Why is Liangshan Prefecture called Liangshan and what is the origin of this name?

Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, China's largest Yi settlement, located in southwest Sichuan Province, Sichuan-Yunnan border, covers an area of more than 60,000 square kilometers,

The total population of 4,730,400 people, within the territory of the Han, Yi, Tibetan, Mongolian, Naxi and other more than 10 ethnic groups living in the state jurisdiction of 1 city and 16 counties.

There is not cold in winter, not hot in summer, the average temperature of l7 ℃, can be said to be four seasons like spring.

In 1952, when Liangshan was founded, it was not called the Yi Autonomous Prefecture, but the Liangshan Yi Autonomous Region of Xikang Province.　　

Because the Liangshan area at that time belonged to Xichang Prefecture, which in turn belonged to Xikang Province, the Liangshan area that was carved out of the Prefecture still administratively belonged to the jurisdiction of Xikang Province.

On October 1, 1955, Xikang Province was incorporated into Sichuan Province before it became part of Sichuan Province.

How did the name Liangshan come about?

During the Qing Dynasty, people felt that Liangshan was a cold place with low temperatures. In the Qing Dynasty Daoguang years compiled the "Ningyuan Fu Zhi" said, Liangshan to ? The peaks are lofty, and it is cold at all times of the year. It was named after the mountain.

Before the liberation of Yunnan, the region was called Liangshan.

Pre-liberation Yunnan area called Liangshan area as "Babu Liangshan".

Liangshan is a forest in ancient times, so it is said that many of the names of places in Liangshan are related to the forest, such as Jinyang County, a place called the lamp factory, but has nothing to do with the lamps, and is not a factory. Its original name is the pier field, pier is a wooden pier, the Sichuan dialect called the diameter of the square log for the pier, that is, wooden pier.

Dun field is a pier (logs) distribution center, logs from all over the logs are transported here to concentrate, and then down the Jinsha River, drifting to the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, and then transit around the use of the pier field of the name of the edge of this.

Zhaojue four open, is the name of the Yi language, is the Yi people to cedar split into wooden tile boards of the place and the name. These all show that in ancient times, Liangshan mountains are forests, so that the name? Spugu Fire? In preparation for the construction of the Liangshan Yi Autonomous Region, the first Xichang Party Secretary Liang Wenying had widely consulted all parties, especially the Liangshan Yi people, is to use Liangshan? or ? Spugu Fire? Finally, according to the majority opinion, it was still used? Liangshan? The word, this is Liangshan name comes from.

As for? Yi? word also has an origin, the Yi people call themselves? The first time I've seen this, I've seen it on the Internet. or other discriminatory names. Yi? The character from the character shape and meaning of the word, is? A? The word "people" is used to describe a group of people who are not in the same situation as the others. people? "A", "A", "A", "A", "A", "A". Bow? Three words, reflecting the Yi people in the forest in ancient times to hunt for a living, but the word "Yi" with the meaning of derogatory, is the ancient Han Chinese derogatory name for ethnic minorities, such as Dongyi, Nanyi, Southwest Yi, and so on.

The Qing Dynasty called foreigners also known as foreign barbarians, Western barbarians, if you have learned from the West, is the master of the barbarians.

In 1950, the party and state leaders received a delegation of the Yi people, can the Yi? Yi? to the word "Yi"? Yi? character, ? Yi? The character has silk and rice, which means that there is food and clothing, which is a rich life. The members of the delegation all raised their hands in favor of this.

So, the Chinese **** Xichang local committee on November 1, 1950 officially issued a document, the Yi? Yi? character was changed to ? Yi? word. Notice and said that the ? toms outlet? (Zhaojue County territory) changed to? liberation ditch? ; put? Pingyi Fort? changed to? Pingyi Fort? and? Liao Yi Qiao? to "Liberation Bridge". Liberation Bridge? The bridge was changed to the Liberation Bridge. Barbarians' Gang? was changed to? Jiefang? (all in Yuexi County). Since then, the Yi people have been officially renamed the Yi people, which is a strong manifestation of the Party's policy of ethnic friendship and equality.

In April 1955, according to Article 53 of the Constitution of the People's Republic of China*** and the State of China (1954), it was stipulated that: ? Autonomous regions, autonomous prefectures and autonomous counties establish autonomous organs? Here, autonomous regions refer to the provincial level and autonomous prefectures refer to the prefectural level, thus renaming the Liangshan Yi Autonomous Region as the Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture.