Nanchong City belongs to Sichuan Province.
Nanchong City, also known as Guocheng, Silk City, and Guozhou, is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Sichuan Province. It is located in the northeastern part of Sichuan Province and the middle reaches of the Jialing River. The landform type is mainly hilly, and the terrain slopes from north to south. It has a central subtropical humid monsoon climate and covers an area of ??12,500 square kilometers. As of October 2022, the city has jurisdiction over 3 districts, 5 counties, and 1 county-level city. As of the end of 2022, the city's permanent population is 5.549 million.
Nanchong City has a long history. It was named because it was located in the south of Chongguo in ancient times. It originated from Anhan, which was established by Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty in 202 BC. It has been established for more than 2,220 years. Since the Spring and Autumn Period, it has been the administrative seat of the capital, state, county, government and Tao; in the early days of liberation, it was the seat of the Northern Sichuan Administrative District. Nanchong is the birthplace of the Three Kingdoms culture and the Spring Festival culture. It has simple folk customs and elegant folk customs. The Three Kingdoms culture, silk culture, red culture and Jialing River culture blend and flourish.
Historical evolution of Nanchong City:
According to Volume 86 of "Taiping Huanyu Ji", Nanchong County of Guozhou said: "It was named after the ancient Chongguo." "Names of Counties and Counties" Sichuan Volume 2: "The name Chongguo County in Han Dynasty takes the meaning of enrichment. This is because the people were prosperous at that time. Therefore, Nanchong County was established in the Eastern Han Dynasty because it was located in the south of Chongguo." Later, the word "guo" was removed, which was Nanchong county. Today's Nanchong City is named after it.
Nanchong was developed earlier and was inhabited by ancestors in the Neolithic Age. In the Xia Dynasty, it was a country of "Youguo clan", and it belonged to Liangzhou in the Shang and Zhou Dynasties.
In the ninth year of Gengyuan (316 BC), King Qin Huiwen, the Qin State destroyed the Ba Kingdom, and in the eleventh year of Gengyuan (314 BC), Langzhong County was established. In the Qin Dynasty, the establishment of counties and counties remained the same. In the Tang Dynasty, it was under the Shannan West Road and had 3 prefectures within the territory, governing 19 counties including Langzhou (Langzhong County), Langzhong (Langzhong was changed to a prefecture and county), and Sigong (today's Langzhong).
Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Nanchong City