Location territory
Dingzhou City is located in latitude 38 ° 14 ˊ - 38 ° 40 ˊ, longitude 114 ° 48 ˊ - 115 ° 15 ˊ between the eastern foothills of the Taihang Mountains, the western edge of the North China Plain, the west of the central part of Hebei Province, since ancient times, what is called Since ancient times, it has been known as "Jiuzhou throat place, Shenjing choke area". Dingzhou is located in Beijing, Tianjin wing, between Baoding, Shijiazhuang, Dingzhou city center is 196 kilometers from Beijing, 220 kilometers from Tianjin, 68 kilometers from Shijiazhuang, 56 kilometers from Baoding. The total area is 1275 square kilometers.
Topography and Geomorphology
Dingzhou has a flat terrain with a vast expanse of land. The Sha River, Mengliang River and Tang River traverse the whole territory. The terrain is slightly inclined from northwest to southeast, and its natural landscape corresponds to three landscape zones: the foothill flooded alluvial fan plain, the alluvial plain, and the seashore plain, with the slope of the ground dropping between 1.4% and 0.7%, forming the micro-geomorphology of the slightly undulating mounds, depressions, and alluvial fan plains such as the sand post and the river beach. [15]?
Climate
Dingzhou City has a temperate-warm temperate semi-humid and semi-arid continental monsoon climate, a semi-humid and warm climate zone, with cold, dry, and less snowy winters, dry and hot breezes in the spring, high temperatures, high humidity, and concentrated precipitation in summer, and high and cool autumn. The average annual sunshine is 2611.9 hours; the average annual temperature is 12.4℃, with little difference in temperature between years; the cumulative annual average ground temperature is 19.6℃; the average annual precipitation is 503.2mm; the cumulative annual average absolute humidity is 11.3HP; the cumulative annual average evaporation is 1910.4mm; the annual wind direction is the greatest in terms of the frequency of the northeasterly winds, with the southerly winds second, and the cumulative annual average wind speed is 2.4 meters/second.
Before the Tang Dynasty
Dingzhou was under the jurisdiction of Jizhou, one of the nine states, from the 26th to the 22nd centuries BC.
In the 37th year of Duke Huan of Qi (649 BC), Guan Zhong, the prime minister of Qi, built a city in the territory of present-day Dingzhou, which is today's Dingzhou City.
In the 14th year of King Jing of Zhou (506 B.C.), the state of Xianyu was renamed Zhongshan State, with its capital at Zhongrencheng (the area southwest of present-day Tang County), and Dingzhou belonged to Zhongshan State.
In the 12th year of King Wei Lie of Zhou (414 BC), the capital of Zhongshan State was moved to Gu (i.e. the present-day city of Dingzhou, which was the first time that the capital of Dingzhou was established in Chinese history)
In the 38th year of the Marquis of Wei's reign (408 BC), the state of Wei attacked and destroyed the state of Zhongshan, and Gu (the present-day city of Dingzhou) came under the jurisdiction of the state of Wei.
In the twenty-second year of King An of Zhou (380 BC), Duke Huan, the ruler of the state of Zhongshan, defeated Wei and succeeded in restoring the state, and Gu returned to the hands of the state of Zhongshan. Soon afterward, the state of Zhongshan moved the capital of the state from Gu to the city of Lingshou (present-day Lingshou County, Shijiazhuang).
In the forty-sixth year of King Xian of Zhou (323 B.C.), the king of the Zhongshan State was proclaimed king and commanded 26 cities and towns in the country, including Gu.
In the third year of King Huiwen of Zhao (296 B.C.), the state of Zhao conquered the state of Zhongshan, and Dingzhou came under the jurisdiction of the state of Zhao.
In the 19th year of Emperor Shihuang of Qin (228 BC), the state of Qin conquered the state of Zhao, and Dingzhou came under the jurisdiction of the state of Qin.
In the 26th year of Qin Shihuang (221 BC), the Qin State unified China and first set up 36 counties, with Dingzhou under the jurisdiction of Julu County; later, 47 counties were set up, with Dingzhou under the jurisdiction of Hengshan County. The city of Dingzhou, then called Lunu County, was set up by Han Gaozu Liu Bang.
In the third year of the First Yuan of the Han Dynasty (154 B.C.), Dingzhou was still called Lunu, and was the capital of the Zhongshan State. The whole territory of Dingzhou and its jurisdiction was called Zhongshan State. Emperor Jing of Han (grandson of Liu Bang) made his ninth son, Liu Sheng, King of Zhongshan, with the state capital of Lunu (present-day Dingzhou City) and jurisdiction over 14 counties: Lunu, Beiping County (present-day Mancheng County, Baoding), Beixincheng (present-day Xushui County, Baoding), Tang County, Shenze, Bitter Defile (present-day Xingyi Town, Dingzhou Xingyi Village), Anguo, Qubi, Wangdu, Xincheng, Xindu (present-day Daxinzhuang Town, Dingzhou), Wuji (present-day Wujiazhuang Wuji County, Shijiazhuang), Lucheng (present-day Li County, Baoding) , An Danger (present-day Dingzhou Gucheng Village).
In the second year of Huangchu of Wei (221), Dingzhou and its jurisdiction were still called Zhongshan State.
In the sixth year of Taihe of Wei (232), it was still called Lunu, and Cao Gun was named Zhongshan Gongwang, with his residence in Lunu (present-day Dingzhou City) and jurisdiction over 9 counties.
In the first year of Tai Shi of Jin (265), it was still called Lunu and was the seat of Zhongshan State. Emperor Wu of Jin named Sima Mutsu as the King of Zhongshan, residing in Lunu, which (present-day Dingzhou City) governed 8 counties.
