Spotting Strange Road Names: Don't Laugh When You Encounter Them During Travel
Roads and alleyways are the skeleton of a city, street names not only directly refer to city roads but also have a positional significance, which is the foundation for the naming of other places in the city. Street names also reflect the character and personality of a city, recording the city's history and showcasing the city's aesthetics. Fine-grained management is not just about solving the problem of whether there is a street name or not, but also needs to consider more.
Approximately all cities have a Zhongshan Road, if not, there must be a People's Road, or a Liberation Road; if neither of these exist, there must be a Construction Road. These high-frequency street names are almost ubiquitous throughout cities of all sizes across China. Have you ever wondered why they are all the same?
The street names of a city's central urban roads should be mainly divided into 'Road, Street, and Lane' categories, with 'Main Road' and 'Main Street' as supplements. Effective protection and encouragement should be given to secondary and lower-level road networks using 'Lane' and 'Alley'.
In principle, when naming roads, it is also necessary to keep the names concise, with a total character count of 3-5 characters being preferred, and generally not exceeding 7 characters.
The original serious road naming has been influenced by local customs and traditions, resulting in street names that are difficult for outsiders to understand,
Such street names are easily remembered by people,
Let's take a look at some of the city's strange street names.
