The black dotted line in the figure below is the administrative division of contemporary Huzhou City.
In the pre-Qin period, the area of present-day Huzhou city first belonged to the State of Wu and then to the State of Yue. After the Chu state swallowed, it was also a fief of Huang Xie, one of the four princes of the Warring States. By the time the Qin unified the six kingdoms, the area of present-day Huzhou City began to be included in the administrative divisions of the country.
Qin Dynasty
The picture above shows the end of the Qin Dynasty. At this time, there were two counties in the territory of present-day Huzhou City, which belonged to Huiji County and Yan County.
The county seat of Yan County, Qin County, was located in present-day Anji County, which was the seat of government of Yan County, which spanned the three provinces of present-day Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Anhui, and was changed to Danyang County in the Western Han Dynasty. During the Western Han Dynasty, Zhangxian County was changed to Guyan County, and the Sui Dynasty destroyed Chen Shi and was abolished, and it was not continued.
Wucheng County, Qin, that is, the origin of the administrative structure of the present-day Huzhou City, "the ancient Wu and Cheng clans lived here to drink wine, so it was named as a county". At this time, the county seat was in the south of present-day Huzhou City, and in the first year of the Eastern Jin Dynasty (405), it was moved to the present rule.
Wucheng County continued until 1912 when it was reorganized into Wuxing County, and Huzhou City was dissolved in 1949, and finally Wuxing County was merged into Huzhou City in 1981. In addition, Sun Jian, the founder of the Eastern Wu regime, was once given the title of Marquis of Wucheng.
The Qin Dynasty implemented a two-level system of counties and counties, and Zhangxian at this time was equivalent to the current provincial capital.
Western han dynasty
The picture above shows the Western Han Dynasty in 7 AD.
At this time, the administrative divisions merged with the Qin Dynasty into a major change, but The county had been renamed Guyan County, the county was also changed to Danyang County, and the county administration was also moved to Wanling County (present-day Xuancheng, Anhui).
Western Jin Dynasty
The picture above shows the Western Jin Dynasty in 281 AD. At this time, there were four counties in the territory of present-day Huzhou City, all of which were under the jurisdiction of Wuxing County.
Wuxing Commandery (吴興郡), in the first year (266) of Eastern Wu Baoding, ruled Wucheng County. Wuxing County was the first prefecture-level administrative unit in present-day Huzhou City, and later Wuxing County was also named after it. At this time, in addition to Huzhou itself, there were also present-day Lin'an, Yuhang, Yixing and other places, and the Sui Dynasty destroyed Chen Shi's abandoned counties.
Anji County, in the second year of the Eastern Han Dynasty (185), was divided into the southern part of Yan County, which is the origin of the administrative structure of present-day Anji County. At this time, the county seat was located in the present-day Xiaofeng Town of Anji County, and the county administration was briefly abolished several times later, and was moved to the current site in 1958, which continues to this day.
Wukang County, Eastern Wu county, originally named Yong'an County, the Western Jin Dynasty Taikang first year (280) changed to Yongkang County, spin to Wukang County. Wukang County continued until 1958, when it was incorporated into Deqing County.
Sui Dynasty
The picture above shows the Sui Dynasty in 612 AD. In the territory of present-day Huzhou City, there are four counties in the above figure, which are divided into two counties. Anji County was briefly abolished at this time.
Changcheng County, the western part of Wucheng County in the third year of the Western Jin Dynasty (282), is the origin of the administrative structure of present-day Changxing County. In the second year of the fifth dynasty Liang Kaiping (908), in order to avoid Liang's grandfather Zhu Cheng, he changed his name to Changxing County, which continues to this day.
Moved east to the county, the Western Jin Dynasty Taikang three years (282) to analyze Wucheng County to the east, the county seat is located in the present-day Nanxun District Jiuguan Town, sui dynasty abandoned, did not continue.
Tang dynasty
The picture above shows the Tang Dynasty in 741 AD. At this time, there were five counties in the territory of present-day Huzhou City, all of which were under the jurisdiction of Huzhou. At this time, the county seat of Anji County was in Ancheng.
Huzhou, in the second year of Sui Renshou (602), ruled Wucheng County, because of the name of the nearby Taihu Lake, and was soon abolished. The restoration of Tang Wude in the fourth year (621) is the administrative division of the above figure.
