The Origin of Suzhou Huguan Place Names

The Origin and Significance of Important Place Names in Suzhou

Renmin Road: It was called the main street in Song Dynasty. Later, it was named Wolong Street because it looked like Wolong. Later, it was changed to Hulong Street. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, it was once changed to Zhongzheng Road and renamed Renmin Road after liberation.

Shiquan Street: Originally named Shiquan Street, it was named after ten old wells. Later, it was changed to Shiquan Street. During the Cultural Revolution, it was changed to Friendship Road, and 1980 was renamed Shiquan Street.

Cross Street: It was formed by the merger of former Cross Street, Yan Yaqian and Tianci Village, and was changed to Hongqi East Road during the Cultural Revolution. Yanya is the hometown of Yan Na, a bachelor of Ming Dynasty. 1980 is called Cross Street.

Daoqian Street: It is formed by merging the former Daoqian Street, Fu Qian Street and Qian Wei Street. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, government offices were concentrated, Weifang was the facade of Wei Zhi, Suzhou, and government offices were the facade of Suzhou. During the Cultural Revolution, it was changed to Hongqi West Road, and 1980 was called Daoqian Street.

Ganjiang Road: Extending eastward from the former Ganjiang Square, Heyuan Songhe Banchang, Lianxi Square, New School and Shizikou are collectively called Ganjiang Road. Ganjiang Square is an ancient square before the Song Dynasty, which was named after the tomb of Ganmen and Ganjiang in the east.

Baita East Road: It is formed by the merger of the original East Baitazi Lane, Zhongyou Lane and Ermenkou. It turns out that there is a white tower in Dongbaitazi Lane, named after it. During the Cultural Revolution, it was changed to Jinggangshan East Road, and 1980 was called Baita East Road.

Baita West Road: It is formed by merging the original Xibaitazi Lane and Gushi Lane. During the Cultural Revolution, it was changed to Jinggangshan East Road, and 1980 was called Baita West Road.

Guanqian Street: The mysterious and wonderful scenery was praised in the Song Dynasty, so this street was named before Tianqingguan. Peach trees are planted all over the view, and the flowers are colorful, so it is also called Duanjin Street. In the Yuan Dynasty, Tianqing Temple was renamed as Xuanmiao Temple, and the street name was immediately changed to Qian Miao Temple, which later evolved into Guanqian Street.

Linton said: According to> zai, when the King of Wu marched to Dongyi himself, he stopped here to have a good meal, sergeant. Later, all the bridges built here were named after Linton. This road is also named after it.

Taohuawu Street: During the Tang and Song Dynasties, there were peach trees all over the northwest corner of Suzhou, called Taohuawu, and there was a peach blossom river next to it, which was a scenic spot for enjoying flowers in spring at that time. Zhang Jia and his son, great scholars in the Song Dynasty, built another business here, also known as Taohuawu. Later generations took this as the street name.

Shantang Street: When Bai Juyi was appointed as the secretariat of Suzhou in the Tang Dynasty, he started to dig a mountain pond, which was close to the water, so it was named Shantang Street.

Pingjiang Road: Pingjiang is taken from the place name of Suzhou. Suzhou was called Pingjiang House in Song Dynasty and changed to Pingjiang Road in Yuan Dynasty.

Shiban Road: Built by Sheng Xuanhuai, a Westernization School in the late Qing Dynasty, it is famous for paving roads with stones.

Jingde Road: In modern times, it was renamed as Jingde Road, which was formed by the merger of the former county temple, Zhu Ming temple, Jingde temple, Shenya temple and Huang Lifang. Named after the ancient Jingde Temple.

May 30th Road: 1925 The May 30th Movement broke out in Shanghai, and all walks of life in Suzhou launched fund-raising support. Later, the road was built with the donation returned by Shanghai, and it was named May 30th as a memorial.

Gongxiang: This mysterious temple was named Amethyst Palace and Kaiyuan Palace in the Tang Dynasty, and the alley is at the entrance of the palace, hence the name.

Eunuch Lane: In the Ming Dynasty, Jin Yu and Ruyi lived here, so they were named Eunuch Lane. The west section was once called Youth Road because of the name of the YMCA.

Cang Xie: In the Qing Dynasty, the official warehouses of Changzhou and Yuanhe counties were located, and there were warehouses in Yu Shun and Qingqiu, hence the name.

Siqian Street: It was called Zhiliqiao South Street in ancient times. Later, the prison department was established here and renamed Siqian Street.

Pishi Street: Named after Gupi Market.

Academy Lane: It was named after Heshan Academy in Song Dynasty.

Changzhou Road: Named after the seat of the old Changzhou County Department.

Yuanhe Road: Named after the seat of the old Yuanhe county government.

Shi Xue Street: The ancient name of drugstore street was named after the drugstore. Or it should be called Bachelor Street, because this is where Wang Hao, a great scholar in the Ming Dynasty, lived.

