About five or six thousand years ago, villages and houses appeared here, resulting in handicrafts such as agriculture, animal husbandry and pottery making.
In early summer, Yu took Dengzhou (now Nanyang) as the capital. See Du You's Tong Dian in Tang Dynasty: "Deng is the capital of danger". Yao subdued the man in Danshui River, and his son was sealed in Nanyang.
During the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, there were vassal states such as Shen, Deng and Xie in Nanyang.
In the Western Zhou Dynasty, Nanyang belonged to Jingzhou. Because it was in the south of the Zhou Dynasty, it was called "Zhoutu" by Zhou people. The Zhou emperors attached great importance to this rich land, and once enfeoffed the vassal states of Shen, Lu, Xie, Li, Guo, Zeng, Yong and Xu.
In the Spring and Autumn Period, it was established in Chu State, and the territory of Chu State was called Wan. The metallurgical industry is developed, and it is a famous iron smelting center in China.
It was occupied by Qin at the end of the Warring States Period. In the thirty-fifth year of Qin Dynasty (272 BC), Nanyang County was established for the first time.
During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Nanyang has become one of the eight metropolises in China, and started to use iron. There are handicrafts and businesses such as smelting iron and silk, especially the copper casting industry, which has developed rapidly and has a high technical level.
After Qin unified the six countries, "unscrupulous people moved to Nanyang", which made the six countries rich and good at business gathered in Nanyang, which promoted the economic development of Nanyang, especially the developed iron smelting industry and became the national iron smelting center.
Nanyang County is still in the Western Han Dynasty and the Eastern Han Dynasty, and its jurisdiction is equivalent to the south of Xiong 'er Mountain in Henan Province and the north of Dahushan Mountain in Hubei Province. Nanyang's economic and cultural development has reached its peak in history. During the Western Han Dynasty, Nanyang Water Conservancy was as famous as Zheng Guoqu in Guanzhong and Dujiangyan in Chengdu, and was also called the three major irrigation areas in China. China has 9 regions with industrial officials and one of 46 regions with iron officials.
In the Eastern Han Dynasty, Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu set out for Nanyang, known as the "hometown of emperors". Zhuge Liang devoted himself to Wollongong, Nanyang, and Liu Bei took care of the thatched cottage. Zhuge Liang put forward the plan of "three points in the world" Taishou Du's slope-repairing pool will expand farmland, and the county can irrigate 40,000 hectares of farmland. At this time, the use of drainage and hydraulic blower greatly improved the ironmaking efficiency, especially the use of ductile iron, which improved the ironmaking process level. This technology was used earlier than Europe 1000 years ago. At that time, Nanyang County had a population of 2.4 million, ranking first among all counties in China. The circumference of the county seat is 36 kilometers, which is larger than the urban area 1990. Nanyang in the Han Dynasty was full of talented people. Not only did Liu Xiu's 28 founding fathers mostly come from Nanyang, but also great scientists and physicians who were famous for Zhang Heng and Zhang Zhongjing emerged. After the death of dignitaries in the Han Dynasty, reburial prevailed, and many portrait stones and bricks were unearthed in Nanyang, which can be called "the history of Xiu Xiang's Han Dynasty" and become a wonderful flower in the treasure house of Chinese culture and art.
During the Three Kingdoms period: Nanyang was owned by Wei and Jingzhou.
Jin Dynasty: Nanyang was once the Nanyang State, which governed 14 county and capital. Sui Dynasty: In 607, the county was first changed to a state, and then the state was changed to a county. Now Nanyang City has jurisdiction over Nanyang County, Gan Yang County, Xiyang County and Huai 'an County (including Shi Ping County and Tongbai County). Huaiyuan County of Yiyang County, Huyang County of Fuling County are all in Nanyang City.
In the Tang Dynasty, there were ten roads in the world, and Nanyang was under the jurisdiction of Shannan Road. During the 90 years from Tang Gaozu Li Yuan to Tang Xuanzong Li Longji, Nanyang successively established Chunzhou, Lizhou, Xizhou, Beilizhou, Wanzhou, Ganzhou, Zhouxian, Huzhou, Xinzhou, Luzhou and Zhouxian. In the first year of Tianbao in Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty (742), the state was changed to a county, Dengzhou was called Wan County, and Tang Zhou was called Huai 'an County. In the first year of Su Zonggan Yuan (758), the county was changed to a state and the counties merged. Today, there are Huai 'an County in Mizhou and Nanyang County in Dengzhou, Nanyang City. After the reign of Zhenguan and Kaiyuan, Nanyang's agriculture and industry and commerce flourished. Li Bai said in the "Travel Map of Nanyang": "Singing stops the clouds, dancing in the wild, inviting flowers to swim, and returning to the crown with the wind."
