Huizhou has a long history. As far back as six or seven thousand years ago, that is, in the 5th/kloc-0th century BC, in the late matriarchal society of China, human beings have been working and living in this beautiful and rich mountain area. During the Shang Dynasty three or four thousand years ago, an ancestor named Shan Yue lived here. Shanyue is one of the best. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, this place first belonged to Wu, and Wu returned to Yue, and Yue returned to Chu. After Qin Shihuang unified the six countries, he implemented the county system, which is the territory of Huiji County. Xin 'an County was established in the Southern Dynasties, and the county moved its capital, never leaving the upper reaches of Xin 'an River. Huizhou was called Xin 'an in ancient times, and its origin was based on this. In the Song Dynasty, on May 24th (A.D. 1 12 1), the imperial edict changed her name to Huizhou. About the origin of Huizhou's name, it is said that Huizhou has Hui Ling, Huishui and Dahui Village, so the state is named after the place name; On the other hand, it is said that Zhao Song took the meaning of "emblem, beauty and goodness" to show off his recovery of this area. These two theories have coexisted for more than 800 years, and the names of counties have been used throughout the ages. When the province was established in the sixth year of Kangxi in Qing Dynasty (AD 1667), the initials of Anqing and Huizhou were used as the provincial names.
Huizhou School is one of the three major regional cultures in China (Tibetan studies, Dunhuang studies and Huizhou studies), covering many fields such as philosophy, Confucian classics, history, medicine, science and art. Huangshan City is located at the junction of Anhui, Zhejiang and Jiangxi provinces, surrounded by mountains. In ancient Huizhou, there has always been a saying that "the mountains are deep and quiet, and there are few scholars and businessmen". Whenever the Central Plains is in the autumn of war, it becomes a land of hidden dragons and crouching tigers. It is not only a paradise in troubled times, but also a treasure house of talents to manage the world. Ancient Huizhou had a prosperous writing style and developed education. "The village of ten families is not a waste of reading." Therefore, there are many people in history who have entered the official position with talents and respected the world with literature. In Ci Hai, there are more than 50 celebrities in Huizhou, ranking first among the state capitals in China. According to incomplete statistics, there were 542 scholars in Ming and Qing Dynasties, including 1, 5 13. It is not uncommon for them to be "three academies in a row, four academicians in ten miles", "prime ministers of father and son" and "four generations and one product". During the Ming and Qing dynasties, Huizhou merchants dominated the business world for 200 to 300 years, and there was a saying that there was no town and no emblem. Huizhou merchants are good at Confucianism, and the trinity of "official, Jia and Confucianism" has formed a unique culture of Huizhou merchants. Historically, various talents have come forth in large numbers, and academic research is colorful. For example, Bi Sheng, the founder of movable type printing, Zhu, Guo Xu (Li Shiming Jiajing, Wanli), Cao Zhenyong (Li Shiming Qianlong, Jiaqing, Daoguang), rich businessman Bao, famous dramatist Daokun Wang, Wang Ji, Huimo and Huiguang. Financier Wang Maoyin (the only China person mentioned in Marx's Das Kapital), abacus masters Cheng Dawei, Tao Xingzhi and Hu Shi, musician Zhang Shu, engineering and technical expert Zhan Tianyou, Secretary General of Marshal Sun Yat-sen's Office Zheng, and modern jurist Xu Qian all came from Huizhou. At the same time, the prosperity of Huizhou merchants has formed cultural schools with unique local characteristics, such as Xin 'an Neo-Confucianism, Xin 'an Medicine, Xin 'an Painting School, Huizhou Bonsai, Huimo She Yan, Huizhou Architecture, Huizhou Sculpture, Huizhou Opera and Huizhou Cuisine. More than 4,900 ground cultural relics have been discovered, including 45 national and provincial key protected cultural relics. Until today, there are still ancient bridges, pagodas, pavilions, ancestral halls and ancient archways all over Huangshan, just like a natural history museum.
1949 Huizhou area was established, which belongs to the southern Anhui administrative region. Huizhou Office is located in Tunxi City, and governs six counties: Tunxi City and Shexian County (in Huizhou Town), Jingde County (in Jingyang Town), Jixi County, Xiuning County (in Haiyang Town), Qimen County and Yixian County (in Biyang Town). 1952 Huizhou District belongs to the leadership of Anhui Province. Divide Taiping, Shidai County, which belonged to the former Chizhou area, and Ningguo County, which belonged to Xuancheng area, into Huizhou area. Jurisdiction over 9 counties of 1 city. 1953, Tunxi city was changed from a province directly under the central government. 1955 Tunxi City was placed under the leadership of Huizhou institutions. Huizhou area 1956 abolished. Tunxi City was changed to a provincial municipality directly under the Central Government; Ningguo, Jingde, Jixi, Shexian, Xiuning, yi county, Qimen, Shidai and Taiping are all included in Wuhu area. 1959, Tunxi City was handed over to the leadership of Xiuning County. 196 1 year, Huizhou special zone was re-established and settled in Tunxi city. Eight counties, namely Shexian (in Huizhou Town), Jixi, Jingde (in Jingyang Town), Ningguo, Xiuning (in Haiyang Town), Qimen, yi county (in Biyang Town) and Taiping (in Gantang Town) originally belonging to Wuhu Special Zone, were included in Huizhou Special Zone. 196 1 year 1 month Tunxi City was revoked and changed to Tunxi Town, which was placed under the leadership of Xiuning County; In August of the same year, Tunxi City resumed. Jurisdiction over 1 8 counties of the city. 1962, Tunxi city was changed from a province directly under the central government. Tunxi City was revoked 1963 and merged into Xiuning County. 1970 Huizhou District was renamed Huizhou District, and its jurisdiction is located in Tunxi Town, Xiuning County. It has jurisdiction over Xiuning (Haiyang Town), Taiping (Gantang Town), Jingde (Jingyang Town), Ningguo (Helixi Town), Jixi (Huayang Town), Shexian (Huizhou Town), Qimen and Yixian. 1974, Taiping county was assigned to Chizhou area. Huizhou District governs 7 counties. 1975 Tunxi City was re-established under the leadership of Huizhou. The area is located in Tunxi City. Jurisdiction over 1 city 7 counties.