Why do many cities have street names named after other cities?

Road naming is a special resource and a special productivity.

Looking at the history and later influence of place names and road names at home and abroad, we can say that place names and road names are a special resource and a special productive force in the information society. From the recent naming of Shangri-La County in China to the recent county-level cities in Yunnan, Hubei, Hebei and other provinces, we recently found the Shanghai Geographical Names Management Office and asked them to name the roads in Shanghai after their cities, so as to enhance their popularity.

From a historical point of view, the road name is a "fossil" of a city's history and culture. From a strategic point of view, the road name is the overall image and business card of a city, and it is an important subject of urban management. It can be said that road naming is a comprehensive embodiment of city culture, city image, city business card, city history and future, and it is a systematic project involving politics, economy, culture, geography, architecture and other fields and sustainable development. Academically, it has developed into a marginal subject. Scientifically standardizing the naming of urban roads from a strategic height will bring huge social and economic benefits and a soft environment for sustainable development. Therefore, it is no exaggeration to say that road naming is a special resource and a special productivity in the information society.

Although the road name is so sacred, not every city can participate in "equal competition". For Beijing, the historical burden is too heavy to reconsider the road naming as a whole; For Shanghai, there is not only a historical burden, but also because most of the place names used in the past are provinces, cities, prefectures and towns, which seems to be "inadequate" and "exhausted". So it is almost certain that they may never have such an opportunity because of the historical connotation of big cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Xi 'an, London and Paris. Shenzhen is a new city and a new immigrant city in the world. It has almost no historical burden, no inherent frame setting, and is famous for being good at pioneering and innovating. You can draw the latest and most beautiful pictures. Therefore, it is no exaggeration to say that for Shenzhen, this is another godsend opportunity and an opportunity to strive for innovation. We believe that a good road naming scheme in Shenzhen will bring an almost unique new development opportunity for Shenzhen, and will also bring great social and economic benefits. Here, as an ordinary citizen of Shenzhen, I would also like to express my views on standardizing the naming of roads in Shenzhen:

We believe that five principles should be considered first in road naming, namely

1, which is strategic, should be considered in an all-round way, which is conducive to sustained economic development, enhancing the image of the city and people's lives. That is, it is conducive to developing advanced productive forces, advanced culture and people's interests. We can't just consider the naming of Shennan Avenue, otherwise it is of little significance;

2, scientific, regular, easy to remember and easy to expand;

3. Normative, hierarchical, easy to compile and easy to find;

4. Historicity, we should consider history. Shenzhen's past, present and future can stand the test of history. Can be rooted in the spirit of contemporary China people and passed on to future generations;

5, particularity, we should consider the characteristics of Shenzhen Special Economic Zone, immigration characteristics, internationalization characteristics, high-tech characteristics, tourism development, as well as topography and geography.

After considering the above five principles, we believe that standardizing the naming of roads in Shenzhen can be divided into five levels, namely

1, Avenue-The naming of horizontal, main roads and roads mainly considers political significance, such as Deng Xiaoping Avenue, Chuntian Avenue, Beijing Avenue, Zhonghua Avenue, Shenzhen Avenue and Innovation Avenue ...;

2, roads-vertical direction, main roads, road naming mainly consider the concept of Greater China and some famous mountains and rivers, Hong Kong Road, Macau Road, Taiwan Road, Changjiang Road, huanghe road ...;

3. Branches-Branches in horizontal and vertical directions. The road naming mainly considers the characteristics of immigrants in Shenzhen and belongs to the people of the whole country. Road naming should highlight the immigrant culture more and more, and reflect the inclusive spirit of "all rivers run into the sea", including provinces, municipalities directly under the central government and provincial capital cities. At the same time, it should be set on the map of Shenzhen according to the geographical location. For example, east to Shanghai Lulu and Nanjing Road, northeast to Heilongjiang Road and Harbin Road, south to Hainan Road and Guangzhou Road, northwest to Wushi Road and Xi 'an Road, and southwest to Sichuan Road, Chongqing Road and Lhasa Road. Road names also have great economic significance in the competition of "attention economy". It is understood that recently, county-level cities in Yunnan, Hubei, Hebei and other provinces have recently found the Shanghai Geographical Names Management Office and asked it to name the road in Shanghai after its city in order to improve its popularity. Shenzhen may be more competitive and operable.

4. Street-We should consider the combination of Shenzhen's international characteristics, high-tech characteristics and grand tourism development. The name of the road should include all the major cities in the world, Chinese and foreign scientists and celebrities. Such as Paris Street, London Street, Rome Street, Tokyo Street, Bangkok Street, Cairo Street, new york Street, Nobel Street, Madame Curie Street, Einstein Street, Zu Chongzhi Street, Balzac Street and Cao Xueqin Street. This road naming, which is characterized by internationalization, high technology and big tourism, is of great significance for attracting investment and developing tourism.

5. Numbers-Other small streets are a combination of street names and numbers, such as 12 Street in Paris and 66th Street in Zu Chongzhi.

As for the house number, after the road is divided into five grades, the house number can be marked with five major parts: road name, district, coordinates, house number and number of households, that is, Shenzhen is divided into several districts, A, B, C, D, and then the specific streets in each district are marked with X and Y coordinates, such as Deng Xiaoping Avenue A1120. Sichuan Road N2368-33, Paris Street H35 18-788 and so on.

Therefore, from the perspective of strategic height and sustainable development, we should make full use of this special resource and this special productivity to standardize the road naming in Shenzhen. Today is the right time, the right place and the right person. We should not miss this godsend and innovation opportunity.