The ins and outs of Hengshui ancient city in Hebei Province
The word "Hengshui" first appeared in the Southern Tour Monument written by Tuobajun of Wen Chengdi in the Northern Wei Dynasty. The inscription mentioned that Wen Chengdi once held a grand ceremony on the Hengshui River in Xindu (now jizhou city). "Sacrificial ceremony" refers to the ritual activities held by the water's edge every spring and autumn in ancient times to remove dirt and pray for disaster relief.
What is the meaning of "Hengshui" in "The Coast of Hengshui"? According to Liu Hongxun, who has been engaged in the historical research of Hengshui for more than ten years and was the director of the Party History Office of Hengshui Municipal Committee, Hengshui is the name of this river, that is, it is another name for the section after crossing the Zhangshui River in jizhou city today, also known as Zhang Heng or Zhang Heng.
In the 16th year of Emperor Yangdi's reign, Hebei envoys allocated Bo (including land and villages around the original Taoxian county government such as Taoyuan and Beimazhuang) to Hengshui County. 1March, 946, when the county boundaries were re-surveyed, the two counties negotiated to assign the above-mentioned 17 village to Shenxian county, and some villages in Shenxian county were assigned to Hengshui, Xindu and Wuyi counties, and newly established Hengshui county, which is now the old city village of Hengshui city. The name of the county takes the meaning of "Zhangshui Crossflow" because after entering from the southwest of Hengshui County, Zhangshui did not flow eastward into the sea, but turned north and then into the sea. Therefore, the ancients also called this section of the Zhanghe River "Hengshui". Later, due to the confluence of Zhanghe River and Jiaoyu, this section of the river is today's Fuyang River.
Since then, the name of Hengshui County has been used for several generations. After the founding of New China, Hengshui was established in the winter of 1949, and was cancelled in the winter of 1952+0 1. 1In June, 1962, in order to focus on poverty alleviation, the state grouped 1 1 poverty-stricken counties that originally belonged to Shijiazhuang and Cangzhou, re-established Hengshui area, and 1970 changed its name to Hengshui area. 1982 In May, Hengshui Town, which belongs to Hengshui County, was rebuilt into Hengshui City. At this time, Hengshui city and county coexist. By September of 1983, Hengshui County was abolished and merged into Hengshui City. 1in July, 1996, Hengshui area was set up, and the original Hengshui city was changed to Taocheng District.