The history of Quzhou Fucheng

The city is a unique cultural landscape in China and a microcosm of the city. Quzhou is a famous historical and cultural city. This city has a profound cultural heritage. The city walls and rivers are the witnesses of history and the cultural background.

The city of Quzhou has a long history. "Quzhou Prefecture Chronicles" written by Hongzhi of the Ming Dynasty says: "It is not known how the city of Guifeng was originally built. According to legend from the people of the state, it was just an earthen wall." When was the city of Quzhou built? There are no clear records in historical records, so it is difficult to determine, but a relatively unified statement is that the masonry city wall was officially built in Quzhou after the Tang Dynasty. Jiajing's "Quzhou Prefecture Chronicle" of the Ming Dynasty says: "In the fourth year of Wude in the Tang Dynasty (621), Quzhou was established as a county." If there is a wall, there must be a city, because cities and towns have been dependent on each other since ancient times. Cui Geng of the Tang Dynasty said in "Nvlou Ji": "The city of Qu was built on the towering ridge of Guifeng", which is very certain. Therefore, it can be concluded that the Quzhou city wall was first built after the county was established in the fourth year of Wude in the Tang Dynasty; its location should be centered on Guifeng and Zhengrong Ridge. Since then, the city wall has been built and expanded, forming the ancient city wall that remains today.

Quzhou is located in the west of Zhejiang, with convenient transportation. It has been known as the thoroughfare of the four provinces since ancient times. It can control the elbows and armpits of Poyang, choke the throat of Ou and Fujian, connect the momentum of Xuanhui, and gather the essence of Baiyue. This is the holy land of Nan Kong, Go wonderland, military fortress, cultural state, and the shining pearl in the upper reaches of Qiantang River. The Xia and Shang Dynasties were the "domain of Yangzhou". The Spring and Autumn Period returned to Yue, the Warring States Period returned to Chu, Qin belonged to Kuaiji, Han belonged to Dongyang, and the Three Kingdoms came from Wu. It was established in the Tang Dynasty, flourished in the Song Dynasty, prospered in the Ming Dynasty, and flourished in the Qing Dynasty. Nearly two thousand years of development history.

In the fourth year of Tang Wude (621), Lieutenant (yu) Chi Jingde divided Wuzhou (today's Jinhua) into Quzhou on the order of Emperor Gaozong, and built a city on the banks of the Qujiang River. At first, there were several undulating hills in the city. It is condescending and suitable for defense. There is also a large area of ??land outside the city, which is suitable for fertile land to provide food and grass for the city. It can be seen that this is the best place to build a city. When the city was first built, surrounding residents moved into the city circle and collaborated to build the city. At that time, the army and the people worked together at sunrise and rested at sunset, trying their best to build the city.

In the third year of Xuanhe of the Song Dynasty (1121), the county governor Gao Zhilin began to build a city tower on the six gates, dug a river in the city, and dug a moat to divert the water of Wuxi River to surround it. From then on, Quzhou There was a moat, and the water ring connected the Qujiang River to the north, east, and south. Therefore, ships could enter the city, enter the water gate, and reach all parts of the city. These further improved Quzhou's city defense. According to the "Xi'an County Chronicle" written by Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty: "The city is one foot, six feet and five inches high, one foot and one foot wide, and has a circumference of 4,500 steps." Hudu, along the old site of the city, repaired the dilapidated city wall, built more than 500 steps, and built a moon city around the north gate, east gate, big south gate and small south gate. Build a city tower on top of the six gates to give the six gates a new look. This construction gave the city a complete city and pool.

During the Mingming Shun period (1457-1464), the Chaojing Gate (Shuiting Gate) was sealed for a short period of time, and the Xi'an Gate was excavated in Wenchang Pavilion in the northwest corner of the city. Since then, there have been six gates in Quzhou The seventh gate, the city wall was repaired more than a hundred times during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, thus laying the foundation of Tiequzhou.

Quzhou Fucheng has always been a well-protected city defense. The city wall was repaired before the fifth year of the Republic of China (1916). The first damage was in the Republic of China era before liberation. The then county magistrate was named Wang. Chaofan widened the upper and lower streets for the first time, and it was with his hands that the new city gate was opened.

The capital city of Quzhou has since entered the changes of the 20th century. Later, due to the agricultural promotion in the 1950s and 1960s, large-scale construction projects were destroyed.