After the Western Jin Dynasty. For the county, state, road and government, the city name has been changed to Piling, Pitan, Jinling, Lanling, Changzhou, Nanlanling, Changzhou and Wujin for many times. The name "Changzhou" began in the Sui Dynasty and was formerly called "County". Later, it was called "Zhou" in the Song Dynasty, "Dao" in the Yuan Dynasty and "Fu" in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, all of which were under the jurisdiction of counties.
From the 4th year of Yongzheng in Qing Dynasty (1726), Changzhou Prefecture has jurisdiction over 8 counties including Wujin, Yanghu, Wuxi, Jingui, Yixing, Jingxi, Jiangyin and Jingjiang. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, there was still one house (Changzhou House) and two counties (Wujin and Yanghu) in the city.
19 12 abolished Changzhou prefecture, and Yanghu county was merged into Wujin county. At the beginning of liberation, Changzhou was in charge of Changzhou and six counties including Wuxi, Jiangyin, Wujin, Yixing, Liyang and Jintan.
1953 65438+ 10, Changzhou was designated as a provincial city, and in March of that year, * * * governed six districts;
1July, 958, Zhenjiang District was moved to Changzhou, renamed Changzhou District, and Changzhou belonged to it.
Cultural characteristics
Changzhou, also known as "Dragon City". Since the Western Jin Dynasty, Changzhou has always been the seat of counties, prefectures and governments, and is known as "the important town of three Wu and the famous city of eight cities". Here, outstanding people and outstanding people enjoy the reputation of "there are famous tribes in the world and unpredictable horses in the southeast". Changzhou Classics School, Yanghu Literature School, Changzhou Ci School, Changzhou Painting School and Meng He Medical College are famous all over the country.
Famous historical figures
Changzhou has been famous for its outstanding people since ancient times. Ji Zha, a famous politician and diplomat in the Spring and Autumn Period, Xiao Tong, editor-in-chief of Selected Works of Zhaoming, Chen Ji, who presided over the compilation of Yongle Dadian, Duan Yucai, a linguist in Qing Dynasty, and Gong Zizhen, a thinker. From Sui and Tang Dynasties to the end of Qing Dynasty, * * * produced nine top scholars, 1546 top scholars.
From modern times to contemporary times, a number of political leaders and revolutionaries such as "Changzhou Three Masters" Li (), Qu Qiubai, Zhang, Yun, "Seven Gentlemen" Li Gongpu and Shi Liang have shined in history; Industrialist Sheng Xuanhuai He, linguist and mathematician Hua, physician Wu Jieping, master of calligraphy and painting Liu Haisu and others are well-known at home and abroad. At present, there are 56 Changzhou academicians in China Academy of Sciences and China Academy of Engineering. Ranked fourth in the country.
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