History of Daojiao

1. History of Daojiao and historical figures

Daojiao used to be called "to Kau", also known as Jichuan, meaning the place where rivers meet. The authoritative "Dictionary" and "Modern Chinese Dictionary" have explained "Kau" and coincidentally cited the example of Dongguan Daojiao in Guangdong.

The stars have moved, the sea has changed ......

When the giant wave of reform surging the Pearl River Estuary, the spring breeze of opening up blowing the land of Guanyi, Daojiao, the south of this famous water town shows a vibrant vitality.

Located in the western part of Dongguan City, 8 kilometers away from Guancheng, this 63 square kilometers of hot land, hard-working and intelligent people in Daojiao ride the century long winds, wrestling with the mid-stream torrential current, in the short span of two decades to create one after another impressive achievements, so that the door to the water, step on board the boat has become a distant memory; weaving straw mats, processing hardware, and other traditional handicrafts workshop has been replaced by a factory and multinational corporations; Thousands of miles across the river, rocking the boat to send food busy has made the endless flow of through container trucks left in the distant past.

Wei Huan Lou witnessed the stormy history of the water town, and the Hong Qiao Bridge carried the flying steps of entrepreneurs.

Today's Daojiao, a bridge like a rainbow flying over, a standard highway like a practice belt slow dance; Guangzhou-Shenzhen high-speed highway across the town, from the interchanges here to Guangzhou 33 kilometers to Shenzhen 93 kilometers to the planning of the Dongguan logistics center adjacent to this. Today's Daojiao, the four seas of guests to the industrial zone, town construction shows the typical characteristics of the water town, the Dongjiang River blue water, full of flowers and trees embroidery.

Known as the hometown of fish and rice, the hometown of food, the hometown of culture, the hometown of Chinese opera, Daojiao is now building a very water town of economic importance; around the Dongguan Municipal Party Committee, the city of *** construction of a modern center of the city's goals, as well as "a city of three and five to compete with the first," the development strategy, seize the opportunity to move forward with the times, and strive to create a We will strive to create a new performance worthy of history, worthy of the times.

A goal (building a modern water town), the Trinity Strategy (highway entrance and exit commercial economic growth area, the new city center of modern water town center, the South Court Industrial Park economic growth area) is depicting the new era of the new water town!

Ancient banyan such as cover, the alley is quiet, unchanged for ages is the ancient rhythm of the countryside; small bridges and rivers, a light boat, floating and moving is the sound of the water rhythm; Weita cottonwood, lotus pond moonlight, as always, is the simplicity of the people of the water township, water township culture, water township people's broadmindedness, warmth and hospitality.

Daojiao basic profile

Daojiao town is located in the western part of Dongguan City, 9 kilometers away from Guancheng. Guangzhou-Shenzhen high-speed highway across the town, there are large interchanges, 36 kilometers to Guangzhou, 93 kilometers to Shenzhen. The tributaries of the South East River run through the town, making land and water transportation very convenient.

The town covers an area of 54.41 square kilometers, jurisdiction over 13 villages, a community. 2000 census statistics, the town's resident population of 52,748 people, in addition to the foreign population of 53,324 people.

The township is in the lower reaches of the tributaries of the East River South water network zone, waterways across the river into a network, the average annual temperature of 23 degrees Celsius, the annual frost-free period of 360 days, the average annual rainfall of 1,819 millimeters, an average of 1,834 hours of sunshine, is rich in fish and rice township.

Yuan dynasty to Zheng two years (1342 years) Daojiao village, because it is located in the East Jiangnan tributary to the Kau, so called "to Kau". 1954 to Kau Township was renamed Daojiao Township, the "to" changed to "road". In 1954, Zhaogao Township was renamed Daojiao Town, changing "to" to "dao". Qing Yongzheng eight years (1730) Zhou Zhi records, to Kau belongs to Yanfu Township thirteenth all. Qing Daoguang seventeen years (1837) and called Jichuan Township, until 1953 are used Jichuan Township name. Qing Tongzhi first year to thirteen years (1862-1874), to Kau belongs to the eleven all Zhongtang Division management belongs to the first year of the Republic of China (1912) belongs to the Dongguan County Ninth District, before the fall of the fall of the (1938) belongs to the Sixth District, 1940 was divided into the first district, 1945, known as the Sixth District of the Jichuan Township, November 1949 belongs to the Eighth District, 1953 was changed to the thirteenth district, known as the township of Jiajiao, 1954 was renamed as Daojiao Town, the "to" to "Road". 1956 changed to Daojiao District, Daojiao Township, in October 1958 the establishment of the Daojiao People's Commune, September 1982 was renamed Daojiao District, in April 1987 the withdrawal of the district to establish a township, known as the town of Daojiao.

