Historical History of Wu County The Wu County area belonged to the "Gou Wu" state at the end of the Shang Dynasty. During the Zhou Dynasty, the territory became the jurisdiction of the three vassal states of Wu, Yue and Chu. After the Qin Dynasty established Wu County, except for Wang Mang, the new dynasty once changed It is outside Taide County, and the county name has been used to this day for more than 2,200 years. After the establishment of the county, the county was divided into Haiyu (now Changshu) several times in the Jin Dynasty, and Jiaxing and Kunshan were divided and merged with Wuxian County in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. In the Tang Dynasty, Changzhou County was divided. In the Five Dynasties, Wu and Yue were divided into Wu County and Wujiang County was established. In the Qing Dynasty, Wu and Changzhou counties were divided into Yuanhe County and Taihu and Jinghu counties. In the first year of the Republic of China, three counties and two counties were merged. In the early years of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the urban area was divided into Suzhou City and Zhenze County was once established in Dongdong and Xishan counties. It has always been the seat of the provincial governor's office. During the Republic of China, it was also the seat of the provincial government. In June 1995, Wuxian County was abolished and Wuxian City (county level) was established. On February 28, 2001, Wuxian City was abolished and the original Wuxian City District was divided into Suzhou City. Central District and Suzhou City are divided into administrative divisions below the county level. From the Qin Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, rural areas were established as townships. In the Tang and Song Dynasties, urban areas were established as squares. Villages and communities were built in the Yuan Dynasty, and Li and Jia were established in the early Ming Dynasty. Later, the capital, map, and village (town) were established. The Qing Dynasty inherited the Ming system, retaining the capital and map, and added the Bao, Jia, and pai systems at the county level in the early Republic of China. It was changed to city and township, and city and countryside followed the capital and map of the late Qing Dynasty; then it was changed to district, township (town), Lu, and neighborhood system, and then Lu and neighborhood were changed to Bao and Jia. The People's Republic of China was founded. At the beginning, the district and township (town) systems were retained, Bao and A were abolished, and administrative villages and groups were established; in 1957, the district-level organizational system was abolished, and in 1958, townships, villages, and groups were reorganized into communes, brigades, and production teams; starting from 1983, they were restored It is divided into townships (towns), villages, and groups. At the end of 1987, the county governed 11 towns, 24 townships, 833 administrative villages, and 9,443 villager groups. At the end of 2000, the city governed 29 towns, 3 districts, and 610 villages.
Shang Dynasty
At the end of Shang Dynasty, the eldest son Taibo and the second son Zhongyong of Zhou Taiwang ran south from Zhouyuan at the foot of Qishan Mountain in Shaanxi to avoid the throne. Jingman" (today's middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River), combined with the indigenous residents in Meili (today's Meicun, Wuxi County) to establish "Gouwu".
Zhou
At the beginning of the Western Zhou Dynasty, King Wu defeated After the Shang Dynasty, Zhou Zhang, the fifth descendant of Taibo, was granted the title of Prince of Wu, and Wu Shi became a prince. In the first year of King Jian of Zhou Dynasty (585 BC), Sun Shoumeng of the nineteenth generation of Taibo became king. This year was the first year of Wu Shoumeng, and the Kingdom of Wu began to have accurate chronology. In the eleventh year of King Zhou Ling and the twenty-fifth year of Shoumeng (561 BC), Zhufan moved the capital to Wu (now two miles northwest of Pingmen, Suzhou City). In the first year of Helu (514 BC), Wu Zixu built Helv City (now Suzhou City). In the third year of King Zhou Yuan, the 23rd year of King Fu Chai of Wu, and the 24th year of King Gou Jian of Yue (473 BC), the State of Yue destroyed Wu. The territory of Wu belonged to the Kingdom of Yue. In the ninth year of King Nan of Zhou and the twenty-third year of King Huai of Chu (306 BC), the Kingdom of Chu destroyed Yue and established the county of Jiangdong. year, 334 BC). In the fifty-third year of King Nan of Zhou and the first year of King Kaolie of Chu (262 BC), Chu worshiped Huang Xie as its prime minister and granted him the title of Lord Chunshen of Huaibei. In the fifteenth year of King Kaolie of Chu's reign, he changed the title of Lord Chunshen to Wu.
Qin
In the twenty-sixth year of the First Emperor of Qin (221 BC), the State of Qin established Wu County, which was under the jurisdiction of Kuaiji County (until the early Eastern Han Dynasty). The government of Kuaiji County is located in Wu County, which is the head county of Kuaiji County. In the third year of Qin II (207 BC), Xiang Yu established himself as the overlord of Western Chu, and Wu County returned to Chu.
