History of Xinfeng County, Jiangxi Province

Xinfeng County was founded in the first year of Tang Yongchun (682). Since ancient times, it has been known as "Rao Gu Duo chestnut, while people are faithful to things". County names take people's loyalty to things.

Located in the middle of Ganzhou, Jiangxi Province, in the middle reaches of Taojiang River, a tributary of Gongshui River.

Anyuan County in the east, longnan county, dingnan county and quannan county in the south, Nanxiong City in Guangdong Province in the west, Dayu County in the northwest and Nankang District and Ganxian County in the north.

Xinfeng county is a famous historical and cultural city in Jiangxi province and an important town in southern Jiangxi. Located in the one-hour metropolitan economic circle of Ganzhou metropolitan area and the four-hour economic circle of Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Nanchang, it is the direct hinterland of the Pearl River Delta and Haixi Economic Zone.

By the end of 20 13, the built-up area of Xinfeng county reached 26.8 square kilometers, and the urban population reached 258,000. It is the only county in six counties in southern Ganzhou (Xinfeng, Longnan, Anyuan, Dingnan, Xunwu and Quannan) with an urban area of over 25 square kilometers and an urban population of over 250,000. It has entered the ranks of medium-sized cities in Jiangxi Province and is also one of the sub-central cities in southern Jiangxi.

Xinfeng county has coal, limestone, medical stone, rare earth, tungsten and other mineral resources; 470,000 mu of cultivated land, including 388,000 mu of paddy fields; The mountainous area covers an area of 3.02 million mu, mainly producing grain, tobacco, fruits, mushrooms, melons, vegetables, sweet corn, tea, pigs, cattle and poultry. There are many agricultural and sideline products, rich in navel oranges. It is a national commodity grain base county, which is listed as a national agricultural base 10, and is known as "the hometown of navel orange in China" and "the hometown of straw mushroom in China".

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Xinfeng county is one of the 2 1 all-red counties in the former Central Soviet Area, where the Red Army broke through the first blockade line in the Long March and was the core area of the three-year guerrilla war in the south. * * *, Zhu De, Peng, Xiang Ying, Chen Yi and other proletarian revolutionaries of the older generation all lived and fought in Xinfeng County.

[2] The Spring and Autumn Period belongs to Wu, the Warring States Period belongs to Chu, the Qin Dynasty belongs to Jiujiang County, the Han Dynasty belongs to Nankang County, and the Western Jin Dynasty belongs to Qianzhou.

In the first year of Yongchun in Tang Gaozong (AD 682), Nan 'an County was located in the southeast of Nankang County, which was the beginning of the establishment of the county.

In the first year of Tianbao, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty (AD 724), it was renamed Xinfeng because it had the same name as Nan 'an County, Quanzhou, Fujian Province, meaning "people believe in things", and it has been inherited ever since.

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1987, Jifu Township, Tieshi Township and Da Qiao Township were changed to Tieshikou Town and Da Qiao Town; According to Tongxiang, five village committees, namely Shuidong, Changsheng, Huayuan, Yi Tong and Shuibei, were placed under Jiading Town.

1988 12 10 cancels Xiaojiang Township, Xintian Township, Gupi Township, Daa Township, Datangbu Township and Anxi Township, and establishes Xiaojiang Town, xin tian zhen Town, Gupi Town, Daa Town, Datangbu Town and Anxi Town.

1989165438+1October 23rd, You Shan Township was abolished and Youshan Town was established.

In August 1994, Xiaohe Township was abolished and xiaohe town was established.

On May 9th, 20001year, Xinfeng County abolished Yitong Township and Longshe Township and was transferred to Jiading Town. Shiping Township was revoked and transferred to Datang Port Town; Sell Jinpenshan Township and transfer it to Gupi Town; Cancel Huangni Township, Xingcun Township and Xiniu Township, and merge to form Xiniu Town; Cancel Jiudu Township and Zhengping Township, and merge to form Zhengping Town.

At the end of 2003, Xinfeng County had a total population of 666,000.

At the end of 2004, Xinfeng County administered 13 towns and 3 townships: Jiading Town, xin tian zhen, Tieshikou Town, Youshan Town, Anxi Town, Gupi Town, Xiaojiang Town, xiaohe town Town, Da 'a Town, Da Qiao Town, Datang Town, Zhengping Town, Xiniu Town, Bandung Township, Hushan Township and Chongxian Township.

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