When it comes to Henan Province, you should be familiar with it! At the same time, we all know that each province has its own abbreviation, and the abbreviation of Henan Province is Yu. For this abbreviation, we all wonder why Henan is called Yu? Some people understand "Yu" as "elephant", but there is no elephant in Henan?
Why is Henan abbreviated as Henan;
In ancient times, in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River, there were many rivers, dense forests and wild elephants. Henan was described as a place where people led elephants, which was the root of the pictograph 'Yu'. Therefore, Henan was referred to as' Yu '.
According to historical records, when Dayu controlled the flood, he divided the world into nine states, and called the place where his capital, Yangcheng, was located Yuzhou. In ancient times, all great things were called Yu. In Erya, it was also said that Yu was happy, tired, peaceful and comfortable. Therefore, "Yu" means "noble" in the past.
According to historical records, in the spring and Autumn Annals of the Lu family, there is a description of "merchants' clothing elephant". During the excavation of Yin Ruins in Anyang, oracle bone inscriptions engraved with "Qi Lai Xiang San" and "kuihai Qing Xiang" were also found. In addition, elephant bones and Saber Toothed elephant fossils were found in other places in Zhengzhou and Anyang. It can be proved that a large number of elephants lived in Henan three thousand years ago.
Therefore, Henan is also described as the place where people lead the elephant. This is the origin of the pictograph 'Yu', which is also the origin of Henan's abbreviation 'Yu'. The logo of Henan TV station is an image of an elephant, which shows that people in Henan love elephants.
Historical evolution of Henan Province
During the Xia Dynasty, the Xia Dynasty was established in the Central Plains.
During the Shang Dynasty, the capital was successively set in Bo, Xibo, Huo, Xiang, Xing, yin and Chaoge.
In the Western Zhou Dynasty, King Cheng of Zhou built the capital city of Luoyi.
In the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, the capital was Luoyi (now Luoyang).
During the spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period, the capitals of song, Chen, Wei, Guan, Zheng, Xu, Ying, Cai, Wei and Korea were in Henan.
In the Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu Xiuding was in Luoyang.
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the capital was moved to Xuchang.
In the Wei Dynasty, the capital of Cao Cao was Luoyang, and Xuchang was the capital in the end.
In the Western Jin Dynasty, Sima Yan's capital was Luoyang.
After the unification of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Emperor Xiaowen moved his capital to Luoyang.
Anyang was the capital of later Zhao, ran Wei, Qian Yan, Eastern Wei and Northern Qi.
In the Sui Dynasty, Taking Luoyang as the eastern capital, Henan County, Xingyang County, Chenliu county and Liangjun county were established in Henan Province.
In Tang Dynasty, Luoyang was taken as the eastern capital. During this period, Luoyang was moved several times, and Duji road and Henan Road were established in Henan Province.
In Wu Zhou Dynasty, Empress Wu established Luoyang as her capital and changed it into the capital of God.
In the Five Dynasties, the capital of the Later Liang Dynasty, the later Tang Dynasty, the later Jin Dynasty, the later Han Dynasty and the Later Zhou Dynasty were all located in Kaifeng and Luoyang.
Kaifeng was the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty, with Kaifeng prefecture (now Kaifeng) as Tokyo, Henan prefecture (now Luoyang) as Xijing and Yingtian prefecture (now Shangqiu) as Nanjing.
In the Southern Song Dynasty, Zhao established the capital of Nanjing yingtianfu (today's Shangqiu) and inherited the throne of the Song Dynasty. In order to continue the imperial and legal system of the Song Dynasty, the name of Zhao was still song, which was historically known as the Southern Song Dynasty.
In 1214, Jin Dynasty moved its capital to Kaifeng and Shangqiu in the end. After the song and Jin Dynasties ruled by the Huaihe River, the area south of the Huaihe River in Henan Province belonged to the Southern Song Dynasty.
In Yuan Dynasty, Jiangbei province was set up in Henan Province, and Kaifeng was the provincial capital.
In Ming Dynasty, Henan Province had eight prefectures and one Zhili Prefecture.
The Qing Dynasty basically followed the division of the Ming Dynasty.