In fact, in ancient times, Zhumadian had a very archaic name called "Runan". The origin of this Runan is because there is a river flowing through it, which was called "Rushui" in ancient times, while Zhumadian area at that time was named "Runan" because it was in the south of Rushui.
This "Runan" often appears in history books and ancient books. At that time, Runan area was very rich, and the name Runan continued until the Ming Dynasty. At that time, Runan extended in all directions, the economy was prosperous, and merchants gathered. Runan was an important transportation hub, so the court built a village outside Runan and built a large number of post stations.
With more stations, there were naturally more carriages for messengers and merchants in the past, which required the supply and rest of carriages, thus forming an industrial chain: restaurants, teahouses, inns and other places to eat, drink and have fun. It is really because Runan has become a place to rest horses and stay in hotels, and gradually everyone calls Runan "Zhumadian".
People in Runan see the prosperity of Zhumadian, just like the metropolis now, and people are developing one after another. The area of Zhumadian is also expanding, and it is gradually in line with Runan in the city. Later, even some people often called Runan Zhumadian. At this time, the court decided to simply change its name to Zhumadian, runan county. Anyway, now that Zhumadian is famous, the name Runan will be given to the county under its jurisdiction.
This is the origin of the name Zhumadian and the cause and effect of the name Runan. Now everyone may think that Zhumadian is a strange name, and it is not a place to raise horses. And the name is rustic, not as good as the "high-end" name of "Runan".
Zhumadian:
Zhumadian, a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Henan Province. It is located in the south-central part of Henan Province, in the hilly plain area on the upper reaches of Huaihe River, on the third-class landform steps of China, and across the eastern edge of Nanyang Basin and Huaibei Plain. Zhumadian has a total area of 15086 square kilometers, governs 1 district, 9 counties, * * * 196 townships (street offices), and 287 1 villages (neighborhood committees). Zhumadian is an excellent tourist city in China, a national civilized city, a national health city, a national forest city, a national double-support model city and a national garden city.