History of Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture

In the 1960s, archaeologists discovered caves and a large number of living relics of primitive man's life on Shimen Mountain in the southern suburb of Antu County, Yanbian Prefecture. A fossilized tooth of a primitive man was unearthed in the excavation and cleaning. The discovery of the archaeologists is the oldest known remains of human activities in the Yanbian region, named "Antu Man". According to the "Antu people" cave deposits unearthed in the mammoth, rhinoceros and other animal fossils of charcoal 14 determination, "Antu people" live about 26,000 years ago, should belong to the Paleolithic Age. The discovery of the "Antu people" proved that as early as in the ancient times, Yanbian region has been human beings living and reproducing.

Yanbian has a long history, according to the excavations of the Neolithic era excavated artifacts and two thousand years ago, as early as the Neolithic era, the Chinese Sushin people in this piece of land, see "Zuozhuan" Zhaogong nine years, King King Jing of the week to make Zhan Huanbo said in Jin: "and the King of Wu Ke Shang, Sushin, Yan Bo, my northern soil," that is, the earliest is Sushin people. Yanbian is the earliest birthplace of the Sushin people.

Yanbian Han Dynasty belongs to the four counties of the Han Xuanzu County jurisdiction, the Tang Dynasty had belonged to the jurisdiction of the Anton Province, and later belonged to the Sushin descendants of the Sume Mohe tribe established the Bohai State jurisdiction. Yuan, Ming era, Yanbian area successively belonged to the Liaoyang Province Kaiyuan Road, Nuergan capital of Burkhartu and other guards.

In 1714 (the 53rd year of the Kangxi period), the Qing government set up the Hunchun Collaboration, Hunchun Collaboration set up under the Karen (post) 15, under the Ningguta Vice President. In the following year, the government office was built in the north of Hunchun water (i.e. Hunchun River), and started to build the city. In 1859 (the ninth year of the Qing Dynasty), Hunchun Hyeongsang was elevated to the rank of deputy capital of Hyeongsang.

1881 (Qing Guangxu seven years), the addition of Hunchun Vice President, govern most of Yanbian. The first vice president of yiktang a continue to build a city in hunchun, at first in today's hunchun city, east of jinghe street, commonly known as the old city. In the same year set up Jilin border affairs supervisor, Hunchun Reclamation Bureau, open the barren enclosure.

1909 (the first year of the Xuantong of the Qing dynasty), set up Hunchun Hall, the jurisdiction of the land east of the Mi River, the seat is still in Hunchun City. Add the Jilin province southeast road sub-patrol military preparation, Hunchun Hall Fumin Tongzhi Yamen and Daotai Yamen in the same city. The Qing dynasty called Changbaishan as "the land of the dragon" the birthplace of the Manchu, is not allowed to enter the eight banners outside the aristocratic sanctuary, a long time closed to the outside world up to nearly two hundred years long. This is a policy of the Manchus to protect their traditional culture of the birthplace. This policy in the context of the times and historical constraints, there are a lot of disadvantages, such as long-term confinement caused by the frontier sparsely populated, in the Russian step by step annexation of the Northeast under the conditions of the frontier has become a hidden danger of national defense, so the late Qing Dynasty opened up the area to the outside world. Changbai Mountain area open to the outside world, a part of the Korean border people across the border to reclaim the land, but also attracted a large number of Guan's reclamation.

1902 (Qing Guangxu 28), the Qing government set up in Yanji bureau street Yanji Hall. After the Sino-Japanese Sino-Japanese War, the Japanese imperialists occupied Korea, Japan used Korea as a springboard for frequent invasive activities in the Yanbian region of China.

1907 (Qing Guangxu 33 years), the Japanese imperialists in the name of "protection of the Koreans", sent troops to invade the town of Yanji Hall - Korean concentration of Longjing, and set up the "Korean The Japanese imperialists invaded Ryongjeong, a town under the jurisdiction of Yanji Hall, where Koreans were concentrated, and set up the "Joseon Temporary Mashima Police Station of the Unified Provisional Government" for spying. The Qing government protested on August 24, August 26, Governor Xu Shichang of the three eastern provinces, sent the New Army Supervision and Training Office supervisor Wu Luzhen to investigate, he wrote a "Yanji border affairs report", drew "Yanji border affairs map", scientifically argued that the North Koreans called the "between the island" is China's sacred territory.

September 4, 1909 (Qing Xuantong first year July 20), the Qing government and Japan signed the "China-Korea Boundary Affairs Article", reaffirming the Tumen River as the traditional border between China and North Korea, the Qing government agreed to open the village of Longjing, the Bureau of the street, the head of the ditch, Baichaogou, and so on, four as a commercial port. The Korean population in Yanji was placed under Chinese local administration. Two months after the signing of this Agreement, Japan withdrew the Tusenkyo government and its civil and military personnel, and set up the Japanese Consulate in the above mentioned commercial port places. Afterwards, in order to strengthen the management of Yanbian area, the Qing government upgraded the Yanji Office located in the Bureau Street to "Yanji Prefecture".

