Gansu

Gansu Name origin

Gansu is the first word of Ganzhou (now Zhangye) and Suzhou (now Jiuquan). Since the Western Xia Dynasty once set up Gansu military department, the Yuan Dynasty set up Gansu Province, abbreviated as Gan; Because most of the province is in the west of Longshan (Liupan Mountain), and Longyou road was set here in the Tang Dynasty, it is also referred to as long.

Gansu Organizational evolution

During the pre Qin period, China was divided into Kyushu. Most of Gansu Province belonged to Yongzhou and Liangzhou, formerly known as the "land of Yongliang".

In the Shang Dynasty, the Zhou tribe, the ancestor of the Zhou Dynasty, who lived in the Jinghe and Weihe river basins and was still in the clan tribal stage, improved farming and developed the earliest agriculture in China. Before King Wen of Zhou destroyed Shang Dynasty, he defeated Xirong and Hunyi and extended his territory to mi (now Lingtai County, Gansu Province). During this period, there were tribes of Qiang, Gong (now North of Jingchuan county) and mi (now west of Lingtai county) in Gansu.

In the Western Zhou Dynasty, the ancestors of the Qin people settled in the eastern part of the province, that is, Tianshui area, and began the slow transition from nomadic economy to agricultural economy, while nomadic life still occupied the main position.

In the spring and Autumn period, in the ninth year of King Zhouzhuang (688 BC), the state of Qin set up Jia county (south of Tianshui Maiji District) and Ji county (today's Gangu County) in the conquered Jiarong and Jirong areas, which are the first two counties in Chinese history.

During the Warring States period, the territory of the state of Qin reached the southeast of today's Gansu. From the fifth year of gengyuan to the eleventh year of gengyuan (320-314 BC), the state of Qin repeatedly attacked Yiqu and calmed the Western warlords. Longxi County was established in the 27th year of King Zhao of Qin Dynasty (280 BC). Nine years later, Beidi county was established in the 35th year of King Zhao of Qin Dynasty (272 BC).

In the 26th year of Qin Shihuang (221 BC), Qin ruled the world and set up 36 counties. Gansu still belongs to Longxi County and Beidi county.

In the second year of Yuanshou in the Western Han Dynasty (121 BC), Wuwei County and Jiuquan county were added on the basis of Longxi County and Beidi county to govern the northwest of Gansu Province. In the third year of Yuanding (114 BC), Tianshui County, Anding county and Wudu County were added. In the sixth year of Yuanding (111 BC), Zhangye county was set in Wuwei County and Dunhuang county was set in Jiuquan county. In the sixth year of the first Yuan Dynasty (81 BC), two counties were divided from Tianshui, Longxi and Zhangye to establish Jincheng county. Since then, Gansu has set up ten counties.

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, the administrative division was generally a three-level system of state, county and county. Following the establishment of the Western Han Dynasty, two ethnic minority management areas, Zhangye dependency country and Zhangye Juyan dependency country, were added, belonging to Liangzhou.

The Three Kingdoms period followed the Eastern Han system. Most places belong to Cao Wei, and some areas in the South belong to Shuhan.

In the Western Jin Dynasty, it belonged to Liangzhou, Qinzhou and Yongzhou. From the end of the Western Jin Dynasty to the Sixteen Kingdoms period, the separatist regimes successively established across the border or in Gansu were: Hou Zhao, Qian Qin, Hou Qin, Qian Liang, Xi Qin, Hou Liang, Nan Liang, Bei Liang and Xi Liang, each occupying about a part of today's Gansu.

During the northern and Southern Dynasties, Gansu was ruled by the Northern Wei Dynasty, the Western Wei Dynasty and the Northern Zhou Dynasty. During this period, the confrontation between the north and the south, the division of the country, the establishment of numerous states and counties, the frequent change of political power and the confusion of administrative construction. In the Northern Wei Dynasty, there were 8 prefectures, 35 counties and 91 counties in Gansu Province; In the Northern Zhou Dynasty, there were 22 states, 56 counties and 104 counties.

Sui unified China and merged counties. There are 16 counties and 76 counties in the province. In the late chaos of emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, the rise of East Turks reached the prosperity of "the army and the di are blazing strong, which has not been seen in ancient times". In July of the 13th year of Daye (617), Sima ligui of Yingyang house in Wuwei County raised his troops against the Sui Dynasty, occupied Hexi, built the Daliang state, made the capital guzang, built yuananle and attached to the East Turks.

In the second year of Tang Wude (619), Li Gui was destroyed by Li Yuan. In the Tang Dynasty, the county was changed to Dao, and the province was divided into Guannei Dao, Longyou Dao and Shannan Dao, with a total of 22 prefectures under its jurisdiction. In the second year of Guangde (764), Hexi and Longyou, including Gansu, were occupied by Tubo. In the third year of Dazhong (849), the Tang Dynasty occupied Qin, yuan, Anle, Wei, Fu, he, Wei and other prefectures. In the fifth year of Dazhong (851), Zhang Yanchao of the Han Dynasty occupied Hexi and Longyou, including Gansu, and was attached to the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty occupied Gansu again.

During the Five Dynasties period, Houliang occupied one part of Gansu. In the later Tang Dynasty, there were about Qin, Jie, Cheng, Jing and yuan, Wuzhou (now Huanxian) in the later Jin Dynasty, Qin, Jie and Cheng in the Later Zhou Dynasty, and Qianshu occupied the southeast of Gansu.

During the Northern Song Dynasty, when Xixia ruled Hexi, there was a Gansu military department (stationed in Ganzhou, now Ganzhou District, Zhangye City). This is the earliest name of Gansu.

During the Yuan Dynasty, Gansu and other places were set up to run Zhongshu Province, governing seven roads and two prefectures to the west of the Yellow River and Xingyuan road in Shaanxi to the east of the Yellow River.

During the Ming Dynasty, the provincial government was changed to set up a department. The provincial territory was under the command of Shaanxi provincial government, Shaanxi provincial capital and Shaanxi provincial capital. Most of the areas under its jurisdiction inherited the Yuan Dynasty. According to the customization of lighting, Wei and Wei were located in the border and key areas. The provincial capital command department was set up in the important border towns, and each province set up one command department. Wei and Suo implemented military garrison, which was a military organ, but later in the border areas, Wei and Suo also handled civil affairs.

During the Qing Dynasty, there was a right chief secretary in Shaanxi and later changed to a chief secretary in Gansu. The administrative center was moved from gongchang (now Longxi County) to Lanzhou City, governing parts of today's Gansu, Xinjiang, Qinghai and Ningxia provinces. Xinjiang was separated in the tenth year of Guangxu (1884).

In the first year of the Republic of China (1912), Gansu Province was divided into seven roads: Ningxia (former Shuofang), Xining (former Haidong), Lanshan, Jingyuan (former Longdong), Weichuan (former Longnan), Ganliang (former Hexi) and ansu (former border pass). It governs Gansu, western Inner Mongolia, northern and Eastern Qinghai, southwest Outer Mongolia and Ningxia. In the 16th year of the Republic of China (1927), the road was withdrawn as a province. In the 18th year of the Republic of China (1929), it was divided into Qinghai and Ningxia. During the second Civil Revolutionary War, the Longdong region of the province belonged to the Longdong and Guanzhong divisions of the Shaanxi Gansu Ningxia border region.

On August 26, 1949, the Chinese people's Liberation Army liberated Lanzhou. On August 26, the 38th year of the Republic of China (1949), Gansu administrative office was established, which governs 11 districts (special districts and cities) and 73 counties (bureaus) in Jiuquan, Zhangye, Wuwei, Lanzhou, Dingxi, Linxia, Qingyang, Tianshui, Pingliang and Wudu. Gansu administrative office is subordinate to the northwest military and political Commission (later changed to the northwest Administrative Commission, which was abolished in 1954).

On January 8, 1950, the people's Government of Gansu Province was officially established, governing today's Gansu and Western Inner Mongolia.

In 1954, according to the notice of the Ministry of internal affairs, the revoked Ningxia Province was incorporated into Gansu Province. In 1957, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region was established based on the original administrative region of Ningxia Province in the 18th year of the Republic of China (1929).

In 1958, three special regions (autonomous prefectures) and 19 counties and cities were under the jurisdiction of Ningxia.

In 1962, the number of special districts increased to 13, namely Lanzhou, Baiyin, Qingyang, Pingliang, Tianshui, Wudu, Dingxi, Lintao, Wuwei, Zhangye, Jiuquan, Linxia and Gannan.

In 1965, there were 12 special regions (autonomous prefectures and cities), 81 counties, 32 district offices, 1559 people's communes and 88 sub district offices.

In July 1969, the CPC Central Committee and the State Council decided to put Ejina Banner and Alxa Right Banner of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region under the jurisdiction of Jiuquan and Wuwei regions of Gansu Province respectively. In July 1979, the CPC Central Committee and the State Council decided to put Ejina Banner in Jiuquan and Alxa Right Banner in Wuwei under the jurisdiction of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

In 1985, there were 14 administrative offices (prefectures and cities) in Gansu Province, governing 86 counties (autonomous counties, cities and districts). So far, the administrative region of Gansu Province has been formed.

In 2004, Gansu Province administered 12 prefecture level cities, 2 autonomous prefectures and 86 counties (cities and districts).

On August 30, 2018, with the approval of the State Council of the people's Republic of China, Gansu Province abolished Huating county and established county-level Huating city. The administrative area of the original Huating county is the administrative area of Huating City, which is directly under the jurisdiction of Gansu Province and managed by Pingliang City.

Gansu Name origin

Gansu is the first word of Ganzhou (now Zhangye) and Suzhou (now Jiuquan). Since the Western Xia Dynasty once set up Gansu military department, the Yuan Dynasty set up Gansu Province, abbreviated as Gan; Because most of the province is in the west of Longshan (Liupan Mountain), and Longyou road was set here in the Tang Dynasty, it is also referred to as long.

Gansu Organizational evolution

During the pre Qin period, China was divided into Kyushu. Most of Gansu Province belonged to Yongzhou and Liangzhou, formerly known as the "land of Yongliang".

In the Shang Dynasty, the Zhou tribe, the ancestor of the Zhou Dynasty, who lived in the Jinghe and Weihe river basins and was still in the clan tribal stage, improved farming and developed the earliest agriculture in China. Before King Wen of Zhou destroyed Shang Dynasty, he defeated Xirong and Hunyi and extended his territory to mi (now Lingtai County, Gansu Province). During this period, there were tribes of Qiang, Gong (now North of Jingchuan county) and mi (now west of Lingtai county) in Gansu.

In the Western Zhou Dynasty, the ancestors of the Qin people settled in the eastern part of the province, that is, Tianshui area, and began the slow transition from nomadic economy to agricultural economy, while nomadic life still occupied the main position.

In the spring and Autumn period, in the ninth year of King Zhouzhuang (688 BC), the state of Qin set up Jia county (south of Tianshui Maiji District) and Ji county (today's Gangu County) in the conquered Jiarong and Jirong areas, which are the first two counties in Chinese history.

During the Warring States period, the territory of the state of Qin reached the southeast of today's Gansu. From the fifth year of gengyuan to the eleventh year of gengyuan (320-314 BC), the state of Qin repeatedly attacked Yiqu and calmed the Western warlords. Longxi County was established in the 27th year of King Zhao of Qin Dynasty (280 BC). Nine years later, Beidi county was established in the 35th year of King Zhao of Qin Dynasty (272 BC).

In the 26th year of Qin Shihuang (221 BC), Qin ruled the world and set up 36 counties. Gansu still belongs to Longxi County and Beidi county.

In the second year of Yuanshou in the Western Han Dynasty (121 BC), Wuwei County and Jiuquan county were added on the basis of Longxi County and Beidi county to govern the northwest of Gansu Province. In the third year of Yuanding (114 BC), Tianshui County, Anding county and Wudu County were added. In the sixth year of Yuanding (111 BC), Zhangye county was set in Wuwei County and Dunhuang county was set in Jiuquan county. In the sixth year of the first Yuan Dynasty (81 BC), two counties were divided from Tianshui, Longxi and Zhangye to establish Jincheng county. Since then, Gansu has set up ten counties.

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, the administrative division was generally a three-level system of state, county and county. Following the establishment of the Western Han Dynasty, two ethnic minority management areas, Zhangye dependency country and Zhangye Juyan dependency country, were added, belonging to Liangzhou.

The Three Kingdoms period followed the Eastern Han system. Most places belong to Cao Wei, and some areas in the South belong to Shuhan.

In the Western Jin Dynasty, it belonged to Liangzhou, Qinzhou and Yongzhou. From the end of the Western Jin Dynasty to the Sixteen Kingdoms period, the separatist regimes successively established across the border or in Gansu were: Hou Zhao, Qian Qin, Hou Qin, Qian Liang, Xi Qin, Hou Liang, Nan Liang, Bei Liang and Xi Liang, each occupying about a part of today's Gansu.

During the northern and Southern Dynasties, Gansu was ruled by the Northern Wei Dynasty, the Western Wei Dynasty and the Northern Zhou Dynasty. During this period, the confrontation between the north and the south, the division of the country, the establishment of numerous states and counties, the frequent change of political power and the confusion of administrative construction. In the Northern Wei Dynasty, there were 8 prefectures, 35 counties and 91 counties in Gansu Province; In the Northern Zhou Dynasty, there were 22 states, 56 counties and 104 counties.

Sui unified China and merged counties. There are 16 counties and 76 counties in the province. In the late chaos of emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, the rise of East Turks reached the prosperity of "the army and the di are blazing strong, which has not been seen in ancient times". In July of the 13th year of Daye (617), Sima ligui of Yingyang house in Wuwei County raised his troops against the Sui Dynasty, occupied Hexi, built the Daliang state, made the capital guzang, built yuananle and attached to the East Turks.

In the second year of Tang Wude (619), Li Gui was destroyed by Li Yuan. In the Tang Dynasty, the county was changed to Dao, and the province was divided into Guannei Dao, Longyou Dao and Shannan Dao, with a total of 22 prefectures under its jurisdiction. In the second year of Guangde (764), Hexi and Longyou, including Gansu, were occupied by Tubo. In the third year of Dazhong (849), the Tang Dynasty occupied Qin, yuan, Anle, Wei, Fu, he, Wei and other prefectures. In the fifth year of Dazhong (851), Zhang Yanchao of the Han Dynasty occupied Hexi and Longyou, including Gansu, and was attached to the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty occupied Gansu again.

During the Five Dynasties period, Houliang occupied one part of Gansu. In the later Tang Dynasty, there were about Qin, Jie, Cheng, Jing and yuan, Wuzhou (now Huanxian) in the later Jin Dynasty, Qin, Jie and Cheng in the Later Zhou Dynasty, and Qianshu occupied the southeast of Gansu.

During the Northern Song Dynasty, when Xixia ruled Hexi, there was a Gansu military department (stationed in Ganzhou, now Ganzhou District, Zhangye City). This is the earliest name of Gansu.

During the Yuan Dynasty, Gansu and other places were set up to run Zhongshu Province, governing seven roads and two prefectures to the west of the Yellow River and Xingyuan road in Shaanxi to the east of the Yellow River.

During the Ming Dynasty, the provincial government was changed to set up a department. The provincial territory was under the command of Shaanxi provincial government, Shaanxi provincial capital and Shaanxi provincial capital. Most of the areas under its jurisdiction inherited the Yuan Dynasty. According to the customization of lighting, Wei and Wei were located in the border and key areas. The provincial capital command department was set up in the important border towns, and each province set up one command department. Wei and Suo implemented military garrison, which was a military organ, but later in the border areas, Wei and Suo also handled civil affairs.

During the Qing Dynasty, there was a right chief secretary in Shaanxi and later changed to a chief secretary in Gansu. The administrative center was moved from gongchang (now Longxi County) to Lanzhou City, governing parts of today's Gansu, Xinjiang, Qinghai and Ningxia provinces. Xinjiang was separated in the tenth year of Guangxu (1884).

In the first year of the Republic of China (1912), Gansu Province was divided into seven roads: Ningxia (former Shuofang), Xining (former Haidong), Lanshan, Jingyuan (former Longdong), Weichuan (former Longnan), Ganliang (former Hexi) and ansu (former border pass). It governs Gansu, western Inner Mongolia, northern and Eastern Qinghai, southwest Outer Mongolia and Ningxia. In the 16th year of the Republic of China (1927), the road was withdrawn as a province. In the 18th year of the Republic of China (1929), it was divided into Qinghai and Ningxia. During the second Civil Revolutionary War, the Longdong region of the province belonged to the Longdong and Guanzhong divisions of the Shaanxi Gansu Ningxia border region.

On August 26, 1949, the Chinese people's Liberation Army liberated Lanzhou. On August 26, the 38th year of the Republic of China (1949), Gansu administrative office was established, which governs 11 districts (special districts and cities) and 73 counties (bureaus) in Jiuquan, Zhangye, Wuwei, Lanzhou, Dingxi, Linxia, Qingyang, Tianshui, Pingliang and Wudu. Gansu administrative office is subordinate to the northwest military and political Commission (later changed to the northwest Administrative Commission, which was abolished in 1954).

On January 8, 1950, the people's Government of Gansu Province was officially established, governing today's Gansu and Western Inner Mongolia.

In 1954, according to the notice of the Ministry of internal affairs, the revoked Ningxia Province was incorporated into Gansu Province. In 1957, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region was established based on the original administrative region of Ningxia Province in the 18th year of the Republic of China (1929).

In 1958, three special regions (autonomous prefectures) and 19 counties and cities were under the jurisdiction of Ningxia.

