As early as ancient times, our ancestors lived and worked in this land. Archaeology has discovered many Neolithic cultural sites. During the Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties, there were some tribal countries, such as China Guoli and diplomatic relations. After long-term development and fighting, the "Huaiyi" tribe along the Huaihe River gradually merged into Chinese civilization.
During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, vassal states fought for power and profit, and there were often criticisms and struggles. It was once carved up by Wu and Chu, so-called "Wu Tou Chu Wei". Qin unified China, died tyrannically, and then Chu and Han contended. Up to now, there are still sad stories of "Chu is the third clan, Qin will die" and "Farewell my concubine".
During the Three Kingdoms period, Chuzhou became the battlefield of Wei and Wu. During the "Eight Kings Rebellion" in the Western Jin Dynasty, Si Marui, the king of Langya, took refuge in Mohanling in the southwest of Chuzhou, hence the name Langya Mountain.
After 300 years of war in Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the establishment of Chuzhou and the basic formation of the city in Sui and Tang Dynasties. In the ninth year of Emperor Kai of Sui Dynasty (AD 589), it was called Chuzhou. Li Youqing, Wei, Li Deyu, famous officials in the Tang Dynasty, successively served as the secretariat of Chuzhou, leaving behind a series of cultural relics, poems, songs and historical stories.
Ouyang Xiu was relegated to Chuzhou in the Northern Song Dynasty, and wrote famous essays "Zuiweng Pavilion" and "Fengle Pavilion", describing the beauty of mountains and rivers and the simplicity of folk customs in Chuzhou. Su Shi also carved these two notes into monuments, from which Chuzhou and Langya Mountain became famous all over the world. During the Southern Song Dynasty, Jianghuai area became the frontier of confrontation between Song and Jin. Xin Qiji, a famous anti-Jin poet, set out to defend Chuzhou, stabilize people's livelihood, give simple relief, take refuge in exile, renovate the market, develop production, and reorganize the army to resist Jin Bing. Chuzhou has taken on a new look. The development of culture and economy in Song Dynasty had an important influence on the history of Chuzhou.
At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang, who was born in a poor peasant family in Fengyang County, rebelled against the Yuan Dynasty. After more than ten years of fighting in the south and north, it overthrew the rule of the Yuan Dynasty and established the Ming Dynasty. Fengyang House was once the capital of the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and Chuzhou was once the capital. Today, Fengyang Huangcheng Site and Huangling are national key cultural relics protection units.
In the Qing Dynasty, there were many famous people in Chuzhou. Dai Lanfen, the talented queen, and Wu's "Three Dingjia, Four Generations and Six Ministers" were the top scholars in Tianchang, shining with the light of humanistic spirit in the history of Chuzhou. Wu Pepper wrote the world-famous satirical novel The Scholars. Over the past 300 years, this masterpiece has spread all over the world in various texts.
In the late Qing Dynasty and the late Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Movement, the front lines north of the Yangtze River and east Anhui became important battlefields for the Taiping Army and the Qing Army to compete repeatedly, and the famous Wuyi Campaign broke out in 1858.
In the modern anti-imperialist and anti-feudal struggle, Chuzhou experienced the shock of the Revolution of 1911 and the enlightenment of the May 4th Movement. The anti-Japanese base area in eastern Anhui led by China has written an immortal history, where Chen Yi, Zhang, Zhang and other revolutionaries of the older generation fought. 1949 65438+ 10, the whole of eastern Anhui was liberated, and the Chu county administrative office was established, which governed 9 counties.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Chuzhou has experienced tortuous development for decades. From 65438 to 0979, farmers in Xiaogang Village of Fengyang started the reform and opening up of China with their pioneering work.
199265438+February, the State Council approved the establishment of Chuzhou as a provincial city. Today, Chuzhou is accelerating the pace of industrialization and urbanization. It is a new industrial, trade and tourist city standing on the north bank of the Yangtze River.