During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, Hankou appeared as a place name in historical records. Today's Hankou actually has only a history of more than 500 years, which began with the diversion of Hanshui River during Chenghua period of Ming Dynasty. The Hanshui River was originally injected into the Yangtze River from the south of Guishan, and its mainstream was injected into the Yangtze River from Jijiazui in the north of Guishan during Chenghua years.
After the diversion of the Hanshui River, the low-lying wasteland developed into Hankou, which is also known as the four famous towns with Zhu Xian in Henan, Jingdezhen in Jiangxi and Foshan in Guangdong. After the Opium War, Hankou opened a port for trade and developed more rapidly. ?
In 606 AD, in the second year of Sui Daye, Hanjin County was changed to Hanyang County, and the name of Hanyang began. After the county government moved to Hanyang City in the Tang Dynasty, it developed rapidly. At the beginning of 1927, Wuhan National Government merged Wuchang and Hankou (under Hanyang County) into the capital and named it Wuhan. Today, Wuchang, Hankou and Hanyang make up the "Wu Hancheng" with a history of only 74 years.
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The history of archaeological discoveries in Wuhan can be traced back to the early and middle Neolithic period 8,000-6,000 years ago. Archaeological discoveries include stewed soil containing rice husk, stone axe, Shi Mao, harpoon, etc.
The ruins of Zhangxiwan ancient city in Huangpi, a suburb, are important remains of ancient human life 4,300 years ago. Panlongcheng site is a Shang dynasty palace about 3500 years ago. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Wuhan was under the jurisdiction of Chu State. ?
Wuhan's local organizational system began in the Western Han Dynasty and belongs to Shaxian and Jiangxia counties. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Chayue City and Lushan City were built in Hanyang today, and Xiakou City was built in Sheshan, Wuchang today. At that time, Liu Biao, a shepherd in Jingzhou, appointed Huang Zu as the satrap of Jiangxia, and set up a county government in Queyuecheng, located in Guishan, Hanyang, which became the earliest known castle in Wuhan.
In 223 AD (the second year of Wu Dynasty), Sun Quan of Soochow built Xiakou City in Sheshan, Wuchang, and at the same time built a watchtower on the yellow chicken in the city, named Yellow Crane Tower. During the Southern Dynasties, Xiakou extended to Yunzhou and became the seat of Yunzhou.
References:
Baidu Encyclopedia-Wuhan (the capital and sub-provincial city of Hubei Province)