The seventh chapter of Local Records of Jehol says: Pingquan County is called Pingquan because there is a spring in the street of the county town called Pingquan, which is very cold and not frozen in winter. (China etymological dictionary of place names)

Historical evolution: The Spring and Autumn Period was the land of East Lake and Shanrong. During the Warring States period, it was the land of Yan State. Qin Wei, Donghu, and later merged into Xiongnu. Because it was in the early Han dynasty, it later entered the five rings. Northern Wei Dynasty is located in Wu Yang County, Jiande County, Yingzhou County, Pinggang County and Jiyang County. Sui is the county of western Liaoning, and the western border is Kumoxi. The Tang Dynasty is a place in Xi, which belongs to the office of Governor Raole. Liao and Jin are counties such as Shenshan in Zezhou. The Ming Dynasty was the garrison place of Huizhou and Fuyu, and was later abandoned to Nuoyinwei. In the early Qing Dynasty, this was the nomadic land of Harqin. In the seventh year of Yongzheng (1729), Bagou Zhili Hall was set up. In the forty-third year of Qianlong (1778), Bagou Zhili Hall was changed to Pingquanzhou, which belonged to Chengde Prefecture. 19 13 changed the state to a county, and Pingquan was a famous county in the city, belonging to the Jehol Special Zone. The government, state and county are all in Pingquan Town. 1928 belongs to Jehol province. 193 1 year belongs to Jehol province of Manchuria. During the period of 1938- 1945, anti-Japanese democratic joint counties such as Cheng (Germany), Xing (Dragon) and Ping (Spring) were established. Pingquan county was restored in September 1945, belonging to Jehol province. 1956 1 was placed in Chengde, Hebei Province, and 1960 was renamed Chengde City. 1961may reverted to Chengde area (1970 changed the area). The State Council1June 1993 19 approved the revocation of Chengde area, and the county was placed under the jurisdiction of Chengde City.