For thousands of years, many outstanding figures have grown up in North Street. Jianye has made contributions to human material and spiritual civilization here and has been recorded in history, setting an example for future generations.
For example, Hu Mingxing, Taichang Qing during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Southern Liang Dynasty, was a native of Henggang, Yixian County. He personally investigated the water source and donated money to recruit workers to dig a horizontal ditch for the Xin'an Water Conservancy Project to divert water from the Zhang River in the north of Yicheng City to the south through the suburbs of the city at that time. Later, people built houses on the canal one after another to form today's North Street. Therefore, the current Hengggou undercurrents under North Street and becomes an open stream after crossing the North Street mouth. The south flow not only irrigates thousands of acres of land in Huanggushu, but also facilitates residents on North Street and along the canal for washing and fire-fighting purposes. Before spring plowing every year, the people of Henggang come to the city to dredge Henggang ditch and clear out the silt and water. Cheng Xuexi, a poet of Yixian County in the Qing Dynasty, wrote in "Yishan Bamboo Branch Temple": "The water running through the city is a horizontal ditch, and it is dredged every year to take advantage of the wheat autumn. People gather in the middle of the street carrying baskets, and people return home with hoes under the moon." This is how to describe this A long-standing folk custom.
In the Tang Dynasty, Prince Shaobao and the famous calligrapher Xue Ji served as the magistrate of Yi County. Due to the difficulty of drinking water in the mountain city, he recruited workers to dig nine wells in Yicheng. People felt his virtue and called him " "Xue Gongjing", one of them is located at the entrance of Beijiejie. The water from the well is clear and sweet. During the reign of Emperor Xiaozong of the Song Dynasty, Lieutenant Li of Yi County said that because the Zhang River in the north of the city blocked pedestrians, Wuji Bridge was built to the north of Linzhang Gate (it was overhauled and renamed Tongji Bridge during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty) to connect North Street and Matian Street, allowing pedestrians and businesses to travel. Weigh.
Yu Zhengxie, a thinker, scholar, and scholar during the Jiaqing and Daoguang years of the Qing Dynasty, was a native of Yicheng, and his former residence was in Yujialong, North Street. He was knowledgeable and wrote prolifically. He once taught at Xiyin Academy in Jiangning. He wrote articles to warn against Western colonists' invasion of our country, advocated a strict ban on the import of opium cigarettes that poisoned the Chinese people, opposed the superiority of men to women, and advocated equality between men and women. Qi Jun, a scholar of the Qing Dynasty, once praised him as "a model of Confucianism" and wrote a plaque on it in the Yu family ancestral hall on North Street. Cai Yuanpei, a modern thinker and educator, spoke highly of him for "understanding the times and understanding human rights."
Yu Zhonghe, a descendant of the Yu ethnic group in Yicheng North Street, was one of the Huizhou merchants in Yixian County who made great achievements in business. At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, Qixin Cement (Cement) Company and other enterprises were established in Tianjin, making contributions to the revitalization of my country's national industry. There is his former residence at the foot of Chenghuang Mountain in North Street. It is tall and spacious. It has white walls, black tiles and horse head walls, and large open glass windows, integrating Huizhou architecture and Western architectural styles.
Fan Weiwen, a native of Jiangbaishan in the northern suburb of Yicheng, got rich doing business in Wuhu, Datong and other places. He did not forget the cultural and educational undertakings in his hometown. In the early years of the Republic of China, he donated a huge sum of money to build the Weiwei Temple on the west side of Chenghuang Mountain on the west side of North Street in Yicheng. Wen Primary School recruits famous teachers and cultivates talents. It is one of the famous primary schools in our county. Every morning and evening, groups of schoolchildren, carrying schoolbags, happily go to North Street to go to school or go home.
Yu Jieshi, a descendant of the Yu ethnic group in Yicheng North Street, was a famous mathematician in my country during the Republic of China. He served as a professor at Sichuan University and Jinling Women's University. He wrote "Algebra", "Solid Geometry", etc., which was very popular at that time. Mathematics textbooks used in secondary schools. He is especially good at the research and reform of abacus. He has compiled monographs such as "Quick Abacus Algorithm" and contributed to the research and promotion of abacus.