Weizhen, Luyi County, Zhoukou City, Henan Province

Weizhen County

The ancient place name is Luyi County, the hometown of Laozi. Weizhen county was formerly known as Ku County, Fuyang County, Guyang county and Zhenyuan County. After Zhao Heng visited Luyi to worship Laozi in 1014, he issued an edict to change Zhenyuan County into Weizhen county. Song Zhenzong was a firm believer in Taoism. When he was in power, he firmly defended the dominant position of Taoist truth at that time, and changed the name of Zhenyuan County to Weizhen, which showed that he was more protective of Laozi and Taoism than others.

History of Weizhen County

Weizhen county is the name of a county on Huainan East Road in the Song Dynasty, which is the hometown of Laozi in Luyi, Henan Province. Therefore, it has the same origin with kuxian, Zhenyuan, Xianyuan and other county names in the history of Luyi and Laozi, a famous person in the history of Luyi. in the spring and Autumn period, the area of Luyi was divided into kuxian county (now Luyi County), Minglu county (now Xinji, 60 Li west of Luyi County), Xiangxian county (now northeast of Taiqing Palace), and HouXiang county was empty and barren, which was classified as kuxian county. At the end of the spring and Autumn period, in 571 BC, Laozi, a great thinker, philosopher, founder of Taoist school, and later respected as the originator of Taoism, was born

Qu Renli in Li Township of Ku County

(today's Taiqinggong Town, Luyi County, Henan Province) this place. Kuxian first belonged to the state of Chen (the capital of which is now Huaiyang County, Henan Province). Later, the state of Chen was destroyed by the state of Chu, and kuxian belonged to the state of Chu. Kuxian in Qin Dynasty was changed to lailing in the period of Wang Mang's usurpation of power. Liu Xiuyi, Emperor Guangwu of Eastern Han Dynasty, ascended the throne and changed it to kuxian. In the first year of Jian'an (196) at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Emperor Xiandi Liu Xie of the Han Dynasty granted Cao Cao the title of Marquis of Wuping and lived in Wuping (now Wuping village, 20km northwest of Luyi County). Cao Cao led tens of thousands of troops stationed in Wuping, reclaimed wasteland, and built a platform in Xuanwu (now Xuanwu town) in the north to observe and train troops. Kuxian county was changed into Fuyang County in the third year of Xiankang in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (337), and Fuyang county was changed into Guyang County in the northern and Southern Dynasties. In the 16th year of kaihuang (596), Wuping was changed to Luyi（

The name of Luyi began from then on

）It was moved to the site of Minglu, 60 Li west of the city. In 666, the first year of Qianfeng, Li Zhi, Emperor Gaozong of Tang Dynasty, paid homage to Laozi and changed Guyang County into Zhenyuan County. In 689, the first year of the reign of Empress Wu Zetian, when she was emperor, she changed Zhenyuan County to Xianyuan county. After her abdication, her son Li Xianyi, Emperor Zhongzong of Tang Dynasty, ascended the throne, that is, in the first year of Shenlong (705), he changed the name of Zhenyuan County. In 1014, the seventh year of Dazhong Xiangfu in the Northern Song Dynasty, Zhao Heng, Emperor Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty, came to Luyi to worship Laozi and changed Zhenyuan County into Weizhen county. From the Yuan Dynasty to the second year of the Yuan Dynasty (1265),

In order to avoid the flood, Luyi County in the West moved eastward and merged with Weizhen County, using the name of Luyi County in the West and the site of Weizhen County in the East. Since then, the name of Luyi County has not changed

. In yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, Luyi County belonged to guide prefecture (now Shangqiu, Henan). In 1913, Luyi County belonged to Yudong Road, Henan Province. In 1914, Luyi County belonged to Kaifeng Road. From 1927 to 1933, Luyi County was directly under the jurisdiction of Kaifeng province. From 1933 to 1941, Luyi County belonged to Huaiyang special district. From 1941 to 1949, Luyi County belonged to Shangqiu special office. Luyi County democratic government was established in 1947. From October 1949 to February 1953, it belonged to Huaiyang district. From 1953 to 1958, it belonged to Shangqiu district. From 1958 to 1961, it belonged to Kaifeng District. From 1961 to 1965, it belonged to Shangqiu district. In 1965, it belonged to Zhoukou district. In August 2000, Zhoukou Prefecture was set up as a city, and Luyi County was under the jurisdiction of Zhoukou City.

