Basic introduction Chinese name: full name of western Zhejiang: two roads in western Zhejiang include: southern Jiangsu. Now geographically, Zhejiang West, Jinhua, Quzhou and Yanzhou are introduced, which used to be the abbreviation of Zhejiang West Road, including northern Zhejiang and southern Jiangsu. East Zhejiang Road, referred to as East Zhejiang. Jinhua, Quzhou and Yanzhou are the eight traditional capitals in Zhejiang, and Yanzhou became a part of Hangzhou in modern times. This is a geographical name, not a cultural tradition. South of Qiantang River is Shangbafu, and north of Qiantang River is Xiasanfu. In addition, the area south of the Yangtze River in modern Jiangsu is two Zhejiang provinces. So western Zhejiang is a geographical name. Southern Jiangsu is also the traditional western Zhejiang. For the traditional western Zhejiang, refer to two entries of the West Zhejiang Road. Jinhua Jinhua, located in the east of Jinqu Basin, is a hilly basin in the middle of Zhejiang Province, with high terrain from north to south and low terrain in the middle. "Surrounded by mountains on three sides, with a river in the middle and three rivers scattered in the basin" is the basic feature of Jinhua landform. There are Panda Mountain and Huiji Mountain in the east and northeast of the city, Xianxialing in the south, Longmen Mountain and Qianligang Mountain in the north and northwest. There are relatively gentle hills scattered in the mountains, which are divided into northern hills and central hills by the Jiangshan-Shaoxing fault zone. The central part is dominated by the eastern part of Jinqu Basin, and it is surrounded by small intermountain basins such as Wuyi Basin and Yongkang Basin. The whole great basin is roughly northeast-southwest, opening to the west. From the periphery of the basin to the center of the basin, it presents the characteristics of stepped and layered distribution of mountains, hills and valleys. The bottom of the basin is a broad alluvial plain with low and flat terrain. The upstream Dongyang River flows from east to west through Dongyang, Yiwu and Jindong District, joins Wujiang River and Wuyi River to form Jinhua River, and flows northward into Lanjiang River in Lanxi City. Lanjiangbei flows to Jiangjunyan and enters Jiande City. Jiangjunyan is 23 meters above sea level, which is the lowest point in the city. There are Panda Mountain and Huiji Mountain in the east and northeast of Jinhua, Xianxialing Mountain in the south, Longmen Mountain and Ganligang Mountain in the north and northwest. Xianxialing Mountain Range extends from Wuyi Mountain at the junction of Fujian and Jiangxi to Wuyi County, the southern part of Wucheng District and Yongkang City, and extends northeast to Panda Mountain and Tiantai Mountain, with an altitude of 500- 1000 meters. These mountains are mainly composed of volcanic rocks and granite. Pan Da is the source and watershed of Qiantang River, Caoejiang River, Jiaojiang River and Oujiang River. The southwest section is located at the southern edge of Pan 'an, Dongyang, Yongkang and Yiwu, and the main peak is in the southeast of An Wen Town, Pan 'an County, with an altitude of 1245 meters. Huiji Mountain is a branch of Tiantai Mountain, with the main part extending to the northeast and the southwest part extending to the north of Dongyang and Yiwu. The mountain is mainly composed of volcanic lava and clastic rocks, with an average elevation of about 500 meters. The main peak, Dongbai Mountain, is located at the junction of Dongyang, Zhuji and Shengzhou, with an altitude of 1 194.6 meters. Longmen Mountain is between Fuchun River and Puyang River, with an altitude of 500-800 meters. It is distributed in Pujiang, Wucheng District, the northern part of Jindong District, Lanxi and the western edge of Yiwu. The mountain is mainly composed of Mesozoic volcanic lava and clastic rocks, with granite and limestone in some areas. The rest of the veins are massive mountains in Jin Huashan, and the Duntou Basin is connected with Longmen Mountain in the north. The elevation of the main peak is1312m. Qianligang Mountain Range extends from Huaiyu Mountain Range in the northeast of Jiangxi to the junction of Lanxi and jiande city. The mountain is composed of sedimentary clastic rocks, with Ganligang sandstone in the middle. The mountain system extending into China is