Kaifeng History

According to legend the seventh generation of Xia dynasty emperor's Shu moved the capital to another place near Laoqiu (today of Kaifeng), Move to to west river until Yingjia of 13 generation, go through 6 generations together, become the political, economic center at that time. The history of Kaifeng is more than 2700 years, in spring and autumn period, The Mr Zheng (the first 743 - the first 701 ) in order to expand to Central Plains, In the ancient city village which near the Zhuxian county east of the today city construct town, named Qifeng, this is ancient city of Kaifeng. Kaifeng city was Yiyi at the spring and autumn period, the Warring States was as Daliang. The Warring States Period, Wei state for contend for hegemony Central Plains, king of Hui move the capital to another place of Daliang from the Yiyi on six year (the first 364 ), this have for Kaifeng that history can test to build for the first time. Wei dynasty go through 6 king about 140 years, among unified war Qin until policy Wang Qin kill by Qin in 22 years (the first 225 ). Qin changed the Daliang to Junyi county. Later the Junyi, Kaifeng manage for county each other, until the first of Tianping period of east Wei dynasty ( 534 ) set up the Liang state, take Junyi as the state to manage, have jurisdiction over Kaifeng county, Liang Zhou is renamed Bian state. Soon, King Yang of Sui Dynasty offer service of JI watercouse, make it communicate with yellow, the Huaihe River, develop the transport on water, the position of Bian state is powerful and influential day by day. The first year of Yanhe ( 712 ) of Tang dynasty, Kaifeng county incorporate into Bian state city, with Junyi county classify as the first county of Fuguo, the Kaifeng city of Ancient city village, then abolish the relaxation day by day. The first year of Xingyuan year of Tang dynasty, the place of Xuanwu army officer chang from the Songzhou ( today Sahngqiu ) to Bianzhou, as the most powerful county of Tang dynasty. At the end of Tang dynasty, Zhuwen who is the Xuanwu officer, coerce Tang ZhaoZong to move the capital to Luoyang first, discard Tang emperor and support oneself finally, set up the later Liang Dynasty regime in Kaifeng. After Zhu Wen proclaims oneself emperor, rise the Bian state to Kaifeng office, call the east capital, Luoyang is the city established as a second capital besides the capital, called the west capital, Changan as the Yongzhou. From then on, Kaifeng office expand the compass of competency constantly, have jurisdiction over 15 counties at the later Liang Dynasty. It is until the Later Jin Dynasty, the Later Han, later Zhou and Northern Song Dynasty set up the captal at Kaifeng, the Kaifeng office was expanded, have jurisdiction over 18 counties and 24 towns. Kaifeng, Junyi called Chi county, other county called Ji county, at Song Zhenzong two year of Dazhongzongxiangfu ( 1009 ) rename as Xiangfu county. The period that Kaifeng grows prosperity most is Northern Song Dynasty, founded a capital for more than 167 years. A.D. 1127, broken by people of the Jin Dynasty, destroy in the soldier Xian. People of the Jin Dynasty foster pieces of Zhangbangchang, Liuyu two puppet regimes in Kaifeng successively, die young because the people cast aside after all. The people of the Jin Dynasty will unseal and lower to the road of Bian Beijing. Emperor Hailing regarded unsealing as Nanjing in 1153, is regarded as the base entered in the south. Xuanzong of Mengyan forced by Mongolia, move the capital to here, still claim Nanjing. Mongolia kills the gold and builds the first year, sets up 11 to walk in the book province of China in the whole country, is abbreviated as the province. Central plain area set up Henan north of the Changjiang River competent to hit book province, this it is Henan that call beginning of province, provincial capital and way manage, set up in Bian roof beam Kaifeng of Luis. At the end of Yuans Liufutong coherent to lead peasant insurrectionary army until dragons and phoenixes capture Kaifeng build into the country four year (1358 ), keep 3 month one year only, return former capital of Anfeng of force by army of Yuan dynasty. The March of Hongwu period of Ming dyansty (1368 ), Zhuyuanzhang captured Kaifeng, change Bianliang way to Kaifeng office, regard kaifeng as Beijing, cancel Kaifeng county incorporate to Xiangfu county again, finished the situation that a city was divided and ruled by two counties from then on. Have cancelled the title of Beijing of Kaifeng in big military 11 years (1378 ). It was the provincial capital of Henan hereafter, continued it in Qing Dynasty. Changed its course in the waste office in the 2nd year of the Republic of China (1913 ), Xiangfu county change into Kaifeng county, belonged to the host of Henan Province of province of Henan, Kaifeng is still the provincial capital, it is the seat of local government of host in Henan Province. The Yudong road change to the Kaifeng road in the 3rd year of the Republic of China (1914 ). Abolished the road in the 16th year of the Republic of China (1927 ), established Kaifeng in the 18th year of the Republic of China (1929 ), city , county did not belong to each other, Kaifeng is still the provincial capital of Henan. In June of the 27th year of the Republic of China (1938 ), the Japanese aggressor troop captured Kaifeng, The provincial capital moved to the west. In March of next year, the false provincial capital of Henan of Japanese is moved Kaifeng from Anyang. Japanese invaders surrendered in 1945, replied it for the provincial capital of Henan in Kaifeng. In October of 1948, the Chinese People's Liberation Army took over Kaifeng, established the special city of Kaifeng in November, it is still the provincial capital. The county government of Kaifeng is still set up in the city, in May of 1949, the county government of Kaifeng moved to the celestial town of the Zhuxian county. In October of 1954, moved from Kaifeng to Zhengzhou in the provincial capital, Kaifeng turned into a city under the jurisdiction of the provincial government. The prefectural commissioner's office of Zhengzhou adjourned to Kaifeng from the male genital of Ying in 1955, renamed the prefectural commissioner's office of Kaifeng, have jurisdiction over 10 counties such as Kaifeng county. Implement " whether city bring county " system , Kaifeng prefectural commissioner's office cancel , have jurisdiction over 5 county belong to leader of Kaifeng Municipal Government originally 1983.