History of Heyuan

Heyuan belonged to the southern border of Yangzhou in ancient times. It belonged to Chu during the Warring States Period, and the Qin Dynasty established a county in Longchuan.

In the first year of Qi Yongming in the Southern Dynasty (483), Longchuan was relocated to Heyuan County and belonged to Nanhai County.

In the second year of Tianjian of Nanliang (503), it belonged to Lianghua County, and in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, it belonged to Xunzhou. In the first year of Qianheng of the Southern Han Dynasty (917), Xunzhou was divided into Zhenzhou and Xunzhou, and the Heyuan area belonged to Xunzhou.

In the fifth year of Song Tianxi's reign (1021), Zhenzhou was renamed Huizhou.

In the second year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1369), Xunzhou was merged into Huizhou. In 1913, the Heyuan area belonged to Chaoxundao, the governor of Guangdong Province, and later directly under the Dongjiang Administrative Committee of the Guangdong Provincial Revolutionary Committee.

After the founding of New China, it successively belonged to the Dongjiang Administrative Committee, Dongjiang Administrative Commissioner's Office, East Guangdong Administrative Office, Shaoguan Region, Huiyang Region, etc.

On January 7, 1988, the State Council approved the abolition of Heyuan County and the establishment of Heyuan City, with jurisdiction over Yuancheng District, suburbs, Longchuan County, Zijin County, Lianping County, and Heping County; on March 2, 1988 The municipal party committee and municipal government officially opened their offices.

In August 1992, Heyuan City was approved by the State Council to be included in the coastal economic open zone, becoming an area that can enjoy preferential policies for both mountainous areas and coastal open zones.

On November 8, 1993, the State Council approved the abolition of the suburbs of Heyuan City and the establishment of Dongyuan County, with the county party committee and county government stationed in Xiantang Mujing.

Heyuan City is the center of Hakka settlement in the Dongjiang River Basin.

During the "Baiyue" period, the Yue people from Jiangsu and Zhejiang were scattered among the ethnic minorities and played an important role in civilizing Guangdong.

After the Qin Dynasty and the Baiyue Period, people from Shaanxi and Longxi moved to Guangdong, bringing with them the Yellow River culture.

Since then, whenever there was war in the Central Plains, groups of immigrants entered Lingnan.

These people who migrated south assimilated with the local indigenous peoples and gradually formed the Hakka civilization.