Han
In the fifth year of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty (202 BC), Xiang Yu was defeated, Han Fengcheng became the king of Chu, and Wuxian became the land of Han Fengfeng. In the sixth year, Liu Bang deposed the King of Chu and granted Liu Jia the title of King of Jing. His capital was in Wu, and Wu County was still the head county of Kuaiji. In the eleventh year, King Yingbu of Huainan annexed the land of King Jing. In October of the following year, Liu Bang killed Yingbu and established Liu Bi as King of Wu. The king returned to Jing Kingdom and made his capital Guangling. Wu County was transferred to Wu Kingdom. In the third year before Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty (54 BC), Liu Bi rebelled and was executed, and the state of Wu was abolished. Wu County still belongs to Kuaiji County of Han Dynasty. In the fifth year of the Han Yuan Dynasty (106 BC), Wu County belonged to Kuaiji County of Yangzhou Governor's Department (the state was the supervisory area). In the first year of the founding of Xinmang (9 AD), Wu County was renamed Taide County. In the fourth year of Emperor Di Huang's reign (23rd year), it was renamed Wu County. In the fourth year of Han Yongjian's reign (1, 29), the west part of Qiantang River in Kuaiji County was analyzed and Wu County was established. The government of Kuaiji County was moved to Shanyin, and the government of Wu County was established in Wu County. Wu County was under the jurisdiction of Wu County (until the end of the Sui Dynasty) and was the first county of Wu County. In the fifth year of Hanzhongping (188), the state actually became an administrative district, and Wu County was still under the jurisdiction of Wu County in Yangzhou. In the second year of Xingping of the Han Dynasty (195), Sun Ce occupied Wu County.
Three Kingdoms
In August of the second year of Wei Huangchu (221), Wei granted Sun Quan the title of King of Wu, and Wu County, where Wu County is located, belonged to the State of Wu. In the first year of Wu Baoding (266), the land of Wu County and Danyang County was analyzed and Wuxing County was placed, and Wu County was still the first county of Wu County.
Jin
In March of the first year of Jin Taikang and the fourth year of Wu Tianji (280), Jin destroyed Wu, and Wu County and Wu County belonged to Jin. Wu County is still the first county of Wu County. In the first year of Xianhe of Jin Dynasty (326), Sima Yue was granted the title of King of Wu, Wu County was changed to Wu State, and Wu County was under the jurisdiction of Wu State.
Southern and Northern Dynasties
In the second year of Yongchu (421) of the Song Dynasty in the Southern Dynasties, the State of Wu was deposed and its territory was restored to Wu County. Wu County was still the head county of Wu County.
In the seventh year of the Song Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty (463) in the Southern Dynasty, Wu County was transferred to Southern Xuzhou. The following year, Wu County returned to Yangzhou. In the third year of Liang Taiqing's reign (549), Hou Jing captured Wu County, where Wu County was the seat of the county government, and changed Wu County to Wuzhou. In February of the first year of Liang Dabao (550), Wuzhou was renamed Wujun.
Sui
In the seventh year of Emperor Kaihuang’s reign in the Sui Dynasty (587), the first year of Emperor Zhenming’s reign (587), it was analyzed that Yangzhou was located in Wuzhou, and Wu County was subordinate to Wuzhou. The three-level administrative offices are located in Wu County. In the early Sui Dynasty, counties were abolished and local administrative structures were changed to state and county levels. In the ninth year of Kaihuang and the third year of Zhenming (589), the Sui Dynasty destroyed Chen, abolished Wu County, and changed Wuzhou to Suzhou (named after Wu County's Gusu Mountain). Wu County was affiliated with Suzhou. Suzhou got its name from this. In the first year of Sui Dynasty (605), Suzhou was renamed Wuzhou, and Wu County was affiliated with Wuzhou. In the third year of Daye, Wuzhou was renamed Wujun, and Wuxian was subordinated to Wujun. In the tenth year of the great cause (614), a weir gate was built in Yuting (now Wangting).
