The Historical Evolution of Min County

During the Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties, Min County belonged to the territory of Yongzhou and was the land of western Qiang.

In the pre-Qin period, Min County was located in the territory of Qin State. In the thirty-seventh year of Qin Mugong (623 BC), Min County entered the territory of Qin State. In the 12th year of Qin Xiaogong (the first 350 years), he accepted Shang Yang's proposition that "small towns and small cities gather into counties, and all 31 counties are ordered to collect". Minxian county is one of them. Min County is called Lintao County because it is close to Taoshui River (the name of Lintao County in historical records first appeared in the eighth year of Qin Dynasty (239 years before). After Qin Shihuang unified China, the county system was implemented, and the whole country was divided into 36 counties. Minxian county belongs to Longxi county and is the western border of Qin dynasty.

During the Han Dynasty, Min County was also called Lintao, which was the residence of a captain in the south of Longxi County.

In the 10th year of the Northern Dynasties and the Western Wei Dynasty (544), Zhou Min and Tonghe counties were established at the beginning, and Lintao was changed to Le Yi county, which was ruled by the state.

In the great cause of Yang Di the Great, this land was renamed Lintao County, and then Zhou Min. Tang belongs to Longyou Road.

In the Song Dynasty, it belonged to Qin Feng Road and Lizhou Road in Longxi. Yuan belongs to Tuosima Road and is under the jurisdiction of Xuanzhengyuan.

Both Ming and Qing dynasties belong to the Changgong government. In the 2nd year of the Republic of China (19l3), Zhou Min was changed to Min County, which has continued to this day.

In the second year of the Republic of China (19 13), it was changed to Min County. In the 21st year (1932), the Gansu provincial government set up the agency "Administrative Supervision Department", referred to as "Special Zone". In twenty-five years (1936), Min County established its first special area. In thirty-three years (1944), 13 July, eight counties, including Lintao and Dingxi, were located in Lintao.

September 1949, 1 1, Min County was peacefully liberated. The first Special Zone (Minxian Special Zone) is located in Minxian County, which governs five counties, namely Minxian County, Longxi County, Zhangxi 'an County, Lintan County and Xiahe County, and the Zhuoni Administration. On September 22, Gansu Provincial Party Committee announced that the original Huining District was renamed Dingxi District, and the organization was moved from Huining to Dingxi. It governs Dingxi, Yuzhong, Huining, Jingyuan, Jingning, Xiji and Haiyuan counties, and the original Jingtai county is included in Wuwei District. On June+10, 5438, Minxian District was established, located in Minxian County, and governed Minxian County, Weiyuan County, Huichuan County, Zhangxi 'an County, Longxi County, Lintan County and Zhuoni Administrative Office.

On May 20th 1950, Minxian area was revoked and divided into Wudu area;

1958, Min County, which originally belonged to Wudu area, was assigned to Tianshui area;

1958 12 16, Minxian county was separated from Tianshui area and placed in Dingxi area. 65438+February 10, Tanchang County was revoked and merged into Wudu County and Minxian County respectively.

In June, 1962, 1, Min County was transferred from Dingxi District to Lintao District.

1October 23rd, 1963, 10, Minxian county was classified as Wudu area.

1968 1 After the establishment of the Revolutionary Committee of Gansu Province, the people's committees at all levels were renamed as "Revolutionary Committees" one after another, and the "Commissioner's Office" set up "Regional Revolutionary Committees". From 10 year 10 month 1 day, the area was renamed as "Area". The Revolutionary Committee in Dingxi area implements the "unified leadership" of the party and the government.

From June 1985 to June 10, Zhang Xian, which was originally under the jurisdiction of Tianshui area, was separated from Min County in Wudu area and placed in Dingxi area. At this time, Dingxi area governs Dingxi, Tongwei, Longxi, Weiyuan, Lintao, Zhang Xian and Minxian.

On April 4, 2003, it was affiliated to Dingxi City, Gansu Province.