2. History of Taoism in Xushui

Xushui County was known as Suizhou, Longshan County, and Ansuzhou in ancient times, and was changed to Xushui County in 1914. It has a long history and many cultural deposits. The Great Wall of Yan stretches across the entire territory, and has been a military center for many generations. Taoist activities for a long time! Ansu town north pass along the north branch of the Cascade River Yan Great Wall under the Jiangnian Temple, one of the country's earliest Jiangnian Temple, hundreds of years before the Shanhaiguan Jiangnian Temple. Xushui County Taoism flourished, in addition to Taoist folk gods or official worship of Guan Di, Chenghuang, Zhenwu, land, Wenchang, Longwang and other ancestral temples, there are still 16 Taoist palaces and temples ("Hebei Provincial Records - Religion Volume"), mostly concentrated in Ansu Town, Suicheng Town, Dawangdian Town, GaoLinCun Town and the town of Dain, which the Bixia Ancestral Temple, YouShengGong, TianQingGuan and the North Pole view such as palaces and temples for the Tang Dynasty by imperial decree to build. (According to legend, the founder of humanities, Emperor Xuanyuan, met the lords and lords in Ansu (now Xushui County), Busan (pot bottom mountain). Weishi of the Qing Dynasty wrote in "Busan": "The event of the Hapu is far away, but the water of the stone spring is deep. If I try to taste the taste of indifference, I can still see the heart of the ancient emperor." Taoism originated from the Yellow Emperor, who is honored as the founder of Taoism, and Huang Lao Dao is the founder of Taoism. Historically, the famous Taoists are Liu Daoxiu, Ma Weifan and so on.

Liu Daoxiu, Liao Dynasty Taoist priest. An Su (now Xushui County, Hebei Province). Early that is the idea of monasticism, twenty-three years old into the Panxi Mountain, worship and light Taoist as a teacher. Taoist Taoist Xiu was good at talismans, and he was able to cure all diseases and avoid disasters, especially those who died violently. When he returned to his home, he saw some villagers died violently, and there was also Liu's wife who died violently in another military city, Liu Daoxiu sent him the talisman, and the dead people lived immediately. Living in Laiyang, met more than twenty thieves plotting to rob the house of residence at night, Dao Xiu know, that is, the Taoist law, the wind rose suddenly, flying sand and stones, the thieves lost and do not know the way, finally fled, live in the house because they can be preserved. Its practice refining Taoism, help the world and benefit people, and more such things. Sixty years old, died without disease. Ma Weifan, word Jiefu, No. Jingyuan. Ming Wanli Ansu people. Initially a Confucian scholar, then met with a different person to teach the transmission of the Fangwai, and then realized and into the Tao. Baoanfu Zhi" said: "Weifan Su kind, happy to attract, in the buds and nails, grass, trees, breath and stupidity of the micro, all do not want to hurt. With the townspeople say only planting Yin virtue, the survival of heavenly reason outside, no long words. The people of the countryside all respect and believe in it."

