The Stone Age

The history of humanities can be traced back to the Stone Age. In the Neolithic Age, there were ancestors living in the territory on both sides of the Yue River Channel and the Han River. According to surveys and archaeological excavations by the cultural relics department, more than 40 Neolithic Age sites have been discovered throughout the region, among which the representative ones include Ankang Wuli Garden Cypress Ridge, Liujiahe, and Zhangjiaba; Langao Xiaojiaba; Han Dynasty; Sites such as Ruanjiaba in Yin, Majiaying in Ziyang, Lijiana, Gongjialiang, and Xintianpu in Xunyang relatively completely display the settlements of our ancestors. The unearthed Neolithic cultural relics have the characteristics of Banpo culture, Miaodigou culture, Lijiacun culture and Qujialing culture, and have strong local cultural characteristics.

Xia Dynasty

In Xia Dynasty, Ankang was part of Liangzhou. According to records in China's earliest geographical work "Shang Shu·Yu Gong", the country was divided into nine states, called "Huayang Heishui is Liangzhou". Scholars in the Tang Dynasty believed that Liangzhou included today's Hanzhong, Ankang and Shangluo areas.

Shang and Zhou Dynasties

During the Shang and Zhou dynasties, Ankang became a fiefdom of Yongguo, and was known as Shangyong in history, and was called "the country of barbarians". After the Shang Dynasty established its political power, it vigorously conquered and plundered the surrounding tribes, and the tribes in the Han River Basin were not spared. In King Wu's campaign to defeat Zhou, mediocre people participated and were able to fight well. During the Western Zhou Dynasty, King Zhao's rubber boat was destroyed, causing King Zhao's monarchs and ministers to drown in the Han River. Later, King Mu and King Xuan conquered the south one after another, but both returned without success. Later, the royal family declined and prefectures and states were merged. In the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, Ankang was placed under the jurisdiction of Chu, Shu, and Qin, with frequent changes. The tribes in this area were also annexed by Chu, one of the new five hegemons. According to "Taiping Huanyu Ji": "Jinzhou was the territory of Chu during the Warring States Period, a vassal territory. Later it was destroyed by Chu and became the territory of Chu again."

Spring and Autumn and Warring States

During the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, Ankang was located at the "head of Qin and the tail of Chu", straddling the north and south. In 611 BC, the Yong Kingdom was divided into three parts: Qin, Ba, and Chu. It became a battleground between Qin and Chu. In the 13th year of Gengyuan (312 BC), King Hui of Qin established Xicheng County on the platform on the north bank of the Han River in Ankang (today's Zhongdu Platform). It belonged to Hanzhong County and the county government was located in Xicheng. Qin unified the six kingdoms (221 BC), designated the upper reaches of the Han River as Hanzhong County, and Xicheng County as Hanzhong County, with twelve counties under its jurisdiction, including Hanbin, Hanyin, Shiquan, Ziyang, Langao, Pingli, and Zhenping. county.

Western Han Dynasty

The Western Han Dynasty followed the Qin system. Hanzhong County consisted of five counties: Xicheng, Anyang, Changli (today's Pingli County), Xunyang, and Xi (today's Baihe County). Soxicheng County. Xicheng County governs most of today's Hanbin District and the entire territory of Ziyang and Langao. From the first to the sixth year of Jianwu of the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-30 years), Liu Xiu sent General Li Tong to lead the army, and he fought with Bashu Gongsun in Xicheng, and took Hanzhong. The county administration was moved to Nanzheng, and it was placed under the jurisdiction of the Yizhou Governor's Department. Xicheng County governs present-day Hanbin District, Langao, Ziyang, Pingli and Zhenping counties. In the 21st year of Jian'an in the Eastern Han Dynasty (215), Cao Cao captured Hanzhong and divided the eastern part of the county, namely Ankang, into Xicheng County, which was placed under Jingzhou. Xicheng County governs today's five counties of Hanbin, Langao, Ziyang, Pingli and Zhenping.

Three Kingdoms

In the second year of Huangchu (221) of Cao Wei in the Three Kingdoms, Weixing County was established with the meaning of "the prosperity of Cao Wei" and governed seven counties.

Western Jin Dynasty

The Western Jin Dynasty followed it. According to "Xing'an Prefecture Chronicles": In the first year of Taikang (280 AD) of Emperor Wu of Jin Dynasty, in order to resettle the refugees in Bashan area, Anyang County was renamed Ankang County, which means "ten thousand years of happiness, peace and prosperity". name.