In 1962, the number of special districts increased to 13, namely Lanzhou, Baiyin, Qingyang, Pingliang, Tianshui, Wudu, Dingxi, Lintao, Wuwei, Zhangye, Jiuquan, Linxia and Gannan.

In 1965, there were 12 special regions (autonomous prefectures and cities), 81 counties, 32 district offices, 1559 people's communes and 88 sub district offices.

In July 1969, the CPC Central Committee and the State Council decided to put Ejina Banner and Alxa Right Banner of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region under the jurisdiction of Jiuquan and Wuwei regions of Gansu Province respectively. In July 1979, the CPC Central Committee and the State Council decided to put Ejina Banner in Jiuquan and Alxa Right Banner in Wuwei under the jurisdiction of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

In 1985, there were 14 administrative offices (prefectures and cities) in Gansu Province, governing 86 counties (autonomous counties, cities and districts). So far, the administrative region of Gansu Province has been formed.

In 2004, Gansu Province administered 12 prefecture level cities, 2 autonomous prefectures and 86 counties (cities and districts).

On August 30, 2018, with the approval of the State Council of the people's Republic of China, Gansu Province abolished Huating county and established county-level Huating city. The administrative area of the original Huating county is the administrative area of Huating City, which is directly under the jurisdiction of Gansu Province and managed by Pingliang City.

Gansu Name origin

Gansu is the first word of Ganzhou (now Zhangye) and Suzhou (now Jiuquan). Since the Western Xia Dynasty once set up Gansu military department, the Yuan Dynasty set up Gansu Province, abbreviated as Gan; Because most of the province is in the west of Longshan (Liupan Mountain), and Longyou road was set here in the Tang Dynasty, it is also referred to as long.

Gansu Organizational evolution

During the pre Qin period, China was divided into Kyushu. Most of Gansu Province belonged to Yongzhou and Liangzhou, formerly known as the "land of Yongliang".

In the Shang Dynasty, the Zhou tribe, the ancestor of the Zhou Dynasty, who lived in the Jinghe and Weihe river basins and was still in the clan tribal stage, improved farming and developed the earliest agriculture in China. Before King Wen of Zhou destroyed Shang Dynasty, he defeated Xirong and Hunyi and extended his territory to mi (now Lingtai County, Gansu Province). During this period, there were tribes of Qiang, Gong (now North of Jingchuan county) and mi (now west of Lingtai county) in Gansu.

In the Western Zhou Dynasty, the ancestors of the Qin people settled in the eastern part of the province, that is, Tianshui area, and began the slow transition from nomadic economy to agricultural economy, while nomadic life still occupied the main position.

In the spring and Autumn period, in the ninth year of King Zhouzhuang (688 BC), the state of Qin set up Jia county (south of Tianshui Maiji District) and Ji county (today's Gangu County) in the conquered Jiarong and Jirong areas, which are the first two counties in Chinese history.

During the Warring States period, the territory of the state of Qin reached the southeast of today's Gansu. From the fifth year of gengyuan to the eleventh year of gengyuan (320-314 BC), the state of Qin repeatedly attacked Yiqu and calmed the Western warlords. Longxi County was established in the 27th year of King Zhao of Qin Dynasty (280 BC). Nine years later, Beidi county was established in the 35th year of King Zhao of Qin Dynasty (272 BC).

In the 26th year of Qin Shihuang (221 BC), Qin ruled the world and set up 36 counties. Gansu still belongs to Longxi County and Beidi county.

In the second year of Yuanshou in the Western Han Dynasty (121 BC), Wuwei County and Jiuquan county were added on the basis of Longxi County and Beidi county to govern the northwest of Gansu Province. In the third year of Yuanding (114 BC), Tianshui County, Anding county and Wudu County were added. In the sixth year of Yuanding (111 BC), Zhangye county was set in Wuwei County and Dunhuang county was set in Jiuquan county. In the sixth year of the first Yuan Dynasty (81 BC), two counties were divided from Tianshui, Longxi and Zhangye to establish Jincheng county. Since then, Gansu has set up ten counties.

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, the administrative division was generally a three-level system of state, county and county. Following the establishment of the Western Han Dynasty, two ethnic minority management areas, Zhangye dependency country and Zhangye Juyan dependency country, were added, belonging to Liangzhou.

The Three Kingdoms period followed the Eastern Han system. Most places belong to Cao Wei, and some areas in the South belong to Shuhan.

In the Western Jin Dynasty, it belonged to Liangzhou, Qinzhou and Yongzhou. From the end of the Western Jin Dynasty to the Sixteen Kingdoms period, the separatist regimes successively established across the border or in Gansu were: Hou Zhao, Qian Qin, Hou Qin, Qian Liang, Xi Qin, Hou Liang, Nan Liang, Bei Liang and Xi Liang, each occupying about a part of today's Gansu.

During the northern and Southern Dynasties, Gansu was ruled by the Northern Wei Dynasty, the Western Wei Dynasty and the Northern Zhou Dynasty. During this period, the confrontation between the north and the south, the division of the country, the establishment of numerous states and counties, the frequent change of political power and the confusion of administrative construction. In the Northern Wei Dynasty, there were 8 prefectures, 35 counties and 91 counties in Gansu Province; In the Northern Zhou Dynasty, there were 22 states, 56 counties and 104 counties.

Sui unified China and merged counties. There are 16 counties and 76 counties in the province. In the late chaos of emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, the rise of East Turks reached the prosperity of "the army and the di are blazing strong, which has not been seen in ancient times". In July of the 13th year of Daye (617), Sima ligui of Yingyang house in Wuwei County raised his troops against the Sui Dynasty, occupied Hexi, built the Daliang state, made the capital guzang, built yuananle and attached to the East Turks.

In the second year of Tang Wude (619), Li Gui was destroyed by Li Yuan. In the Tang Dynasty, the county was changed to Dao, and the province was divided into Guannei Dao, Longyou Dao and Shannan Dao, with a total of 22 prefectures under its jurisdiction. In the second year of Guangde (764), Hexi and Longyou, including Gansu, were occupied by Tubo. In the third year of Dazhong (849), the Tang Dynasty occupied Qin, yuan, Anle, Wei, Fu, he, Wei and other prefectures. In the fifth year of Dazhong (851), Zhang Yanchao of the Han Dynasty occupied Hexi and Longyou, including Gansu, and was attached to the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty occupied Gansu again.

During the Five Dynasties period, Houliang occupied one part of Gansu. In the later Tang Dynasty, there were about Qin, Jie, Cheng, Jing and yuan, Wuzhou (now Huanxian) in the later Jin Dynasty, Qin, Jie and Cheng in the Later Zhou Dynasty, and Qianshu occupied the southeast of Gansu.

During the Northern Song Dynasty, when Xixia ruled Hexi, there was a Gansu military department (stationed in Ganzhou, now Ganzhou District, Zhangye City). This is the earliest name of Gansu.

During the Yuan Dynasty, Gansu and other places were set up to run Zhongshu Province, governing seven roads and two prefectures to the west of the Yellow River and Xingyuan road in Shaanxi to the east of the Yellow River.

During the Ming Dynasty, the provincial government was changed to set up a department. The provincial territory was under the command of Shaanxi provincial government, Shaanxi provincial capital and Shaanxi provincial capital. Most of the areas under its jurisdiction inherited the Yuan Dynasty. According to the customization of lighting, Wei and Wei were located in the border and key areas. The provincial capital command department was set up in the important border towns, and each province set up one command department. Wei and Suo implemented military garrison, which was a military organ, but later in the border areas, Wei and Suo also handled civil affairs.

During the Qing Dynasty, there was a right chief secretary in Shaanxi and later changed to a chief secretary in Gansu. The administrative center was moved from gongchang (now Longxi County) to Lanzhou City, governing parts of today's Gansu, Xinjiang, Qinghai and Ningxia provinces. Xinjiang was separated in the tenth year of Guangxu (1884).

In the first year of the Republic of China (1912), Gansu Province was divided into seven roads: Ningxia (former Shuofang), Xining (former Haidong), Lanshan, Jingyuan (former Longdong), Weichuan (former Longnan), Ganliang (former Hexi) and ansu (former border pass). It governs Gansu, western Inner Mongolia, northern and Eastern Qinghai, southwest Outer Mongolia and Ningxia. In the 16th year of the Republic of China (1927), the road was withdrawn as a province. In the 18th year of the Republic of China (1929), it was divided into Qinghai and Ningxia. During the second Civil Revolutionary War, the Longdong region of the province belonged to the Longdong and Guanzhong divisions of the Shaanxi Gansu Ningxia border region.

On August 26, 1949, the Chinese people's Liberation Army liberated Lanzhou. On August 26, the 38th year of the Republic of China (1949), Gansu administrative office was established, which governs 11 districts (special districts and cities) and 73 counties (bureaus) in Jiuquan, Zhangye, Wuwei, Lanzhou, Dingxi, Linxia, Qingyang, Tianshui, Pingliang and Wudu. Gansu administrative office is subordinate to the northwest military and political Commission (later changed to the northwest Administrative Commission, which was abolished in 1954).

On January 8, 1950, the people's Government of Gansu Province was officially established, governing today's Gansu and Western Inner Mongolia.

In 1954, according to the notice of the Ministry of internal affairs, the revoked Ningxia Province was incorporated into Gansu Province. In 1957, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region was established based on the original administrative region of Ningxia Province in the 18th year of the Republic of China (1929).

In 1958, three special regions (autonomous prefectures) and 19 counties and cities were under the jurisdiction of Ningxia.

In 1962, the number of special districts increased to 13, namely Lanzhou, Baiyin, Qingyang, Pingliang, Tianshui, Wudu, Dingxi, Lintao, Wuwei, Zhangye, Jiuquan, Linxia and Gannan.

In 1965, there were 12 special regions (autonomous prefectures and cities), 81 counties, 32 district offices, 1559 people's communes and 88 sub district offices.

In July 1969, the CPC Central Committee and the State Council decided to put Ejina Banner and Alxa Right Banner of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region under the jurisdiction of Jiuquan and Wuwei regions of Gansu Province respectively. In July 1979, the CPC Central Committee and the State Council decided to put Ejina Banner in Jiuquan and Alxa Right Banner in Wuwei under the jurisdiction of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

In 1985, there were 14 administrative offices (prefectures and cities) in Gansu Province, governing 86 counties (autonomous counties, cities and districts). So far, the administrative region of Gansu Province has been formed.

In 2004, Gansu Province administered 12 prefecture level cities, 2 autonomous prefectures and 86 counties (cities and districts).

On August 30, 2018, with the approval of the State Council of the people's Republic of China, Gansu Province abolished Huating county and established county-level Huating city. The administrative area of the original Huating county is the administrative area of Huating City, which is directly under the jurisdiction of Gansu Province and managed by Pingliang City.

Gansu Name origin

Gansu is the first word of Ganzhou (now Zhangye) and Suzhou (now Jiuquan). Since the Western Xia Dynasty once set up Gansu military department, the Yuan Dynasty set up Gansu Province, abbreviated as Gan; Because most of the province is in the west of Longshan (Liupan Mountain), and Longyou road was set here in the Tang Dynasty, it is also referred to as long.

Gansu Organizational evolution

During the pre Qin period, China was divided into Kyushu. Most of Gansu Province belonged to Yongzhou and Liangzhou, formerly known as the "land of Yongliang".

In the Shang Dynasty, the Zhou tribe, the ancestor of the Zhou Dynasty, who lived in the Jinghe and Weihe river basins and was still in the clan tribal stage, improved farming and developed the earliest agriculture in China. Before King Wen of Zhou destroyed Shang Dynasty, he defeated Xirong and Hunyi and extended his territory to mi (now Lingtai County, Gansu Province). During this period, there were tribes of Qiang, Gong (now North of Jingchuan county) and mi (now west of Lingtai county) in Gansu.

In the Western Zhou Dynasty, the ancestors of the Qin people settled in the eastern part of the province, that is, Tianshui area, and began the slow transition from nomadic economy to agricultural economy, while nomadic life still occupied the main position.

In the spring and Autumn period, in the ninth year of King Zhouzhuang (688 BC), the state of Qin set up Jia county (south of Tianshui Maiji District) and Ji county (today's Gangu County) in the conquered Jiarong and Jirong areas, which are the first two counties in Chinese history.

During the Warring States period, the territory of the state of Qin reached the southeast of today's Gansu. From the fifth year of gengyuan to the eleventh year of gengyuan (320-314 BC), the state of Qin repeatedly attacked Yiqu and calmed the Western warlords. Longxi County was established in the 27th year of King Zhao of Qin Dynasty (280 BC). Nine years later, Beidi county was established in the 35th year of King Zhao of Qin Dynasty (272 BC).

In the 26th year of Qin Shihuang (221 BC), Qin ruled the world and set up 36 counties. Gansu still belongs to Longxi County and Beidi county.

In the second year of Yuanshou in the Western Han Dynasty (121 BC), Wuwei County and Jiuquan county were added on the basis of Longxi County and Beidi county to govern the northwest of Gansu Province. In the third year of Yuanding (114 BC), Tianshui County, Anding county and Wudu County were added. In the sixth year of Yuanding (111 BC), Zhangye county was set in Wuwei County and Dunhuang county was set in Jiuquan county. In the sixth year of the first Yuan Dynasty (81 BC), two counties were divided from Tianshui, Longxi and Zhangye to establish Jincheng county. Since then, Gansu has set up ten counties.

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, the administrative division was generally a three-level system of state, county and county. Following the establishment of the Western Han Dynasty, two ethnic minority management areas, Zhangye dependency country and Zhangye Juyan dependency country, were added, belonging to Liangzhou.

The Three Kingdoms period followed the Eastern Han system. Most places belong to Cao Wei, and some areas in the South belong to Shuhan.

In the Western Jin Dynasty, it belonged to Liangzhou, Qinzhou and Yongzhou. From the end of the Western Jin Dynasty to the Sixteen Kingdoms period, the separatist regimes successively established across the border or in Gansu were: Hou Zhao, Qian Qin, Hou Qin, Qian Liang, Xi Qin, Hou Liang, Nan Liang, Bei Liang and Xi Liang, each occupying about a part of today's Gansu.

During the northern and Southern Dynasties, Gansu was ruled by the Northern Wei Dynasty, the Western Wei Dynasty and the Northern Zhou Dynasty. During this period, the confrontation between the north and the south, the division of the country, the establishment of numerous states and counties, the frequent change of political power and the confusion of administrative construction. In the Northern Wei Dynasty, there were 8 prefectures, 35 counties and 91 counties in Gansu Province; In the Northern Zhou Dynasty, there were 22 states, 56 counties and 104 counties.

Sui unified China and merged counties. There are 16 counties and 76 counties in the province. In the late chaos of emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, the rise of East Turks reached the prosperity of "the army and the di are blazing strong, which has not been seen in ancient times". In July of the 13th year of Daye (617), Sima ligui of Yingyang house in Wuwei County raised his troops against the Sui Dynasty, occupied Hexi, built the Daliang state, made the capital guzang, built yuananle and attached to the East Turks.

In the second year of Tang Wude (619), Li Gui was destroyed by Li Yuan. In the Tang Dynasty, the county was changed to Dao, and the province was divided into Guannei Dao, Longyou Dao and Shannan Dao, with a total of 22 prefectures under its jurisdiction. In the second year of Guangde (764), Hexi and Longyou, including Gansu, were occupied by Tubo. In the third year of Dazhong (849), the Tang Dynasty occupied Qin, yuan, Anle, Wei, Fu, he, Wei and other prefectures. In the fifth year of Dazhong (851), Zhang Yanchao of the Han Dynasty occupied Hexi and Longyou, including Gansu, and was attached to the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty occupied Gansu again.

During the Five Dynasties period, Houliang occupied one part of Gansu. In the later Tang Dynasty, there were about Qin, Jie, Cheng, Jing and yuan, Wuzhou (now Huanxian) in the later Jin Dynasty, Qin, Jie and Cheng in the Later Zhou Dynasty, and Qianshu occupied the southeast of Gansu.

During the Northern Song Dynasty, when Xixia ruled Hexi, there was a Gansu military department (stationed in Ganzhou, now Ganzhou District, Zhangye City). This is the earliest name of Gansu.

During the Yuan Dynasty, Gansu and other places were set up to run Zhongshu Province, governing seven roads and two prefectures to the west of the Yellow River and Xingyuan road in Shaanxi to the east of the Yellow River.

During the Ming Dynasty, the provincial government was changed to set up a department. The provincial territory was under the command of Shaanxi provincial government, Shaanxi provincial capital and Shaanxi provincial capital. Most of the areas under its jurisdiction inherited the Yuan Dynasty. According to the customization of lighting, Wei and Wei were located in the border and key areas. The provincial capital command department was set up in the important border towns, and each province set up one command department. Wei and Suo implemented military garrison, which was a military organ, but later in the border areas, Wei and Suo also handled civil affairs.

During the Qing Dynasty, there was a right chief secretary in Shaanxi and later changed to a chief secretary in Gansu. The administrative center was moved from gongchang (now Longxi County) to Lanzhou City, governing parts of today's Gansu, Xinjiang, Qinghai and Ningxia provinces. Xinjiang was separated in the tenth year of Guangxu (1884).

In the first year of the Republic of China (1912), Gansu Province was divided into seven roads: Ningxia (former Shuofang), Xining (former Haidong), Lanshan, Jingyuan (former Longdong), Weichuan (former Longnan), Ganliang (former Hexi) and ansu (former border pass). It governs Gansu, western Inner Mongolia, northern and Eastern Qinghai, southwest Outer Mongolia and Ningxia. In the 16th year of the Republic of China (1927), the road was withdrawn as a province. In the 18th year of the Republic of China (1929), it was divided into Qinghai and Ningxia. During the second Civil Revolutionary War, the Longdong region of the province belonged to the Longdong and Guanzhong divisions of the Shaanxi Gansu Ningxia border region.

