Quanzhou is located in the southeast coast of Fujian, with Daiyun Mountain in the northwest, hills and plains in the middle criss-crossing, and Jinjiang crossing it. The southeast coast is tortuous, with numerous bays in water depth, mild climate and abundant rainfall. With superior natural conditions, the ancestors of Quanzhou overcame many difficulties and lived here.
As early as the Neolithic Age, there were residents of Fujian and Vietnam in Quanzhou. They live a farming and settlement life from fishing and hunting to growing rice. They are good at building ships and wading at sea. The primitive handicraft industry is developed, with a certain level of textiles and ceramics, and the fabrics are hard and beautiful. In the long years, the people of Fujian and Vietnam took the lead in developing the ancient Quanzhou.
Han people in Central Plains moved south.
Qin unified China and implemented the county system. Quanzhou is a county in central Fujian (the county is now in Fuzhou). At the end of Qin Dynasty, Wu Zhu, the leader of Fujian and Vietnam, participated in the anti-Qin uprising and helped Liu Bang destroy Chu. It was named the king of Fujian and Vietnam by the Western Han Dynasty, and its jurisdiction was renamed as Fujian and Vietnam, and Quanzhou belonged to it. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty abolished the feudal state, and the state of Fujian and Yue was changed to Huiji County (now Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province), and Quanzhou was changed to Huiji County, which was getting closer to the Central Plains.
From the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Southern and Northern Dynasties, war broke out in the north, production was destroyed, the south was relatively stable, and maritime traffic was developed. Han people in the Central Plains have been entering Quanzhou by land and sea, bringing with them advanced production tools and technologies such as iron farm tools, Niu Geng and rollover, and developing Jinjiang Valley. With the development of politics, economy and culture in Quanzhou, the vast plain areas in the lower reaches of Fengzhou, Nan 'an and Jinjiang have gradually become densely populated areas rich in sugarcane.
The establishment and reform of Quanzhou prefecture
The economic development and political status of Jinjiang River Basin are becoming more and more important. Dongan County was founded in 260 A.D. (the third year of Yong 'an). County is located in Fengzhou, Nan 'an, which governs Quanzhou (except Dehua County), Putian, Xiamen and some counties in Zhangzhou. The Western Jin Dynasty changed to Jin 'an County. Sui and Tang Dynasties were changed to Nan 'an County. In the early Tang Dynasty, Fengzhou Town in Nan 'an was set up in Fengzhou and Putian County in Nan 'an. Fengzhou governs Nan 'an, Putian and Longxi counties, and later set up Wurongzhou in Fengzhou County. In order to meet the needs of political and economic development, it moved to Zhouzhi in 700 AD (the first year of IX), which is now ten miles southeast of Licheng District. 7 1 1 year (the second year of Jingyuan), Rongzhou was changed to Quanzhou. In July18 (the sixth year of Kaiyuan), Jinjiang County was built in the southeast of Nan 'an County (including the central city, Jinjiang, Shishi, Hui 'an and Quangang, and the county administration was subordinate to the state administration). From the late Tang Dynasty to the early Northern Song Dynasty, Dehua, Yongchun, Tongan, Anxi and Hui 'an counties were set up successively. From the early Tang Dynasty to the early Northern Song Dynasty, Quanzhou was divided with Zhangzhou and Putian successively. Early Southern Song Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty. Quanzhou governs Penghu and Taiwan Province Province, Quanzhou governs Xiamen in Ming Dynasty, and kinmen county was built in 19 14. The administrative region of Quanzhou has undergone many changes, and now it governs five counties, namely Licheng, Fengze, Luojiang, Quangang and Quanzhou Development Zone, Jinjiang, Nan 'an, Shishi, Hui 'an, Anxi, Yongchun and Dehua (Jinmen is to be unified).
Quanzhou Fucheng has gradually become a world-renowned metropolis since it was established in Licheng District today. Because of its characteristics, it is called Licheng, Wenling, Erythrina and Quannan.
The Economic Development of Quanzhou in Ancient China
During the Tang Dynasty, Quanzhou entered a prosperous period. In the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties, Jin and Yuan Dynasties successively occupied the Central Plains, and there were many wars in the north, the south was relatively stable, and the political and economic center moved south. People from the Central Plains have entered Quanzhou many times, spreading advanced production technology, science and culture, and promoting Quanzhou's economic development. Wang, the pioneer of Fujian in the Five Dynasties, Liu Congxiao and Chen, the rulers of Quanzhou, and Zhao Songzong's family in Yuquan in the Southern Song Dynasty all played a certain role in Quanzhou's economic development. The Economic Development of Quanzhou from the Prosperous Tang Dynasty to the Early Qing Dynasty;
Farmland water conservancy. Competing with mountains and seas to expand the cultivated area. Terraced fields are opened in mountainous areas and seawalls are reclaimed along the coast. There are Xia Wei and David in the southeast suburb of the city, and Chen Di in Jinjiang seaside. Water conservancy projects include Donghu Lake in the eastern suburb of Fucheng, Tianshui Zhun in the southeastern suburb and Puyetang in the northern suburb, Liugongpo in Jinjiang (commonly known as Chensanba), Liu Li Slope, Tang Futian, Xidi in Anxi and Tang Chen. Food crops include rice and wheat introduced to India in the Northern Song Dynasty, and peanuts and tobacco introduced to the United States in the Ming Dynasty.
Handicraft textile, porcelain making, shipbuilding, ironmaking and tea planting are the main products, and the first three items are called "three specialties" in Quanzhou. Textiles, divided into
The development of agriculture and handicrafts laid a material foundation for the development of commodity economy and overseas transportation and trade in ancient Quanzhou.