How did Ya'an get its name?

Yaan was also an ocean at the time of the ancient flood. As the earth's crust changed and the earth's own orogenic movement began, it slowly broke out of the horizon. Generations of the phenomenon of the sea was recorded by mankind word of mouth, when there are written symbols recorded when, because of the age and become a myth. The city's Dadu River and Qingyi River Basin on the mountains of coral, shellfish, algae, unicellular organisms fossils, fish fossils and other marine fossils and the Paleolithic and Neolithic era of a variety of stone edged tools show that the city's region to form the earliest primitive life, civilization is also the earliest formation. Humans from the water to start life, and migrated from the mountains to the plains, forming six thousand years of the Central Plains culture.

By the Sichuan Provincial Cultural Relics and Archaeology Department of the joint archaeological team in Hanyuan County some time ago in the archaeological excavations, found the most well-preserved Neolithic housing sites in Ya'an, Sichuan, but also found a large-scale ancient cultural heritage sites of the Warring States period to the Ming and Qing dynasties. [The joint archaeological team consisted of the Sichuan Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, the Ya'an City Cultural Administration and the Hanyuan County Cultural Administration]. The site, which is more than 4,000 years old, includes house ruins, tombs and other ancient human remains, and is located in Dayao Village, Dashu Township, Hanyuan County.

The site is surrounded by mountains on three sides and faces the Dadu River. In the remains of seven houses and fire pits were found here, in which the big room is 6 meters long and 3.7 meters wide, there is a step in front of the house, and six small rooms about 2 meters long and 1.5 meters wide are distributed in a ring shape under the step. It is assumed that the status of the ancient people living in the big room was honored, while the small room, which could accommodate only one person, was the residence of the lowly members of the tribe, which indicates that the late Neolithic period in the Dadu River Basin has appeared a clear difference between the rich and the poor and the hierarchical system.

This ancient cultural site, spread over an area of 100,000 square meters.

This ancient cultural site is spread over an area of 100,000 square meters, where more than 20 tombs of various types from the Warring States period to the Ming and Qing dynasties have been found, as well as human habitation sites such as ash pits and ash ditches of the Han Dynasty. Among the tombs, a mound tomb of the Warring States period is 7 meters long and 4 meters wide, which is the largest tomb of the Warring States period found by archaeologists in Hanyuan and Asbestos area so far; it is presumed that the tomb owner must have been very prominent in the local status. In addition, archaeologists also discovered six tile coffin tombs with strong local characteristics, cremation in the Tang Dynasty period has become part of the local residents of the burial customs. The archaeological discoveries made in Shaxi Village and other places in Ya'an indicate that Ya'an was inhabited by the first people from a very early stage.

"Shuowen Jiezi" said: tooth, through Ya. Tooth, is the son of heaven on the top of the flag with ivory ornaments and symbols; tooth of the root of the yak tail for band decoration, until the Shang Dynasty has been inherited. Jia, is a short-tailed sparrow general term, a variety of species, like in the quiet and nice safe environment to play and grow. [Today, the city's territory is also full of various colorful birds]. With teeth and good together as Ya, so all generations have used Ya as a symbol and standard of civilization. An (安), with the female character "绵" removed. It means a cave, a cave for human habitation, where a woman is considered An, and a cave without a woman is not considered An, and only a woman is entitled to live in a cave; [this may also be the earliest convention to protect women and children!] The civilized totems of matriarchal societies appear to be based on this criterion and origin.