Tang
In the first year of Wude in Tang Dynasty (618), Shen Fa raised troops to occupy more than ten counties in the south of the Yangtze River and was called the general manager of Jiangnan Road. The next year he called himself King of Liang. In the third year of Wude, Li Zitong occupied Wu County. In the fourth year of Wude, Tang pacified Jiangnan. In the Tang Dynasty, the county was abolished and a state was established. Wu County was renamed Suzhou, and Wu County was affiliated with Suzhou. In the first year of Tang Zhenguan (627), the country was divided into ten roads (the roads were supervisory areas), and Suzhou belonged to Jiangnan Road. In the first year of Wu Zhou's Long Live Tongtian reign (696), Wu County was reorganized into Changzhou County, and Wu and Changzhou counties were placed under the jurisdiction of Suzhou (until the end of the Qing Dynasty). At that time, there were 31,361 households in Wu County and 23,700 households in Changzhou County. In the fourth year of Tang Kaiyuan (71.6), Wu County was promoted to Wang County, followed by Changzhou County. In the 21st year of Kaiyuan, Jiangnan Road was divided into east and west roads. Suzhou was under the jurisdiction of Jiangnan East Road, and the Dao administration was located in Wu and Changzhou counties (today's urban area of ??Suzhou City). In the first year of Tang Tianbao (742), Suzhou was renamed Wu County. In the first year of Qianyuan of the Tang Dynasty (758), Wu County was renamed Suzhou; Zhejiang West Road was also established, and Suzhou was affiliated to Zhejiang West Road. The following year, Changzhou County was abolished and Changzhou Army was established. In the twelfth year of Dali of Tang Dynasty (777), Changzhou Army was abolished and Changzhou County was still established. In the thirteenth year, Suzhou was promoted to Xiongzhou, and Wu County was still Wang County, ranking first among the seven counties in Suzhou, followed by Changzhou County. In the 14th year, the east and west roads of Zhejiang were merged (still divided and merged from time to time). In the second year of Tang Yuanhe (807), the Tuanlian Observer of Dudu, Zhejiang Province, was promoted to the Commander-in-Chief of the Zhenhai Navy, and Suzhou was assigned to the Zhenhai Navy. In the fifth year of Yuanhe (810), Wang Zhongshu, the governor of Suzhou, ordered the construction of the south canal embankment as a road, and took the lead in donating treasure belts. In the 11th to 14th years (816-819), the Baodai Bridge was built to connect Songling Town with the land road. In the tenth year (869) of the Changzhou people, he was the first person to take the Jinshi examination in Gui Renshao Palace (the first place). From then on, in the thirteenth year of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1874), a total of 34 people in Wuxian, Changzhou and Yuanhe counties took the first place in civil and military examinations (including the first place). Foreign)
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms
In the first year of Kaiping in Houliang (907), Qian Miu was granted the title of King of Wuyue, and Suzhou belonged to the Wuyue Kingdom. In the second year of Tongguang in the Later Tang Dynasty (924), Suzhou was promoted to the Central Wu Army.
Song Dynasty
In the eighth year of Kaibao in Song Dynasty (975), the Central Wu Army was still changed to Suzhou, which belonged to Jiangnan Road. In the third year of the Taiping and Xingguo reign of the Song Dynasty (978), the Wuyue Kingdom returned to the Song Dynasty, and Suzhou was placed under the jurisdiction of Jiangnan Road. There are 35,195 households in Wuxian and Changzhou counties. In the fifth year of Chunhua in Song Dynasty (994), the road was changed into a road, and Suzhou belonged to the two Zhejiang roads. In the third year of Zhenghe of the Song Dynasty (1113), Suzhou was promoted to Pingjiang Prefecture, still belonging to the Liangzhe Road. Wu County was the first county of Pingjiang Prefecture, followed by Changzhou County, and both counties were Wangxian. In the fourth year of Dazhong Xiangfu (1011), there were 66,139 households.
Yuan
In the 13th year of Yuan Dynasty (1276), Pingjiang Mansion was renamed Pingjiang Road and it belonged to Jianghuai Province. Wu and Changzhou counties are under the jurisdiction of Pingjiang Road. Wu County is still the first county, followed by Changzhou County. In the 20th year of the Yuan Dynasty, Pingjiang Road was designated as Shanglu, and Wu and Changzhou counties were designated as Shangxian. In the 22nd year of Yuan Dynasty, Jianghuai Province was changed to Jiangzhe Province, and Pingjiang Road was placed under Jiangzhe Province. In the 16th year of the Yuan Dynasty (1356), Zhang Shicheng occupied Pingjiang and changed Pingjiang Road into Longping Mansion. The following year, Zhang Shicheng demoted the Yuan Dynasty and renamed Longping Mansion as Pingjiang Road. In the 23rd year of the Zhengzheng Period, Zhang Shicheng established himself as King of Wu and established his capital in Pingjiang City (today's Suzhou City). In the 27th year of Zhengzheng (1367), the first year of Zhu Yuanzhang's reign (1367), Zhu Yuanzhang's general Xu Da captured Pingjiang City, changed Pingjiang Road to Suzhou Prefecture, and placed it under the jurisdiction of Jiangnan Xingzhongshu Province. Wu and Changzhou counties were placed under Suzhou Prefecture.
Ming Dynasty
In the fourth year of Hongwu (1371) in the Ming Dynasty, there were 146,203 households and 601,598 people in Wu County and Changzhou County. In the ninth year of Hongwu (1376), there were 148,035 households and 666,105 people. In the 13th year of Hongwu's reign in the Ming Dynasty (1386), Zhongshu Province was dismissed and Suzhou Prefecture was placed under the direct control of the Sixth Ministry. In the 19th year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (1421), the capital of the Ming Dynasty was moved to Beijing. Suzhou Prefecture was directly under the jurisdiction of the Sixth Department of Nanjing (referred to as Southern Zhili), and Wu and Changzhou counties were under the jurisdiction of Suzhou Prefecture. In the fifth year of Chongzhen (1632), there were 100,969 households in Wu County, but the people either died or migrated, leaving only 65,610 people, which was less than the number of household registrations.
