"Seven Corners and Eight Alleys".

Seven corners: Xianjiao, Xinggongjiao, Cuijiao, Dingjiao, Wushengjiao, Duzhaijiao and Fujiao. Among the seven corners, Dingjiao Street and Wushengjiao Street have evolved into main streets.

Eight lanes: Shuanglong Lane, Xianren Lane, Jukui Lane, Baoding Lane, Jinkui Lane, Nanjing Lane, Mercy Lane, and Fourth Lane. The fourth lane is now renamed Zhanshengzhong Street.

Youfang Hutong

It is in the eastern part of the urban area, running north-south, starting from the eastern section of Ziyou Road in the south, starting from the west entrance of Dongbanjie Street in the north, and connecting with the south entrance of Nanyangshi Street and the east entrance of Peichang Gong Hutong. connected. It is 270 meters long, 5 meters wide at the south entrance and 13 meters wide at the north entrance, with asphalt pavement. During the Qing Dynasty, there was Sansheng Temple on the north side of the street, which was called South Sansheng Temple Street and belonged to the second corner of Xiangfu County. During the Republic of China, people from Shanxi opened an oil shop at the south entrance of the street, so Bian people called it Youfang Hutong.

Taibai Hutong

Located in the southeast of the city, running north-south, starting from the eastern section of Ziyou Road in the north and ending at Xicaihewan Street in the south. In the fifty-third year of Qianlong's reign in the Qing Dynasty, Governor Bi Hang built a "Taibai Temple" at the north entrance of the street, hence the name Taibai Temple Hutong. During the Republic of China, it was renamed Taibai Hutong and it is still in use today.

Pei Changgong Hutong

It is located in the eastern part of the urban area, starting from Youfang Hutong in the east and ending along Dayuankeng Street in the west. It is 250 meters long, 10 meters wide at the east entrance and 5 meters wide at the west entrance. Asphalt road. In the Northern Song Dynasty, in order to worship Zhang Sen, a native of Pichang Town, Tangyin County in the Han Dynasty, he had meritorious service in killing scorpions for the people, so the Pichang Earth Temple was built on this street, called Pichang Street, and belonged to Xianrenfang, Tokyo City. In the Ming Dynasty, the Pi Changgong Temple was built on this street. During the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, it was called Peichang Gong Hutong, which belongs to the second corner of Xiangfu County. In the early Republic of China, the homophonic pronunciation of the word "Pi" was mistaken for "Pei", which is still used today.

Nan Liufu Hutong

It is located in the northeast of the city, east of the First Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine. It runs north-south, starting from the west of Finance Department East Street in the south to the west of Shuanglong Lane in the north. It is 202 meters long and 3-5 meters wide. There are east-west alleys and asphalt pavements on both sides of the middle of the street. In the late Ming Dynasty, Liu Chang, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry in the early Qing Dynasty, once built a mansion in this street and erected the "Fourth Gongbao" archway. During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, it was called Liufu Hutong. During the Guangxu period, it was divided into North and South Liufu Hutong, with the street located in the south. Hence the name. In 1935, it was called "Lazhi South Alley" and after 1937, it was renamed its current name.

Beiliufu Hutong

It is in the northeast of the city and runs north-south. It starts from the west of Shuanglong Lane in the south and ends at the west entrance of Shuangjing Street in the north. It is 118 meters long and 3.6 meters wide, with cement brick pavement. During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, it was called Liufu Hutong. During the Guangxu period, it was named today to distinguish the southern Liufu Hutong. (The name originated from Liufu Hutong in the South) It was named Fazhi Hutong in 1935, and was renamed its current name in 1937.

Bei Renyi Hutong

In the west of Kaifeng City, it runs north-south, starting from the north side of Ximen Street in the south and Kaifeng Gelatin Factory in the north. It is 300 meters long and 3-7 meters wide. According to legend, there were two neighbors, Zhang and Li, in the Qing Dynasty. When they were building a wall, you gave me an inch and I squeezed you for a foot. They were tit for tat, and they didn’t want to give in. One time, the Li family squeezed a few feet to the other side, occupying the entire alley. , The Zhang family had no choice but to write a letter to their son who was an official in Beijing, hoping to use power to overwhelm him. Not long after, the Zhang family received a reply from their son. When he read the letter, he found it was a poem:

A thousand miles of books are like a wall, so why not give them a few feet.

Now only the city wall is there, but not Qin Shi Huang.

After reading the letter from their son, the Zhang family thought for a long time and finally repented, and then took the initiative to give up a few feet of the wall. The Li family was deeply moved by this and took the initiative to move a few feet in. The alley became wider again and the two families reconciled. In order to praise the Zhang and Li families for their spirit of understanding and correcting mistakes and mutual understanding and accommodation, people renamed this alley "Renyi Hutong". This section is in the north, so it is named Bei Renyi Hutong.

Nan Renyi Hutong

In the west of the city, running north-south, starting from Ximen Street in the north, opposite to the south entrance of Bei Renyi Hutong, it is 188 meters long and 3-6 meters wide. Its name has the same origin. Bei Renyi Hutong.

