An Analysis on the Characteristics and Influencing Factors of the Place-Name Cultural Landscape in Hong'an County,Hubei Province
Based on the Hong'an County Place Names Record,Prefectural Gazetteers of Huangzhou and other local literature,combining with the data of the second census of place names in Hong'an county,this research analyzes the characteristics of 4380 place names in Hong'an county,Hubei province.It is found that place names in Hong'an county were mainly distributed in the hilly areas in the southwest of the county.The place names are sparse in the north and dense in the south,contrary to the terrain characteristics of Hong'an county,which is low in the south and high in the north.Natural landscape place names were mainly concentrated in the southwest and southeast areas.The main place names such as"Wan","Wan"and"Tian"reflect the mountain environment characteristics and local land use pattern of Hong'an county.Human landscape place names tend to centralize in the township administrative centers and their surrounding areas.The migration of foreign population during the turbulent period of war,uprising and revolution and the production development during peacetime shaped the cultural landscape of place names in Hong'an county.The history of local military revolution is condensed in the place names of counties,towns and villages.The place names carry the revolutionary story and revolutionary spirit of China's"First General County".The red historical culture hidden in place names such as"Qiliping Town"and"Lenin City"is worth excavating and protecting,so as to give full play to the continuation of place names to the red blood of Hong'an county in local practice.
place namescultural landscapespatial patternHong'an county