Luoding City, Yunfu City, Guangdong Province

Luoding, a county-level city directly under the jurisdiction of Guangdong Province, is managed by Yunfu City. It was called Longzhou in ancient times. Luoding is located in the west of Guangdong Province, to the south of Xijiang River. It is the traffic hub of Xijiang corridor. Historically, it is known as "the gate of defense, the important place of pacifying suis", as "the pivot of Guangdong" and "the granary of Lingnan". Luoding, located in the center of Guangdong and Guangxi, is one of the most convenient channels between Guangdong and southwest China, and an important part of "Pearl River Xijiang economic belt".

Luoding basin is the largest basin in Guangdong Province, with vast plain landform and unique basin climate. Luoding is one of the first batch of famous historical and cultural cities in Guangdong Province and a pilot of financial reform in counties directly under the jurisdiction of Guangdong Province. In 2018, Luoding industrial transfer park was listed in the national directory, and the first Rural Revitalization Training Institute in Guangdong was settled in Luoding.

Luoding has a long history of 2400 years, with a large number of cultural security units and prominent intangible culture. In the Ming Dynasty, because of the "Yao rebellion" in luopang area, Longshui county (belonging to Zhaoqing prefecture) was upgraded to Luoding Prefecture, becoming the first Zhili Prefecture in Lingnan history. Luoding Prefecture was one of the "ten prefectures and one Prefecture" in Guangdong during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Luoding is the core area of Nanjiang culture. Luodingjiang, or Nanjiang, is listed as one of the "four rivers of Guangdong" by ancient scholars. It is an important connecting channel and ancient post road of the sea land Silk Road, creating and retaining rich and splendid cultural heritage.

In 2019, Luoding realized GDP of 26 billion 18 million yuan, an increase of 6.2%, and registered residence in the city of 1 million 295 thousand and 100 people. At the end of the year, the resident population was 990 thousand and 700, of which 335 thousand and 800 were urban and the rate of urbanization was 33.9%. There are nearly 200000 overseas Chinese, overseas Chinese and compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan with their ancestral home in Luoding city.

Historical evolution

B.C

In the Neolithic Age 10000 years ago, human beings lived and multiplied on the land of Luoding. They live in caves in Pingtang and Jinji, and live a life of fishing and hunting.

Four or five thousand years ago, the Longjiang River, Luojing River and Taiping River Basins in Luoding were full of traces of human life. The Warring States tomb at beifushan, Hengdong, Luoping, was discovered in the early years. According to experts' conjecture, the owner of the tomb is known as "the king of Baiyue" in historical materials. A large number of cultural relics unearthed from the tomb prove that Luoding once created a splendid ancient civilization more than 2400 years ago. In response, Mr. Zeng Zhaoxuan, a famous Chinese geographer, once wrote an article pointing out: "Luoding is adjacent to Gaoyao in the East, Yangchun in the south, and Cenxi in the West. It is an ancient natural country, which was called the ancient kingdom between the two mountains (Yunkai mountain and Yunwu Mountain)

In the spring and Autumn period, Luoding was the place of Baiyue.

In the 33rd year of the first emperor of Qin Dynasty (214 BC), Nanyue was pacified and Nanhai county was set up, leading 18 counties, including Kaiyang County, which is located in today's Chuanbu town. At the end of Qin Dynasty and the beginning of Han Dynasty, Zhao Tuo, commander of Nanhai County, annexed Guilin county and Xiangjun County, and established Nanyue state. The location of the county is unknown.

In the sixth year of the Han Dynasty (111 BC), seven counties were set up in Nanyue, including Nanhai and Cangwu. Jiaozhou (Panyu) Cangwu county is located in Duanxi county. Most of Luoding belongs to Duanxi county.

Three Kingdoms period

In 226, Luoding belonged to Duanxi County, Cangwu County, Guangzhou. Duanxi county includes Deqing, Luoding, Yunnan, Yuncheng, Yunan, Xinyi, etc.