controlled by Cathaysian structure, and most of them are northeast-southwest trending. At the same time, it is cut by the northeast-southwest and east-west fault zones, and many branches extending outward crisscross, with broken mountains and staggered peaks. There are 208 peaks above dry meters in the territory. Located at the junction of Wuyi and Suichang, the main peak of Niutou Mountain is 1560.2 meters above sea level, which is the highest peak in the city. The mountainous areas in the territory are mainly low mountains of 500- 1000 meters, which are distributed on the north and south sides. Jinhua River is the upper reaches of Qiantang River and has been the main waterway since ancient times. The main waterway of Jinhua winds through the east and west: Dongyang River, Jinhua River (Wujiang River) and Lanxi are in the same position, and they flow along Fuchun River to Qiantang. Wuyi River is the upstream of Yongkang Nanxi, and the downstream joins Dongyang River in Jinhua City. Along the Lanjiang River, you can go to Longyou, Quzhou, Jiangshan, Changshan, Hua Kai and other places. Since the Tang Dynasty, waterway transportation has been very prosperous. After the Song Dynasty moved south to Lin 'an, Jinhua's position was particularly important. At that time, the sails were full and the voyage was long. Li Qingzhao, a famous poetess, famously said, "Water flows three thousand miles to the south, and the barometric river makes fourteen states", which is a vivid portrayal of the prosperity of shipping at that time. During the Anti-Japanese War, the prosperity of water transport was also a major feature of Jinhua, and there was a saying that "land and water are connected". Quzhou Quzhou is located in the west of Zhejiang Province, on the upper reaches of Qiantang River, at the western end of Jinhua Quzhou Basin, south of Nanping, Fujian, west of Shangrao and Jingdezhen in Jiangxi, north of Huangshan in Anhui, and east of Jinhua, Lishui and Hangzhou in the province. "Living in the upper reaches of Zhejiang, controlling the elbow and armpit of Poyang, controlling the throat of Fujian and Vietnam, and promoting the momentum". Luchuan College is the thoroughfare of four provinces. It is a central city on the edge of Fujian, Zhejiang, Jiangxi and Anhui provinces, an ecological city in western Zhejiang, a national historical and cultural city and a national chemical base. It is also an important town in the south of the Yangtze River with a history of 1800 years. The bank of Qujiang is known as the thoroughfare of four provinces, and it is also a battleground for military strategists in past dynasties. Quzhou is located at the junction of Fujian, Zhejiang, Jiangxi and Anhui provinces, and is deeply influenced by the surrounding regional culture in terms of sculpture architecture, eating habits, local folk arts and customs. On the basis of including many cultural factors such as Wuyue culture, Huizhou culture, Fujian Bamin culture, Hakka culture, etc., the people of Quzhou rely on their hard work and wisdom to form a unique local culture in the long historical process. Quzhou has a long history and rich humanities. In ancient times, it was a land of Baiyue, and there are still She people living here today. The area is dominated by Han people, and the customs and habits of Quzhou natives are basically the same as those of most Han people. Important are traditional festivals such as Spring Festival, Lantern Festival, Tomb-Sweeping Day, Dragon Boat Festival, Chinese Valentine's Day, Central Plains, Mid-Autumn Festival and Double Ninth Festival. In addition, people in Quzhou also celebrate festivals such as Long Summer, Winter Solstice, June, and Mazi. In addition to preparing delicious food during the Spring Festival, rice cakes, steamed cakes, eight-treasure dishes, Jiangshan cakes, noodles, rock sugar and zongzi are usually prepared. Zongzi is not only a necessary food for the Dragon Boat Festival in Quzhou, but also a regular food for the New Year. It varies slightly from place to place. Longyou people like making cakes, Jiangshan people like zongzi, and Changshan people like making noodles. The main content is Chinese New Year, and it is generally not until 12 that firecrackers are set off to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new! Lucky money is still children's favorite. In addition to