Qing Dynasty
On January 3, the second year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1645), the Qing army invaded and occupied Suzhou City, and Wu County and Changzhou County returned to the Qing Dynasty. South Zhili was renamed as Jiangnan Province. In that year, the Qing Army's General Tu Guobao massacred the city from Panmen to Yinmaqiao, causing serious damage to the city. (1644-1661) Wu County had 63,832 households, 65,610 people, and 371,375 people were fugitives. On February 4, the 18th year of Shunzhi (1661), students from the government and more than a thousand people protested against corrupt officials and made excuses for the death of Emperor Shunzhi.
When he went to the Confucian Temple to cry out, he was suppressed by the authorities. Eighteen people including Jin Yongbin and Jin Shengtan were killed. This was the famous "Temple Crying Case" in the history of the Qing Dynasty. Jiangsu Province was established in the sixth year of Kangxi (1667). The governor of Jiangsu, the chief envoy of Jiangsu, and the governor of Suzhou were stationed in Suzhou City along with Wuxian and Changzhou counties. On October 26, the twenty-third year of Kangxi's reign (1684), Emperor Kangxi made his first southern tour. Arrive at Xushuguan, inspect the river works and important grain-producing areas in the south of the Yangtze River, visit Huqiu, Panmen, Ruiguang Temple, Humble Administrator's Garden, etc., and stop at the Weaving Office. On the third day of February in the twenty-eighth year of Kangxi (1689), Emperor Kangxi made his second southern tour of Suzhou. He went to Tiger Hill, climbed Lingyan Mountain, went to Sheng'en Temple on Mount Dengwei, and stayed overnight at Siyi Hall. On March 18, the thirty-eighth year of Kangxi (1699), Emperor Kangxi arrived in Suzhou on his third southern tour. He visited Huqiu, Huashan, Dongshan, Taihu and other places, and gave the tea the name "Biluochun". In the 42nd year of Kangxi (1703), Kangxi made his fourth southern tour. He arrived at Yi on February 11th, arrived at Huqiu on the second day, and then went to Zhejiang. In the forty-fourth year of Kangxi's reign (1705), Kangxi made his fifth southern tour. He arrived at the city on March 17 and entered Huqiu. He returned immediately after encountering rain on the road and arrived at Zhen Guan on Qionglong Mountain, where he was given the title of "dining with clouds and greenery". In the forty-sixth year of Kangxi's reign (1707), Kangxi made his sixth tour to the south. He arrived at the county on February 16, stopped at Huqiu, and inscribed "Hufu Xiang Temple". In the fifty-fifth year of Kangxi's reign, the population soared to 194,144 Ding, including 78,230 Ding in Wu County and 115,914 Ding in Changzhou County. In the second year of Yongzheng in the Qing Dynasty (1724), the location of Changzhou County was analyzed and Yuanhe County was established. Wu, Changzhou and Yuanhe counties were governed in the same city and were all under the jurisdiction of Suzhou Prefecture. In the eighth year of Yongzheng's reign, Taihu Water Conservancy was established in Tongli, Wujiang. In the 13th year of Yongzheng's reign, Taihu Water Conservancy was renamed as the Fumin Department and moved to the east mountain of Dongting in Wuxian County. The Taihu Department was set up in Dongshan of Wuxian County and was given the title of Supervisor and Special Agent. Civil affairs, subordinate to Suzhou Prefecture. In the 16th year of Qianlong's reign (1751), Qianlong made his first tour to the south. He arrived at the county on February 21, and stayed at Zhizao Mansion. He issued an order to reduce or reduce Jiangsu's land arrears of more than 2.28 million taels in autumn, and arrived at Huqiu on the 22nd. Zhang Zongbao, a native of Huangcun, presented an album of ten-yuan scenes of Wushan. Qianlong wrote a poem on each painting. In the 22nd year of Qianlong's reign (1757), Qianlong made his second southern tour. On February 23, he visited Huqiu and inscribed the forehead of the Lion Grove Temple. In the twenty-seventh year of Qianlong's reign (1762), Qianlong made his third southern tour. He arrived in the county on March 14th and went to Guangfu Xiangxuehai, Leiyin Temple, and Shanghuqiu. In the 30th year of Qianlong's reign (1765), Qianlong made his fourth southern tour, arriving in Suzhou on February 26 and arriving at Huqiu. In the forty-fifth year of Qianlong's reign (1780), Qianlong made his fifth southern tour and arrived at Shanghuqiu in February. In the forty-ninth year of Qianlong's reign (1784), Qianlong made his sixth