Why did Gushi go to Xinyang again?

Xinyang, located at the southernmost tip of Henan Province, is one of the prefecture-level cities in Henan Province 17, which governs 2 districts and 8 counties. Because it is located between the north and the south, Xinyang has many characteristics of both the south and the north. So, how did the 10 districts and counties in Xinyang City come into being?

First of all, talk about the history of Henan Province. Henan province belongs to one of the six central provinces, and has jurisdiction over 17 prefecture-level cities. Henan province is dominated by plain areas, especially in the central and eastern parts of Henan province, and there are almost no mountains. Henan Province is a populous province and a major grain province in China. The total population of Henan has reached more than 98 million, second only to Guangdong and Shandong provinces. Jiaozi, sausage, instant noodles, etc. Produced in Henan province, accounting for more than half of the country. The wheat production in Henan accounts for almost a quarter of the whole country.

However, due to the plain, in ancient history, Henan Province belonged to the land of four wars, and there was no danger to defend at all. For example, in the Song Dynasty, there were no sixteen states as barriers. After the northern nomadic cavalry went south, the Song Dynasty immediately fell into passive defense mode. After the Yellow River defense line was breached, the Southern Song Dynasty could only rely on the tenacious resistance of Xinyang and Nanyang mountainous areas, thus consolidating the security of the two lakes. Once Xinyang, Nanyang and other places fall, the northern cavalry will March forward, just like the "heart of Hei Hu".

/kloc-In the middle of 0/3rd century, after the rise of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, in a few decades, the regimes of Dajin State, Xixia State, Dali State and Southern Song Dynasty were eliminated successively, and a dynasty with a huge territory was established. However, with the expansion of the territory, the lack of local management experience in the Yuan Dynasty became obvious. In the face of hundreds of state capitals and thousands of counties, the data of population, cultivated land and grain are dense and complex, which is unprecedented in the Yuan Dynasty. For example, the food in different places is completely different.

Wheat, sorghum, rice, etc. Very complicated. All kinds of cultivated land are divided into dry land, irrigated land, sandy land, hilly land and terraced fields. Moreover, various types were divided into several grades, which puzzled the Yuan Dynasty. The two-level division of States and counties used in the Tang and Song Dynasties was not suitable for the Yuan Dynasty because it was too busy. Kaiyuan Road 15 in Tang Dynasty and Route 23 in Song Dynasty all have their own problems.

Finally, combined with the experience of the 23rd Route in the Song Dynasty, the Yuan Dynasty, on the basis of Jin Guoxing Bookstore, combined with its own needs, launched an enhanced and upgraded version, namely the provincial system. The Yuan Dynasty divided the whole country into 10 provinces, such as Jiangbei, Jiangxi, Lingbei and so on. At that time, Henan was under the jurisdiction of Jiangbei Province of Henan Province. Each province has its own jurisdiction, each road has its own state capital, and each state capital has its own county, which is equivalent to a four-level zoning structure.

Although the Yuan Dynasty established the provincial system, it was not perfect and left many problems. First of all, the division of provinces is unreasonable and the management is too difficult. Second, local institutions are rough, overlapping and inefficient. By the end of the Yuan Dynasty, many problems had arisen. 1368, after Zhu Yuanzhang established the Ming Dynasty, according to the actual needs of the Ming Dynasty, on the basis of the provinces in the Yuan Dynasty, the division of various regions was further adjusted.

During the reign of Judy, the third emperor of the Ming Dynasty, with the relocation of the capital of the Ming Dynasty, the north-south zoning pattern of South Zhili and 13 provinces was formed. It must be said that the division of many provinces in China was basically formed during the Ming Dynasty, such as Henan, Shanxi and Jiangxi provinces. Compared with the current zoning system, it is very close. In Henan Province, a series of prefectures and Zhili prefectures have been established, such as Kaifeng Prefecture, Nanyang Prefecture, Runing Prefecture, Guide Prefecture, Shaanxi Prefecture, Xinyang Prefecture and Xuzhou.

/kloc-In the mid-7th century, after the Qing Dynasty gradually established its own rule, it began to adjust the division of various places according to its own needs. Finally, the pattern of inland 18 provinces was formed. During the reign of the Qing Dynasty, the division of Henan Province was not greatly adjusted, and all parts of Xinyang were managed by Gwangju and Xinyang. 19 12. After the demise of the Qing Dynasty, China entered the stage of warlord melee. The geographical position of Henan province is important, and warlords all over the country compete repeatedly, which has caused serious damage to all parts of Henan province.

In 1930s and 1940s, Henan Province suffered from drought, flood and military disasters one after another, and all the people in the country needed to recuperate. In a blink of an eye, at the beginning of the founding of New China, with the stability of the situation, China entered the stage of post-war reconstruction, economic development and resumption of production, and a series of important projects started one after another. In Henan Province, a series of special zones have been established. In southern Henan, Xinyang Special Zone and Huangchuan Special Zone have been established in Henan Province. Xinyang Special Zone has jurisdiction over eight counties including runan county, Shangcai, Xiping, suiping county, Queshan, Xinyang, Zhengyang and Xincai.

In fact, most counties later belonged to Zhumadian. Huangchuan District governs Huangchuan County, Xixian County, Gushi County, Guangshan County, Shangcheng County, luoshan county County and Xinxian County. 1June, 952, after the establishment of Huaibin County, it was placed under the management of Huangchuan District. A few months later, Huangchuan area was revoked and merged into Xinyang area. At this time, Xinyang area has jurisdiction over Xinyang county-level city, Zhumadian county-level city and other 17 counties, with a very large jurisdiction.

In fact, the jurisdiction is too big and difficult. Due to the limited traffic and communication conditions at that time, the county under its jurisdiction was too large. If all counties are called for a meeting, the counties that are far away may need to leave two days in advance, otherwise they will not arrive at all. 1965, Zhumadian Special Zone was established based on Xiping County, suiping county, runan county, Pingyu County, Queshan County, Shangcai County and Zhengyang County. After that, Xinyang area has jurisdiction over 9 counties including Xinyang County, Huangchuan County, Gushi County, Shangcheng County, Huaibin County, Guangshan County, luoshan county County, Xixian County and Xinxian County.

At the end of 1960s, after all the special zones in China were changed into regions, Xinyang region was renamed Xinyang region. In 1980s, with the sustained and rapid economic development of China, in order to meet the needs of the times, the jurisdiction of many provinces in China began to be changed to prefecture-level cities. In Henan Province, starting from 1983, Zhengzhou, Kaifeng, Anyang, Puyang and other prefecture-level cities have been established one after another. 1988, Xinyang area was abolished and Xinyang prefecture-level city was established. At the same time, Xinyang County was abolished and Shihe District and Pingqiao District were established.

So far, the division of 2 districts and 8 counties in Xinyang City has been completely formed, with a total of 10 districts and counties. Since the beginning of 2 1 century, Xinyang has successively established Yangshan New District and Xinyang High-tech Zone, which have developed very rapidly. At present, the total population of Xinyang City has reached more than 6.2 million, which is not small among 7 prefecture-level cities in Henan Province/KLOC-0.

Finally, it's interesting to talk about the geographical location of Xinyang city. It's right between the north and the south of China. So Xinyang city has many characteristics of both the south and the north, such as eating rice and so on. In terms of accent, it is obviously different from Henan. Xinyang is closer to Wuhan, the capital of Hubei, than Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan. So a considerable number of Xinyang people will choose Wuhan, Hubei or other cities when they go out to work.