Southern and Northern Dynasties

During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, Ankang first belonged to the Southern Dynasties and then to the Northern Dynasties. It was first called Zhizhou. In the third year of the Emperor’s deposed reign in the Western Wei Dynasty (554), Jinzhou was established, and the Yinyue River Road came out. Fujin got the name of the state and belonged to Weixing County. In the second year of Wucheng in the Northern Zhou Dynasty (560), Xicheng County was removed and renamed Ji'an County. In the fourth year of Tianhe of the Northern Zhou Dynasty (569), the administrative seat was moved back to Xicheng, and the county seat was rebuilt on the south bank of the Han River, with jurisdiction over the four counties of Hanbin, Langao, Pingli and Zhenping. In the Northern Zhou Dynasty, the county was abolished and Weixing County was reestablished.

Sui Dynasty

Xicheng County was reestablished in Sui Dynasty. In the 18th year of Kaihuang's reign (598), it was renamed Ji'an and belonged to Jinzhou. In the third year of Daye (AD 607), Jinzhou was withdrawn and Xicheng County was established. Ji'an was renamed Jinchuan and administered six counties. In the thirteenth year (AD 617), all counties and counties were abolished.

Tang and Five Dynasties

In the Tang, Five Dynasties and Song Dynasties, Ankang County in Jinzhou was established, which governed six counties including Xicheng, Hanyin, Pingli, Xunyang, Juiyang and Shiquan.

Yuan Dynasty

The Yuan Dynasty established Jinzhou, which belonged to Xingyuan Road, Xingzhongshu Province, Shaanxi Province.

During the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1294), Jinzhou was transformed into a scattered state with no counties under its jurisdiction. Its jurisdiction was equivalent to today's Hanbin, Pingli, Zhenping, Baihe, Xunyang, Ziyang, Langao, Hanyin, Shiquan and Zhen The territory of Anshi County.

Ming Dynasty

Jinzhou was still established in the Ming Dynasty. In the eleventh year of Wanli (1583), the Han River flood destroyed Jinzhou City, so a new city was built at the foot of Zhaotai Mountain in the south of the city and renamed Xing'an. The state belongs to Hanzhong Prefecture. In the twenty-third year (1595), Xing'an Prefecture was separated from Hanzhong Prefecture and was directly under the Chief Secretary of Shaanxi Province, including Hanyin, Pingli, Xunyang, Ziyang, Baihe, Shiquan and other counties.

Qing Dynasty

In the fourth year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1647), Xing'an Prefecture moved back to the old city. In the forty-seventh year of Qianlong's reign (AD 1782), Xing'an Prefecture was reorganized, and Ankang County was established in Hanyin County, with six counties including Ankang, Pingli, Xunyang, Baihe, Ziyang, and Shiquan under the jurisdiction of the Chief Secretary of Shaanxi Province.

Republic of China

After the Revolution of 1911, that is, in the second year of the Republic of China (1913), Shaanxi Province abolished prefectures, prefectures, and departments, and established roads and counties under the province. Ankang was established in the sixth year of the Qing Dynasty. On the basis of counties, four new counties were added to Hanzhong Road. In the 22nd year of the Republic of China (1933), it was abolished and placed under the direct control of the province; in the 24th year of the Republic of China (1935), it was established as the Office of the Administrative Inspectorate of the Fifth Administrative Region of Shaanxi Province, with jurisdiction over ten counties.

After the founding of New China

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, it was established as a city in 1950. In 1954, Ankang City was abolished and reestablished as Chengguan District, under the jurisdiction of Ankang County. The city was reestablished on September 15, 1988. Ankang Prefectural Committee of the Communist Party of China and the Ankang District Administrative Office are located in Ankang City. In 2000 AD, the State Council of the People's Republic of China approved the withdrawal of land and the establishment of a city in Ankang area.

The newly established Ankang City Committee of Zhongnan Ankang City and the Discipline Inspection Committee of Ankang City of Zhongnan Province officially opened their offices in December 2000. After the land was removed and the city was established, the original county-level Ankang City was changed to Han Dynasty. Bin District.

Prefecture-level Ankang City was officially established on January 1, 2001. The Standing Committee of the Ankang Municipal People's Congress, the Ankang Municipal People's Government, the Ankang Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the Ankang Municipal Intermediate People's Court, and the Ankang Municipal People's Procuratorate have opened their offices one after another. Ankang City at the prefecture level governs 1 district and 9 counties including Hanbin District, Hanyin County, Shiquan County, Ningshan County, Ziyang County, Langao County, Pingli County, Zhenping County, Xunyang County and Baihe County.

The Xujiatai Ancient Tomb, the largest Southern Song Dynasty tomb discovered so far in Shaanxi Province, was initially excavated and sorted out in Shejiayao Village, Jianmin Town, Ankang City, located in southern Shaanxi. This tomb is a joint tomb built by Wang Yan, a famous anti-jin general in the Southern Song Dynasty, for his parents