southern tour. He arrived at the county on February 4th. On the eighth day of the lunar month, he climbed Lingyan Mountain and stayed at the Lingyan Mountain Palace. He arrived at Tianping the next day and wrote "Gaoyi Garden" on his forehead. Arrive at Huqiu Temple on the same day. In the fifteenth year of Jiaqing (1810), there were 1,655,619 people living in the three counties (including 1,170,833 people in Wu County, 266,944 people in Changzhou County, and 385,970 people in Yuanhe County). In the twenty-fifth year of Jiaqing (1820), the total population of Wuxian, Changzhou and Yuanhe counties was 2,975,313. At that time, the population density exceeded 1,000 people per square kilometer, ranking first in the country. The urban area of ??Suzhou has become the second largest city after Beijing. On April 13, the 10th year of Xianfeng's reign in the Qing Dynasty (June 20, 1860), the Taiping Army captured the capital of Suzhou and established Sufu Province, with Suzhou as the provincial capital. The province was divided into counties and counties, and Suzhou Prefecture was changed to Suzhou County. In the spring of the eleventh year, the Taiping Army established Dongshan County in Dongting Mountain, which governed the east and west Dongting Mountains and was under the jurisdiction of Suzhou County. On October 24, the second year of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty (December 4, 1863), the Qing army reoccupied Suzhou City and restored the old system. In the 32nd year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty (1906), the Jinghu Hall was built on the west mountain of Dongting, under the jurisdiction of Suzhou Prefecture. In the second year of Xuantong of the Qing Dynasty (1910), there were 624,326 people in 200,477 households in the three counties and two halls. On September 15, the third year of Xuantong (November 5, 1911), the Soviet Army Governor's Office and the Suzhou Military Government of the Republic of China were established in Suzhou. On the fourth day of October (November 24) of the same year, Suzhou Prefecture and the three counties of Changzhou, Yuanhe and Wu were cut and established in Suzhou; the Suzhou Civil Affairs Bureau was established to have jurisdiction over the former three counties of Changzhou, Yuanhe and Wu, under the jurisdiction of the Soviet Army Governor's Mansion. On October 13th (December 3), the Soviet Army Governor's Office was changed to the Jiangsu Governor's Office of the Military Government of the Republic of China, and Suzhou was placed under the Jiangsu Governor's Office.
Republic of China
In January of the first year of the Republic of China (1912), the Jiangsu Governor's Office issued an order to abolish prefectures and prefectures and merge them with counties and departments. In the same month, Suzhou was renamed Wuxian. Taihu and Jinghu Halls were abolished and Taihu County was established, which was renamed Dongting County. In July, the Provincial Council abolished Dongting County and the area belonged to Wu County. On December 14, the Jiangsu Provincial Administrative Office was established in Nanjing, and Wuxian County was under the jurisdiction of Jiangsu Province. There are 1,027,091 people in the county. In June of the 3rd year of the Republic of China, Jiangsu Province was divided into five provinces. Wuxian County is a special-level county, under the jurisdiction of Su Changdao, Jiangsu Province, and the Daoist administration is located in Wuxian. In April of the 16th year of the Republic of China, Su Changdao was abolished and Wuxian County was classified as a first-class county and belonged to Jiangsu Province. On December 10, 2017, the urban area of ??Wuxian County was divided into Suzhou City, and the city and county were divided. On May 16, 19th year of the Republic of China, Suzhou City was withdrawn and still merged into Wuxian County. On March 28, 2012, Jiangsu Province was divided into 13 administrative inspection districts. Wuxian County was under the third administrative inspection district, and the district administrative office was located in Wuxian County. On December 26 of the same year, the original 13 administrative inspection districts were merged into 9, and Wu County was subordinated to Wuxi District. In January 24th of the Republic of China, Wu County was listed as a first-class county. On May 1, the 25th year of the Republic of China, Wuxi District was changed to the Second Administrative District, and Wuxian County was still under it. The Sino-Japanese War broke out in the 26th year of the Republic of China.
