Where was Lichuan today in ancient times?

Lichuan was the land of Linjun in ancient times. Zhou belongs to Ba Kingdom. Qin belongs to Qianzhong County. The Han Dynasty belongs to Xinren County, Nanjun.

In the early days of the Three Kingdoms, it belonged to Jianping County in Jingzhou. In the eighth year of Jianxing of the Shu Han Dynasty (230), Nanpu County was established and belonged to Badong County. Jin, Song, Qi and Liang followed it. In the Northern Dynasties and the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Yanyan County was established as Guo County attached to Zitian County in Tingzhou.

At the beginning of the Sui Dynasty, counties were abolished and prefectures and counties were preserved. In the early Sui Dynasty, Tingzhou was changed to Yongzhou, Qingjiang County was established, and Yanshui was renamed Yongzhou Qingjiang County and attached to Guo County. Yongzhou of Tang Province was merged into Shizhou, Qingjiang County was changed to Qinghua County, and Yanyan County of Tang Province was merged into Qingjiang County. The Five Dynasties are still the same as those of the Tang Dynasty. In the Song Dynasty, Qinghua County was reorganized and placed under the jurisdiction of Kuizhou Road. Duting Township was placed under Qingjiang County, which is now Lichuan County. In the Southern Song Dynasty, the south of the county belonged to Longqu County. In the Yuan Dynasty, the county was abolished and Shizhou was placed under the jurisdiction of the General Manager of Kuizhou Road. In the 22nd year of the Yuan Dynasty (1285), Qingjiang County was merged into Shizhou. In the 25th year of the Yuan Dynasty, Qingjiang County was restored, and Mandong, Duting Township, was attached to Shinanxuan County. Fusi, Zhongxiao and appeasement. Ming Yuzhen took control of Shu and established the Xuanfu Division on Zhonglu.

In the Ming Dynasty, the Shizhou Guards and the chieftains were established. The territory was Dutingli and Shinan Xuanfu Division, Zhonglu Appeasement Division, Zhongxiao Appeasement Division, and Jiannan Changguan Division; in Jiajing, the upper and lower branches were placed There are two hundred households; Shaxi Xuanwei Division is located in the middle of Tianqi. During the Qing Dynasty, the commanding officers were abolished, thousands of households were replaced with wandering guards. In the fourth year of Kangxi's reign (1665), the Xuanwei Division in Shaxi was renamed the Xuanfu Division, and the Jiannan Changguan Division was changed to Jiannan Changguan Division. The rest of the Dutingli and Shi Nan, Zhongxiao, and Zhonglu divisions remained the same. In the sixth year of Yongzheng's reign (1728), Shizhou Wei was dismissed and led back to the state on Xunjing Road.

In the 13th year of Yongzheng's reign (1735), the land was changed to Lichuan, and the five chieftains of Shinan, Zhongxiao, Zhonglu, Jiannan, Shaxi, Shangxiazhiluo and Tingli, the former capital of Enshi County, were named Lichuan. County, under the jurisdiction of Shinan Mansion, Xunjing Road. With the Qingjiang River running across the entire territory, it is a vast plain and rich in products, making it a favorable river, hence its name.

At the beginning of the Republic of China, it belonged to Jingnan Road, Hubei Province. Later it was changed to Shihe Road. After the road was abolished, it was directly under the province. In the 17th year of the Republic of China (1928), it belonged to the Western Hubei Administrative Committee. In the twenty-first year (1932), it belonged to the Tenth Administrative Supervision District, and in the twenty-fifth year (1936), it belonged to the Seventh Administrative Supervision District.

Lichuan was liberated on November 14, 1949 and came under the Enshi Prefecture of Hubei Province. In 1970, it became part of the Enshi Prefecture. In 1983, the Enshi area was withdrawn and the Western Hubei Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture was established, with Lichuan under the jurisdiction of Western Hubei Prefecture. Lichuan City was established in 1986 and is still affiliated with the Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture in Western Hubei. Later, Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture was established, and Lichuan City's affiliation to this prefecture has not changed to this day.