Historical background of Faku Town

As for the meaning and reference of the place name "Faku", there are three recent explanations: one is the Manchurian "Yiliang", named because of the terrain; the other is the transliteration of "Hachinohe", which means There were originally eight families or families with eight surnames living here. Because of its name, it was named Faku. Thirdly, it was named after the mountain. There is Faku Mountain (commonly known as Eight Tiger Mountain) in the territory. After research by Mr. Wen Lihe, the third theory is considered reliable, but he thinks that Faku Mountain is probably not the mountain that retains this name today. According to the historical events of Manjusri Lama (?-1636) practicing and passing away in Faku Mountain, It should be Lama Mountain in the southeast of the county today. Jin Liang's "Research on Fengtian Historical Sites" (1915): "Faku originally had a land of 30,000 guards, which was an important road for Mongolia to enter the border. It is commonly known as the Eight Tigers Road. The Eight Tigers are the pronunciation of Faku." Faku Mountain got its name. fakū", obviously the mountain shape looks like a weiron. To get the perception of "fakū", the namer must have had daily experience with weirons before giving it to it. Dharma library is the Chinese translation of the name of the same object, taking its sound. Because there are "Faku Mountain" and "Faku Side Gate". The translated name first came from the compilation of official documents. The situation is the same for "issuance of warehouse". They are all place names with no meaning. The place name "Faku" is very recent. It comes from the Manchurian "fakū alin" (meaning: Faku Mountain) and "fakū gebungge alin" (the mountain called Faku). After the Mongolian spoken baqu stage, it evolved into the Chinese Eight Tigers , Hachinohe, Bahu and other translations. The evolution shows the rapid and tortuous historical process of Mongolianization and Chineseization of the Jurchen living area. The experience of refining the Mongolian language has contributed to the emergence of "historical events" such as the garrison of Hachinohe, the immigration of Hachihu, the story of Bahukou, and Bahu Mountain. Faku is one of the side gates. It is a military stronghold for the Eight Banners garrison and a north-south transportation channel. It was developed into a side gate town from this important location.