What are the earliest towns in Gutian County?

Gutian County governs 2 streets, 8 towns, and 4 townships: Chengdong Street, Chengxi Street, Pinghu Town, Daqiao Town, Huangtian Town, Hetang Town, Shanyang Town, Fengdu Town, Shuikou Town, Dajia Town, Jixiang Township, Panyang Township, Fengpu Township, and Zhuoyang Township.

Pinghu Town: belonged to Xingxinli, Enhui Township in the Song Dynasty, belonged to the Eighteen Capitals of Enhui Township from the Yuan to the Ming Dynasty, and belonged to the Eighteen Capitals of Beixiang in the late Qing Dynasty.

Daqiao Town: It belonged to Shaonanli, Yuanhe Township in the Song Dynasty, and belonged to the 44th capital of Yuanhe Township and the 44th capital of Xiaodong Township from the Yuan to the Ming Dynasty. During the Republic of China, it was changed to Dazhong Town, District 2.

Huangtian Town: It belonged to Hepingli, Jiandong Township in the Song Dynasty, the second capital of Jiandong Township from the Yuan to the Ming Dynasty, and the second capital of Xixiang Township in the late Qing Dynasty.

Hetang Town: It belonged to Shunweili, Qingtian Township in the Song Dynasty, and it belonged to the 39th Capital of Qingtian Township from the Yuan to the Ming Dynasty. In the Qing Dynasty, it belonged to the thirty-nine capitals of Dadong Township.

Shanyang Town: has a long history and profound cultural accumulation. The city was built in the 10th year of Hongzhi in the Ming Dynasty (1505) and rebuilt in the 8th to 9th years of Xianfeng (1858-1859). There is a famous historical figure named Zhu Xi

Fengdu Town: It belonged to Hepingli, Jiandong Township in the Song Dynasty. From the Yuan to the Ming Dynasty, it belonged to the five capitals of Jiandong Township. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, it belonged to the five capitals of Xixiang.

Shuikou Town: It belonged to Hepingli, Jiandong Township in the Song Dynasty; it was established as the county seat from the fifth year of Taiping Xingguo to the first year of Duangong (980-988). From the Yuan Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty, it belonged to the capital of Jiandong Township, where inspection and postal stations were set up. In the 22nd year of Daoguang reign of the Qing Dynasty (1842), Gutian sub-county was established. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, it became the capital of Nanxiang.

Dajia Town: It belonged to Shunweili, Qingtian Township in the Song Dynasty, and belonged to the 37th Capital of Qingtian Township from the Yuan to the Ming Dynasty. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, it belonged to the thirty-seven capitals of Dadong Township.

Jixiang Township: It belonged to Shaonanli, Yuanhe Township in the Song Dynasty, and belonged to the 45th capital of Yuanhe Township from the Yuan to the Ming Dynasty. In the late Qing Dynasty, it was the forty-fifth capital of Xiaodong Township.

Panyang Township: It belonged to Baoanli, Jiandong Township in the Song Dynasty, and belonged to the Thirteenth Capital of Jiandong Township from the Yuan to the Ming Dynasty. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, it belonged to the thirteen capitals of Nanxiang.

Fengpu Township: In the Song Dynasty, it belonged to Murenli, Enhui Township. From the Yuan Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty, it belonged to the sixteen capitals of Enhui Township. In the Qing Dynasty, it belonged to the sixteen capitals of Beixiang.

So among the towns under the jurisdiction of Gutian County, except for Chengdong Street, Chengxi Street, and Zhuoyang Township, which were established after the founding of New China, and Shanyang Town, which was built in the Ming Dynasty, other towns have existed since the Song Dynasty.