In the previous article, the author chatted with you about a series of stories about the adjustment of the zoning of Hebei Province and Shandong Province, which basically revolved around the Grand Canal. Today, we talk about the zoning adjustment of Hebei Province and Liaoning Province. Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province, is one of the 14 prefecture-level cities in Liaoning Province, with a total of 6 counties under its jurisdiction. In the long river of history, Chaoyang City has always been subordinate to Hebei Province. In 1955, Chaoyang City was incorporated into Liaoning Province. Why is this happening? Today, we're going to talk about that.
First of all, we need to talk about the basic situation of Chaoyang City. Chaoyang is one of the 14 prefecture-level cities in Liaoning Province, with a total of 6 counties under its jurisdiction and a total population of more than 2.8 million people. Chaoyang City is adjacent to Hebei Province and Inner Mongolia, with convenient transportation and a very important geographical location. In the long river of China's historical history, Chaoyang City was once subordinate to Zhili Province, Hebei Province and Rehe Province. In 1955, it was finally assigned to Liaoning Province. So, why is Chaoyang City repeatedly divided? This is related to the historical development of our country.
In ancient Chinese history, the Central Plains Dynasty and the northern nomadic regime have been in a situation of repeated tug-of-war, from the Qin and Han dynasties to the Ming Dynasty. When the Central Plains Dynasty was strong, it was able to gather elites to carry out the Northern Expedition. However, due to the excessive cost of war, the Central Plains Dynasty generally relied on various favorable terrain to form a series of defense systems. For example, Chaoyang is known as the "Dragon City." In that year, there was a saying that "but let the dragon city fly in the future, do not teach Humadu Yin Mountain".
Due to the complex terrain, coupled with the wars between the Central Plains Dynasty and the nomadic regime in the north, there was a continuous succession. For a long time, the northern part of Hebei Province and the western part of Liaoning Province were relatively small, which was caused by various factors. During the ming dynasty, Chaoyang was under the administration of Taining Wei. In the mid-17th century, the Qing Dynasty gradually eliminated the peasant rebels and various regimes in the Southern Ming Dynasty and established its rule over the whole country. In addition, according to their own needs, they have adjusted the divisions of various regions.
Eventually, the Qing Dynasty formed a pattern of 18 inland provinces. The area under the jurisdiction of Chaoyang City was then under the administration of Chengde Province. Zhili Province was the predecessor of Hebei Province, and the Qing Dynasty established a governor directly under the governor, which belonged to the head of the feudal governors. However, due to practical reasons, the northern population of zhili province is very small. As we all know, Chengde Mountain Resort was an important resort for the Qing Dynasty royal family. In order to strengthen the administration of various parts of Chengde Province, in the 43rd year of Qianlong, the Qing Dynasty established Chaoyang County and Jianchang County.
Among them, the origin of Chaoyang County is very interesting, using the "Phoenix Mingyi, Yu Bigaogang." Sycamore is born, and the sun rises in the other side". After 1840, the Western powers launched a series of wars against the Qing Dynasty, and the Qing Dynasty was defeated again and again, signing a large number of unequal treaties. Among them, the great powers began to invade the northern region of the Qing Dynasty. At the same time, the Qing Dynasty gradually loosened its restrictions on the northern region, and there was a boom of "breaking into the Kanto Region". Although Chengde Province is subordinate to Zhili Province, the population is not large because it was previously a forbidden land.
With the increase of population and the increase of cultivated land, it is becoming more and more difficult for Chengde Province to manage various places. In 1904, in order to strengthen management, the Qing Dynasty upgraded Chaoyang County to Chaoyang Prefecture, and under its jurisdiction was Jianchang County, Fuxin County, Suidong County, Jianping County and other places. In 1912, after the fall of the Qing Dynasty, China entered a complex stage of warlord melee. Due to the repeated scuffles of various warlords, it has caused great damage to the local economies. In 1912, the province was renamed Hebei Province, and the counties of Chaoyang continued to be under the administration of Hebei Province.
A few months later, the situation changed a lot. In order to strengthen the management of the northern grasslands, at the same time, it will play a strategic buffer role for the provinces of north China. In 1928, China successively established several provinces such as Rehe Province, Suiyuan Province, and Chahar Province. Among them, Rehe Province is composed of Chengde, Chaoyang, Chifeng and other places, and the provincial capital is Chengde. I have to say that these provinces have indeed played a great role. In 1931, after the Japanese army occupied the Northeast region, it began to further invade the North China region.
After 1932, the Rehe War of Resistance, the Suiyuan War of Resistance and so on broke out successively. After the fall of Rehe, Chaoyang and other places were placed under the administration of the pseudo-Jinzhou Province. In 1945, after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, it was reclassified into Rehe Province. In the blink of an eye, in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, with the end of the large-scale war, China entered the stage of post-war reconstruction, resumption of production, development and construction. During this period, overly complex zoning was not conducive to economic construction.
At the same time, after entering the 1950s, China's external environment has undergone tremendous changes. Several provinces, established in 1928, are essentially temporary divisions. At this time, it was already very out of place, so from 1952 onwards, several provinces such as Chahar Province, Rehe Province, and Suiyuan Province were abolished successively. After the abolition of Rehe Province, the municipalities under its jurisdiction were split. Chifeng City was included in Inner Mongolia, Chengde City was included in Hebei Province, and Chaoyang City was included in Liaoning Province.
At this time, Chaoyang Special District, the predecessor of Chaoyang City, had 6 counties under its jurisdiction, namely: Chaoyang County, Jianping County, Beipiao County, Jianchang County, Lingyuan County, and Qaraqin Left Wing County. From the geographical location of Chaoyang City, it is adjacent to Chengde City and Huludao City in Hebei Province and Chifeng City in Inner Mongolia. Therefore, many people think that "chaoyang people's Mandarin pronunciation is very standard." ”
There are many more stories about the adjustment of the division of various regions in our country. In future articles, the author will talk to you slowly.