Why does Linquan County, one of the 50 counties in Anhui Province, have a population of 2.3 million?

First of all, we need to talk about the location of Linquan County. Linquan county is located in the northwest of Huaibei plain, where the terrain is flat and the cultivated land is rich, and there are several rivers around it, which is convenient for farming and irrigation. For example, Guhe River, Herun River, Yanhe River, Lu 'an River, etc. Coupled with the mild climate, Linquan County was a populous county in ancient history. We need to talk about the history of Anhui province, which has a long history, nurtured splendid civilization and produced a series of historical celebrities, such as Cao Cao and Zhu Yuanzhang.

Anhui province appeared relatively late. /kloc-in the middle of the 0/3rd century, the Yuan Dynasty in the north rose rapidly. In the past few decades, through continuous wars, a series of regimes, such as Xixia Kingdom in the north and Dajin Kingdom in the South Song Dynasty, and Dali Kingdom in the south, were wiped out, and an unprecedented dynasty was established. With the expansion of the territory, the Yuan Dynasty began to worry. Due to the lack of management experience, faced with hundreds of state capitals and thousands of counties on the map, the Yuan Dynasty was a little puzzled because it could not be managed at all.

The division of counties in Tang and Song Dynasties was not suitable for Yuan Dynasty. 15 Road in Tang Dynasty and 23 Road in Song Dynasty also belong to the monitoring area. In order to consolidate its rule, the Yuan Dynasty introduced the provincial system on the basis of Jin Guoxing's bookshop system, combining the experience of the 23rd Route in the Song Dynasty. The Yuan Dynasty divided the whole country into 10 provinces, such as Gansu, Jiangsu and Zhejiang. At that time, the northern part of Anhui Province belonged to Jiangbei Province of Henan Province, because the situation in this area was similar in all aspects, belonging to the Huanghuai River Basin.

In ancient history, farming civilization occupied the mainstream. With fertile farmland, mild climate, abundant rainfall and perfect rivers, such areas are very suitable for living, and basically the provincial capitals have a large population. For example, in the ancient history of China, the population of a big county is not small now. Although the Yuan Dynasty established provinces, there were many problems in various aspects. In Yuan Dynasty, the division of provinces was too large and the management was difficult. The management organization is too rough and there is too much overlap.

1368, Zhu Yuanzhang, from Fengyang, Anhui Province, after the founding of the Ming Dynasty. On the basis of the provinces in Yuan Dynasty, combined with various situations, the pattern of provinces was further adjusted. After Judy, the prince of Yan, moved to the capital, there were two capitals in the Ming Dynasty, namely, the north and the south, which formed the division mode of two Beijing and thirteen provinces. At that time, North Zhili was equivalent to present Hebei Province, and South Zhili was equivalent to present Anhui Province and Jiangsu Province.

/kloc-in the 0/7th century, after the Qing dynasty established its own rule, it was further adjusted and improved on the basis of the provinces in the Ming dynasty. Finally, the division of inland 18 provinces was formed. Among them, due to the decline in the status of South Zhili, it was renamed jiangnan province. Jiangnan province has a large population and a developed economy. It was too difficult to manage under the conditions at that time. From 65438 to 0667, in the early years of Kangxi, the Qing Dynasty divided jiangnan province into Anhui Province and Jiangsu Province. At this time, Anhui Province was established.

It must be said that the Ming and Qing Dynasties established the master plan of most provinces in China, and the divisions of many provinces were established during this period, such as Henan, Hubei and Gansu provinces. Linquan county belongs to a young county. By the end of Qing Dynasty (19 12), the name of Linquan County had not appeared. After the demise of the Qing Dynasty, China entered the stage of warlord melee, and various warlords attacked each other. At the same time, some areas in Anhui Province suffered from floods, and some rivers began to burst.

Until 1934, in order to control the flood in western Anhui, Anhui Province established a new county on the basis of some towns in Fuyang County. When designing the name of the county, it was named Linquan County because the county resident was next to the Quanhe River. Since then, Linquan County has gradually expanded and developed. In terms of zoning area, Linquan County has a large area under its jurisdiction. Therefore, in 1947, Linquan County was once divided into Linquan County, quannan county, Quanyang County and Linquan City.

It was not until the spring of 1949 that the divisions in Linquan County were reunified. After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), Linquan County was successively subordinate to Fuyang Special Zone, Fuyang Region and Fuyang Prefecture-level City. After the Seventh National General Education Plan, the total population of Linquan County reached more than 2.29 million, close to 2.3 million, making it one of the most populous counties in China. In terms of the total population, it is almost equivalent to a small and medium-sized city.

Linquan County has jurisdiction over 5 streets, 2 1 town and 2 townships, which are relatively large in terms of the number of townships. Because some counties have only 10 townships. Fuyang City has a total population of more than 8.2 million, with Linquan County accounting for nearly 30%. There are more than 50 counties and county-level cities in Anhui Province, and Linquan County accounts for a large proportion. This is related to the geological structure, geographical location, water source irrigation and cultivated land area of Linquan County. For example, Zhoukou City and Linquan County in Henan Province are neighbors.

At that time, the population of Zhoukou City was 1 1.6 million, more than 3 million than that of Zhengzhou City, the capital of Henan Province. Of course, with the sustained economic development, the population mobility of our provinces is great. Especially in Henan Province, Anhui Province and other populous provinces, according to statistics, Linquan County has a population of nearly 2.3 million. In Linquan County, however, there are only 1.6 million people, and more than 500,000 people work and live all over the country, basically young people from various towns and villages and a new generation of college students.

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