Changzhou was called Yanling, Piling and Lanling in ancient times, and was named Changzhou when Emperor Wendi was appointed. Since the Western Jin Dynasty, Changzhou has been the seat of county and government administration, and has the reputation of "the capital of three Zhen Wu and eight cities". Changzhou handicraft "Gong Shu Ming Qing Zi" is famous at home and abroad. As early as the early 20th century, it won the gold medal in Panama Expo. In addition, Tianning Temple was built in the Yonghui period of the Tang Dynasty (650-655). Hongmeige in Tang Zhaozong (889-904); Chendu Caotang, named after the reading place of Mr. Tang Jingchuan, a famous anti-Japanese hero and writer in Jiajing period of Ming Dynasty, is the earliest and most complete ancient city in China from the Western Zhou Dynasty to the Spring and Autumn Period. They all contain a strong Changzhou cultural color.
Before the liberation of Changzhou, the development of Changzhou's history and culture can be roughly divided into four periods, namely: the period of cultural prosperity (from ancient Wu culture to the Southern and Northern Dynasties); Cultural development period (Sui and Tang Dynasties to Ming Dynasty); Cultural heyday (the whole Qing Dynasty); Cultural duration (late Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China). The ancient Wu culture can be roughly counted from the last years of Yin and Shang dynasties around 1 100 BC. From Sui and Tang Dynasties to Ming Dynasty, there were five champions in Changzhou, plus four in Qing Dynasty, and nine champions appeared in Changzhou history. In addition, since the completion of the Wenbi Tower in Hongmei Park, Changzhou has had 15 emperors and 1333 scholars, so the Wenbi Tower has become the pen soul in Changzhou people's minds, and every time they go to Beijing to catch the exam, they have to climb the tower to pray. The Qing Dynasty, from Shunzhi to Xuan Tong, ***267. This is the period when the feudal dynasty in the history of China developed brilliantly from thousands of years, declined rapidly and finally perished. However, this period has become the heyday of Changzhou. At this time, five schools with national influence appeared in Changzhou, namely Changzhou School (Confucian Classics School), Yanghu School, Changzhou Ci School, Changzhou Painting School and Meng He Medical College. In terms of literature, Changzhou was known as the "Poetic Country" in Qing Dynasty, with two top poets, one was Huang Jingren (Zhong Ze); The other is Zhao Yi. In terms of art, "Changzhou Beach Spring" was loved by the people during Jia Dao's reign, and later developed into two forms: "Changzhou Gang" and "Wuxi Gang", which was the predecessor of long drama. Although it was repeatedly banned by the government at that time, it never stopped, and later developed into a major local opera in Changzhou. During the cultural continuation period, literature, art and education developed rapidly and diversified, which was reflected in many fields of Changzhou's history and culture.
Changzhou, Longcheng, is a civilized city with rich historical and cultural colors and full of vitality.