Xushui County, a famous Taoist temple in Cuidi City, Dongyue Tianqi Temple and Bixia Shrine. According to "Dongyue Daidi Benji", Taishan God Dongyue Daidi is the grandson of the emperor. The House of the group of spirits, the master of the earth's noble and lowly number of honor and dignity, the management of eighteen hells, six cases of thin book seventy-six divisions, the right to life, death and short-term repair. Tang Dynasty, the god of Taishan for the Tianqi King, the Song Dynasty, the Tianqi Rensheng Emperor, the Yuan Dynasty, the Tianqi Dasheng Rensheng Emperor, the successive emperors are in Taishan. Taishan God has a female name Bixia Yuanjun, also known as "Taishan Jade Lady", the full name of the "Eastern Mountain Taishan Tianxian Jade Lady Bixia Yuanjun." Folk commonly known as "Taishan Granny," Taoism worshiped one of the female immortal god. According to Ming Wang Zhizang "Jade Lady biography": "Taishan Jade Lady, the heavenly fairy goddess also. The Yellow Emperor began to see, Han Mingdi time to see again." Taoist scriptures say that Bixia Yuanjun "commanded the Yuefu divine soldiers, illuminating the good and evil on earth, sin and blessing retribution, inductively fast." Therefore, Dongyue Temple and Bixia Shrine are spread all over the world, named "Taishan Palace." Feng Weimin's "Ansu Bixia Ancestral Hall" (Ming Dynasty) reads, "The boards of the temple are empty of the old Song dynasty border, and the wild people still talk about Yang Lang. The town is a thousand miles away from Ansu, and the peaks and beacons are the ancient battlefield of the three passes. The Purple Plug is far away from the virtual belt, and the White Gully is close to the Golden Soup. Jianlong unintentionally south of the mountain, when the day should know that there is Jingkang." An Su Bixia Ancestral Hall is famous in Hebei.

Cuidicheng Dongyue Tianqi Temple and Bixia Ancestral Hall is built in the east end of the village. This village was built in the Ming Dynasty, Hongwu two years (1404), the Cui family from Shanxi Xiaoxinzhou relocation, this place was originally a Song Dynasty Tucheng. The village was built in the east of the city, and the Dongyue Tianqi Temple and Bixia Shrine were built. According to Cuidicheng village surviving 96-year-old old man Zhang et al. Jin and other oral, Zhang family generations believe in Dongyue Da Di. Three generations of Zhang's ancestors are the Ming Dynasty years from the village of Dadong Zhang relocated to Cuidicheng settlement, his family on the three generations of the grandfather Zhang Luozeng and the third ancestor of Zhang Wuxue's father and then repair Dongyue Tianqi Temple. He also led the believers to pay homage to Mount Taishan in Shandong Province and invited the holy statues of Dongyue Da Di and Bixia Yuanjun to make offerings to Dongyue Tianqi Temple and Bixia Ancestral Shrine in Cuidicheng, and the incense burned vigorously. Zhang Luo Zeng temple master (abbot), Zhang Wu service two, Zhang Luo street three, Zhang Luo Hua four, Cui pick up five, Cui Xiaoshen six, Cui Sanxi seven and so on. Cuidicheng Dongyue Tianqi Temple and Bixia Ancestral Hall original monument, recorded Liu Dazhao as abbot in the Qing Dynasty to rebuild the Dongyue Tianqi Temple and Bixia Ancestral Hall through. Through the vicissitudes of life, the passage of time, time passes, the brilliant Dongyue Tianqi Temple into the past, leaving good memories in people's hearts.

Since the reform and opening up, the party's policy of freedom of religion has been implemented. Ancient Taoism has been revitalized. CuiDiCheng village DongYueDaDi, BixiaYuanJun believers CuiChunJiang, CuiSanXi, RenHongShu, LiuJianBin and so on with the DongYueDaDi, BixiaYuanJun reverence, in 2005, in person, DongYueTaiShan, seek to receive the law of the Tao. God's destiny, converted to China Taoist Association executive director, vice president of Shandong Province Taoist Association, Taishan Bixia Ancestral Temple abbot Huo Huaixu masters under the door, Zongfeng Taoism Quanzhen Longmen Jinshan school, for the twenty-third generation of disciples. And there are a large number of believers in the recognized. And hope that through legal channels to apply for the restoration of Cuidicheng Dongyue Tianqi Temple dojo, according to the central (1982) No. 19 document and the "Regulations on Religious Affairs", combined with the actual Taoism in Xushui County, in order to fully protect the citizens' freedom of religious belief and religious lawful activities in order to meet the majority of believers in order to lead a good and normal religious life. Actively guide the majority of believers with the socialist society, to build a harmonious society to make due contributions.

