Anthropological Research on the"Place Names"in Jianshui,Yunnan
A place name is a cultural event that accompanies human social life and refers to a specific residential space,geographical location or administrative area.As a cultural matter,a place name is not only a symbol of space orientation,but also a general name for people and things in this space area.While it has certain stability,it has also undergone corresponding changes in the process of historical development.The emergence of different appellations has both the era background and multiple historical narratives.This article takes the place names of Jianshui County,Yunnan Province as the starting point,and uses the research methods of historical anthropology to reinterpret the historical narrative of place names.In this sense,the history of place names is also the local social history.