In modern society, provinces are represented by modern names, and cities in a high-tech environment should also have a futuristic feel. However, the names of cities in feudal times are unique, and even the names of national capitals have undergone several changes, and the original names cannot always be used, and the name of the capital is no exception.
Historically, the Chinese nation often considered moving the capital in order to protect the security of the country and the people in the face of foreign aggression and constant wars.
In a bad situation, if there is not enough military strength to support it, the people's lives will face great difficulties, and even the security of the country may be threatened.
The relocation of the capital may have been a strategy of the imperial court, that is, to abandon the original capital, lead the people of the whole country to shift their positions, and wait until the country's vitality is restored, and look for opportunities to regain lost territory.
In the long course of history, changes in statecraft have been repeated, including many dynasties that moved their capitals due to subjective factors. The relocation of the capital actually means a change in the political center of the country, and it can even be said to be a shift in the center of gravity of the country.
The impact of such a decision on the country depends on the future dynamics of its domestic economic development. Although the capital is not moved, the phenomenon of changing the name of the city is still frequent. For example, during the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the rulers changed the names of the provinces, which made the names of the provinces full of humor.
The Taiping Rebellion, also known as the peasant uprising, was a movement in which the peasants could not bear the high-pressure policies of the imperial court and all parties.
In the days when it was no longer possible, the problem of food and clothing became the primary challenge of the farmers' lives. Despite their hard work every day, their income is not enough to support their families.
In this extreme predicament, they have lost any security in their lives, not even to meet their basic food and clothing needs, let alone buy decent clothing. Such social injustice has made the vast number of peasants feel deeply dissatisfied.
They have never been lazy, but they have to endure years of hard work, and they have not even reached the subsistence line. This desperate life leaves them with no hope for the future.
The peasants' living conditions are becoming more and more dire, and they have lost hope for a better life in the future, as if life can no longer get worse, and they are stuck in an endless predicament.
This situation resonated deeply with the leading figures of the Taiping Rebellion, who were able to deeply understand the helplessness of the peasants. It's not that the peasants are unwilling to change their fate, but that society as a whole has not given them a chance to turn around.
The efforts of generations of farmers did not allow them to escape the life facing the loess, and no one could easily accept such a fate, and the hearts of the farmers at that time were full of anger.
The pent-up negativity in their hearts needs to be vented, and they need a charismatic leader to guide them. Hong Xiuquan took the initiative to stand up and take on this important task.
Hong Xiuquan, who was born as a peasant, was more likely to gain the support of the peasants, which gave him an advantage in the early days of the uprising. However, his peasant status also limited his horizons, exposing him to some challenges during the uprising.
Although Hong Xiuquan failed to reach the pinnacle of controlling the hearts of the people and governing the country, his original intention of fighting for the welfare of the peasants is undeniable. Although his uprising failed, it nevertheless challenged the original rules of the state.
However, the strong strength and profound heritage of the Qing Dynasty could not be shaken, and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was born too short and lacked a solid foundation. Although Hong Xiuquan enjoyed a high degree of recognition among the peasants, it was not enough to defeat the Qing Dynasty.
The peasant revolt was only a helpless reaction to the policies of the Qing dynasty.
Despite Hong Xiuquan's limited abilities, the peasants still had to support his uprising. If this uprising had failed quickly, the peasants might have thought about what would have been the end that awaited them.
Hong Xiuquan was born at the right time, but the mistake was that his success came too easily. He just didn't want to see the existence of the Qing Dynasty anymore, so he ordered the names of some provinces to be changed.
These provinces became a substitute for Hong Xiuquan's fight against the Qing Dynasty, and Nanjing was renamed Tianjing. However, compared to other provinces, the changes in Tianjing may not be significant.
Hong Xiuquan's behavior of changing the name of the province is really ridiculous. For example, he directly changed the word "cloud" in Yunnan to "芸", on the grounds that the people of Xinjiang like to eat "kidney beans".
It is ridiculous that Hong Xiuquan's subordinates lack basic knowledge and cannot be compared with the talents of the Qing Dynasty. They hurriedly changed their names, which made Hong Xiuquan and his party ugly.
There is another example that makes people laugh off their big teeth, Hong Xiuquan changed the Wulong River to "Heilongjiang", but in fact, the "Wulong River" was originally Heilongjiang in the three northeastern provinces.
The origin of these name changes is really the first of the strange dynasties of all dynasties.
Although in ancient times, black was often referred to as U, it seems inappropriate to change the name of the province directly to U because it lacks deep cultural meaning. Hong Xiuquan's decision was laughed at by the people of the world at the time, and he must know what other people think about it.
If it weren't for Hong Xiuquan's inferiority complex about his peasant identity, he would not have made such a move to change the name of the province before unifying the whole country.
Although Hong Xiuquan and his subordinates tried their best to name their regime, they were eventually forgotten by the world, and did not help the unification of the country except to become a laughing stock of society.
As an emperor, he should be clear about his duties, but Hong Xiuquan obviously did not understand this truth. He may understand the literal meaning of the phrase, but he cannot grasp the deeper meaning.
Probably because of his background, Hong Xiuquan has a dismissive attitude towards things related to the children of Gaomen, and he firmly believes that farmers can also fight the world and fix the country.
Hong Xiuquan's imperial dream failed to come true, and the world only saw his majesty and glory as the Son of Heaven. Although ancient men had dream of being emperors, Hong Xiuquan never really paid for the country and the people.
He just wants to sit back and enjoy it, and he doesn't want to bear the price behind his good fortune.
The governance of the country cannot be carried out with this mentality, and it is no wonder that the changed names of the provinces are so interesting.