On August 26, 1949, the Chinese people's Liberation Army liberated Lanzhou. On August 26, the 38th year of the Republic of China (1949), Gansu administrative office was established, which governs 11 districts (special districts and cities) and 73 counties (bureaus) in Jiuquan, Zhangye, Wuwei, Lanzhou, Dingxi, Linxia, Qingyang, Tianshui, Pingliang and Wudu. Gansu administrative office is subordinate to the northwest military and political Commission (later changed to the northwest Administrative Commission, which was abolished in 1954).

On January 8, 1950, the people's Government of Gansu Province was officially established, governing today's Gansu and Western Inner Mongolia.

In 1954, according to the notice of the Ministry of internal affairs, the revoked Ningxia Province was incorporated into Gansu Province. In 1957, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region was established based on the original administrative region of Ningxia Province in the 18th year of the Republic of China (1929).

In 1958, three special regions (autonomous prefectures) and 19 counties and cities were under the jurisdiction of Ningxia.

In 1962, the number of special districts increased to 13, namely Lanzhou, Baiyin, Qingyang, Pingliang, Tianshui, Wudu, Dingxi, Lintao, Wuwei, Zhangye, Jiuquan, Linxia and Gannan.

In 1965, there were 12 special regions (autonomous prefectures and cities), 81 counties, 32 district offices, 1559 people's communes and 88 sub district offices.

In July 1969, the CPC Central Committee and the State Council decided to put Ejina Banner and Alxa Right Banner of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region under the jurisdiction of Jiuquan and Wuwei regions of Gansu Province respectively. In July 1979, the CPC Central Committee and the State Council decided to put Ejina Banner in Jiuquan and Alxa Right Banner in Wuwei under the jurisdiction of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

In 1985, there were 14 administrative offices (prefectures and cities) in Gansu Province, governing 86 counties (autonomous counties, cities and districts). So far, the administrative region of Gansu Province has been formed.

In 2004, Gansu Province administered 12 prefecture level cities, 2 autonomous prefectures and 86 counties (cities and districts).

On August 30, 2018, with the approval of the State Council of the people's Republic of China, Gansu Province abolished Huating county and established county-level Huating city. The administrative area of the original Huating county is the administrative area of Huating City, which is directly under the jurisdiction of Gansu Province and managed by Pingliang City.

Gansu Name origin

Gansu is the first word of Ganzhou (now Zhangye) and Suzhou (now Jiuquan). Since the Western Xia Dynasty once set up Gansu military department, the Yuan Dynasty set up Gansu Province, abbreviated as Gan; Because most of the province is in the west of Longshan (Liupan Mountain), and Longyou road was set here in the Tang Dynasty, it is also referred to as long.

Gansu Organizational evolution

During the pre Qin period, China was divided into Kyushu. Most of Gansu Province belonged to Yongzhou and Liangzhou, formerly known as the "land of Yongliang".

In the Shang Dynasty, the Zhou tribe, the ancestor of the Zhou Dynasty, who lived in the Jinghe and Weihe river basins and was still in the clan tribal stage, improved farming and developed the earliest agriculture in China. Before King Wen of Zhou destroyed Shang Dynasty, he defeated Xirong and Hunyi and extended his territory to mi (now Lingtai County, Gansu Province). During this period, there were tribes of Qiang, Gong (now North of Jingchuan county) and mi (now west of Lingtai county) in Gansu.

In the Western Zhou Dynasty, the ancestors of the Qin people settled in the eastern part of the province, that is, Tianshui area, and began the slow transition from nomadic economy to agricultural economy, while nomadic life still occupied the main position.

In the spring and Autumn period, in the ninth year of King Zhouzhuang (688 BC), the state of Qin set up Jia county (south of Tianshui Maiji District) and Ji county (today's Gangu County) in the conquered Jiarong and Jirong areas, which are the first two counties in Chinese history.

During the Warring States period, the territory of the state of Qin reached the southeast of today's Gansu. From the fifth year of gengyuan to the eleventh year of gengyuan (320-314 BC), the state of Qin repeatedly attacked Yiqu and calmed the Western warlords. Longxi County was established in the 27th year of King Zhao of Qin Dynasty (280 BC). Nine years later, Beidi county was established in the 35th year of King Zhao of Qin Dynasty (272 BC).

In the 26th year of Qin Shihuang (221 BC), Qin ruled the world and set up 36 counties. Gansu still belongs to Longxi County and Beidi county.

In the second year of Yuanshou in the Western Han Dynasty (121 BC), Wuwei County and Jiuquan county were added on the basis of Longxi County and Beidi county to govern the northwest of Gansu Province. In the third year of Yuanding (114 BC), Tianshui County, Anding county and Wudu County were added. In the sixth year of Yuanding (111 BC), Zhangye county was set in Wuwei County and Dunhuang county was set in Jiuquan county. In the sixth year of the first Yuan Dynasty (81 BC), two counties were divided from Tianshui, Longxi and Zhangye to establish Jincheng county. Since then, Gansu has set up ten counties.

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, the administrative division was generally a three-level system of state, county and county. Following the establishment of the Western Han Dynasty, two ethnic minority management areas, Zhangye dependency country and Zhangye Juyan dependency country, were added, belonging to Liangzhou.

The Three Kingdoms period followed the Eastern Han system. Most places belong to Cao Wei, and some areas in the South belong to Shuhan.

In the Western Jin Dynasty, it belonged to Liangzhou, Qinzhou and Yongzhou. From the end of the Western Jin Dynasty to the Sixteen Kingdoms period, the separatist regimes successively established across the border or in Gansu were: Hou Zhao, Qian Qin, Hou Qin, Qian Liang, Xi Qin, Hou Liang, Nan Liang, Bei Liang and Xi Liang, each occupying about a part of today's Gansu.

During the northern and Southern Dynasties, Gansu was ruled by the Northern Wei Dynasty, the Western Wei Dynasty and the Northern Zhou Dynasty. During this period, the confrontation between the north and the south, the division of the country, the establishment of numerous states and counties, the frequent change of political power and the confusion of administrative construction. In the Northern Wei Dynasty, there were 8 prefectures, 35 counties and 91 counties in Gansu Province; In the Northern Zhou Dynasty, there were 22 states, 56 counties and 104 counties.

Sui unified China and merged counties. There are 16 counties and 76 counties in the province. In the late chaos of emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, the rise of East Turks reached the prosperity of "the army and the di are blazing strong, which has not been seen in ancient times". In July of the 13th year of Daye (617), Sima ligui of Yingyang house in Wuwei County raised his troops against the Sui Dynasty, occupied Hexi, built the Daliang state, made the capital guzang, built yuananle and attached to the East Turks.

In the second year of Tang Wude (619), Li Gui was destroyed by Li Yuan. In the Tang Dynasty, the county was changed to Dao, and the province was divided into Guannei Dao, Longyou Dao and Shannan Dao, with a total of 22 prefectures under its jurisdiction. In the second year of Guangde (764), Hexi and Longyou, including Gansu, were occupied by Tubo. In the third year of Dazhong (849), the Tang Dynasty occupied Qin, yuan, Anle, Wei, Fu, he, Wei and other prefectures. In the fifth year of Dazhong (851), Zhang Yanchao of the Han Dynasty occupied Hexi and Longyou, including Gansu, and was attached to the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty occupied Gansu again.

During the Five Dynasties period, Houliang occupied one part of Gansu. In the later Tang Dynasty, there were about Qin, Jie, Cheng, Jing and yuan, Wuzhou (now Huanxian) in the later Jin Dynasty, Qin, Jie and Cheng in the Later Zhou Dynasty, and Qianshu occupied the southeast of Gansu.

During the Northern Song Dynasty, when Xixia ruled Hexi, there was a Gansu military department (stationed in Ganzhou, now Ganzhou District, Zhangye City). This is the earliest name of Gansu.

During the Yuan Dynasty, Gansu and other places were set up to run Zhongshu Province, governing seven roads and two prefectures to the west of the Yellow River and Xingyuan road in Shaanxi to the east of the Yellow River.

During the Ming Dynasty, the provincial government was changed to set up a department. The provincial territory was under the command of Shaanxi provincial government, Shaanxi provincial capital and Shaanxi provincial capital. Most of the areas under its jurisdiction inherited the Yuan Dynasty. According to the customization of lighting, Wei and Wei were located in the border and key areas. The provincial capital command department was set up in the important border towns, and each province set up one command department. Wei and Suo implemented military garrison, which was a military organ, but later in the border areas, Wei and Suo also handled civil affairs.

During the Qing Dynasty, there was a right chief secretary in Shaanxi and later changed to a chief secretary in Gansu. The administrative center was moved from gongchang (now Longxi County) to Lanzhou City, governing parts of today's Gansu, Xinjiang, Qinghai and Ningxia provinces. Xinjiang was separated in the tenth year of Guangxu (1884).

In the first year of the Republic of China (1912), Gansu Province was divided into seven roads: Ningxia (former Shuofang), Xining (former Haidong), Lanshan, Jingyuan (former Longdong), Weichuan (former Longnan), Ganliang (former Hexi) and ansu (former border pass). It governs Gansu, western Inner Mongolia, northern and Eastern Qinghai, southwest Outer Mongolia and Ningxia. In the 16th year of the Republic of China (1927), the road was withdrawn as a province. In the 18th year of the Republic of China (1929), it was divided into Qinghai and Ningxia. During the second Civil Revolutionary War, the Longdong region of the province belonged to the Longdong and Guanzhong divisions of the Shaanxi Gansu Ningxia border region.

On August 26, 1949, the Chinese people's Liberation Army liberated Lanzhou. On August 26, the 38th year of the Republic of China (1949), Gansu administrative office was established, which governs 11 districts (special districts and cities) and 73 counties (bureaus) in Jiuquan, Zhangye, Wuwei, Lanzhou, Dingxi, Linxia, Qingyang, Tianshui, Pingliang and Wudu. Gansu administrative office is subordinate to the northwest military and political Commission (later changed to the northwest Administrative Commission, which was abolished in 1954).

On January 8, 1950, the people's Government of Gansu Province was officially established, governing today's Gansu and Western Inner Mongolia.

In 1954, according to the notice of the Ministry of internal affairs, the revoked Ningxia Province was incorporated into Gansu Province. In 1957, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region was established based on the original administrative region of Ningxia Province in the 18th year of the Republic of China (1929).

In 1958, three special regions (autonomous prefectures) and 19 counties and cities were under the jurisdiction of Ningxia.

In 1962, the number of special districts increased to 13, namely Lanzhou, Baiyin, Qingyang, Pingliang, Tianshui, Wudu, Dingxi, Lintao, Wuwei, Zhangye, Jiuquan, Linxia and Gannan.

In 1965, there were 12 special regions (autonomous prefectures and cities), 81 counties, 32 district offices, 1559 people's communes and 88 sub district offices.

In July 1969, the CPC Central Committee and the State Council decided to put Ejina Banner and Alxa Right Banner of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region under the jurisdiction of Jiuquan and Wuwei regions of Gansu Province respectively. In July 1979, the CPC Central Committee and the State Council decided to put Ejina Banner in Jiuquan and Alxa Right Banner in Wuwei under the jurisdiction of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

In 1985, there were 14 administrative offices (prefectures and cities) in Gansu Province, governing 86 counties (autonomous counties, cities and districts). So far, the administrative region of Gansu Province has been formed.

In 2004, Gansu Province administered 12 prefecture level cities, 2 autonomous prefectures and 86 counties (cities and districts).

On August 30, 2018, with the approval of the State Council of the people's Republic of China, Gansu Province abolished Huating county and established county-level Huating city. The administrative area of the original Huating county is the administrative area of Huating City, which is directly under the jurisdiction of Gansu Province and managed by Pingliang City.

Gansu Name origin

Gansu is the first word of Ganzhou (now Zhangye) and Suzhou (now Jiuquan). Since the Western Xia Dynasty once set up Gansu military department, the Yuan Dynasty set up Gansu Province, abbreviated as Gan; Because most of the province is in the west of Longshan (Liupan Mountain), and Longyou road was set here in the Tang Dynasty, it is also referred to as long.

Gansu Organizational evolution

During the pre Qin period, China was divided into Kyushu. Most of Gansu Province belonged to Yongzhou and Liangzhou, formerly known as the "land of Yongliang".

In the Shang Dynasty, the Zhou tribe, the ancestor of the Zhou Dynasty, who lived in the Jinghe and Weihe river basins and was still in the clan tribal stage, improved farming and developed the earliest agriculture in China. Before King Wen of Zhou destroyed Shang Dynasty, he defeated Xirong and Hunyi and extended his territory to mi (now Lingtai County, Gansu Province). During this period, there were tribes of Qiang, Gong (now North of Jingchuan county) and mi (now west of Lingtai county) in Gansu.

In the Western Zhou Dynasty, the ancestors of the Qin people settled in the eastern part of the province, that is, Tianshui area, and began the slow transition from nomadic economy to agricultural economy, while nomadic life still occupied the main position.

In the spring and Autumn period, in the ninth year of King Zhouzhuang (688 BC), the state of Qin set up Jia county (south of Tianshui Maiji District) and Ji county (today's Gangu County) in the conquered Jiarong and Jirong areas, which are the first two counties in Chinese history.

During the Warring States period, the territory of the state of Qin reached the southeast of today's Gansu. From the fifth year of gengyuan to the eleventh year of gengyuan (320-314 BC), the state of Qin repeatedly attacked Yiqu and calmed the Western warlords. Longxi County was established in the 27th year of King Zhao of Qin Dynasty (280 BC). Nine years later, Beidi county was established in the 35th year of King Zhao of Qin Dynasty (272 BC).

In the 26th year of Qin Shihuang (221 BC), Qin ruled the world and set up 36 counties. Gansu still belongs to Longxi County and Beidi county.

In the second year of Yuanshou in the Western Han Dynasty (121 BC), Wuwei County and Jiuquan county were added on the basis of Longxi County and Beidi county to govern the northwest of Gansu Province. In the third year of Yuanding (114 BC), Tianshui County, Anding county and Wudu County were added. In the sixth year of Yuanding (111 BC), Zhangye county was set in Wuwei County and Dunhuang county was set in Jiuquan county. In the sixth year of the first Yuan Dynasty (81 BC), two counties were divided from Tianshui, Longxi and Zhangye to establish Jincheng county. Since then, Gansu has set up ten counties.

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, the administrative division was generally a three-level system of state, county and county. Following the establishment of the Western Han Dynasty, two ethnic minority management areas, Zhangye dependency country and Zhangye Juyan dependency country, were added, belonging to Liangzhou.

The Three Kingdoms period followed the Eastern Han system. Most places belong to Cao Wei, and some areas in the South belong to Shuhan.

In the Western Jin Dynasty, it belonged to Liangzhou, Qinzhou and Yongzhou. From the end of the Western Jin Dynasty to the Sixteen Kingdoms period, the separatist regimes successively established across the border or in Gansu were: Hou Zhao, Qian Qin, Hou Qin, Qian Liang, Xi Qin, Hou Liang, Nan Liang, Bei Liang and Xi Liang, each occupying about a part of today's Gansu.

During the northern and Southern Dynasties, Gansu was ruled by the Northern Wei Dynasty, the Western Wei Dynasty and the Northern Zhou Dynasty. During this period, the confrontation between the north and the south, the division of the country, the establishment of numerous states and counties, the frequent change of political power and the confusion of administrative construction. In the Northern Wei Dynasty, there were 8 prefectures, 35 counties and 91 counties in Gansu Province; In the Northern Zhou Dynasty, there were 22 states, 56 counties and 104 counties.

Sui unified China and merged counties. There are 16 counties and 76 counties in the province. In the late chaos of emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, the rise of East Turks reached the prosperity of "the army and the di are blazing strong, which has not been seen in ancient times". In July of the 13th year of Daye (617), Sima ligui of Yingyang house in Wuwei County raised his troops against the Sui Dynasty, occupied Hexi, built the Daliang state, made the capital guzang, built yuananle and attached to the East Turks.

In the second year of Tang Wude (619), Li Gui was destroyed by Li Yuan. In the Tang Dynasty, the county was changed to Dao, and the province was divided into Guannei Dao, Longyou Dao and Shannan Dao, with a total of 22 prefectures under its jurisdiction. In the second year of Guangde (764), Hexi and Longyou, including Gansu, were occupied by Tubo. In the third year of Dazhong (849), the Tang Dynasty occupied Qin, yuan, Anle, Wei, Fu, he, Wei and other prefectures. In the fifth year of Dazhong (851), Zhang Yanchao of the Han Dynasty occupied Hexi and Longyou, including Gansu, and was attached to the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty occupied Gansu again.

During the Five Dynasties period, Houliang occupied one part of Gansu. In the later Tang Dynasty, there were about Qin, Jie, Cheng, Jing and yuan, Wuzhou (now Huanxian) in the later Jin Dynasty, Qin, Jie and Cheng in the Later Zhou Dynasty, and Qianshu occupied the southeast of Gansu.

During the Northern Song Dynasty, when Xixia ruled Hexi, there was a Gansu military department (stationed in Ganzhou, now Ganzhou District, Zhangye City). This is the earliest name of Gansu.

During the Yuan Dynasty, Gansu and other places were set up to run Zhongshu Province, governing seven roads and two prefectures to the west of the Yellow River and Xingyuan road in Shaanxi to the east of the Yellow River.