Ancient landform products of Weizhen (Luyi) County

According to the geological exploration (in the 1970s, the geological and mineral Department conducted a large-scale drilling in Luyi in order to find oil), Luyi was a big gully in history. Today, there is a stone layer below 10000 meters of the surface, and the Yellow River Sediment alluvium is all over it. Geologically, it is called Luyi basin, which is a typical alluvial plain. Because there is only a stone layer below 10000 meters, and the top is all soft soil, there has never been a major earthquake in the history of Luyi. In ancient times, this low-lying plain, the growth of herbivores, is a grassland green, elk group scene. In the book of songs, which was written in the spring and Autumn period, there are some records about the situation in the Central Plains, such as "youyou deer crowing, eating apples from the wild, I have guests, playing music and playing Sheng" and "Lin YOUPU is lazy, but there are dead deer in the wild". There are two ancient cultural sites 5000 years ago in Luyi. Archaeologists excavated a large number of antlers, deer bones and deer bone needles in the sites, which not only verified the records in the book of songs, but also proved that there were many deer growing in this area during the transitional period between the old and the new Stone Age 5000 years ago. According to the records of Luyi County of Guangxu,

Every year on February 15 of the lunar calendar, the birthday of Laozi

At that time, when local officials and people of Luyi offered incense to Taiqing palace to offer sacrifices to Laozi, there were deer in the offerings. It can be seen that even later, there are still deer in Luyi. Only in modern times, when the population increased greatly, large areas of forests were cut down, grasslands were reclaimed and planted, did deer gradually disappear in this area of Luyi. "Zhongyuan chasing the deer" has become an eternal history. Luyi, Luyi, is the place where there are deer. This is the origin of Minglu and the name of Luyi County. There are not only deer in Luyi, but also tigers in history. Tiger bones have been found in Yinshan site. Even in the first half of the Ming Dynasty, there were still tigers in Luyi.

Weizhen county and its history

The names of kuxian, Zhenyuan, Xianyuan and Weizhen are closely related to Laozi, a famous person in the history of Luyi. It is recorded in the annals of Luyi County in Kangxi that Laozi's mother had to give birth to Laozi by caesarean section because she was pregnant with Laozi for a long time, and Laozi's mother also died in pain. In memory of the mother who gave birth to Lao Tzu, the county was renamed kuxian. The name of kuxian county began in the late spring and Autumn period, that is, in the later years of Laozi's life or shortly after his death. It can be seen that people at that time respected Laozi very much. But here, Ku does not read Ku, but Hu, and uses its word (KU) instead of its pronunciation. It is not only a memory for Li Mu, but also a pleasant one. Zhenyuan was reformed by Li Zhi, the third emperor of Tang Dynasty, in the first year of Qianfeng (666). In the first year of Qianfeng, Emperor Gaozong came to Luyi to worship Taiqing palace and offer sacrifices to Laozi. Gaozong believed that Taiqing palace was the birthplace of Laozi and the birthplace of truth (Taoism and Taoism), so it was called Zhenyuan County. The name of Xianyuan county was changed by Wu Zetian. Wu Zetian is the only female emperor in Chinese history. She respected Lao Tzu's mother very much, because Wu Zetian was a woman, and Li's mother was also a woman. Wu Zetian was the mother of Tang Dynasty, and also "Li's mother". Wu Zetian believed that Lao Tzu was an immortal, while Li Mu was the one who gave birth to an immortal and was the source of the immortal, so she changed the name of the county to Xianyuan county. The name of Weizhen county was changed by Zhao Heng, Emperor Zhenzong of Song Dynasty, after he came to Luyi to worship Laozi in 1014. He was also a firm believer in Taoism. When he was in power, he firmly defended the dominant position of Taoist truth at that time, and changed the name of the county to Weizhen, in order to show that he defended Laozi and Taoism more than others. The name of Luyi County is a very old county name, which indicates the geological landform of Luyi in the past. It also shows that it is a low-lying place with dense grass, and there are many kinds of herbivores, such as deer and so on. Deer has the same sound as "Lu" in happiness, wealth and longevity, so Chinese people think that "Lu" is a very auspicious character, and deer has become an animal representing auspiciousness. Deer are very docile, herbivorous and spiritual. They have always been good friends of human beings. Therefore, Luyi not only reflects the geological and geomorphological history of this place in ancient times, but also is a very auspicious county name. Kuxian County, Zhenyuan County, Xianyuan county and Weizhen county are named after Laozi. From these County names, people know the pain of mother Li when she was pregnant and gave birth to Laozi, the history of Laozi, the respect of Emperor Gaozong, Wu Zetian and song Zhenzong for Laozi and mother Li, and that they all came to Luyi to worship and sacrifice in person. Therefore, the names of these counties are different dynasties It is also the epitome of the development of Taoism in China. It has been 4000 years since the city was built in the Shang Dynasty, and many deer were renamed Minglu and Luyi, and Laozi changed the name of the county. The change of these County names is a history of Luyi. Therefore, if we want to understand the history of Luyi in 4000 years, we can have a deep and detailed understanding of the changes of the county name and the stories behind the changes. This is the reason why some scholars say that "Luyi looks at the county name in 4000 years".

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