The Qinling section of the Shanghai-Shaanxi Expressway passes through many mountain cities along the way, and its name is particularly charming.

Shanghai-Shaanxi Expressway, the expressway from xi to Shanghai, is almost in Qinling Mountains. Huang has walked many times, sometimes going back to his hometown in Hunan along this road, and sometimes going to Shangluo by car. This road is the only way.

Almost 95% of the Shaanxi section of the Shanghai-Shaanxi Expressway is in Qinling Mountains, passing through Lantian, Shangluo Shangzhou, Feng Dan and Shangnan in xi, and going straight to Nanyang, Henan. There are some scenic spots along the way, such as Feng Dan Rowing Club, Dihua Ancient Town, Shangnan Jinsixia and so on.

However, what interests Huang is the small towns along the road. Their names are all unique, some are like mountains, some are like jumping out of ancient books, and each one is unique. And if you carefully understand the stories of these small towns, you will find that every place has charm.

The name Shi Yao Town is really charming. When Huang first saw the roadside sign, he would never forget it. Coincidentally, two or three weeks ago, I just had the opportunity to set foot in Shi Yao and came to a scenic spot called Jiangshan in its territory.

Shi Yao belongs to Shangzhou District of Shangluo City, and its name is very interesting: according to legend, Shi Yao was originally named "Quancun". There used to be the West Temple and the Snow Mountain Temple, and Quancun was sandwiched between them, so it got the name of "Yao Temple" and gradually became "Shi Yao". Huang doesn't know whether this statement is accurate. Welcome people who know to express their opinions!

Banqiao, on hearing this name, remembered the famous sentence in the Tang Dynasty poet's article "Walking in the Morning": "The cock crows in Maodian, and people are covered with frost." Coincidentally, it is also "good." Because of the influence of this poem, the imaginary Banqiao should be a slightly deserted town with small rivers and tall chestnut trees. What is the Banqiao in reality? You can't know until you have been there.

The name Zhulinguan is very good, and it is very Jianghu-like. It seems that a knight in white Jian Qing will come in the next second. Zhulinguan Town is said to be named because there are many bamboos growing here.

Zhulinguan is located in Danfeng County, Shangluo City, with Shangnan County in the east and Shanyang County in the west. Because of the geographical location of the "three counties in Ji Ming", Zhulinguan was once a famous border trade town in the Qinling Mountains in history, and it was also a flood and drought wharf where "water boats pass through Jingxiang and camels enter Languan". Zhulinguan is now developing tourism, including yangsi Temple, City God Temple, Peach Blossom Princess Temple and other scenic spots.

After passing Fenglou Town, it is not far from Shangnan County. "Wind Tower", such a romantic name, is hard to imagine a town name. How did it come into being? Is there a Gu Lou called "Wind Tower" in China? Or is it because the Danjiang River passes through here and the river is windy? In short, when I saw this name in the hot summer, it was cold in an instant.

The Qinling Mountains are very deep, and many place names are played casually. Huang was deeply impressed by Gepai Town in Lantian recently.

At first glance, I thought there were any commendable ancient archways here! I didn't know its literal meaning until I chatted with people-there are many kudzu vines growing here. In the Ming dynasty, it was still in the wilderness. When the first businessmen came here, I saw that Kudzu had climbed the old willow tree and formed a natural archway, hence the name "Gepai". The locals also said that the streets in the town were built on the "boat hole", and even if there was a flood, it would not spread to the streets. ...

Huang likes these small places full of all kinds of short stories. Do you like them?