Songjiang District is located in the southwest of Shanghai, on the upper reaches of Huangpu River, bordering Minhang District and Fengxian County in the east, Jinshan District in the south and southwest, and Qingpu County in the west and north. The area is about 24 kilometers long from north to south and 25 kilometers wide from east to west, with a total area of 605 square kilometers.

Songjiang is the birthplace of Shanghai's history and culture.

According to archaeological findings, about 6,000 years ago, our ancestors worked and lived in Jiu Feng, creating ancient cultures such as Songze and Liangzhu.

Songjiang, known as Huating in ancient times, also known as Yun Jian, Rongcheng and Shui Gu, is a famous land of plenty in the south of the Yangtze River.

Before the opening of Shanghai, Songjiang was the political, economic and cultural center of Shanghai. In the 24th year of Jian 'an in the Eastern Han Dynasty (2 19), Lu Xun, a famous Soochow player, named Huating Hou with merit, and Huating first appeared in Historical Records. In the tenth year of Tang Tianbao (75 1), Huating County was established.

In the 14th year of Yuan Dynasty (1277), it was promoted to Huating House and changed to Songjiang House the following year. In the tenth year of Jiaqing in Qing Dynasty (1805), it evolved into 1 house (Songjiang), 7 counties (Huating, Shanghai, Qingpu, Lou, Fengxian, Jinshan, Nanhui) and 1 hall (Chuansha).

In the first year of the Republic of China (19 12), the government was abandoned, and Huating and Louxian were merged into Huating County. In the third year of the Republic of China (19 14), it was changed to Songjiang county. After liberation, Sunan Administrative Office established Songjiang District. 1March, 958, Songjiang District was revoked and placed under Suzhou District.

1958165438+10 was transferred from Jiangsu province to Shanghai in October.

1Feb. 998, the State Council approved the withdrawal of counties and the establishment of districts.