially some of the names of more than forests, rivers and lakes, and other visible signs on the ground named, such as "five pines" because there were five ancient pines, people often rest here, the name of the place by the pine and get. "Nine-hole gate" because there was a nine-hole sluice, after the formation of the village, the village name from the gate and get. "four acacia residence" is also because there were four ancient acacia trees, some people settled here after the four acacia trees and the village name.

2, by the size or length of the area of a landscape and get the name of the place, "a mu garden" is the Qing Dynasty held a plowing ceremony place, every year at the time of the Qingming Festival, the emperor is symbolically plowed here to pray for a bumper harvest, "a mu garden" take The name "Yimuyuan" is taken from the meaning of "one mu and three thirds of land", and the name of the place is obtained from the number of mu of the field. The name "Erli Ditch" is derived from the fact that there was once a two-mile-long ditch, and the name of the place was derived from the ditch. "Four hectares of village" is also because there were once four hectares of cultivated land, and later some people lived here, forming a village, the village name is derived from the number of acres of cultivated land.

3, by the terrain, the features of the place name, "eight Bay Hutong" because of the twists and turns as many as eight turns, so the name. "Two Dragons Road" was once a branch of the Jade River out of the two curved branches, shaped like two dragons, so the name. "Wanquanzhuang" was named after the low-lying area where springs sprang up everywhere, and there were countless springs.

4, by the ancient architecture and get the name of the place, such as "three tiger bridge" because there is a stone bridge, the bridge has three living stone tiger, the name of the place by the bridge and get. "four system monument" because there have been four monuments in the early Qing Dynasty, from east to west for Yao Gong's monument, Ge Gong's monument, Xigong's monument and Uribu Gong's monument, the name of the place by the monument and get. "Wanshou Road" because not far to the north of the Yongan Wanshou Tower built in the Ming Dynasty, referred to as the Wanshou Tower, this place by the tower and get.

5, by the distance between the two places and get the name of the place, mostly from a city gate to the distance of a place, such as "Eight Mile Village" from the Fuchengmen to the west of the place, there is a small village, so called the name. "Eighteen Mile Shop" is also named because it is about eighteen miles from Zhengyangmen. "Liulitun" was named because it was six miles east to Xiaoxiaofang and six miles west to Tangjialing. This distance between the two places and get the name of the place in Beijing, there are many, renamed more, in order to make a difference, often in the duplication of the name of the place in front of the addition of a directional word, such as the Chaoyang eight lizhuang for the "East eight lizhuang", Haidian eight lizhuang for the "West eight lizhuang".

6, by commemorating a historical event or a celebrity and get the name of the place, such as "May Fourth Street" in honor of the "May Fourth Patriotic Movement" that took place in this place in 1919 and named. "Liulangzhuang was first called Niulanzhuang, according to legend, in the Northern Song Dynasty, Yang Liulang was injured in a battle with the Liao soldiers and was wounded in this village, and people admired his fame, so the village was called "Liulangzhuang". Sanbulao Hutong" was called "Sanbulao Dad Hutong" in the Ming Dynasty, because the famous navigator Zheng He (Sanbulao Eunuch) had his mansion here, and got the name in honor of him, and "Sanbulao" was actually "Sanbulao". The name "San Bu Lao" is a blackmail of "San Bao Lao".

With the rapid acceleration of the construction and renovation of Beijing's urban areas, some of the old place names with numbers at the beginning are already "existing in name only", or have been demolished and relocated, or have been merged with other names, but as a part of Beijing's regional culture, there is a need to protect and study them, so as to enable people to understand Beijing more widely, to know Beijing, and to love Beijing. Beijing.