How many districts are Guangyuan City divided into? How many counties and towns? How many cities? Details

Guangyuan City is divided into 3 districts, 4 counties, and 91 towns.

As of 2016, Guangyuan City governs 3 districts of Lizhou, Zhaohua, and Chaotian, and 4 counties of Qingchuan, Wangcang, Jiange, and Cangxi, 91 towns, 139 townships, and 9 sub-district offices. There are 2,430 village committees and 16,559 village groups.

The details are as follows:

1. Details of towns under the jurisdiction of Lizhou District, Zhaohua District, Chaotian District and Wangcang County

2. Qingchuan County, Jiange Details of counties and towns under the jurisdiction of Cangxi County

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Historical evolution of Guangyuan City

In the Xia Dynasty, it belonged to the Xia Tribe Alliance Liangzhou.

In the Shang Dynasty, it belonged to the Qiangfang tribe in Yongzhou.

In the Western Zhou Dynasty (1046 BC - 771 BC), in the first year of Zhou Wu King Jifa (1046 BC), the ancestors of the Qiang people established the Qiang Fang Kingdom in today's Lizhou District, Chaotian District, and Zhaohua District. Xi'an", the capital city of Xi'an is located in today's Zhaohua District. The ancestors of the Di people established the Di country "Pingzhou" in present-day Wangcang County and Cangxi County. The capital of the state was Pingzhou City near today's Donghe River.

During the Spring and Autumn Period of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, in the eighth year of Jixi (368 BC), King Lie of Zhou Dynasty, King Du Shang of Shu (ninth generation of Kaiming clan) sent a large army to destroy Xi'an and Ping Zhou Kingdom. King Du Shang of Shu granted his younger brother Du Jiameng the title of Hanzhong. Hou set the vassal vassal under the jurisdiction of the State of Ju (the capital of Tufei was located in Shipan Village, Zhaohua District, and administered the territory of the former Xi'an and Pingzhou states) and announced the establishment of the State of Ju.

During the Eastern Zhou Dynasty and the Warring States Period, the jurisdiction was roughly Zitong County in Mianyang, Sichuan, Jiange County in Guangyuan, Qingchuan County, Lizhou District, Zhaohua District, Chaotian District, Wangcang County, Cangxi County, Gansu Kang County in Longnan, Ningqiang County and Lueyang County in Hanzhong, Shaanxi Province.

In the sixth year of King Zhou Shenliang’s reign (316 BC), the Qin State destroyed Shu and devoured Ju, and changed the territory of Shu to establish Shu County. Judu Tufei was abolished and Jiameng County (the county seat is now Zhaohua Town, Zhaohua District, Guangyuan City) was placed under the jurisdiction of Shu County of the Qin State.

In the Qin Dynasty (221 BC-207 BC), the name of the county remained unchanged.

During the Han Dynasty (206 BC - 220 BC), the name of the county remained unchanged.

Shu Han (221-263), Liu Bei changed it to Hanshou County.

In the Western Jin Dynasty (266-316), it was changed to Jinshou County.

In the 15th year of Taiyuan in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (390), Xing'an County (governing today's Lizhou District) was established in the north of the county, and Jinshou County was established. Jinshou County was changed to Yichang County, and the county, County Tongzhi is now Zhaohua Town.

During the Northern and Southern Dynasties (420-589), Emperor Yongtai of the Southern Qi Dynasty established Shou County of the Eastern Jin Dynasty in Xing'an County in the first year of Yongtai (498). In the Northern Wei Dynasty, it was changed to Xiyizhou. Liang was changed to Lizhou. The name of the Western Wei Dynasty was changed to Lizhou, and the General Manager's Office of Lizhou was established. The tradition of the Northern Zhou Dynasty remained unchanged.

In the Sui Dynasty (581-618), Xing'an County was changed to Miangu County. Lizhou was changed to Yicheng County, and the general manager's office was still established.

In the Tang Dynasty (618-907), Yicheng County was renamed Lizhou. It has jurisdiction over the six prefectures of Li, Long, Shi, Peng, Jing and Sha; it was subsequently promoted to the governor's office and has jurisdiction over the six prefectures of Li, Long, Shi, Jing, Xi and Long.

The Five Dynasties (907-960) basically followed the Tang system. Today, the old city of Guangyuan is the county, state capital and military administrative area.

In the Song Dynasty (960-1279), Miangu County was initially governed by Yichuan County of Lizhou, Zhaowu Army and then Yichuan County of Lizhou Dudufu, and Ningwu Army Jiedu.

In the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), the capital Marshal's Mansion was first established in Miangu County, and then the Shaanxi and Sichuan provinces were moved from Jingzhao (today's Xianyang) to Lizhou.

In the Yuan Dynasty, taking the "Da Zai Qian Yuan" of the "Book of Changes" and the Dewei Broadcasting of the Yuan Dynasty, which meant the vast territory, Miangu County was changed to Guangyuan County, and Lizhou Road was changed to Guangyuan Road, which governed Miangu County. There are two counties of Gu (Guangyuan) and Zhaohua, one prefecture of Baoning, and four prefectures of Jian, Long, Ba and Mian. Later, Guangyuan County was promoted to Guangyuan Prefecture.

In the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), it was first called Guangyuan Prefecture, then changed to a prefecture, and then downgraded to a county.

The Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) and the Republic of China (1912-1949) both followed the Ming system.

On December 14 and 15, 1949, Guangyuan and Zhaohua were liberated.

In March 1950, the Jiange Commissioner's Office and the Prefectural Committee were established in Guangyuan City, with jurisdiction over 10 counties: Zhaohua, Guangyuan, Jiange, Qingchuan, Pingwu, Beichuan, Jiangyou, Wangcang, Cangxi, and Langzhong.

In March 1959, Zhaohua County was merged into Guangyuan County.

In February 1985, Guangyuan County was abolished, and prefecture-level Guangyuan City and Shizhong District were established. The original Guangyuan County was changed to Guangyuan City Shizhong District; the three counties of Qingchuan, Wangcang, and Jiange in the original Mianyang District were It was placed under the jurisdiction of Guangyuan City; on June 1 of the same year, the Guangyuan Municipal People's Government was established; in September of the same year, Cangxi County, formerly Nanchong Prefecture, was placed under the jurisdiction of Guangyuan City.

On May 11, 1989, Shizhong District was reduced and two suburbs (county-level), Yuanba and Chaotian, were established.

On March 13, 2007, Shizhong District was renamed Lizhou District. ?

On April 1, 2013, Yuanba District was renamed Zhaohua District.

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