The historical and cultural heritage of the old city is particularly prominent, while the Yudong New District, although a new city, reveals the historical and cultural heritage of Datong in a subtle way, and the typical representative is the naming of streets.
Many streets in the old city and Yudong New District have very strong historical and cultural characteristics. Some are the place names or appellations used in Datong history, some are the places where historical allusions took place, and some are the appellations of emperors in the Northern Wei, Liao and Jin Dynasties. The naming of these roads euphemistically shows the rich history and culture of Datong.
One axis and two cities? Patterns and some roads
Xi Zhong Street.
Joong hee? , is the year number of Yelvzong in Liaoxingzong. 13 years (A.D. 1044), Yunzhou was promoted to Datong Prefecture. Datong? The name of this city has never changed. So what is the year number of Chongxi? Datong? The origin of the name of this city has special historical significance.
Yunzhou steet
Datong was first called? Yunzhou? That was in the Tang Dynasty, which is Yunzhong County. And Yunzhou is a household name because of important historical allusions? Sixteen States of Dark Clouds? . During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, Shi Jingtang, the founding emperor of the late Jin Dynasty, was ceded to support the Khitan? Sixteen States of Dark Clouds? The north narrowly escaped the rule of the Song Dynasty for more than 200 years, and the Song Dynasty was long threatened by the political and military affairs of the Khitan, Nuzhen, Mongolia and other ethnic groups.
Xijing steet
Datong is the capital of Liao and Jin Dynasties, right? One of the top five in Beijing? what's up Xijing? . Datong was taken by Xijing as the capital of Liao country for 80 years, and Xijing as the capital of Jin country 103.
Huayan Temple in the ancient city of Datong is the royal ancestral temple of Liao Dynasty, which faces east and west (most of the Han temples face south). It was huge and destroyed by the war. During the Jin Dynasty, it was rebuilt at the original site.
Taihe road
Taihe? It was the last title of Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty and the last title of the Northern Wei Dynasty in Pingcheng (now Datong). In the eighteenth year of Taihe (494), Emperor Xiaowen officially announced his move to Luoyang.
Gu Yong Street.
Feng Taihou, an outstanding female politician and reformer in the Northern Wei Dynasty, was buried in Gu Yong Mausoleum in Fangshan, Datong, which is the largest mausoleum in the Northern Wei Dynasty.
Feng Taihou was the first grandmother of Emperor Xiaowen Tuo Ba Hong (renamed Justin after localization). She supported TaBaHong's accession to the throne, recently listened to politics and carried out comprehensive reforms, which had an important impact on Emperor Xiaowen's reform.
Taihe road
Taihe? This is the third year of Jingning in Wan Yan, Jin Zhangzong. During the reign of Jin Zhangzong, the reform of his grandfather Jin Shizong was further strengthened, and the rulers were completely feudal, which was the most prosperous period of the rulers. Culture has flourished, treasures have been enriched, population has increased, and the world has become rich. Historians evaluate it as? Fish mouth well-off? .
Taihe has the largest population, with a total population of over 56 million. Jin Zhangzong has also continuously improved its laws and revised the format of Taihe regulations, including 80 volumes of Taihe regulations, 20 volumes of regulations, 3 volumes of new regulations and 80 volumes of formats based on Tang laws. This is the most complete code in Jin Dynasty.
Deng Bai road
The siege of Baden? This is a famous allusion in the history of China. Liu Bang, the emperor gaozu of Han Dynasty, was besieged by Khan, the magic capital of Xiongnu, in Deng Bai. Deng Bai Road is not far from the foot of Dengbai Mountain on the east bank of Royal River in the north of the city.
The Central Axis of Datong City: Yu He Ecological Park
Dewey boulevard
Dewey Street is in the west of the ancient city, running north and south. The Northern Wei Dynasty was the first dynasty in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and Pingcheng (now Datong) was once the capital of the Northern Wei Dynasty, so it was called? Wei Du? Dewey Avenue, formerly known as Xinjian South Road and Xinjian North Road, was renamed after merging in the urban construction movement.
Pingcheng steet
In 398 AD, Tuoba Gui, the Daowu Emperor of the Northern Wei Dynasty, moved his capital to Pingcheng. Pingcheng gradually became the world's leading political and economic center at that time, with a population of over one million. This period is the most glorious period in Datong history. What is the name of the main city of Datong now? Pingcheng District? , also comes from this.
Datong ancient city
Guchengneiwaisi steet
In the past, the names of the four streets in the southeast and northwest of Sipailou were Dadong Street, Danian Street, Daxi Street and Dabei Street.
The center of the ancient city is Sipailou, and the four gates of the ancient city are Heyangmen (East), Yongtaimen (South), Qingyuanmen (West) and Wudingmen (North).
The roads connecting Sipailou and Simen are Heyang Street (East), Yongtai Street (South), Qingyuan Street (West) and Wuding Street (North).
These four streets are Heyang East Street (East), Yongtai South Road (South), Qingyuan West Street (West) and Wuding North Road (North).
In other words, the street names inside and outside the four gates of the ancient city correspond to the gates they pass through. If the street names are changed to this, it will be in line with the style of the ancient city.
Datong is the first batch of famous historical and cultural cities in China. Geng Yanbo is full of expectations for the cultural revival of Datong, and plans and transforms it drastically. Behind those antique buildings, the names of these streets may not be so attractive, but they also reflect Geng's respect and love for history and culture in a subtle way.