History has its own life, it is like a person, both easy-going and self-respecting. ——Yu Qiuyu
In the southwest of Hubei Province, there is a place called Yidu City, which is a county-level city in Hubei Province and is managed by Yichang City. Yidu City is located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, east of Yichang City of Zhijiang City and Xiaoting District, west of Wufeng Tujia Autonomous County and Changyang Tujia Autonomous County, north of Yichang City Point Military District, the total area of the jurisdiction is more than 1,300 square kilometers, the total population of nearly 400,000.
Perhaps many people do not know that this place in Yidu once had a name, called Zhicheng, which existed for about ten years. Now let's talk about the history of this place in Yidu.
Yidu has a long history, and humans have lived here for more than 5,000 years. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, this place was under the jurisdiction of the Chu State. In the Qin Dynasty, this place was again under the jurisdiction of Nan County.
Until the Western Han Dynasty, in 196 BC, that is, in the eleventh year of Gaozu of the Western Han Dynasty, Yidao County was set up here, which was under the jurisdiction of Nan County at that time. Later, the place was renamed Jiangnan County for a while, but it was soon changed back. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, it was under the jurisdiction of Linjiang County, and in the fifteenth year of Jian'an, Liu Bei renamed this place Yidu County, which was when the name "Yidu" first appeared.
During the Three Kingdoms period, Yidu County came under the jurisdiction of Jingzhou in the State of Wu. During the Southern and Northern Dynasties of the Wei and Jin Dynasties, Yidu was successively subordinate to Jingzhou, Zhezhou, Jiangbei Yidao, Jiangnan Yidao, and Yidu County.
In the Sui Dynasty, in 587 AD, that is, the seventh year of the kai emperor, the original Yidu County was abolished, and Yidu County was renamed Yichang County, which belonged to songzhou at that time, and at that time, Jiangbei Yidao was still called Yidao County, which was under the jurisdiction of Xia Prefecture. Later, in 607 AD, Xia Prefecture was renamed Yiling County, and Yidao County was renamed Yiling County.
In the Tang Dynasty, the setting of the previous dynasty was basically maintained, and in 619 AD, that is, the second year of Tang Wude, the original Yichang County was renamed Yidu County, which was under the jurisdiction of Jiangzhou at that time, and later Yidao County was also merged into Yidu County.
In the Song Dynasty, Yidu County came under the jurisdiction of Yiling County. During the Yuan Dynasty, Yidu County was under the jurisdiction of Xia zhou Road in Jiangbei Province. During the Ming Dynasty, it was also under the jurisdiction of Yiling Prefecture, the capital of Jingzhou, the political envoy of Huguang province. During the Qing Dynasty, it was successively under the jurisdiction of Yiling Prefecture and Jingzhou Prefecture, the capital of Jingzhou. During the Republic of China period, Yidu County was successively subordinated to Jingnan Province, Jingyi Road, The Ninth Administrative Supervision District of Hubei Province, and the Sixth Administrative Supervision District of Hubei Province.
After the founding of New China, in 1995, the original Zhijiang County was abolished, and its original jurisdiction was assigned to Yidu County. In 1962, the county system of Zhijiang County was restored. In 1987, with the approval of the state, Yidu County was abolished and a county-level branch city was established. In 1998, zhicheng was renamed Yidu, and Since then Yidu has reverted to its original name.