Fangchenggang is a popular livable coastal city in recent years. With superior climate environment and geographical location, it is deeply welcomed by travelers. Do you know the origin of the name of Fangchenggang? Today, let's take stock of the names and origins of 13 prefecture level cities in Guangxi.
1. Fangchenggang
In the pre-Qin period, this area belonged to Baiyue. After the first emperor of Qin unified Lingnan, it belonged to Qin; The Han Dynasty is Hepu County, and it still belongs to Hepu County from the Three Kingdoms to the Jin Dynasty (it was under the jurisdiction of the state of Wu during the Three Kingdoms); In the song and Qi dynasties of the Southern Dynasties, it was the land of song Shou county, which was under the jurisdiction of Jiaozhou. In the Liang and Chen dynasties, it was the land of Anjing County, which was under the jurisdiction of Anjou; In the Sui and Tang Dynasties, it was under the jurisdiction of Qinzhou. In the Song Dynasty, it was still under the jurisdiction of Qinzhou and began to be known as "Fangcheng".
In the yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, it was subordinate to Qinzhou or Lianzhou; In the 14th year of Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty (1888), Fangcheng county was set up in the west of Qinzhou, under the jurisdiction of Guangdong Province. Fangcheng county was assigned to Guangxi from 1951 to June 1955 and returned to Guangdong from July 1955 to July 1965. During this period, Fangcheng county was divided into 100000 dashantong Yao Autonomous County and Fangcheng County in 1957; In May 1958, with the approval of the State Council, the 100000 Dashan Tong and Yao Autonomous County was renamed Dongxing Autonomous County. In December 1958, Fangcheng county and Dongxing Autonomous County were merged and called Dongxing Autonomous County. The county seat is located in Dongxing town.
Fangchenggang Port District Fangchenggang port district is built according to the port. It is named after the port. It is built first and then the city. Fangchenggang was founded in March 1968. It was approved by the state in May 1984. As a whole, Fangchenggang and Beihai are listed as one of China's 14 coastal cities open to the outside world. The prefecture level Fangchenggang district was established in 1985 and the prefecture level Fangchenggang City was approved by the State Council in May 1993.
2. North Sea
'Beihai' in Beihai city is a fishing village of the same name 'Beihai village' from Dijiao Town, Haicheng District. Because the early development people here are DanJia fishermen, they live in villages close to the shelter for many years. The shelter faces the North Sea area (Beihai city is a peninsula), so this village is named 'Beihai village'.
The name of Beihai has long existed. The formation of the place name of Beihai was located in the first year of Kangxi (1662). The Qing government set the 'Beihai town mark' as the title of the place name of 'Beihai'. Because this statement is frequently quoted and widely cited, it has become a precedent. According to historical and cultural records, the word 'Beihai' can be traced back to the Song Dynasty and even the Wei, Jin, southern and Northern Dynasties. During this period, 'Beihai' was more called by foreigners.
In June 1965, Beihai was transferred from Guangdong Province to Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, and the name of Beihai has been used until now.
3. Qinzhou
Qinzhou was called Anzhou in ancient times. In the northern and Southern Dynasties and Song Dynasty, Shoujun county was established in Song Dynasty, and Anzhou was established in Liang Dynasty. In the 18th year of emperor kaihuang of Sui Dynasty (598), Anzhou was changed to Qinzhou. According to the Qinzhou county annals of the Republic of China: "in the 18th year of kaihuang, Anzhou was changed to Qinzhou and named after the Qinjiang River."
In the pre Qin period, Qinzhou belonged to Baiyue. After Qin Shihuang unified China, Qinzhou was under the jurisdiction of Xiang county of Qin; From the Han Dynasty, the Three Kingdoms to the Jin Dynasty, Qinzhou was under the management of Hepu County, Jiaozhou. It was first established in Yuanjia at the end of the Southern Dynasty and was called MoShou county. It was renamed Qinzhou in the 18th year of emperor kaihuang of Sui Dynasty (598), taking the meaning of "Qinshun", which was the early name of Qinzhou. This name has been used since.
After the liberation of Qinzhou on December 7, 1949, Qinzhou successively belonged to Qinlian special district of Guangdong Province, Qinzhou special district of Guangxi Province, Qinzhou special district of Guangdong Province, Hepu special district of Guangdong Province, Zhanjiang special district, Qinzhou special district of Guangxi Province and Qinzhou special district of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. On June 28, 1994, with the approval of the State Council, Qinzhou was abolished and a prefecture level Qinzhou City was established. The name of Qinzhou has been used to this day.