Zaoshi Street: In the Song Dynasty, Zaoshi was the main market here, hence its name.

Liuyuan Road: Built in Sheng Xuanhuai in the late Qing Dynasty. Originally named Five Blessingg Road, but commonly known as Liuyuan Road, it is the earliest road in Suzhou.

Nanhao Street: Nanhao Street is named after the moat south of Nagato, which is later called Nanhao Street.

Baijiaxiang: According to Pingjiang City Defense Examination, five generations of Gu Xun lived under the same roof in the Eastern Han Dynasty, with a family of 100 people, equal food and clothing, and orderly. This alley is named after its famous Baikou Bridge.

Old pre-school: Changzhou County School was originally located here, and moved eastward in the 20th year of Ming Jiaqing, which is called old pre-school.

Qufang Wu: Wu Chu was the Degu Square before the Song Dynasty. Wu Dynasty is Wu's song.

Gu Wu Road: Named after the seat of the old Wuxian government.

Beiju: In the Ming Dynasty, a weaving bureau was set up here to deal with royal silk products, and in the early Qing Dynasty, another weaving office was built in the south of the city, so it was called Beiju.

Courtyard: There was a capital court in Ming Dynasty, hence the name.

Fan Zhuangqian: The seat of Yizhuang founded by Fan Zhongyan in Song Dynasty, hence the name.

Qiao Qi Lane: It is said that the King of Wu had a rest here when he led his troops to war. Old Qiao Qi Lane is named after this bridge.

Wang Yang Temple: It was named after the ancient Wang Yang Temple. During the Liu and Song Dynasties in the Southern Dynasties, Yang Xuanbao served as the prefect of Wu Jun and was an honest official. After leaving office, the people thought about it and built a temple for him, originally called Yangtaimiao, which evolved into Yangwang Temple.

Abandoning the imperial power: At the end of Yuan Dynasty, Zhang Shicheng occupied Suzhou and called it the King of Wu, with Zicheng in the Spring and Autumn Period as the palace. 1367, Zhang Shicheng was defeated and set fire to the palace, so it was called Imperial Waste Array.

Jinfan Road: It turned out to be a river, that is, Zicheng. According to legend, the prince of Wu and the maid-in-waiting came here to play, so it was named Jinfanjing, also known as Jinfanjing, which was named after the flowers on both sides of the river and the water was like brocade in spring. In modern times, filling rivers to build roads is still famous for sails.

Zhuan Xu: Zhuan Xu was a warrior in the Spring and Autumn Period. He stabbed Wu Wangliao to death for He Lv. After being killed, it is said that he was buried here, hence the name Zhuan Xu.

Zhujiayuan: At the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, Zhu Cuo became rich by running "Huashigang" for Hui Zong, and named his garden "Tonglepu". Zhujiayuan is its territory.

Yiduobin Lane: formerly known as Miduobin Lane. Mi was a military commander in the Song Dynasty, and Mi Deng was his title. Mi stool is well trained to resist the invasion of the North Army. In order to commemorate it, the villagers named their hometown Midubing Township, and later it was better to be Dobbin Township.

Fulangzhong Lane: In Song Dynasty, Fulangzhong and Yan Fu, the minister of punishments, lived here, hence the name.

Attendance in its alley: A "good scholar" in the Song Dynasty waited on his family, hence the name.

Iron Bottle Lane: According to legend, there is a fairy pillow iron bottle lying here, hence the name.

Shangshuli: It was called Xiuzhu Lane in ancient times. In the Ming Dynasty, Shang Shu Wu Kuan lived here, so Hongzhi 17 was renamed Shang Shu Xiang, and later changed to Xiang.

Luxiang: In the Northern Song Dynasty, it was the first residence of North Korean doctor Lu Qiu Shouzhong, named Fang.

Confucius Lane: Formerly known as Confucius Lane, there was a Confucius Temple in ancient times. In the Ming Dynasty, Fu once lived here, hence the name Sixiang.

Huxiang emissary lane: originally named Huxiang emissary bridge lane, commonly known as Huxiang emissary lane. Ambassador is an ancient official name.

Daru Lane: It was Damu Lane in ancient times, and later it became Dashu Lane. Later, due to the residence of the scholar king in the Ming Dynasty, it became a scholar lane.

Yanjiaxiang: It was named after the former Lady Yan Temple.

Fang Chuan Lane: According to the inspection of Pingjiang city defense, the ship is the wrong name of Fang, and the ship lane was originally a ship lane. This is the location of the ancient boathouse, hence the name.

Masonry Lane: Stone lived here in ancient times, hence its name.

Tangjia Lane: Taiweiqiao Lane, a famous official in ancient times. In the Ming Dynasty, thousands of Tang Yue families lived here because they changed Tangjiaxiang.

Vinegar warehouse: it is the official place to store vinegar, that is, the location of vinegar warehouse, hence the name.

