Yanzhou was a prefecture in Zhejiang in ancient times, also known as Muzhou! Now it is a territory of Hangzhou!
Regional Overview
Yanzhou is located in the west of Zhejiang Province, on the middle and upper reaches of the Qiantang River. It borders Hangzhou, Jinhua, and Quzhou in Zhejiang Province to the north, east, and south respectively, and depends on Huizhou in Anhui Province to the west! It originally had jurisdiction over six counties: Jiande, Shouchang, Tonglu, Fenshui, Chun'an, Fenkou and Sui'an, with a land area of ??8,596 square kilometers, ranking seventh in Zhejiang Province. There are many mountainous areas in the area, and it is surrounded by mountains. Only the urban area of ??Tonglu has a small area of ??Fuchun River alluvial plain, which belongs to the hilly area of ??Zhongshan Mountain in western Zhejiang!
The land merger in the original jurisdiction has become today's Tonglu County, Chun'an County and Jiande City.
Yanzhou
Author: Fan Chengda (Song Dynasty)
The yellow dust in the city is fluttering on the saddle, and the water and clouds are cold again with a pole.
There is no official business in my ears and eyes, and I have slept in 200 beaches in Yanzhou.
Ben Yu of Yanzhou Prefecture paid tribute to the southern border of Yangzhou. The Spring and Autumn Period belonged to Wu and Yue, and the Warring States Period belonged to Chu. During the Qin Dynasty, it was the territory of Kuaiji and Zhang counties. In the fifth year of Emperor Gaozu of the Western Han Dynasty (202 BC), it belonged to the Kingdom of Chu; in the sixth year, it belonged to the Kingdom of Jing; in the 12th year, it belonged to the Kingdom of Wu; in the third year of Emperor Jing's reign (154 BC), it belonged to Jiangdu Kingdom and Kuaiji County respectively; in the second year of Emperor Wu's reign, it belonged to the Kingdom of Wu Since 121 BC, it has belonged to the counties of Kuaiji and Danyang. During the Eastern Han Dynasty, it first belonged to the two counties of Wu and Danyang. In the 13th year of Emperor Xian's reign (208), Danyang County was established as a Xindu County and governed Shixin County (today's Weiping Town, Chun'an, later moved to Hecheng Town), under the jurisdiction of Shixin County. , Xinding (later changed to Sui'an), Yi, She, Liyang, and Xiuyang 6 counties are under the jurisdiction of Yangzhou. In the first year of Taikang in the Western Jin Dynasty (280), Xindu County was changed to Xin'an County, which still governed Shixin County. It administered six counties: Shixin, Sui'an, Yi, She, Haining (the name of Xiuyang County was changed), and Liyang, which were under the jurisdiction of Yangzhou. In the Southern Song Dynasty, Xin'an County was subordinate to Dongyang Prefecture, in Qi Dynasty it was subordinate to Yangzhou, and in Liang and Chen Shifu, it was subordinate to Dongyang Prefecture. In the second year of the Liang Dynasty (521), Shouchang County was transferred from Wu County to Xin'an County, which administered six counties: Shixin (the county government), Sui'an, Shouchang, Shexian, Yixian, and Haining (Liyang was merged into Haining).
In the ninth year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign in the Sui Dynasty (589), Xin'an County was abolished, and Sui'an and Shouchang were merged into Shixin County. It was renamed Xin'an County and belonged to Wuzhou. Shezhou was established in the three counties of Xiuning (renamed Haining County), She, and Yi in the west. In the third year of Renshou (603), Muzhou was established in Xin'an County and administered three counties: Xin'an, Sui'an and Tonglu. In the third year of Daye (607), Muzhou was renamed Sui'an County, and its administrative seat was Pheasant County (Xin'an County was renamed). It governed three counties: Pheasant Mountain, Sui'an and Tonglu. In the fourth year of Wude in the Tang Dynasty (621), Sui'an County was renamed Muzhou, and Yanzhou was established in Tonglu County. Muzhou governs Zhishan and Sui'an counties. Yanzhou governs three counties: Tonglu, Jiande and Fenshui. This is the beginning of the name Yanzhou. In the seventh year of Wude, Yanzhou was abolished, and Tonglu (Jiande County was merged into Zhishan and Tonglu counties respectively, and Fenshui County was merged into Tonglu County) returned to Muzhou. Muzhou was renamed Dongmuzhou, and in the eighth year of Wude, it was renamed Muzhou. , still governs Pheasant County. In the second year of Yongchun (683), Jiande County was restored. In the second year of Wuzhou Long Live Tongtian (697), the state government was moved from Pheasant County to Jiande County, which belonged to Jiangnan Road and governed Jiande, Xin'an (the name of Pheasant County was changed), Tonglu, and Wusheng (in the first year of Ruyi (692), Fenshui County was restored , renamed Wusheng) and Sui'an 5 counties. This was the beginning of Jiande's rule as a state. In the first year of Tianbao (742), Muzhou was renamed Xinding County, which belonged to Jiangnan East Road. In the first year of Qianyuan (758), Xinding County was renamed Muzhou, which belonged to the East Road of Zhejiang Province. It governed Jiande and had jurisdiction over Jiande, Shouchang, Tonglu, Fenshui, and Huanchun (Xin'an County was renamed, and later changed to Qingxi and Chun Hua) and Sui'an six counties are known as "Liu Mu". In the third year of Guanghua (900), Tonglu County was placed under Hangzhou, and the counties under the jurisdiction of Muzhou were reduced to 5 counties. In the third year of Taiping and Xingguo's reign in the Northern Song Dynasty (978), Tonglu County returned to Muzhou from Hangzhou, and its jurisdiction was still 6 counties. In the first year of Xuanhe (1119), Muzhou was promoted to the Jiande Army Festival. In the third year of Xuanhe, Muzhou was changed to Yanzhou, which belonged to Liangzhe Road and governed Jiande. It governed the six counties of Jiande, Shouchang, Tonglu, Fenshui, Qingxi and Sui'an. In the first year of Xianchun in the Southern Song Dynasty (1265), Yanzhou was promoted to Jiande Prefecture, which belonged to the Liangzhe West Road and governed Jiande County, with jurisdiction over Jiande, Shouchang, Tonglu, Fenshui, Chun'an (Chunhua County was renamed), Sui An 6 counties. In the 14th year of Emperor Shizu of the Yuan Dynasty (1277), Defu was rebuilt into Jiande Road, which belonged to Jianghuai Province. The road governed Jiande and governed the six counties of Jiande, Shouchang, Tonglu, Fenshui, Chun'an and Sui'an.