3. History of Taoism in Minqin

Let's put it this way, Taoism is a traditional religion in our country, started by the three Qing masters, its history can be traced back to the ancient times, and gradually formed in the Zhou Qin and Han. Taoism is not created by one person at one time and one place, it is a religion that combines different cultures and ideas from different parts of China throughout the ages.

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History of Taoism

Religion

Taoism

Origins

Ancient times

Formation period

Zhou, Qin and Han dynasties

Origin of Taoism

Taoism is a diverse religion that is intimately related to many areas of traditional Chinese culture. It is closely related to many areas of traditional Chinese culture.

Three basic sources

Taoism has three basic sources: the worship of ghosts and gods, the belief in the immortals, and the Taoism of Huang Lao.

Witchcraft worship of ghosts and gods. In ancient times, people regarded the sun, moon and stars, rivers, seas, mountains and ancestors as gods and spirits to be sacrificed, prayed and worshipped. The Yellow Emperor's period of sacrifice to the emperor, the contents of which are "Feng Zen sue heaven", "suburb sacrifices to God", "receiving all the souls in the Ming Court" and so on. This long-established worship of ghosts and gods formed a system of gods and goddesses, earth spirits and human ghosts in the Zhou Dynasty, and a tradition of honoring the gods and ancestors. Taoism not only inherited this idea of ghost worship, but also incorporated this system of deities into the immortal system. The belief in witchcraft, which is closely related to the worship of ghosts and gods, also has a long history. Ancient people believed that divination can determine doubts and determine good and bad luck; wizards can communicate with ghosts and gods and relay the will of the gods; and witchcraft can pray for blessings and set off disasters for people and cure diseases. Ancient sorcery was directly inherited by the Warring States Immortal Founder.

The belief in fairy magic. During the Warring States period, fairy practitioners who propagated immortality appeared in Yanqi in the north and Jingchu in the south, forming the Fans of the Immortals of the Hundred Schools of Thought (also known as the Fans of the Immortals). Fangxian Dao preached the belief in immortality, taking the Yellow Emperor and Laozi as the models of immortality and worshipping them as their divine ancestors; they put forward the idea of seeking immortals and immortality pills, and practiced the cultivation techniques such as offering sacrifices to the gods at ancestral shrines and stoves, exercising qi to dispel the valleys, and guiding and exhaling, etc.; they especially advocated alchemy, and regarded the taking of elixirs as the way of becoming an immortal. In the Jing-chu region, the recurrent descriptions of the divine realm of immortals in the Zhuangzi and Chushu, etc., gave great enlightenment and thoughts to the immortals and the Fangshi; in the Yan-qi region, the legends of Penglai, Yingzhou, and the three sacred mountains in the sea were circulated, which drove the emperors and the Fangshi to visit the area. The belief in Fang Xian and the number of Fang techniques was inherited by Taoism, and Fang Shi gradually evolved into Taoist priests

4. History of Daojiao and historical figures

Daojiao used to be called "to Kiao", also known as Jichuan, which means the place where the rivers meet.

The authoritative "Dictionary" and "Modern Chinese Dictionary", etc. have explained "Kau", and coincidentally cited the example of Dongguan Daojiao, Guangdong Province. The stars are shifting, the sea is changing ...... When the giant wave of reform surges the Pearl River Estuary, the spring breeze of opening up blows the land of Guanyi, Daojiao, the famous water town of the South China, has shown vigorous vitality.

Located in the western part of Dongguan City, 8 kilometers away from Guancheng, this 63 square kilometers of hot land, hard-working and intelligent people in Daojiao ride the century long wind, wrestling with the mid-stream torrential current, in a short period of twenty years to create a one after another impressive achievements, so that the door to the water, step on board the boat has become a distant memory; weaving straw mats, processing hardware, and other traditional handicraft workshops have been replaced by a factory and multinational corporations; Thousands of miles across the river, the boat to send food busy has let the endless flow of through the container trucks left in the distant past. Wei Huanlou witnessed the stormy history of the water town, and the Hongqiao Bridge carries the flying steps of entrepreneurs.

