The origin of Gutian

Gutian has a long history. As early as the Yin and Zhou Dynasties, there were ancestors living in the territory. The official land of the eastern Han dynasty Before the Tang Dynasty, it was occupied by Yao Hao. In the 29th year of Kaiyuan (74 1), a county was established, hence the name Gutian. In the old days, it was said that sapphire was once produced in the land, so it was nicknamed "Qingtian" and "Yutian". In the 12th year of Yongzheng in Qing Dynasty (1734), Pingnan County was established as the capital of the 13th county. In the 29th year of Tang Kaiyuan (74 1), the county was founded, belonging to Fuzhou. Song Zhi 4 items 13 plums. Yuan analyzed 48 capitals. Ming is divided into five guarantees in the city and forty-six capitals in the countryside. In the 13th year of Yongzheng (1744), Pingnan County was established in the north of the county. In the 20th year of the Republic of China (193 1), the Baojia system was implemented, which was initially divided into districts and later changed to towns, belonging to the second administrative supervision area. After liberation, it belongs to Nanping area, which is divided into 8 districts and governs 5 towns 13 townships. 1963 to Minhou area, 1970 to Ningde area. Except once (980 ~ 988), the county government moved to Shuikou, and all previous dynasties were in Nanyuping Town, Cuiping Mountain. 1958, the state built Gutianxi Reservoir, which was flooded and moved to Zhuangyangli, Luohua Township, 9 kilometers southwest of the old city, to build a new city. Ningde city 133km where the new town in the east is located, and Fuzhou city, the capital of the southeast 146km. 1994 8 towns and 7 townships in the county, 10 neighborhood committee, 267 village committee.