The Historical Evolution of Weizhou Town

Wei Zhou was a northern county in the Han Dynasty. In the Tang Dynasty, in order to resettle the Tubuhun Department of Liangzhou (Qinghai) which was attacked by Tubo in the Tang Dynasty and moved southward, the Anle House (Changle House) was established in today's Wei Zhou. Tuguhun (pronounced jade) is an ancient nomadic people, which originated from the Donghu system in Xianbei. Murong Shenwei, also known as Murong Wei (? -758), Tuguhun, Murong Shenwei lived in Changle House (now Weizhou Town). He is a descendant of Noniber and used to be a guerrilla ambassador in Changle Prefecture. Buried in the south of Changle (on the hill of Zhaojiamiao Village, Xiamaguan Town). In the first year of Zhide (756), Changle County was occupied by Tubo. In the third year of the Tang Dynasty (849), in July, Zhu Shuming recovered Anle House (Changle House) and changed it to Weizhou in August.

In the fifth year of Xianping in the Northern Song Dynasty (1022), the Tangut leader Li attacked Weizhou. 1038, Li Yuanhao proclaimed himself emperor in Xingqing House (now Yinchuan), and Xixia was founded as Weizhou. Set up a static Serbian military division to take charge of defense and make it the political and military center of Xixia.

In the sixth year of Jiayou in the Northern Song Dynasty (106 1), Xia decided to change the supervision department of the Jingsai Army in Weizhou to the Jingsai Army, build battlements, repair floating maps and carry out large-scale construction, and Weizhou reached its peak for the first time.

In the fourth year of Yuanfeng in the Northern Song Dynasty (108 1), Zongshen decided to attack Xixia and moved from Qingzhou to Weizhou in 2008, where he set up an express delivery shop. Then the Song Dynasty returned yu zhou to Xixia. In the first month of spring in the eighth year of Yuanfeng in the Northern Song Dynasty (1085), 250 people from Dingkou in Weizhou surrendered to the Song Dynasty. Song Shenzong awarded Assistant Ambassador Byrd the purchase of warehouses, his own patrol inspection and 300 silver silks as recognition.

In the sixth year of Yuan You in the Northern Song Dynasty (109 1), Zhang Cun, the governor of the Song Dynasty, invaded Weizhou and other places and returned home in triumph. In the seventh year of Yuan You in the Northern Song Dynasty (1092), Xixia attacked Zhou Huan in the Song Dynasty, and General Song directly took the Beijing-Serbia Army Company, which won a great victory. In the fourth year of Shaosheng in the Northern Song Dynasty (1097), Xixia repeatedly disturbed the territory of the Song Dynasty. It was well known in Song Dynasty (now Pingliang, Gansu Province) that Xiacheng and Lingping Village were built on Hulu River and even defeated Xixia Army. Xiashi was weakened all the way in Weizhou. In the third year of Chongning in the Northern Song Dynasty (1 104), Xixia fell into Xiacheng, and Xia Dynasty recovered all the way in Weizhou.

In the 26th year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (1393), Wang Zhu of Ming Dynasty went to Ningxia. In order to pay the rent in Qingyang, North Wei Zhou, Yan 'an, Sui, Ning and other places. After his death, he was buried in the Ming Mausoleum of Weizhou, Tongxin County, Ningxia.

After the first year of Hongzhi in the Ming Dynasty (1488), the Mongolian army broke through the side wall by Huamachi (the garrison in Ningxia), passed through Tiezhuquan, Huianbao, yu zhou, Xiamaguan and Yuwangcheng to Guyuan (Shaanxi Town) in the south, and gradually became the "general route to enter the enemy" for the Tatars in the north, and the military and political affairs in yu zhou. In the tenth year of Hongzhi in Ming Dynasty (1497), Weizhou was set up and thousands of households were kept, which was placed under Ningxia Wei.

In the 13th year of Hongzhi in the Ming Dynasty (1500), Wang Xun, the governor of Ningxia, built the Dongguan in Weizhou, with a closed gate and gates. This is the trace of Ming Dongcheng in Weizhou today.

In the 16th year of Hongzhi in Ming Dynasty (1503), the governor Qin □ made a bunker in Weizhou and Yuwangcheng. Ming Xiaozong took Chen Naibei, the land of Qin State, as a top priority and made it carefully built.

In September of the Ming Dynasty (1506), Yang Yiqing, located on three sides of Shaanxi (Yansui, Ningxia and Gansu), was named as "the main road of the local plain in Weizhou, where bandits haunt, and the soldiers are lax and unreliable. The situation is similar to that of Luoshan, where Qingfu Tomb is located, and it has been invaded for years. They are all stationed there, and recently they dug the tomb of the king of the Qing Dynasty, which is deeply worrying. Please add official defense.

In the 40th year of Jiajing in Ming Dynasty (156 1), the top of Jikang Tower in Weizhou collapsed in the earthquake on June 24th. That year, the Tatar Jin Ang led more than 20,000 people to attack Ningxia, advanced on Guyuan, and burned and plundered Wang Qing's cemetery in Lushan.

Throughout the Qing Dynasty, Weizhou was called Weizhou Fort, which was under the jurisdiction of Lingzhou before the 13th year of Tongzhi (1874) and Pingyuan County from the 13th year of Tongzhi. In the third year of the Republic of China (19 14), Pingyuan county was changed to Rong Zhen county, and in March of 1928, Rong Zhen county was changed to Wang Yu county.

1On July 3, 936, the Chinese Red Army of Workers and Peasants passed through Weizhou during the Western Expedition and fought fiercely with Ma Hongkui. Based on Jikang Temple, the Red Army launched a fierce battle with the enemy. A Red Army commander commanded the battle on the tower, but unfortunately he was shot and killed and was forced to evacuate. Now around Jikang Temple Tower, you will see bullet holes left by the war.

1938, Wang Yu county government of Kuomintang moved from Xiamaguan to "Half Corner" of Tongxin Old Town. Wang Yu County was changed to Tongxin County, and Weizhou was under the jurisdiction of Tongxin County. 1940, Ningxia provincial government assigned Maguan and Weizhou to Yanchi County. 1943, Weizhou built the airport, and at this time Weizhou was under the jurisdiction of Tongxin County.

1949 established four districts, 1956 changed to Weizhou district, 1958 changed to Huo Xing commune,196/kloc-0 changed to Weizhou commune, 1984 built Weizhou town. 1997, with an area of 1007 km2 and a population of 22,000, governs Wei Yi, Wei Yi, Nanmen, Wanhe, Mazhuang, Shek Kip Kou, Yanjiaquan, Dongshan, Qinglong Mountain, Tang Fang, Jiuzhuang, Gangou, Bazhuang, Zhou Xin, Maihe and Wanghutai. In 2006, it administered Wei Yi, Wei Yi, Wanhe, Nanmen, Ma Zhuangzi, Shi Xia, Yanjiaquan, Dongshan, Qinglong Mountain, Tangfangliang, Bazhuang, Jiuzhuang and Gangou 13 administrative villages; White cashmere goat farm. 、