History of Heyuan city

Heyuan belonged to the southern Xinjiang of Yangzhou in ancient times, Chu in the Warring States period and Longchuan County in Qin dynasty. In the first year of Qi Yongming in the Southern Dynasties (483), Longchuan was located in Heyuan County, belonging to Nanhai County. In 503, Nantianliang belonged to Lianghua County, Sui and Tang Dynasties belonged to Zhou Xun, and in the first year of Ganheng in Nanhan (9 17), Zhou Xun was divided into Zhou Zhen and Zhou Xun, and Heyuan belonged to Zhou Xun. In the fifth year of Song Tianxi (102 1), Zhou Zhen was changed to Huizhou. In the second year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (1369), Zhou Xun was merged into Huizhou, and the Heyuan area was attached to Chaoshun Road in Guangdong Province in 19 13, directly under the Dongjiang Management Committee of Guangdong Revolutionary Government. After the founding of New China, it successively belonged to Dongjiang Administrative Committee, Dongjiang Administrative Office, Yuedong Administrative Office, Shaoguan District and Huiyang District. 1988 65438+1October 7th, the State Council approved the cancellation of Heyuan County and the establishment of Heyuan City, which governs Yuancheng District, Suburb, Longchuan County, Zijin County, Lianping County and peace county; On March 2nd, 1988, the municipal party committee and the municipal government officially put into operation. 1In August, 1992, Heyuan City was incorporated into the coastal economic open zone with the approval of the State Council, becoming an area that can enjoy preferential policies for both mountainous areas and coastal open zones. 1993165438+1On October 8th, the State Council approved the abolition of the suburb of Heyuan City and the establishment of Dongyuan County, with the county party committee and county government stationed in Tangxian Mujing. Heyuan City is the center of Hakka settlement in Dongjiang River Basin. During the "Baiyue" period, Vietnamese in Jiangsu and Zhejiang were scattered among ethnic minorities, which played an important role in Guangdong's opening up. After Qin Ping Baiyue, he moved to Guangdong and Guangxi, settled in Shaanxi and Gansu, and brought the Yellow River culture. Since then, in the Central Plains war, groups of immigrants have entered Lingnan. These people who moved south assimilated with the local aborigines and gradually formed Hakka civilization.

Heyuan City is located in the northeast of Guangdong Province, in the middle and upper reaches of Dongjiang River, bordering Meizhou in the east, Huizhou in the south, Shaoguan in the west and Ganzhou in Jiangxi in the north. Heyuan belonged to the south of Yangzhou in ancient times. In the first year of Qi Yongming in the Southern Dynasties (AD 483), Longchuan County (founded in 2 14 BC, the first county magistrate was Zhao Tuo, king of Nanyue) was placed under Heyuan County. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Heyuan once belonged to Shaoguan and Huiyang respectively, and once belonged to the same area as Shenzhen, Huizhou and Dongguan. 1988 1 the State Council approved the establishment of Heyuan prefecture-level city, which governs Yuancheng District, Dongyuan County, peace county, Longchuan County, Zijin County, Lianping County, etc. 1 District 5 counties. * * * There are 97 towns in the city, 1 ethnic townships (Zhangxi She nationality township in Dongyuan), 4 sub-district offices, 1248 villagers' committees and 153 neighborhood committees. The total area of the city is 65,438+0,580 square kilometers. At the end of 2006, the registered population was 3,465,438+260,000.