Historical Changes of Place Names in Ningxian County, Gansu Province

As early as 200,000 years ago, human beings lived here. Five or six thousand years ago, our ancestors had been engaged in basic production activities such as planting, raising livestock and poultry and making pottery. In Dongzhuang Village near Jiulong River, there is a Yang Yun cultural site with a history of more than 6,000 years. A large number of pottery and carbonized ears of grain have been unearthed here, which is the earliest ear of grain discovered so far in Shiguang Qingyang.

The ancestor of mankind, Huangdi, moved around Qiao Shan (that is, Ziwuling) in China, and discussed medicine with Zibo, a northerner, forming Zhuyouke, which was further compiled into Huangdi Neijing. Later, Qi Baishi, the ancestor of medicine, called Chinese medicine "showing Huang Zhi". The former Huangdi Mausoleum is located in Woods Mountain, East Eighty Li, Luochuan County, Ningzhou City.

During Xia and Shang Dynasties, Ning County belonged to Yongzhou and was the birthplace of Zhou people. "Qingyang County Records" contains: "Xia Jie moved to Gongliu in the twenty-second year", and built Gongliu City in Miaozuiping, west of Ningxian County, to build an ancient divination country, expand farming and expand the secluded land. After more than 400 years of operation and development in 10 generation, it has become the most powerful tribal country in northwest China. "The rise of Zhou Dao began here." After Ping and Dong Wang moved their capital, the Yiqu people established a tribal kingdom in this area, dominating one side. Yiqu, the capital of Guo Rong, is under the jurisdiction of Xigou Village, Jiaocun Town, Ning County. After the Qin Dynasty destroyed Yiqu, Yiqu County and Beidi County were established, and Ningxian County had local administrative organs. Qin Shihuang visited Beidi County several times, and Meng Tian was ordered to straighten the road. Straight through the main ridge of Ziwuling, it belongs to the county, about 60 kilometers, making Ningxian a military stronghold of Xianyang, the auxiliary wing.

There are 6 counties (roads) in the first district, including Yang Ni, Dayao, Livable, Pengyang and Xiangle. In 30 AD, Feng Yi, the general of the Western Expedition, marched into Yiqu County and took charge of the northern government soldiers, thus taking control of this important military position. During the Han Dynasty, civilian military commanders in Ningxian emerged one after another. Prime Minister Gong Sunhe is both civil and military, with outstanding achievements; Gongsun ao served as four generals and repeatedly made meritorious military service; Yiyang Houfu Festival beheaded Loulan Wang and opened up the ancient Silk Road; Liang Qin, the general of Liao Dynasty, fought in the south and defeated Xiongnu several times. During the Wei and Jin Dynasties, Ning County was subordinate to Anding County in Yongzhou, with many civil servants, military commanders and scholars. There are more than 50 famous people in the history of the Fu family in Liang Ping, and Fu Xuan and Fu Xian wrote "hundreds of thousands of words, more than 100 volumes". Fu Xuan became a famous philosopher and writer in the history of China.

The Northern Wei Dynasty successively set up Huazhou, Banzhou, Yizhou and Yizhou, governing the three counties of Northwest China, Zhaoxing and Xiangle, and commanding 10 county. The jurisdiction extends to Yongshou and Xunyi in Shaanxi in the south and Wuqi in Shaanxi in the north. Emperor abolished it for two years (AD 553) and changed it to Ningzhou.

During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, several counties under the jurisdiction of the state were established to lead the county, which became an important place in both capital and capital at that time. Yuan Xie, general of Le 'an County in Sui Dynasty, Da Xi, general of Qichun County, Dou Rongding, general of Zuo Wu Hou, general of County and general Wang of Hejian successively served as Ningzhou secretariat. At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin, the king of Qin, fought against Ningzhou in three wars, wiped out the separatist forces, defeated the Turkic soldiers, and consolidated the northwest frontier defense in the Tang Dynasty. During the reign of Emperor Zhongzong, the secretariat of Ningzhou praised "virtue and virtue", and "people set up a monument in the state to praise it". In the "An Shi Rebellion", Tang Suzong was stationed in Pengyuan County, Yining Prefecture, gathering all the military forces in the world to quell the rebellion and restore reunification.

During the Song and Yuan Dynasties, Ningxian was a military state, which governed five counties and was located in the frontier outpost. Han Chongye, a captain of Ma Xu, was appointed as Ningzhou secretariat by Princess Yunyang as soon as possible, and Zhang Jixian, his right servant, was appointed as Ningzhou running envoy. Anti-gold generals Wu, Wang Shu and Wu were stationed in Ningzhou successively. Jin Meng is fighting in Dachangyuan.

Ning county was still a state-led county in Ming Dynasty. In the second year of Kangxi, Qingyang and other four prefectures were separated into Gansu Province, and Ningzhou belonged to Gansu Province. During this period, the education in Ningxian county was particularly developed, and there were dozens of scholars and scholars in all previous imperial examinations. Lu Jing is a three scholar; Jia Kui is a talented student. He was outstanding for a while. Liu is a strict teacher of Daoguang and is deeply respected by the ruling and opposition parties. After the outbreak of the Revolution of 1911, people of insight such as Peng and Wang responded positively, gathered 4,000 people to launch an uprising in Lianchi, Xiangle, and fired the first shot against imperialism and feudalism in Longdong.