In 344, Cangwu set up Jinkang County, which led 14 counties. Duanxi set up Longxiang county and furuan county. Longxiang county is the old name of Longshui County, which is the beginning of Luoding ruling Diluo town. Luoding has Longxiang County, furuan county and Pingyuan county. In the seventh year of Yonghe (346), Pingyuan county was changed into Pingyuan County, linglongxiang County, and furuan County belonged to Jinkang county.

From the Yongchu period of Song Dynasty to the year of Yuanjia (420-432), Luoding included Pingyuan County, Longxiang County, Pingyuan county and Ruan County of Jinkang county. In the first year of Yongming (483) of the Southern Qi Dynasty, Guangxi county was replaced by Pingyuan County, and Longxiang county was replaced by Yongxi county and Luoping County. Luoding includes Longxiang, Yongxi, Luoping and furuan counties. In 507, Liang Tianjian divided Guangzhou into Guizhou. From the beginning, there were Guangdong and Guangxi. Luoding belongs to Guangdong Province. Six years (508) and Jianzhou (the name of Longzhou comes from the Luojing section of the Luoding River, where there is a long throat, high beach and rapid water, and huge stones cut across the middle stream, which is very dangerous). At this time, the governance of Longzhou was in Luojing and Taiping Town. Jianzhou is located in the ancient corner of the present town. Guangxi set plain, Kaiyang, Luoyang three counties. Taki Prefecture governs Pingyuan county (county governs Longxiang county), Longxiang County, Yongye County, Kaiyang County (county governs Kaiyang County), Kaiyang County, Liangde county and Liangde County; Jianzhou governs Guangxi county, Yongxi County, Annan County, Luoyang county and Luoyang county. Yongye county is located in Jinzhu town of Cenxi, Guangxi, while Liangde county and Liangde county are located in Xinyi City. South Chen is still set as Liang.

In the ninth year of kaihuang (589), the name of the county was abandoned and Longxiang county was changed into Pingyuan County, which was subordinate to Longzhou with Kaiyang County, Huaide county and Yongye county. Yongxi County, Annan county and Luoyang County belong to Jianzhou. Luoding has five counties, plain, Kaiyang, Yongxi, Annan and Luoyang. Kaihuang eighteen years (598), changed the plain to the county of long water, changed Luoyang to justice county. Luoding began to have the name of Longshui county. In the third year of Daye (607), Longzhou was changed to Yongxi County, and Jianzhou was abolished. And Kaiyang, justice into the county, and Annan into Yongxi. Yongxi County governs six counties: Longshui County, Yongxi County, Yongye county (now Cenxi), Huaide county (now Xinyi), Liangde county (now Dianbai) and ansui county (now Yunan).

Tang dynasty

Aerial photo of Luoding (part)

In the fourth year of Wude (621), Yongxi county was changed to Longzhou. At this time, the governance of Longzhou was around the present tanbai village of Taiping Town (Note: the record of Luoding Prefecture was changed to douzhou). The name of Dou Zhou first appeared in Luoding. In today's tanbai primary school in Taiping Town, there is a stone tablet recording douzhou, which is also called ancient douzhou by local people. In today's Xinyi City, douzhou was originally called nanfuzhou. It was in the eighth year of Zhenguan of Tang Dynasty that nanfuzhou was changed to douzhou. On the basis of the analysis of Longshui County, Kaiyang County and Zhengyi County, four counties of Longshui, Kaiyang, Zhengyi and Huaide are subordinate to Longzhou, nanjianzhou is subordinate to nanjianzhou, and Yongxi, ansui and Yongye counties are subordinate to nanjianzhou. Wude five years (622) and justice county into Huaide County, Yongxi county to Yongning County. Tang Zhenguan first year (627), and Kaiyang, Huaide into the Longshui County, Li Longzhou. In that year, the Tang Dynasty divided the world into ten roads, and Longshui belonged to Lingnan road. In the sixth year of Zhenguan (632), Longzhou was changed and nanjianzhou was reestablished. Longshui County, Kaiyang County, Yongning County and Annan county were subordinate to nanjianzhou, while Yongye county was subordinate to Yizhou. In the eighth year of Zhenguan (634), nanjianzhou was changed into Yaozhou. Tang Zhenguan eighteen years (644), abandoned medicine state restoration Taki state, leading County as old. In the first year of Tianbao (742), Kaiyang County was set up in Taki Prefecture, and Li Lingnan road was set up. In the second year of Qianyuan (759), Kaiyang County was rebuilt and Longzhou was established.

