Huangzhanghe Culture in Qiu County

In the history of Qiu County, rivers are rich in runoff and aquatic products. Residents along the Huang Zhang River drink Huangzhang water, walk along the Huang Zhang River embankment, work on the yellow land deposited by Huangzhang River, and deal with Huangzhang River day and night. Therefore, the customs and people's feelings have a strong color of Huangzhanghe culture, such as the custom of "wearing soil" to raise newborn babies. The custom of eating fish has been left in the food culture for thousands of years, so people in the county town have the saying that "nothing can be done without fish", and Qiu County's strange "eating fish for soup" has also become a major feature of the food culture. There are 7 villages, 3 camps, 50 villages and 95 villages in Qiu County. Among the village names where they live, 39 ancient villages are famous for wading, all of which are related to Huangzhang River. According to genealogy research and census data of geographical names, most of the ancient roads on both sides of Huangzhang River are ancient villages, and the rest are immigrant villages. Some are named after the breach of the Yellow River, some are named after the orientation of the village relative to the Yellow River, and so on. These names of Huangzhang River are vivid and colorful, reflecting the history of Huangzhang River from a unique angle.

Praise the name of Dayu's water control. For example, in Yuzhuang, west of Laozhang River (ancient Yellow River), Dayu once lived in this village, formerly known as Yuzhuang. There are ponds and reeds, and the villagers make a living by fishing. There was a fish market in the village, which was later renamed Fish Market Village and evolved into a fish village.

Mark the orientation of the village relative to the Huangzhang River. Many villages in Qiu county are built along the river, some live in Hetao, some live by the river and some live by the river. Therefore, most of these villages are named after the flow direction of Huangzhang River. For example, Dahetao, Xiaohetao, Zhanghe Village, Dalin River, Xiaolin River, Yan (Yan) Village, Hebao (Hedong Fort) and Boliu Ancient Capital are named because they are close to or around the river. For example, Huang Hetao Village was built in the late Han Dynasty. Because this village is surrounded by the Yellow River on three sides, it is called Huang Hetao.

Named for harnessing the Yellow River. For a long time, the people of Qiu County struggled tenaciously with the river, defeated the flood and won, so some village names for harnessing the Yellow River were born here. Gu Liang, Nie Valley, Bugu, Han Valley, Liu Valley, Liu Valley, Shiyan Valley, Liu Yungu, Zhang Yungu, Jiaoyungu, Magu, Menggu and other villages are all named after this river bank managed by a certain surname. Solid, meaning river bank.

Named after the Huangzhanghe breach. In ancient times, Huangzhanghe burst its banks in the county many times, flooding crops and destroying houses, which brought great disasters to people. Therefore, there are many place names named after Huangzhang River breaches in Qiu County, such as Bugu, which is adjacent to Laozhang River in the west, Jiangkou, Niukou and Gong Yu levee in the south of the village.

Describe the river form. Qiuxian area is formed by scouring and silting of Huangzhang River, so some villages are named after the topography of Huangzhang River. Such as Zhang, Li, Huo, Du Lintuan, Song Batuan, Pan Po, Liu Po and Zao Po. For example, Pan Po, an immigrant named Pan, came here to build a village. Because it is located on a river slope, it is named Panpo.

In addition, some place names are named after the wharves and cities of Huangzhang River. For example, Qiu Cheng, Xiangcheng Gu, Gucheng Ying, Nanying and Wharf are all important towns on both sides of the Guhuangzhang River. For example, Qiu Cheng is located at the top of Qiu Ping, surrounded by Huangzhang River in the southeast and west, and its layout is like a lying cow. In the dead of night, you can hear the melodious and gentle cries of cattle. At that time, the market here was prosperous, the water transport was developed, the people were rich and celebrities came forth in large numbers. After the Opium War, the whole building of Woniu City was destroyed by the invaders, and the town wind tower was demolished, and it has since withered. For example, the horse's head was called Baijiatan in Song Dynasty. Because it is located on the east bank of Huang Zhang River, it is an amphibious dock. Ships come and go in the river, and people come and go on the dock. This place is very prosperous, so it was named wharf, which later evolved into wharf. At the turn of the Song Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty, a magnificent anti-Jin war took place. At the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, Zhao Shiquan, the royal family, relied on the Yellow River natural barrier to gather here to defend against gold. In April of the second year of Song Jianyan, he began to withdraw southward, and Baijiatan was the last stronghold against gold in the Northern Song Dynasty. It has left a historical allusion of "Baijiatan's resistance to gold" that has been praised through the ages. For example, Anchorage Village, near the old course of the Yellow River, was often flooded in ancient times. The two brothers made a living by making iron anchors, and later developed into a village named Anchor Village.