The history of Weizhou Island

The historical development of Weizhou Island is as follows:

Weizhou Island belongs to Hepu County in Han Dynasty, and belongs to Leizhou Shenchuan Inspection Department in early Tang Dynasty, and remains unchanged in Song and Yuan Dynasties.

From the Yuan Dynasty to the 31st year of Yuan Dynasty (A.D. 1294), Weizhou Inspection Department was established, which was located in "Bali Village Island" in Suixi County, namely Weizhou Island. In the early Ming dynasty, it was still the state capital. In the seventh year of Hongwu (AD 1374), the patrol company moved to Silkworm Village in Suixi, Leizhou, taking charge of coastal defense and guarding the Pearl Pond.

In the sixth year of Wanli (AD 1578), he immigrated from Leizhou to the island for farming. Twenty-eight years (AD 1600), the guerrilla department moved to Yongan station in Hepu County, Lianzhou. Since then, Weizhou has been under the dual jurisdiction of Lei and Lian.

From the first year of Kangxi to the eleventh year of Jiaqing in Qing Dynasty (A.D. 1692- 1806), Weizhou residents were forced to move inward three times, and the administrative agencies stationed on the island were cancelled, but there were still a few "squatters" living here. Military management is under the responsibility of xuwen county Haianying Guerrilla, Leizhou and Longmen Association of Hepu County in Lianzhou, and patrols twice a year.

In the last years of Xianfeng (A.D. 1860), 400 mainlanders came to settle on the island in order to escape the war, regardless of hardships and the government's ban. In the sixth year of Tongzhi (AD 1867), in view of the fact that the local houses on the island had become a reality, the government reopened the island ban and moved the boatmen and tourists of Leilian to the island.

At this point, the island, which had been abandoned for hundreds of years, was revived. At that time, the French Catholic forces took the opportunity to build a church in Tangsheng Village, and then one in Chengzai and one in Xieyang Island, which was the earliest Catholic base in the pre-Qin area.

More than 20 years after Guangxu, yu zhou was officially placed under the jurisdiction of Hepu County from Leizhou, and was placed under the inspection department of yu zhou. Military institutions are affiliated to Yong 'an Camp of Longmen Association. At the beginning of Xuantong, the Jinghai Group affiliated to Hepu County set up a "public bureau" civil affairs agency on the island.

From the beginning of the Republic of China to 193 1, it belonged to Hepu Jinghai Group and Hepu Second Autonomous Region. From 1936 to 1949, it successively belongs to the towns under the jurisdiction of the second administrative region, the fifth administrative region and the third administrative region of Hepu County.

From1September 1938 13, Weizhou Island fell under the brutal rule of the Japanese invaders for seven years. During this period, the island became a naval and air base where Japanese invaders threatened to invade the rear area of South China.

1945, 18 In June, the people of Weizhou Island rose up and annihilated the bandits. Weizhou Island was recovered and returned to the township system led by the county. 1March 6, 950, the People's Liberation Army crossed the sea to liberate Weizhou, and initially established the Township People's Government, which was stationed in Hepu County. Since August of the same year, it has been under the jurisdiction of Beihai Town People's Government. 1953 The third district was established, which was divided into four towns: Huidong, Weixi, Weibei and Nanwan. 1959 changed to Weizhou commune.