Houjia Hutong

In the northeastern part of the city, it runs north-south, starting from Finance Department East Street in the south and ending at Shuanglong Lane in the north. It is 200 meters long and 5 meters wide, with asphalt pavement. Because Hou Lianghan, a Jinshi scholar in the early Qing Dynasty, lived here, it was called Houjia Hutong during the Qianlong period. In 1935, it was called Weixin Street, and in 1937, it was renamed its current name.

Hou Lianghan, whose ancestral home is in Lankao County, was a Jinshi in the third year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1646), and lived in this street after his official career.

Shuanglong Lane

According to legend, there are two theories. One is that Zhao Kuangyin, Taizu of the Song Dynasty, and Taizong Zhao Guangyi once lived here, so it was named because the ancient emperor was the True Dragon Emperor. According to another legend, there is a Dragon King Temple on this street. There are two wells at both ends of the street, and two dragons appear, the green dragon in the east and the fire dragon in the west. Hence the name Shuanglong Lane.

Shuanglong Lane now also has a relatively good courtyard house, which is convenient for "Hutong tours" in Kaifeng

Wolong Street

According to legend, Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin was captured by the imperial court before the Chenqiao rebellion. After being chased, he fled here in a hurry, met a ruined temple, and hid in it. Later, he successfully escaped to Chenqiao, wore a yellow robe and became a hegemon. Because the emperor was a dragon, if he did not escape here, he would not have the foundation of the Song Dynasty, so it was later called Wolong Street! It means the dragon is taking off here! Haha, I wrote it randomly, please give me criticism and advice!

Cai Hutong

It is in the northwest of the city. It consists of two east-west streets and one north-south street. The north-south streets are in the west of the street, starting from Zhuanqiao Street in the north and It ends at Jiefang Hutong, 210 meters long and 4 meters wide, with asphalt pavement. The middle part of the north-south street leads to Songdu Royal Street in the east and Jiefang Hutong in the southeast. It is 335 meters long from east to west and 4 meters wide. In the Ming Dynasty, the vegetable garden of the Prince of Zhou's Mansion was located here. , it was called Cai Hutong in the Qing Dynasty, and later changed to Cai Hutong.

Hydrangea Hutong

In the eastern part of the city, there are two legends: one is that a wealthy household originally lived in this street, and he used to throw away Hydrangea is a method for choosing a son-in-law for his daughter, hence the name. Second, in the Northern Song Dynasty, this place was the Su Mansion. Because there were hydrangeas in the courtyard, Su Xiaomei loved this flower. All suitors who came to propose would first write poems about the flowers. Later, the street was called Hydrangea Alley.

Siguankou Street

In the Qing Dynasty, the arresting hall (commonly known as Yousi Hall) of the Chief Secretary (Fantai Yamen) was located on the east side of the south entrance of the street (the west entrance of Shuanglong Lane Street). It was named Yousiguan Street and later called Yousiguankou Street.

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Nanjiaojing Hutong

In the eastern part of the city, it runs east-west, with Caoshi Street in the east and Beitu Street in the west. During the Northern Song Dynasty, some Jews came to live in Kaifeng. In the first year of Longxing in the Southern Song Dynasty (1163), a Tiaojin Temple was built here. The back streets were built around the temple, so it was called Tiaoji Hutong, which was still used until the Qing Dynasty. In the early Republic of China, it was renamed Jiaojiang Hutong, and later it was named Nandatong Hutong. In 1937, two alleys running parallel from east to west were divided into two, and the street was located in the south and was named today.

Sanmin Hutong

It is located in the middle of Kaifeng city. The southern entrance is 3.19 meters wide, the south entrance is 2 meters wide, and the north entrance is 3 meters wide. Cement pavement. It was called Caosanting in the Ming Dynasty, Caosanting in the Qing Dynasty, and also called Phoenix Alley. After 1912, in memory of Sun Yat-sen's Three People's Principles, it was renamed Sanmin Hutong. There are many Hui people here.

It is said that during the Three Kingdoms period, Cao Cao fed horses here and built three grass pavilions, hence the name Cao San Pavilion. Because the lane looks like a phoenix, it is also called Phoenix Lane. Later generations also said that Cao Santing was the fault of Cao Santing. Feng Yuxiang changed Caosanting into Sanmin Hutong to commemorate the founding outline of Sun Yat-sen's Three People's Principles. After the Japanese invasion, it was renamed Dongguang Hutong, which means the glory of the Greater East Asia. After Japan surrendered, it was restored to Sanmin Hutong.

Dahuangjia Hutong

In the eastern part of the city, it runs east-west, starting from the south entrance of Caoshi Street in the east and ending at Nantu Street in the west. In the Ming Dynasty, it was called Huanggua Hutong. During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, it was called Huangjia Hutong. During the Republic of China, it was called Dahuangjia Hutong. In April of the 33rd year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty (1907), the Henan Physical Education School was located in this street. The anti-Japanese hero General Ji Hongchang once lived in No. 2 Courtyard of this street, which was called Ji Mansion.

