The name of Shijiazhuang village was first seen in the Ming Dynasty. Now there is the name of Shijiazhuang Village in the inscription rebuilt in the 14th year of Ming Jiajing (AD 1534) in Pilu Temple in Beijing. In the fourth year of Guangxu reign in Qing Dynasty, the Records of Huolu County recorded: "Shijiazhuang, with 35 miles of county, six streets, six temples and four places in Jing Quan". At that time, the location and scope of Shijiazhuang Village was in the west of North Street in the southeast of Xinhua District, north of Da Qiao Road, south of North Back Street and east of Yu Jia Hutong in the north. There are many legends about how Shijiazhuang got its name. Some say they are named after the surname "Shi", some say they are named after the myth of "Shijiazhuang", and some say they are named after many masons in the village, but there is no historical record, which needs further research.
The key to Shijiazhuang's development from a small village to a big city is to determine the intersection of Beijing-Han (now Jingguang) railway and Zheng Tai (now Shitai) railway. 1in April, 897, Sheng Xuanhuai, Minister of Railway Supervision of Tianjin Customs, was appointed by the Qing court to build the Lu (Gou Qiao) Han (Kou) Railway. At the same time, Shaanxi Governor Hu Pin planned to build the Zheng Tai Railway. After several investigations and weighing the advantages and disadvantages, we decided to choose Liulinpu on the south bank of the Hutuo River in Zhengding. Therefore, Shanxi people call Zheng Tai Railway "Liutai Railway". 190 1 year, under the threat of Eight-Nation Alliance, the Qing Dynasty agreed to extend the northern end of Lu Han Railway to Zhengyangmen, and renamed it Han Jing Railway. 1902, Han Jing Railway arrived at the east of Shijiazhuang Village and built a station. Because Shijiazhuang village was small and low-profile, it chose the head of the big town seven miles away as the name of the station. The setting of this station has played a historic and decisive role in the development of Shijiazhuang. In order to reduce expenses, the starting point of the eastern end of Zheng Tai Railway was moved from Liulinpu to Zhentou Station (now Shijiazhuang Station). Zheng Tai Railway 1904 started, and 1907 was completed and opened to traffic. Since then, Shijiazhuang has become the intersection of Beijing-Wuhan and Zhengzhou-Taiyuan railways, and the material transshipment hub of Shanxi and Hebei, which has effectively promoted the economic development of Shijiazhuang and become the forerunner of the city's rise.
Shimen City is the predecessor of Shijiazhuang City. Before talking about Shimen City, it is necessary to talk about the situation of repairing the door. "Xiumen" is pronounced as "Qiumen" in the local dialect. Xiumen is located in the middle of Jinqiao East District, bordering Zhongshan East Road in the north, Sizhong Road in the south, Herringbone Street in the south and north in the west and Jianshe Street in the east. Humen was originally a village in Huolu County. According to the villagers' introduction, an ancient brick was unearthed at about 1939 in the southeast of Xiaozhan village, engraved with the words "Zhao family in Xiumen Township, Shiqian County in the seventh year of the Great Sui Dynasty". It can be seen that this village existed in the Sui Dynasty. The famous Jiajing edition of Huolu County Records is also known as "Xiumen Township". Xiumen was originally a large market town, and every fourth and ninth day of the lunar calendar is a party day. There are shops in East and West Streets, and the names of some streets and lanes still bear traces of the market. Today's South, North and Zhonghua Streets are all cotton markets of that year. The market continued until after liberation and gradually disappeared.
Due to the opening of Han Jing and Zheng Tai railways and the establishment of railway stations, Shijiazhuang's industry and commerce have developed rapidly. 1925 At the beginning, Shijiazhuang Chamber of Commerce asked Shijiazhuang to establish its own city. On June 24 of the same year, with the approval of the provisional ruling department of the Republic of China, Shijiazhuang City was established, with Shijiazhuang as the area. Due to the lack of population and other reasons, the temporary ruling party ordered the merger of Xiumen and beginning of spring on August 29th, and renamed Shijiazhuang and Xiumen as Shimen City, and set up a municipal office. The name of "Shimen" began. 1928, the national government ordered the cancellation of the national municipal government, and the Shimen city under construction ran aground. 1938 65438+ 10/5. With the approval of the Provisional Executive Committee of the Pseudo-Republic of China, the preparatory office of the Pseudo-Shimen Municipal Office was established, directly under the leadership of the Pseudo-Hebei Provincial Office. 1939, the puppet Hebei Provincial Office wrote to the puppet North China Provisional Government Administrative Committee, saying: "Shimen is located at the hub of Beijing-Han Railway, the starting point of Zheng Tai Road, with concentrated products and a population of less than 300,000. Due to special political and economic circumstances, it is proposed to apply for a city establishment permit. " In the same year, on 10/7, 10, Wang Kemin issued the instruction that the administrative committee approved the establishment of Shimen City, and drew up the detailed rules of the municipal government according to the Outline of the Organization of Ordinary Cities. 165438+ 10 13, the pseudo-Shimen municipal government held a celebration meeting. At that time, the administrative division of Shimen City was:
Northeast to Northern Song Dynasty and Jianling; West to Dama Village, Daguo Village, Xiwang Village, Xitan Village and Xigangtou; South to Wulizhuang, Tatan Village, Tazhong and Dongwang Village; North to Da 'an Society, ZhaoLingpu Village Village, Dongjiazhuang, West Ancient City and East Ancient City. 1945 after Japan surrendered, it was still called Shimen city during the Kuomintang rule.
1947165438+1October 12, China People's Liberation Army liberated Shimen. On February 26th, 65438, the Shijiazhuang Municipal Government announced that "Shimen City will be changed to Shijiazhuang City from now on". 1968 65438+1On October 29th, Hebei Province will be moved from Baoding to Shijiazhuang. In March 1978, 1 1, Shijiazhuang was changed to the provincial capital city. From 65438 to 0987, Shijiazhuang was listed as an open city. These are all favorable conditions for the development of Shijiazhuang, but the foundation for Shijiazhuang to become a big city is the construction of Shijiazhuang Railway Station, which has three railway intersections.