Why do Manchu people describe their native place as Heixiazi Hutong in Cao Mao Street?

This is mainly related to immigrants in the Qing Dynasty. After the Qing dynasty entered the customs, the main force of the Eight Banners was stationed around Beijing, and there were relatively few Eight Banners left in their hometown in Northeast China. Therefore, the border defense in the northeast and north is relatively loose, which creates opportunities for Russia.

During the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, Russia openly invaded the outer Heilongjiang, which led to the jaxa War. After the war, in order to improve the limited defense forces in the Northeast Border Region, the Qing court began to transfer the Eight Banners in the Pass back to their hometown in Northeast China every five years. This policy began in the middle of Kangxi and gradually formed a perfect system at the beginning of Qianlong.

/kloc-in 0/7, the yamen for immigration formalities of Ganlong Eight Banners was officially located in Cao Mao Street, the ancient city of Wanping in the southern suburbs of Beijing. The Eight Banners Army and their families from all over the customs went there to go through the customs formalities and collect the tolls. Starting from the east gate of Wanping Ancient City, they embarked on the journey of returning to their hometown in Northeast China to open up wasteland and defend the border. This policy continued until the middle period of Qing Daoguang. Meanwhile, Qianlong, Jiaqing and Daoguang san huang all went back to the northeast to inspect the resettlement and armament of the reclamation troops.

So today, many Manchu old households in Heilongjiang and Jilin provinces say that their family came back from Caomao Street in Wanping Ancient City.