开平的得名和初步发展

The Eponymy and its Development of Kaiping

开平得名于明初设置的开平中屯卫,其初设于口外沙洲地区,后迁徙至现唐山市开平地区。但具体设立时间有永乐元年、永乐三年以及笼统的永乐年间等不同说法。文章运用古今方志等史料,分析出开平中屯卫设立于今开平地区的具体时间,并对其迁徙路线作新的研究考证,并阐述了明代两次移民对该地产生的重大影响。

The eponymy of “Kaiping”district in Tangshan city was gained from “Kaiping Zhong-tunwei”established in early Ming Dynasty,which was originally located in Shazhou outside Zhangjiakou City and migrated to this region later.However,there are several versions about its definite time of establishment,such as first year of Yongle （AD 1403）,third year of Yongle （AD 1405）,the period of Yongle （AD1403-1424）,etc.Having researched local topographies of all historical periods and other historical materials,the author has obtained the definite time of es-tablishing “Kaiping Zhongtunwei”,come to a new conclusion about its migration routes and elabora-ted the significant influence of the two migrations in Ming dynasty on the development of the area.