Yuanxuan.
During the Tang Dynasty, the city implemented the lifang system, and the lifangs where residents lived were all closed communities. There are more than a hundred squares in Chang'an, each square and neatly named.
These more than one hundred squares are called: Xingdaofang, Kaihua Square, Guangfu Square, Jingshan Square, Lanling Square, Kaiming Square, Anyi Square, Wubenfang, Chongyi Square, Changxingfang, Jing'anfang, Anshanfang, Dayefang, Changlefang, Andefang, Yongxingfang, Chongrenfang, Pingkangfang, Xuanyangfang, Qinrenfang, Yongpingfang, Yongchongfang, Zhaoguo Fang, Jinchangfang, Tongshanfang, Tongjifang, Anxingfang;
Shengyefang, Anyifang, Xuanpingfang, Shengpingfang, Xiuyefang, Xiuzhengfang, Qinglongfang, Daozhengfang, Changlefang, Jinggongfang, Xinchangfang, Shengdaofang, Guangdefang, Xinningfang, Changhefang, Jiaohuafang, Xiudefang, Lizhengfang, Customer Square, Yongchangfang, Guangzhai
Yishanfang, Laitingfang, Shanhefang, Tonghuafang, Fenglefang, Anyefang, Anxifang, Yongdafang, Daodefang, Guangxingfang, Yanzuofang , Taipingfang, Tongyifang, Xinghuafang, Chongdefang, Huaizhenfang, Xuanyifang, Feng'anfang, Changmingfang, Anlefang, Da'anfang, Datongfang, Dunyifang, Yong'anfang, Yanfufang , Chongxianfang, Yankangfang, Guangdefang;
Yanshoufang, Buzhengfang, Banzhengfang, Fuxingfang, Shanzhengfang, Andingfang, Xiuxiangfang, Jinchengfang, Liquanfang , Huaiyuanfang, Changshoufang, Jiahuifang, Yongpingfang, Tongzhifang, Guiyifang, Zhaoxingfang, Yongyangfang, Changanfang, Hepingfang, Chunhuafang, Daixianfang, Fengyifang, Chongfang Huafang, Huaidefang, Qunxianfang, Judefang, Yiningfang, Puningfang and Xiuzhenfang.
The style of these shop names is serious and upright, and they are all taken from Confucian classics, or derived from Confucian teachings, and have a relatively strong educational color. But the shortcoming is that they are not grounded, and the distinction is also very poor, such as Jingshanfang, Tongshanfang, and Anshanfang, which are easy to confuse. The overall naming style is a bit like a dry and positive Laogan style poem, but it is still full of book flavor. Extended information
During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there were many alleys in Beijing. These alleys also have names, and the names are very distinctive. Let me list some of them
Yugong Hutong, Shuitang Hutong, Gulao Hutong, Qinlaoer Hutong, Taotiao Hutong, Maoer Hutong, Hezhima Hutong, Jing'er Hutong, Qilinbei Hutong, Sanyanjing Hutong, Gongxian Hutong, Xiaochuideng Hutong, Xiaoxiaguan Hutong, Shanlaoer Hutong, Chuideng Hutong, Shotgun Hutong, Dajiao Hutong, Xiaosuzhou Hutong, Liangziku Hutong, Nan Biandan Hutong, Xiaojiao Hutong;
Huangmi Hutong, Tongzhong Hutong, Zhuibang Hutong, Nian'er Hutong, Hengshanlan Hutong, Sunjiakeng Hutong, Dashamao Hutong, Xiaoshamao Hutong, Dongjing'er Hutong, Yinsigou Hutong, North Pocket Hutong, Enema Hutong, Sow Hutong, Ganyu Hutong, Lantern Library Hutong, Goldfish Hutong, Baba Hutong, Tangfang Hutong, Big Smokestack Hutong, Jianghuang Hutong;
Xiaojiangfang Hutong, Mazhuang Hutong, Jiuliangziku Hutong, Songshu Hutong, Xinliangzi Hutong, Sanziwang Hutong, Mazhuang Hutong, Biandan Hutong, Weiying Hutong, Shibeier Hutong, Niujiao Hutong, Shuanmazhuang Hutong , Yangma Hutong, Hongjing Hutong, Youfang Hutong, Huaishu Hutong, Jing'er Hutong...
These Beijing Hutongs in the Ming and Qing Dynasties have the same name, and they are exactly the same as the names of Chang'an City Squares in the Tang Dynasty. On the contrary, it is very vulgar, full of market sentiment, and has no profound meaning. It can be seen that the naming of the hutongs is very random and uses local materials. There is a sweet water well in the alley, so it is called Tianshuijing Hutong; there are two fences at the entrance of the alley, so it is called Shuangshilan Hutong. But the disadvantage is that it is too vulgar and unrefined, like a vulgar limerick written by an old farmer.