Why is Xiasha, Hangzhou a gun city?

Because it was once a military fortress.

Hangzhou Xiasha is an important military fortress established during the Qing Dynasty, located in the south of Xiasha Street, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China. Historically, there were a large number of heavy artillery and other fortifications used for defense here, such as docks, bunkers, etc. It was also the place where the imperial officials at that time suppressed the Soochow Uprising Army.

Later, Xiasha, Hangzhou, became an important commercial center with numerous shops and active commercial activities, forming a long-standing cultural heritage. Due to the long history of military relics and numerous commercial activities here, people gave this place a special title called "Gun City".

Historical evolution of Hangzhou

The discovery of ancient human fossils at the Wuguidong site in Hangzhou confirms that ancient humans lived in Hangzhou 50,000 years ago. The discovery of the Kuahuqiao site in Xiaoshan Excavations have confirmed that modern humans were thriving here as early as 8,000 years ago. The Liangzhu Culture in Yuhang, which dates back 5,000 years ago, is known as the "dawn of civilization." Hangzhou's Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties belonged to the "domain of Yangzhou".

After Qin unified the six kingdoms, it established a county at the foot of Lingyin Mountain, called Qiantang, and belonged to Kuaiji County. "Historical Records: The Chronicles of the First Emperor of Qin" records: "In October of the thirty-seventh year of Guichou, the First Emperor traveled...passed Danyang, arrived at Qiantang, and approached Zhejiang. The water was rough..." This is the earliest record of the name "Qiantang" in historical records. . At that time, it was still a beach that followed the tide of the river, and the West Lake had not yet been formed.

The Western Han Dynasty inherited the Qin system, and Hangzhou was still called Qian Tang. During the Xinmang period, Qiantang County was once changed to Quanting County; in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Qiantang County was restored and belonged to Wu County. At this time, the farmland water conservancy construction in Hangzhou began to take shape, and the first seawall was built from Baoshi Mountain to Wansongling. The West Lake began to be separated from the sea and became an inner lake.

Three Kingdoms, Two Jins, and Hangzhou belonged to Wu County and returned to ancient Yangzhou. In the first year of Xianhe in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (326), Indian Buddhist Huili built Lingyin Temple under Feilai Peak, which is the oldest jungle building in West Lake. In the third year of Liang Taiqing's reign (549), Hou Jing promoted Qiantang County to Linjiang County. In the first year of Chen Zhenming (587), Qiantang County was established, which governed Qiantang, Yuqian, Fuyang, Xincheng, and Tonglu, which belonged to Wuzhou.

After the establishment of the Sui Dynasty, the county was abolished and turned into a state in the ninth year of Kaihuang, and the name "Hangzhou" appeared for the first time. It merged with Tonglu into Qiantang County and administered six counties: Qiantang, Yuhang, Fuyang, Yanguan, Yuqian and Wukang counties. The state was first established in Yuhang, and moved to Qiantang the following year. In the eleventh year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign, a city was built on the Fenghuang Mountain, "sixteen miles and ninety paces every Wednesday". This was the earliest Hangzhou city.

In the Tang Dynasty, Hangzhou County was established, Yuhang County was changed, and Qiantang was governed. In the fourth year of Wude (621), "Qiantang" was changed to "Qiantang". At the time of Emperor Taizong, it belonged to Jiangnan Road. In the first year of Tianbao (742), it was renamed Yuhang County and belonged to Jiangnan East Road.

In the first year of Qianyuan (758), it was changed to Hangzhou and returned to Zhejiang West Road Jiedu. The state government was once in Qiantang, with jurisdiction over Qiantang, Yanguan, Fuyang, Xincheng, Yuhang, Lin'an, Yuqian, and Tangshan. Eight counties.