Which city does Nanling County belong to?

Nanling County is affiliated to Wuhu City, Anhui Province.

Nanling County, affiliated to Wuhu City, Anhui Province, is located in the southeast of Anhui Province. It is located in the transition zone from the hills of southern Anhui to the plains along the river. It borders Wanji District and Xuanzhou District in Xuancheng City to the east and Jingzhou City, Xuancheng City to the south. The county is adjacent to Qingyang County of Chizhou City in the southwest, Tongling City and Fanchang District in the west, and the suburbs of Wuhu City in the north. It is an important gateway to "Two Mountains and One Lake" (Huangshan Mountain, Jiuhua Mountain, and Taiping Lake).

Nanling County has a north subtropical monsoon climate with four distinct seasons. As of the end of 2017, Nanling County has 8 towns under its jurisdiction, with a total area of ??1,263.7 square kilometers. According to the seventh census data, as of 0:00 on November 1, 2020, the permanent population of Nanling County was 431,100.

Historical evolution of Nanling County

In the Spring and Autumn Period, from the time when King Wu of Zhou appointed Zhou Zhang, the fifth generation of Taibo, as the Lord of Wu (establishing the Kingdom of Wu), the county was located in the land of Wu.

During the Warring States Period, in the third year of King Zhou Yuan (473 BC), King Gou Jian of Yue annexed Wu and became a member of Yue. In the fourteenth year of King Xian of Zhou Dynasty (355 BC), Chu destroyed Yue and became the land of Chu again.

In the Qin Dynasty, in the twenty-fourth year of the Qin Dynasty (223 BC), Qin destroyed Chu and returned to Qin. In the twenty-sixth year of Qin Shihuang's reign (221 BC), prefectures and counties were established, which belonged to Zhangjun.

In the Western Han Dynasty, in the second year of Yuanfeng (109 BC), Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Xuancheng County (governing present-day Yijiang Town) and Chungu County (governing present-day Fanchang District) were established. The county areas belonged to the above two counties. , affiliated to Danyang County. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, Xuancheng County was abolished and Wanling and Chungu Counties were reestablished. The county territory belonged to Chungu County, Danyang County.

The Three Kingdoms invaded Wu and restored Xuancheng County.

In the Western Jin Dynasty, in the second year of Taikang (281) of Emperor Wu of Jin Dynasty, a part of Danyang County was divided into Xuancheng County, and Xuancheng County was subordinate to Xuancheng County. In the Eastern Jin Dynasty, at the end of Emperor Xiankang's reign, the residents of Huaibei followed the Jin Dynasty to the south, and settled in Dangtu County in what is now Nanling County, which belongs to Huainan County.

In the Sui Dynasty, in the ninth year of Kaihuang (589), Shicheng, Lincheng, Dingling, and Guzhi counties were merged into Nanling County, which belonged to Xuanzhou. At that time, Wanling County was changed to Xuancheng County, and Xuancheng was changed to Qingyijiang (town).

In the fourth year of Wude (621) of Tang Dynasty, it was changed to Chizhou.

In the Northern Song Dynasty, in the eighth year of Taizu’s Kaibao reign (975), the Southern Tang Dynasty was peaceful and changed to Ningguojun. It was still called Xuanzhou and was under the jurisdiction of Jiangnan Road. In the eighth year of Tiansheng's reign (1030), it was divided into east and west roads and belonged to Xuanzhou, Jiangnan East Road.

In the 14th year of the Yuan Dynasty (1277), it belonged to Ningguo Road, Zhongshu Province, Jiangsu and Zhejiang Provinces. In the seventeenth year of Zhizheng (1357), it belonged to Ningguo Prefecture of Jiangsu and Zhejiang Provinces. In the 26th year of Zhengzheng Dynasty, it was changed to Xuanzhou Prefecture.

In August of the first year of Hongwu (1368) in Ming Dynasty, it belonged to Ningguo Mansion in Zhongshu Province.

In the Qing Dynasty, the province followed the Ming system (Ningguo Prefecture). Until Xuantong, the subordinate prefectures remained the same. In the second year of Shunzhi (1645), it belonged to Huining Road in Jiangnan Province.