In 1913 (the second year of the Republic of China), Yanji Prefecture was changed to Yanji County, which was still located in Bazhijie.

September 18, 1931, the Japanese imperialists launched a war of aggression against northeastern China, from then on, the northeast fell into the period of Japanese rule. The fall of the Northeast, Yanji City, called "Mashima City", became the capital of the pseudo-Mashima Province. After the Japanese imperialists occupied the Northeast, took the extremely sinister "fresh Chinese" strategy, developed a "Korean immigration program", a large number of Koreans forced to move to the Northeast.

August 1936, the pseudo-Manchurian government and the Korean Governor-General's Office *** with the formulation of the "guidance program for Koreans in Manchuria", agreed to 10,000 families immigrated from Korea each year, and decided to take the Korean immigrants as the nationals of Manchukuo, "constituent elements". These forced immigrants were placed in group tribes under strict "control".

August 18, 1945, the Soviet Red Army and the Northeast Anti-Japanese Allied Army Yanbian detachment stationed in Yanji, the pseudo "Mashima Province" military and political organs collapsed, Yanbian area was liberated. August 20. Formed "between the island of the provisional government". late September, the central *** central northeastern bureau set up jihe district administrative committee, under the jurisdiction of yanbian and other five regions, each region set up administrative inspectors office. Yanbian area jurisdiction Yanji, Hunchun, Dunhua, and Long, Wangqing, Antu, Emmu 7 counties.

November 20, 1945, will be "between the Island Provisional Government" into the Yanbian regional administrative inspectorate, under the Jilin provincial government. The office is located in Longjing, jurisdiction Yanji, Hunchun, Hualong, Wangqing, Antu, Emu 6 counties. The original "between the island city" to yanji county jurisdiction yanji city.

January 23, 1946, the northeast bureau of the central **** decided to merge the jilin province, liao bei province (part), the establishment of ji liao province, under the four sub-provinces. Yanbian area into Jidong sub-province. Stationed in Yanji Street, additional jurisdiction over Dunhua, Jiaohe 2 counties.

In May 1946, after the withdrawal of the Jiliao military region (i.e., East Manchuria Military Region) from Changchun and Jilin, the Northeast Bureau of the Central Committee of the **** abolished the Jiliao Provincial Party Committee and set up the Jilin Provincial Party Committee of the Central Committee of the **** and the Jilin Provincial Government. in August, the Jilin Provincial Government was transferred with the troops to Yanji. Soon the Jilin Provincial Government and Yanbian Regional Office merged office.

July 11, 1946, the abolition of four sub-provinces. July 13, the administrative area of Jilin Province will be divided into three prefectures, Yanbian into Jidong Prefecture. Jidong Prefecture Office in Yanji, jurisdiction Yanji, Hunchun, Hualong, Wangqing, Dunhua, Emu, Jiaohe, Antu 8 counties.

February 15, 1947, the jilin provincial government issued the 8th instruction, the jidong prefecture will be carved out of yanji, hunchun, and dragon, wangqing 4 counties, the establishment of yanbian prefecture, stationed in yanji. april 1st. Jidong sub-prefecture to Jidun sub-prefecture.

September 25, 1947, China *** Jilin Provincial Committee decided: the abolition of Jidun, Yanbian two prefectures, and then formed Jidong Prefecture. Commissioner's Office in Dunhua County, with jurisdiction over Yanji, Hunchun, Hualong, Wangqing, Antu, Dunhua, Emu, Jiaohe 8 counties. March 9, 1948, the liberation of Jilin City. March 10, China *** Jilin Provincial Party Committee and Jilin Provincial Government organs from Yanji Street moved to Jilin City. In the same month, the Jilin Provincial Government decided: to abolish Emu County, the area under the jurisdiction of Emu County merged in Dunhua County.

March 27, 1948, approved by the Northeast Administrative Committee, the Jilin Provincial Government decided: Jidong Prefecture to Yanbian Prefecture. Commissioner's office in yanji, jurisdiction yanji, hunchun, and long, wangqing, antu, dunhua, jiaohe 7 counties. on June 22, 1948, the jilin provincial government by order of the northeastern administrative committee, the yanbian area under the jurisdiction of the dunhua, jiaohe two counties under the jurisdiction of the province. After the adjustment, Yanbian prefecture jurisdiction over five counties.

July 1948, approved by the Northeast Administrative Committee, the Jilin Provincial Government decided to set up three towns of Yanji, Tumen and Longjing as district-level cities (county municipalities).

In June 1949, Mingyue Town, Fengning District and Fuxing District under the jurisdiction of Yanji County were transferred to the jurisdiction of Antu County, and on July 13, the Jilin Provincial People's Government approved the relocation of the Antu County Government from Songjiang Town to Mingyue Town.