Today's Daojiao, a bridge such as the rainbow flying across, a standard highway such as the practice of slow dance; Guangzhou-Shenzhen high-speed highway across the town, from the interchanges here to Guangzhou 33 kilometers to Shenzhen 93 kilometers to the planning of the Dongguan logistics center adjacent to this. Today's Daojiao, the four seas of guests to the industrial zone, town construction shows the typical characteristics of the water town, the Dongjiang River blue water, full of flowers and trees embroidery.

Known as the hometown of fish and rice, the hometown of food, the hometown of culture, the hometown of Chinese opera, Daojiao is now building a very water town of economic importance; around the Dongguan Municipal Party Committee, the city of *** construction of a modern center of the city's goals, as well as "a city of three and five to compete with the first," the development strategy, seize the opportunity to move forward with the times, and strive to create a Worthy of history, worthy of the times of the new performance. A goal (building a modern water town), the trinity strategy (highway entrance and exit commercial economic growth area, the new city center of modern water town center, Nange Industrial Park economic growth area) is depicting the new era of the new water town! Ancient banyan such as cover, the alley is quiet, unchanged for ages is the ancient rhythm of the countryside; small bridges and water, a light boat, floating spirit is the sound of the water rhythms; Weita cottonwood, lotus pond moonlight, as always, is the simplicity of the water township folk, water township culture, the water township people's broadmindedness, warmth and hospitality.

Daojiao basic profile Daojiao town is located in the western part of Dongguan City, 9 kilometers from Guancheng. Guangzhou-Shenzhen high-speed highway across the town, there is a large interchange entrance and exit, 36 kilometers to Guangzhou, 93 kilometers to Shenzhen.

Dongjiang South tributary through the town, land and water transportation is very convenient. The town covers an area of 54.41 square kilometers, governing 13 villages and one community.

2000 census statistics, the town's resident population of 52,748 people, in addition to the foreign population of 53,324 people. The town is in the lower reaches of the tributaries of the East River South water network zone, waterways across the river into a network, the average annual temperature of 23 ℃, the annual frost-free period of 360 days, the average annual rainfall of 1,819 millimeters, the average annual sunshine of 1,834 hours, is rich in fish and rice townships.

Yuan dynasty to Zheng two years (1342 years) Daojiao village, because it is located in the East Jiangnan tributary to the Kau, so called "to Kau". 1954 to Kau Township was renamed Daojiao Township, the "to" changed to "road".

In 1954, the township was renamed Daojiao Town and the name "Dao" was changed to "Dao".

Qing Yongzheng eight years (1730) Zhou Zhi records, to Kau belongs to the Yanfu Township thirteenth. Qing Daoguang 17 years (1837) and called Jichuan Township, until 1953 are used Jichuan Township name.

Qing Tongzhi first year to thirteen years (1862-1874), to Kau belongs to the 11th Department of the Department of management, the first year of the Republic of China (1912) belongs to the Dongguan County, the Ninth District, the fall of the former (1938) belongs to the Sixth District, the first district of 1940, 1945, called the sixth district of the township of Jichuan, November 1949 belongs to the Eighth District, 1953, changed into the thirteenth district, said to Kau Township, 1954 renamed Daojiao. In 1954, it was renamed Daojiao Town, "to" changed to "Road". 1956 changed to Daojiao District, Daojiao Township, in October 1958, the establishment of Daojiao People's Commune, in September 1982, was renamed Daojiao District, in April 1987 to withdraw from the district to establish a town, called Daojiao Town.

5. Dongguan history and culture

Dongguan has a long history. History: the Neolithic era, its territory along the Dongjiang River has been a primitive crowd. During the Xia Dynasty in the 20th century BC, Dongguan belonged to the Southern Crossing.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Dongguan belonged to the "Baiyue Land". In 214 BC, when Qin Shi Huang unified China, Dongguan was part of Panyu County, Nanhai County.

During the Eastern Han Dynasty, Panyu was divided into Zengcheng, and Dongguan belonged to Zengcheng.

