In ancient times, heping town was the throat of Shaowu to Jiangxi, Taining, Jianning and Tingzhou, and the "Sorrow Ridge", one of the three roads leading out of Fujian, was in peaceful territory, so it became a battleground for military strategists. Heping town area 192 km2. Humans lived as early as 4000 years ago. It started in the Tang Dynasty and has a long history and culture. It is the first ancient town in Shaowu history. It is a rare castle town in China, and its many ancient buildings are one of the most distinctive ancient residential buildings in China.

Peace used to be called "peace", which means flat terrain and abundant rice and grain. In the Neolithic Age, the ancestors of the ancient Yue lived here. The recorded history began in the Tang Dynasty. Its establishment and evolution process are as follows: the Tang Dynasty was called Zhou Jinli, the Song Dynasty belonged to Zhou Jin Township, the Yuan Dynasty belonged to Zhou Jin, and the Ming Dynasty was the 33rd capital of Zhou Jin's going to the countryside. During the reign of Qianlong in Qing Dynasty, peace county was established, also known as Old Town Street and Old Market Street. In the Republic of China, Heping District and Hefeng Township were established, 1950 established heping town, and 1958 established Hongnan. There are many talented people in the history of peace, including two prime ministers and six ministers. 137 Jinshi. Therefore, Heping has the reputation of "the hometown of China scholars", and now there are more than 20 doctors, masters and graduate students, which are distributed all over the country.