On October 1, 1950, the Jilin Provincial People's Government approved. Yanji County government seat from Yanji City to Longjing City.

September 3, 1952, the establishment of Yanbian Korean Autonomous Region.

May 4, 1953, held the first session of the people's deputies from all walks of life in Yanbian. The establishment of Yanji City (county level), its administrative area from Yanji County in Yanji City. The newly established Yanji City is still under the jurisdiction of the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Region.

August 30, 1955, the abolition of the yanbian autonomous region of korea, the establishment of yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture. december 20, held the second session of the first people's congress of yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture was officially established. Autonomous Prefecture People's Committee in Yanji City.

December 1955, yanbian korean autonomous prefecture jurisdiction 1 city: yanji city; 5 counties: yanji county, hunchun county, and long county, wangqing county, antu county. 1956 spring, according to the state council instructions, withdrawing the district and townships in yanbian, under the l city and 5 counties, set up 124 townships and 11 townships (longjing, tumen, mingyue 3 city changed to town).

September 1958. In the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, 78 rural people's communes were set up under the name of "unity of government and society".

On October 23, 1958, Dunhua County, which was under the jurisdiction of the province, was transferred to the jurisdiction of the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture.

On March 27, 1965, the city of Tumen was set up (at the county level), and the administrative areas of the towns of Tumen in the former Yanji County and of Shiyan in the former Wangqing County were taken as the administrative areas of the city of Tumen. The newly established Tumen City was assigned to the jurisdiction of Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture.

In December 1965, the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture had two cities under its jurisdiction: Yanji City and Tumen City; and six counties: Yanji County, Hunchun County, Dunhua County, Hualong County, Wangqing County, and Antu County.

On August 18, 1968, the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture People's Committee was abolished and the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture Revolutionary Committee was established.

In July 1969, Yueqing Commune in Yanji County and Xinnong Commune in Wangqing County were transferred to Tumen City.

On December 16, 1968, with the approval of the Jilin Provincial Revolutionary Committee, the government seat of Antu County was moved from Mingyuegou Town to Songjiang Town.

In February 1980. Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture Revolutionary Committee was abolished and the People's Government of Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture was established.

On April 7, 1983, Yanji County was renamed Longjing County. The county government was stationed in Longjing Town.

On August 24, 1983. Antu County government seat moved from Songjiang Town to Mingyue Town.

February 28, 1985, the abolition of dunhua county, the establishment of dunhua city (county level), the former dunhua county administrative area for the administrative area of dunhua city, the newly established dunhua city is still under the jurisdiction of yanbian Korean autonomous prefecture.

In December 1985, Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture had three cities under its jurisdiction: Yanji City, Tumen City and Dunhua City; and five counties: Longjing County, Hunchun County, Hualong County, Wangqing County and Antu County.

June 14, 1988, approved by the State Council, the abolition of Hunchun County, Longjing County, the establishment of Hunchun City (county-level), Longjing City (county-level). The original administrative area is the administrative area after the establishment of the city. After the establishment of Hunchun City and Longjing City, they are still under the jurisdiction of Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture.

On April 29, 1991, Liangshui Township of Hunchun City was placed under the jurisdiction of Tumen City.

On October 25, 1991, Mantaicheng Villagers' Group of Mudan and Yongchang Villages of Shiyan Township of Tumen City was placed under the jurisdiction of Xinxing Township of Wangqing County.

On Nov. 30, 1991, the villages of Labor and Wufeng in Sandowan Township and Badao Township of Longjing City were assigned to the jurisdiction of Yanji City.

September 15, 1993, approved by the State Council, agreed to abolish the Hualong County, the establishment of Hualong City (county level). The administrative area of the former Hualong County was taken as the administrative area of Hualong City, and the newly established Hualong City. It is still under the jurisdiction of Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture. in December 1995, Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture has 6 cities and 2 counties under its jurisdiction.

December 2002, Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture jurisdiction over 6 cities, 2 counties, 23 street offices, 52 towns, 19 townships, 2 Korean townships.

April 8, 2003, the civil affairs department of jilin province issued ji min line approval [2003] 3 document approval, approved by the provincial government, the yanbian autonomous prefecture of korea part of the townships and street offices of the administrative division of the following adjustments: the abolition of the changxing township of antu county, the administrative area under its jurisdiction into the town of mingyue whole; abolition of the small shahe township of antu county, the three way townships, the two townships under its jurisdiction into the town of songjiang whole administrative area. The whole administrative area under the jurisdiction of the two townships will be merged into Songjiang Township; Hailan Street Office of Hualong City will be abolished and the whole administrative area under its jurisdiction will be merged into Guangming Street Office. After the merger of townships, the township government station remains unchanged.