Changsha is located in central China, the lower reaches of the Xiang River, the western edge of the Changliu Basin, and the north-eastern part of Hunan. Changsha is a place of cultural prosperity, is the famous city of Chu and Han, today Changsha under the jurisdiction of Furong District, Tianxin District, Yuelu District, Kaifu District, Yuhua District, Wangcheng District, Liuyang City, Ningxiang City, Changsha County a total of 6 districts and 3 counties (cities), a total area of 11819 square kilometers, population of 10.04 million.
Changsha Railway Station
As a famous historical and cultural city, since its birth, changsha's zoning has been constantly adjusting and changing. During the Qin and Han dynasties, the main body of Changsha was Changsha County, and the area of Changsha County at this time was quite large, equivalent to most of Hunan Province, including present-day Changsha, Yiyang, Loudi, Yueyang, Zhuzhou and Xiangtan.
Map of the Tanzhou area during the Tang Dynasty
During the Sui and Tang dynasties, the main body of Changsha was Tanzhou, which was slightly smaller than Changsha County, but still included Yiyang, Loudi, Xiangtan and most of Zhuzhou. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, Changsha was Changsha Province, which was one of the 7 provinces in Hunan at that time, compared with Tanzhou in the Sui and Tang dynasties, the scope of Changsha Province at this time was expanded, roughly equivalent to today's Changsha, Yiyang, Loudi, Xiangtan and Zhuzhou.
Map of the area of Changsha Province in the 10th year of the Ming Dynasty
The pattern of Changsha Province was maintained until the end of the Qing Dynasty, followed by warlord melee, and the regional adjustments in various places were frequent, and it was difficult to have a clear context. Time has entered the new Chinese period, all parts of Hunan Province are developing rapidly, according to the social development of different periods, Changsha's zoning has undergone several major adjustments and changes.
Lively Changsha Fire Palace Snack City
Hunan Province established changsha special district in the early days of the founding of the people's republic of China, Changsha special district jurisdiction Yueyang County, Changsha county, Xiangyin county, Linxiang county, Liuyang county, Pingjiang county, Xiangtan county, Liling county, the seat of xiangtan county, soon Changsha special district was renamed Xiangtan special district, the jurisdiction of the whole area was adjusted to Xiangtan jurisdiction, Changsha jurisdiction is only the urban area of present-day Changsha, there is no other county and city under its jurisdiction, it can be said that Changsha in this period is a light pole commander.
Changsha belonged to the Xiangtan Special District period
With the continuous development of Changsha's construction industry, the limited land resources in Changsha's urban area have been unable to meet the development of Changsha, and in 1962, the gaotangling and other areas that originally belonged to Changsha County were assigned to Changsha and set up as the suburbs of Changsha. However, at this time, Changsha still did not have any counties and cities under its jurisdiction, and liuyang, Ningxiang and other counties and cities that now belong to Changsha belonged to Xiangtan Special District and Yiyang Special District respectively.
Changsha expansion
With the continuous development of Hunan Province's economy and society, the jurisdiction structure of special districts or regions can no longer meet the local development, in 1983 Hunan Province abolished the regional system, set up a prefecture-level city with jurisdiction over county-level administrative units, this adjustment of the division, gave Changsha the opportunity to enrich its own strength, Xiangtan area, Yiyang area has been abolished, Ningxiang, Liuyang back to Changsha, plus the previous return to Changsha County, Changsha in addition to the urban area, but also under the jurisdiction of Ningxiang County, Liuyang County, Changsha County three counties.
Humanities map of Changsha
Since then, Changsha's jurisdiction has only been adjusted internally, and no additional jurisdiction has been obtained from outside the city. Judging from the historical evolution of Changsha and the adjustment of Changsha's zoning after the founding of the People's Republic of China, from Changsha To Changsha, Changsha's jurisdiction has undergone a process from large to small, and then from small to large, compared with Changsha In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Changsha has lost a large number of jurisdictions such as Yiyang and Yueyang.
Brilliant and colorful Liuyang fireworks
The most regrettable thing is that Changsha has lost two places, Xiangtan and Zhuzhou, if Xiangtan and Zhuzhou still belong to Changsha now, in terms of the strength of the combination of the three, it is not at all inferior to Wuhan, the first in central China, and it is entirely possible for the national central city to give Changsha. Do you have any views on the zoning adjustment of Changsha? Welcome to leave a comment, thank you!