There are many villages with Shanxi place names in Beijing. Let's see which places are related to Shanxi.

We often say that "500 years ago was a family", and "500" is an approximate number. Here, in the words of Shanxi people, it is a real "600 years ago was a family".

Many villages with Shanxi place names in Beijing are the homesickness of Shanxi residents who moved to Beijing 600 years ago.

Most of these villages were named after states and counties at that time, such as Zhou Shi Ying Village and Hejinying Village.

Folk stories of the government's change of heart

When I was a child, I listened to old people telling stories. A long time ago, there were too many people in Shanxi. The government wanted to move Shanxi people to a sparsely populated place and let them open up wasteland for farming. Shanxi has fertile land, and no one will leave. The government has no choice but to say that those who don't want to leave should gather under the big locust tree in Hongdong a few months ago, and those who don't need to leave Shanxi for other places. Hearing this news, people who are married and have children gathered in Hongdong before the date designated by the government. Who knows, the government has changed its mind and will leave when it arrives in Hongdong. Those who take coercive measures are bound with their hands and escorted by the government.

Then there is the second story, that is, "Jieshou". The so-called "letting go" is to untie the toilet in your hand. It is estimated that "jieshou" is more elegant and gradually evolved into an elegant name for going to the toilet.

After all, the story is a story, but it also reflects the inner thoughts of the people to some extent, such as the change of government. At that time, it was still very difficult for Shanxi people to leave their native land.

The population of Shanxi exceeds the sum of Hebei and Henan provinces.

Today, when people talk about Shanxi people, they all say that Shanxi people are homesick.

In fact, this has geographical and cultural origins. Historically, Shanxi, especially southern Shanxi, has fertile land, rich water and beautiful products, and relatively few disaster years and wars. In the era of agricultural civilization, Shanxi is recognized as a good place. Most people don't want to leave, and because of the chaos, there are not a few foreigners who have poured into Shanxi. Statistics show that in the fourteenth year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (138 1), the total population of Shanxi had reached more than 4 million, while the population of neighboring Hebei (then Beizhili) and Henan was around1890,000.

Population is an important factor in a region's production development and economic prosperity. At that time, just after the Ming Dynasty was established, Ming Taizu Judy moved her capital from Nanjing to Beijing. One of the main problems he faces is that the capital area is vast and sparsely populated. Although there were several immigrants before, he couldn't solve the fundamental problem.

Therefore, the population in Hongwu four years (137 1) in March and May, Wenjian four years (1402) in August, Yongle first year (1403) in July, and Yongle second year (1404)