On November 15, the Kuomintang Wu County Government moved to Wuxi near Dangkou and Ganlu, still under the Second Administrative Region, and became a government-in-exile. On November 19, the Japanese army invaded Wu County. In the early 28th year of the Republic of China, the Wu County government was stationed in Zhangzhu Town, Yixing. Wu County was a second-class county and was under the jurisdiction of the Second Inspectorate of the Jiangnan Administrative Office. In October of the 32nd year of the Republic of China, Zhangzhu fell, and the Wu County government evacuated Zhangzhu. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, the county government moved back to the urban area of ??Wuxian County. On December 3, the 26th year of the Republic of China, the Puppet Suzhou Local Autonomy Committee was established, and Wuxian County came under its jurisdiction. In March of the 27th year of the Republic of China, the puppet Wu County government was established. On May 23, the puppet government of Jiangsu Province was established in Suzhou, with Wuxian County under it. On July 1, 1930, the Wang Puppet Government established the First District Qingxiang Inspectorate Office in Suzhou, and Wuxian County was placed under the First District. At the end of December of the same year, the Qingxiang Inspectorate Office of District No. 1 was abolished, and the occupied areas of Wuxian County were still under the puppet Jiangsu Provincial Government until the victory of the Anti-Japanese War. In September of the 29th year of the Republic of China, the Suzhou County People's Anti-Japanese Self-Defense Association was established, with jurisdiction over 7 districts and 1 town, and was subordinate to Xiaolu District in Wuxian County (today's Xiaojing Township and Luxiang Township, Xiangcheng Township). In February of the 30th year of the Republic of China, the Suzhou County People's Anti-Japanese Self-Defense Association was disbanded, and the Yangcheng (Yang) Cheng County Government was established in the Yangcheng Lake area, with jurisdiction over Xiaolu and Yangli (today's Jingjing Township) in Wuxian County and Xinmo District in Changshu County. It belongs to Jiangnan First Administrative District. In July, the county and district governments of Yangcheng County were destroyed by the Japanese puppets. In September of the 29th year of the Republic of China, the Weihuang District People's Anti-Japanese Self-Defense Association in the northwest region of Jiangsu Province in Wu County was established and was affiliated to the Wuxi County People's Anti-Japanese Self-Defense Association. In February of the following year, the county and district self-defense associations were abolished, and the Wuxi County Government was formally established. Caodong District (February), Caonan District (March), Dongqiao District (April), and Huangdai District were successively established in Wuxi County and northwest Jiangsu Province. District (June) and other four district-level governments are affiliated to it, and Wuxi County Government is affiliated to the Jiangnan Second Administrative District. In September of the same year, due to the Japanese and puppet "Qing Xiang", the above four districts were cancelled. In the spring of the 34th year of the Republic of China, the Administrative Office of Northwestern Sudong (in Wuxian County) of Xidong County was established, with jurisdiction over the four districts of Caodong, Caonan, Dongqiao and Huangqiao. In July of the same year, the Northwestern Jiangsu Administrative Office was abolished and the Suzhou County Government was established, stationed in Fangbang Village, Huangqiao, under the Sixth Commissioner's Office of Central Jiangsu; under the jurisdiction of Caohu (later called Caodong), Dongqiao, Huangqiao, Yangcheng, Huangdai District 5. In November, Suzhou county and district governments were canceled due to orders to withdraw north. In August of the 30th year of the Republic of China, the Suxi (Taihu) Administrative Office was established, subordinate to the Sixth Administrative District of Jiangnan, and under the jurisdiction of the offices in the following four districts, including Yangxi (Xihua), Xiangshan, Yangdong, and Xishan. In April of the following year, due to the Japanese and puppet "Qing Xiang", the above offices were closed. In May of the 32nd year of the Republic of China, the Suxi County Committee of the Communist Party of China established four district-level administrative offices including Yangshan, Pengshan, Dengwei, and Xihua. In March 1933, the Xihua District Office was destroyed by the enemy. In November of the same year, the Taihu County Administrative Office was established, located on Mashan Island, under the Second Administrative Office of Southern Jiangsu. It has jurisdiction over the three regions of Suxi (Wuxian County), Xinan (Wuxi County), Mashan (Wujin County) and Suxi The region has jurisdiction over three district-level administrative offices: Gangshan, Pengshan, and Dengwei, which were originally part of Suxi County. In February of the following year, the Suxi and Dongting Administrative Offices were added as dispatch agencies of the Taihu County Office; they have jurisdiction over five district-level administrative offices (or district offices) in Yangshan, Pengshan, Dengwei, Dongshan, and Xishan respectively. At the end of September of the same year, due to orders to evacuate to the north, all offices at the county and district levels were cancelled. On August 15, 1934, Japan announced its surrender. On September 2, the Kuomintang Wu County Government took over the