Six ministries and commissions issued a nationwide rectification of irregular place names: "Central Government, Prince's Palace" cannot be used casually

Ifeng.com Real Estate Zibo News (Editor Jiang He) After completing the second national census of place names, various places have rectified irregular place names.

On June 12, the Hainan Provincial Department of Civil Affairs released 84 irregular place names in 14 cities in the province that have not yet been standardized, including names such as Sunshine Baroque Community, Coral Palace, and Central Avenue.

On June 11, the Weiyang District Government of Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province issued a public notice list for 19 irregular place names, including No. 6 Courtyard, Longji Capitol Hill Community, EE Xincheng Community, Yufu Garden Community, etc.

According to The Paper, in early April this year, the Division of Zoning and Place Names of the Ministry of Civil Affairs held a demonstration training class on cleaning up and rectifying irregular place names in Kunming City, Yunnan Province. The heads and business backbones of the place name management offices of all provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) across the country and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, representatives of poverty-stricken areas in each province, and the heads and business leaders of the place name management offices of the "three districts and three prefectures" deeply impoverished cities (states and regions). A total of 200 staff members participated in the training. Since then, Hangzhou City, Wenzhou City, and Lanxi City in Zhejiang Province, Guangzhou City, Zhuhai City, Shantou City, Huizhou City, and Yunfu City in Guangdong Province, Jinchang City in Gansu Province, Inner Mongolia, Hefei City in Anhui Province, Chongqing City, Zhengzhou City, and Sanmenxia City in Henan Province City, Shandong Province and many other places have successively publicized irregular place names such as "big, foreign, strange, heavy" within their jurisdiction and requested rectification.

Irregular place names damage national culture

This is in response to the announcement on December 10, 2018, by the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Natural Resources, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, the Ministry of Transport and The "Notice on Further Cleaning up and Rectifying Irregular Place Names" (Minfa [2018] No. 146) issued by the State Administration for Market Regulation and other six ministries and commissions. According to the requirements, all localities need to complete a thorough investigation before March 2019 and determine the list of irregular place names to be cleaned up and rectified.

Minfa [2018] No. 146 stated that place names are basic public information in society and an important carrier of national and national culture. Since the second national census of place names started in July 2014, various regions have cleared up a large number of irregular place names in accordance with the requirements of the State Council Leading Group for the Census of Place Names. However, there are still some irregular place names in some areas such as "big, foreign, weird, heavy" etc. , cutting off the cultural context of place names, damaging national culture, and hindering the people's production and living activities.

In order to further improve the management capabilities and service levels of place names, and effectively play the fundamental role of place names in prospering socialist culture with Chinese characteristics, improving social governance capabilities, and meeting people's needs for a better life, the Ministry of Civil Affairs [2018] Document No. 146 identifies the main tasks for cleaning up and rectifying irregular place names, including:

(1) Cleaning up and rectifying irregular place names. Standardize and standardize irregular place names such as "big, foreign, weird, heavy" that exist in residential areas, large buildings, roads, streets and other place names.

(2) Clean up and update irregular place name information. Replace place name signs, road traffic signs and other public signs with non-standard place names; change the place name and address information on identity registration, real estate registration, industrial and commercial registration and other certificates involving non-standard place name information.

(3) Standardize the use of standard place names. Clean up non-standard place names on real estate advertisements, outdoor signage, Internet maps, online navigation electronic maps and other carriers; strengthen the service capacity building of place name public service, and rely on the results of the second national place name census to provide society with accurate and convenient standards in a timely manner Place name information.

At the same time, [2018] No. 146 provides a timetable to complete the standardization of non-standard place names by the end of June 2019; to complete the relevant public announcements of place name signs, road traffic signs and other matters before the end of September*** Cleaning up irregular place name information in the fields of signs, outdoor advertising signs, and maps. [2018] No. 146 clarifies that clean-up and rectification activities adhere to the combination of special rectification and long-term management.

The working principles are prudent and prudent and implemented in accordance with the law; people-oriented, convenient and beneficial to the people; embodying characteristics and inheriting cultural heritage; treating both symptoms and root causes and focusing on actual results. Among them, it is required to accurately grasp the key points of the work, strictly abide by the identification standards, fully solicit opinions from all parties, scientifically and reasonably determine the list of non-standard place names, and not change those that can be changed or not, prevent random changes to old place names, and ensure the overall stability of place names. The standardization of non-standard place names must comply with the basic principles of place name naming and renaming, and reflect the history, geography, humanistic characteristics and local characteristics.

Four types need to be cleaned up

Minfa [2018] No. 146 clarified the "principles and standards for the identification of irregular place names included in the scope of cleanup and rectification", *** divided into 4 types.

1. Deliberately exaggerated "big place names" - place names whose meanings of proper names or general names far exceed the actual region, status, scale, function and other characteristics of the geographical entity.

The recognition principle and standard is that words such as "universe, central, world, world, global, Europe, Australia, America, China, China, the whole country, all nations, special zones, and capitals" are used without approval. Place names, or place names with confusing hierarchy of common names and deliberately exaggerating the functions of geographical entities.

2. "Foreign place names" that worship foreigners and favor foreigners - including foreign names, foreign place names, and place names named with foreign words. However, there are exceptions for place names that have existed in history, have commemorative significance or reflect the friendship between Chinese and foreign peoples, and the meanings of the place names conform to Chinese word usage habits and comply with relevant regulations, such as Bethune International Peace Hospital, Lenin Park, etc.

The recognition principles and standards are place names that contain foreign names, foreign place names or their abbreviations, which are likely to cause misunderstanding; place names that are directly named in foreign languages ??and place names that are named in the form of translations of foreign language words and Chinese characters.

Minfa [2018] No. 146 gives examples of MOMOPARK and Patio Mansion. The former does not know how to call it and it is difficult to understand the meaning of the name; the latter Patio is the Chinese character translation of patio. The document clarifies that Hilton Hotels, Siemens, etc. do not fall within this scope.

3. Weird and difficult to understand "strange place names" - place names with irregular wording, bizarre meanings, vulgar meanings, and strong feudal overtones.

The principles and standards for identifying irregular word usage include place names that purely use numbers as proper names and have no specific meaning; place names that use random combinations of Chinese characters and numbers without approval and have no actual meaning, proper names Place names using non-literal symbols such as "·" and "-".

Place names with weird, vulgar meanings include place names whose meanings do not conform to public knowledge, are mysterious, and are difficult to understand; place names with specific meanings are used at will without approval, place names that are prone to ambiguity, and pinyin is used at will Place names with letters and no actual meaning, place names with unhealthy meanings and contrary to public order and good customs, such as Dumb Road, Huangquan Road, etc.

The principle and standard for identifying place names with strong feudal overtones is that without approval, the titles of ancient emperors and historical names such as "emperor, imperial court, imperial palace, imperial capital, royal palace, prime minister's palace" are used at will. Place names containing words such as official titles and job titles (except those with specific historical and religious backgrounds).

4. "Heavy" place names with the same name and the same pronunciation - the names of residential areas, buildings, roads, and streets in a town have the same name or have the same pronunciation.