Ganzhou, abbreviated as "Qian", also known as "Qiancheng" and "Gannan", is the southern gate of Jiangxi Province. As an ancient city with a history of more than 2,200 years, its historical changes may have been forgotten by most Ganzhou people. However, a careful study will find that the change of place names combined with historical materials shows the political and cultural features of successive dynasties and dynasties, making Ganzhou's name of "the song dynasty living and isolated book" worthy of its name.
The history of Ganzhou is very complex and changeable, dating back to the Qin Dynasty.
In 221 BC, Qin unified the six kingdoms, divided into 36 counties, and Gannan belonged to Jiujiang County.
In the thirty-third year of the First Emperor (214 BC), 500,000 Qin troops went south to Wuling, and one of the armies was stationed at the boundary of Yuling, and Nancheng County was established, which was subordinate to Jiujiang County, which was the beginning of the administrative structure in Ganzhou.
South of Qin huaihan
In the sixth year of Han Gaozu (201 BC), Yuzhang Commandery (豫章郡) was established, and at the same time GanXian (赣县) and Yandu (雩都) were added, and Ganxian was built at Yipuxi (in present-day Panlong Town, Zhanggong District).
In the first year of the Eastern Han Dynasty (25 years), Nanqi County was renamed Nanye County, and the three counties of Ganxian County, Yandu and Nanye county still belonged to Yuzhang County.
Eastern Han Dynasty Yangzhou Thorn History Department
In the fifth year of Wu Jiahe (236), Gannan set up an administrative agency equivalent to the municipal level, the southern capital of Luling, which ruled the seven counties of Ganxian County, Yandu, Nanye, Nan'an, Pingyang, Yangdu, and Jieyang, which can be seen as the origin of Ganzhou.
Three Kingdoms Wu Yangzhou
In the third year of jin taikang (282), the southern governor of Luling was abolished, and Nankang Commandery was placed in Nankang Commandery (南康郡), and Nanye was incorporated into the six counties of Nankang.
Western Jin Dynasty, Yangzhou
In the ninth year of the Sui Kai Emperor (589), Nankang Commandery was changed to Qian Prefecture.
According to the Tang Dynasty Li Jifu's "Yuanhe County Atlas", the reason for the name Ofan Prefecture was "Gai took the name of Qianhua Water as the name", and subsequent geographical records basically followed this theory.
The Northern Song Dynasty Music History examines in more detail in the book "Taiping Huanyu" and points out the specific location of Qianhua Water: "Sui Ping Chen, Nankang County was Qianzhou, and the county was changed to Qianhua, named after Qianhuashui. "The pious water source comes out of Yinshan Lou, north of Chongren County, Fuzhou. Two hundred and forty miles north of the county, the real name is Yandu Shui, which enters the boundary of Yandu County. ”
It can be seen that the origin of "Qianzhou" is because of "pious water".
Don Gangnam West Province
During this period of naming Qianzhou, ganzhou's political, economic, and cultural status increased rapidly.
Buildings such as Guangxiao Temple and Yugutai were built in this period, and are the earliest surviving buildings in Ganzhou.
During the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, Zhang Jiuling, the chancellor, led his troops to open Meiguan, and since then the Meiguan Ancient Road has connected the Zhangjiang River of the Yangtze River system with the Hun River of the Pearl River system, opening the Southern Water Silk Road.
In the first year of the late Tang Dynasty (885 AD), Lu Guangchou revolted in Nankang, occupied Qianzhou, and considered himself a history of assassination, And Qianzhou, under the rule of Lu Guangchou, grasped military defense and engaged in urban construction, and the size of the city expanded from 1.23 square kilometers to 3.05 square kilometers, so that Qianzhou City gradually became a prosperous industrial town in Jiangnan from a small city that was originally only a defense against enemies and prevent floods.
During the Northern Song Dynasty, there were three Qianzhou Zhizhou who had a profound influence on Ganzhou, Zhao Jian opened up the Eighteen Beaches of the Ganjiang River, and Qianzhou has since become an important cargo transshipment point, forming a scene of "goods like rain, merchants like clouds", Qianzhou has become one of the 36 famous cities in the country in one fell swoop; Kong Zonghan changed the earthen city wall into a brick wall, presided over the construction of the stone tower (Eight Realms Platform), and established the Eight Views of Qianzhou; Liu Yi built Fushougou to keep Qianzhou from flooding for a thousand years.
Northern Song Dynasty, Jiangnan West Road
Qianzhou is the most prosperous period in the history of Ganzhou, which created the first glory of humanities and economy in the history of Ganzhou.
In July of the twenty-second year of Shaoxing (1152), a mutiny occurred in Qianzhou, and the military pawn Qi Shu killed Wu Jin, the former commander of the temple, and Ma Sheng, the commander of Jiangxi, and the city of Qianzhou rebelled against the dynasty and established itself, which is known as the Qi Shu Mutiny in history. In August, the Song Gao Sect sent the capital of Ezhou to command Tian Shizhong, Jiangxi to pacify Zhang Cheng, and The Dianqian Si You Yijun to command Li Geng's crusade. In September, he also sent a left-wing army to command Chen Min to fight. In October, the officers and men went on a successful mutiny and ordered Chen Min to be the governor of Qian Prefecture. In November, Li Geng invaded the city of Qianzhou and denounced the rebels.
In the twenty-third year of Shaoxing (1153), at the suggestion of the secretary provincial school secretary Lang Dong Deyuan, and after the agreement of Zhongshu Province and other ministers, it was decided to abandon the word "pious", believing that the word "pious" had a tiger character and was unlucky, so he took the meaning of the confluence of Zhanggong on both sides of the city and named it Ganzhou, which has been used ever since. (Here is the origin of the name "Ganzhou", not the origin of the word "Gan", click to understand the origin of the word "Gan")
Southern Song Dynasty, Jiangnan West Road
The two most well-known names of Ganzhou, Qianzhou was called 564 and Ganzhou was called 868.
Today's Ganzhou is the largest and most populous city in Jiangxi, a regional comprehensive transportation hub in the country, a regional modern center city through the four provinces of Gansu, Guangdong, Fujian, and Hunan Province, and has the reputation of "the first city of the Ganjiang River in a thousand miles", "SongCheng in Jiangnan", "Cradle of Hakka", "Red Old Capital", "Orange Town in the World", "Tungsten Capital of the World" and "Rare Earth Kingdom".
Ganzhou ancient city style is still the same, the new urban area is changing with each passing day, the urban culture is advancing with the times, the atmosphere of urban civilization, fashion, elegance and leisure is becoming more and more intense, the frank and beautiful South Gate Square, the bustling Wenqing Road Commercial Street, the ancient style of the Songcheng Historical and Cultural Block in Jiangnan, the city central park with a variety of styles, etc., decorate Ganzhou like a beautiful pearl.
Watching the vicissitudes of the city, the old Ganzhou people sometimes get together, chewing on the story of Ganzhou yesterday and lamenting the changes of the years. This city, which has silently nourished generations, has become the root and concern of all Ganzhou people.
Source: Comprehensive Zhanggong Cultural Tourism
Editor: Xie Dongchen Proofreader: Liu Min
Duty Director: Liu Fen
Editor: Xie Yunsheng