What is the history of Shenzhen?
Today's Shenzhen River winds through the bustling urban area. The name "Shenzhen" comes from it. "Zhen" refers to "Tianbian Ditch", and "Shenzhen" refers to "Deep Water Ditch". .
According to the "Xin'an County Chronicle" compiled during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, the Shenzhen River was not only deep in history, but also fast-flowing. Whenever it rained, the water would rise, making it very difficult for residents to come and go. There were often people? Don't know the depth, how can I be drowned? For this reason, Liao Yingchong, the chief of the official and wealthy inspection department in charge of local security, presided over the construction of a "Huimin Bridge" on the Shenzhen River in the 28th year of Kangxi's reign. This bridge was built of stone and is today's "People's Bridge". ?’s predecessor.
Why not call Baoan City when the county was removed to establish a city? Zhang Xunfu, the first secretary of Shenzhen, said at the meeting: The meeting studied several issues that urgently need to be determined. The first is the name of the new city. Is it better to call it Bao'an or Shenzhen? Comrades who advocate calling it Shenzhen cited three reasons: First, Shenzhen is more famous in the world than Bao'an, and those who don't know Bao'an also know that Shenzhen exists; Secondly, foreigners who know Shenzhen will know that Shenzhen is close to Hong Kong, where the Luohu Port is located; thirdly, Shenzhen means deep water, which has good intentions in Cantonese culture. Both Cantonese and Hong Kong compatriots think it is a geomantic treasure. So the Standing Committee decided to use "Shenzhen" as the name of the new city, and then the draft was submitted to the province and the central government, and was officially announced with the approval of the State Council. ? Bao'an, Bao'an, can you find treasure and be safe?
There is Baoshan in Bao'an, so can you find treasure and be safe. There is a book in the Ming Dynasty that records: "Whoever obtains this treasure will be safe, and everyone will benefit from it." ?Baoan? has its own name in history, which has auspicious meanings. Bao'an, as the name of a county, has a history of more than 1,670 years, counting from the Eastern Jin Dynasty in 331 AD. In 331 AD, the Eastern Jin Dynasty established a county under the jurisdiction of six counties including Bao'an. Bao'an County included today's Shenzhen City, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, parts of Dongguan City, southern Panyu County, Zhongshan City and other areas. This was the beginning of the establishment of county-level administrative agencies in Shenzhen and the beginning of Shenzhen's urban history.
The Shenzhen area has been under the jurisdiction of Dongguan County since the mid-Tang Dynasty. After all, the distance is far away and governance is beyond its reach. Shenzhen and Hong Kong areas have been frequently intruded by Japanese pirates and pirates. Especially after the mid-Ming Dynasty, military disasters continued. Therefore, at the suggestion of the Nantou squire, and with the support and planning of Liu Wen, the deputy envoy of Guangdong Haidao, Xin'an County was established in the hometown of Bao'an in the first year of Wanli of the Ming Dynasty (1573), in order to reform the old and create new ones, and eliminate dangers for safety. mean. From "finding treasures for safety" to "getting rid of dangers for safety", we can see the people's living environment and ideals.
In 1914, due to the reorganization of administrative regions across the country, Xin'an County in Guangdong Province had the same name as Xin'an County in Henan Province and was renamed "Bao'an" county. On January 1, 1993, Bao'an was removed from the county and two districts, Bao'an and Longgang, were established under the direct jurisdiction of Shenzhen City.