In 222-228 AD, Dongguan County was established in Zengcheng. In the Jin Dynasty, Dongguan County was abolished and Dongguan belonged to Panyu and Zengcheng.

In the Eastern Jin Dynasty, in the sixth year of Xianhe (331 AD), Dongguan was established as a county, initially known as Baoan. Tang Suzong Zhide two years (757 years) renamed Dongguan, county seat in Chung (now Guancheng). The name Dongguan began as a county name, which is said to have been named after the water plants (Guanzhao) that were abundant in the area.

Dongguan has a glorious revolutionary tradition, more than 160 years ago, Lin Zexu in Dongguan Humen to eliminate cigarettes, writing a glorious chapter of modern Chinese history. During the war, Dongguan was one of the anti-Japanese bases of the Dongjiang Column.

At the beginning of the liberation period, Dongguan was under the jurisdiction of Dongjiang Administrative Region, and in 1952, it was under the jurisdiction of Central Guangdong Administrative Region, and in 1956, it was under the jurisdiction of Huiyang Prefecture.

In 1985, Dongguan was approved by the State Council as a Pearl River Delta Economic Development Zone, and in September of the same year, Dongguan was abolished as a county and established as a city; it was upgraded to the status of a prefecture-level city in January 1988, and is directly under the jurisdiction of Guangdong Province.

Dongguan has a long history. According to historical records: in the Neolithic era, there were primitive people living along the Dongjiang River in its territory. During the Xia Dynasty in the 20th century BC, Dongguan belonged to the Southern Crossing. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Dongguan was part of the "Baiyue Land". In 214 BC, when Qin Shi Huang unified China, Dongguan was part of Panyu County, Nanhai County. During the reign of Emperor Shun of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Panyu was divided to form Zengcheng, and Dongguan belonged to Zengcheng. In 222-228 AD, Dongguan County was established by dividing Panyu to form Zengcheng, and Dongguan belonged to Zengcheng. During the Jin Dynasty, Dongguan County was abolished and Dongguan belonged to Panyu and Zengcheng.

In the Eastern Jin Dynasty, in the sixth year of Xianhe (331 AD), Dongguan was established as a county named Bao'an. In the second year of Emperor Suzong's reign (757), the name was changed to Dongguan. Dongguan as the name of the county thus began, according to legend, because the territory is rich in water plants (Guan grass) and so named. Dongguan has a glorious revolutionary tradition, more than 150 years ago, Lin Zexu in Dongguan Humen smoke, wrote a glorious chapter of modern Chinese history, is the beginning of China's modern history. During the Anti-Japanese War, it was the anti-Japanese base of Dongjiang people, and thousands of Dongguan's sons and daughters fought bravely and sacrificed their lives for the independence of the nation and the prosperity of the country. The long history and culture as well as the glorious revolutionary tradition have made Dongguan a famous historical and cultural city in Southern Guangdong.

At the beginning of the liberation period, Dongguan belonged to the jurisdiction of the Dongjiang Administrative Region, and in 1952, it belonged to the Yuezhong Administrative Region. 1956, it belonged to the Huiyang Prefecture. 1985, Dongguan was approved by the State Council as the Pearl River Delta Economic Development Zone, and in September of the same year, it was removed from the county and established a city; it was upgraded to the status of a prefecture-level city in January 1988, and it is directly under the jurisdiction of Guangdong Province

6. Who knows the history of Dongguan, Guangdong Province

History of Dongguan The history of Dongguan has a long history. History: the Neolithic era, its territory along the Dongjiang River has been a primitive people living. During the Xia Dynasty in the 20th century BC, Dongguan belonged to the Southern Crossing.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Dongguan was part of the "Baiyue Land". In 214 BC, when Qin Shi Huang unified China, Dongguan was part of Panyu County, Nanhai County.

During the Eastern Han Dynasty, Panyu was divided into Zengcheng, and Dongguan belonged to Zengcheng.

In 222-228 AD, Dongguan County was established in Zengcheng. In the Jin Dynasty, Dongguan County was abolished and Dongguan belonged to Panyu and Zengcheng.

