History of Nanjing Pukou

During the Spring and Autumn Period, the present-day Pukou area first belonged to Tangyi, State of Chu, and later to Wu. At the beginning of the Warring States Period, Wu fell and went to Yue, and Yue fell and returned to Chu.

From the Qin Dynasty to the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the district was under the jurisdiction of Jiujiang County, Linhuai County, and Tangyi County of Guangling County (later changed to Tangyi County).

During the Three Kingdoms period, the district belonged to Wei first and then to Wu.

In the sixth year of Taikang in the Jin Dynasty (285), Wujiang County was established in the southwest of the district to govern Wujiang Town, under the jurisdiction of Huainan County in Yangzhou, and to the west of the Pearl River today. In the first year of Yongjia in the Western Jin Dynasty (307), Xuanhua Town was built within today's Taishan Town. In the first year of Long'an in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (397), Tangyi was renamed Weishi County. Today, the area east of the Pearl River and Xuanhua Town belong to Weishi County, Qin County.

In the first year of Liang Tianjian in the Southern Dynasty (502), Weishi was divided into two counties: Tangyi and Weishi. The district belongs to Weishi County. In the first year of Chen Taijian (569), the territory entered the Northern Qi Dynasty; in the fifth year, "Jiangpu" was included in the "Southern History" as a place name.

Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty unified the county with a prefecture. In the third year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign (583), Xuanhua Town was renamed Liuhe Town. In the fourth year, the three counties of Weishi, Tangyi and Fangshan were abolished and Liuhe County was established. The district belongs to Wujiang County in Hezhou, Liuhe County in Fangzhou (formerly Weishi County), and Xinchang County in Chuzhou. In the 18th year, Xinchang County was changed to Qingliu County.

In the early Tang Dynasty, the district belonged to Wujiang County of Hezhou, Huainan Road, Liuhe County of Yangzhou, and Qingliu County of Chuzhou. In the third year of Jinglong (709), Qingliu County was divided into Yongyang County. In the second year of Yuan Dynasty (938) of the Southern Tang Dynasty, Yongyang County was changed to Lai'an County.

From Taizong of the Northern Song Dynasty to Shaoxing of the Southern Song Dynasty, the district belonged to Huainan West Road, Hezhou Wujiang County, Huainan East Road, Zhenzhou Liuhe County, and Chuzhou Laian County.

In the Yuan Dynasty, the district belonged to Luzhou Road and Wujiang County of Henan Jiangbei Province, Liuhe County of Zhenzhou and Laian County of Chuzhou of Yangzhou Road.

In the early Ming Dynasty, Wujiang County of the province entered Hezhou and belonged to Luzhou Prefecture; Lai'an County of the province entered Chuzhou and belonged to Fengyang Prefecture; Liuhe County was changed to Yangzhou Prefecture. In June of the ninth year of Hongwu (1376), the four townships of Zunjiao, Huaide, Renfeng, and Baima in Hezhou, Xiaoyi Township in Liuhe County, Fengcheng Township in Chuzhou, and part of Hezhou were set up in Jiangpu County, which was under the jurisdiction of Yingtianfu, South Zhili, and the county seat Located in Puzikou City (today's Dongmen Street). From then on, the district belonged to Jiangpu County of Yingtian Prefecture and Liuhe County of Yangzhou Prefecture. In the 22nd year of Hongwu, Liuhe County also belonged to Yingtian Mansion.

In the second year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1645), Yingtian Prefecture was changed to Jiangning Prefecture, and its boundaries belonged to Jiangpu and Liuhe counties in Jiangning Prefecture, Jiangnan Province. In the eighth year of Xianfeng (1858), which was the eighth year of Wuwu in the Tianli Calendar, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom took Jiangpu County as its provincial government and established Tianpu Province. In the third year of Tongzhi (1864), Jiangpu and Liuhe counties in Jiangning Prefecture were restored.

In the first year of the Republic of China (1912), the Jiangsu Provincial Administrative Office was established, with a two-level system of provinces and counties. Jiangpu was directly under the province. In October, Yuan Shikai's government opened Pukou as a commercial port. In the 3rd year of the Republic of China, the three-level system of province, road and county was changed, and the district was located in Jinling Road. In the 16th year of the Republic of China, the Nationalist Government moved the capital to Nanjing, abolished roads, and reorganized the two-level system of provinces and counties. Jiangpu was restored to the province, and the Pukou commercial port area was transferred from Jiangpu County to Nanjing City. In the 22nd year of the Republic of China, Jiangpu was reorganized into the Ninth Administrative Supervision District of the Province, and the Pukou Commercial Port area was restructured into the Eighth District of Nanjing City. In the 24th year of the Republic of China, Jiangpu belonged to the Tenth Administrative Supervision District. In the 26th year of the Republic of China, the original Pukou area belonged to Jiangpu and Liuhe counties. Since the 30th year of the Republic of China, Jiangpu has been affiliated to the Fifth Administrative Supervision District of Jiangsu Province. After the 35th year of the Republic of China, the original Pukou area was restored to the eighth district of Nanjing City.

In November of the 37th year of the Republic of China (1948), the Jianghuai District Party Committee of the Communist Party of China established the Jiangquan Supervision Office; in January of the 38th year of the Republic of China, it was renamed the Jiangquan Office and was affiliated with the Fifth Jianghuai Commissioner's Office. In February, the East China Bureau of the Communist Party of China abolished the Jiangquan office and established Jiangpu County Government.

On April 25, the 38th year of the Republic of China (1949), after Pukou was liberated, Puzhen and Dongmen Town in Jiangpu County were placed under Nanjing City, and were merged with the original Pukou into Liangpu District of Nanjing City. On June 2, it was renamed the Eighth District of Nanjing City. The original Jiangpu County was affiliated to the Chu County Office of the North Anhui Administrative Office of Anhui Province.

On June 15, 1950, Nanjing was re-districted, and the Eighth District was changed to the Seventh District. In January 1953, Jiangpu was transferred back to Jiangsu Province from Anhui Province and belonged to the Yangzhou Prefecture. On August 3, 1955, District 7 was renamed Pukou District. In February 1956, Jiangpu belonged to Zhenjiang Prefecture; in January 1957, it belonged to Yangzhou Prefecture; in July 1958, it belonged to Nanjing City; in June 1962, it belonged to Yangzhou Prefecture; in March 1966, it belonged to Liuhe Prefecture; in March 1971 , Liuhe District was revoked and returned to Nanjing City.

In May 2002, with the approval of the State Council, Nanjing adjusted the administrative divisions of Jiangbei District, merged Jiangpu County and Pukou District, and established a new Pukou District.

To put it simply, Pukou was separated from Liuhe during the Republic of China.