In 22 1 year BC, Qin Shihuang unified China, implemented the county system, and established Wuxian as the county seat of Huiji County. Xiangcheng District belongs to Wuxian County. At the end of Qin Dynasty, Xiang Yu rose up and led 8,000 children to compete in the Central Plains, where they crossed the river to the north.
In BC 195, Liu Bang made his nephew Liu Bi king of Wu. Xiangcheng area belongs to the State of Wu. Emperor Wu Ji said: Liu Ying built a "city of sauce and vinegar" in Pingmen, and said that Pingmen had the tomb of Lu Hong, the satrap of Hanyingchuan, located in the south of the area.
At the end of the Han Dynasty, Sun Jian built a royal pavilion in the west of the area. This is a sentry box, which later became a place name. "Historical Records" said: "The Royal Pavilion" is located 60 miles west of Wuxian County, which was built by Wu Dadi ... It was built as a post station in the ninth year of the Emperor and changed to the Royal Pavilion post station in the eighteenth year. Li's reputation was changed to Wang Tingyi. "(Li Xi was praised as the secretariat of Changzhou in the Tang Dynasty) said that Wang Ting has been in use ever since. In the northern part of Wang Ting Town, there is a spiral pier in the remains of Lu Su, the commander of Wu State, indicating that Xiangcheng was a military fortress of Wu Dong during the Three Kingdoms period.
The establishment of Suzhou in the Sui Dynasty in 589 was the beginning of Suzhou's name. Wuxian is the first county in Suzhou, and this area belongs to Wuxian. In 6 13, Yang Di ordered the opening of the Jiangnan Canal. The next year, he set up a post in the royal pavilion and built a weir gate. The opening of the canal brought prosperity to Suzhou, and the first benefit was the pavilion of the Immigration Department.
In 696, Wu established Changzhou County in the east of Wuxian County, and Xiangcheng belonged to Changzhou County. In 808, Li Su, the secretariat of Suzhou in the Tang Dynasty, dredged the waterway from Qimen to Changshu and renamed it Yuanhetang after dredging. Waterway flows through Yuanhe, Tang Wei and Beiqiao in this area, with a total length of more than 20,000 meters, which strengthens the north-south communication in Xiangcheng area. In August13, Meng Jian, the secretariat of Changzhou in the Tang Dynasty, reopened the silted Taibo Ferry and dredged the Lihe River, so that Lihu Lake (now Caohu Lake) was reopened to Wuxi.
There were frequent wars in the late Tang Dynasty. After the Five Dynasties, the pattern of money was relatively stable and the population increased. After entering the Song Dynasty, especially in the Southern Song Dynasty, a large number of foreigners poured into Xiangcheng, forming many small market towns. Today, in ancient villages and towns such as Huangdai Yongchang and Taiping Wangxiang, you can still find the remains and sites of Song and Yuan architecture.
At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, "Four Scholars from the Northern Guo Dynasty" stood out in the poetry circle. Later, Liu and Shen Shi in Xiangcheng created the "Wu Pai", and Changzhou became the cultural center of Suzhou. Commerce has also begun to flourish, especially Xiangcheng near Changshu and Kunshan and Lumu (now Yuanhe) near Suzhou.
1724, southeast of Changzhou was cleared, and Yuanhe County was established, which was merged with Wuxian County and Changzhou County. The shrinking Changzhou County includes Huqiu Town, Huguan Town and Xiangcheng District in huqiu district (Yangcheng Lake Town was Yuanhe County at that time).
The Revolution of 1911 overthrew the monarchy and established the Republic of China. 19 12 years, Wu, Changzhou and Yuanhe merged into Wuxian. 1928 delimit wuxian city and set Suzhou city. 1930 withdrew from the city, and the urban area still belongs to Wuxian. Xiangcheng District belongs to Wuxian County.
1937165438+1October19, the Japanese army occupied Suzhou and Xiangcheng. 1939, the Sixth Regiment of the New Fourth Army entered the Anti-Japanese War eastward with the title of "Jiangnan Anti-Japanese Volunteer Army", and entered Xiangcheng area in May, which opened the prelude to guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines. 194 1 February, Yangcheng county government, an anti-Japanese democratic regime, was established in the eastern region. At the same time, Wuxi county government, the anti-Japanese democratic regime, led the western work in Xiangcheng area.
1August, 945, the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, and the administrative divisions before 1937 were restored. Xiangcheng belonged to Wuxian at that time.
1April 27, 949, Wuxian was liberated. In May, the urban area of Wuxian was designated as Suzhou, and the cities and counties were divided.
1983, the system of city governing counties was implemented. Wuxian belongs to Suzhou and Xiangcheng belongs to Wuxian.
1995, Wuxian was withdrawn from the county to build a city, and Xiangcheng belonged to Wuxian city.
On February 28th, 20001year, Wuxian City was abolished according to the overall planning of Suzhou approved by the State Council, and divided into Xiangcheng District and Wuzhong District, both of which were under the jurisdiction of Suzhou City. Xiangcheng District is one of the seven districts in Suzhou.