Yaan two words, the name of this place in the name of the word Ya was first seen in the "Sui Book" in the geography: Lin Qiong County, the old set Ya state. Unified county nine, household twenty-three thousand three hundred and forty-eight. The old book of the Tang dynasty "geography," said: Ya state under the Governor's Office of the Sui dynasty Qiong County. Wude first year, changed to Yazhou, leading Yan Road, Ningshan, Lushan, Yi political, Lin Qiong, Pujiang, Linxi, Meng Yang, Hanyuan, fire well, Changsong, Lingguan, Yang Qi, Jialiang, Dali, Yangshan sixteen counties. The year, cut Yi political, Lin Qiong, Pujiang, Linxi, fire well five counties set Qiongzhou; Han Yuan, Yangshan two counties set Dengzhou. two years, set Rongjing County. Six years, the province of Jialiang, Yang Qi, Dali, Lingguan, Meng Yang, Changsong six counties. Nine years, the abolition of Dengzhou, but also Yangshan, Hanyuan to belong to. In the second year of Zhenguan, Yangshan, Hanyuan belonged to Cuckoo Prefecture. In the eighth year, Baizhang County was established. In the fifth year of Yonghui, Hanyuan came to belong to Cuckoo Prefecture. In the fourth year of Yifeng, Feiyue and Dadu counties were set up. In the first year of Dazu, Hanyuan and Feiyue counties were cut off and Lizhou was established. Shenlong three years, the abolition of Lizhou, Hanyuan, Feiyue belongs to Yazhou. Kaiyuan three years, and cut two counties to set up Lizhou, and set up the Governor's Office. In the first year of Tianbao, it was changed to Lushan County. In the first year of Tianbao, it was changed to Lushan county. In the first year of Qianyuan, it was restored to Yazhou, which was tie up by the governor and tied up 19 states, with 5 counties, 1362 households and 41,723 mouths. Tianbao, the household is 1892, the mouth is 54,419. In the capital southwest of two thousand seven hundred and twenty-three miles, to the east of the capital three thousand five hundred and one miles. Ancient

From the first year of Wudu to the first year of Qianyuan in a short period of these years, the administrative region of Yazhou change, but the name did not change, that "An" word and how it happened. An appeared in the "Han Shu" geography: Nanan [Leshan], casting money Deng Tong is Nanan, "Huayang Guo Zhi" said Mengshan water from the ground out, and Nanan junction that is referred to here. [Now Ya'an Gudufu, also known as Hongya groove fish beach and Ya'an Gudufu junction]. From these two places and the word should be said to be the southeast of Yazhou to Nan'an for the border, this is Ya'an said. Ya'an two words merged into one historically verifiable is the "Qing Historical Records" geography said. Yongzheng seven years of the Qing dynasty, rising Yazhou for the government. Yazhoufu: Chong, prosperous, difficult. Jianchang Road seat. Ming, Yazhou. Shunzhi early, because of the Ming system, for the direct state, leading county three. Yongzheng seven years ascension of the government, Fumin Tongzhi in Jingxi Guandi, in the Zhe Mengxiong north, for the Yadong in and out of the main road. There are commercial port. To increase its land Ya'an County. This is the earliest Ya'an Ya'an two words merged into one name until now. Yazhou Prefecture when the change of Tianquan Tusi for Tianquanzhou, change the long river west fish pass Anyuan Xuanwu Si for the Arrowhead? In eight years, changed Li Dashuo for Qingxi County. All belong to the government. [under the jurisdiction of Yazhou Prefecture] In thirty years of Guangxu, it was raised to the level of Dazhoufu as Zhili? In thirty-four years, it was raised to Kangding Prefecture. Northeast from the provincial capital [Chengdu] three hundred and forty li. It is five hundred and ten li wide and three hundred and eighty li vast. The North Pole is thirty degrees and four minutes above sea level. The capital is thirteen degrees and twenty-one minutes west of the capital. Led state one, county five, toji one. Ya'an Chong, prosperous, difficult. Leaning. West: Ya'an Mountain, for which the county is named. East: Zhou Gong. South: Yandao Mountain. North: Qipan Mountain. Qingyi River, a Pingqiang River, commonly known as Yahe, that is, Dadu water. From Lushan into, to the county outside the north gate, southeast into Hongya. Xiaoxi River from the famous mountain into the Qiong water from the Rongjing into, and into the Qingyi River. North Feixian, Jinji, South Feilong three passes. Naiman Chong, difficult. Forty miles northeast of the House. City within the month heart of the mountain. Northwest: the famous mountain, the county so called. West: Mengshan. East: Hakuba. South: Sogaoka. Northeast: Baizhang Mountain. The water of Meishan Mountain is 200 paces east of the county, and flows into Ya'an in the southeast as the Xiaoxi River. Baizhang River originates from Lianhua Mountain and flows southeast into Pujiang River as Tiexi River. East: Heizhuguan. A stage: Baizhang. Rongjingchong, prosperous. Ninety miles south of the prefecture. North: Tongshan. East: Mengshan. West: Zhongjun. South: Qionglai, Waya, Daguan. Rong, by the two water for the source of Qiong water. Rong water out of Qionglai Mountains, five factions concurrently, flow run west of the city and together, and north flow, around the north of the city, and the merging of the water, said Rongjing water. And north of Qiong water, into Ya'an. Under the change in the source of the stream under the change in the mountains, flowing north to the city south, into the water. Sacrifice Wind Creek in the west, the source of Longyou Mountain, into the Rongjing water. Northwest Purple Eye, West Qionglai, northeast of the three passes of the sky. A stage: turnip. Lushan Jane. Hundred miles northwest of Fu. East: Beginning of Yangshan, that is, Yugong Mengshan, connected to Lushan. Northwest: Tongling Mountain, a major foreign road. South: Qingyi water has two sources: West source of the state of Tianquan inflow of foam water, East source out of Qiongzhou Fushan, that is, the ancient Qingyi water, the two water folder city east-west flow, will be in the south of the city, and the south-west flow, and folded into the east of Ya'an. And Sichuan water from the whole day into the city on the way south into the Qingyi River, said the three river mouth. Northwest: Lingguan. Northeast: eight steps off. Southeast: Feixianguan. Tianquan state prosperous, difficult. Prefecture West less north of one hundred and twenty miles. East: Duo Gong and Wolong. South: Swallow. West: Saddle. Northeast: Jinfeng Mountain.

