Leyyang has a long history and deep culture. Qin set up the county, Yuan built the state, since the Ming and Qing dynasties are the county seat, in 1986 the county built the city, under the city of Hengyang. It has always been known as the "Jing Chu famous area", the three Xiang ancient cognizance. According to expert testimony, Yandi in this "rubbing wood for Lei, teaching people to plow hoe, the people began to eat grain, grain began to sow", the pioneer of farming culture.
"Houhan Book. Cai Lun biography" and a large number of historical evidence, the great inventor Cai Lun was born in 63 AD in Leiyang, served as a small yellow door, in the permanent retainer plus a bit of the Shangfang order, Changle, etc., Feng Longting Marquis, invented the papermaking in 105 AD. Cai Lun's hometown, the existing Cai Hou Shrine, Cai Lun's Tomb, Cai Zi Pond, paper mortar, Bao Ding, Du Fu's Tomb, Jiu Zhen Taishou Gulang monument and other provincial-level protection of cultural relics.
Huanxiu Building, Lingyun Tower, carved dragon tower building art Hunan unique; Han famous minister Zhang Liang live in seclusion straight fishing rock, Han famous Confucian Sultan Su Tain cultivation into the Road Lufeng Xian, the Three Kingdoms Zhuge Liang Tumbled Husi Xian, Pang ruled the county Leiyang City, the Ming Scholar Luo Hongxian dredged Bagua wells, the history of the play is fascinating; Ao mountain temple will be honored Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, and the folk God of luck (Ao Wang, Ao mother) in a temple.
Integrating folk rituals, crafts, dance, music and performances and other arts in one, was listed as one of the first batch of "Hunan Intangible Cultural Heritage Masterpieces" directory, the Spring Festival Dragon Lantern Dance, Dragon Boat Race, carving couplets, and other folk cultures have been passed down from generation to generation, and shine brightly.
In recent years, Leiyang people with a sense of pioneering and innovation, riding on the reform and opening up of the strong east wind, fully tapped into the profound human resources, has successfully organized the "National First International Dragon Dance Elite Competition", "China (Leiyang) Cai Lun Scientific and Technological Invention Festival
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History
Leiyang was established very early, in Xia and Shang belonged to Jingzhou, and during the Warring States period belonged to Chu. In the twenty-sixth year of Emperor Qin Shihuang (221 years ago), Lei County was established, named for Lei water, under Changsha County.
In the fifth year of Gaozu's reign in the Western Han Dynasty (202 BC), Lei County was renamed Leiyang County because of its location to the north of Lei Water, and it belonged to Guiyang County.
Wang Mang, the new dynasty of Kaifeng yuan (14 years), Leiyang County was renamed Nanping Pavilion, under the Nanping County (Guiyang County changed).
During the Jianwu period of the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-26 years), Nanping Pavilion was abolished and Leiyang was restored as a county, subordinate to Guiyang County and belonging to the Jingzhou Assassins Department. In the thirteenth year of Emperor Xian's Jian'an reign in the Eastern Han Dynasty (208), "Liu Yuzhou" took Guiyang and Leiyang was attached to it according to Jingzhou.
Shu Han (222) under the Guiyang County, belonging to the Jingzhou assassins. In August of the second year of Zhangwu (222), Jingxiang became part of Wu, and Leiyang was still part of Guiyang County. Wu Sunliang (252-258) analyzed the county land for Xinning, Xinping, Liyang, Leiyang four counties, Leiyang belongs to Guiyang County.
The Western Jin Dynasty (256-316) Leiyang was still under Guiyang County, initially under Xiangzhou, and then under Jingzhou. Leiyang County was reorganized as Liyang County, still belonging to Xiangdong County. In the twentieth year of Emperor Xiaowu's reign (395), Leiyang was removed and incorporated into Leiyang, which was subordinate to Guiyang County and belonged to Jiangzhou.
North and South Dynasties, the Southern Song Dynasty, Qi to Liang Tianzhengyuan (420 ~ 551 years), Leiyang County under Guiyang County, belonging to Xiangzhou. Liang Yuan Di (552 ~ 554 years), moved Leiyang County seat in the Lei Ao mountain pass, changed to be attached to Xiangdong County, on the Xiangzhou. It remained unchanged during the Chen Dynasty.
Sui Wendi Kaihuang nine years (589 years) Ping Chen, Leiyang County is more Lai Yin County, in order to be located in the Leiyang water yin also (the east of the water for the yin), set up Hengzhou, the county belongs to it.
Tang Wude four years (621 years), the name Leiyang County, the seat moved back to the former Han Jin, under the state of Hengyuan. Since the first year of Zhenguan (627), up belongs to the Jiangnan Road. Zhaozong Qianning three years (896 years) Ma Yin according to Tanzhou, said Chu Wang, Hengzhou system belongs to Lei, Lei belongs to Yan, Liang, Tang, Jin, Han, where fifty-six years, are Ma Yin.
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