During the Ming Dynasty, the provincial government was changed to set up a department. The provincial territory was under the command of Shaanxi provincial government, Shaanxi provincial capital and Shaanxi provincial capital. Most of the areas under its jurisdiction inherited the Yuan Dynasty. According to the customization of lighting, Wei and Wei were located in the border and key areas. The provincial capital command department was set up in the important border towns, and each province set up one command department. Wei and Suo implemented military garrison, which was a military organ, but later in the border areas, Wei and Suo also handled civil affairs.

During the Qing Dynasty, there was a right chief secretary in Shaanxi and later changed to a chief secretary in Gansu. The administrative center was moved from gongchang (now Longxi County) to Lanzhou City, governing parts of today's Gansu, Xinjiang, Qinghai and Ningxia provinces. Xinjiang was separated in the tenth year of Guangxu (1884).

In the first year of the Republic of China (1912), Gansu Province was divided into seven roads: Ningxia (former Shuofang), Xining (former Haidong), Lanshan, Jingyuan (former Longdong), Weichuan (former Longnan), Ganliang (former Hexi) and ansu (former border pass). It governs Gansu, western Inner Mongolia, northern and Eastern Qinghai, southwest Outer Mongolia and Ningxia. In the 16th year of the Republic of China (1927), the road was withdrawn as a province. In the 18th year of the Republic of China (1929), it was divided into Qinghai and Ningxia. During the second Civil Revolutionary War, the Longdong region of the province belonged to the Longdong and Guanzhong divisions of the Shaanxi Gansu Ningxia border region.

On August 26, 1949, the Chinese people's Liberation Army liberated Lanzhou. On August 26, the 38th year of the Republic of China (1949), Gansu administrative office was established, which governs 11 districts (special districts and cities) and 73 counties (bureaus) in Jiuquan, Zhangye, Wuwei, Lanzhou, Dingxi, Linxia, Qingyang, Tianshui, Pingliang and Wudu. Gansu administrative office is subordinate to the northwest military and political Commission (later changed to the northwest Administrative Commission, which was abolished in 1954).

On January 8, 1950, the people's Government of Gansu Province was officially established, governing today's Gansu and Western Inner Mongolia.

In 1954, according to the notice of the Ministry of internal affairs, the revoked Ningxia Province was incorporated into Gansu Province. In 1957, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region was established based on the original administrative region of Ningxia Province in the 18th year of the Republic of China (1929).

In 1958, three special regions (autonomous prefectures) and 19 counties and cities were under the jurisdiction of Ningxia.

In 1962, the number of special districts increased to 13, namely Lanzhou, Baiyin, Qingyang, Pingliang, Tianshui, Wudu, Dingxi, Lintao, Wuwei, Zhangye, Jiuquan, Linxia and Gannan.

In 1965, there were 12 special regions (autonomous prefectures and cities), 81 counties, 32 district offices, 1559 people's communes and 88 sub district offices.

In July 1969, the CPC Central Committee and the State Council decided to put Ejina Banner and Alxa Right Banner of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region under the jurisdiction of Jiuquan and Wuwei regions of Gansu Province respectively. In July 1979, the CPC Central Committee and the State Council decided to put Ejina Banner in Jiuquan and Alxa Right Banner in Wuwei under the jurisdiction of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

In 1985, there were 14 administrative offices (prefectures and cities) in Gansu Province, governing 86 counties (autonomous counties, cities and districts). So far, the administrative region of Gansu Province has been formed.

In 2004, Gansu Province administered 12 prefecture level cities, 2 autonomous prefectures and 86 counties (cities and districts).

On August 30, 2018, with the approval of the State Council of the people's Republic of China, Gansu Province abolished Huating county and established county-level Huating city. The administrative area of the original Huating county is the administrative area of Huating City, which is directly under the jurisdiction of Gansu Province and managed by Pingliang City.

Gansu Name origin

Gansu is the first word of Ganzhou (now Zhangye) and Suzhou (now Jiuquan). Since the Western Xia Dynasty once set up Gansu military department, the Yuan Dynasty set up Gansu Province, abbreviated as Gan; Because most of the province is in the west of Longshan (Liupan Mountain), and Longyou road was set here in the Tang Dynasty, it is also referred to as long.

Gansu Organizational evolution

During the pre Qin period, China was divided into Kyushu. Most of Gansu Province belonged to Yongzhou and Liangzhou, formerly known as the "land of Yongliang".

In the Shang Dynasty, the Zhou tribe, the ancestor of the Zhou Dynasty, who lived in the Jinghe and Weihe river basins and was still in the clan tribal stage, improved farming and developed the earliest agriculture in China. Before King Wen of Zhou destroyed Shang Dynasty, he defeated Xirong and Hunyi and extended his territory to mi (now Lingtai County, Gansu Province). During this period, there were tribes of Qiang, Gong (now North of Jingchuan county) and mi (now west of Lingtai county) in Gansu.

In the Western Zhou Dynasty, the ancestors of the Qin people settled in the eastern part of the province, that is, Tianshui area, and began the slow transition from nomadic economy to agricultural economy, while nomadic life still occupied the main position.

In the spring and Autumn period, in the ninth year of King Zhouzhuang (688 BC), the state of Qin set up Jia county (south of Tianshui Maiji District) and Ji county (today's Gangu County) in the conquered Jiarong and Jirong areas, which are the first two counties in Chinese history.

During the Warring States period, the territory of the state of Qin reached the southeast of today's Gansu. From the fifth year of gengyuan to the eleventh year of gengyuan (320-314 BC), the state of Qin repeatedly attacked Yiqu and calmed the Western warlords. Longxi County was established in the 27th year of King Zhao of Qin Dynasty (280 BC). Nine years later, Beidi county was established in the 35th year of King Zhao of Qin Dynasty (272 BC).

In the 26th year of Qin Shihuang (221 BC), Qin ruled the world and set up 36 counties. Gansu still belongs to Longxi County and Beidi county.

In the second year of Yuanshou in the Western Han Dynasty (121 BC), Wuwei County and Jiuquan county were added on the basis of Longxi County and Beidi county to govern the northwest of Gansu Province. In the third year of Yuanding (114 BC), Tianshui County, Anding county and Wudu County were added. In the sixth year of Yuanding (111 BC), Zhangye county was set in Wuwei County and Dunhuang county was set in Jiuquan county. In the sixth year of the first Yuan Dynasty (81 BC), two counties were divided from Tianshui, Longxi and Zhangye to establish Jincheng county. Since then, Gansu has set up ten counties.

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, the administrative division was generally a three-level system of state, county and county. Following the establishment of the Western Han Dynasty, two ethnic minority management areas, Zhangye dependency country and Zhangye Juyan dependency country, were added, belonging to Liangzhou.

The Three Kingdoms period followed the Eastern Han system. Most places belong to Cao Wei, and some areas in the South belong to Shuhan.

In the Western Jin Dynasty, it belonged to Liangzhou, Qinzhou and Yongzhou. From the end of the Western Jin Dynasty to the Sixteen Kingdoms period, the separatist regimes successively established across the border or in Gansu were: Hou Zhao, Qian Qin, Hou Qin, Qian Liang, Xi Qin, Hou Liang, Nan Liang, Bei Liang and Xi Liang, each occupying about a part of today's Gansu.

During the northern and Southern Dynasties, Gansu was ruled by the Northern Wei Dynasty, the Western Wei Dynasty and the Northern Zhou Dynasty. During this period, the confrontation between the north and the south, the division of the country, the establishment of numerous states and counties, the frequent change of political power and the confusion of administrative construction. In the Northern Wei Dynasty, there were 8 prefectures, 35 counties and 91 counties in Gansu Province; In the Northern Zhou Dynasty, there were 22 states, 56 counties and 104 counties.

Sui unified China and merged counties. There are 16 counties and 76 counties in the province. In the late chaos of emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, the rise of East Turks reached the prosperity of "the army and the di are blazing strong, which has not been seen in ancient times". In July of the 13th year of Daye (617), Sima ligui of Yingyang house in Wuwei County raised his troops against the Sui Dynasty, occupied Hexi, built the Daliang state, made the capital guzang, built yuananle and attached to the East Turks.

In the second year of Tang Wude (619), Li Gui was destroyed by Li Yuan. In the Tang Dynasty, the county was changed to Dao, and the province was divided into Guannei Dao, Longyou Dao and Shannan Dao, with a total of 22 prefectures under its jurisdiction. In the second year of Guangde (764), Hexi and Longyou, including Gansu, were occupied by Tubo. In the third year of Dazhong (849), the Tang Dynasty occupied Qin, yuan, Anle, Wei, Fu, he, Wei and other prefectures. In the fifth year of Dazhong (851), Zhang Yanchao of the Han Dynasty occupied Hexi and Longyou, including Gansu, and was attached to the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty occupied Gansu again.

During the Five Dynasties period, Houliang occupied one part of Gansu. In the later Tang Dynasty, there were about Qin, Jie, Cheng, Jing and yuan, Wuzhou (now Huanxian) in the later Jin Dynasty, Qin, Jie and Cheng in the Later Zhou Dynasty, and Qianshu occupied the southeast of Gansu.

During the Northern Song Dynasty, when Xixia ruled Hexi, there was a Gansu military department (stationed in Ganzhou, now Ganzhou District, Zhangye City). This is the earliest name of Gansu.

During the Yuan Dynasty, Gansu and other places were set up to run Zhongshu Province, governing seven roads and two prefectures to the west of the Yellow River and Xingyuan road in Shaanxi to the east of the Yellow River.

During the Ming Dynasty, the provincial government was changed to set up a department. The provincial territory was under the command of Shaanxi provincial government, Shaanxi provincial capital and Shaanxi provincial capital. Most of the areas under its jurisdiction inherited the Yuan Dynasty. According to the customization of lighting, Wei and Wei were located in the border and key areas. The provincial capital command department was set up in the important border towns, and each province set up one command department. Wei and Suo implemented military garrison, which was a military organ, but later in the border areas, Wei and Suo also handled civil affairs.

During the Qing Dynasty, there was a right chief secretary in Shaanxi and later changed to a chief secretary in Gansu. The administrative center was moved from gongchang (now Longxi County) to Lanzhou City, governing parts of today's Gansu, Xinjiang, Qinghai and Ningxia provinces. Xinjiang was separated in the tenth year of Guangxu (1884).

In the first year of the Republic of China (1912), Gansu Province was divided into seven roads: Ningxia (former Shuofang), Xining (former Haidong), Lanshan, Jingyuan (former Longdong), Weichuan (former Longnan), Ganliang (former Hexi) and ansu (former border pass). It governs Gansu, western Inner Mongolia, northern and Eastern Qinghai, southwest Outer Mongolia and Ningxia. In the 16th year of the Republic of China (1927), the road was withdrawn as a province. In the 18th year of the Republic of China (1929), it was divided into Qinghai and Ningxia. During the second Civil Revolutionary War, the Longdong region of the province belonged to the Longdong and Guanzhong divisions of the Shaanxi Gansu Ningxia border region.

On August 26, 1949, the Chinese people's Liberation Army liberated Lanzhou. On August 26, the 38th year of the Republic of China (1949), Gansu administrative office was established, which governs 11 districts (special districts and cities) and 73 counties (bureaus) in Jiuquan, Zhangye, Wuwei, Lanzhou, Dingxi, Linxia, Qingyang, Tianshui, Pingliang and Wudu. Gansu administrative office is subordinate to the northwest military and political Commission (later changed to the northwest Administrative Commission, which was abolished in 1954).

On January 8, 1950, the people's Government of Gansu Province was officially established, governing today's Gansu and Western Inner Mongolia.

In 1954, according to the notice of the Ministry of internal affairs, the revoked Ningxia Province was incorporated into Gansu Province. In 1957, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region was established based on the original administrative region of Ningxia Province in the 18th year of the Republic of China (1929).

In 1958, three special regions (autonomous prefectures) and 19 counties and cities were under the jurisdiction of Ningxia.

In 1962, the number of special districts increased to 13, namely Lanzhou, Baiyin, Qingyang, Pingliang, Tianshui, Wudu, Dingxi, Lintao, Wuwei, Zhangye, Jiuquan, Linxia and Gannan.

In 1965, there were 12 special regions (autonomous prefectures and cities), 81 counties, 32 district offices, 1559 people's communes and 88 sub district offices.

In July 1969, the CPC Central Committee and the State Council decided to put Ejina Banner and Alxa Right Banner of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region under the jurisdiction of Jiuquan and Wuwei regions of Gansu Province respectively. In July 1979, the CPC Central Committee and the State Council decided to put Ejina Banner in Jiuquan and Alxa Right Banner in Wuwei under the jurisdiction of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

In 1985, there were 14 administrative offices (prefectures and cities) in Gansu Province, governing 86 counties (autonomous counties, cities and districts). So far, the administrative region of Gansu Province has been formed.

In 2004, Gansu Province administered 12 prefecture level cities, 2 autonomous prefectures and 86 counties (cities and districts).

On August 30, 2018, with the approval of the State Council of the people's Republic of China, Gansu Province abolished Huating county and established county-level Huating city. The administrative area of the original Huating county is the administrative area of Huating City, which is directly under the jurisdiction of Gansu Province and managed by Pingliang City.

Gansu Name origin

Gansu is the first word of Ganzhou (now Zhangye) and Suzhou (now Jiuquan). Since the Western Xia Dynasty once set up Gansu military department, the Yuan Dynasty set up Gansu Province, abbreviated as Gan; Because most of the province is in the west of Longshan (Liupan Mountain), and Longyou road was set here in the Tang Dynasty, it is also referred to as long.

Gansu Organizational evolution

During the pre Qin period, China was divided into Kyushu. Most of Gansu Province belonged to Yongzhou and Liangzhou, formerly known as the "land of Yongliang".

In the Shang Dynasty, the Zhou tribe, the ancestor of the Zhou Dynasty, who lived in the Jinghe and Weihe river basins and was still in the clan tribal stage, improved farming and developed the earliest agriculture in China. Before King Wen of Zhou destroyed Shang Dynasty, he defeated Xirong and Hunyi and extended his territory to mi (now Lingtai County, Gansu Province). During this period, there were tribes of Qiang, Gong (now North of Jingchuan county) and mi (now west of Lingtai county) in Gansu.

In the Western Zhou Dynasty, the ancestors of the Qin people settled in the eastern part of the province, that is, Tianshui area, and began the slow transition from nomadic economy to agricultural economy, while nomadic life still occupied the main position.

In the spring and Autumn period, in the ninth year of King Zhouzhuang (688 BC), the state of Qin set up Jia county (south of Tianshui Maiji District) and Ji county (today's Gangu County) in the conquered Jiarong and Jirong areas, which are the first two counties in Chinese history.

During the Warring States period, the territory of the state of Qin reached the southeast of today's Gansu. From the fifth year of gengyuan to the eleventh year of gengyuan (320-314 BC), the state of Qin repeatedly attacked Yiqu and calmed the Western warlords. Longxi County was established in the 27th year of King Zhao of Qin Dynasty (280 BC). Nine years later, Beidi county was established in the 35th year of King Zhao of Qin Dynasty (272 BC).

In the 26th year of Qin Shihuang (221 BC), Qin ruled the world and set up 36 counties. Gansu still belongs to Longxi County and Beidi county.

In the second year of Yuanshou in the Western Han Dynasty (121 BC), Wuwei County and Jiuquan county were added on the basis of Longxi County and Beidi county to govern the northwest of Gansu Province. In the third year of Yuanding (114 BC), Tianshui County, Anding county and Wudu County were added. In the sixth year of Yuanding (111 BC), Zhangye county was set in Wuwei County and Dunhuang county was set in Jiuquan county. In the sixth year of the first Yuan Dynasty (81 BC), two counties were divided from Tianshui, Longxi and Zhangye to establish Jincheng county. Since then, Gansu has set up ten counties.

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, the administrative division was generally a three-level system of state, county and county. Following the establishment of the Western Han Dynasty, two ethnic minority management areas, Zhangye dependency country and Zhangye Juyan dependency country, were added, belonging to Liangzhou.

The Three Kingdoms period followed the Eastern Han system. Most places belong to Cao Wei, and some areas in the South belong to Shuhan.

In the Western Jin Dynasty, it belonged to Liangzhou, Qinzhou and Yongzhou. From the end of the Western Jin Dynasty to the Sixteen Kingdoms period, the separatist regimes successively established across the border or in Gansu were: Hou Zhao, Qian Qin, Hou Qin, Qian Liang, Xi Qin, Hou Liang, Nan Liang, Bei Liang and Xi Liang, each occupying about a part of today's Gansu.

During the northern and Southern Dynasties, Gansu was ruled by the Northern Wei Dynasty, the Western Wei Dynasty and the Northern Zhou Dynasty. During this period, the confrontation between the north and the south, the division of the country, the establishment of numerous states and counties, the frequent change of political power and the confusion of administrative construction. In the Northern Wei Dynasty, there were 8 prefectures, 35 counties and 91 counties in Gansu Province; In the Northern Zhou Dynasty, there were 22 states, 56 counties and 104 counties.

Sui unified China and merged counties. There are 16 counties and 76 counties in the province. In the late chaos of emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, the rise of East Turks reached the prosperity of "the army and the di are blazing strong, which has not been seen in ancient times". In July of the 13th year of Daye (617), Sima ligui of Yingyang house in Wuwei County raised his troops against the Sui Dynasty, occupied Hexi, built the Daliang state, made the capital guzang, built yuananle and attached to the East Turks.

In the second year of Tang Wude (619), Li Gui was destroyed by Li Yuan. In the Tang Dynasty, the county was changed to Dao, and the province was divided into Guannei Dao, Longyou Dao and Shannan Dao, with a total of 22 prefectures under its jurisdiction. In the second year of Guangde (764), Hexi and Longyou, including Gansu, were occupied by Tubo. In the third year of Dazhong (849), the Tang Dynasty occupied Qin, yuan, Anle, Wei, Fu, he, Wei and other prefectures. In the fifth year of Dazhong (851), Zhang Yanchao of the Han Dynasty occupied Hexi and Longyou, including Gansu, and was attached to the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty occupied Gansu again.

