1. What is the history of Qiyang?
Humans have lived in Qiyang during the Old and Mesolithic Ages. Around the first year of AD, Liu Yi, the 14th generation grandson of Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, was named " "The Marquis of Qiyang".
Qiyang County was founded in the first year of Yuanxing (264) by Sun Hao of the Eastern Wu Dynasty in the Three Kingdoms. It was named because the county seat is located in the south of Qishan Mountain. It has been more than 1,700 years ago. Qiyang belonged to Changsha County in the Qin Dynasty, to the Quanling Marquis in the Western Han Dynasty, to Quanling County in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and was merged into Lingling County in the Sui Dynasty. The county system was restored in the fourth year of Wude (621) in the Tang Dynasty, and it was under the jurisdiction of Lingling County in the Song Dynasty and Lingling County in the Qing Dynasty. Yongzhou Prefecture was under the administration of Hengyang Road in the 3rd year of the Republic of China (1914), and under the administration of the Seventh Administrative Inspectorate in the 27th year of the Republic of China (1938).
In 1952, it was affiliated to the Xiangnan Administrative Office, in 1954 to the Hengyang District Administrative Office, in 1983 to the Lingling District Administrative Office, and in 1996 to the present day. Qiyang is also the birthplace of China's first automobile. Qiyang is a remote town, and most people there know nothing about the first domestically produced automobile.
However, people still lament the vicissitudes of history related to the internal relocation of industries during the Anti-Japanese War, and feel very proud of the group of car manufacturers and the "Xinzhong" company, etc., who returned to the villages and alleys. Passed down from generation to generation, memories remain fresh. That moonlit night in the summer of 1942 was destined to be recorded in the history of China's automobile development.
Because that night, China’s first car was born. Shanghai industrial historian Liu Haolin commented: "The car built by the industrialist Zhi Bingyuan in Qiyang can be said to be the first car built by the Chinese in a strict sense, because the engine of this car was built by Zhi Bingyuan himself. Almost all its components such as gearbox, transmission, and steering mechanism were made by Zhi Bingyuan himself, so it was very remarkable."
At that time, Chongqing's "Ta Kung Pao" "The author praised Zhi Bingyuan as the "Ford of China." Zhi Bingyuan drove on the mountain road, which took half a day from the bottom of the mountain to the top.
When climbing a hill, the car couldn't climb. If it slid down, it would fall into a deep valley. At this time, everyone was sweating in fear. The driver stepped on the brakes desperately. At the critical moment, the car finally stopped. , everyone escaped a disaster without any danger. Finally, the car stopped steadily in the square in front of the Chongqing Central Library.
This successful drive created the history of domestic engine-driven cars and became a major event in the history of modern Chinese machinery. In addition to self-installed gas vehicles (*** two), Xinzhong Company also installed one for the Bank of China in Hengyang.
In 1943, Zhi Bingyuan also designed and successfully trial-produced a domestically produced truck, which drove between Lijiaping and Qiyang in Hunan Province. Unfortunately, it was later damaged by the Japanese army's occupation of Qiyang, and now only the truck remains. Photo below. These were all found by reporters from the pitiful domestic historical materials. However, the local records about this car and this great car builder only include brief Qiyang cultural and historical materials: "In 1938, Zhi Bingyuan made the new car made by Changsha moved to Qiyang.
...Xinzhong moved here as a pioneer. After four or five years of bleak operation, it developed into a company with 3 factories and 6 satellite factories, starting from coal mining. , ironmaking, steel rolling, power generation, manufacturing machine tools, steam engines, gas engines, generators, rolling mills and even carbon fines, tool clamps, the number of workers has increased from 200 to 2,000, and it has also recruited and trained apprentices from Qiyang and other places. More than 200 people.
After that, Hu Juewen’s Xinmin branch was moved, and the Xiangjiang Power Plant and Hunan Provincial Machinery Factory of the Resources Commission were recruited, making the county a new industrial zone.” 2. What is the history of Qiyang?
Humans have lived in Qiyang since the Old and Mesolithic Ages. Around the first year of the Christian era, Liu Yi, the 14th generation grandson of Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, was named "Marquis of Qiyang". Qiyang County was founded in the first year of Yuanxing (264) by Sun Hao of the Eastern Wu Dynasty in the Three Kingdoms. It was named because the county seat is located in the south of Qishan Mountain. It has been more than 1,700 years ago. Qiyang belonged to Changsha County in the Qin Dynasty, to the Quanling Marquis in the Western Han Dynasty, to Quanling County in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and was merged into Lingling County in the Sui Dynasty. The county system was restored in the fourth year of Wude (621) in the Tang Dynasty, and it was under the jurisdiction of Lingling County in the Song Dynasty and Lingling County in the Qing Dynasty. Yongzhou Prefecture was under the administration of Hengyang Road in the 3rd year of the Republic of China (1914), and under the administration of the Seventh Administrative Inspectorate in the 27th year of the Republic of China (1938). In 1952, it was affiliated to the Xiangnan Administrative Office, in 1954 to the Hengyang District Administrative Office, in 1983 to the Lingling District Administrative Office, and in 1996 to the present day under the jurisdiction of Yongzhou City.
Qiyang is also the birthplace of China’s first automobile
Qiyang, a remote town, most people there know nothing about the first domestically produced automobile. However, people still lament the vicissitudes of that period of industrial relocation during the Anti-Japanese War, and feel very proud. The group of car builders and the "Xinzhong" company are still passed down from village to village and are still fresh in their memories.
That moonlit night in the summer of 1942 was destined to be recorded in the history of China’s automobile development. Because that night, China's first car was born.
Shanghai industrial historian Liu Haolin commented: "The car built by the industrialist Zhi Bingyuan in Qiyang can be said to be the first car built by the Chinese themselves in the strict sense, because the car's The engine was made by Zhi Bingyuan himself, and almost all its components such as the gearbox, transmission, and steering mechanism were made by Zhi Bingyuan himself, so it was very remarkable.” At that time, Chongqing’s Ta Kung Pao wrote an article praising Zhi Bingyuan. "Ford of China".