Xu Travel Yunnan Place Names Study

In the field of Xu studies, research in toponymy of "Xu Travels" was relatively small. Previous studies focused on "Travels" in the summary of toponymy contribution, while less in the error involved in the " Travels ". The comparising ancient and modern place names of the "Travels" were included in the text of the order, school note, while less in the "Travels" to partition names collate. Place names is the carrier of cultural heritage, and in the "Travels" text, has today a large number of names in Yunnan, type complex, a number of minority language place names, records details, research in it, for the correct evaluation of the Xu's contribution to the toponymy and a better understanding of the difference between the last stage of Ming Yunnan Society and current,also provide a basis. Detailed text information on the names and recorded in previous annotation of the text and modern texts, making study on the "Travel" Yunnan names possible.This article is divided into two parts, the first half of the previous experience as a summary of the law from naming names, do thealias and old name records, minority language names, reservations of place names cultural, generic, recorded in several areas that lack of "Travels", to sort " Travel "Yunnan names recorded, summarize the contribution of Xu on toponymy. In the second part,Classificated of the place names, this is the focus of this paper. This article, "Travels" of Yunnan are divided into 12 categories according to their nature, and a list of statistics to count. By comparising of "Travels" text and modern local history records, for the control of geographical names. The names of the more special for separate discussion.Through our experience and previous "Travel" Yunnan names recorded order, not difficult to find names recorded in Xu, names research has its unique insights, experience the work of the modern names. And on the "Travel" sorting of Yunnan names, but also show the boundaries of its extensive records, these names involved in many aspects of social life. "Travels" to record all kinds of small place names, especially records of names easily change the settlement, retained a large number of historical materials of people living Ming Yunnan, while the names of all military records is a profound reflection of social conditions in the late Ming Yunnan. Most ancient and modern names can be in control, reflecting the development of the Ming Yunnan reached a certain depth, or whether the ruling dynasty, the Ming Yunnan immigrant community have been affected, which in settlement names, names of military, economic geographical names, all are different degrees performance.