With several large-scale expansions of old Beijing, there are currently 16 districts under one * * *, namely Dongcheng District, Xicheng District, Chaoyang District, Fengtai District, Shijingshan District, Haidian District, Shunyi District, Tongzhou District, Daxing District, Fangshan District, Mentougou District, Changping District, Pinggu District, Miyun District, Huairou District and Yanqing District.

The overall naming rules are divided into the following categories:

The districts named after this mainly include: Xicheng District, Dongcheng District, Chaoyang District, and Chongwen District and Xuanwu District which were originally revoked.

The overall architecture of Beijing is circular, which was decided when Zhu Di, Emperor Yongle of Ming Dynasty, moved to Beijing. The smallest circle is the second ring, which is roughly equivalent to the inner city in Ming and Qing Dynasties.

There are nine gates in the inner city * * *, among which Xicheng District is named after Xizhimen, which was the famous Watergate of that year. All the royal water was taken from the western suburbs and passed through this gate.

The name of Dongcheng District comes from Dongzhimen. Dongzhimen area has become a food center, and Guijie has an absolute place on the food list in Beijing.

Chaoyang District was named after Chaoyangmen, which was the gate where grain and grain came in and out. Therefore, in today's Chaoyangmen, there are also place names such as "Lumicang", "Maritime Warehouse" and "New Taicang".

Chongwen District, named after Chongwenmen, was originally the smallest district in old Beijing, and later merged with Dongcheng District in 2111 to become the new Dongcheng District.

Xuanwu District, whose name originated from Xuanwu Gate, merged with Xicheng District in 2111 to become the new Xicheng District.

Chongwen Gate and Xuanwu Gate are almost two symmetrical city gates, each with one article and one martial art, which also correspond to the positions of the civil and military officials in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

The districts named after this mainly include Shijingshan District, Haidian District, Tongzhou District, Fangshan District, Mentougou District, Pinggu District and Miyun District.

Shijingshan District and Fangshan District are best understood, and they are taken from Shijingshan and Fangshan respectively. Miyun District is similar, named after Miyun Mountain. However, Miyun Mountain is not in Beijing, but Yunwu Mountain in Fengning County, Hebei Province today.

Haidian District, "sea" can be understood as water, and "lake" is the place where water accumulates. As early as the Ming Dynasty, it was a swamp, and some people settled here, which was called "Haidian" or "Haidian". Later, it was named after it.

Tongzhou district is because of the canal. Jiangnan is rich, grain production is transported to Beijing, and it can cross the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. Tongzhou is the northern end of the canal, which means "the canal is smooth and well-served".

Mentougou District is named after Mentougou, which is from the circle gate to the tuyere saddle.

Pinggu District got its name because of its topography, surrounded by mountains on three sides and flat in the middle. In the Han Dynasty, the place name "Pinggu County" came into being.

The districts named after this mainly include Shunyi District, Daxing District, Changping District, Huairou District and Yanqing District.

The name of Shunyi District can be traced back to Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty. At that time, eight Turkic sects were submissive, and the court placed them in Shunyi area today, and named this place "Shunzhou", which later evolved into "Shunyi".

Daxing District originated from Daxing House established here by the Jin Dynasty, and its name means "grand and prosperous".

Changping district. The first queen in China was Lv Hou. She once conferred the title of Mrs. Liu, the son of Hui Di, as the Hou of Changping, which means "Prosperity and Peace". After that, it was named.

Huairou district. "Huai" means to come, and "rou" means to appease. In the Tang Dynasty, the name "Huairou" was given to appease the people.

Yanqing District, according to the normal ancient place name, should be called Qin Long District. Because it was called Longqingwei during the reign of Emperor Wendi in the Ming Dynasty, when it came to Ming Muzong, its year number was Qin Long. In order to avoid taboo, it was changed to "Yanqing Prefecture".

Fengtai district. There are two main sources of Fengtai District's name. Coincidentally, the two sources are a father and son ...

The first source is Zhu Yizun, a great scholar in Qing Dynasty, who thinks that the abbreviation of Fengtai's "Youanmen Street, niujie Street and Changchun Street are the thoroughfare from the north to the south in Zhongdu".

The second statement was put forward by Zhu Kuntian, the son of Zhu Yizun. He believed that the name of Fengtai District originated from Yuanfengtai, a famous villa group in the Jin Dynasty, and was later changed to Fengtai. At that time, Yuanfengtai was the only one in the Jin Dynasty, and it was occupied by various dignitaries.

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