Qingyuan Square: General Zhou Hu, a martial artist in the Southern Song Dynasty, once lived here. Qingyuan Square was built in the second year of Qingyuan.

Shinto Street: Yongxi Temple Lane, named after the Song Dynasty because it is opposite to the name of Yongxi Temple. In the early Ming Dynasty, the temple was rebuilt in the former site of Yongxi Temple, and the lane was renamed Shinto Street.

Sanmaoguan Lane: There is a Taoist temple called Sanmaoguan.

Wu Dianzhi Lane: During the heyday of the Song Dynasty, Cheng Wu lived in a temple, hence the name.

Jiamu Garden: Sui Garden, commonly known as Garden, was built by the Mu family during the reign of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty.

Yanjiaxiang: It was named after Yan Du, assistant minister of the Ministry of Industry in Song Dynasty, who lived here.

Shetan Lane: the location of the old state altar in Changzhou County, hence the name.

East Qilin Lane: It was called Qilin Lane in ancient times. According to legend, there is Longtan in the nearby river, which was once different from Wan Li, so it was named Qilin Lane, and now it is mistakenly called East Qilin Lane.

Pig Farm Lane: This is Zhang Zhu Lane. In the Yuan Dynasty, Yimin Zhu Qing and Zhang Jue lived here, hence the name. This is a long alley.

Dingjiaxiang: the hometown of Ding Wei in Song Dynasty, the prime minister in Chunhua period in Song Dynasty, hence the name.

Pan Ruxiang: Zhang Xu lived here in Song Dynasty, named Zhang Qiao Lane. Pan lived here in the Ming Dynasty, renamed Pan Xiang, and now it has become Pan Ru Xiang.

Tongfang Lane: Zhang Shicheng was the Tongfang Pavilion here at the end of Yuan Dynasty, hence its name.

Yaoji Lane: It is said that in the east of Caihui River, countless people have excavated ancient pottery similar to Korean bottles.

Guanting: This is the dock for welcoming officials in Qing Dynasty, with three original houses.

Huang Ting Street: The original Kangxi Imperial Monument Pavilion was named Wanshou Pavilion, and its common name was Huang Ting, hence its name.

Zhu Jinshi Lane: Zhu Wan, a scholar in Ming Dynasty, lived here, hence the name.

Yili Peng: Peng's Yizhuang was located in the Qing Dynasty, hence its name.

Wulong Hall: Wulong Hall was built in Zhenyuan in Tang Dynasty, and it was also known as Ji Ling Temple and Longtan in Song Dynasty. Get a name named after it.

Zhentuo Si Qian: Zhentuo Yamen was built in the Ming Dynasty, hence its name.

Wen Cheng Xiang Nong: Named in memory of the national hero Wen Tianxiang. Wen Tianxiang, a native of Wenshan, was the right prime minister at the end of Southern Song Dynasty.

Kokurakou: The location of Wuxian and Fengcang in Qing Dynasty, hence the name.

Behind the temple: named after the longevity palace, commonly known as the old palace.

Hundred Lions Bridge: Take the bridge as the life lane. Baishi Bridge is a Song Bridge, which is famous for carving hundreds of lions on the bridge railing. It's been dismantled now, leaving only the name.

Caoxiewan: Named after Sanduo Bridge. Sanduo is an old greeting, which means more blessings and more children.

Meijiaqiao Lane: Song Dynasty poet Mei (Yu Sheng) once lived here, hence the name.

Tieju Lane: Blacksmith's Bureau was classified into Yuan Dynasty, hence its name.

Shuyuan Lane: It was named next to Pingjiang Academy in front of the old school.

In front of Jiangmiao: It is named after Jianghou Temple.

In front of Chengtian Temple: named after Chengtian Temple. Chengtian Temple is an ancient Buddhist temple named Nengren Temple in Song Dynasty.

Yongxisi Lane: It is famous for Yongxi Temple. "Yongxi" is taken from the title of Song Dynasty.

Xiangfusi Lane: Because of the name of Xiangfusi, it was called "large and medium-sized Xiangfu" in the Northern Song Dynasty.

Shilin Temple: Named after Shilin Temple. Lion Forest Temple was built in Yuan Dynasty, and the garden behind the temple is lion forest.

Tianguan Square: This square was built in the Ming Dynasty for the residence of Wang Yan, a university student.

Elegant and strong: Wen, a great scholar in the Ming Dynasty, once lived here, hence the name.

Compassion for orphans: also known as sympathy for orphans. The pension bureau is an institution that raised orphans in the past.

Yu Zhan Wharf: This is a catfish wharf, named after its shape.

Guan Nong: It was named after Guan Sheng. The concept of protecting saints is a Taoist view.

In front of Baolian Temple: named after Baolian Temple, which is an ancient Buddhist temple.

Beihao Lane: It is named after a moat called Beihao in the north of Nagato. This is Beihao's fault.

Xitian Lane: In ancient times, people lived here to weave mats, hence the name.