Historical evolution of Woyang County

Woyang was originally the name of a county and a county in the Southern and Northern Dynasties. It was a county in the Northern Wei Dynasty and a county in the Eastern Wei Dynasty. As early as more than 1,500 years ago, in the 27th year of Yuanjia (AD 450), Emperor Wen of the Southern Song Dynasty, Emperor Taiwu of the Northern Wei Dynasty led his troops to raid the south and occupied Yuzhou, Huaixi and other places. All areas north of the Huaihe River belonged to the Northern Wei Dynasty. Since then, in the first year of Huangxing in the Northern Wei Dynasty (AD 467), it was about 90 miles southeast of present-day Woyang County and five miles north of the Wo (guo) River due north of Mengcheng County. According to the example of "the north of the water is Yang", then Woyang The meaning of Shuizhiyang was that Woyang County was first established, which was the mulberry land of Hanshan Mountain and belonged to Qiaozhou. In 548 AD, West Xuzhou was renamed Woyang County, also known as Wozhou, and belonged to Nanqiao County. In the 16th year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign in the Sui Dynasty (596 AD), Woyang was renamed Feishui. In the seventh year of Emperor Yang's reign (AD 611) of the Sui Dynasty, Shansang was named Shansang. After that, the place name of Guoyang lasted for more than 1,200 years. In the third year of Tongzhi (1864 AD) of Emperor Mu Zong (Zai Chun) of the Qing Dynasty, the imperial edict stated that "with the Pheasant River Collection as the center and the surrounding areas bordering the area", the three prefectures and one county of Bozhou, Yingzhou, Suzhou and Mengcheng were cut into the land and connected with the border area. Under the rule, Pheasant River Ji was set up as the county government (renamed Pheasant River Ji as the county seat). Following the ancient county names of the Northern Wei Dynasty, the county was named "Woyang" (it has been followed to this day) and it belongs to Yingzhou Prefecture.

Volume 21 of "Minutes of Fangyu Reading History", Mengcheng County, Shouzhou, Fengyang Prefecture: Woyang City "is located in the northeast of the county and is named after the Woishui River flowing through it to the south." The hometown of Guoyang is known as Xiacheng Fathers’ Reunion in ancient times. During the Qin and Han Dynasties, it was subordinate to Zhihe Chengfu, Shansang and other counties, and belonged to Sishui County, Jiao County and Pei County. After the Yongjia Rebellion in the Western Jin Dynasty, various parts of Huaibei became battlefields, cities and towns were severely destroyed, and prefectures and counties were relocated frequently during construction. Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty established Wozhou in Nanjiao County, and later Woyang County and Woyang County, which were later abolished.

Although Guoyang got its name from the Northern Wei Dynasty, at that time, Guoyang was in the north of today's Mengcheng County and not at its current location. Guoyang in the true sense can be traced back to 1864, when the county was established by the Qing Dynasty. It has a history of 140 years.

In 1852 (the second year of Xianfeng in the Qing Dynasty), hungry people were everywhere in Yingzhou and Suzhou. The Taiping Army's Northern Expedition was also successful, and the people were angry. In October of the same year, Zhang Lexing, the leader of the Nian Army, led an uprising in Zhihe between Bo and Meng. He killed officials, occupied cities, and fought in several provinces such as Shandong, Jiangsu, and Anhui, which dealt a heavy blow to the rule of the Qing Dynasty.

