As early as the Neolithic Age, there were human settlements in Tianhe District. 1957 From 2002 to 2002, Neolithic tools and pottery were excavated in Feieling and Longdong Village in the northeast of this area. Tombs from the Eastern Han Dynasty were discovered in jishancun, and tombs from the Western Jin Dynasty were discovered in Shaheding. There were temples in Longdong Village during Zhenguan period in Tang Dynasty, and the village basically took shape in Southern Song Dynasty. The ancestors of the villagers all moved from the Central Plains to the south.

Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, the jurisdiction was basically Panyu County. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the jurisdiction has changed many times. From June 1973 to May 1985, all districts belonged to the suburbs of Guangzhou.

1On May 24th, 985, Tianhe District was established from the suburb of Guangzhou and became the administrative area under the jurisdiction of Guangzhou. In the construction area, only Shahe Street, Wushan Street, Yuancun Street, Chebei Street, Shahe District Town (including Tonghe Township and Jingxi Township) and Dongpu District Town will be built. At that time, the area was 102.5 square kilometers and the population was 200,400.

Since then, the jurisdiction has been adjusted several times. 1September 1987, Tonghe Town (composed of Tonghe Township and Jingxi Township) was placed under the jurisdiction of Baiyun District, Guangzhou. 1April 1992, Yangji Village was transferred from Dongshan District to Tianhe District; In March, the original management of 1994, Kemulang and Yushatan was transferred to Tianhe District by Phoenix Agriculture and Industry Company of the Municipal Agriculture and Industry Corporation. 1In August, 1994, the second team of Dongsha Village was transferred from Dongshan District to Tianhe District. In September, 2000, the four administrative villages of Xintang, Mupi, Tang Ling and Yushu, which belong to Xintang Agriculture, Industry and Commerce Company, were handed over to Tianhe District.

With the development of urbanization in Tianhe District, suburban villages have gradually transformed into administrative streets. From 199 1 to 2000, eight new streets were built successively. By the end of 2000, Tianhe District had 14 administrative streets and 2 towns, namely Shahe, Wushan, Chebei, Yuancun, Shipai, Dengfeng, Tianhe South, He Lin, Dongsha, Xinghua, Tangxia, Liede, Xiancun and Tianyuan.