The Evolution and Scope of Names in the History of Six Communities in Xiangshui County

Xiangshui County was formally established with the approval of the State Council in April 1966, and was named after the county government was stationed in Xiangshui Town.

Due to the late landing in Xiangshui County, before the Ming Dynasty, there were only a few immigrants in Xiangshuikou today. In the Ming Dynasty, Hongwu exiled a large number of immigrants and made a living by cooking salt and fishing. In the early Qing Dynasty, the Huaihe River salt industry reached its peak, and the county salt field recruited a large number of salt workers. During the Republic of China, although the salt industry declined, agriculture took its place and the population continued to increase exponentially. After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), with the continuous improvement of people's lives and the gradual development of medical and health undertakings, the population has increased rapidly.

From the second year of Jianyan in the Southern Song Dynasty (1 128), the Yellow River seized the Huai River from Guyuntiguan County and entered the sea, bringing a lot of sediment to the county seat and gradually silting up into land. After long-term soil changes, natural vegetation grows and humus thickens, which provides land resources for agricultural production. In addition, offshore beaches can be used for salt and fishery production, which effectively attracts population and immigration.

The population migration in Xiangshui County has always been a legend that "Hongwu drove away" among the masses, and most of them said that their ancestors were Suzhou changmen. "Hongwu Bansan" began in the Ming Dynasty and was written by Feng Yuqing in the 44th year of Qianlong's reign (1779) in "The Origin of Xin 'an Town", in which it said: "When Hongwu reached its acme in the early Ming Dynasty, it was thought that all the families were gathering momentum against the trend, so that all the military officers rode away, which was called" Hongwu drove away ",and the descendants followed suit and passed down from generation to generation, for example. When I arrived in Jiajing, I dispersed according to the order, while Su Zhichang's Zhou surname, the usual Wuxi Hui people, and Liu, Guan, Duan and Jin all dispersed and came to Weinan (south of Haizhou) and the reed wasteland, so they all took planting grass as the standard and occupying land for the people as a way to avoid soldiers. Most of the ancestors of the county population moved from Suzhou and recorded many ancient genealogies. At that time, it was said that the people were forcibly escorted by force, and it happened during the Hongwu period, so it was called "Hongwu to drive away." "

By the end of 2004, it had jurisdiction over 8 towns and 4 townships.

Xiangshui Town covers an area of 57.40 square kilometers and has a population of 8111.

Chenjiagang Town covers an area of 85. 18 square kilometers and has a population of 65,377.

Xiao Jian Town covers an area of 108.35 square kilometers and has a population of 59,842.

Huang Wei Town covers an area of 68.77 square kilometers and has a population of 34,469.

The town of Judah covers an area of 55.60 square kilometers and has a population of 29,963.

Shuang Gang Town covers an area of 56.42 square kilometers and has a population of 40,969.

Nanhe Town covers an area of 1 16.74 square kilometers and has a population of 57,785.

Canal Town covers an area of 70.85 square kilometers and has a population of 37,333.

Zhangji Township covers an area of 79.80 square kilometers and has a population of 35,932.

Tamia Liu Town covers an area of 60.39 square kilometers and has a population of 33,835.

Taoqi Town covers an area of 58.86 square kilometers and has a population of 30 137.

Laoshe Township covers an area of 69.75 square kilometers and has a population of 33,750.