watching lanterns, ancient dwellings in Quzhou usually play with dragon lanterns. What Tomb-Sweeping Day wants to do is Qingming fruit, a kind of big jiaozi with rice flour as raw material. This festival is to sweep graves. Besides zongzi, liqueur is the main drink of the Dragon Boat Festival, and there are many kinds of snacks such as tea and snacks. Dragon Boat Festival is a very important festival for Quzhou people, so children in Quzhou must wear Chinese chestnuts and hats at that time, which is a custom brought by an allusion "Wang Zhi Jiao Jian". In the long summer, farmers in Quzhou have the custom of eating wheat cakes, sesame cakes and fried dough sticks. Amaranth is an indispensable dish for this day, which is now the dish. Chinese Valentine's Day is not important in Quzhou, but it is necessary in some places. Relatively speaking, the following festivals are much tighter! July 30th is also called Ghost Festival. During this period, there are many local customs that make fermented cakes, and different places have different laws. After July 30th (Mid-Autumn Festival), be sure to sweep the grave. In the Mid-Autumn Festival, moon cakes are the most important food. In Quzhou, they don't have the popular Cantonese moon cakes. There are still folk customs of baking Su-style moon cakes and Hui-style moon cakes in rural areas of Quzhou. Among them, Du Zegui's flower moon cake is the most distinctive, which is hollow moon cake. However, with the development of the times and the addition of local flavor, local folk customs are slowly being diluted! There are many people who want to climb mountains on the Double Ninth Festival, so climbing mountains is indispensable. Drinking is also a content, and making sesame cakes in various places may be related to the autumn harvest. The solstice in winter is a very important festival in Quzhou. There is a saying in old Quzhou that "the winter solstice is as big as the year" or "the winter solstice should be in the year". On this day, there is also a saying that "some people ate and ate all night, while others ate and froze all night". In Yao Jia, a rural area in the north of Quzhou, there is still the custom of June in rural areas, and there are allusions, usually on the 15th and 16th day of June in the lunar calendar. This year, the general was asked to hang the door to avoid disaster. In addition, there is a special festival in Jiangshan to celebrate the harvest of the year. This festival is similar to a temple fair. It will be held for nearly a month, and the five grain gods and the city god will be carried from the county seat to the villages. After the Mid-Autumn Festival in August, temple fairs began to be held in rural areas of Quzhou. From the Gaos meeting on August 20th of the lunar calendar to the Du Ze meeting and the Lotus meeting in September, Quzhou people are commonly known as "Fair", which is similar to the Masi Festival of Jiangshan people. Wherever the temple fair went, it was very lively, and there were many people eating, which also attracted many merchants who specially rushed to the meeting. Yanzhou Yanzhou was a mansion in Zhejiang in ancient times, also called Zhou Mu! Now it is Hangzhou's territory! Regional overview Yanzhou is located in the west of Zhejiang Province, in the middle and upper reaches of Qiantang River. It is bordered by Hangzhou, Jinhua and Quzhou in Zhejiang on the north, east and south, and Huizhou in Anhui on the west! It used to administer six counties, namely Jiande, Shou Chang, Tonglu, Fenshui, Fenkou and Sui 'an, covering an area of 8,596 square kilometers, ranking seventh in Zhejiang Province. The area is mountainous and surrounded by mountains. Only Tonglu City has a small area of Fuchun River alluvial plain, which belongs to the hilly area of Zhongshan in western Zhejiang! Land consolidation in the original area has become Tonglu County, Chun 'an County and jiande city today. Fan Chengda (Song) in the corner of Tonglu City, Yanzhou is a shrewd man, diving into the saddle and exploring the cold water clouds. There is no business between the ear and the fundus, and I have slept in Yanzhou 200 Beach. The capital of Yanzhou paid tribute to the south of Yangzhou. The Spring and Autumn Period belongs to wuyue, and the Warring States Period belongs to Chu. During the Qin Dynasty, it was the land of Huiji and Yanzhi. In the fifth year of the Western Han Dynasty (202 BC), it belonged to the State of Chu; Six years, it belongs to Jing State; Twelve years, belonging to the state of Wu; Jingdi belonged to Jiangdu Prefecture and Huiji County in the third year BC (BC 154). From the second year of Liang Wudi's enthronement ceremony (12 1 before), it belongs to Huiji and Danyang counties. