Jiaozuo is at the southern foot of Taihang Mountain in the northwest of Henan Province. From the semantic analysis of the name Jiaozuo, "Jiao" is also a surname, and "Zuo" should be taken from the meaning of "workshop". Various handicrafts in ancient times were called "workshops". Because there were many kiln industries in ancient times. According to the records of Jiaozuo City, in the early years, Yingshangfu Company dug up the "Kaiyuan" copper coins in the Tang Dynasty at underground 10.

In other words, people dug coal here as early as 1200 years ago. According to Xiuwu county records, there were more than 100 small coal mines here during Guangxu period, which shows that the coal mining industry was very prosperous in that year. In addition to small coal mines, the kiln industry for firing porcelain in the Song Dynasty was also very prosperous. It is also reported that in the sixth year of Qin Long in the Ming Dynasty (1572), the inscription on the Zhong Jia Lan Temple in Lu Jian Temple read "Jiao Zuojia?" . This shows that "Jiaojia Workshop" has evolved into "Jiaozuo".

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Jiaozuo was originally a "natural village". According to the Records of Jiaozuo City, "Jiaozuo built the east and the west in ancient times. During the ancient Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties, it belonged to Qinhuai Yongcheng, Jizhou; During the Qin, Han and Jin Dynasties, it belonged to Shanyang County, Hanoi County and State Department. Sui, Tang and Song Dynasties were under the jurisdiction of Xiuwu County, Huaizhou, Hebei Province, and the Yuan Dynasty was under the jurisdiction of Xiuwu County, Huaiqing Road, Hebei Province. The Ming and Qing Dynasties were under the jurisdiction of Xiuwu County, Huaiqing Prefecture, Henan Province. "

As early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, coal was discovered in Jiaozuo area. From 65438 to 0898, Yingshangfu Company carried out large-scale mechanized coal mining in Jiaozuo area, gathered a group of industrial workers, and formed a certain scale of production and living quarters, which became the embryonic form of Jiaozuo.

The historical evolution of Jiaozuo place names: 19 10, the Qing government set Jiaozuo town; Jiaozuo City1945; 1948 changed to Jiaozuo county; Jiaozuo mining area was changed from 65438 to 0949; Jiaozuo City was founded in 1956 in the State Council.