During the Five Dynasties period, Houliang occupied one part of Gansu. In the later Tang Dynasty, there were about Qin, Jie, Cheng, Jing and yuan, Wuzhou (now Huanxian) in the later Jin Dynasty, Qin, Jie and Cheng in the Later Zhou Dynasty, and Qianshu occupied the southeast of Gansu.

During the Northern Song Dynasty, when Xixia ruled Hexi, there was a Gansu military department (stationed in Ganzhou, now Ganzhou District, Zhangye City). This is the earliest name of Gansu.

During the Yuan Dynasty, Gansu and other places were set up to run Zhongshu Province, governing seven roads and two prefectures to the west of the Yellow River and Xingyuan road in Shaanxi to the east of the Yellow River.

During the Ming Dynasty, the provincial government was changed to set up a department. The provincial territory was under the command of Shaanxi provincial government, Shaanxi provincial capital and Shaanxi provincial capital. Most of the areas under its jurisdiction inherited the Yuan Dynasty. According to the customization of lighting, Wei and Wei were located in the border and key areas. The provincial capital command department was set up in the important border towns, and each province set up one command department. Wei and Suo implemented military garrison, which was a military organ, but later in the border areas, Wei and Suo also handled civil affairs.

During the Qing Dynasty, there was a right chief secretary in Shaanxi and later changed to a chief secretary in Gansu. The administrative center was moved from gongchang (now Longxi County) to Lanzhou City, governing parts of today's Gansu, Xinjiang, Qinghai and Ningxia provinces. Xinjiang was separated in the tenth year of Guangxu (1884).

In the first year of the Republic of China (1912), Gansu Province was divided into seven roads: Ningxia (former Shuofang), Xining (former Haidong), Lanshan, Jingyuan (former Longdong), Weichuan (former Longnan), Ganliang (former Hexi) and ansu (former border pass). It governs Gansu, western Inner Mongolia, northern and Eastern Qinghai, southwest Outer Mongolia and Ningxia. In the 16th year of the Republic of China (1927), the road was withdrawn as a province. In the 18th year of the Republic of China (1929), it was divided into Qinghai and Ningxia. During the second Civil Revolutionary War, the Longdong region of the province belonged to the Longdong and Guanzhong divisions of the Shaanxi Gansu Ningxia border region.

On August 26, 1949, the Chinese people's Liberation Army liberated Lanzhou. On August 26, the 38th year of the Republic of China (1949), Gansu administrative office was established, which governs 11 districts (special districts and cities) and 73 counties (bureaus) in Jiuquan, Zhangye, Wuwei, Lanzhou, Dingxi, Linxia, Qingyang, Tianshui, Pingliang and Wudu. Gansu administrative office is subordinate to the northwest military and political Commission (later changed to the northwest Administrative Commission, which was abolished in 1954).

On January 8, 1950, the people's Government of Gansu Province was officially established, governing today's Gansu and Western Inner Mongolia.

In 1954, according to the notice of the Ministry of internal affairs, the revoked Ningxia Province was incorporated into Gansu Province. In 1957, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region was established based on the original administrative region of Ningxia Province in the 18th year of the Republic of China (1929).

In 1958, three special regions (autonomous prefectures) and 19 counties and cities were under the jurisdiction of Ningxia.

In 1962, the number of special districts increased to 13, namely Lanzhou, Baiyin, Qingyang, Pingliang, Tianshui, Wudu, Dingxi, Lintao, Wuwei, Zhangye, Jiuquan, Linxia and Gannan.

In 1965, there were 12 special regions (autonomous prefectures and cities), 81 counties, 32 district offices, 1559 people's communes and 88 sub district offices.

In July 1969, the CPC Central Committee and the State Council decided to put Ejina Banner and Alxa Right Banner of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region under the jurisdiction of Jiuquan and Wuwei regions of Gansu Province respectively. In July 1979, the CPC Central Committee and the State Council decided to put Ejina Banner in Jiuquan and Alxa Right Banner in Wuwei under the jurisdiction of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

In 1985, there were 14 administrative offices (prefectures and cities) in Gansu Province, governing 86 counties (autonomous counties, cities and districts). So far, the administrative region of Gansu Province has been formed.

In 2004, Gansu Province administered 12 prefecture level cities, 2 autonomous prefectures and 86 counties (cities and districts).

On August 30, 2018, with the approval of the State Council of the people's Republic of China, Gansu Province abolished Huating county and established county-level Huating city. The administrative area of the original Huating county is the administrative area of Huating City, which is directly under the jurisdiction of Gansu Province and managed by Pingliang City.

Gansu Name origin

Gansu is the first word of Ganzhou (now Zhangye) and Suzhou (now Jiuquan). Since the Western Xia Dynasty once set up Gansu military department, the Yuan Dynasty set up Gansu Province, abbreviated as Gan; Because most of the province is in the west of Longshan (Liupan Mountain), and Longyou road was set here in the Tang Dynasty, it is also referred to as long.

Gansu Organizational evolution

During the pre Qin period, China was divided into Kyushu. Most of Gansu Province belonged to Yongzhou and Liangzhou, formerly known as the "land of Yongliang".

In the Shang Dynasty, the Zhou tribe, the ancestor of the Zhou Dynasty, who lived in the Jinghe and Weihe river basins and was still in the clan tribal stage, improved farming and developed the earliest agriculture in China. Before King Wen of Zhou destroyed Shang Dynasty, he defeated Xirong and Hunyi and extended his territory to mi (now Lingtai County, Gansu Province). During this period, there were tribes of Qiang, Gong (now North of Jingchuan county) and mi (now west of Lingtai county) in Gansu.

In the Western Zhou Dynasty, the ancestors of the Qin people settled in the eastern part of the province, that is, Tianshui area, and began the slow transition from nomadic economy to agricultural economy, while nomadic life still occupied the main position.

In the spring and Autumn period, in the ninth year of King Zhouzhuang (688 BC), the state of Qin set up Jia county (south of Tianshui Maiji District) and Ji county (today's Gangu County) in the conquered Jiarong and Jirong areas, which are the first two counties in Chinese history.

During the Warring States period, the territory of the state of Qin reached the southeast of today's Gansu. From the fifth year of gengyuan to the eleventh year of gengyuan (320-314 BC), the state of Qin repeatedly attacked Yiqu and calmed the Western warlords. Longxi County was established in the 27th year of King Zhao of Qin Dynasty (280 BC). Nine years later, Beidi county was established in the 35th year of King Zhao of Qin Dynasty (272 BC).

In the 26th year of Qin Shihuang (221 BC), Qin ruled the world and set up 36 counties. Gansu still belongs to Longxi County and Beidi county.

In the second year of Yuanshou in the Western Han Dynasty (121 BC), Wuwei County and Jiuquan county were added on the basis of Longxi County and Beidi county to govern the northwest of Gansu Province. In the third year of Yuanding (114 BC), Tianshui County, Anding county and Wudu County were added. In the sixth year of Yuanding (111 BC), Zhangye county was set in Wuwei County and Dunhuang county was set in Jiuquan county. In the sixth year of the first Yuan Dynasty (81 BC), two counties were divided from Tianshui, Longxi and Zhangye to establish Jincheng county. Since then, Gansu has set up ten counties.

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, the administrative division was generally a three-level system of state, county and county. Following the establishment of the Western Han Dynasty, two ethnic minority management areas, Zhangye dependency country and Zhangye Juyan dependency country, were added, belonging to Liangzhou.

The Three Kingdoms period followed the Eastern Han system. Most places belong to Cao Wei, and some areas in the South belong to Shuhan.

In the Western Jin Dynasty, it belonged to Liangzhou, Qinzhou and Yongzhou. From the end of the Western Jin Dynasty to the Sixteen Kingdoms period, the separatist regimes successively established across the border or in Gansu were: Hou Zhao, Qian Qin, Hou Qin, Qian Liang, Xi Qin, Hou Liang, Nan Liang, Bei Liang and Xi Liang, each occupying about a part of today's Gansu.

During the northern and Southern Dynasties, Gansu was ruled by the Northern Wei Dynasty, the Western Wei Dynasty and the Northern Zhou Dynasty. During this period, the confrontation between the north and the south, the division of the country, the establishment of numerous states and counties, the frequent change of political power and the confusion of administrative construction. In the Northern Wei Dynasty, there were 8 prefectures, 35 counties and 91 counties in Gansu Province; In the Northern Zhou Dynasty, there were 22 states, 56 counties and 104 counties.

Sui unified China and merged counties. There are 16 counties and 76 counties in the province. In the late chaos of emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, the rise of East Turks reached the prosperity of "the army and the di are blazing strong, which has not been seen in ancient times". In July of the 13th year of Daye (617), Sima ligui of Yingyang house in Wuwei County raised his troops against the Sui Dynasty, occupied Hexi, built the Daliang state, made the capital guzang, built yuananle and attached to the East Turks.

In the second year of Tang Wude (619), Li Gui was destroyed by Li Yuan. In the Tang Dynasty, the county was changed to Dao, and the province was divided into Guannei Dao, Longyou Dao and Shannan Dao, with a total of 22 prefectures under its jurisdiction. In the second year of Guangde (764), Hexi and Longyou, including Gansu, were occupied by Tubo. In the third year of Dazhong (849), the Tang Dynasty occupied Qin, yuan, Anle, Wei, Fu, he, Wei and other prefectures. In the fifth year of Dazhong (851), Zhang Yanchao of the Han Dynasty occupied Hexi and Longyou, including Gansu, and was attached to the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty occupied Gansu again.

During the Five Dynasties period, Houliang occupied one part of Gansu. In the later Tang Dynasty, there were about Qin, Jie, Cheng, Jing and yuan, Wuzhou (now Huanxian) in the later Jin Dynasty, Qin, Jie and Cheng in the Later Zhou Dynasty, and Qianshu occupied the southeast of Gansu.

During the Northern Song Dynasty, when Xixia ruled Hexi, there was a Gansu military department (stationed in Ganzhou, now Ganzhou District, Zhangye City). This is the earliest name of Gansu.

During the Yuan Dynasty, Gansu and other places were set up to run Zhongshu Province, governing seven roads and two prefectures to the west of the Yellow River and Xingyuan road in Shaanxi to the east of the Yellow River.

During the Ming Dynasty, the provincial government was changed to set up a department. The provincial territory was under the command of Shaanxi provincial government, Shaanxi provincial capital and Shaanxi provincial capital. Most of the areas under its jurisdiction inherited the Yuan Dynasty. According to the customization of lighting, Wei and Wei were located in the border and key areas. The provincial capital command department was set up in the important border towns, and each province set up one command department. Wei and Suo implemented military garrison, which was a military organ, but later in the border areas, Wei and Suo also handled civil affairs.

During the Qing Dynasty, there was a right chief secretary in Shaanxi and later changed to a chief secretary in Gansu. The administrative center was moved from gongchang (now Longxi County) to Lanzhou City, governing parts of today's Gansu, Xinjiang, Qinghai and Ningxia provinces. Xinjiang was separated in the tenth year of Guangxu (1884).

In the first year of the Republic of China (1912), Gansu Province was divided into seven roads: Ningxia (former Shuofang), Xining (former Haidong), Lanshan, Jingyuan (former Longdong), Weichuan (former Longnan), Ganliang (former Hexi) and ansu (former border pass). It governs Gansu, western Inner Mongolia, northern and Eastern Qinghai, southwest Outer Mongolia and Ningxia. In the 16th year of the Republic of China (1927), the road was withdrawn as a province. In the 18th year of the Republic of China (1929), it was divided into Qinghai and Ningxia. During the second Civil Revolutionary War, the Longdong region of the province belonged to the Longdong and Guanzhong divisions of the Shaanxi Gansu Ningxia border region.

On August 26, 1949, the Chinese people's Liberation Army liberated Lanzhou. On August 26, the 38th year of the Republic of China (1949), Gansu administrative office was established, which governs 11 districts (special districts and cities) and 73 counties (bureaus) in Jiuquan, Zhangye, Wuwei, Lanzhou, Dingxi, Linxia, Qingyang, Tianshui, Pingliang and Wudu. Gansu administrative office is subordinate to the northwest military and political Commission (later changed to the northwest Administrative Commission, which was abolished in 1954).

On January 8, 1950, the people's Government of Gansu Province was officially established, governing today's Gansu and Western Inner Mongolia.

In 1954, according to the notice of the Ministry of internal affairs, the revoked Ningxia Province was incorporated into Gansu Province. In 1957, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region was established based on the original administrative region of Ningxia Province in the 18th year of the Republic of China (1929).

In 1958, three special regions (autonomous prefectures) and 19 counties and cities were under the jurisdiction of Ningxia.

In 1962, the number of special districts increased to 13, namely Lanzhou, Baiyin, Qingyang, Pingliang, Tianshui, Wudu, Dingxi, Lintao, Wuwei, Zhangye, Jiuquan, Linxia and Gannan.

In 1965, there were 12 special regions (autonomous prefectures and cities), 81 counties, 32 district offices, 1559 people's communes and 88 sub district offices.

In July 1969, the CPC Central Committee and the State Council decided to put Ejina Banner and Alxa Right Banner of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region under the jurisdiction of Jiuquan and Wuwei regions of Gansu Province respectively. In July 1979, the CPC Central Committee and the State Council decided to put Ejina Banner in Jiuquan and Alxa Right Banner in Wuwei under the jurisdiction of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

In 1985, there were 14 administrative offices (prefectures and cities) in Gansu Province, governing 86 counties (autonomous counties, cities and districts). So far, the administrative region of Gansu Province has been formed.

In 2004, Gansu Province administered 12 prefecture level cities, 2 autonomous prefectures and 86 counties (cities and districts).

On August 30, 2018, with the approval of the State Council of the people's Republic of China, Gansu Province abolished Huating county and established county-level Huating city. The administrative area of the original Huating county is the administrative area of Huating City, which is directly under the jurisdiction of Gansu Province and managed by Pingliang City.

Gansu Name origin

Gansu is the first word of Ganzhou (now Zhangye) and Suzhou (now Jiuquan). Since the Western Xia Dynasty once set up Gansu military department, the Yuan Dynasty set up Gansu Province, abbreviated as Gan; Because most of the province is in the west of Longshan (Liupan Mountain), and Longyou road was set here in the Tang Dynasty, it is also referred to as long.

Gansu Organizational evolution

During the pre Qin period, China was divided into Kyushu. Most of Gansu Province belonged to Yongzhou and Liangzhou, formerly known as the "land of Yongliang".

In the Shang Dynasty, the Zhou tribe, the ancestor of the Zhou Dynasty, who lived in the Jinghe and Weihe river basins and was still in the clan tribal stage, improved farming and developed the earliest agriculture in China. Before King Wen of Zhou destroyed Shang Dynasty, he defeated Xirong and Hunyi and extended his territory to mi (now Lingtai County, Gansu Province). During this period, there were tribes of Qiang, Gong (now North of Jingchuan county) and mi (now west of Lingtai county) in Gansu.

In the Western Zhou Dynasty, the ancestors of the Qin people settled in the eastern part of the province, that is, Tianshui area, and began the slow transition from nomadic economy to agricultural economy, while nomadic life still occupied the main position.

In the spring and Autumn period, in the ninth year of King Zhouzhuang (688 BC), the state of Qin set up Jia county (south of Tianshui Maiji District) and Ji county (today's Gangu County) in the conquered Jiarong and Jirong areas, which are the first two counties in Chinese history.

During the Warring States period, the territory of the state of Qin reached the southeast of today's Gansu. From the fifth year of gengyuan to the eleventh year of gengyuan (320-314 BC), the state of Qin repeatedly attacked Yiqu and calmed the Western warlords. Longxi County was established in the 27th year of King Zhao of Qin Dynasty (280 BC). Nine years later, Beidi county was established in the 35th year of King Zhao of Qin Dynasty (272 BC).

In the 26th year of Qin Shihuang (221 BC), Qin ruled the world and set up 36 counties. Gansu still belongs to Longxi County and Beidi county.

In the second year of Yuanshou in the Western Han Dynasty (121 BC), Wuwei County and Jiuquan county were added on the basis of Longxi County and Beidi county to govern the northwest of Gansu Province. In the third year of Yuanding (114 BC), Tianshui County, Anding county and Wudu County were added. In the sixth year of Yuanding (111 BC), Zhangye county was set in Wuwei County and Dunhuang county was set in Jiuquan county. In the sixth year of the first Yuan Dynasty (81 BC), two counties were divided from Tianshui, Longxi and Zhangye to establish Jincheng county. Since then, Gansu has set up ten counties.

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, the administrative division was generally a three-level system of state, county and county. Following the establishment of the Western Han Dynasty, two ethnic minority management areas, Zhangye dependency country and Zhangye Juyan dependency country, were added, belonging to Liangzhou.

The Three Kingdoms period followed the Eastern Han system. Most places belong to Cao Wei, and some areas in the South belong to Shuhan.

In the Western Jin Dynasty, it belonged to Liangzhou, Qinzhou and Yongzhou. From the end of the Western Jin Dynasty to the Sixteen Kingdoms period, the separatist regimes successively established across the border or in Gansu were: Hou Zhao, Qian Qin, Hou Qin, Qian Liang, Xi Qin, Hou Liang, Nan Liang, Bei Liang and Xi Liang, each occupying about a part of today's Gansu.

