Dongguan has a long history. According to historical records, in the Neolithic age, there were primitive people living together along the Dongjiang River. In the Xia Dynasty in the 20th century BC, Dongguan was a traffic hub in the south. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Dongguan was a "land of hundreds of leaps and bounds". In 2 14 BC, Qin Shihuang unified China, and Dongguan belonged to Panyu County, Nanhai County. When Emperor Shundi was in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Zengcheng was established in Panyu and Zengcheng was established in Dongguan. In 222-228, it was assigned to Lidongguan County, Zengcheng. During the Jin Dynasty, Dongguan belonged to Panyu and Zengcheng.

In the sixth year of Xianhe in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (AD 33 1 year), Lixian County in Dongguan was named Baoan. In the second year of Tang Suzong to Germany (757), it was renamed Dongguan. Starting with Dongguan as the county name, it is said that it is named after the rich aquatic plants (ten thousand grasses) in the territory. 150 years ago, Lin Zexu destroyed opium in Humen. During the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression period, it was the anti-Japanese base of Dongjiang people. Dongguan has a long history, culture and glorious revolutionary tradition, and has become a famous historical and cultural city in South Guangdong.