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, it belonged to Wuxian County and Danyang County. In the 13th year of Jian 'an (2008), Danyang County was established as Xindu County, which governed the new county (now Weiping Town in Chun 'an, later moved to Hecheng Town), the downtown county, (later changed to Sui 'an), Yixian County, Liyang County and Yang Xiu County, which were subordinate to Yangzhou. In the first year of Taikang in the Western Jin Dynasty (280), Xindu County was changed to Xin 'an County, which still governs Shixin County, and governs Shixin, Sui 'an, Yi, Haining (renamed County) and Liyang, belonging to Yangzhou. Xin 'an County belonged to East Yangzhou in the Southern Song Dynasty, to Yangzhou in the Qi Dynasty, and to East Yangzhou by Liang and Chen Shifu. In the second year of Liang Pingtong (52 1), Shou Chang county was changed from Wuxian county to Xin 'an county, which governed six counties: Shixin (county governance), Sui 'an, Shou Chang, Shexian, Yixian and Haining (Liyang was merged into Haining). In the ninth year of Emperor Kai of Sui Dynasty (589), Xin 'an County was abolished, and Sui 'an and Shou Chang entered a new era, renamed Xin 'an County, and belonged to five states. It is located in Xiuning (later renamed Haining County), with Mianxian County and Yixian County in the west. In the third year of Renshou (603), Xin 'an County, Zhou Mu was established, which governed Xin 'an, Sui 'an and Tonglu counties. In the third year of Daye (607), Zhou Mu was changed to Sui 'an County, which governed luoshan county (later renamed Xin 'an County) and Luoshan, Sui 'an and Tonglu counties. In the fourth year of Tang Wude (62 1), Sui 'an County was changed to Zhou Mu, and Yanzhou established Tonglu County. Zhou Mu governs luoshan county and Sui 'an County. Yanzhou governs Tonglu, Jiande and Fenshui counties. The name of Yanzhou began in. In the seventh year of Wude, Yanzhou was abolished, Tonglu (Jiande County was merged into luoshan county and Tonglu County respectively, and Fenshui County was merged into Tonglu County) was merged into Zhou Mu, and Zhou Mu was renamed Dongmuzhou. In the eighth year of Wude, Zhou Mu changed its name to Zhou Mu, and still governed luoshan county. In the second year of Yongchun (683), Jiande County was restored. In 697, during the reign of Wuzhou, it was moved from luoshan county to Jiande County, which belonged to Jiangnan Road and governed Jiande, Xin 'an (renamed luoshan county), Tonglu, Vu Thang (renamed Vu Thang in 692) and Sui 'an. Jiande is the beginning of national governance. In the first year of Tianbao (742), Zhou Mu changed to a new county, belonging to Jiangnan East Road. In the first year of Gan Yuan (758), Xinxian County was renamed Zhou Mu, which belonged to Dongdao, Zhejiang Province, and governed Jiande, Shou Chang, Tonglu, Fenshui, Huanchun (renamed Xin 'an County, later Qingxi and Chunhua) and Sui 'an, which was called "Liu Mu" in history. In the third year of Guanghua (900), Tonglu County belonged to Hangzhou, and the counties under the jurisdiction of Zhou Mu were reduced to 5 counties. In the third year of the Northern Song Dynasty (978), Tonglu County was restored to Zhou Mu from Hangzhou, and the county under its jurisdiction was still 6 counties. In the first year of Xuanhe (1 1 19), Zhou Mu was promoted to Dejie. In the third year of Xuanhe, Zhou Mu was changed to Yanzhou, which belongs to Zhejiang Road and governs Jiande, Shou Chang, Tonglu, Fenshui, Qingxi and Sui 'an counties. In the first year of Xianchun in the Southern Song Dynasty (1265), Yanzhou was promoted to Jiande House, which belongs to the West Zhejiang Road and governs Jiande County, including Jiande, Shou Chang, Tonglu, Fenshui, Chun 'an (renamed Chunhua County) and Sui 'an counties. In the 14th year of Yuan Shizu to Yuan Dynasty (1277), Telford was rebuilt as Jiande Road, which belongs to Jianghuai Province, and governs Jiande by Tao, and governs 6 counties of Jiande, Shou