4. Nanning
Nanning has a long history and belonged to Baiyue in ancient times. The first year of Daxing in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (318). It has a history of more than 1690 years. In the eighth year of Zhenguan of the Tang Dynasty (634), Taizong of the Tang Dynasty named Yongzhou, from which Nanning was abbreviated as' Yong '. In the first year of TAIDING in the Yuan Dynasty (1314), the central government named it 'Nanning' for the tranquility of Southern Xinjiang. Nanning gets its name from this.
5. Liujiang
In the fourth year of Tang Wude (621), Maping county was the administrative office of kunzhou. Later, kunzhou was changed to South kunzhou, belonging to Lingnan road. In the first year of Tang Tianbao (742), it was renamed Longcheng county. In the first year of the Qianyuan Dynasty (758), Longcheng county was renamed Liuzhou and is still in use today. The county chronicles of Yuanhe County compiled by Li Jifu (a man of the same era as Liu Zongyuan and the official Prime Minister) records: 'in the eighth year of Zhenguan, nankunzhou was changed to Liuzhou, named after Liujiang' Tanshui east to the county (referring to Maping County, now Liuzhou City) 200 steps'. At that time, Liujiang River refers to a section of river heading east from the current Liuzhou city. The name of Liuzhou comes from it.
Why does Liujiang get its name: in the Han Dynasty, Liujiang was called Liushui. " 'slip 'means water is urgent. Liushui is called Liushui, which is why Liujiang gets its name.
6. Guilin
Qin Shihuang (214 BC) set Guilin, Xiangjun and Nanhai three counties, which is the early origin of the name 'Guilin', but the county governance is not in today's Guilin city. At that time, Guilin county was governed in Bushan, which is located in the southwest of today's Guiping city. The naming of Guilin County in Qin Dynasty is related to the abundance of cinnamon trees.
According to the records of Geography in the old Tang Dynasty, there are many GUIs in the source of the river and no miscellaneous trees, so it was established as Guilin County in the Qin Dynasty The 'GUI' mentioned here is a homonym of Zhuang gveiq and refers to 'cinnamon'. Because of its great medicinal value, cinnamon has become a famous local specialty. It is called Guilin because there are many CINNAMONS and forests. After the revocation of Guilin County in the ninth year of kaihuang of the Sui Dynasty (589), the place name 'Guilin' was temporarily stopped. It was not until the early years of Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty when Jingjiang road was changed to the government house that the place name 'Guilin' was restored to use in Lingui (now Guilin city), known as' Guilin government '. Guilin county was established in 1913, and Guilin city was established by Lingui County in 1940. The place name 'Guilin' has been used until now.
7. Chongshan County
On December 19, 1949, Chongshan county was liberated; On January 14, 1950, Zuo county was liberated. At the beginning of the founding of the people's Republic of China, Zuojiang area belonged to Longzhou special zone. In April 1951, Chongshan county and Zuo County merged into Chongzuo county. With the approval of the Government Council on August 11, 1952, 'Chongzuo' was named.
8. Guests
Laibin city is located in the middle of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, known as "Central Guangxi". In the 12th year of Zhenguan (638), Xining was merged into Wude, Yanzhou was withdrawn in the same year, Changfeng and Wuhua counties were changed to Xiangzhou, and the state governance was moved to Wuhua the next year.
In the first year of Qianfeng (666), Guilin county was withdrawn and incorporated into Wuxian county. In the second year of Qianfeng (667), lesha county was changed into Huaiyi County, and Yanzhou was set up in Xingbin to govern Xunde, Guihua and Huaiyi counties; In the first year of Tianbao (742), Xiangzhou was changed into Xiangshan County (also known as Xiangshan County), and Wude county was merged into yangshou County, which governs 4 counties. In the first year of Tianbao (742), Zhizhou was renamed Xincheng County, belonging to the governor's office of Guizhou. In the second year of Tianbao (743), Huaiyi county was changed into Laibin County, subordinate to Yanzhou. Guests, guests from all over the world, the meaning of guests.
9. Cangwu
Cangwu King City was built in the second five years of Henkel (183 BC). In the sixth year of Yuanding (111 BC), Guangxin county and Cangwu county were established. In the fifth year of Yuanfeng (106 BC), the Department of Jishi of Jiaozhi moved to Guangxin county (now Wuzhou City), governing 9 counties such as Lingnan, and Wuzhou became the capital of Lingnan. In the third year of emperor kaihuang of Sui Dynasty (AD 583), Guangxin county was renamed Cangwu county. In the fourth year of Wude of Tang Dynasty (621), it was called Wuzhou and governs three counties. Since then, Wuzhou has been the state, road, government, road and county government of all dynasties. Wuzhou has always followed the word Cangwu. The ancestors of Wuzhou were called 'Cangwu' in ancient times. During the spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period, the primitive clans and tribes living in Wuzhou were called "Cangwu", which means "blue people." "Yi Zhou Shu Zhu" said: "Cang Wu, pretty, green." Cangwu is a branch of Baiyue. Since the establishment of Cangwu County, the name of Cangwu nationality has gradually disappeared.
