30,000 years ago, there were human activities in the Paleolithic Age.
7200 years ago, a branch of the Chinese nation (Sunbird Totem Culture) cultivated, fished and hunted here, creating a new music culture.
During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Fangcheng (the predecessor of Houcheng), an important town of Yan State, was Xiangping County and Liyan, Liaodong County, which was the beginning of Shenyang's city-building history, more than 2,600 years ago.
In 22 1 year BC, after Qin Shihuang unified the six countries, the world was divided into 36 counties, and Shenyang was subordinate to Liaodong County (Liaoyang).
During the Western Han Dynasty, formerly known as "Houcheng", it belonged to Liaodong County (Liaoyang) in the Han Dynasty. This is the beginning of the official construction of Shenyang.
It was renamed "Shenzhou" in the Tang Dynasty.
In 19921year, Liao Taizu immigrated here, built a tucheng, and the production developed accordingly.
During the Jin Dynasty, Jin Taizu captured Shen Zhou and took "Shen Zhou" as the title.
1296, Tucheng was rebuilt in Yuan Dynasty, and Shenzhou was changed to "Shenyang Road", which belonged to Liaoyang Province. Because Shenyang is located in the north of Shenshui (Hunhe River), according to the traditional orientation theory of the Han nationality, that is, "the north of the mountain is cloudy and the north of the water is yang", it was changed to Shenyang. Since then, the name "Shenyang" has officially appeared in historical materials and has a history of more than 700 years.
1386, the Ming Dynasty renamed "Shenyang Road" as "Shenyang Zhongwei" and built Shenyang City Wall (Brick City). Shenyang's military status is becoming more and more important, and it is an important base for the management of Kanto in the Ming Dynasty.
1625, the Qing emperor Nurhachi moved the capital from Liaoyang to Shenyang and began to build a palace in Shenyang (now the Forbidden City in Shenyang).
1634, the Qing emperor Taizong renamed Shenyang "Shengjing". 1945 War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression won and the Northeast was restored, so "Fengtian City" resumed the name of "Shenyang City".
1948165438+1October 2, Shenyang was officially liberated.
In 20 13, Shenyang was upgraded to a new first-tier city.