Song Dynasty: Nanyang is under the jurisdiction of southwest Beijing Road. Nanyang said that there are two states of Tang and Deng, and there are counties under the jurisdiction of Dengzhou, and there are five counties of Jean, Nanyang, Neixiang, Xichuan and Yangshun. Tang Zhou governs Biyang, Biyang, Tongbai and Fangcheng. Yuan Dynasty: The original Nanyang County was changed to Nanyang Prefecture. It belongs to Zhongshu Province in Jiangbei, Henan Province. Administer five States, and the third is in this city; Nanyang government leads Zhenping and Nanyang counties; Dengzhou city Lingneixiang, Yang Shun, Xichuan, Xinye and Luanchuan counties; Tang Zhou leads Biyang, Huyang, Tongbai and Fangcheng counties. The other two states have jurisdiction over Linru, Yichuan, Jiaxian, Baofeng, Lushan, Yexian, Wuyang, Lushi and Luanchuan. At the same time, Xichuan and Yang Shun were merged into Neixiang.
In the early Ming Dynasty, Nanyang was the fief of Zhu Fang, the 23rd son of Zhu Yuanzhang. During the Yongle period, there was a large-scale Tang Palace in Nanyang, and during the Chenghua period, there were nine county palaces. Nanyang royal family has busy traffic and active business. Businessmen from Shandong, Shaanxi, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Sichuan and Hubei are in an endless stream, and various business halls and houses have sprung up everywhere. At that time, Nanyang made new progress in architecture, gardens, painting, sculpture and calligraphy. During the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, the construction industry was particularly developed, and the ancient buildings such as Wuhou and Shanshan Guild Hall were resplendent and magnificent. Nanyang used to be the traffic artery leading to Huguang and Yunguichuan in Beijing, and the land post road was connected with the waterway wharf, so it was called "South Ship and North Horse". Shan, Shan, Jiang, Zheshang, Jiayun and other places have developed industry and commerce, and Nanyang has become the economic center of southwest Henan. In the tenth year of Guangxu, Zhenping began to produce silk and exported it to Europe and Southeast Asian countries.
During the Republic of China, there were eleven administrative districts in Henan, and Nanyang was the sixth administrative district, which governed thirteen counties: Nanyang County, Nanzhao, Tanghe, Zhenping, Fangcheng, Deng County, Neixiang, Tongbai, Xinye, Xichuan, Biyang, Yexian and Wuyang. People's Republic of China (PRC) period: After the founding of the People's Republic of China (1949), Nanyang Administrative Office withdrew from Yexian and Wuyang. Xixia and Nanyang still govern thirteen counties and cities, namely Nanyang, Nanzhao, Fangcheng, Biyang, Tanghe, Xinye, Tongbai, Zhenping, Xichuan, Dengxian, Neixiang, Xixia and Nanyang.
1In March, 949, the newly established Henan Provincial Party Committee decided to set up Nanyang prefectural committee, and announced that the two counties under Nanyang's original jurisdiction were placed under Xuchang area, with Nanyang City, Nanyang County, nanzhao county, zhenping county, neixiang county, Xichuan County, Dengxian County, Xinye County, tanghe county, Tongbai County, Biyang County and Fangcheng County as 65433.
1965165438+1October 13. With the approval of People's Republic of China (PRC) and the State Council, Nanyang Special Zone governs 13 counties (cities), namely: Nanyang City, Nanyang County, nanzhao county, zhenping county and neixiang county.
1966, Nanyang administrative office still governs thirteen counties and cities, except Biyang county, and Sheqi county is divided. The thirteen counties and cities are Nanyang, Nanyang, nanzhao county, Fangcheng, tanghe county, Xinye, Tongbai, Dengxian, Xichuan, neixiang county, Xixia, zhenping county and Sheqi.
1in July, 1994, the State Council approved the revocation of Nanyang area, the establishment of prefecture-level Nanyang city, and the implementation of city and county leadership system.
In 2065438+2004, dengzhou city pilot province was directly administered.
Nanyang has been located between the Central Plains, the Yangtze River and the Yellow River since ancient times. It is the most suitable environment for human beings to live and live, because it inherits the nourishment of heaven and the grace of mountains and rivers.