During the northern and Southern Dynasties, Gansu was ruled by the Northern Wei Dynasty, the Western Wei Dynasty and the Northern Zhou Dynasty. During this period, the confrontation between the north and the south, the division of the country, the establishment of numerous states and counties, the frequent change of political power and the confusion of administrative construction. In the Northern Wei Dynasty, there were 8 prefectures, 35 counties and 91 counties in Gansu Province; In the Northern Zhou Dynasty, there were 22 states, 56 counties and 104 counties.

Sui unified China and merged counties. There are 16 counties and 76 counties in the province. In the late chaos of emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, the rise of East Turks reached the prosperity of "the army and the di are blazing strong, which has not been seen in ancient times". In July of the 13th year of Daye (617), Sima ligui of Yingyang house in Wuwei County raised his troops against the Sui Dynasty, occupied Hexi, built the Daliang state, made the capital guzang, built yuananle and attached to the East Turks.

In the second year of Tang Wude (619), Li Gui was destroyed by Li Yuan. In the Tang Dynasty, the county was changed to Dao, and the province was divided into Guannei Dao, Longyou Dao and Shannan Dao, with a total of 22 prefectures under its jurisdiction. In the second year of Guangde (764), Hexi and Longyou, including Gansu, were occupied by Tubo. In the third year of Dazhong (849), the Tang Dynasty occupied Qin, yuan, Anle, Wei, Fu, he, Wei and other prefectures. In the fifth year of Dazhong (851), Zhang Yanchao of the Han Dynasty occupied Hexi and Longyou, including Gansu, and was attached to the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty occupied Gansu again.

During the Five Dynasties period, Houliang occupied one part of Gansu. In the later Tang Dynasty, there were about Qin, Jie, Cheng, Jing and yuan, Wuzhou (now Huanxian) in the later Jin Dynasty, Qin, Jie and Cheng in the Later Zhou Dynasty, and Qianshu occupied the southeast of Gansu.

During the Northern Song Dynasty, when Xixia ruled Hexi, there was a Gansu military department (stationed in Ganzhou, now Ganzhou District, Zhangye City). This is the earliest name of Gansu.

During the Yuan Dynasty, Gansu and other places were set up to run Zhongshu Province, governing seven roads and two prefectures to the west of the Yellow River and Xingyuan road in Shaanxi to the east of the Yellow River.

During the Ming Dynasty, the provincial government was changed to set up a department. The provincial territory was under the command of Shaanxi provincial government, Shaanxi provincial capital and Shaanxi provincial capital. Most of the areas under its jurisdiction inherited the Yuan Dynasty. According to the customization of lighting, Wei and Wei were located in the border and key areas. The provincial capital command department was set up in the important border towns, and each province set up one command department. Wei and Suo implemented military garrison, which was a military organ, but later in the border areas, Wei and Suo also handled civil affairs.

During the Qing Dynasty, there was a right chief secretary in Shaanxi and later changed to a chief secretary in Gansu. The administrative center was moved from gongchang (now Longxi County) to Lanzhou City, governing parts of today's Gansu, Xinjiang, Qinghai and Ningxia provinces. Xinjiang was separated in the tenth year of Guangxu (1884).

In the first year of the Republic of China (1912), Gansu Province was divided into seven roads: Ningxia (former Shuofang), Xining (former Haidong), Lanshan, Jingyuan (former Longdong), Weichuan (former Longnan), Ganliang (former Hexi) and ansu (former border pass). It governs Gansu, western Inner Mongolia, northern and Eastern Qinghai, southwest Outer Mongolia and Ningxia. In the 16th year of the Republic of China (1927), the road was withdrawn as a province. In the 18th year of the Republic of China (1929), it was divided into Qinghai and Ningxia. During the second Civil Revolutionary War, the Longdong region of the province belonged to the Longdong and Guanzhong divisions of the Shaanxi Gansu Ningxia border region.

On August 26, 1949, the Chinese people's Liberation Army liberated Lanzhou. On August 26, the 38th year of the Republic of China (1949), Gansu administrative office was established, which governs 11 districts (special districts and cities) and 73 counties (bureaus) in Jiuquan, Zhangye, Wuwei, Lanzhou, Dingxi, Linxia, Qingyang, Tianshui, Pingliang and Wudu. Gansu administrative office is subordinate to the northwest military and political Commission (later changed to the northwest Administrative Commission, which was abolished in 1954).

On January 8, 1950, the people's Government of Gansu Province was officially established, governing today's Gansu and Western Inner Mongolia.

In 1954, according to the notice of the Ministry of internal affairs, the revoked Ningxia Province was incorporated into Gansu Province. In 1957, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region was established based on the original administrative region of Ningxia Province in the 18th year of the Republic of China (1929).

In 1958, three special regions (autonomous prefectures) and 19 counties and cities were under the jurisdiction of Ningxia.

In 1962, the number of special districts increased to 13, namely Lanzhou, Baiyin, Qingyang, Pingliang, Tianshui, Wudu, Dingxi, Lintao, Wuwei, Zhangye, Jiuquan, Linxia and Gannan.

In 1965, there were 12 special regions (autonomous prefectures and cities), 81 counties, 32 district offices, 1559 people's communes and 88 sub district offices.

In July 1969, the CPC Central Committee and the State Council decided to put Ejina Banner and Alxa Right Banner of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region under the jurisdiction of Jiuquan and Wuwei regions of Gansu Province respectively. In July 1979, the CPC Central Committee and the State Council decided to put Ejina Banner in Jiuquan and Alxa Right Banner in Wuwei under the jurisdiction of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

In 1985, there were 14 administrative offices (prefectures and cities) in Gansu Province, governing 86 counties (autonomous counties, cities and districts). So far, the administrative region of Gansu Province has been formed.

In 2004, Gansu Province administered 12 prefecture level cities, 2 autonomous prefectures and 86 counties (cities and districts).

On August 30, 2018, with the approval of the State Council of the people's Republic of China, Gansu Province abolished Huating county and established county-level Huating city. The administrative area of the original Huating county is the administrative area of Huating City, which is directly under the jurisdiction of Gansu Province and managed by Pingliang City.

Gansu Name origin

Gansu is the first word of Ganzhou (now Zhangye) and Suzhou (now Jiuquan). Since the Western Xia Dynasty once set up Gansu military department, the Yuan Dynasty set up Gansu Province, abbreviated as Gan; Because most of the province is in the west of Longshan (Liupan Mountain), and Longyou road was set here in the Tang Dynasty, it is also referred to as long.

Gansu Organizational evolution

During the pre Qin period, China was divided into Kyushu. Most of Gansu Province belonged to Yongzhou and Liangzhou, formerly known as the "land of Yongliang".

In the Shang Dynasty, the Zhou tribe, the ancestor of the Zhou Dynasty, who lived in the Jinghe and Weihe river basins and was still in the clan tribal stage, improved farming and developed the earliest agriculture in China. Before King Wen of Zhou destroyed Shang Dynasty, he defeated Xirong and Hunyi and extended his territory to mi (now Lingtai County, Gansu Province). During this period, there were tribes of Qiang, Gong (now North of Jingchuan county) and mi (now west of Lingtai county) in Gansu.

In the Western Zhou Dynasty, the ancestors of the Qin people settled in the eastern part of the province, that is, Tianshui area, and began the slow transition from nomadic economy to agricultural economy, while nomadic life still occupied the main position.

In the spring and Autumn period, in the ninth year of King Zhouzhuang (688 BC), the state of Qin set up Jia county (south of Tianshui Maiji District) and Ji county (today's Gangu County) in the conquered Jiarong and Jirong areas, which are the first two counties in Chinese history.

During the Warring States period, the territory of the state of Qin reached the southeast of today's Gansu. From the fifth year of gengyuan to the eleventh year of gengyuan (320-314 BC), the state of Qin repeatedly attacked Yiqu and calmed the Western warlords. Longxi County was established in the 27th year of King Zhao of Qin Dynasty (280 BC). Nine years later, Beidi county was established in the 35th year of King Zhao of Qin Dynasty (272 BC).

In the 26th year of Qin Shihuang (221 BC), Qin ruled the world and set up 36 counties. Gansu still belongs to Longxi County and Beidi county.

In the second year of Yuanshou in the Western Han Dynasty (121 BC), Wuwei County and Jiuquan county were added on the basis of Longxi County and Beidi county to govern the northwest of Gansu Province. In the third year of Yuanding (114 BC), Tianshui County, Anding county and Wudu County were added. In the sixth year of Yuanding (111 BC), Zhangye county was set in Wuwei County and Dunhuang county was set in Jiuquan county. In the sixth year of the first Yuan Dynasty (81 BC), two counties were divided from Tianshui, Longxi and Zhangye to establish Jincheng county. Since then, Gansu has set up ten counties.

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, the administrative division was generally a three-level system of state, county and county. Following the establishment of the Western Han Dynasty, two ethnic minority management areas, Zhangye dependency country and Zhangye Juyan dependency country, were added, belonging to Liangzhou.

The Three Kingdoms period followed the Eastern Han system. Most places belong to Cao Wei, and some areas in the South belong to Shuhan.

In the Western Jin Dynasty, it belonged to Liangzhou, Qinzhou and Yongzhou. From the end of the Western Jin Dynasty to the Sixteen Kingdoms period, the separatist regimes successively established across the border or in Gansu were: Hou Zhao, Qian Qin, Hou Qin, Qian Liang, Xi Qin, Hou Liang, Nan Liang, Bei Liang and Xi Liang, each occupying about a part of today's Gansu.

During the northern and Southern Dynasties, Gansu was ruled by the Northern Wei Dynasty, the Western Wei Dynasty and the Northern Zhou Dynasty. During this period, the confrontation between the north and the south, the division of the country, the establishment of numerous states and counties, the frequent change of political power and the confusion of administrative construction. In the Northern Wei Dynasty, there were 8 prefectures, 35 counties and 91 counties in Gansu Province; In the Northern Zhou Dynasty, there were 22 states, 56 counties and 104 counties.

Sui unified China and merged counties. There are 16 counties and 76 counties in the province. In the late chaos of emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, the rise of East Turks reached the prosperity of "the army and the di are blazing strong, which has not been seen in ancient times". In July of the 13th year of Daye (617), Sima ligui of Yingyang house in Wuwei County raised his troops against the Sui Dynasty, occupied Hexi, built the Daliang state, made the capital guzang, built yuananle and attached to the East Turks.

In the second year of Tang Wude (619), Li Gui was destroyed by Li Yuan. In the Tang Dynasty, the county was changed to Dao, and the province was divided into Guannei Dao, Longyou Dao and Shannan Dao, with a total of 22 prefectures under its jurisdiction. In the second year of Guangde (764), Hexi and Longyou, including Gansu, were occupied by Tubo. In the third year of Dazhong (849), the Tang Dynasty occupied Qin, yuan, Anle, Wei, Fu, he, Wei and other prefectures. In the fifth year of Dazhong (851), Zhang Yanchao of the Han Dynasty occupied Hexi and Longyou, including Gansu, and was attached to the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty occupied Gansu again.

During the Five Dynasties period, Houliang occupied one part of Gansu. In the later Tang Dynasty, there were about Qin, Jie, Cheng, Jing and yuan, Wuzhou (now Huanxian) in the later Jin Dynasty, Qin, Jie and Cheng in the Later Zhou Dynasty, and Qianshu occupied the southeast of Gansu.

During the Northern Song Dynasty, when Xixia ruled Hexi, there was a Gansu military department (stationed in Ganzhou, now Ganzhou District, Zhangye City). This is the earliest name of Gansu.

During the Yuan Dynasty, Gansu and other places were set up to run Zhongshu Province, governing seven roads and two prefectures to the west of the Yellow River and Xingyuan road in Shaanxi to the east of the Yellow River.

During the Ming Dynasty, the provincial government was changed to set up a department. The provincial territory was under the command of Shaanxi provincial government, Shaanxi provincial capital and Shaanxi provincial capital. Most of the areas under its jurisdiction inherited the Yuan Dynasty. According to the customization of lighting, Wei and Wei were located in the border and key areas. The provincial capital command department was set up in the important border towns, and each province set up one command department. Wei and Suo implemented military garrison, which was a military organ, but later in the border areas, Wei and Suo also handled civil affairs.

During the Qing Dynasty, there was a right chief secretary in Shaanxi and later changed to a chief secretary in Gansu. The administrative center was moved from gongchang (now Longxi County) to Lanzhou City, governing parts of today's Gansu, Xinjiang, Qinghai and Ningxia provinces. Xinjiang was separated in the tenth year of Guangxu (1884).

In the first year of the Republic of China (1912), Gansu Province was divided into seven roads: Ningxia (former Shuofang), Xining (former Haidong), Lanshan, Jingyuan (former Longdong), Weichuan (former Longnan), Ganliang (former Hexi) and ansu (former border pass). It governs Gansu, western Inner Mongolia, northern and Eastern Qinghai, southwest Outer Mongolia and Ningxia. In the 16th year of the Republic of China (1927), the road was withdrawn as a province. In the 18th year of the Republic of China (1929), it was divided into Qinghai and Ningxia. During the second Civil Revolutionary War, the Longdong region of the province belonged to the Longdong and Guanzhong divisions of the Shaanxi Gansu Ningxia border region.

On August 26, 1949, the Chinese people's Liberation Army liberated Lanzhou. On August 26, the 38th year of the Republic of China (1949), Gansu administrative office was established, which governs 11 districts (special districts and cities) and 73 counties (bureaus) in Jiuquan, Zhangye, Wuwei, Lanzhou, Dingxi, Linxia, Qingyang, Tianshui, Pingliang and Wudu. Gansu administrative office is subordinate to the northwest military and political Commission (later changed to the northwest Administrative Commission, which was abolished in 1954).

On January 8, 1950, the people's Government of Gansu Province was officially established, governing today's Gansu and Western Inner Mongolia.

In 1954, according to the notice of the Ministry of internal affairs, the revoked Ningxia Province was incorporated into Gansu Province. In 1957, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region was established based on the original administrative region of Ningxia Province in the 18th year of the Republic of China (1929).

In 1958, three special regions (autonomous prefectures) and 19 counties and cities were under the jurisdiction of Ningxia.

In 1962, the number of special districts increased to 13, namely Lanzhou, Baiyin, Qingyang, Pingliang, Tianshui, Wudu, Dingxi, Lintao, Wuwei, Zhangye, Jiuquan, Linxia and Gannan.

In 1965, there were 12 special regions (autonomous prefectures and cities), 81 counties, 32 district offices, 1559 people's communes and 88 sub district offices.

In July 1969, the CPC Central Committee and the State Council decided to put Ejina Banner and Alxa Right Banner of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region under the jurisdiction of Jiuquan and Wuwei regions of Gansu Province respectively. In July 1979, the CPC Central Committee and the State Council decided to put Ejina Banner in Jiuquan and Alxa Right Banner in Wuwei under the jurisdiction of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

In 1985, there were 14 administrative offices (prefectures and cities) in Gansu Province, governing 86 counties (autonomous counties, cities and districts). So far, the administrative region of Gansu Province has been formed.

In 2004, Gansu Province administered 12 prefecture level cities, 2 autonomous prefectures and 86 counties (cities and districts).

On August 30, 2018, with the approval of the State Council of the people's Republic of China, Gansu Province abolished Huating county and established county-level Huating city. The administrative area of the original Huating county is the administrative area of Huating City, which is directly under the jurisdiction of Gansu Province and managed by Pingliang City.

Gansu Name origin

Gansu is the first word of Ganzhou (now Zhangye) and Suzhou (now Jiuquan). Since the Western Xia Dynasty once set up Gansu military department, the Yuan Dynasty set up Gansu Province, abbreviated as Gan; Because most of the province is in the west of Longshan (Liupan Mountain), and Longyou road was set here in the Tang Dynasty, it is also referred to as long.

Gansu Organizational evolution

During the pre Qin period, China was divided into Kyushu. Most of Gansu Province belonged to Yongzhou and Liangzhou, formerly known as the "land of Yongliang".

In the Shang Dynasty, the Zhou tribe, the ancestor of the Zhou Dynasty, who lived in the Jinghe and Weihe river basins and was still in the clan tribal stage, improved farming and developed the earliest agriculture in China. Before King Wen of Zhou destroyed Shang Dynasty, he defeated Xirong and Hunyi and extended his territory to mi (now Lingtai County, Gansu Province). During this period, there were tribes of Qiang, Gong (now North of Jingchuan county) and mi (now west of Lingtai county) in Gansu.

In the Western Zhou Dynasty, the ancestors of the Qin people settled in the eastern part of the province, that is, Tianshui area, and began the slow transition from nomadic economy to agricultural economy, while nomadic life still occupied the main position.

In the spring and Autumn period, in the ninth year of King Zhouzhuang (688 BC), the state of Qin set up Jia county (south of Tianshui Maiji District) and Ji county (today's Gangu County) in the conquered Jiarong and Jirong areas, which are the first two counties in Chinese history.

During the Warring States period, the territory of the state of Qin reached the southeast of today's Gansu. From the fifth year of gengyuan to the eleventh year of gengyuan (320-314 BC), the state of Qin repeatedly attacked Yiqu and calmed the Western warlords. Longxi County was established in the 27th year of King Zhao of Qin Dynasty (280 BC). Nine years later, Beidi county was established in the 35th year of King Zhao of Qin Dynasty (272 BC).

In the 26th year of Qin Shihuang (221 BC), Qin ruled the world and set up 36 counties. Gansu still belongs to Longxi County and Beidi county.

