Hefei History

About at the end of Zhanguo, about 40's in the third century B.C., Shouchun had already developed to become the big city of Huaishang, the transportation of Jianghuai had the new development again, hence at the south of Yanfei and Shishui, correspond a new city raised. This was Hefei.
In the situation of Three Kingdoms involved three parts, north and south divided. Cao Cao conducted the Huainan, after occupying Shouchun and its neighborhood of along with ground, in 200 A.D., he made Liu Fu as the officer of Yangzhou, built up the empty city of Hefei which is apart 1 kilometer from the northwest of Fei River out of Shuixi Gate now, took advanced battlefield of Huainan. Hence the Wei, Wu's both parties army and the boat army, all being come in and go out in the Cao Lake and the Dongguan, launching the water to offend the land battle. In 215 A.D., when Cao Cao leaded the army personally the pass with the battalion, only Zhang Liao, Le Jin, Li Dian etc. defended in Hefei, but Sun Quan leaded 100,000 soldiers to come to lay siege to. Under the condition that this troops hang extremely urgent, Zhang Liao cheese 800 people," dare from its private" a city meet challenge to battle, the body was first private, dashing forward Sun Quan's troops, fighting in the north of Xiaoyaojin. Sun Quan spured horse on the bridge in flurry, escaping the bridge's south, just escaping by luck, breaking siege immediately after but. This was a well-known battle that the Wei soldiers guarded Hefei. 233 A.D., Mai Chong set up a new city in Jiming Mountain which was apart about 15 kilometers from the city's west. This city is the well- knownly Hefei new city. The ruin of this new city has some the historic relic up to now it is thus clear that. In the moment of Wei and Jin, the Tonglu from the east of Hefei to Jianye also had the development. 250 A.D., Wu stopped the Tang River in Tangyi, rounding to build to draw the pond, to flood the north way, point this passage. In the period of East Jin and South and North Dynasty, Hefei was a gate of Jiankang's west side. 321 A.D., Dai Yuan garrisoned Hefei, it was a north to defend to invade and the stone on the Huaile, the west has warlord influence Wang Dun of Jingzhou. In 506, North Wei soldiers attacked and occupied Hefei city, Wei Rui immersed to infuse the city wall, winning North Wei soldiers. From then on, this ancient city tended in the dilapidation gradually because the geography was too low-lying and damp. At the beginning of Sui, they placed Luzhou in Hefei, took Han Qinhu as the manager of Luzhou, signed the town, and got ready for beating Chen. When the military advanced beating Chen of 589 A.D., Han Qinhu leaded his army went out the Hengjiang from Hefei to Caishi, it was one of the main force which firstly offended to go into Jiankang. Since Tang and Song, followed to use the Luzhou's system and not to change. At the beginning of Tang, on one highland which was apart about four kilometers from the Gu city's east, they started to construct the new city, which was called the Jindou City, the river that followed the city's north also was called the Jindou River. In Song Dynasty, persons of Jin Dynasty invaded to south, the Luzhou first hit, was harassed by soldiers of Jin Dynasty for many times. In 1169, the South Song's imperial government ordered to fix the Luzhou city, Guo Zhen compared to extend this state city on a large scale, extend the city wall to the river north, make the Jindou River and the markets of the cross-straits all included in the city. At the place of the river water discrepancy city wall, fix to set up two water gates of thing again afterwards. These city walls were called the Douliang City. It became the modern scale of Hefei city. In the war of Sung and Jin, the Luzhou was the important position in Huaixi, the patriotic armed forces and people of South Song often fought the false soldiers of Jin that invaded to south under this city. For example in 1131, Wang Heng leaded the armed forces and people in city to break greatly false Qi soldiers. In 1134, Niu Ao increased the soldiers for Luzhou, made track for the shot soldiers of Jin under the city. In 1238, Hancha who was the Mongolia the great commander leaded the handsome soldiers allege 800,000 lay siege to Luzhou. Du Hao who was the South Song guard to lead the armed forces and people in city guard securely, the fire burn the high dam of offend the city, build the high tower to bombard with artillery the shot enemy, soldier in the city again, then multiply by to win to attack, enemy the soldiers. These battles gleam the shining glory of a city of this history. After unifyinf the whole country, Yuan Dynasty placed Luzhoulu in Hefei, belonging to the Hennan Jiangbei Province, at the beginning of Ming, rised the Luzhou as the Luzhou Mansion, directly governed Nanjing, In Manchu dynasty it still was the Luzhou Mansion, accordingly belonged to Anhui Province, got to Hefei, Lujiang, Shucheng, Wuweizhou and Cao county, they were total four counties and one state. After the 1911 Revolution, they canceled the system of mansion and state, reserved Hefei County. The whole county's area was more than 6,000 square kilometers; it was the biggest county of whole province. The War of Resistance Against Japan broke out, Hefei fell in May of 1938. The military capture is long seven years, even making this ancient city suffer the serious breakage. After War of Resistance Against Japan end, Hefei became a temporary provincial capital. After the People Republic of China established, formally established Hefei City, fell primary Hefei Country into two counties of Feidong and Feixi. In 1964, divided thepart of Shou Country, Dingyuan, Feidong and Feixi again to establish Changfeng County. Now, Changfeng, Feidong and Feixi all belong to Hefei City.