Introducing Shiyan City in Hubei Province

Since the Utopia County Qinglongquan archaeological discovery of Shiyan Neolithic culture both Yangshao culture, and Longshan culture, both Qujialing culture, Shiyan territory is the confluence of three major cultures of China's ancient. China's administrative division, first seen in the "Shangshu - Yugong", there are nine states, Shiyan summer for Liang, Yu, Jing three states of the domain of the confluence of the "Shangshu - Yugong" "Huayang black water but Liangzhou", Huashan South, including the entire Qinling Mountains, Sichuan, Yunnan, Hanzhong in Shaanxi Province, etc. are Liangzhou. Shiyan Shang was the land of the Yong State, and the Western Zhou Dynasty was the land of the Yong Swarm. In the 11th century b.c., king wu of Zhou to conquer yu, sima qian "history" "eight countries in the west, help Zhou k business", the allies in the herding field oath, according to the evidence, in the western eight countries, shiyan belongs to the yong, swarms, etc., shiyan returned to chu, chu cut han bei and on yong in qin in 280 b.c., shiyan returned to qin from chu, shiyan zhuixi jiangjiyan town earth city wall history The history of Jiangjiayan Town, Shiyan has the saying of "towards Qin and Chu". Qin unification of China, abolition of the division of counties, Shiyan small part of the eastern part of Nanyang County, most of the western part of Hanzhong County, Han along the Qin system. In 1476 A.D., the establishment of Utopia, Shiyan domain belongs to Hubei Province, Shiyan liberation in 1948 belongs to the southern Shaanxi Provincial Administration, March 17, 1950 returned to Hubei establishment. 1967, the state for the construction of the second automobile factory (now Dongfeng Motor Company), set up the Utopia Shiyan office, December 1969 by the State Council approved the establishment of the Shiyan City (county-level city), 1973 upgraded to the provincial municipalities. In October 1994, the former Shiyan City and Utopia merged to form the new Shiyan City. Realize the management system of city with county.

The origin of the name Shiyan began in the Ming Dynasty. Ming Chenghua twenty years (1484), Xue Gang compilation of the "Hunan and Canton Tujing Zhi" contains: "Shiyan, in the county (now Utopia County) south, because the stream to build ten weir to irrigate the field," this is the earliest record on the name of the Shiyan place. It can be seen, ten weir is because in the hundred two rivers on the stone as a ridge, blocking the river, *** repair ten weir, in order to irrigate the farmland and got the name. Recorded in the Ming Dynasty Han Bi poem - "Shiyan spring plowing": "Bugu sound of water full of streams, South and North Long to hoe plow, advise farmers do not pay the field official force, waist drums a person from the same", vividly depicted the Shiyan people at the time of the hard work of the scene.

Historical changes Now the Shiyan region, known as Utopia, is located in the adjoining areas of E., H., Y. and Shaan, Qinba Mountain hinterland, the middle reaches of the Han River, the Han River in the territory of the process of 216 kilometers, the Xiangyu Railway from the east to the west across the border, the old (Laohekou City) White (Baihe) highway, 316 and 209 National Highway running across the middle of the country. In the 1960s, the Second Automobile Factory of China (now Dongfeng Company) was built here. The territory is also located in the world cultural heritage - Wudang Mountain, accounting for the architectural complex, the South-to-North Water Diversion Project, the main water source area of three of its territory. Shiyan is a young automobile city, tourism city, ecological garden city and regional center city.

Shiyan is the birthplace of mankind of -. According to the Chinese Academy of Sciences and other units of the Utopia County Meipu West Temple Goukou Dragon Bone Cave, Utopia County Shenwuling White Dragon Cave apes teeth fossils and Utopia County Quyuan Hekou ancient sites in the fossilized skulls of apes, about 80~1 million years ago, there are human beings in the Shiyan this piece of land on the living and reproducing. Legend has it that in the era of the Yellow Emperor, there were two tribes of Peng and Yong in the south of the Han River, which belong to the territory of the three counties in the south of Shiyan City (Zhushan, Zhuxi and Fangxian) now. Before the establishment of Utopia, Shiyan City was under the jurisdiction of the territory of uncertainty. When Dayu ruled over the water and divided China into nine states, Shiyan belonged to the two states of Yong and Liang. In the Shang Dynasty, it was largely the same. Spring and Autumn period, the five hegemonic competition, when the Yong, Peng, flock ( today's Utopia ) and other countries, has been defeated in Chu, then Shiyan belongs to the Chu territory; Warring States period, the seven heroes conquered each other, Shiyan belonging to the frequent changes, so the history of the "Qin Twilight Chu," said.