Nan Liufu Hutong

It is located in the northeast of the city, east of the First Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine. It runs north-south, starting from the west of Finance Department East Street in the south to the west of Shuanglong Lane in the north. It is 202 meters long and 3-5 meters wide. There are east-west alleys and asphalt pavements on both sides of the middle of the street. In the late Ming Dynasty, Liu Chang (the Minister of the Ministry of Industry in the early Qing Dynasty) built a mansion in this street and erected the "Fourth Gongbao" archway. During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, it was called Liufu Hutong. During the Guangxu period, it was divided into North and South Liufu Hutong, with the street located in the south. Hence the name. In 1935, it was called "Lazhi South Alley" and after 1937, it was renamed its current name.

Guanyi Street

In the western part of the city, it starts from the middle section of Zhongshan Road in the east and ends at Shengli Street in the west. In the Tang, Song and Ming dynasties, a post station was set up here, specifically for people delivering official documents or for officials to rest and change horses on the way. Because it was a place to entertain guests, it was named the post station. In the Song Dynasty, it was Xiaoyu Lane, where the famous prostitute Li Shishi lived.

There is an alley in the north of the road leading to Shengfuqian Street, and in the south of the road from east to west there are: Guanyi first alley, Guanyi second alley, Guanyi third alley, and Guanyi fourth alley.

East Hutong

Located in the west of the city. The street is located on the east side of the commercial compound. The street is narrow, so it is named East Alley. There is a locust tree in front of the courtyard of No. 21 in the street. When Zhu Yuanzhang was stationed in Kaifeng in the early Ming Dynasty, he often hugged this locust tree to exercise. Bian people called this tree "Zhu Baohuai" or "Zhu Huai".

Qian Chaomi Hutong

It is in the eastern part of the city. It runs east-west, starting from Nanyangshi Street in the east and ending along Dayuankeng Street in the west. In the Northern Song Dynasty, most of the people selling tea soup on this street were tea soup, and the tea soup was Made of fried rice, hence the name Chaomi Hutong. During the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, the two alleys running east-west and connecting north and south were named respectively. The street is located in the south and is called Qian Chaomi Hutong. The western and northern side of the street is connected to the Hou Chaomi Hutong.

Laojiang Hutong

It is in the middle of the city. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there were many craftsmen operating handmade wood products shops in the street, hence the name. In the early Republic of China, the coppersmiths from Datong Lane at the northern end of Beishishen Street moved into the street. The street was a concentrated area for shops selling wooden and copper products and is now a residential area.

Roasted Chicken Alley

In the eastern part of the city, it runs north-south, starting from Weizhong Front Street in the south and ending at Weizhong Back Street in the north. It is 273 meters long and 3.4 meters wide in the south. The north width is 5·1 meters. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, most of the Hui residents in this street were engaged in processing roast chicken. During the Guangxu period, it was the second corner and was named Roast Chicken Alley.

Mopan Street

It is in the north of Kaifeng city. It is said that in the Qing Dynasty, this street was mostly home to stone crafts and handicraft shops, and there were many stonemasons who forged stones. There were many millstones for sale on both sides of the street, so it was named "Mopan Street".

Rangzhihe Street

In the southern part of the city, it starts from Xinwu Nongong Street in the west, turns south from the east exit, and leads to Waimahao Street. In the Ming Dynasty, a tributary of the Bianhe River passed through this place. Later, the river bed silted up and the river became shallower. According to legend, there were many Hui people in the area. They slaughtered cattle and sheep and poured their blood into the river. The water turned rouge color and was called Rouge River. After the riverbed was silted up, it became a street.

There is also a beautiful legend on Rouge River Street. During the Northern Song Dynasty, in the prosperous Bianliang, Tokyo, a small river passed through the city. Not far from Zhouqiao, there is a half-room shop that sells some women's products. The shop advocates honesty and living a frugal life with his beloved daughter Yanzhi. Rouge Girl accidentally met a handsome young man named Junsheng while carrying water. Junsheng came to the shop every day to buy a box of rouge, and when he walked to the bridge, he poured the rouge into the river. As time goes by, the river water becomes a rose color. Later, Jun Sheng and Yan Zhi Nu developed a love for each other. Zhang Lao Shi loved his daughter very much, and after some inquiries, he asked someone to match him. Soon, Junsheng and Yanzhi got married. Not long after the couple got married, the Jin army invaded the south and faced a national crisis. Junsheng joined the army and went on an expedition. After the fall of Bianjing, Zhang Laoshi died of illness and the shop closed. Rouge misses her husband so much that she washes her face with tears. Every day she threw a box of rouge into the river in front of her door, and the river turned rose-colored again. Later, Junsheng died on the battlefield, and Yanzhi also died in the river. People missed Junsheng and Yanzhi, so they called this river Rouge River.