Historical Textual Research on Place Names in Huaqiao Township

Huaqiao Township (commonly known as Xia Qiao) is located in Xiashan Street, Chaonan District, Shantou City, Guangdong Province. Because it is surrounded by water like a beautiful island, it was once called Zhu Hua Township, and it was not renamed until Guangxu period of Qing Dynasty. This is an ancient township village. According to the Records of Chaoyang County published in the Tang Dynasty, Huanglongdu in Kunshan County has the historical data of Xiaqiao Village as evidence. In the early years of the Republic of China, due to the large village and large population, it was divided into "Huaqiao 65 Township" and "Huaqiao Dongxiang". During the Anti-Japanese War, it was also called "Huaqiao Township"; At the end of the Republic of China and the beginning of liberation, it was called "Huaxi Township" together with Dongxi, and it was not separated until agricultural cooperation; Commune is divided into Nanfeng Brigade and Long Mei Brigade according to the military organizational system. 1983 after the system reform, it was easy to manage, merged separately and renamed several times. Today, the solid territory is vast, with seven natural villages arranged into four districts (Huaqiao, Long Mei, Chaodong and Xin 'an). According to ancient and modern historical research, the so-called "Zhu Hua" is a prosperous and beautiful island; What is "getting off the bridge"? Outside the east gate is low-lying, and both sides of the bridge are flooded in heavy rain; Because our ancestors planned to build a bridge in Lianjiang and sink rocks in rows (1962 spring drought), there are different opinions about "getting off the bridge".