There are three streets in Chengdu, all named after Zitong. They are Zitong Bridge Main Street, Zitong Bridge West Street and Zitong Street (Zitong Street belongs to Qingyang District of Chengdu). However, from 1940 to 1990, "Zitong" was replaced by "Zitong". In fact, "Tong" was a mistake.
These three streets were recorded as Zitong in the map of Chengdu in Guangxu period of Qing Dynasty, the county annals of Chengdu in Tongzhi period of Qing Dynasty and the general survey of Chengdu in late Qing Dynasty, but in the 29th year of the Republic of China (1940), Zitong was replaced by Zitong on the map of Chengdu at that time. "Zi Ling" is misused in street signs and various maps in Chengdu.
With the track of history, explore the root of corruption. 1940 was the period of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, when the country was in peril and there was no stable Qingzhou. Maybe one person made a mistake, and others followed suit. No one had time to correct the mistake and spread it out by mistake. In this way, "Zitong" was wrongly replaced by "Zitong" for half a century. In the geographical name survey of 1990, Chengdu Geographical Names Office renamed Sanjie as Zitong, which restored the original appearance of history.
The meanings of Zitong and Zi Ling are quite different. Catalpa is a tree name, deciduous tree, distributed in the southeast of China to the Yangtze River basin. In a place without catalpa trees, street names are named after catalpa trees, which is difficult to explain. Zitong is a county name. In the twenty-second year of Jian 'an in the Eastern Han Dynasty (AD 2 17), Liu Bei was located in Guanghan County, where he ruled Zitong. Its jurisdiction is equivalent to Jiangyou and Anxian in Sichuan, Mianyang and Yanting in the north, Guangyuan and Jiange in the west, Ningqiang in Shaanxi and Qingnan in Sichuan. Residents who moved from Guzitong County to Chengdu live together. Over time, Zitong Street gradually formed. There used to be a Zitong Temple in this street. To go to Zitong Temple, you need to cross a bridge in front of the temple, hence the name Zitong Bridge Street. Zitong Temple is dedicated to Emperor Zitong. Zitong the Great was a Taoist deity, dominating fame and rank. Legend has it that this god, surnamed Zhang Mingyazi, lived in Qiqu Mountain in Shu State (now Zitong County North). Shi Jin was killed and later generations set up a temple to commemorate him. In the Tang and Song Dynasties, he was crowned King of England many times. It is said that the Jade Emperor ordered Zitong to be in charge of Wenchang and Lu Ji in the world, so he was named "Lu Di who assisted Wenchang in Yuan Dynasty" in the third year of Yanyou (A.D. 13 16). According to legend, Zitong was originally a deity after death and had nothing to do with wenchang star in heaven. Later, it was sealed in Yuan Dynasty by the altar system, and became Emperor Wenchang, which merged with wenchang star.
To talk about the relationship between this street and ordinary people, that is, in the 1990s, Zitong Bridge was really popular for a while. Here, a street snack "Chuanchuanxiang" is made, and dizzy vegetables and vegetarian dishes are strung together with bamboo sticks. Dizzy dishes and vegetarian dishes are placed in a corner, and the soup at the bottom of the pot is free. Together with a plate of mixed noodles, Chili noodles and peanut paste, the string of dishes are all cooked in hot pot soup. Because it is cheap, affordable and delicious, the business is particularly hot. In the evening, the shop is crowded with hot pot tables. We will put extra tables on the street and sometimes occupy the street. It is a steaming street view painting.
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