The Historical Evolution of Rudong County

In Rudong area, most ancient sandbars did not land or reach the Yangtze River estuary. By 6,000 years ago, rivers and seas were silted up, and a number of new ancient sandbars gradually appeared along the coast. By the Western Zhou Dynasty, the ancient sandbar gradually rose to an oval sandbar, which was called "Fu Island" in history.

During the Spring and Autumn Period, Rugao, also known as Yun, Fakou and Famao Pavilion, belonged to the State of Wu. It was changed to Chu in the Warring States Period. During the Qin Dynasty, it belonged to Jiujiang County.

At the beginning of the Western Han Dynasty, it was the fief of Wu Wang Liu Bi, belonging to Hailing County. At this time, the scope of Fu Island is roughly from the south to the present, such as the Thai Canal, Ding Yan and Bencha in the west, and Gongfan Dike in the east and north. Liu Ying's Boiling Sea Water in the East is Salt is the first time to fry salt in Kaihuai District, and the first batch of "salt cubes" appeared in Rudong.

During the Three Kingdoms period, Jianghuai was the front line of the Cao Wu War. Cao Cao moved to Jianghuai area, and Hailing County became a gap.

In the Eastern Jin Dynasty, it belonged to Haiyang County and Guangling County. In the seventh year of Taiyuan (382), the Qin Xiaohe River between Fuhai Island and the mainland was silted up and finally connected with the mainland. In the seventh year of Yixi (4 1 1), Guangling County was divided into five counties: Jianling, Ninghai, Linjiang, Grape and Rugao.

Northern Zhou Dynasty waste grape county, Linjiang county into Ninghai county. Rugao County belongs to Hailing County.

In the Sui Dynasty, in the ninth year (589), Rugao County was merged into Ninghai County, which was subordinate to Yangzhou General Political Department (changed to Jiangdu County in 605).

In the fifth year of the Tang Dynasty (83 1), Rugao Field was established, belonging to Hailing County. At this time, Zhou Fuhai expanded and evolved into Liaojiaozui in Tang Dynasty, belonging to Huainan Fried Salt Field Pavilion. As an adult, Digging Harbor Pavilion and Guobu Village (now Matang Town) began to appear in ancient books.

In the tenth year of Baota in the Southern Tang Dynasty (952), Rugao Field was promoted to Rugao County, which belonged to Taizhou. In the post-Zhou Shizong period, a horseshoe-shaped bay was formed in Rugao County on the eastern coast, which was later called Maiyu Bay.

At the beginning of the Northern Song Dynasty, Rugao County was subordinate to Taizhou Army on Huainan East Road. In the Song Dynasty, Fan Zhongyan and others built seawalls along the coast of Central Jiangsu, winding to Rudong, which was called "Fan Gongdi" in history. For example, the eastern land area is basically stable. In the Song Dynasty, tea, Fengli and Matang were established one after another. There were camps in the port and a navy in Fengli.

Rugao County in Yuan Dynasty was subordinate to Taizhou Prefecture of Yangzhou Road. In response to the Zhang Shicheng Uprising, the Yuan Dynasty dug up Hong Kong people Yangjiafan to unite with Zhang in the north and moved to Jianghuai in the south.

In the Ming Dynasty, Rugao belonged to Taizhou, Yangzhou. During the Hongwu period, "Riying" was built in the harbor excavation, and Dongying and Xiying camps were set up, which were heavily guarded. During the Jiajing period, Rudong officials and people fought against the Japanese pirates many times, and famous anti-Japanese soldiers such as Jin Yang and Qiu Sheng emerged. In the 19th year of Wanli, on the eve of Korea's non-Chen War, the port-digging camp recruited more than a thousand people to guard against the Japanese pirates, and the garrison reached its peak in the Ming Dynasty. For example, digging ports in Rudong and other places has gradually flourished.

In the sixth year of Kangxi in Qing Dynasty (1667), it was located in Jiangsu Province, and Rugao belonged to Taizhou, Jiangsu Province. Yongzheng two years (1724), Tongzhou. During the Qing Dynasty, immigrants such as Sandman and Taiping Heavenly Kingdom War refugees were welcomed in Rudong. The arrival of many immigrants promoted the great development of coastal salt industry, and the income of the four major salt fields, such as port excavation field, accounted for one-seventh of the national salt industry income in the early Qing Dynasty.

In the early years of the Republic of China, Rugao County belonged to Suchang Road and Huaiyang Road successively. 1927, the abandoned highway was saved in the county. 1933, belonging to the fourth administrative supervision area of Jiangsu province. 1938, 19 in March, the Japanese army occupied Rugao city, and the Rugao county government moved to Bao Li, Fengli and Matang successively.

1940 After the decisive battle of Donghuangqiao, the third column of the Northern Jiangsu Command of the New Fourth Army moved eastward to dig for harbor. 165438+1in late October, Rugao county government, the national government, took over peacefully in Matang town, divided into counties, with Rugao county (Rugao Dongxiang) in the east, Rugao southwest administrative office in the west and Rugao county in the back. As a result of 194 1, Rugao County belongs to the fourth administrative region of Jiangsu Province. /kloc-in the autumn of 0/945, Ruxi County was renamed Rugao County; Rugao County was renamed Rudong County, and it was under the Office of the Commissioner of the First Administrative Region of Jiangsu-Anhui Border Region.

1949, Rudong county belongs to Nantong district, southern Jiangsu administrative region. 1953 is followed by Nantong, Jiangsu Province. 1968 was renamed Nantong City, Jiangsu Province. From 65438 to 0983, Nantong, Jiangsu Province merged with Nantong City, and Rudong County was subordinate to Nantong City, Jiangsu Province.