The Historical Evolution of Fangxian County

Before the Western Zhou Dynasty, Fangxian was the kingdom of Peng tribe. Fang County Records has been published for six years. "... (Yao) Danzhu avoids youth. Fokker resigned, so he was sealed in the house for the country. "(China is the earliest tribal country in history)

Fangxian county was Liangzhou city in ancient times, and it was a tribal country such as Peng and Fang before the Western Zhou Dynasty.

In the Spring and Autumn Period, it was the land of two countries, namely Zhu Fang (belonging to jūn), whose name was destroyed by Chu in the Spring and Autumn Period, and now Yunxian County, Hubei Province) and Harmony (an ancient name, both belonging to Shang Yong, now southeast of Zhushan County, Hubei Province, and destroyed by Chu in the Spring and Autumn Period). The warring States period is Fang ling, which belongs to Chu.

Fangling County, located in the Qin Dynasty, belongs to Hanzhong County, and is named after "thousands of miles across the country, surrounded by mountains and forests, with high mountains and high houses". (The name of Fangxian County comes from this)

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, it was ruled by Fangling County and changed to Jingzhou.

In the first year of Wei Huang Chu (AD 220), Hefangling and Shang Yong counties were new towns, and Fangling was governed by the new town.

In the sixth year of Emperor Yuan Kang (296), Jinhui was changed to Liangzhou.

The Northern and Southern Dynasties changed from time to time. In the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Fangling County was changed to Guangqian County, which was under the jurisdiction of Guangqian County.

In 606, the year of the Great Cause of Sui Dynasty, it was Fangling County.

In the tenth year of Zhenguan in Tang Dynasty (636), Guangqian County was changed to Fangling County, ruled by Zhou Fang, which was the main road to the south of the mountain.

In the third year of Song Yongxi (986), Zhou Fang was promoted to Baokang Army and transferred to Southwest Beijing Road.

Yuan was ruled and transferred to Xiangyang Road in Huguang Zhongshu Province. In the second year of Zheng Zheng (1342), Fangling County entered Zhoufang.

In the tenth year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1377), the state was reduced to a county, formerly known as Fangxian, which was subordinate to Xiangyang House of Huguang Government Council. In the 12th year of Chenghua (1476), Yunyang was placed under the jurisdiction of Yunyang Prefecture.

Xiangyang road in the early years of the Republic of China; In the twentieth year of the Republic of China (193 1), he was transferred to the eleventh administrative supervision area of Hubei Province; In 25 years (1936), it was placed under the eighth administrative supervision area of Hubei province.

Fangxian county is an old revolutionary base area. 193 1 In the summer of, He Long, Deng Zhongxia and Liu Zhixun led the main force of the Second Front Army of the Chinese Workers and Peasants Red Army to Fangxian, which opened up the Soviet area in northwest Hubei with Fangxian as the center and established the Soviet government in Fangxian.

1July, 946, Wang Shusheng and Luo Houfu led the Fifth Breakthrough Force of the New Fourth Army of the Central Plains to Fangxian County, and established the Northwest Hubei Military Region, the Northwest Hubei Administrative Office and the Fangxian People's Government in Zhongba, Fangxian County, and established the Northwest Hubei base area centered on Wudang Mountain in Fangxian County.

1949 1 month, the 4th longitudinal 12 brigade of Chen Tuan of China People's Liberation Army launched a campaign with the troops of the Southern Shaanxi Military Region to liberate Fangxian County and establish the People's Democratic Government of Fangxian County, which belongs to Shaanxi Province.

1950 In April, Liang Yun, Shaanxi Province was placed under the jurisdiction of Hubei Province, and it was changed to the Commissioner's Office of Yunyang Administrative Office of Hubei Province. Fangxian transferred it to it.

1953, Yunyang administrative office was revoked and placed under the jurisdiction of Xiangyang administrative office. Fangxian transferred it to it.

1965, Xiangyang was separated and Yunyang department was re-established, and Fangxian county still belongs to Yunyang area.

1970 approved by the State Council, most of the southern part of Fangxian County (now accounting for 4/3 of Shennongjia forest area) was included in the newly established Shennongjia forest area, which became the main part of Shennongjia today.

1On September 29th, 994, the State Council approved the merger of Yunyang District Administrative Office and Shiyan City, Hubei Province, and implemented the system of taking the city as the county. Fangxian County belongs to Shiyan City.

place of exile

Fangxian county is known as "the place where the emperor was exiled" in history. Fangxian is the four exile places in ancient China (Hubei Fangxian, Heilongjiang, Hainan and Xinjiang). Fangxian is the center of China, with the highest level of exile, which is arranged in order from emperor, royal family and vassal. After Qin Shihuang destroyed Zhao, he did not kill the king of Zhao, but exiled him to Fangling. According to historical records, Guan Zhong of Qin Shihuang, 10,000 households of Prime Minister Lv Buwei and 4,000 households of Empress Dowager Qin Shihuang were all exiled to Fangling. "Zi Jian" contains: Liu Ming, Ji Chuan Wang, Han Gaozu Sun Liubo, Sui Wang, etc. were all demoted to room age. Tang Zhongzong Li Xian was exiled to Fangxian County 14 and a half years, and then returned to Beijing as an emperor. More than 20 emperors, including Prince Tang Gaozong and Prince Jong Li, were exiled to Fangxian County.