puppet Wu County Government, and Wu County was placed under the Jiangnan Administrative Office. On September 4, the Kuomintang Jiangsu Provincial Government took over the puppet Jiangsu Provincial Government in Wu County. In October, the Jiangnan Administrative Office was abolished, and the Administrative Supervisory Commissioner's Office of the Second District of Jiangsu Province was established in Wujin. Wu County was subordinate to it and became a first-class county. On October 15, the Jiangsu Provincial Government moved to Zhenjiang. In the 35th year of the Republic of China, the Office of the Administrative Inspectorate of the Second District of Jiangsu Province was moved from Wujin to Wuxian, and Wuxian was still subordinate to it. On February 5, 1938, the Jiangsu Provincial Government established an office in Wuxian County; by the 24th, the entire Jiangsu Provincial Government moved to Wuxian County. On April 25, the Kuomintang Jiangsu Provincial Government, the Second District Commissioner's Office and the Wu County Government all fled the county
The People's Republic of China
On April 27, 1949, Wu County was liberated. Wu County was divided into urban areas to build Suzhou City, and the city and county were divided. On May 1, the Wuxian People's Government was established, under the jurisdiction of the Suzhou Administrative Region Commissioner's Office in southern Jiangsu. In July, in order to cooperate with the suppression of bandits, the Taihu District Administrative Office was established. On April 15, 1950, the Taihu District Administrative Office was affiliated to the Suzhou Administrative Region, equivalent to a county-level organization, and administered the Dongshan and Xishan districts that were originally part of Wuxian County. In the same month, Hengjing District of Wu County and Mashan District of Wujin County were placed under its jurisdiction. Taihu District has jurisdiction over four districts: Dongshan, Xishan, Hengjing and Mashan, including all the waters of Taihu Lake and its islands. On October 14, the Suzhou Administrative Region Commissioner's Office in southern Jiangsu was renamed the Suzhou District Commissioner's Office of the Southern Jiangsu People's Administrative Office, and Wuxian County and Taihu District still belong to it. The county has a population of 686,569. In June 1951, the Taihu District Administrative Office was abolished, and the three districts of Dongshan, Xishan, and Hengjing were still placed under Wu County (Mashan District was placed under Wujin in February). In July 1952, the Taihu Office of the People's Administrative Office of Southern Jiangsu was reestablished. It was subordinate to the Suzhou District Commissioner's Office and had jurisdiction over Dongshan and Xishan districts as well as the islands and waters in Taihu Lake. In January 1953, the Suzhou District Commissioner's Office of the Southern Jiangsu People's Administrative Office was renamed the Suzhou Commissioner's Office of Jiangsu Province. In May, the Taihu Office was restructured into the Zhenze County People's Government, and Hengjing District of Wuxian County and Mashan District of Wujin County were placed under its jurisdiction. Both Wuxian County and Wuxian County were under the Suzhou Commissioner's Office. In June 1954, Mashan District was divided into Wuxi City.
In April 1959, Zhenze County was abolished and merged into Wuxian County. On March 26, 1968, the Suzhou Commissioner's Office was called the Suzhou District Revolutionary Committee. On April 13, 1971, it was changed to Suzhou Regional Revolutionary Committee. In July 1978, it was changed to Suzhou District Administrative Office. The affiliation of Wu County remains unchanged. On March 1, 1983, a new system of municipal administration of counties was implemented, the Suzhou Regional Administrative Office was abolished, and Wuxian County was subordinated to Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province. In June 1995, Wuxian County was abolished and Wuxian City (county level) was established, with the original Wuxian administrative area being the Wuxian City area. On February 28, 2001, Wuxian City was abolished, and the original Wuxian City District was divided into Wuzhong District and Xiangcheng District of Suzhou City. In 221 BC, Qin Shihuang unified China, implemented the system of prefectures and counties, and established Wuxian County, which has a history of more than 2,000 years. In the early Qin Dynasty, Wuxian County covered a vast area, including today's Changshu, Wujiang, Jiaxing and other places. After the Qin Dynasty, the region and jurisdiction of Wu County changed frequently. By the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Wu was under Sun Quan's separatist rule. Emperor Wu of the Jin Dynasty destroyed Sun Hao and divided the world into nineteen states, with Wu belonging to Yangzhou. In the fourth year of Taikang in Jin Dynasty (283 AD), Haiyu County (now Changshu City) was established in the northern part of the county. Wu counties in the Song, Qi, Liang and Chen dynasties were all Wu counties. During the Hou Jing Rebellion in the Liang Dynasty, Wu County was once called Wuzhou. Later, Wuzhou, Wujun, and Wu County were all located in the same city. In the ninth year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign in the Sui Dynasty (589), Wuzhou was renamed Suzhou. In the eleventh year (591), the county seat of Wu County was moved to Hengshan (today's Xinguo Town). In the first year of the Wansui Tongtian reign (696) of Emperor Wu of the Tang Dynasty, the eastern part of Wu County was located in