The Historical Evolution of Jiangxia District
In 35 BC, in the nineteenth year of King Xian of Zhou, Chu set sand in Tukou (now Jinkou).
in the first year of Qin Shihuang (246 BC), the world was divided into 36 counties, and Shaxian belonged to the south county.
In the sixth year of Emperor Gaozu (21 BC), Shaxian County was established, which was the beginning of Wuchang County, and Tukou (now Jinkou) was transferred to Jiangxia County.
in the first year of Jianwu (ad 25), due to the need of establishing a water army, a dock was built in Baishazhou, Wuchang, and the shipbuilding industry rose. In the 23rd year of Jianwu (AD 47), the tomb of Jiangxia barbarian king was established in Manwangshan, Wuchang. In the 13th year of Jian 'an (A.D. 28), Cao Cao marched south, but Sun Liu's army refused Cao Bing to attack Cao Ying in Chibi (now Chiji Mountain in Jinkou Street), and Cao Yu fled to Nanjun from Wulin (now Wulin Town in Honghu). In the 2th year of Jian 'an (AD 215), Xian Di was divided into two counties in Jiangxia and six counties in Nanjun. Xiakou (now Wuchang) belonged to Wu, with Cheng Pu as the prefect.
The Three Kingdoms, Wei, Jin, Northern and Southern Dynasties (AD 22-589) was a period of great turmoil and division in the history of China feudal society. The most famous Battle of Red Cliffs, the battlefield is in Chiji Mountain, Jinkou (controversial). At present, bronze swords and other weapons have been unearthed in sites such as Jifengtai, Zhuge City and soldiers' tombs. In the first year of Huang Chu in Wei Dynasty (AD 22), Sun Quan moved to Hubei from the public security bureau to be called the King of Wu, and renamed Xia County in Nanjiang as Wuchang County.
In February of the first year of Taikang in the Western Jin Dynasty (AD 28), Wu was wiped out in Jin Dynasty and transferred to Jiangzhou as Wuchang County.
During the Song Dynasty in the Southern Dynasties, in the third year of Yong Dynasty (AD 422), Runan was the home of Jiangxia County. In the first year of Datong (AD 527), bodhidharma, an Indian Buddhist Zen master, traveled from Jinling to Tukou to Mount Huai, and later generations built a statue of Moding (now Liuyun Pavilion) to worship it.
In the ninth year of Emperor Kai (AD 589), runan county was changed to Jiangxia County, and Jiangxia County was moved to Ezhou City (Wuchang). Tukou belongs to it.
in the fourth year of Wude (AD 621), Ezhou was changed to Jiangxia County, and Lishan South Road (ten roads in China). Jiangxia county and Jiangxia county are the same place. In the first year of Zhenguan (A.D. 627), Weichi Gong established a brick kiln group monument in Qingbuwan, Jinkou. In the fifteenth year of Zhenguan (AD 641), Li Daozong was named King of Jiangxia. In the first year of Zhide (AD 756), the name of Ezhou was restored and transferred to Jiangnan West Road. In the sixth year of Ganfu (AD 879), Huang Chao attacked Jiangxia City, breaking the outline. Jiangxia Paper Workshop in Tang Dynasty is famous for its paper-making workshops, which are still in use today. At that time, the paper-making scale was large and famous. Since the flourishing Lingquan ancient city in the Tang Dynasty, its traffic artery has been in the paper mill. The ancient city of Lingquan in the Tang Dynasty was located in Lingquan Mountain. Because there were waterway transportation extending in all directions in ancient times, it was bordered by liangzi lake on three sides, and it was connected to the Yangtze River at both ends, namely, Tongfankou, Miyukou and Jinkou. In the third year of Liang Long's reign (AD 923), Jiangxia County belonged to Wuchang County, Ezhou. In the fifth year of Xiande in the latter Zhou Dynasty (AD 958), Ezhou was changed to Wuchang County.
In the first year of Jianlong in the Northern Song Dynasty (AD 96), Wuchang County was changed to Qing County, and Jiangxia County still belonged to Ezhou. In the tenth year of Xianchun in the Southern Song Dynasty (AD 1274), Yuan attacked Ezhou City with Bo Yan, and Song Shoujiang Zhang Yanran opened the door to meet the surrender. In the Song Dynasty, the iron smelting industry, copper casting industry, textile industry and so on were relatively developed. The bronze tripod excavated in Longquan Mountain in Jiangxia weighed 36 Jin, and it was glittering and dazzling. In the Song Dynasty, Jinkou became a famous town in the south of the Yangtze River, known as the "golden port".
in the fifth year of Dade (AD 131), Ezhou Road was changed to Wuchang Road. The county seat is Wuchang Road and the administrative center of Huguanghang Province. In the 2th year of the Yuan Dynasty (AD 136), Chen Youliang killed Xu Shouhui and founded Wuchang, nicknamed "The Big Man".
in the first year of hongwu in Ming dynasty (ad 1368), Jiangxia county belonged to Wuchang prefecture in Hubei province. In the third year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (AD 137), Zhu Yuanzhang named Zhu Zhen, the sixth son, as King of Chu Zhao. King Zhao of Chu took a fancy to Longquan Mountain, a treasure trove of geomantic omen, and decided that "Lingquan Mountain" was immortal soil and "Sleeping Mountain". Since Zhu Zhen, in the 274 years of Ming Dynasty, the gardens of Zhao, Zhuang, Xian, Kang, Jing, Duan, Cheng, Gong and He were successively built here. In the first year of Jiajing (AD 1522), a revetment of Huaishan Stone in Jinkou was built. From thirty-nine to forty-six years of Wanli (1611-1618), Xiong Tingbi, a fu, successively built Zhanggong Ferry, Sixty-mile Long Dike from Jinkou Longchuangji to Baishazhou, and Siyi Gongdi.
In the second year of Shunzhi (AD 1645), Li Zicheng passed Wuchang and changed Jiangxia County to Ruifu County. In June, the Qing army occupied Wuchang and followed the Ming system. In the 18th year of Shunzhi (AD 1661), Duan Can (a native of Jinkou) invested in repairing the Damoting in Huaishan and renamed it Liuyun Pavilion. In the third year of Xianfeng (AD 1853), on January 12th, Yang Xiuqing, the east king of Taiping Army, and Shi Dakai, the king of Duyi, occupied Wuchang City.
The Republic of China (AD 1912) changed Jiangxia County to Wuchang County to commemorate the Revolution of 1911, which means "prospering because of martial arts". Jianghan Road was first transferred to Hubei Province after 193.
On June 1th, 1949, Wuchang County People's Government was established in Wuchang District, which was subordinate to Daye Agency. In May, 1952, Daye Agency was revoked and changed to Xiaogan Agency. In November 1959, it was placed in the suburbs of Wuhan. In 196, the county government moved to Zhifang Town. In April, 1961, it returned to Xiaogan agency. In August 1965, it was changed to Xianning agency. It has been assigned to Wuhan since November 1975. In March 1995, Wuchang County was abolished and Jiangxia District of Wuhan City was established.