In 1864 (the third year of Tongzhi), Tang Xunfang, the governor of Anhui, ordered Chief Secretary Yinghan to write: "Zhiheji is the area bordering Mongolia and Bo, which is far away from the city, resulting in repeated attacks by strong bandits. Fu has repeatedly rebelled, and it is not necessary to establish a prefecture or county to provide education and support. It is not enough to suppress the situation and change the situation. Now it is planned to build an additional county seat in Zhiheji. "In the first month of the third year of Tongzhi, Yinghan wrote. Soon after, an edict was issued: "Northern Anhui...if necessary, additional prefectures and counties should be established. I will discuss with Seng Gelinqin and consult with Zeng Guofan to make appropriate preparations." Seng Gelinqin consulted Zeng Guofan, the governor of Liangjiang, about the establishment of new counties: "All of Meng, Bo, Su, and Fu are sparsely populated and vast. Before the Nian bandits rebelled, it was difficult to take care of the place, so thieves were everywhere. But now thieves As soon as the atmosphere is extinguished, it is even more advisable to take extra precautions. Chazhiheji is the center of Meng, Bo, Su, and Fu, which are about a hundred miles apart. We should follow the imperial edict and add prefectures and counties to be able to manage them." Xuan Zeng Guofan's letter was restored together with the official memorial. At that time, Tang Xunfang had resigned, and the new Anhui governor Qiao Songnian ordered the chief secretary Yinghan and the prosecutor's office to appoint the alternate magistrate Wang Jun to work with Mengcheng, Bozhou, Suxian and Fuyang counties to conduct on-the-spot surveys on the demarcation and plan for the establishment of counties. After detailed review by Acting Chief Secretary He Yao and Acting Inspector Li Wensen, the report was signed by Zeng Guofan, Governor of Liangjiang, and Qiao Song, Governor of Anhui, at the annual meeting, and they requested the official name of the county, or the ancient name "Woyang". After further deliberation between the Minister of Military and Aircraft and the Ministry of Civil Affairs, he was ordered to establish an additional county seat in Zhiheji and give it the name "Woyang". It is divided into districts connected by the four prefectures and counties of Meng, Bo, Su and Fu. Choose officials and control them appropriately. In the same year, 13 Bao and 96 Wei were drawn from the east of Bozhou, 4 Ji and 25 Wei were drawn from the north of Fuyang, 15 Bao and 45 Wei were drawn from the west of Mengcheng, and Jiji 4 was drawn from the south of Suxian. In Shiliuwei, a new county was established. The original Pheasant River collection is the county seat. It belongs to Yingzhou Prefecture.

In 1913 (the second year of the Republic of China), Yingzhou Prefecture was abolished and the county territory belonged to Huaiyuan Road. Soon, the Fuyang Special Office was established in Yingzhou and administered Woyang County.

In January 1940, in order to strengthen the construction of anti-Japanese base areas, the Henan, Anhui and Jiangsu border regions established Wobei County under the leadership of the Communist Party, which governed Dancheng, Yimen and Longshan under the former Woyang County. There are 15 townships in each district. In September 1944, Wobei County was renamed Xuewuo County. It has ten districts under its jurisdiction, including seven districts including Caoshi, Qingding, Longshan, Dancheng, Wuqiao, Xuefeng and Yimen, which belong to the original Woyang County.

In the autumn of 1946, Wohao County was built in the west of the county. Originally, there were two districts, Linhu and Huagou, in Woyang County.

In the winter of 1947, Woyang County was built in the south of the county. Originally belonging to Woyang County, there were eight districts including Dianji, Huagou, Xiyang, Zhangcun, Chudian, Jiangji, Luji and Shuangmiao, totaling 886 administrative villages.

The above-mentioned three counties of Xuewuo, Woyang and Wobo are under the Third Branch of the Northern Anhui Commissioner's Office under the leadership of the Communist Party of China.

In March 1949, the three counties were divided into the former Woyang County and were still merged into Woyang County.

In 1964, the three districts of Jianji, Zhangcun and Jiangji in the suburbs of the county were assigned to the newly established Lixin County. Woyang County belongs to the Fuyang Administration of Anhui Province.

At the beginning of the ten years of civil strife, the Commissioner's Office was abolished and a regional revolutionary committee was established. In 1979, the regional revolutionary committee was abolished and the Fuyang Administrative Office was restored, still under the jurisdiction of Woyang County.

In May 2000, Woyang was restored to the ancient Qiao County, now Bozhou.