Why is Chicheng called Chicheng?

Chicheng produces iron ore, which is dark red in color. When I was a child, Chicheng had no asphalt roads, but only dirt roads. In my memory, many roads are dark red.

The origin of place names:

Minutes of Reading Historical Records (volume 18) has the following records: Hongbao "has ancient Chicheng, which is said to be Chiyou's residence".

He also said: Chicheng Mountain is five miles east of the fortress, and there are many red rocks.

Zhiyun: GuChicheng is in the north mountain. Sitting on it is very risky and most successful, so this mountain was built. "

The county is named after Chicheng Mountain.

(China etymological dictionary of place names)

Historical evolution:

The Spring and Autumn Period belonged to Yan State.

During the Warring States period, it was the land of Shanggu County of Yan State.

Qin belongs to Shanggu County.

The Western Han Dynasty was the land of female Qixian County in Shanggu County.

The Northern Wei Dynasty was the imperial capital.

Sui is a county, a county.

Tang belongs to Longmen County, Hebei Province.

Liao is located in Fengjing area, Xijing Road, in County and Longmen County.

Gold is because of it.

Wang Yun County in Sheng Yuan was named Yunzhou, and Longmen County was renamed Wang Yun County.

In the Ming Dynasty, Wang Yun County was renamed Longwei, which belonged to Fu Xuan Town.

The Qing Dynasty changed Longmen Wei to Longmen County.

In the thirty-second year of Kangxi (1693), Chicheng County established Chicheng Castle, and both counties belonged to Xuanhua Prefecture.

19 13 are Chicheng and Longmen counties in Koubei Road, Zhili Province.

Longmen county was changed to longguan county in 19 14.

1928, the two counties were changed to Chahar province.

1939 belongs to the pseudo-Mongolian-Xinjiang joint autonomy.

War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression period was a part of the revolutionary base of Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei, and successively established Dragon (Guan) Red (City), Dragon (Guan) Yan (Qing) Huai (Lai), Dragon (Guan) Worship (Li) Red (City), Dragon (Guan) Worship (Li) Propaganda (China) and Dragon (Guan) Propaganda (China).

/kloc-in 0/945, the organizational system of Longguan and Chicheng counties was restored, belonging to Chahar province.

1952 belongs to Zhangjiakou area of Hebei province.

1958 Chicheng merged into Longguan County.

1960 restore the original county system.

Now it belongs to Zhangjiakou area.

The State Council1June 1993 19 approved the revocation of Zhangjiakou area, and the county was placed under the jurisdiction of Zhangjiakou City.