Nanyang is the first historical and cultural city named after the State Council. As early as 500 thousand years ago, Nanzhao ape-man who was contemporary with Beijing ape-man thrived here; During the Western Han Dynasty, it was one of the six major cities in China. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu made a fortune. Qin and Han Dynasties were called hosts, and later called Liu Chen, so they were called "Southern Capital" and "Emperor's Township".