Names of villages around Luoyang

Because I often visit Luoyang, I met many original villages. I lamented the inconvenience of transportation and the regional characteristics of their village names.

The surrounding areas of Luoyang are basically mountainous areas, big and small, high and low. It can be said that mountain climbing is absolutely easy to achieve as long as you are willing.

Most of the surrounding mountains are earth mountains, which are not high, but there are also several staggered levels. The villagers all live in a slightly flat place on the hillside. What is a slope that lives in high places, such as Wei slope and Ma slope, and what is a slope that lives in potholes and gullies, such as Ruo 'ao, Tuqiaogou, Wujiagou, Liujiakeng and Zhengjiakeng; Those who live higher are called Zhai and Ling, for example, Matouzhai ... The words in front of these names are either from villagers' surnames or from Dashan, and the words behind them tell the height of their geographical position. I really expect to know their names and their meanings.

In addition to the village names named after the terrain, there are some village names that imply its long history, that is, Ying and Tun. As we all know, Luoyang has a superior geographical position, which can be attacked and collected, and the middle basin is fertile. It has always been a battleground for military strategists, so Luoyang has been guarding wasteland since ancient times. The southwest of Luoyang used to be the hometown of wasteland. Therefore, the village names there were named after Tun, and the surnames of people who were wasteland at that time were added in front of them. For example, the tourism culture of Eighteen Tuns developed now is combined with the names of surrounding villages, including 18 military camps such as Qingyang Tun, Weitun, Liangtun and Yangtun. Tun is for the army, so where there is a chariot, there is a barracks. Not far from my home, there is a township where there are many villages called Brigade, such as Baiying, Qian Ying, Houying and Li Ying. They are connected. It is conceivable that in ancient times, there was a long-term garrison there.

In addition, there is a very distinctive village name: kiln. Because Luoyang is mostly surrounded by mountains and hills, the soil is mostly red soil, which is relatively hard and very suitable for digging kiln to live in. Therefore, those who have many caves connected into a ravine hillside have the title of kiln. Such as Dong Kiln, Fan Kiln and Li Kiln. Now that life is good, everyone no longer lives in caves, but the name of the village has remained, highlighting the living conditions of our ancestors.

Knowing its meaning by its name, these villages around Luoyang that have existed for thousands of years can not only let you know its approximate location easily, but any village may have long-standing stories and legends if you have the heart to look for it.