The nickname of the 49 cities is also called Li Jiu Waihuangqi Chengsi, which means that the outer seven refers to Guangqumen, Zuo 'anmen, Guang 'anmen, Dongbianmen, You 'anmen, Xibianmen and Yongdingmen, and the inner nine refers to Dongzhimen, Xizhimen, Fuchengmen, Chaoyangmen, Chongwenmen, Deshengmen, Xuanwu Gate, Qianmen and Andingmen.
It can be said that our ancestors confessed all the land in Beijing in a few words. As the capital of Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, the number of city gates and place names in old Beijing is also increasing. The amount of old Beijing is divided by city walls. According to the distribution of urban areas at that time, that is, outer city, inner city, imperial city and Bauhinia city, four or nine cities have been formed, referring to four gates of old Beijing and nine gates of inner city. But you say, why is it so messy? Old Beijing lives outside Bauhinia and has nothing to do with 49 cities. At that time, Beijing was not as big as it is now. Imperial nobles generally live in the inner nine cities, while ordinary people live in the outer seven cities. It turns out that this is how the urban division of old Beijing came about. Let's talk about the inner nine cities, which used to be called the capital city. Now the inner nine cities only listen to their names, but not their contents. There used to be officials in charge of public security in Neijiucheng. It is the nine magistrates, and the outer seven cities are the places where ordinary people live. Now there are not many gates left, and the walls are basically gone. All we know now are the East Gate, the Front Gate and Deshengmen. If you have time, you should go for a walk more and learn about the legacy left by old Beijing. Beijing has both modern technology and ancient traditions, such as Daming Gate, Dong 'anmen Gate and Xi 'anmen Gate. Only the name, only the memory. Now I just want to take a walk and look at these memories, the Forbidden City, and the names Zhengyangmen, Qianmen and Sijiucheng. Only memories and helplessness are left behind. How much precious heritage and culture can old Beijing leave in the future? We just want to record these memories, let more friends know about Beijing, remember Beijing and spread the old Beijing culture.
Pay attention to and share the old Beijing culture.