Fortune teller in Shenshan North Village, Lanling County _ Southwest Village, Shenshan Town, Lanling County

First, place names that reflect myths and legends

Myth is the crystallization of primitive culture spread orally by the whole people in primitive society. Because human beings are in infancy, they can't explain various phenomena in nature. They regard some strange phenomena and natural disasters as the result of some supernatural power, and their ancestors explained them with imagination and intuitive thinking. Most myths and legends reflect the enterprising spirit and heroism of the ancients in conquering and transforming nature. The colorful myths in ancient times are the echoes of ancient history, which truly record the magnificent fantasy, tenacious struggle and faltering footprints of the Chinese nation in childhood. Similarly, as the cultural source of the Chinese nation, it has also greatly influenced the formation of the national spirit. As we all know, Pangu created the world, a woman tried to fill the sky with a snail, Dayu controlled the water, Kuafu raced against the sun, and later shot at the sun, all of which reflected the heroic spirit of our ancestors who fought against heaven despite difficulties and obstacles. This is also the reason why our Chinese nation, despite the vicissitudes of life, is endless and stands among the nations of the world. Myths and legends reflected in geographical entities give people eternal memories, and such place names are called deified place names. They enlighten people how to distinguish truth, goodness, beauty, falsehood and ugliness, and inspire people to strengthen their bodies, eliminate evil, overcome nature and transform it. Later, Taoism transformed many myths and became a part of fairy tales. Fairy tales generally achieve the goal of immortality or immortality through cultivation or fairy guidance. According to folklore, immortals live in fairy caves, but occasionally they come down to earth to kill the people and benefit the world. For example, many place names in this area are related to the legend of the Eight Immortals. Therefore, many village names contain immortal legends, and these myths and immortal stories have become very precious folk literature heritage.

There are "Jiuguniang Mountain" and "Maozi Mountain" in Ganlin Township, which originated from a beautiful myth. Legend has it that Erlang God wants to destroy ten suns in the sky. The youngest grandson was saved by nine young sisters, but nine girls were crushed at the bottom of the mountain, becoming the "Jiuguniang Mountain", and Erlang's hat was knocked off as the "Hat Mountain". "Langgong Temple" is named after a Langgong became immortal. The myth of "Furong Mountain" is the story of a fairy mother-in-law who helps villagers who are hurt by water monsters get rid of them. "Longwan Village" is named after the place that the Dragon King took out from Jiudaowan when he punished a daughter-in-law who abused her mother-in-law. "Longyizhuang", formerly known as Longyizhuang, is also called Longzhou Village. It is said that an unmarried girl was polluted by dragons when she was enjoying the cool outside, and gave birth to a dragon species, Lao Li with bald tail, which was widely circulated in Lanling. "Yellow Valley" was originally called "Yellow Valley Jade" to commemorate the jade emperor's third daughter, who came down to earth to do many good things for the people. There are many place names related to myths and legends. Such as Zaolutou, Tang Yi, Milongwang, Shenshan, Yunnvhe, Longquan, Longtouwang, Lengshuigou, Shilongshan, Dayeqiao, Ganlin, Shaqianbu and Bai Quan.

Second, the name of the village that reflects the immigration information.

According to a large number of village records, the immigrants in Lanling can be divided into two types: those from other provinces and local immigrants. Long-distance migration mainly refers to unprecedented and planned population migration. At the end of Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of Ming Dynasty, Shandong, Henan, Hebei and other regions were the main battlefields of the decisive battle between Ming and Yuan Dynasties. Due to years of war, natural disasters and the brutality of the Yuan Dynasty, the local population lost a lot, the village was empty and the land was barren. In the early Ming Dynasty, the rulers carried out the largest and longest migration movement in history in order to develop the economy and resume production. Move the dense population of Shanxi to the above areas. The immigrants in Lanling mainly come from the magpie nest in Hongtong County, Shanxi Province. There are also some fishermen along the coast of Donghai County, Jiangsu Province, who were forced to move because of the "no-sea policy" during Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty. There are also immigrants from the south of the Yangtze River and immigrants from the northwest of Shandong.

The above facts can be proved from village names or many genealogies, and can also be consulted from historical materials. The following are some village names that directly reflect immigration information. Such as Wancun, according to the inscription, "because Li Zishan moved to the west and described Wan Li as far away from his hometown, it was named Wancun". According to the genealogy of the stone man, Chang Tun was "the ancestor of the stone man ... moved from Quechao in Hongdong County, Shanxi Province to Yaocun, and later became a branch ... closer to the Great Wall, hence the name". "Xue Zushang moved from Xuequan, Pixian County, Jiangsu Province, and was named Xuezhuang". Chezhuang, according to the tombstone in front of Chen Jialin, was recorded as "Wild Magpie Nest in Changqing County, Jinan Prefecture moved here" ... Because of the insurrection of the evil people, several settlements merged into one, and the famous village tore up the village ",which later evolved into its present name. Yong 'an Village, "Xu's ancestors moved here from Huainan, the famous village of xu jia cun ...", was probably tired of being displaced and wanted to live and work in peace and contentment forever, and later changed the name. Hongxi Village, according to zhangjiapu's records, "In the second year of Yongle Ming Dynasty, it was moved from Quechao in Hongdong County, Shanxi Province to Anzhuang, and later branched ..." There are more than 30 village names that reflect the immigration information, such as Houlizhuang, Xinsheng Village, Liu Zhuang Junior High School, Jintun, Xingfu Ling, Liuyu, Wu Tong Village, Zhuangtun, Tutou and Houdun.

