Historical records of Raozhou

In the Jiangxi entry of "History of the Ming Dynasty, Chronicles 19, Geography 4", there are the following records about Raozhou:

Raozhou Prefecture, Yuanraozhou Road, belongs to Jiangsu and Zhejiang Provinces . In the eighth month of the Xinchou year of Taizu, it was established as Poyang Prefecture, under the jurisdiction of Jiangxi Province. Xun said, "Raozhou Prefecture, come and serve." Ling County Seven. The southwest is 240 miles away from the Chief Secretary (note: today's Nanchang City). Poyang relies on. In the first year of Zhengtong, Prince Huai's Mansion moved here from Shaozhou Mansion in Guangdong. There is Poyang Mountain in the northwest, in Poyang Lake. The lake is three hundred miles long and forty miles wide, spanning the four prefectures of Nankang, Raozhou, Nanchang and Jiujiang. There is the Pojiang River in the south, which originates from Nanzhi (note: Nanzhili, including the three provinces and cities of Jiangsu, Shanghai and Anhui today), Wuyuan County and Qimen County, and flows downstream to the east of the city. To the south, the Guangxin Shangrao River (note: today's Xinjiang River) comes to join Yan, loops around the city to the northwest, and divides into two parts, both of which enter Poyang Lake, also known as Shuanggang Water. To the east is East Lake, a governor lake, which flows into the Pojiang River. In the northwest, there is the Tangyin Inspection Department, which was moved to Shuanggang. There is the Shimen Town Inspection Department in the north. There is Dayang Port in the northeast. Xi has a horoscope brain.

Yuqian (note: today’s Yuqian County), south of Funan. Yuan Yuqianzhou. At the beginning of Hongwu period, it was reduced to a county. There is Kanglang Mountain in the northwest, and it is adjacent to the southern end of Poyang Lake. Because of its name, it is called Kanglang Lake. There is Zuting Lake in the west. There is Yushui in the south, also known as Sanyushui. There is Longku River in the south, which joins Yushui and flows down into Pojiang River. There is the Kangshan Inspection Department, which was formerly located on Kanglang Mountain and later moved to Huangbu. There is Ruihong Town in the west, on the shore of Poyang Lake.

Leping, Fudong. Yuanle Pingzhou. At the beginning of Hongwu, it was reduced to a county. There is Fengyou Mountain in the northeast. In the south is Le'an River (note: also known as Le'an River), which is the upper reaches of Pojiang River. There is the Inspection Department of Bajian Town in the north. There is the Inspection Department of Xianhe Town in the south, which later moved to Kexi Town in Wannian County.

Fuliang, east of Fuliang. Fuliang Prefecture in the Yuan Dynasty was reduced to a county in the early Hongwu period. There is Changjiang River (note: also known as Changjiang River) in the south, and the water from Qimen County in the south flows together, which is also the separate source of Pojiang River. There was the Inspection Department of Taoshu Town in the northwest, which was later moved to the northeast of the county. There is Jingdezhen in the southwest. In the early days of Xuande, the Imperial Ware Factory was set up here.

Dexing, Fudong. There is Yin Mountain in the east, which was used to produce silver. There is Tongshan in the north, and there is Danquan at the foot of the mountain, where iron can be soaked into copper. There are buildings in the southwest to save water, which flows in from Yiyang County. There is a big stream in the north, flowing directly into Wuyuan County in the south. The lower reaches join the Le'an River. There is Baisha Inspection Department in the east. There was the Yongtai Inspection Department in the southwest, which was abolished.

Anren (note: this is Yujiang County today, not Anren County, Hunan Province), Shaodong, South Funan. There is Jinjiang River in the south, also known as Anren Port, which flows from Guixi County to the northwest and enters Yugan Territory, where it is called Longku River. To the east is the Baita River, which joins the Jinjiang River. There were Baita in the south and Tiannan in the east, which were later abandoned.

Ten thousand years, southeast of the mansion. In the seventh year of Zhengde, it was established in Wanchun Township of Yuqian County, and the land of Poyang, Leping and Guixi counties was analyzed to benefit it. There is Wannian Mountain in the north. There is Taoyuan Cave in the east, Taoyuan Water flows out, passes through the southwest of the county, and flows downstream into Yushui. There was Hexi Town in the northeast and the Second Inspection Department of Shitou Street in the north, both of which were abandoned. In the Spring and Autumn Period, Chu Fanyi (pronounced PóYì in ancient times) was established in Qin Dynasty as Fanxian County. In the Western Han Dynasty, it was changed to Fanyang County, and in the Eastern Han Dynasty, it was changed to Poyang County. It is known as the "Land of Fish and Rice", "Rich State" and "Silver Poyang". Poyang Lake, the largest freshwater lake in China, is named after the county. Poyang Town, where the county government is located, is one of the famous ancient towns in Jiangxi.

In 221 BC, Qin Shihuang unified China and established Fan County. The county magistrate Wu Rui began to build a city, and the county seat was in today's Poyang Town. In the Western Han Dynasty, the name was changed to Fanyang County because the county seat was located to the north of Fanshui (now Pojiang). In the Eastern Han Dynasty, it was changed to Poyang County. In the 15th year of Jian'an (210), it became the county seat of Poyang County, and the county seat was moved to Guxiandu Town today. In the eighth year of Chiwu (245) of the Three Kingdoms, the county government was still in Poyang Town. In March of the sixth year of Xianning in Jin Dynasty (280), it was moved to Shimenjie Town. In the second year of Zhongxing in Qi in the Southern Dynasty (502), it was still governed in Poyang Town. In the ninth year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign in the Sui Dynasty (589), Raozhou was governed. In the 14th year of Yuan Dynasty (1277), Raozhou Road was governed. In the 21st year of Yuan Zhizheng (1361), it was governed by Poyang Prefecture. In the second year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1369), it was ruled by Raozhou Prefecture.

At the beginning of liberation in 1949, Poyang County was promoted to Poyang City and Chengguan District was established. In 1952, the city was abolished and Chengguan District was renamed Poyang Town. In May 1957, the National Character Committee simplified Poyang County into Boyang County on the grounds that many people did not recognize the character "Po". In December 2003, the People's Republic of China and the Ministry of Civil Affairs approved the restoration of the county name to Poyang. Poyang County is located in the northeastern part of Jiangxi Province, with a total land area of ​​4,215 square kilometers and a total registered population of nearly 1.5 million. It is the second largest county in Jiangxi Province and the most populous county. The county government is located in Poyang Town. Gan dialect is spoken throughout the county.