The use of the word "that" in Guangxi place names is not uncommon, such as Napo County, Nama, Nahetun, Najuetun, Nabedtun and so on. These place names are rich in meaningCultureConnotation. The word "that" in Zhuang actually means "field", for example, "Napo" means "there is a field on the hillside", which originally referred to a paddy field on the edge of the county seat. Another theory is that "Napo" is cognate with "Nabo", and "Bo" represents "in Zhuang language".Spring waterTherefore, "Nabo" means that there is something in the rice fieldSpring water。Similarly, "Nabing" refers to a field with many leeches, while "Nabi" refers to a field where ducks are raised. It can be seen from these place names with the word "that" that Guangxi has long been inhabited, and the local aborigines have a long history of cultivating rice.
In Guangxi, the history of rice cultivation can be traced back to 160,000 years ago, rice plant silicon was found at the Yahuai Cave site in Long An County, which is one of the earliest archaeological evidence of the use of rice seeds by Chinese humans. Therefore, Guangxi can be called one of the ethnic groups with the longest history of cultivating rice. This also reflects the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region's interest in riceCultureof love, such asLiuzhouSnail flour, NanningOld friend fansGuilin rice noodlesand other delicacies are deeply loved by people.
In Guangxi and the surrounding areas, the distribution of place names with the word "that" is relatively concentrated. In addition to Guangxi itself has a large number of "that" character place names, such as Yunnan, Guangdong, Guizhou, Hunan and other places also have a certain number of "that" character place names, but relatively few. According to statistics, Guangxi has the largest number of "that" place names, reaching 22,928, followed by Yunnan, with 2,786, "that" word place names are distributed in Guangdong about 1,289, and Hunan and Guizhou have about 500 each. It can be seen that the use of the word "that" in place names in Guangxi is the most prominent.
We may not notice the meaning and significance of the place names around us in our daily life, but behind each place name is a piece of history andCulture。Maybe you also have a place name named after the word "that" around you, and each place name has its own uniqueness. If you are interested, you can try to understand the origin of the surrounding place names, which may bring you an unexpected historical story.
Through the ** of the word "that" in Guangxi, it is not only to understand the ** and meaning of the place name, but also to feel the local richness of GuangxiCultureHeritage. Each place name is a unique symbol that records the life and wisdom of people in the past. When visiting and traveling, you may be able to pay attention to the names of places around you, and you may find some different beauty. ForCultureThe exploration of geography is also a baptism and development of one's own thoughts. I hope you can feel it in the process of exploring place namesCultureLet the soul be nourished in the long river of history.