Song dynasty

In 973, Kaiyang, Jianshui, Yongning and Zhengyi were merged into Longshui county (the county office was located in the old county site of Chuanbu town in Kaiyang County). In the eighth year of Dade (1304), chenze county magistrate moved to yanglubu (now Luocheng town). In the same year, taki Prefecture was abandoned.

the Ming dynasty

In the fifth year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1577), Ling Yunyi conquered luopang, Pingyao was in chaos, and Longshui county was upgraded to Zhili Prefecture of Luoding. Dongshan huangjiangdong in the east of Longshui county and some areas of Deqing, Gaoyao and Xinxing built Dongan County (now Yuncheng district and Yunan County), Xishan Dadong in the west of Longshui county and Xining county (now Yunnan county) in some areas of Deqing and FengChuan. Luoding Zhili Prefecture leads Dongan and Xining counties. Because Luoding was the name of Luoping, and the East and west of Luoding were peaceful, Dongan and Xining were the names of counties. The name of Longshui began to change, and the name of Luoding also began here.

the Qing dynasty

The Qing Dynasty established Luoding Zhili Prefecture, which governed Luocheng and governed Luoding Prefecture, Dong'an County and Xining county. Luoding Prefecture is directly under the jurisdiction of Guangdong Province. In addition, there are different settings in different periods. From the fifth year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1577) to the second year of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty (1663), Luoding Bing Bei Dao was merged into Lingxi Shou Dao. In the sixth year of Kangxi (1667), Lingxi Shoudao was abolished. In the ninth year of Kangxi (1670), gaoleilian road was established in Gaozhou, and Luoding Prefecture was under the garrison. In the 16th year of Kangxi (1677), the government of Luoding Dao was established. Kangxi twenty-one years (1682) cut into the ridge West patrol Road, patrol zhaogaolianluo road in Zhaoqing. Yongzheng eight years (1730) analysis for zhaoluo road. Tongzhi six years (1867) change points patrol zhaoluoyang road in Zhaoqing City.

The Republic of China

In the first year of the Republic of China (1912), the government abolished the state and government system. Luoding Prefecture was changed into Luoding county. Dongan (Yunfu) and Xining (Yunnan) counties of Luoding Zhili prefecture were separated from each other, and they were all subordinate to Guangdong Province. During the period of the Republic of China, Luoding county was under the jurisdiction of the South Road Administrative Office of Guangdong Province, the office of the Western Rehabilitation Committee, the office of the Western appeasement Committee, and the office of the third administrative inspector general of Guangdong Province in 1936. Since May 1949, it has been under the jurisdiction of the 12th administrative inspector general's office of Guangdong Province.

modern

After the founding of new China, Luoding county was subordinate to Xijiang District of Guangdong Province. In 1952, it was subordinate to the central Guangdong administrative region of Guangdong Province. On November 5, 1958, Luoding and Yunan counties were merged into Luonan County. County organs are located in Luocheng Town, under Jiangmen district. On January 4, 1959, Luonan County was renamed Luoding county. On April 10, 1961, Luoding county was restored to the original system of Luoding county and Yunan County. Luoding county was subordinate to Zhaoqing District of Guangdong Province. On April 8, 1993, Luoding county was withdrawn from the county and Luoding city was established, which was administered by Zhaoqing prefecture level city directly under the central government of Guangdong Province. On April 5, 1994, with the approval of the State Council, Luoding city was directly under the central government of Guangdong Province. April 28, 1994, born in Guangdong Province

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