After the unification of China by Emperor Qin Shi Huang, in order to strengthen the centralized power, the world was divided into 36 counties, and Shiyan was partly under the jurisdiction of Hanzhong County (present-day Hanzhong, Shaanxi Province) and partly under the jurisdiction of Nanyang County (present-day Nanyang, Henan Province).

The Han Dynasty inherited the Qin system. By the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, in order to strengthen the control of the local authorities, 13 prefectures were set up in the country, and Shiyan was under the jurisdiction of Yizhou (present-day Chengdu, Sichuan).

During the Three Kingdoms period, Shiyan first belonged to the state of Shu, and then to the state of Jing in the state of Wei. During the Western Jin Dynasty, Shiyan still belonged to Jing Prefecture, and later belonged to Liang Prefecture (present-day Mianxian County, Shaanxi Province) for a time. During the North and South Dynasties, Shiyan belonged to the State of Cheng in the early period, and then to the South Dynasty in the later period.

After the Sui Dynasty was established, the Han system was first inherited, and then the county was abolished and counties were set up. At that time, Shiyan belonged to Yuzhou (present-day Runan, Henan Province), and was later transferred to the jurisdiction of Liangzhou (present-day Shaanxi Province). At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, the Sui system was adopted. In order to strengthen the management of localities, the country was divided into ten monitoring areas called "Dao". Shiyan belonged to the eastern province of Shannan Dao (present-day Hubei Province, southern Shaanxi Province and part of Henan Province).

During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, Shiyan was under the jurisdiction of the former Shu. After the middle of the Song Dynasty, the road was changed into a road, with prefectures, states, counties and counties under it. Shiyan belonged to the West Beijing Road at the beginning, but after the middle, it was changed to the South Beijing Road, and the minister of Xiangyang was appointed as the minister of Xiangyang. Yuan Dynasty, the implementation of the provincial system, the province set up under the road, province, state, county, Shiyan belongs to the Hunan Province Xiangyang Road jurisdiction, such administrative division has continued until the middle of the Ming Dynasty.

Ming Chenghua twelve years (1476), the feudal rulers in order to strengthen the management of the Shiyan mountainous areas of the displaced persons, the establishment of the Utopia Prefecture, prefectural Utopia County, Utopia County, Fanshun, Zhushan, Jhuci, Shangjin and Baokang 6 counties (after the change of the Shangjin County Utopia County, Baokang County will be assigned to the Xiangyang Prefecture. In 1936 and will be under the jurisdiction of the Xiangyang Prefecture of all counties to the Utopia Department, thus laying the pattern of the administrative division of Shiyan City), under the jurisdiction of the province of Hubei and Hunan Jingnan Road (supervision area).

Early Qing Dynasty, still along the Ming system, Utopia is under the jurisdiction of the Huguang Chengxuan Buzhengji. Qing Kangxi six years (1667), the national local administrative institutions to implement the province, province, county three-tier management system, the country for 23 provinces. The Hukuang Buzhengji Division is divided into two provinces, Hubei and Hunan, and Yuyangfu is under the jurisdiction of Hubei Province. This division has been inherited until the Republic of China.

Republic of China period, Hubei Province is divided into 11 administrative inspectorate, Utopia under the eighth administrative inspectorate.

In May 1949, after the liberation of the whole territory of Shiyan, in Shiyan set up two Utopia special office, under the jurisdiction of the South Shaanxi Provincial Office (now Shaanxi Province). In February 1950, the area back to Hubei Province, the two utopian special department into the utopian commissioner's office. In December, 1952, Xiangyang, Utopia two Specialized Agency merged. In 1965, in order to accelerate the construction of mountainous areas, and set up Xiangyang, Utopia, Utopia Department of Utopia, Utopia County, Jhushan, Jhuxi, Utopia, Fangxian, are County 6 counties. In 1967, the central government decided to build the second automobile factory in Shiyan. Successively set aside the Shiyan District of Utopia County, Huanglong District and Maoping Commune of Chadian District, set up the Shiyan Office, under the jurisdiction of Utopia County. In 1969, Shiyan office was abolished and Shiyan city was set up in the territory under the leadership of Utopia special commission. In February, 1973, Shiyan City was upgraded to prefecture-level city, under the jurisdiction of Hubei Province. In 1994, Utopia and Shiyan City, still called Shiyan City, jurisdiction Danjiangkou City, Utopia County, Zhushan, Zhuxi, Utopia County, Fang County, and Zhangwan, Maohuayi two districts so far.