In the Eastern Jin Dynasty, in the sixth year of Xianhe (331 AD), Dongguan was established as a county, initially known as Baoan. Tang Suzong Zhide two years (757 years) renamed Dongguan, county seat in Chung (now Guancheng). The name Dongguan began as a county name, which is said to have been named after the water plants (Guanzhao) that were abundant in the area.

Dongguan has a glorious revolutionary tradition, more than 160 years ago, Lin Zexu in Dongguan Humen to eliminate cigarettes, writing a glorious chapter of modern Chinese history. During the war, Dongguan was one of the anti-Japanese bases of the Dongjiang Column.

At the beginning of the liberation period, Dongguan was under the jurisdiction of Dongjiang Administrative Region, and in 1952, it was under the jurisdiction of Central Guangdong Administrative Region, and in 1956, it was under the jurisdiction of Huiyang Prefecture.

In 1985, Dongguan was approved by the State Council as a Pearl River Delta Economic Development Zone, and in September of the same year, Dongguan was abolished as a county and established as a city; it was upgraded to the status of a prefecture-level city in January 1988, and is directly under the jurisdiction of Guangdong Province.

Dongguan has a long history. According to historical records: in the Neolithic era, there were primitive people living along the Dongjiang River in its territory. During the Xia Dynasty in the 20th century BC, Dongguan belonged to the Southern Crossing. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Dongguan belonged to the "Baiyue Land". In 214 BC, when Qin Shi Huang unified China, Dongguan was part of Panyu County, Nanhai County. During the reign of Emperor Shun of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Panyu was divided to form Zengcheng, and Dongguan belonged to Zengcheng. In 222-228 AD, Dongguan County was established by dividing Panyu to form Zengcheng, and Dongguan belonged to Zengcheng. During the Jin Dynasty, Dongguan County was abolished and Dongguan belonged to Panyu and Zengcheng.

In the Eastern Jin Dynasty, in the sixth year of Xianhe (331 AD), Dongguan was established as a county named Bao'an. In the second year of Emperor Suzong's reign (757), the name was changed to Dongguan. Dongguan as the name of the county thus began, according to legend, because the territory is rich in water plants (Guan grass) and so named. Dongguan has a glorious revolutionary tradition, more than 150 years ago, Lin Zexu in Dongguan Humen smoke, wrote a glorious chapter of modern Chinese history, is the beginning of China's modern history. During the Anti-Japanese War, it was the base for the anti-Japanese resistance of the Dongjiang people, and thousands of Dongguan's sons and daughters fought bravely and sacrificed their lives for the independence of the nation and the prosperity of the country. The long history and culture as well as the glorious revolutionary tradition have made Dongguan a famous historical and cultural city in Southern Guangdong.

At the beginning of the liberation period, Dongguan was under the jurisdiction of Dongjiang Administrative Region, and in 1952, it was under the jurisdiction of Yuezhong Administrative Region, and in 1956, it was under the jurisdiction of Huiyang Prefecture. 1985, Dongguan was approved by the State Council as an economic development zone of the Pearl River Delta, and the county was abolished to form a city in September of the same year; it was upgraded to the status of a prefecture-level city in January 1988, and is directly under the jurisdiction of Guangdong Province.

7. History of Dongguan, Guangdong

History The history of Dongguan can be traced back to the Neolithic era, when the Oyster Gang people lived here.

During the Xia Dynasty, Dongguan belonged to the South Jiaotong Land. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Dongguan belonged to the land of Baiyue.

In 214 BC, when Emperor Qin Shi Huang merged with Lingnan, Dongguan belonged to Panyu County of Nanhai County. When Emperor Shun of Han divided the land of Panyu and set up Zengcheng County, Dongguan was under the rule of Zengcheng.

The Eastern Jin Dynasty Xianhe six years (331 years), Dongguan County, initially known as Baoan, under the Dongguan County. In the second year of the Tang Dynasty (757), the name was changed to Dongguan, and the county seat was placed in Chung (now Guancheng).

The Southern Song Dynasty Shaoxing twenty-two years (1152), divided Dongguan Xiangshan Town Xiangshan County (now Zhongshan City). In the first year of the Ming Wanli (1573) to Dongguan guarding thousand households organized households 56 miles to establish Xin'an County (now Shenzhen City).

