The origin of the name of Shexian county

The historical origin of Shexian county;

According to the stone tools unearthed in Xiafengtang and Xinzhou in Shexian County, it is confirmed that there were human activities in Shexian County in the Paleolithic Age. After 2 1 century BC and before the Western Zhou Dynasty, according to Gong Yu, Kyushu was divided into Yangzhou, which belonged to barbarians.

It belonged to the State of Wu in the Spring and Autumn Period, to the State of Yue in the early Warring States Period, and then to the State of Chu.

In 22 1 year BC, Qin Shihuang unified the six countries and enfeoffed thirty-six counties. Shexian County belongs to Huiji County (governing Yin San, which is now Shaoxing, Zhejiang). Chu and Han belonged to Yan (now Changxing, Zhejiang) county. Shexian county at this time includes Shexian county, Xiuning county, Wuyuan county, Jixi county, Chun 'an county and Sui 'an county today.

In the fifth year of Emperor Gaozu (the first 202 years), it belonged to the State of Chu; Six years ago (20 1 year ago), it belonged to Jing state (governing Huainan today); Twelve years (formerly 195), it belonged to the state of Wu (now Pei County, Jiangsu Province). Emperor Han Jingdi belonged to Jiangdu (now Yangzhou, Jiangsu) in the third year BC (BC 154). In the second year of Emperor founding ceremony (12 1 year ago), Yan County was changed to Danyang County (now Xuancheng, Anhui Province), and the county still belongs to it.

In the 13th year of Jian 'an of Emperor Xian of Han Dynasty (208), after Sun Quan sent troops to conquer Jinqi and other Shanyue tribes, Shexian county, together with Shexian county and yi county, was divided into Shixin (now Chun 'an, Zhejiang), Liyang (now Tunxi) and Xiuning.

During the Three Kingdoms period, it belonged to Wudu County.

In the first year of Taikang in the Western Jin Dynasty (280), Wu was destroyed and Xindu County was changed to Xin 'an County, belonging to Yangzhou. In the second year of Liang Wudi (553), Xin 'an County was divided into three counties: Yi, Ning and Haining, and Xinning County was established. In the third year of Tianjia (562), Emperor Chen Wendi of the Southern Dynasties revoked Xinning County and rebuilt Xin 'an County.

In the ninth year of Emperor Wendi (589), Xin 'an County was merged into Dongyang County, and Shexian County was merged into Haining County. In the eleventh year (59 1), she was transferred to Shexian county, and she was transferred to Zhangzhou to administer Xin 'an county. In the third year of Yang Di's great cause (607), Zhou Juan was changed to Xin 'an County, which still governs Xiuning, Mian and Mian, and the county governs Mian. In Yining period (6 17-6 18), Hua Wang rose up, occupied the county land, moved the county to govern Shewuliao Mountain and built a county city. From then on to the end of Qing Dynasty, Shexian county was not ruled by county, state, road and government.

In the fourth year of Wude in Tang Gaozu (62 1 year), Hua Wang belonged to the Tang Dynasty and was named King of Yue. Change Xin 'an County to Zhangzhou. In the first year of Zhenguan (627), Zhangzhou belonged to Jiangnan Road. In the 21st year of Kaiyuan (733), Zhangzhou was changed to Jiangnan East Road. In the first year of Tianbao (742), it was changed to Xin 'an County. In the first year of Gan Long, Tang Suzong (758), Xin 'an County was changed to Zhou She, which belonged to West Zhejiang Road, and the county name remained unchanged. In the five years of Dali (770), she led six counties, laying the foundation of "one government and six counties" for more than 1000 years.

During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period (907), when the Tang Dynasty died, Huainan made Yang W still a mourning year for the Tang Dynasty and attached it to her. 9 19 to Wu. In 937, Wu died of illness and moved to Nantang.

In the third year of Xuanhe in Song Huizong (1 12 1), Zhou She changed its name to Huizhou, hence Huizhou's name. It still leads six counties and governs Shexian. In the 14th year from Yuan Shizu to Yuan Dynasty (1277), it was renamed Huizhou Road, and the county name remained unchanged. In the seventeenth year of Zheng Zhi, Yuan Shundi (1357), it was renamed Xing 'an Prefecture; In the twenty-seventh year of Zheng Zheng (1367), Zhu Yuanzhang changed Xing 'an House to Huizhou House until the end of Qing Dynasty. In the first year of Hongwu in Ming Taizu (1368), Huizhou Prefecture was directly under Zhongshu Province. In the second year of Hongwu (1369), Wuyuan Prefecture was reduced to a county, while Huizhou Prefecture still led the six counties of Yun, Yi, Xiuning, Jixi, Wuyuan and Qimen.

In the second year of Shunzhi (1645), Huizhou Prefecture was transferred to the south of the Yangtze River to undertake propaganda and deployment, and still dominated six counties. In the first year of Kangxi (1662), Huizhou belonged to Huining Road, the left propaganda minister of Jiangnan. In the sixth year of Kangxi (1667), Zuo Chengxuan's political secretary in Jiangnan was changed to Anhui (named after Anqing and Huizhou).

In the first year of the Republic of China (19 12), the abandoned government stayed in the county, directly under Anhui province; In June of 3 years, it belonged to Wuhu Road; /kloc-in August of 0/7, abandoned roads were directly managed by Anhui province; 2 1 year1month, belonging to the tenth administrative supervision area of Anhui; In March 29, it was under the administrative office of southern Anhui; In August of the same year, it was under the seventh administrative supervision area of Weinan Administrative Office; After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, the administrative office in southern Anhui was abolished and it was subordinate to the seventh administrative supervision area of Anhui Province.

On April 28th 1949, Shexian County was liberated, belonging to Weinan District People's Administration Office; In May of the same year, it was 13, belonging to Huizhou area; 1March, 956, Wuhu area; 1961April, Huizhou area; 1974, belonging to Huizhou area. 1987165438+1October 27th, with the approval of the State Council, Huizhou city was changed to Huangshan city, with jurisdiction over three districts and four counties of Tunxi district, Huizhou district, huangshan district, Shexian county, yi county county, Xiuning county and Qimen county.