In the second year of Yuanshou in the Western Han Dynasty (121 BC), Wuwei County and Jiuquan county were added on the basis of Longxi County and Beidi county to govern the northwest of Gansu Province. In the third year of Yuanding (114 BC), Tianshui County, Anding county and Wudu County were added. In the sixth year of Yuanding (111 BC), Zhangye county was set in Wuwei County and Dunhuang county was set in Jiuquan county. In the sixth year of the first Yuan Dynasty (81 BC), two counties were divided from Tianshui, Longxi and Zhangye to establish Jincheng county. Since then, Gansu has set up ten counties.

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, the administrative division was generally a three-level system of state, county and county. Following the establishment of the Western Han Dynasty, two ethnic minority management areas, Zhangye dependency country and Zhangye Juyan dependency country, were added, belonging to Liangzhou.

The Three Kingdoms period followed the Eastern Han system. Most places belong to Cao Wei, and some areas in the South belong to Shuhan.

In the Western Jin Dynasty, it belonged to Liangzhou, Qinzhou and Yongzhou. From the end of the Western Jin Dynasty to the Sixteen Kingdoms period, the separatist regimes successively established across the border or in Gansu were: Hou Zhao, Qian Qin, Hou Qin, Qian Liang, Xi Qin, Hou Liang, Nan Liang, Bei Liang and Xi Liang, each occupying about a part of today's Gansu.

During the northern and Southern Dynasties, Gansu was ruled by the Northern Wei Dynasty, the Western Wei Dynasty and the Northern Zhou Dynasty. During this period, the confrontation between the north and the south, the division of the country, the establishment of numerous states and counties, the frequent change of political power and the confusion of administrative construction. In the Northern Wei Dynasty, there were 8 prefectures, 35 counties and 91 counties in Gansu Province; In the Northern Zhou Dynasty, there were 22 states, 56 counties and 104 counties.

Sui unified China and merged counties. There are 16 counties and 76 counties in the province. In the late chaos of emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, the rise of East Turks reached the prosperity of "the army and the di are blazing strong, which has not been seen in ancient times". In July of the 13th year of Daye (617), Sima ligui of Yingyang house in Wuwei County raised his troops against the Sui Dynasty, occupied Hexi, built the Daliang state, made the capital guzang, built yuananle and attached to the East Turks.

In the second year of Tang Wude (619), Li Gui was destroyed by Li Yuan. In the Tang Dynasty, the county was changed to Dao, and the province was divided into Guannei Dao, Longyou Dao and Shannan Dao, with a total of 22 prefectures under its jurisdiction. In the second year of Guangde (764), Hexi and Longyou, including Gansu, were occupied by Tubo. In the third year of Dazhong (849), the Tang Dynasty occupied Qin, yuan, Anle, Wei, Fu, he, Wei and other prefectures. In the fifth year of Dazhong (851), Zhang Yanchao of the Han Dynasty occupied Hexi and Longyou, including Gansu, and was attached to the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty occupied Gansu again.

During the Five Dynasties period, Houliang occupied one part of Gansu. In the later Tang Dynasty, there were about Qin, Jie, Cheng, Jing and yuan, Wuzhou (now Huanxian) in the later Jin Dynasty, Qin, Jie and Cheng in the Later Zhou Dynasty, and Qianshu occupied the southeast of Gansu.

During the Northern Song Dynasty, when Xixia ruled Hexi, there was a Gansu military department (stationed in Ganzhou, now Ganzhou District, Zhangye City). This is the earliest name of Gansu.

During the Yuan Dynasty, Gansu and other places were set up to run Zhongshu Province, governing seven roads and two prefectures to the west of the Yellow River and Xingyuan road in Shaanxi to the east of the Yellow River.

During the Ming Dynasty, the provincial government was changed to set up a department. The provincial territory was under the command of Shaanxi provincial government, Shaanxi provincial capital and Shaanxi provincial capital. Most of the areas under its jurisdiction inherited the Yuan Dynasty. According to the customization of lighting, Wei and Wei were located in the border and key areas. The provincial capital command department was set up in the important border towns, and each province set up one command department. Wei and Suo implemented military garrison, which was a military organ, but later in the border areas, Wei and Suo also handled civil affairs.

During the Qing Dynasty, there was a right chief secretary in Shaanxi and later changed to a chief secretary in Gansu. The administrative center was moved from gongchang (now Longxi County) to Lanzhou City, governing parts of today's Gansu, Xinjiang, Qinghai and Ningxia provinces. Xinjiang was separated in the tenth year of Guangxu (1884).

In the first year of the Republic of China (1912), Gansu Province was divided into seven roads: Ningxia (former Shuofang), Xining (former Haidong), Lanshan, Jingyuan (former Longdong), Weichuan (former Longnan), Ganliang (former Hexi) and ansu (former border pass). It governs Gansu, western Inner Mongolia, northern and Eastern Qinghai, southwest Outer Mongolia and Ningxia. In the 16th year of the Republic of China (1927), the road was withdrawn as a province. In the 18th year of the Republic of China (1929), it was divided into Qinghai and Ningxia. During the second Civil Revolutionary War, the Longdong region of the province belonged to the Longdong and Guanzhong divisions of the Shaanxi Gansu Ningxia border region.

On August 26, 1949, the Chinese people's Liberation Army liberated Lanzhou. On August 26, the 38th year of the Republic of China (1949), Gansu administrative office was established, which governs 11 districts (special districts and cities) and 73 counties (bureaus) in Jiuquan, Zhangye, Wuwei, Lanzhou, Dingxi, Linxia, Qingyang, Tianshui, Pingliang and Wudu. Gansu administrative office is subordinate to the northwest military and political Commission (later changed to the northwest Administrative Commission, which was abolished in 1954).

On January 8, 1950, the people's Government of Gansu Province was officially established, governing today's Gansu and Western Inner Mongolia.

In 1954, according to the notice of the Ministry of internal affairs, the revoked Ningxia Province was incorporated into Gansu Province. In 1957, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region was established based on the original administrative region of Ningxia Province in the 18th year of the Republic of China (1929).

In 1958, three special regions (autonomous prefectures) and 19 counties and cities were under the jurisdiction of Ningxia.

In 1962, the number of special districts increased to 13, namely Lanzhou, Baiyin, Qingyang, Pingliang, Tianshui, Wudu, Dingxi, Lintao, Wuwei, Zhangye, Jiuquan, Linxia and Gannan.

In 1965, there were 12 special regions (autonomous prefectures and cities), 81 counties, 32 district offices, 1559 people's communes and 88 sub district offices.

In July 1969, the CPC Central Committee and the State Council decided to put Ejina Banner and Alxa Right Banner of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region under the jurisdiction of Jiuquan and Wuwei regions of Gansu Province respectively. In July 1979, the CPC Central Committee and the State Council decided to put Ejina Banner in Jiuquan and Alxa Right Banner in Wuwei under the jurisdiction of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

In 1985, there were 14 administrative offices (prefectures and cities) in Gansu Province, governing 86 counties (autonomous counties, cities and districts). So far, the administrative region of Gansu Province has been formed.

In 2004, Gansu Province administered 12 prefecture level cities, 2 autonomous prefectures and 86 counties (cities and districts).

On August 30, 2018, with the approval of the State Council of the people's Republic of China, Gansu Province abolished Huating county and established county-level Huating city. The administrative area of the original Huating county is the administrative area of Huating City, which is directly under the jurisdiction of Gansu Province and managed by Pingliang City.

Gansu Name origin

Gansu is the first word of Ganzhou (now Zhangye) and Suzhou (now Jiuquan). Since the Western Xia Dynasty once set up Gansu military department, the Yuan Dynasty set up Gansu Province, abbreviated as Gan; Because most of the province is in the west of Longshan (Liupan Mountain), and Longyou road was set here in the Tang Dynasty, it is also referred to as long.

Gansu Organizational evolution

During the pre Qin period, China was divided into Kyushu. Most of Gansu Province belonged to Yongzhou and Liangzhou, formerly known as the "land of Yongliang".

In the Shang Dynasty, the Zhou tribe, the ancestor of the Zhou Dynasty, who lived in the Jinghe and Weihe river basins and was still in the clan tribal stage, improved farming and developed the earliest agriculture in China. Before King Wen of Zhou destroyed Shang Dynasty, he defeated Xirong and Hunyi and extended his territory to mi (now Lingtai County, Gansu Province). During this period, there were tribes of Qiang, Gong (now North of Jingchuan county) and mi (now west of Lingtai county) in Gansu.

In the Western Zhou Dynasty, the ancestors of the Qin people settled in the eastern part of the province, that is, Tianshui area, and began the slow transition from nomadic economy to agricultural economy, while nomadic life still occupied the main position.

In the spring and Autumn period, in the ninth year of King Zhouzhuang (688 BC), the state of Qin set up Jia county (south of Tianshui Maiji District) and Ji county (today's Gangu County) in the conquered Jiarong and Jirong areas, which are the first two counties in Chinese history.

During the Warring States period, the territory of the state of Qin reached the southeast of today's Gansu. From the fifth year of gengyuan to the eleventh year of gengyuan (320-314 BC), the state of Qin repeatedly attacked Yiqu and calmed the Western warlords. Longxi County was established in the 27th year of King Zhao of Qin Dynasty (280 BC). Nine years later, Beidi county was established in the 35th year of King Zhao of Qin Dynasty (272 BC).

In the 26th year of Qin Shihuang (221 BC), Qin ruled the world and set up 36 counties. Gansu still belongs to Longxi County and Beidi county.

In the second year of Yuanshou in the Western Han Dynasty (121 BC), Wuwei County and Jiuquan county were added on the basis of Longxi County and Beidi county to govern the northwest of Gansu Province. In the third year of Yuanding (114 BC), Tianshui County, Anding county and Wudu County were added. In the sixth year of Yuanding (111 BC), Zhangye county was set in Wuwei County and Dunhuang county was set in Jiuquan county. In the sixth year of the first Yuan Dynasty (81 BC), two counties were divided from Tianshui, Longxi and Zhangye to establish Jincheng county. Since then, Gansu has set up ten counties.

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, the administrative division was generally a three-level system of state, county and county. Following the establishment of the Western Han Dynasty, two ethnic minority management areas, Zhangye dependency country and Zhangye Juyan dependency country, were added, belonging to Liangzhou.

The Three Kingdoms period followed the Eastern Han system. Most places belong to Cao Wei, and some areas in the South belong to Shuhan.

In the Western Jin Dynasty, it belonged to Liangzhou, Qinzhou and Yongzhou. From the end of the Western Jin Dynasty to the Sixteen Kingdoms period, the separatist regimes successively established across the border or in Gansu were: Hou Zhao, Qian Qin, Hou Qin, Qian Liang, Xi Qin, Hou Liang, Nan Liang, Bei Liang and Xi Liang, each occupying about a part of today's Gansu.

During the northern and Southern Dynasties, Gansu was ruled by the Northern Wei Dynasty, the Western Wei Dynasty and the Northern Zhou Dynasty. During this period, the confrontation between the north and the south, the division of the country, the establishment of numerous states and counties, the frequent change of political power and the confusion of administrative construction. In the Northern Wei Dynasty, there were 8 prefectures, 35 counties and 91 counties in Gansu Province; In the Northern Zhou Dynasty, there were 22 states, 56 counties and 104 counties.

Sui unified China and merged counties. There are 16 counties and 76 counties in the province. In the late chaos of emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, the rise of East Turks reached the prosperity of "the army and the di are blazing strong, which has not been seen in ancient times". In July of the 13th year of Daye (617), Sima ligui of Yingyang house in Wuwei County raised his troops against the Sui Dynasty, occupied Hexi, built the Daliang state, made the capital guzang, built yuananle and attached to the East Turks.

In the second year of Tang Wude (619), Li Gui was destroyed by Li Yuan. In the Tang Dynasty, the county was changed to Dao, and the province was divided into Guannei Dao, Longyou Dao and Shannan Dao, with a total of 22 prefectures under its jurisdiction. In the second year of Guangde (764), Hexi and Longyou, including Gansu, were occupied by Tubo. In the third year of Dazhong (849), the Tang Dynasty occupied Qin, yuan, Anle, Wei, Fu, he, Wei and other prefectures. In the fifth year of Dazhong (851), Zhang Yanchao of the Han Dynasty occupied Hexi and Longyou, including Gansu, and was attached to the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty occupied Gansu again.

During the Five Dynasties period, Houliang occupied one part of Gansu. In the later Tang Dynasty, there were about Qin, Jie, Cheng, Jing and yuan, Wuzhou (now Huanxian) in the later Jin Dynasty, Qin, Jie and Cheng in the Later Zhou Dynasty, and Qianshu occupied the southeast of Gansu.

During the Northern Song Dynasty, when Xixia ruled Hexi, there was a Gansu military department (stationed in Ganzhou, now Ganzhou District, Zhangye City). This is the earliest name of Gansu.

During the Yuan Dynasty, Gansu and other places were set up to run Zhongshu Province, governing seven roads and two prefectures to the west of the Yellow River and Xingyuan road in Shaanxi to the east of the Yellow River.

During the Ming Dynasty, the provincial government was changed to set up a department. The provincial territory was under the command of Shaanxi provincial government, Shaanxi provincial capital and Shaanxi provincial capital. Most of the areas under its jurisdiction inherited the Yuan Dynasty. According to the customization of lighting, Wei and Wei were located in the border and key areas. The provincial capital command department was set up in the important border towns, and each province set up one command department. Wei and Suo implemented military garrison, which was a military organ, but later in the border areas, Wei and Suo also handled civil affairs.

During the Qing Dynasty, there was a right chief secretary in Shaanxi and later changed to a chief secretary in Gansu. The administrative center was moved from gongchang (now Longxi County) to Lanzhou City, governing parts of today's Gansu, Xinjiang, Qinghai and Ningxia provinces. Xinjiang was separated in the tenth year of Guangxu (1884).

In the first year of the Republic of China (1912), Gansu Province was divided into seven roads: Ningxia (former Shuofang), Xining (former Haidong), Lanshan, Jingyuan (former Longdong), Weichuan (former Longnan), Ganliang (former Hexi) and ansu (former border pass). It governs Gansu, western Inner Mongolia, northern and Eastern Qinghai, southwest Outer Mongolia and Ningxia. In the 16th year of the Republic of China (1927), the road was withdrawn as a province. In the 18th year of the Republic of China (1929), it was divided into Qinghai and Ningxia. During the second Civil Revolutionary War, the Longdong region of the province belonged to the Longdong and Guanzhong divisions of the Shaanxi Gansu Ningxia border region.

On August 26, 1949, the Chinese people's Liberation Army liberated Lanzhou. On August 26, the 38th year of the Republic of China (1949), Gansu administrative office was established, which governs 11 districts (special districts and cities) and 73 counties (bureaus) in Jiuquan, Zhangye, Wuwei, Lanzhou, Dingxi, Linxia, Qingyang, Tianshui, Pingliang and Wudu. Gansu administrative office is subordinate to the northwest military and political Commission (later changed to the northwest Administrative Commission, which was abolished in 1954).

On January 8, 1950, the people's Government of Gansu Province was officially established, governing today's Gansu and Western Inner Mongolia.

In 1954, according to the notice of the Ministry of internal affairs, the revoked Ningxia Province was incorporated into Gansu Province. In 1957, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region was established based on the original administrative region of Ningxia Province in the 18th year of the Republic of China (1929).

In 1958, three special regions (autonomous prefectures) and 19 counties and cities were under the jurisdiction of Ningxia.

In 1962, the number of special districts increased to 13, namely Lanzhou, Baiyin, Qingyang, Pingliang, Tianshui, Wudu, Dingxi, Lintao, Wuwei, Zhangye, Jiuquan, Linxia and Gannan.

In 1965, there were 12 special regions (autonomous prefectures and cities), 81 counties, 32 district offices, 1559 people's communes and 88 sub district offices.

In July 1969, the CPC Central Committee and the State Council decided to put Ejina Banner and Alxa Right Banner of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region under the jurisdiction of Jiuquan and Wuwei regions of Gansu Province respectively. In July 1979, the CPC Central Committee and the State Council decided to put Ejina Banner in Jiuquan and Alxa Right Banner in Wuwei under the jurisdiction of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

In 1985, there were 14 administrative offices (prefectures and cities) in Gansu Province, governing 86 counties (autonomous counties, cities and districts). So far, the administrative region of Gansu Province has been formed.

In 2004, Gansu Province administered 12 prefecture level cities, 2 autonomous prefectures and 86 counties (cities and districts).

On August 30, 2018, with the approval of the State Council of the people's Republic of China, Gansu Province abolished Huating county and established county-level Huating city. The administrative area of the original Huating county is the administrative area of Huating City, which is directly under the jurisdiction of Gansu Province and managed by Pingliang City.

Gansu Name origin

Gansu is the first word of Ganzhou (now Zhangye) and Suzhou (now Jiuquan). Since the Western Xia Dynasty once set up Gansu military department, the Yuan Dynasty set up Gansu Province, abbreviated as Gan; Because most of the province is in the west of Longshan (Liupan Mountain), and Longyou road was set here in the Tang Dynasty, it is also referred to as long.

Gansu Organizational evolution

During the pre Qin period, China was divided into Kyushu. Most of Gansu Province belonged to Yongzhou and Liangzhou, formerly known as the "land of Yongliang".

In the Shang Dynasty, the Zhou tribe, the ancestor of the Zhou Dynasty, who lived in the Jinghe and Weihe river basins and was still in the clan tribal stage, improved farming and developed the earliest agriculture in China. Before King Wen of Zhou destroyed Shang Dynasty, he defeated Xirong and Hunyi and extended his territory to mi (now Lingtai County, Gansu Province). During this period, there were tribes of Qiang, Gong (now North of Jingchuan county) and mi (now west of Lingtai county) in Gansu.

In the Western Zhou Dynasty, the ancestors of the Qin people settled in the eastern part of the province, that is, Tianshui area, and began the slow transition from nomadic economy to agricultural economy, while nomadic life still occupied the main position.

