Dongguan has a long history. History: In the Neolithic Age, there were primitive people living together along the Dongjiang River. In the Xia Dynasty of the 20th century, Dongguan belonged to the southern region.

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), Li County, Dongguan, was originally named Baoan. In the second year of Zhide (757), it was renamed Dongguan, and the county seat was located in Yong (now Guancheng). 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.

Dongguan has a glorious revolutionary tradition. /kloc-More than 0/60 years ago, Lin Zexu destroyed opium in Humen, Dongguan, and wrote a glorious chapter in the modern history of China. During the Anti-Japanese War, Dongguan was one of the anti-Japanese bases of Dongjiang Column.

In the early days of liberation, Dongguan was under the jurisdiction of Dongjiang Administrative Region. 1952, which belongs to the administrative region of central Guangdong. 1956, belonging to Huiyang area.

1985, approved by the State Council, Dongguan was listed as the Pearl River Delta Economic Development Zone. In September of the same year, the county was withdrawn and the city was established. 1988 1 upgraded to a prefecture-level city directly under Guangdong province. For reference.