Dongguan is rumored to be the sound of Dongguan, some say it is located in the east of Guangzhou (now southeast) and the abundance of watercress (Guan grass) and the name, or that in the past, there are overseas Chinese Dongguan County people living in this area, thought similar to their hometowns, so the name. Qing Dynasty (1839), Lin Zexu in Dongguan Humen smoke, after the outbreak of the Opium War.

During the Sino-Japanese War, Dongguan was one of the anti-Japanese bases of the Dongjiang Column. After the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, Dongguan was under the jurisdiction of Dongjiang Administrative Region; in 1952, it was part of Central Guangdong Administrative Region, and in 1956, it was part of Huiyang Prefecture.

In September 1985, Dongguan County was abolished and Dongguan City (county-level) was established under the jurisdiction of Huiyang District. on January 7, 1988, the State Council approved the upgrading of Dongguan City from a county-level city to a prefecture-level city, directly under the jurisdiction of Guangdong Province.

Expanded:

Brief description Dongguan, abbreviated as Guan, is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Guangdong Province of the People's Republic of China, bordering the Pearl River Estuary in the west, and Guangzhou City, Shenzhen City and Huizhou City. Dongguan is one of the "Four Little Tigers of Guangdong", an important city in the Pearl River Delta for business, high-tech industries, services, tourism, industrialization, and an important member of the international processing industry, with the name of "World Factory".

Foreigners make up half of Dongguan's population, including about 1.2 million Hong Kong and Macau residents. Geography Dongguan is located in the south of Guangdong Province, on the east bank of the Pearl River Estuary, in the middle and lower reaches of the Dongjiang River in the Pearl River Delta.

The geographical coordinates are 113°31′-114°15′ east longitude and 22°39′-23°09′ north latitude. The easternmost point is Yinbazui Mountain in Xiegang Town, the southernmost point is Yantian Reservoir in Yantian Village in Fenggang Town, the westernmost point is the center course of Shiziyang in Xidatan Village in Shatian Town, and the northernmost point is the center course of the north tributary of Dongjiang River in Daitan Group of Duochong Village in Zhongtang Town.

The east-west length is about 70.45 kilometers, and the north-south width is about 46.8 kilometers.

The sea area of Dongguan City is 97 square kilometers, mainly distributed in the Lion Ocean and Lingding Ocean. The mainland coastline is 97.2 kilometers long, belonging to the southern subtropical shallow sea area, and seven towns, including Chang'an, Humen, Shatian, Houjie, Mayong, Hongmei and Daojiao, have coastlines.

The city has Weiyuan Island, Naizhou Island, Mimushan Island, Chungkou Sha, shrimp Zeng row 5 islands, island coastline length of 34.58 kilometers, the island area of 24.13 square kilometers of culture and art Dongguan for the Guangdong Provincial Historical and Cultural City, sung in the Guangzhou dialect of Cantonese Opera, Cantonese Opera in Dongguan has a long history, which is the local folk music absorbed integration of the culture of Central Plains, and learn from the Western performance skills of the product, now the local folk music is the most widely circulated. It is the product of local folk music absorbing and integrating the culture of the Central Plains and borrowing Western performance techniques, and is now the most widely circulated local music and drama, and Dongguan is known as the hometown of Cantonese opera and opera. Painting in Dongguan is influenced by the pioneers of the Lingnan School of Painting, Jiu Chao and Jiu Lian, who focused on sketching and absorbed the Western technique of sketching and using color, which is the wonder of the Lingnan School of Painting.

Every year, Dongguan holds Dragon Boat Race, Lion Dance, Qilin Art, Lychee Festival, Mid-Autumn Lantern Festival, Chrysanthemum Festival, Flower Market, Flower Street and other activities in a very grand manner. In 1958, Dongguan was honored as the first "Hometown of Swimming"; in January 2000, the China Dragon Boat Association awarded Dongguan Shatian Town the title of the first "Hometown of Dragon Boat"; Daojiao was honored as the "Hometown of Chinese Opera" by the Ministry of Culture. The township of Dongguan Shilong is known as the "township of weightlifting".