Chang, Tonglu, Fenshui, Chun 'an and Sui 'an. At the end of Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of Ming Dynasty, Li Wenzhong of Zhu Yuanzhang took Jiande Road and rebuilt Anfu. Soon after, the German government was rebuilt. In the eighth year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (1375), Defu was rebuilt as Yanzhou Prefecture, which was under the jurisdiction of Zhejiang Chengxuan Bureau, and governed six counties: Jiande, Shou Chang, Tonglu, Fenshui, Chun 'an and Sui 'an. The Qing dynasty inherited the Ming system, and Yanzhou Prefecture was under the strict road of Jinqu, Zhejiang Province. The government and counties will remain unchanged. In October of the third year of Xuantong (19 1 1), the abandoned government set up the Yanzhou Military and Political Branch, which was subordinate to the Zhejiang military government and governed Jiande, Shou Chang, Tonglu, Fenshui, Chun 'an and Sui 'an counties. In the first year of the Republic of China (19 12) 10, Yanzhou's military and political affairs were abolished. In February of the 3rd year of the Republic of China, Jinhua Road was established in Qu County with the land of Jin, Qu and Yan, and 6 counties entered Jinhua Road. /kloc-abandoned in 0/6, and 6 counties are directly under Zhejiang Province. In 20 years, the sixth administrative supervision area was established. In 22 years of the Republic of China, the Commissioner's Office of the Sixth Administrative Inspector District established Jiande, which governs Jiande, Shou Chang, Tonglu, Fenshui, Chun 'an, Sui 'an, Changhua, Yuqian, Xiaofeng, Changxing, Anji 1 1 counties. In September, 2004, Lanxi established the fourth administrative supervision area, which belongs to Jiande, Tonglu and Fenshui. The Fifth Administrative Supervision Zone was established in Quxian County, which belongs to Shou Chang, Chun 'an and Sui 'an. 1May, 932, the administrative supervision areaNo. 1 1 was added. The Office of the Commissioner set up Chun 'an at first, and then moved to Jiande, which governs 6 counties of Jiande, Shou Chang, Chun 'an, Tonglu, Fuyang and Pujiang. 1936 At the end of May,No. 1 1 Administrative Supervision District was abolished, Pujiang County was changed to No.4 Administrative Supervision District, and the remaining five counties were directly under Zhejiang Province. 1April, 937, Chun 'an established the fourth administrative supervision area, which belongs to Jiande, Chun 'an, Shou Chang, Tonglu, Fenshui, Sui 'an, Changshan, Hua Kai, Deng Xin and Fuyang 10 counties. In August, the counties under its jurisdiction were reduced to six counties: Jiande, Shou Chang, Tonglu, Fenshui, Chun 'an and Sui 'an, and/kloc-0 was liberated in May, 949. 1949 In May, Jiande, Shou Chang, Tonglu, Fenshui, Chun 'an and Sui 'an were successively liberated, and Jiande established the fourth special zone to govern the above six counties. 10 June, renamed Jiande Zone, the Commissioner's Office was stationed in Jiande, and the county under its jurisdiction remained unchanged. 1950 March, Jiande Special Zone was abolished, and Jiande, Shou Chang, Chun 'an and Sui 'an counties were changed to Jinhua Special Zone; Tonglu and Fenshui counties were changed to Lin 'an area. 1March, 955, Jiande District was re-established, and the Commissioner's Office was stationed in Jiande, covering Jiande, Shou Chang, Chun 'an, Sui 'an, Tonglu, Fenshui, Fuyang, Deng Xin, Yuqian, Changhua and Hua Kai counties. 1957 1 In order to adapt to the construction of Xin 'anjiang Hydropower Station, Jiande County was established in Xin 'anjiang District, directly under Jiande Institution. In September, Lin 'an and Yuhang counties were incorporated into Jiaxing area; Jiande district governs 1 district and 13 county. 1March, 958, Xin 'anjiang District was changed into a town, directly under Jiande County; 165438+ 10, Shou Chang County was merged into Jiande County, Sui 'an County into Chun 'an County, Fenshui County and Deng Xin County into Tonglu County, Yuxian County into Changhua County, Yuhang County into Lin 'an County, and Fuyang County into Hangzhou. Jiande District governs 6 counties, namely Jiande, Chun 'an, Tonglu, Changhua, Lin 'an and Hua Kai. 1Feb. 959, Jiande District was abolished, and Jiande, Chun 'an, Tonglu and Hua Kai counties were subordinate to Jinhua District. Changhua and Lin 'an counties belong to Jiaxing area.