Linxi County, Wuzhou Tianzhi II (691) wukang dongzhi, initially named Wuyuan County, Tang Jingyun II (711) changed to Linxi County, that is, the origin of the administrative structure of present-day Deqing County. In the first year of Tianbao (742), it was renamed Deqing County, and in 1994 it was moved to its current location, which continues to this day.
The relationship between Wukang and Deqing is somewhat interesting, Deqing County is from Wukang County, but after the founding of the People's Republic of China, Wukang County was incorporated into Deqing County, and then in 1994 Deqing County moved the county seat to the original Wukang County, the more confused it became.
Northern song dynasty
The picture above shows the Northern Song Dynasty in 1111 AD. At this time, there were six counties in the territory of present-day Huzhou City, all of which were under the jurisdiction of Huzhou.
Gui'an County, in the seventh year of the Taiping Revival of the Northern Song Dynasty (982), analyzed Wucheng County, and Wucheng County ruled a city, and it was also the seat of Huzhou, so I marked it as such in the picture above. Gui'an County was merged with Wucheng County in 1912 and renamed Wuxing County.
Yuan
The picture above shows the Yuan Dynasty in 1330 AD.
At this time, the administrative divisions of the Yuan Dynasty did not change much compared with the Northern Song Dynasty. However, Huzhou was changed to Huzhou Road, and Changxing County was changed to Changxing Prefecture.
In the first year of the Southern Song Dynasty (1225), Huzhou was renamed Anji Prefecture, and the map was omitted because there was no change except for the name.
Ming dynasty
The picture above shows the Ming Dynasty in 1582 AD. In present-day Huzhou City, there are six counties and one prefecture in the above figure, all of which are under the jurisdiction of Huzhou Prefecture. At this time, Anji County was also upgraded to Anji Prefecture, which is a sanzhou, equivalent to the current county-level city.
Xiaofeng County, Ming Chenghua 23rd year (1487) to analyze The land of Anji County, the county seat is located in the present-day Xiaofeng Town of Anji County. In 1958, it was incorporated into Anji County and did not continue.
The Qing Dynasty followed the administrative divisions of the Ming Dynasty, and there were no major changes, so it was not repeated.
Early Republic of China
The picture above shows the Beiyang government in 1914 AD. At this time, there were six counties in the territory of present-day Huzhou City, all of which were under the jurisdiction of Qiantang Province.
Qiantang Daozhi was located in Hang County (now Hangzhou City), and the road was abolished in 1927.
The beginning of the founding of the People's
The picture above shows the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1958 AD.
After the liberation in 1949, Jiaxing Special District was established, with jurisdiction over Jiaxing and Huzhou and jiaxing, Pinghu, Tongxiang, Haining, Chongde, Jiashan, Wuxing, Changxing, Deqing, Haiyan and other counties, and the commissioner's office was located in Jiaxing City.
After the continuous adjustment of the jurisdiction, in 1959 the office of the Commissioner was moved from Jiaxing City to Huzhou City. In 1973, it was reorganized into Jiaxing District, and the administrative office was located in Wuxing County (now Huzhou City).
During this period, it was called Jiaxing Special District, and in fact, most of the time the seat of government was in present-day Huzhou City.
Contemporary
With the withdrawal of the land and the establishment of the city in 1983, it has gradually become today's administrative division.
Throughout the history of huzhou city administrative divisions. Huzhou has a long history of administrative structure, and the administrative status of Yanxian County in the territory was quite high during the Qin Dynasty, but unfortunately it was not continued.
The first prefecture-level administrative unit in the mainland was born in the Three Kingdoms period and did not continue, and today's Huzhou City can be traced back to the Sui Dynasty system.
Finally, huzhou, as the largest jurisdiction in the history of the seat of governance, should be regarded as the Jiaxing Special District after 1959, which is roughly equivalent to the current cities of Huzhou and Jiaxing. Until 1983, when the land was withdrawn and changed to a city, the two were separated.
The author has completed the history of the administrative divisions of Sichuan, Guangdong, Guizhou, Fujian, Gansu, Xiang and Guizhou, and can be found more for more.