In the spring and Autumn period, in the ninth year of King Zhouzhuang (688 BC), the state of Qin set up Jia county (south of Tianshui Maiji District) and Ji county (today's Gangu County) in the conquered Jiarong and Jirong areas, which are the first two counties in Chinese history.

During the Warring States period, the territory of the state of Qin reached the southeast of today's Gansu. From the fifth year of gengyuan to the eleventh year of gengyuan (320-314 BC), the state of Qin repeatedly attacked Yiqu and calmed the Western warlords. Longxi County was established in the 27th year of King Zhao of Qin Dynasty (280 BC). Nine years later, Beidi county was established in the 35th year of King Zhao of Qin Dynasty (272 BC).

In the 26th year of Qin Shihuang (221 BC), Qin ruled the world and set up 36 counties. Gansu still belongs to Longxi County and Beidi county.

In the second year of Yuanshou in the Western Han Dynasty (121 BC), Wuwei County and Jiuquan county were added on the basis of Longxi County and Beidi county to govern the northwest of Gansu Province. In the third year of Yuanding (114 BC), Tianshui County, Anding county and Wudu County were added. In the sixth year of Yuanding (111 BC), Zhangye county was set in Wuwei County and Dunhuang county was set in Jiuquan county. In the sixth year of the first Yuan Dynasty (81 BC), two counties were divided from Tianshui, Longxi and Zhangye to establish Jincheng county. Since then, Gansu has set up ten counties.

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, the administrative division was generally a three-level system of state, county and county. Following the establishment of the Western Han Dynasty, two ethnic minority management areas, Zhangye dependency country and Zhangye Juyan dependency country, were added, belonging to Liangzhou.

The Three Kingdoms period followed the Eastern Han system. Most places belong to Cao Wei, and some areas in the South belong to Shuhan.

In the Western Jin Dynasty, it belonged to Liangzhou, Qinzhou and Yongzhou. From the end of the Western Jin Dynasty to the Sixteen Kingdoms period, the separatist regimes successively established across the border or in Gansu were: Hou Zhao, Qian Qin, Hou Qin, Qian Liang, Xi Qin, Hou Liang, Nan Liang, Bei Liang and Xi Liang, each occupying about a part of today's Gansu.

During the northern and Southern Dynasties, Gansu was ruled by the Northern Wei Dynasty, the Western Wei Dynasty and the Northern Zhou Dynasty. During this period, the confrontation between the north and the south, the division of the country, the establishment of numerous states and counties, the frequent change of political power and the confusion of administrative construction. In the Northern Wei Dynasty, there were 8 prefectures, 35 counties and 91 counties in Gansu Province; In the Northern Zhou Dynasty, there were 22 states, 56 counties and 104 counties.

Sui unified China and merged counties. There are 16 counties and 76 counties in the province. In the late chaos of emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, the rise of East Turks reached the prosperity of "the army and the di are blazing strong, which has not been seen in ancient times". In July of the 13th year of Daye (617), Sima ligui of Yingyang house in Wuwei County raised his troops against the Sui Dynasty, occupied Hexi, built the Daliang state, made the capital guzang, built yuananle and attached to the East Turks.

In the second year of Tang Wude (619), Li Gui was destroyed by Li Yuan. In the Tang Dynasty, the county was changed to Dao, and the province was divided into Guannei Dao, Longyou Dao and Shannan Dao, with a total of 22 prefectures under its jurisdiction. In the second year of Guangde (764), Hexi and Longyou, including Gansu, were occupied by Tubo. In the third year of Dazhong (849), the Tang Dynasty occupied Qin, yuan, Anle, Wei, Fu, he, Wei and other prefectures. In the fifth year of Dazhong (851), Zhang Yanchao of the Han Dynasty occupied Hexi and Longyou, including Gansu, and was attached to the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty occupied Gansu again.

During the Five Dynasties period, Houliang occupied one part of Gansu. In the later Tang Dynasty, there were about Qin, Jie, Cheng, Jing and yuan, Wuzhou (now Huanxian) in the later Jin Dynasty, Qin, Jie and Cheng in the Later Zhou Dynasty, and Qianshu occupied the southeast of Gansu.

During the Northern Song Dynasty, when Xixia ruled Hexi, there was a Gansu military department (stationed in Ganzhou, now Ganzhou District, Zhangye City). This is the earliest name of Gansu.

During the Yuan Dynasty, Gansu and other places were set up to run Zhongshu Province, governing seven roads and two prefectures to the west of the Yellow River and Xingyuan road in Shaanxi to the east of the Yellow River.

During the Ming Dynasty, the provincial government was changed to set up a department. The provincial territory was under the command of Shaanxi provincial government, Shaanxi provincial capital and Shaanxi provincial capital. Most of the areas under its jurisdiction inherited the Yuan Dynasty. According to the customization of lighting, Wei and Wei were located in the border and key areas. The provincial capital command department was set up in the important border towns, and each province set up one command department. Wei and Suo implemented military garrison, which was a military organ, but later in the border areas, Wei and Suo also handled civil affairs.

During the Qing Dynasty, there was a right chief secretary in Shaanxi and later changed to a chief secretary in Gansu. The administrative center was moved from gongchang (now Longxi County) to Lanzhou City, governing parts of today's Gansu, Xinjiang, Qinghai and Ningxia provinces. Xinjiang was separated in the tenth year of Guangxu (1884).

In the first year of the Republic of China (1912), Gansu Province was divided into seven roads: Ningxia (former Shuofang), Xining (former Haidong), Lanshan, Jingyuan (former Longdong), Weichuan (former Longnan), Ganliang (former Hexi) and ansu (former border pass). It governs Gansu, western Inner Mongolia, northern and Eastern Qinghai, southwest Outer Mongolia and Ningxia. In the 16th year of the Republic of China (1927), the road was withdrawn as a province. In the 18th year of the Republic of China (1929), it was divided into Qinghai and Ningxia. During the second Civil Revolutionary War, the Longdong region of the province belonged to the Longdong and Guanzhong divisions of the Shaanxi Gansu Ningxia border region.

On August 26, 1949, the Chinese people's Liberation Army liberated Lanzhou. On August 26, the 38th year of the Republic of China (1949), Gansu administrative office was established, which governs 11 districts (special districts and cities) and 73 counties (bureaus) in Jiuquan, Zhangye, Wuwei, Lanzhou, Dingxi, Linxia, Qingyang, Tianshui, Pingliang and Wudu. Gansu administrative office is subordinate to the northwest military and political Commission (later changed to the northwest Administrative Commission, which was abolished in 1954).

On January 8, 1950, the people's Government of Gansu Province was officially established, governing today's Gansu and Western Inner Mongolia.

In 1954, according to the notice of the Ministry of internal affairs, the revoked Ningxia Province was incorporated into Gansu Province. In 1957, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region was established based on the original administrative region of Ningxia Province in the 18th year of the Republic of China (1929).

In 1958, three special regions (autonomous prefectures) and 19 counties and cities were under the jurisdiction of Ningxia.

In 1962, the number of special districts increased to 13, namely Lanzhou, Baiyin, Qingyang, Pingliang, Tianshui, Wudu, Dingxi, Lintao, Wuwei, Zhangye, Jiuquan, Linxia and Gannan.

In 1965, there were 12 special regions (autonomous prefectures and cities), 81 counties, 32 district offices, 1559 people's communes and 88 sub district offices.

In July 1969, the CPC Central Committee and the State Council decided to put Ejina Banner and Alxa Right Banner of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region under the jurisdiction of Jiuquan and Wuwei regions of Gansu Province respectively. In July 1979, the CPC Central Committee and the State Council decided to put Ejina Banner in Jiuquan and Alxa Right Banner in Wuwei under the jurisdiction of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

In 1985, there were 14 administrative offices (prefectures and cities) in Gansu Province, governing 86 counties (autonomous counties, cities and districts). So far, the administrative region of Gansu Province has been formed.

In 2004, Gansu Province administered 12 prefecture level cities, 2 autonomous prefectures and 86 counties (cities and districts).

On August 30, 2018, with the approval of the State Council of the people's Republic of China, Gansu Province abolished Huating county and established county-level Huating city. The administrative area of the original Huating county is the administrative area of Huating City, which is directly under the jurisdiction of Gansu Province and managed by Pingliang City.

Gansu Name origin

Gansu is the first word of Ganzhou (now Zhangye) and Suzhou (now Jiuquan). Since the Western Xia Dynasty once set up Gansu military department, the Yuan Dynasty set up Gansu Province, abbreviated as Gan; Because most of the province is in the west of Longshan (Liupan Mountain), and Longyou road was set here in the Tang Dynasty, it is also referred to as long.

Gansu Organizational evolution

During the pre Qin period, China was divided into Kyushu. Most of Gansu Province belonged to Yongzhou and Liangzhou, formerly known as the "land of Yongliang".

In the Shang Dynasty, the Zhou tribe, the ancestor of the Zhou Dynasty, who lived in the Jinghe and Weihe river basins and was still in the clan tribal stage, improved farming and developed the earliest agriculture in China. Before King Wen of Zhou destroyed Shang Dynasty, he defeated Xirong and Hunyi and extended his territory to mi (now Lingtai County, Gansu Province). During this period, there were tribes of Qiang, Gong (now North of Jingchuan county) and mi (now west of Lingtai county) in Gansu.

In the Western Zhou Dynasty, the ancestors of the Qin people settled in the eastern part of the province, that is, Tianshui area, and began the slow transition from nomadic economy to agricultural economy, while nomadic life still occupied the main position.

In the spring and Autumn period, in the ninth year of King Zhouzhuang (688 BC), the state of Qin set up Jia county (south of Tianshui Maiji District) and Ji county (today's Gangu County) in the conquered Jiarong and Jirong areas, which are the first two counties in Chinese history.

During the Warring States period, the territory of the state of Qin reached the southeast of today's Gansu. From the fifth year of gengyuan to the eleventh year of gengyuan (320-314 BC), the state of Qin repeatedly attacked Yiqu and calmed the Western warlords. Longxi County was established in the 27th year of King Zhao of Qin Dynasty (280 BC). Nine years later, Beidi county was established in the 35th year of King Zhao of Qin Dynasty (272 BC).

In the 26th year of Qin Shihuang (221 BC), Qin ruled the world and set up 36 counties. Gansu still belongs to Longxi County and Beidi county.

In the second year of Yuanshou in the Western Han Dynasty (121 BC), Wuwei County and Jiuquan county were added on the basis of Longxi County and Beidi county to govern the northwest of Gansu Province. In the third year of Yuanding (114 BC), Tianshui County, Anding county and Wudu County were added. In the sixth year of Yuanding (111 BC), Zhangye county was set in Wuwei County and Dunhuang county was set in Jiuquan county. In the sixth year of the first Yuan Dynasty (81 BC), two counties were divided from Tianshui, Longxi and Zhangye to establish Jincheng county. Since then, Gansu has set up ten counties.

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, the administrative division was generally a three-level system of state, county and county. Following the establishment of the Western Han Dynasty, two ethnic minority management areas, Zhangye dependency country and Zhangye Juyan dependency country, were added, belonging to Liangzhou.

The Three Kingdoms period followed the Eastern Han system. Most places belong to Cao Wei, and some areas in the South belong to Shuhan.

In the Western Jin Dynasty, it belonged to Liangzhou, Qinzhou and Yongzhou. From the end of the Western Jin Dynasty to the Sixteen Kingdoms period, the separatist regimes successively established across the border or in Gansu were: Hou Zhao, Qian Qin, Hou Qin, Qian Liang, Xi Qin, Hou Liang, Nan Liang, Bei Liang and Xi Liang, each occupying about a part of today's Gansu.

During the northern and Southern Dynasties, Gansu was ruled by the Northern Wei Dynasty, the Western Wei Dynasty and the Northern Zhou Dynasty. During this period, the confrontation between the north and the south, the division of the country, the establishment of numerous states and counties, the frequent change of political power and the confusion of administrative construction. In the Northern Wei Dynasty, there were 8 prefectures, 35 counties and 91 counties in Gansu Province; In the Northern Zhou Dynasty, there were 22 states, 56 counties and 104 counties.

Sui unified China and merged counties. There are 16 counties and 76 counties in the province. In the late chaos of emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, the rise of East Turks reached the prosperity of "the army and the di are blazing strong, which has not been seen in ancient times". In July of the 13th year of Daye (617), Sima ligui of Yingyang house in Wuwei County raised his troops against the Sui Dynasty, occupied Hexi, built the Daliang state, made the capital guzang, built yuananle and attached to the East Turks.

In the second year of Tang Wude (619), Li Gui was destroyed by Li Yuan. In the Tang Dynasty, the county was changed to Dao, and the province was divided into Guannei Dao, Longyou Dao and Shannan Dao, with a total of 22 prefectures under its jurisdiction. In the second year of Guangde (764), Hexi and Longyou, including Gansu, were occupied by Tubo. In the third year of Dazhong (849), the Tang Dynasty occupied Qin, yuan, Anle, Wei, Fu, he, Wei and other prefectures. In the fifth year of Dazhong (851), Zhang Yanchao of the Han Dynasty occupied Hexi and Longyou, including Gansu, and was attached to the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty occupied Gansu again.

During the Five Dynasties period, Houliang occupied one part of Gansu. In the later Tang Dynasty, there were about Qin, Jie, Cheng, Jing and yuan, Wuzhou (now Huanxian) in the later Jin Dynasty, Qin, Jie and Cheng in the Later Zhou Dynasty, and Qianshu occupied the southeast of Gansu.

During the Northern Song Dynasty, when Xixia ruled Hexi, there was a Gansu military department (stationed in Ganzhou, now Ganzhou District, Zhangye City). This is the earliest name of Gansu.

During the Yuan Dynasty, Gansu and other places were set up to run Zhongshu Province, governing seven roads and two prefectures to the west of the Yellow River and Xingyuan road in Shaanxi to the east of the Yellow River.

During the Ming Dynasty, the provincial government was changed to set up a department. The provincial territory was under the command of Shaanxi provincial government, Shaanxi provincial capital and Shaanxi provincial capital. Most of the areas under its jurisdiction inherited the Yuan Dynasty. According to the customization of lighting, Wei and Wei were located in the border and key areas. The provincial capital command department was set up in the important border towns, and each province set up one command department. Wei and Suo implemented military garrison, which was a military organ, but later in the border areas, Wei and Suo also handled civil affairs.

During the Qing Dynasty, there was a right chief secretary in Shaanxi and later changed to a chief secretary in Gansu. The administrative center was moved from gongchang (now Longxi County) to Lanzhou City, governing parts of today's Gansu, Xinjiang, Qinghai and Ningxia provinces. Xinjiang was separated in the tenth year of Guangxu (1884).

In the first year of the Republic of China (1912), Gansu Province was divided into seven roads: Ningxia (former Shuofang), Xining (former Haidong), Lanshan, Jingyuan (former Longdong), Weichuan (former Longnan), Ganliang (former Hexi) and ansu (former border pass). It governs Gansu, western Inner Mongolia, northern and Eastern Qinghai, southwest Outer Mongolia and Ningxia. In the 16th year of the Republic of China (1927), the road was withdrawn as a province. In the 18th year of the Republic of China (1929), it was divided into Qinghai and Ningxia. During the second Civil Revolutionary War, the Longdong region of the province belonged to the Longdong and Guanzhong divisions of the Shaanxi Gansu Ningxia border region.

On August 26, 1949, the Chinese people's Liberation Army liberated Lanzhou. On August 26, the 38th year of the Republic of China (1949), Gansu administrative office was established, which governs 11 districts (special districts and cities) and 73 counties (bureaus) in Jiuquan, Zhangye, Wuwei, Lanzhou, Dingxi, Linxia, Qingyang, Tianshui, Pingliang and Wudu. Gansu administrative office is subordinate to the northwest military and political Commission (later changed to the northwest Administrative Commission, which was abolished in 1954).

On January 8, 1950, the people's Government of Gansu Province was officially established, governing today's Gansu and Western Inner Mongolia.

In 1954, according to the notice of the Ministry of internal affairs, the revoked Ningxia Province was incorporated into Gansu Province. In 1957, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region was established based on the original administrative region of Ningxia Province in the 18th year of the Republic of China (1929).

In 1958, three special regions (autonomous prefectures) and 19 counties and cities were under the jurisdiction of Ningxia.

In 1962, the number of special districts increased to 13, namely Lanzhou, Baiyin, Qingyang, Pingliang, Tianshui, Wudu, Dingxi, Lintao, Wuwei, Zhangye, Jiuquan, Linxia and Gannan.

In 1965, there were 12 special regions (autonomous prefectures and cities), 81 counties, 32 district offices, 1559 people's communes and 88 sub district offices.

In July 1969, the CPC Central Committee and the State Council decided to put Ejina Banner and Alxa Right Banner of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region under the jurisdiction of Jiuquan and Wuwei regions of Gansu Province respectively. In July 1979, the CPC Central Committee and the State Council decided to put Ejina Banner in Jiuquan and Alxa Right Banner in Wuwei under the jurisdiction of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

In 1985, there were 14 administrative offices (prefectures and cities) in Gansu Province, governing 86 counties (autonomous counties, cities and districts). So far, the administrative region of Gansu Province has been formed.

In 2004, Gansu Province administered 12 prefecture level cities, 2 autonomous prefectures and 86 counties (cities and districts).

On August 30, 2018, with the approval of the State Council of the people's Republic of China, Gansu Province abolished Huating county and established county-level Huating city. The administrative area of the original Huating county is the administrative area of Huating City, which is directly under the jurisdiction of Gansu Province and managed by Pingliang City.