At the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, Li Wenzhong, a subordinate of Zhu Yuanzhang, took Jiande Road and changed it into Jian'an Prefecture. Soon it was rebuilt into Defu. In the eighth year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1375), Defu was rebuilt into Yanzhou Prefecture, which belonged to Zhejiang Chengxuan Government Envoy Department. It governed Jiande and administered six counties: Jiande, Shouchang, Tonglu, Fenshui, Chun'an and Sui'an. Under the Ming system of the Qing Dynasty, Yanzhou Prefecture was affiliated to Yandao, Jinqu, Zhejiang Province. The government and counties will remain unchanged. In October of the third year of Xuantong (1911), the Yanzhou Military Government Branch was established in the abolished government, which belonged to the Zhejiang Military Government and governed the six counties of Jiande, Shouchang, Tonglu, Fenshui, Chun'an and Sui'an. In October of the first year of the Republic of China (1912), the Yanzhou Military and Government Branch was abolished. In February of the 3rd year of the Republic of China, Jinhua Road was built on the land of Jin, Qu and Yan in Qu County, and 6 counties were included in Jinhua Road. In the 16th year of the Republic of China, Dao was abolished and 6 counties were directly under the jurisdiction of Zhejiang Province. In the 20th year of the Republic of China, the Sixth Administrative Supervision District was established. In the 22nd year of the Republic of China, the Commissioner's Office of the Sixth Administrative Supervision District was established in Jiande, which has jurisdiction over 11 counties: Jiande, Shouchang, Tonglu, Fenshui, Chun'an, Sui'an, Changhua, Yuqian, Xiaofeng, Changxing and Anji. In September of the 24th year of the Republic of China, the fourth administrative inspection district was established in Lanxi, which belonged to Jiande, Tonglu, and Fenshui; the fifth administrative inspection district was established in Qu County, which belonged to Shouchang, Chun'an, and Sui'an. In May of the 32nd year of the Republic of China, the Eleventh Administrative Supervision District was added. The Commissioner's Office was first located in Chun'an and later moved to Jiande, with jurisdiction over the six counties of Jiande, Shouchang, Chun'an, Tonglu, Fuyang and Pujiang.
At the end of May 1936, the Eleventh Administrative Supervision District was abolished, Pujiang County was renamed to the Fourth Administrative Supervision District, and the remaining five counties were directly under Zhejiang Province. In April of the 37th year of the Republic of China, the Fourth Administrative Supervision District was established in Chun'an, which included 10 counties: Jiande, Chun'an, Shouchang, Tonglu, Fenshui, Sui'an, Changshan, Kaihua, Xindeng, and Fuyang. In August, the counties under its jurisdiction were reduced to Jiande, Shouchang, Tonglu, Fenshui, Chun'an, and Sui'an counties, and they were liberated in May 1949.
In May 1949, Jiande, Shouchang, Tonglu, Fenshui, Chun'an, and Sui'an were liberated one after another, and the fourth prefecture was established in Jiande, which governed the above 6 counties. In October, it was renamed Jiande Prefecture, with the Commissioner's Office stationed in Jiande and the counties under its jurisdiction remaining unchanged. In March 1950, the Jiande Prefecture was abolished, and the four counties of Jiande, Shouchang, Chun'an, and Sui'an were changed to the Jinhua Prefecture; Tonglu and Fenshui counties were changed to the Lin'an Prefecture. In March 1955, the Jiande Prefecture was reestablished, and the Commissioner's Office was stationed in Jiande, with jurisdiction over 11 counties: Jiande, Shouchang, Chun'an, Sui'an, Tonglu, Fenshui, Fuyang, Xindeng, Yuqian, Changhua, and Kaihua counties. In January 1957, in order to adapt to the construction of the Xin'anjiang Hydropower Station, Jiande County was divided into Xin'anjiang District, which was directly under the Jiande Agency. In September, Lin'an and Yuhang counties were included in the Jiaxing Prefecture; Jiande Prefecture administered 1 district and 13 counties. In March 1958, Xin'anjiang District was changed into a town and was directly under the jurisdiction of Jiande County; in November, Shouchang County was merged into Jiande County, Sui'an County was merged into Chun'an County, and Fenshui and Xindeng counties were merged into Tonglu County. Qian County was merged into Changhua County, Yuhang County was merged into Lin'an County, and Fuyang County was classified as Hangzhou City; Jiande Prefecture governs the six counties of Jiande, Chun'an, Tonglu, Changhua, Lin'an, and Kaihua. In February 1959, the Jiande Prefecture was revoked, and the four counties of Jiande, Chun'an, Tonglu, and Kaihua were placed under the Jinhua Prefecture; the two counties of Changhua and Lin'an were placed under the Jiaxing Prefecture.