A county in Guangdong Province has a population of over 300,000 and a history of over 500 years.

Guangdong Province, whose name evolved from Lingnan East Road and Guangnan East Road, is referred to as "Guangdong". Its capital is Guangzhou, which is a province on the southern coast of mainland China. Guangdong is an important inheritance place for Lingnan culture and has unique styles in terms of language, customs, history and culture. As of the end of 2018, Guangdong Province has jurisdiction over 21 prefecture-level cities, including 62 municipal districts, 20 county-level cities, 36 counties, and 3 autonomous counties. Among them, Longmen County is named after "Long", which is a very grand name. Longmen County has a total population of over 300,000 and is part of Huizhou City, Guangdong Province. Historically, this area has been established as a county during the Ming Dynasty, which has a history of more than 500 years.

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First of all, as far as Longmen County is concerned, it is named after "dragon", which is a very grand name. Longmen County is affiliated to Huizhou City, Guangdong Province. Geographically, Longmen County is located in the middle of Guangdong Province, on the upper reaches of Zengjiang River, on the edge of the Pearl River Delta. It borders Heyuan City and Boluo County to the southeast, and Conghua City and Zengcheng City to the southwest. It is connected to Xinfeng County in the north. The Longmen County area is located between 113?48?26?-114?24?58? east longitude and 23?20?06?-23?57?50? north latitude. The total area of ??the county is 2,295 square kilometers. As far as the history of Longmen County is concerned, as early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, this area was the land of Baiyue. In the 33rd year of Qin Shihuang (214 BC), Panyu County was established, which now belongs to Longmen County, Guangdong Province. In the third year of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty (204 BC), Zhao Tuo proclaimed himself the King of Nanyue and made Panyu his capital, and the area belonged to it.

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In the sixth year of Yuanding (111 BC), the sixth year of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the area around Longmen County in present-day Huizhou City belonged to Panyu County, Nanhai County, Jiaozhou City. During the Eastern Han Dynasty, Zengcheng County was established and this area belonged to it. During the historical stage of the Three Kingdoms, the three kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wu stood in power, and the area around today's Longmen County became the territory of Soochow. During the Jin Dynasty, Southern Song Dynasty, and Qi Dynasty, this area belonged to Zengcheng County, Nanhai County, Guangzhou. During the Song, Yuan and Jia years of the Southern Dynasty, Suining County was established in the Suifu River Basin of Zengcheng and the area to the west. In the Liang Dynasty of the Southern Dynasty, it was merged into Zengcheng County. During the Liang and Chen periods of the Southern Dynasties, Dongguan County was moved to Zengcheng County, and the area around today's Longmen County belongs to it. That is to say, during the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the organizational structure and ownership of the region changed greatly. In the ninth year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign in the Sui Dynasty (589), after Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty Yang Jian established the Sui Dynasty, he removed the counties and changed them into prefectures. Zengcheng County belonged to the Guangzhou system.

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In 627 AD, when Emperor Taizong Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty was on the throne, the area around today's Longmen County belonged to Zengcheng County, Guangzhou, Lingnan Road. Lingnan Road, the administrative seat is located in Guangzhou (now Guangzhou City), and its jurisdiction includes all of today's Fujian, all of Guangdong, most of Guangxi, and southeastern Yunnan. In the third year of Xiantong (862), Lingnan Road was divided into Lingnan East Road and Lingnan West Road. Lingnan East Road governed Guangzhou, and today's Longmen County area belongs to Lingnan East Road, Zengcheng County, Guangzhou. During the Song Dynasty, this area still belonged to Zengcheng County. During the Yuan Dynasty, the provincial system was implemented. On this basis, Zengcheng County belonged to Huguang Province. After Zhu Yuanzhang established the Ming Dynasty, the area belonged to Zengcheng County, Guangzhou Prefecture. So, the question is, when did the establishment of Longmen County begin?

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Finally, in the fifth year of Hongzhi in the Ming Dynasty (1492), due to the vast land at the junction of Conghua and Zengcheng counties and the steep mountains, which were difficult to control, the court governor suggested that This is a county. In 1496 AD, Longmen County was officially established in the area and belonged to Guangzhou Prefecture. The county seat of Longmen County is located in Qixinggang in the Xilin Department. The terrain is dangerous and it is a hub for water and land transportation. It is called Shanglongmen, so it is named Longmen County. After the Qing Dynasty replaced the Ming Dynasty, Longmen County belonged to Guangzhou Prefecture, Guangdong Province. By 1913, Longmen County belonged to Yuehai Road. In 1928, Longmen County was directly affiliated with Guangdong Province. In 1970, Longmen County belonged to Huiyang Prefecture. In January 1988, the Huiyang area was abolished and Huizhou City was established, which is still under the jurisdiction of Longmen County today. As of the end of 2018, Longmen County had a total area of ??2,295 square kilometers and a total population of approximately 330,000.