In Taipei, in addition to the same language, culture, food, etc., the road name makes people feel friendly as if they go home. Tourists who have been to Taipei will remember the name of Taipei Street, because many streets are named after provinces and cities in mainland China. Xuzhou, Jinan, Changchun, Siping, Nanjing, Changsha, Wuchang, etc., such familiar road names can be seen everywhere, and tourists can even see their hometown inadvertently.
How are the place names and road names in Taipei named? Eventually, it can be traced back to 1947. After Taiwan’s return to the end of World War II, the government invited a planner named Zheng Dingbang from Shanghai to plan the road name for Taipei, and changed the name from the previous Japanese occupation period.
Because most of the road names in Shanghai are divided by provinces in the north and south, Zhejiang Road, Jiangxi Road, Shaanxi Road, and east and west, cities, Fuzhou Road, Nanjing Road, Beijing Road, etc. In addition, Zheng Dingbang believes that if the name of Taipei is similar to that of mainland provinces and cities, it can arouse and rebuild the national consciousness of Taiwanese people. Later, Zheng Dingbang used the place name of mainland China to name the streets of Taipei according to Shanghai's method. Until today, the name of the old city streets of Taipei City is still roughly named after China's geographical location.
takes Nanjing Road as the center. Just like the map of China, there are streets such as Changsha, Guiyang, Wuchang, Hankou, etc. to the west, Ningxia, Datong , Dihua and other streets such as northwest, Tibet, Xichang, Kunming and other streets such as the southwest, Changchun, Siping, Chifeng, Jinzhou , Jinan, Xuzhou and other streets such as the northeast, Yongkang, Wenzhou, Qingtian and other streets such as the southeast, Tong'an and Xiamen.
Highlights in all provinces and cities in mainland China can find imprints on the roads in Taipei. The relevant streets in Jilin Province alone include Jilin Road, Changchun Road, Siping Street, Dunhua Road, Yanji Street, Tonghua Street, etc.
Not only is the road name named according to the city in the mainland, but even the direction is according to the original direction. In the old city of Taipei, the road name is like a microcosm of the territory of mainland China, and the street name is roughly named according to the southeast, northwest and northwest of Chinese cities.
For example, the eastern streets of the city are often called Nanjing Road and Hangzhou Road, and the western side is called Xining Road and Chang'an Road, etc. Jilin Road is in the northeast, and Guilin Road is in the south of Guiyang Street . If tourists who understand the rules of naming Taipei streets and are familiar with geography can roughly guess where they are.
Not only that, Taipei also has many night markets named in mainland China, such as Tonghua Night Market, Xichang Night Market, Ningxia Night Market, etc.
In addition to the feature named after the mainland regional name, the streets of Taipei also have some other naming features.
Zhongshan Road is the main road in Taipei's north and south. Almost all cities in Taiwan have two roads, Zhongshan Road and Zhongzheng Road, which is the most common road name in Taiwan. There are other roads with strong democratic thoughts, such as nation, civil rights, people's livelihood, and some roads that reflect Chinese culture: China, loyalty, filial piety, benevolence, trustworthiness, peace, etc. These words are also familiar to mainland tourists.
Taipei has many street names related to the mainland. Some famous cities basically have this road in Taipei. Although it cannot be listed one by one, in Taiwan, it reflects Chinese history, culture, provinces and cities through place names, street names, etc., and is also one of the spiritual bonds between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait. Just from the road names in Taipei, it can be seen that the blood on both sides of the Taiwan Strait is thicker than water, and it is a real family.
Let me tell you, what routes have you been to in Taipei that are related to the names of mainland provinces and cities? Welcome to leave a message in the comment area~
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