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Stories behind names of many places and roads
    2019-05-16  08:53    Shenzhen Daily

MANY newcomers to the city might be curious about why Shenzhen is also called the “City of Roc,” and why the names of some places in the southern city, which has never seen snowfall, contain the character “snow.”

The answers were given in an online interview with experts and officials with the city’s urban planning and land resources bureau who shared the stories of the names of many places in Shenzhen on Tuesday.

According to the experts, who were not identified in yesterday’s media reports, the name “City of Roc” is derived from Dapeng Fortress, which means “fortress of big roc,” a mythical predatory bird. Since the establishment of the Shenzhen special economic zone after the country adopted the reform and opening-up policy, the city’s economy has undergone fast growth over the past four decades. Shenzhen has transformed from a little fishing village to a metropolis, like a high-flying roc.

Two roads near the Shenzhen Municipal Committee of the CPC Building and the former location of the city government in Futian District, which are called Tongxin Road and Tongde Road, are popular among the newlyweds in the city who will tour the roads on the day of their wedding for their auspicious names. The Tongxin and Tongde roads’ names both mean same-hearted, which local residents take as an auspicious meaning that the couples will be together forever after touring the roads. In fact, the naming of Tongxin and Tongde roads originally conveyed good wishes and encouraged Party cadres and government officials to share the same heart in being devoted to the city’s economic development, according to officials.

Many road names in the city actually signify the two places the roads connect. For example, Qiaoxiang Road in Futian District is actually a road that links Qiao, short for OCT, and Xiang, short for Xiangmihu. Fulong Road connects Fu (Futian) and Long (Longhua).

Some residents raised questions to the officials at the interview regarding the fact that Shenzhen has never recorded snowfall in its history due to its southern geographical location, and questioned why the character of “xue” (snow) is seen in the names of some places in the city, like Xuexiang Village. According to the officials, the two characters of “xue” and “xiang” of Xuexiang Village came from the three residential neighborhoods of Shangxue, Xiaxue and Xiangjiaotang that are in the same area.

The officials said the bureau is working to compile a book on the names of Shenzhen’s places and the stories behind these names.

(SD News)

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