10. Baise
'Baise' evolved from 'Bose village', which is a Zhuang language, meaning a place with complex terrain at the mouth of mountains and rivers. One is the Zhuang language meaning of "where to shoot and wash clothes". It is said that at the confluence of e river and Chengbi River, there is a bottomless deep pool and a village on the bank. The village women often wash clothes here, so it is named. It is also said that it is named because there are hundreds of ethnic groups, such as Zhuang, Yao, Miao, Yi, Gelao and so on. Xu Songshi's "history of the people in the Yuejiang River Basin" contains: "a hundred, the mouth is also; Color, plug, and land are within the mouth of the mountain plug. " This is another saying about the origin of Baise place names.
11. Hezhou
Hezhou was the capital of Jiaozhou in the Han Dynasty, that is, the jurisdiction of Guangxin. With Wuzhou and Guangdong Fengkai, Hezhou is recognized by modern experts and scholars as the early birthplace of Lingnan culture and Cantonese. In the sixth year of the reign of emperor Ding of the Han Dynasty (111 BC), Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Pingnan Yue set up Linhe County in the north of Hezhou City and Zhaoping County, which governs Hejie Town, Hezhou City, Guangxi Province. In June 2002, with the approval of the State Council, Hezhou was abolished and a prefecture level Hezhou City was established. Cangwu county. Hezhou used to be rich in Xijin. In ancient times, people called Xijin he, hence the name of Hezhou.
12. Yulin
Yulin was originally called Yulin (Yulin). In the fifth year of Kaibao of Song Dynasty (AD 972), Yulin abandoned Yuping, Xingde and tanli into the jurisdiction of Xingye County, and abandoned shanlao, Fukang, Rongshan, Huaiyi, Dingchuan and Dangchuan into the jurisdiction of Nanliu county. Xingye and Nanliu counties belong to Yulin Prefecture, Guangnan road. In the second year of song Zhidao (AD 996), Yulin Prefecture was established in Nanliu county. It has been 1004 years since it was established in the center of Yulin urban area. Later generations call Yulin Millennium Yulin. After the founding of new China, Yulin special area was established, with a special office in Yulin County, which governs six counties including Yulin, Xingye, Bobai, Luchuan, Beiliu and Guixian. In July 1958, Yulin special area was established, which governs eight counties including Yulin, Guixian, Guiping, Pingnan, Rong County, Luchuan, Beiliu and Bobai. The special office is located in Yulin County, named Yulin area of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, from which Yulin is named, And has been used so far.
13. Guigang
After the unification of the southern Qin Dynasty, Guilin county was established, which was changed to Yulin County during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. In the ninth year of Zhenguan of the Tang Dynasty (635), GUI county was changed to Guizhou, which was the seat of county governance and state capital in previous dynasties. It was reduced to a county in the second year of Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty (1369), and has been called GUI county since then. Since the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, Guigang was originally called 'Guizhou', which is the location of Guizhou county The origin of the word "Gui" into the place name is named after the "Yigui mountain", that is, pingtian mountain, ten miles north of the county city. In the second year of Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty, 'Guizhou' was reduced to the county system and named 'GUI County', which has been used throughout the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China.
On December 20, 1988, the county was removed from the city and renamed Guigang City, which is subordinate to Yulin area.
14. Hechi
Hechi City (Zhuang: seix hozciz), also known as Jinchengjiang. The pre Qin period was a place of Baiyue. Qin belongs to Guilin county and Qianzhong County; Han belongs to Yulin County and Zhuo County; Sui belongs to Shi'an County; The establishment of 'Qingyuan mansion' in the Song Dynasty was the beginning of the establishment of 'mansion' in Hechi; In the Yuan Dynasty, there was a "Department of military and civil comfort in nandanxidong, Qingyuan"; The Ming and Qing Dynasties belonged to 'Qingyuan Prefecture, si'en Prefecture and Liuzhou Prefecture'; The Republic of China belongs to 'Qingyuan, Wuming and Baise administrative supervision district'.
From the founding of the people's Republic of China to the early 1960s, it was subordinate to Liuzhou, Baise and Nanning. On August 1, 1965, with the approval of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, Hechi special area was established to govern 10 counties from Liuzhou, Baise and Nanning in Guangxi. The special area is located in Jinchengjiang Town, Hechi county. On October 8, 1983, the State Council approved the establishment of Hechi City.