Changzhou County, and the two counties were separated and governed by the city. In the third year of Kaiping in Houliang Dynasty (909), Wujiang County was established in the south of the county. In the third year of Taiping and Xingguo's reign (978) in the Northern Song Dynasty, Wu and Changzhou counties both belonged to Zhejiang West Road. In the second year of Yongzheng's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1724), Yuanhe County was established in the southeast of Changzhou County, and was jointly governed with Wu County and Changzhou County. Later, Dongshan and Xishan of Wu County were designated to build Taihu and Jinghu halls. By 1912, three counties and two departments were merged into Wu County. In 1928, the urban area of ??Wuxian County was divided into Suzhou City. In 1930, the establishment of the city was cancelled, and the jurisdiction returned to Wuxian County. On April 27, 1949, Wuxian County was liberated, and cities and counties were divided into cities and counties. The urban area and suburbs were divided into Suzhou City, the surrounding countryside was Wuxian County, and Taihu Administrative Offices were established in Dongshan, Xishan and Taihu Lake Districts. In May 1953, the Taihu Office of the Southern Jiangsu People's Administrative Office was reorganized into Zhenze County. In 1959, Zhenze County was abolished and merged into Wu County and Wujiang County, under the Suzhou Commissioner's Office (on January 7, 1960, the State Council approved the abolition of Zhenze County and merged into Wu County and Wujiang County). After liberation, Wu County did not build another county seat. The county's party and government organs were located in Suzhou City. In order to meet the needs of reform and opening up, starting in 1984, Wuxian County opened up a new urban area with a total area of ??20 square kilometers in the south of the city, about 3 kilometers away from the center of Suzhou. In August 1989, Wuxian County government moved into the new city. On June 8, 1995, the State Council approved the cancellation of Wuxian County and the establishment of Wuxian City. The original administrative area of ??Wuxian County was the Wuxian City area, and the Municipal People's Government was based in Changqiao Town. In 2000, Wuxian County had 29 towns under its jurisdiction. According to the fifth census data: the city’s total population is 1,128,429, including: 24,920 people in Changqiao Town, 46,709 people in Chefang Town, 32,331 people in Guoxiang Town, 63,068 people in Jiaozhi Town, 19,370 people in Yuexi Town, and 39,692 people in Wangting Town. 41,723 people in Tong'an Town, 26,379 people in Dongqiao Town, 45,693 people in Huangdai Town, 27,393 people in Huangqiao Town, 33,541 people in Dongzhu Town, 20,202 people in Zhenhu Town, 48,758 people in Lumu Town, 44,001 people in Likou Town, and Xishan Town 42,196 people, 34,042 people in Weitang Town, 37,557 people in Beiqiao Town, 28,918 people in Taiping Town, 29,267 people in Xiangcheng Town, 21,007 people in Yangchenghu Town, 71,438 people in Mudu Town, 28,673 people in Zangshu Town, 38,999 people in Guangfu Town, and 22,110 people in Xukou Town 9577 people in Taihu Town, 36764 people in Hengjing Town, 21752 people in Puzhuang Town, 25252 people in Ducun Town, 52492 people in Dongshan Town, 25656 people in Yuebang Street, 24997 people in Suyuan Street, 24600 people in Longxi Street, Wuxian City Economic Development There are 25,185 people in the district, 11,266 people in Suzhou Taihu National Tourism Resort, and 2,901 people in Jiangsu Taihu Quarrying Company. On December 31, 2000, with the approval of the State Council, the county-level Wuxian City was abolished and Wuzhong District and Xiangcheng District of Suzhou City were established. Wuzhong District governs Changqiao, Xukou, Mudu, Hengjing, Puzhuang, Ducun, Dongshan, Xishan, Zangshu, Guangfu, Zhenhu, Dongzhu, Jiaozhi, Chefang and Guoxiang in the former county-level Wuxian City. 15 towns. The District People's Government is located in Changqiao Town. On February 28, 2001, Wuzhong District was officially listed. The newly established Wuzhong District of Suzhou City governs Changqiao, Xukou, Mudu, Hengjing, Ducun, Dongshan, Xishan, Cangshu, Guangfu, Zhenhu, Dongzhu, Jiaozhi, Chefang, and Guo in the former Wuxian City Lane 15 towns. The District People's Government is located in Changqiao Town. Wuzhong District covers an area of ??767 square kilometers and has a population of 563,200. The newly established Xiangcheng District of Suzhou City governs the 12 towns of Lumu, Likou, Huangqiao, Weitang, Taiping, Xiangcheng, Yangcheng Lake, Beiqiao, Huangdai, Dongqiao, Wangting and Tong'an in the former Wuxian City. The District People's Government is located in Lumu Town. Xiangcheng District covers an area of ??490 square kilometers and has a population of 402,000.
After the administrative division adjustment, Suzhou has jurisdiction over five county-level cities: Zhangjiagang, Changshu, Taicang, Kunshan, and Wujiang, and six districts: Hepingjiang, Canglang, Jinchan, Huqiu, Wuzhong, and Xiangcheng. The urban area has expanded to 1,730 square meters. kilometers, with a population of 2.059 million. In 2001, Wuzhong District governed 15 towns: Changqiao Town, Xukou Town, Mudu Town, Hengjing Town, Puzhuang Town, Ducun Town, Dongshan Town, Xishan Town, Cangshu Town, Guangfu Town, Zhenhu Town, Dongzhu Town, Jiaozhi Town, Chefang Town, Guoxiang Town.
In September 2002, Suzhou City carried out zoning adjustments and placed Dongzhu Town and Zhenhu Street in Wuzhong District under the jurisdiction of Huqiu District