China's 'strange' towns have the same name but belong to different provinces
There are many small towns all over China. There are many small towns, even historic. The reason why I want to mention the town here is because in the following content, we will introduce you to two very strange towns. As for why they are said to be strange, it actually has a lot to do with their names and the provinces where they are located. You know, although these two towns are both called Menglou Town, one of them is located in Henan Province and the other is located in Hubei Province. It's so baffling that I can't help but want to know everything about them. If you are also curious about these two small towns, you might as well follow us to learn about them!
1. The origin of Menglou Town
It is said that Menglou Town did not exist in China originally. Later, in the middle and late Qing Dynasty, a blacksmith surnamed Meng came to Henan. Because this person's craftsmanship is quite good, so soon after arriving in Henan, the business has become bigger and bigger. After this person accumulated a lot of money, he simply built a high-rise building where he did business. Then, for the convenience of memory, he also named the tall building Menglou. After being introduced here, many people may feel puzzled and wonder what the relationship between Menglou Town and Menglou is? Could it be that this town didn't have its own name before the appearance of Menglou?
In fact, we don't know whether the town where Menglou is located originally had its own name. But as the popularity of Menglou continues to rise, more and more people both locally and abroad know it. Later, with the passage of time, in order to facilitate the introduction of their town to others, many people simply took Menglou to tell others, that is, they directly told others that they lived in Menglou or that they were from Menglou. As a result, after a long time, Menglou has not only become a local landmark, but its name has also been named the name of the town. In this way, Menglou Town was born. It is said that since the birth of Menglou Town, more and more people have moved here and come here to travel. As a result, the town has developed to the present, and it has become the predecessor of the two Menglou today.
2. The reason why Menglou Town was divided into two
From the above content, it is not difficult to find that the two Menglou towns in Henan Province and Hubei Province were originally a whole. It was only later that for some reason, the originally single Menglou Town was divided into two. So, what are some of the reasons mentioned here? In fact, the reason why Menglou Town is divided into two is mainly related to the boundary where it is located. You must know that it is not completely located in a certain province, but straddles the junction of Henan Province and Hubei Province all at once. As a result, after the founding of New China, the town was in an embarrassing situation of being scrambled by Henan Province and Hubei Province. In the end, for the sake of fairness, the relevant departments had to erect a stone tablet at the junction of the two provinces, and said that since then, Menglou Town will be divided into Menglou Town in Henan Province and Menglou Town in Hubei Province.
3. The development of the two Menglou towns
After Menglou Town was divided into two, Henan Province and Hubei Province no longer quarreled about the ownership of Menglou Town. But it didn't take long for a new problem to appear. Fortunately, even if there were problems this time, the two provinces did not quarrel endlessly. It turned out that since Menglou Town was divided into two, it has experienced two different development situations in Henan Province and Hubei Province. Among them, Menglou Town, located in Hubei Province, has achieved very obvious development due to its rich tourism resources. Because of this, when many tourists from other places say they want to travel to Menglou Town, they will say that they want to travel to Menglou Town in Hubei Province. It seems that Menglou Town has nothing to do with Henan at all, which shows how well Menglou Town in Hubei Province has developed in the following time.
As for Menglou Township in Henan Province, the situation is not optimistic. Because it does not have as many tourism resources as Menglou Town in Hubei Province, it is often caught in the state of being greedy for the development achievements of Menglou Town in Hubei Province, unable to extricate itself. But this is actually not a big problem, because Menglou Town in Hubei and Menglou Town in Henan belong to one family. Although the appellation has become a little different due to the addition of the name of the province, in any case, their predecessors are still the complete Menglou Town of the past. Besides, the two towns were separated from each other, and the middle was never built up with bricks and stones. That being the case, tourists who come to the town can naturally enter and exit Menglou Town in Henan Province and Menglou Town in Hubei Province.