On the yellow highlands of the north-west, the five sigments are as a bead of years and years, laid in the wrinkles of the north and south of the budding mountains. This ancient city, which was built for three years in kim jong-jam, and which has endured more than 800 storms, has the name not only of the historical code of military defence, but also of the myth of the five dragon waters, which has become a key to reading the culture of the north。
Military fort: from fort five to county five
For three years (1226), when the shadows of the mongolian iron ride were cast over the ground, the rulers of the kim dynasty set up the "five silos" in the territory of today's county. The location of this military position is by no means accidental - it happens to be in the middle of the road between the guillotine and the plume, and it's a good place to go. Archaeological findings indicate that the ancient walls of the qaaiya were built using locally unique "dry-run" techniques, with walls of 8 metres wide and approximately 12 metres high, and walls with defensive installations such as arrow towers and platitudes, which are well-designed in terms of military engineering and reflect the tightness of the gold border system。
The strategic position of the yuan, the ming generation and the fort viva has become more prominent. In the medium term, in particular, the ming dynasty built a large-scale border wall (i. E., the great wall) in the area around the five cantons, as well as an additional military presence at the fort five. According to the prejudice, the five-supreme army "over 3,000 men of the ma's march" during the year of kayin became an important point in the north defence system. Qingqingzheng was three years (1725) and, with the mitigation of the problem, the fort vigilante was officially elevated to the county, and the name of the fort vigilante remains the same. Behind that change of name is a reflection of the long history of china's northern frontier, from military confrontation to peaceful development。
Mythic combination: the natural worship of five dragons for water
In local folklore, the place names of the five houses are derived from a mysterious story. It is known that in ancient times, drought and rain have left the people in distress. The jade emperor sent five dragon kings to deal with the water problem, and the five dragons showed themselves: the green dragons, the white dragons, the red dragons, the black dragons, and the yellow dragons. The five dragons joined together, and turned the five herds into a blessing of "weasel and grain." in recognition of the five rondhs, the people named the land the "five sing" and built the five dragon temple festivals in mount shush。
This myth is by no means an empty tale, but rather a poetic expression of the knowledge of the natural environment among the ancients. The geological data show that the five counties are situated in the watershed between the river sengang and seven seasonal rivers, such as chu jiagawa and the river, and that drought and flooding, caused by the uneven distribution of water resources, are the real basis of the legend of the five dragon waters. More interestingly, the five ancient cities have five sides in their layout, five gates in five rows, and the image of the five dragons protector shows the profound impact of mythical thinking on urban planning。
Cultural integration: the symphony of farming and nomadic
The process of formation of the five geographical names is just a microcosm of the collision of chinese farming and northern nomadic civilizations. When kim dynasty was set up, it was the front line of the race between the han people and nomadic peoples such as chidan and makoto; during the period of the mongols' rule, the savannah became an important station on the savannah silk road; and the sunda became part of the "six heavy towns". This multicultural background has enabled the five dialects to be characterized by both the promotion and the retention of mongolian and full-speak language; and the folk beliefs of both the king of dragons and the king of guancheng and other nomadic peoples, such as the rituals of poaching buns and jumping chama。
Of particular note is the large presence of the words "the camp" "fort" (such as the former battalion, the right fort, the korean building, etc.) in the top five geographical names, reflecting intuitively the historical imprint of the mingdai military cantonment system. According to the sakai county register, there are as many as 27 geographical names with the word "camp" throughout the county, which are, like condensed time capsules, the collective memory of the shadows of the ming generation。
From kim dynasty's military forts to today's ecological home, the evolution of geographical names in sakai county reflects the unique trajectory of development in the northern border region of china. When tourists lay beneath the walls of the ancient city of ziya, touching the bumpy bricks, they touched not only 800 years of time, but also a rich chinese border development history. And the myths that have been told by mouth and mouth add warm human temperatures to cold historical facts, reminding us that every inch of land has its own memory, and that every place name stands behind it in the presence of countless ancients. It is an inescapable responsibility of our generation to preserve these precious cultural heritages and to keep the stories of the five houses going。
