Yiwu City, since the establishment of the Qin Dynasty more than 2,200 years, there have been Uxian, Uxiao, Chouzhou, Huachuan and Yiwu five counties (state, city) name. Examining the history, records, naming the origin, a gleaming filial piety Yan Wu's virtue, a record of the victory of the mountains and rivers. They are briefly described as follows:

First, Wu injury originated in Yan Wu. According to Yiwu Yan village "[Qing Guangxu] Yan genealogy": Yan Wu fifth ancestor Yan Gao, Zhou Feng Lei Ze Hou, living in Shandong Dongping State Pingyinli. His ancestor, Yan Qin, moved to Qufu, Yanzhou, and was well known for his literature. He was recommended by the Zhou Shenliang Dynasty as a doctor of Hengyang, and then went back to his hometown to avoid the chaos. His father, Yan Feng, traveled south to avoid the chaos and lived in the southern border of Huiji County, Zhejiang Province. He died of a serious illness and his son was buried in the county. About Yan Wu and the county name Wu injury legend:

-- "Qin Yan filial son of the family, filial piety, burial of relatives to dustpan shovel, the group of Wu title soil to help, the beak for the injury. After gleaming its euphony said Wu injury, said Wu filial piety, said Yiwu, all to filial piety so." ("[Wanli] Yiwu County Zhi" Volume 5)

-- "Dongyang (County) Yan Wu is known for his filial piety. After a group of crows drum set Yan lived in the village, crows mouth are injured. A realm thought Yan Wu to filial piety, so Ci Wu to extract. The difference between the drums, want to be heard far away from the deaf. That is, in the drum at the county, and named Wu injury. Wang Mang changed to Wu Xiao, in order to recognize its deeds cloud." (Southern Song Dynasty, Liu Jing Shu, "the different court" Volume 10)

-- "Yiwu, this Qin Wu injury county also. The filial son of Yan Wu will be buried, the group of crows to help, the mouth of the crows are injured. The time to pure filial piety by feeling, was in its place to set up the county said Wu injury." (Yuanhe County Records)

-- [Qing] Yitongzhi Volume 299 cited the "different court" group Wu Street drums said, and then cloud: "A said Wu father died, negative soil into a mound, the group of Wu title soil to help, the Wu kisses are injured, because of the name of the county."

-- "(Yan) Wu, filial piety, father's funeral, negative soil to build a grave, feel the group of crows to help, crows kiss are injured, the crows are also mournful exhaustion of casualties, attached to the left side of the burial, due to the name of the county is said to be Wu injury." (Yiwu E village "[Guangxu] Yan genealogy")

Wu injury since the Qin built the county to the Tang Wude seven years renamed Yiwu, up to more than 840 years.

Second, Uxiao County name Uxiao has twice, the first time for the new Mang, counting more than 10 years; the second time for the Tang Wude, the first and last only 2 years. Its meaning and Wu injury is one. The [Jiaqing] Yiwu County Records" Tong Kai preface: "Eup to the name of Wu, Zhi Xiao also."

Third, Chouzhou Thick Rock to get the name ("[Wanli] Yiwu County"). Now Tang Li Township, Lake Township, the northern part of the area, the mountains are thickly stacked, the main peak of the top of the mountain has a huge rock, the name of Thick Rock, that is, the De Sheng Rock. The former site of the State Department for the original Yiwu Middle School is located.

Fourth, Hua Chuan Hua Chuan, also known as Xiuchuan Lake, that is, Xiuhu. County to the name of the lake. Song Lian set - Huachuan Shushe record, "said:" U injuries have a large Ze day Huachuan. Tang Wude period, tasted set Huachuan County. Today's so-called embroidery lake, that is, its land." When the embroidered lake area, mountains and rivers, flowers and trees, covered as embroidery, so the name.

Five, Yiwu County, the name of the county of Wu, began in Tang Wude seven years, the five generations of Wu Yue, Song, Yuan, Ming, Qing, Republic of China to date, has been 1362 years. County name Wu and county name Wu injury, its meaning is not different. Filial Piety Classic - Three Talents: "The filial piety, the scripture of heaven, the righteousness of the earth."