Why didn't the only railway station in China correct the typo in 66 years?

Lanzhou Railway Station? Lan? Is it really wrong?

For a long time, netizens thought that the misspelled railway station should refer to Lanzhou Railway Station? Lan? Word, after all, in people's general cognition, LAN? The three lines below the word are the shortest in the middle, the second paragraph above and the longest below.

But what does Lanzhou Railway Station say? Lan? This word is the longest in the top, the second longest in the middle and the shortest in the bottom, which completely breaks people's right? Lan? Word writing concept, so many netizens said Lanzhou Railway Station? Lan? This word is wrong.

In fact, from the front, there is nothing wrong with this typo, right? Because there may always be a standard in people's minds about the writing norms of many characters now, in the past, especially during the Republic of China, scholars made innovations in some details in order to highlight their subjective colors, not stick to the form and retain some of their own characteristics.

Give a simple example, such as Xiamen University? Study? Word, it has no hijab. This word is taken from Lu Xun's own anthology and is Lu Xun's own word. Obviously, as a great writer, Lu Xun would not make such a low-level mistake. He did this in order to leave some personal characteristics. Anyway, this small change will not cause misunderstanding at all, and it will make people feel fresh.

Similarly, Lanzhou Railway Station? Lan? Maybe different calligraphers? Lan? Chinese characters are written in different ways. This word should be a writing habit of the author, and we can't arbitrarily say that it is wrong.

Creative writing? Lan? The reason of Chinese characters is related to its historical changes.

Besides, what are we writing now? Lan? Word, but also after the founding of new China, the national education department to promote a? Lan? How to write Chinese characters, traditional Chinese characters? Lan? This word is always? Lan? .

In fact, during the Republic of China, the national education department tried to popularize simplified characters, but it was not fully popularized because of the war. So, before the founding of New China, people were interested in simplified Chinese characters? Lan? I understand all the words, but there is no standardization and popularization.

But it was simplified at that time? Lan? Chinese characters, also called vulgar characters, can't be elegant, let alone hung on the table, so they are rarely used in public, but private letters are still very popular. In fact, this is normal, after all, it is more convenient and simple to write in simplified Chinese characters blue.

This phenomenon has also led many people to know only how to write these common characters, but because the government has not given a specific standard, there are various ways to write simplified characters, just like Lanzhou Railway Station now? Lan? There was nothing strange about the writing at that time.

In fact, people are right? Lan? An important reason for the misunderstanding of Chinese characters is that many people think that simplified characters were popularized after the founding of New China. Lan? Writing Chinese characters after popularization is equivalent to copying simplified characters wrong, so everyone thinks it is a typo.

Lanzhou Railway Station? Lan? Meaning of words

Actually, this? Lan? This word was written by Zhang Bangyan, a famous calligrapher in Gansu during the Republic of China. In Zhang Bangyan's personal calligraphy? Lan? That's what it says. If it is true, Lanzhou Railway Station is more than this? Lan? The handwriting is wrong, including the one behind Lan? Status? Strictly speaking, words are also problematic.

According to our current simplified Chinese writing habits, state? The last vertical of the word is vertical, but what about Lanzhou Railway Station? Status? There is a tick at the bottom of this word. Many people think it is a pen when they write calligraphy. But from the perspective of calligraphy writing, huh? Is it? Hey? , does not exist? Hey? There is a tick in the back.

Lanzhou Railway Station has undergone several major revisions since its completion. At that time, it was also suggested that these two words should be replaced as soon as possible. After all, get two? A typo? It's too abrupt here.

However, after careful consideration, the government did not modify it. Because it is a bit inappropriate for Lanzhou Railway Station to replace these two words from the perspective of cultural inheritance and interests. Instead, it should kill two birds with one stone.

Let's not talk about Zhang Bangyan's reputation as a great calligrapher who once stood out from the crowd. As far as the history of Lanzhou Railway Station is concerned, Lanzhou Railway Station with a solid foundation is also a symbol of urban culture. Preserving it is also a concrete manifestation of preserving traditional culture.

Of course, Lanzhou Railway Station has been marked with these two words, which has aroused great repercussions in the outside world and left a deep impression on tourists, which is very conducive to enhancing visibility. If you change it now, it will be meaningless. Isn't this a sign?

And most importantly, because there is not much change, we can still see what these two words are trying to express. While retaining the original meaning, it can also have new special meanings, so it doesn't matter whether it is changed or not.

In fact, if we really want to change it, the resistance encountered in this process is also great. After all, what if you want to change it? Lan? If this continues, I'm afraid it won't just be Lanzhou Station? Lan? Words need to be changed, such as? Chengde mountain resort? I'm afraid these words have to be changed. What else? The first level in the world? These words should also be readjusted.