In ancient times, Ya'an was known as "Ruoshui" in historical records; a matriarchal society. Since the Yellow Emperor brought his beloved son "Gao Yang down to live in Ruoshui", Ruoshui territory was also included in the Yellow Emperor's territory, the advanced literary name must have replaced the old totem. Gao Yang Chang Yi married the female leader of Ruoshui tribe, Chang Ma, and gave birth to Zhuan Xu, Zhuan Xu's son is Jiu Ji, Father is Yu's father, Jiu Ji is the father of Yu, Jiu Ji is the father of Yu, Jiu Ji is the son of Yu, Jiu Ji is the son of Yu, Jiu Ji is the son of Yu, Jiu Ji is the son of Yu, Jiu Ji is the son of Yu, Jiu Ji is the son of Yu, Jiu Ji is the son of Yu, Jiu Ji is the son of Yu. The earliest surviving book in China, "Cai Meng traveled to Ping, and whetstone performance" is the real record of Yu in Ya'an. Ya'an is the starting point of Chinese human society and civilization, and a major border area. From Dayu through Xia, Shang, Zhou to Qin and Han, when said Zhuang Road, Yan Road, when said Shu County, Han Jia County. Qingyi Qiang country this statement is in the case of the power of the Han regime temporarily unable to reach the emergence of the local people composed of small countries in time and space. Once the Han regime is strong, the four seas to one, it naturally integrated into the Chinese family; this is also the Eastern Han Dynasty called Qingyi small county origin, Qingyi River is also named.

Ya'an is a beautiful piece of land, the history and culture of civilization is y accumulated. The Twenty-fourth History of the Ministry of the Department of contained, throw the ground. Because it is located in the transition section of the Han and multi-ethnic, so the Han and multi-ethnic conflicts and integration of war and more than in this case; interpretation of many, many heroes and heroines, Confucian officials, chaste martyrs. Emperors and generals, talented men and women, ancient and today is always turning over the grand book, benefit the world, inexhaustible wealth of spiritual nourishment.