In the first year of Jianxing of the Later Yan (386), Dingzhou and the area under its jurisdiction were still called Zhongshan. Murong Chui, a Xianbei, built the Later Yan State, with Zhongshan as its capital (this was the second time in Chinese history that Dingzhou was built as its capital), and renamed Lunu (today's Dingzhou City) as Fwui, with a jurisdiction of 8 counties.
In the second year of the Northern Wei Dynasty (397), Dingzhou and the area under its jurisdiction were still called Zhongshan. Zhongshan was returned to the Northern Wei Dynasty, Anzhou was set up, with its seat in Zhongshan, and Fwui (renamed from Lunu, today's Dingzhou City) was renamed Lunu (today's Dingzhou City). At that time, Dingzhou City was the seat of three levels of administrative institutions, one is the state capital of Anzhou, the second is the county capital of Zhongshan County, and the third is the county capital of Lunu County.
In the third year of Tianxing (400) of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Tuoba Gui changed Anzhou to Dingzhou (this was the first time in history that the name of Dingzhou appeared as the word Dingzhou), with its seat in Zhongshan, which had jurisdiction over five counties: Zhongshan, Changshan, Boling, Beiping, and Julu. Zhongshan County was ruled by Lunu (present-day Dingzhou City), with 7 counties under its jurisdiction. In other words, Dingzhou was governed by Zhongshan County, and Zhongshan County was governed by Lunu County (now Dingzhou City). This was the first time that the title Dingzhou appeared in history, but at that time, Dingzhou was not limited to today's Dingzhou City, but designated the entire area under the jurisdiction of the state. At that time, Dingzhou was the concept of a state in the ancient administrative division of states, counties and prefectures.
In the first year of Tianping of the Eastern Wei Dynasty (534), Dingzhou belonged to the Eastern Wei Dynasty and still governed five counties: Zhongshan, Changshan, Boling, Beiping and Julu.
Sui-Kaihuang three years (583 years), set up Dingzhou General Administration, stationed in Xianyu County (from Lu Nu renamed An Xi and renamed Xianyu, that is, today's Dingzhou City) jurisdiction over the Dingzhou, Jizhou, Jizhou three states military.
Sui-Daye three years (607 years), changed Dingzhou for the Boling County , County Xian Yu County (now Dingzhou City), jurisdiction over 10 counties.
Tang to the Republic of China
Tang Wude four years (621), returned to the Tang, reset Dingzhou, jurisdiction over 10 counties. Setting the state general administration, stationed in Dingzhou, jurisdiction over 5 states: Dingzhou, Hengzhou, and state, 灜 state (state rule in present-day Cangzhou Hetao), Lianzhou (state rule in present-day Shijiazhuang Gaocheng city).
Tang Wude six years (623), set up Dingzhou Dazhongfu, stationed in Dingzhou, jurisdiction: Ding, Luo, Xiang, magnetic, Li, Ji, Shen, Li, Cang, Li, Li, Wei, Bei, Jing, Bo, Zhao, Zong, Guan, Lian, Well, Xing, Luan, De, Wei, Man, You, Yi, Yan, Ping, camp.
In the first year of Guangshun (951) of the Later Zhou Dynasty, the Dingzhou Yiwu Jun Jiedu (定州义武军节度使) was set up and stationed in Dingzhou, with jurisdiction over 3 states: Dingzhou, Yizhou, and Cangzhou.
In the eighth year of the Qingli reign of the Northern Song Dynasty (1048), the Dingzhou Road was set up, stationed in Dingzhou, with jurisdiction over 8 states.
In the third year of the Northern Song Dynasty's Zhenghe (1113), Dingzhou was changed to Zhongshanfu, with its seat in Anxi (present-day Dingzhou City) and jurisdiction over 7 counties.
Jin Tianhui six years (1128), Dingzhou returned to Jin.
Jin Tianhui seven years (1129), still set up Zhongshan Province, the government security Xi (now Dingzhou City) under the jurisdiction of 7 counties.
Mongolian Taizu fourteen years (1219), returned to the Yuan Dynasty, still set up Zhongshan Province, Fu security Xi (now Dingzhou City), jurisdiction over 3 counties: Anxi, Wuji, Xinle.
Ming Hongwu two years (1369), change zhongshanfu for dingzhou, state rule in anxi county (now dingzhou city), since the name of zhongshanfu no longer appear.
Ming Hongwu three years (1370), change Anxi for Dingzhou, from Anxi two words no longer appear, and Dingzhou two words become the present Dingzhou city dedicated, and has continued to this day.
Ming Hongwu nine years (1376), still set the state (this Dingzhou for the concept of a state), the state of Dingzhou (for the concept of a county, that is, today's Dingzhou City), jurisdiction over four counties: Dingzhou, Xinle, Quyang, Xingtang.
In the sixth year of the Shunzhi period of the Qing Dynasty (1649), the state was still set up as a state, with the state rule of Dingzhou and jurisdiction over 3 counties: Dingzhou, Xinle and Quyang.
Qing Dynasty Yongzheng two years (1724), still set the state, from under the Zhengding Prefecture to directly under the province (equivalent to today's concept of the province directly under the county), the state rule Dingzhou, jurisdiction over three counties.
In the first year of the Republic of China (1912), it was called Dingzhou, with Dingzhou as its capital and three counties under its jurisdiction.
In the second year of the Republic of China (1913), Dingzhou was renamed Ding County.
In the third year of the Republic of China (1914), it was called Ding County and belonged to Baoding Road.
In the 26th year of the Republic of China (1937), the 11th Office of the Administrative Inspector-General was set up in Dingzhou, stationed in Dingxian, with jurisdiction over 6 counties: Dingxian, Xinle, Lingshou, Xingtang, Quyang and Fuping.