Legend has it that there is Laishan (now Qijing Mountain) in the north of Laiyang, and Laiyang is located in the yang of Laishan, hence the name.
One said: Laiyang in the Western Jin Dynasty belonged to Changyang County, and Changyang City was in the southeast of the city, 23 miles away from Changshan (today's Fafang area). In the early Tang Dynasty, Changyang moved to the urban area. After the Tang Dynasty, Zhuang Zong avoided the taboo of his ancestor [Guo Chang] and even changed [Changyang] to [Laiyang].
One thing is: Seoul is located in the east and west ancient cities south of this city. But there are a lot of floods here. Someone saw five sheep coming out of the ground and running towards the present county, running to the south of the city to close the hot spring and drilling into the spring, so they decided to set up a city here and named it Laiyang, which is its homonym.
According to the test, the first two statements are more credible. The third statement was made by a nosy person. Interestingly, the third statement mentioned that there are hot springs in the south of the city. It is said that there used to be an inverted Kannonji in Heluo Town, and the ground temperature was relatively high. According to textual research, there may be hot springs in Laiyang in ancient times, and human beings flourished here as early as six or seven thousand years ago. Tang Yu is the summer in Le Yi; Shang dynasty was the land of lai; During the Western Zhou Dynasty, it was the later place; Eastern Zhou Dynasty and the eastern boundary of Qixian County, Qin Wei; In the Western Han Dynasty, the five counties of Ting, Zou Lu, Changyang, Changguang and Guanyang ruled the land; In 277, Guanyang and Changyang merged into Changguang; In 298 (the eighth year of Jin Yuankang), Changyang County was restored (its city site is in the south of Changshan Village in today's territory); After the Five Dynasties, the Tang Dynasty was taboo and changed to Laiyang County. 1 13 1 year (the ninth year of Jintianhui) zoned Laiyang northeast to the newly established Qixia County. 1735 (13th year of Yongzheng, Qing Dynasty), Dongsanxiang County was placed under the newly established Haiyang County; Qingshan Township belongs to Ninghai Prefecture (later renamed Mu Ping County). During the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression period, it was divided into four counties: Donglai, Laiyang (now Laixi County), Southwest and Wulong. Later, Donglai and Wulong merged into Laiyang County (also known as Donglai County, later renamed Laiyang County); Laiyang (that is, Laixi) and Laisouthwest merged into Laixi County. 1958 Laixi county merged into Laiyang county. 1962 is divided into Laiyang and Laixi counties. 1April, 987, Laiyang County was abolished and Laiyang City was established.
In the long historical years, the ancestors of Laiyang worked hard in this hot land, created material civilization and added luster to the splendid national culture. Cui Zizhong, a painter in the Ming Dynasty, was famous for his traditional Chinese paintings, and was as famous as Chen Hongmou in Zhejiang at that time. He is known as Cui, and his work "The Jade Girl on the Cloud" is still treasured in Shanghai Museum. Poets in the early Qing Dynasty, as famous as Anhui people, have the reputation of "Southern Song Dynasty". His masterpiece An Ya Tang Ji has been handed down from generation to generation. Famous painters and painters of Laiyang nationality in Qing Dynasty are Zhang Ruizheng, Zhao Yitong, Li Pu, Song Ji and Wang? Waiting for more than 20 people; The authors include Jicheng Song and others 100, who advocate the establishment of "Zuoshan Society". Their rich heritage has enriched the treasure house of Chinese culture and inherited and influenced the latecomers of Laiyang's native land. Sun Mofo, a famous calligrapher in modern times, has profound attainments in Jing Hong Youlong and other works. And Su Juxian, also known as "Sun Bei in South Jiangsu" (also known as "Southern Fairy and Northern Buddha"), are highly respected by the world and shine brilliantly for Laiyang.
In Ming Dynasty, Laiyang County was divided into six squares: Zhongzheng Square, Xuanhua Square, Xingtan Square, Yingxian Square, Xiangu Square and Fangguan in Northeast China. The village is divided into 14 township and governs 135 township. In the early Qing Dynasty, the county was divided into the same areas as the Ming Dynasty. 1735 (13th year of Yongzheng), three townships east of Laiyang were placed under Haiyang county, and five cooperatives were placed under Ninghai prefecture (Mu Ping). At that time, the county seat was still 6 squares, and the rural area was 1 1 township, which governed 100 cooperatives, and was later classified as 98 cooperatives. The division of counties in the early years of the Republic of China was the same as that in the late Qing Dynasty. 1930, the county was divided into 9 districts, governing 30 towns, 176 townships and 1620 villages. 1934165438+10 month, the whole county is divided into 20 rural schools. 1940, the Kuomintang county government abolished township schools and divided the county into 10 districts, which governed 7 towns, 1 14 townships and 1587 villages. 1940 in may, the anti-Japanese democratic government of Laiyang county was established, and the county government established local political power on the basis of the division of the former Kuomintang. 194 1 February, Laiyang county was separated from Donglai administrative office. The administrative office divides Donglai into 12 districts. 1August, 945, Donglai Administrative Office was renamed as Donglai County Government. At this time, Donglai County was divided into 12 area, which governed 428 villages, and Wulong County was divided into 10 area, which governed 363 villages until the establishment of New China.