Topography of Wanzhou

Wanzhou City is located on the north and south banks of the Yangtze River and on the east and west banks of the Zhuxi River. There are many streams in the territory. Wanzhou is built on mountains and rivers, and the city is built on mountains. The buildings in the city have a vertical height difference of 100-200 meters from the river. Therefore, Wanzhou is a mountain city. Due to the Three Gorges Project, the water level of the Yangtze River has increased, and Wanzhou has also gained the charm of a river city. Due to the unique topography of Wanzhou City, Wanzhou's place names also have many unique names, which are rare in many plain cities. The topographic features of Wanzhou's place names mainly include the following points: 1. "Bridge" Because Wanzhou is located on both sides of the Yangtze River and the Zhuxi River, there are many streams in the territory, so there are many bridges in Wanzhou. There are many place names in Wanzhou named after bridges, mainly including (including submerged ones, the same below): Wanzhou First Yangtze River Bridge, Wanzhou Second Yangtze River Bridge, Wanyi Railway Bridge, Wan'an Bridge, Wanzhou Bridge, Shibao Bridge, and Liushui Bridge , Tianxian Bridge, Two-story Bridge, Si Ma Bridge, Xin Bridge (Red Star Bridge), Handu Bridge, Da Ma Bridge, Night Battle Bridge, Huilong Bridge...etc. 2. - "Stream", "Ditch" "Because there are many streams in Wanzhou, many place names in Wanzhou are named after "streams" and "gorges", mainly including: Daqiao Creek, Changpu Creek, Taiping Creek, Zhifang Creek,... Pigeon Valley, Yagou, Jiaochanggou, Qiaogou, Hongxigou, Simaqiaogou, Shuijinggou, Hejiagou, Longjinggou,... 3. - "Slope" Since Wanzhou is a mountain city, climbing up the slope Kanduo, so there are many place names named after "slope" in Wanzhou, such as: Ximenpo, Wangjiapo, Shangcaijiapo, Xiacaijiapo, Wangjiapo Main Street, Lujiapo, Tanjiapo, Fuxing Roadpo,... 4. ——"Alley" Since Wanzhou is a mountain city, the streets in Wanzhou urban area (mainly the old city) are mainly arranged horizontally and located on different steps. There are fewer vertical streets (such as Telegraph Road, Xishan Road, Yangzhou Road, etc.). Jiajiekou, etc.), so the main connections between vertical and horizontal streets are alleys, so there are many place names named after lanes in Wanzhou, mainly including: Pawnshop Lane, Yandian Lane, Daxiangkou, Xiaoxiangzi, Yaowang Lane, Xinxing Qiao Lane, Shunji Lane, Xishan Road Lane 1, Zuotang Lane... Wanzhou's history of having many "lanes" is over. Thanks to the Three Gorges Project, Wanzhou's urban area has developed rapidly in recent years. The current new urban area , such as Zhoujiaba, Bai'anba, Guanyinyan, Shuanghekou, Loquatping, etc., are all broad streets and avenues, and there will be no more alleys. This is historical progress.

5. - "Ping" and "Ba" Although Wanzhou is a mountain city, it is somewhat flat, so Wanzhou's place names are also named after "Ping" and "Ba", such as: Loquat Ping, Taojiaping, Diaoyanping, Li Shuping,... Zhoujiaba, Bai'an Dam, Jiaochang Dam, Desheng Dam, Chenjiaba, Shechang Dam, Shazuihe Dam,...