Historical evolution of Wen'an County

Wen'an was established as a county in the Western Han Dynasty, more than two thousand years ago.

King Wu of Zhou defeated Zhou and destroyed Shang and established the Zhou Dynasty. The Zhou Dynasty enfeoffed the vassal states, and Zhao Gongshi was granted the title of monarch of Yan State (now the northern part of Hebei and the western end of Liaoning), and his capital was established at Ji (now southwest of Beijing). Wen'an belongs to the Yan Kingdom of Youzhou. During the Warring States Period, after Han, Zhao, and Wei separated from Jin and established themselves as vassal states, Wen'an belonged to the State of Zhao.

The Qin Dynasty unified China with the Six Kingdoms and divided the country into 36 counties. Wen'an belonged to Julu County and was governed in Julu (now southwest of Pingxiang, Hebei).

In the fifth year of Emperor Gaozu of the Western Han Dynasty (202 BC), Wen'an County was established. The county seat at that time was on the east side of today's Daliu River (the ruins have been destroyed). It belongs to Bohai County (in Fuyang, southeast of today's Cangxian County, Hebei Province). The "Explanation of Names of Counties and Counties" written by Guo Zizhang of the Ming Dynasty states: (Wen'an County) "is named after Wen'an Lake, which is located 15 miles north of the county." According to the "Minutes of Du Shi Fang Yu": In the seventh year of Daye (611), Emperor Yang The expedition to Goryeo passed through here, and because it was located at the confluence of three rivers, the order was given to cut off Wen'an and Pingshu counties and establish Fengli County. The county seat is located in today's Wen'an County, which belongs to Hejian County (a village named "Taiyang" was formed in today's Wen'an County during the Warring States Period).

In the first year of Zhenguan of the Tang Dynasty (627), Fengli and Wen'an counties were close to each other, so Fengli was transferred to Wen'an, and the county seat was moved from the east side of Liuhe River to the original Fengli County seat. This is the beginning of Wen'an County. From the early Tang Dynasty to the Republic of China, although dynasties changed and states and counties were different, the seat of Wen'an County remained unchanged.

In the first year of the Republic of China (1912), Wen'an County belonged to Shuntian Prefecture, Zhili Province. In the third year of the Republic of China, Shuntian Prefecture was abolished and Jinhaidao was established. Wen'an County was under the jurisdiction of Jinhaidao, Zhili Province (the administrative seat is today's Tianjin City). In the seventeenth year of the Republic of China (1928), Zhili Province was renamed Hebei Province, and Wen'an County belonged to Jinhaidao, Hebei Province.

After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War in 1938, the Anti-Japanese Democratic Government of Wen'an County was established in May. In August, it was affiliated to the Third Administrative Inspectorate of Jizhong District (hereinafter referred to as the "Administrative Inspectorate"). On March 20 of the following year, the Japanese army occupied Wen'an County and established the Japanese-Puppet Wen'an County Office. From then on, there was a situation where two hostile regimes existed in the same county. During this period, Wenxin, Silian and Xinxiong counties were divided and merged several times, and their names were changed many times. Wen'an County has always been the county seat.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Wen'an County belonged to the Tianjin Administration.

In November 1958, the establishment of Wen'an County was cancelled, merged with Renqiu and Dacheng Counties, and was named Renqiu County. On June 1, 1961, it was separated from Renqiu County and restored to the establishment of Wen'an County. (At that time, Wen'an County still included the original Dacheng County. In December of the same year, Dacheng County was separated from Wen'an County.) It is affiliated to the Tianjin District Commissioner's Office of Hebei Province.

On November 28, 1967, the Tianjin Prefecture was changed to Tianjin Region, and Wen'an County belonged to the Tianjin Regional Revolutionary Committee.

On April 1, 1974, the Tianjin area was renamed Langfang area and belonged to Hebei Province. Wen'an County belongs to the Langfang District Revolutionary Committee.

On August 10, 1978, Wen'an County belonged to the Langfang District Administrative Office.

On April 1, 1989, Langfang City (prefecture-level city) was established, and Wen'an County was affiliated to Langfang City, Hebei Province.