Guangshan County is located in the southeast of Henan Province, at the junction of Hubei, Henan and Anhui provinces, with Huaihe River in the north and Dabie Mountain in the south. The county is 60 kilometers long from east to west and 55 kilometers wide from north to south, with a total area of 1835 square kilometers.
Song's Taiping Universe: "Looking down at the Changhuai River, every brilliance is called Guangshan." "Guangshan" got its name from this. Guangshan is a place with a long history. This place was sealed by Heizi in the Zhou Dynasty, and it was called Xianguo. During the Warring States Period, it belonged to Chu, Qin to Jiujiang County, Western Han to Jiangxia County, and Southern and Northern Dynasties to Guangcheng County.
In 598 AD, Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty opened the emperor for eighteen years, and Guangcheng became Guangshan. Guangshan is the birthplace of Sima Guang and the place where the story of "Sima Guang smashing a jar" took place, so it has the reputation of "the land of wisdom".
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Guangshan has a long history. Zhou was a vassal, hence the name "Xian". Spring and Autumn is the land of string countries, and the Warring States belongs to Chu. Qinzhi Jiujiang County; Xiyang County is located in the Western Han Dynasty; In the 25th year of Yuanjia in the Southern Song Dynasty (448), Guangcheng County was established, and Le 'an County was established in the same year. In the third year of Emperor Kai of Sui Dynasty (583), Guangcheng County was merged into Le 'an County. In the 18th year of Emperor Kai of Sui Dynasty (598), an analysis of Guangshan County.
After the Tang and Song Dynasties, it belonged to Gwangju County. Since then, it has been the military, political, economic and cultural center of Jianghuai Hehan, with a recorded history of more than 4,000 years. It is named after the "every glory" of Fushan.
In the second year of the Republic of China (19 13), it belonged to southern Henan Province (19 14 changed Henan South Road to Ruyang Road); 1928 In May, Henan Province was divided into 14 administrative region, which was under the jurisdiction of the 13th administrative region (Huangchuan). 65438+August 0932 belongs to the jurisdiction of District 9 (Huangchuan).
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, it was under the jurisdiction of Huangchuan District, Henan Province; 1952 10, the two specialized agencies merged and belonged to Xinyang area; 1970 belongs to Xinyang area; 1998 from June 9, under the jurisdiction of Xinyang city.
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