地名是一种词语,但它又与一般词语不同,它可以用具体的地理坐标表达,可以反映当地的地域、历史、经济、交通、军事文化等,可以说地名是研究地域文化特色的活化石。选取孝义市为例,揭示当地地名与自然、人文环境变迁的密切关系,对于保护珍贵的非物质文化遗产具有重要的现实意义。 Place names are a kind of words, but they are different from common words. They can be expressed in specific geographical coordinates and reflect the local area, history, economy, traffic and military culture. It can be said that place names are living fossils that study the regional cultural characteristics. Taking Xiaoyi City as an example, it reveals the close relationship between local place names and the changes of nature and human environment, which is of great practical significance for the protection of precious intangible cultural heritage.