Third, the name of the village that reflects the good wishes and feelings of the ancestors.

Historically, the region has experienced wars and turmoil, as well as numerous natural and man-made disasters. People yearn for peace, stability, happiness and prosperity, so people often pin their good wishes for peace, tranquility, longevity and Kangtai on the name of the village where they live, which is very similar to people's naming methods. Common words in village names that reflect good wishes and feelings are: prosperity, peace, affluence, happiness, peace, eternity, nobility, harmony, harmony, glory, solidity, prosperity, smoothness, prosperity and auspiciousness. Such as Leyi Guanzhuang, Wangzhuang, Hezhuang, Anping Village, Baohezhuang, Anlezhuang, Changxinqiao, Xinglong Village, Qian Qian Village, Taiping Village, Xiao Xian Village, Daxing Tun, Xingfu Ling, Anzhuang, Li Xing Village, Duofuzhuang (formerly known as Pizhuang), Shishun Guanzhuang (now known as Sizhuang) and Caiyuan. "Qiao Zhuang" is named Cunqiaozhuang because the settlement is located on both sides of Yangming River and people hope to build a bridge over the river. The fine ideals and wishes of our ancestors can be seen in general.

Fourth, the village names that reflect the political color in the new period.

After the founding of New China, especially in the 1960s and 1970s, a large-scale irrigation and water conservancy capital construction movement was launched nationwide. Due to the need to build reservoirs, many villages have been relocated and rebuilt. At that time, the Cultural Revolution was in full swing, and various movements broke out one after another. People worship great leaders and are obsessed with them. Therefore, all kinds of building names, people's names and even village names are branded with a distinct brand of the times. The political color of the newly established village name is particularly distinct. What's more, during the Cultural Revolution, there were many strange scenes of changing village names or street names. Many village names or street names considered to be related to the "four modernizations" were changed to "revolutionary" names, but after the Cultural Revolution, most village names were restored to their original names. For example, Shenyou Village was changed to Xiangyang Village, Jucai Village to Xianzhuang Village, Xincun Village to Qianjin Village, Huang Yu Temple to Yonghong, Huangsheng Village to Huxia Lake, Yujiahang to Yujiahang and Guandi Temple to Yongsheng. Today, the names of many villages established at that time still bear the brand of that era.

Such as: Shengli Village, Sixin, Yuejin, Qianjin Village, Yonghong New Village, Xiangyang New Village, Xingfuling, Xinsheng Village, Unity, Yonghong, Cultural Revolution New Village, Weidong, Xiangshu and Hongqi New Village.

The name of Yahua village, which reflects the improvement of people's aesthetic taste.

In the past, when many natural villages were just built, due to people's cultural level, aesthetic level and concept of the times, the connotation of some original village names was often "simple", while others seemed a bit "vulgar", which is not surprising. "People are poor, it is inevitable." Mr. Xu Shen is hard to say. "With the progress of the times, some village names have become more and more elegant. Especially after liberation, the cultural level and aesthetic level of modern people have been greatly improved. In the census of place names in the 1980s, a number of village names were refined.

There are generally two ways to make village names elegant: one is to use homophonic method to replace the original words with the same or similar words. After the village name is refined, it has both linguistic motivation and elegance or fashion meaning. Such as: Shaeryu-Shalanyu Escape Ditch-peach blossom ditch Nanzhuyu Xiapigsty-Zhuyudun Wuniang Ditch-Muyanggou Blood Ditch-Xiegou Cliff-Yigou, Yichezhuang Dongta Bridge-Dongdaqiao Kacun-Kao Village Huyanzhuang Dananzhuang-Dananzhuang-Dananzhuang Upper Edge-Shang Yan Big Coffin-Daguanzhuang Back Overflow Ditch-Houyigou Duck Egg Guanzhuang-Yingyiguan Zhuangdong. West Liang Shi-East and West Liang Shi Crossing the Street-Guojiagou Village-Xieli Village in Yuezhuang Sanhe-Xieli Shelou Baozhuang-Gebaozhuang Yingbang Mountain Front-Yingbaoshan Qianliuma Lake-Liu Hu Liyukou-Leiyukou Six Countries-Liujiaguo Prince Stone-Prince Stone Bathing Village-Mujiazhuang Wolf-Da Lang Ancestor Village-Zujuzhuang Tanjialiangzi-Tanliangzida