Data of Zhuzi Lane in Ming Dynasty.

Zhuzi Lane is the first lane for Zhuzi to enter Wuyishan, commonly known as Zhu Shi Lane. This is a fork in Five Blessingg Street (now Five Blessingg Town) in Wu Fuli. It was built in the Southern Tang Dynasty (about 930-950) in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, more than 1000 years ago.

In the 13th year of Shaoxing in the Southern Song Dynasty (1 143), Zhu Congjian 'an (now Jian 'ou) moved to Wufuli Village in Chong 'an, and was successively employed by famous scholars Liu Zi _, Liu Mianzhi and Hu Xian.

Later generations called this alley "Lane" to commemorate this Confucian scholar who was a master of Neo-Confucianism, so as to express Zhu's glory in making this humble alley shine here.

The name of Zhuji Lane is gradually known to the world, which is also caused by the descendants of immigrants seeking their roots and ancestors, and also involves a legend of Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of Daming.

Legend has it that Zhu Yuanzhang traveled incognito and visited Zhuji Lane during the Lantern Festival in Hongwu period of Ming Dynasty. He saw a family draw a woman riding a horse on a lantern with a big watermelon in her arms. The hind hoof of the horse was bigger than the front hoof, so that passers-by could guess the meaning of the riddle.

Zhu Yuanzhang thought that the family had deliberately insulted Ma Huanghou, so he drew up an imperial edict in a rage and sent all the people in the whole alley to Qinghai. Several people fled to other places on the way.

This legend is widely circulated in some places in Qinghai, and is also recorded in the genealogy of many surnames. At present, there are some disclosures in the online posts of seeking roots and asking ancestors, and some root seekers go to Nanjing for on-the-spot research. It is found that there was indeed Zhuzi Lane in Nanjing in the Ming Dynasty, a street with a name similar to Zhuji Lane.

It may also be because of the legend of Zhu Yuanzhang that people renamed Zhuji Lane as Zhuzi Lane. This Zhuzi Lane was originally called Zhudong Lane, but there are many folk common names such as Zhuji Lane, Zhu Shi Lane and Zhuzi Lane, and it is often called Zhulv Lane in the literature.

After further research, it is found that "Zhuqi Lane" is located in Xujiaxiang, south of Nanjing, southwest of Sanshan Street, starting from Zhonghua Road in the east and reaching the original Tongfang section of Zhongshan South Road in the west. It was named after Xu Yishan who lived here during Tongzhi period in Qing Dynasty. According to the comparison of ancient and modern place names in Nanjing, "Zhulu Lane" is a section of Xujia Lane from Sishengtang Xitongfang in the west.

Extended data:

Zhuzi Lane was originally named Zhudong Lane, but there are many folk names such as Zhuji Lane, Zhu Shi Lane and Zhuzi Lane, which are often mistaken for Zhulu Lane in the literature.

The geographical entity "Zhudong Lane" was merged into Xujiaxiang in the process of urban construction in the south of Nanjing today. At present, Xujiaxiang is located in the southwest of Sanshan Street, starting from Zhonghua Road in the east and reaching the original copper factory section of Zhongshan South Road in the west. It was named after Xu Yishu who lived here during the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty.

According to the records in the Comparison of Ancient and Modern Place Names in Nanjing, "Zhulv Lane" is a section from the western end of Xujiaxiang to Xitong Square of Sishengtang. Zhudong Lane, which belongs to Liushuwan area in Nanjing in ancient times, is a key immigration area in Ming Dynasty. According to the textual research of Nanjing scholar Chen in Jinling Story, Liushuwan area is located in the southeast of the present city, close to the Ming city wall, and Miyagi is forbidden to enter, so migration is almost inevitable.

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