The origin of Zhangjiajie's name?

The name Zhangjiajie was first seen in the preface to Zhang's Genealogy in the fourth year of Chongzhen in Ming Dynasty (163 1). The author of the preface is the sixth generation grandson of Zhang Wancong, the governor of Yongding. During the Hongzhi period of the Ming Dynasty (1488- 1506), the court saw that Zhang Wancong had made meritorious service in guarding the country and gave him the "land of mountains and forests" in Zhangjiajie National Forest Park as a fief. So he went up the mountain with his family to run his business.

In the third year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty (1630), Zhang Zaihong, the sixth generation grandson of Zhang Wancong, was given an official position here. This area became Zhang's hereditary territory and was called "Zhangjiajie". By the end of the 20th century, descendants of Zhang had lived here for generations 17, with a population of nearly 1,000. Another way of saying it is: According to legend, Sean, Liu Hou of the Western Han Dynasty, lived here in seclusion, and was buried in the Four Gates of Water Ring after his death, so he was called Zhangjiajie for a long time.

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Historical evolution of Zhangjiajie

In the Western Han Dynasty, in addition to setting up counties, it also sealed the country and implemented the staggered system of counties. In the fifth year of Emperor Gaozu of the Western Han Dynasty (202 BC, the first month of the lunar calendar), Liu Bang was in power. He ordered that the counties in central Guizhou be divided into Wuling County and Cigu County into Liling County and Chongxian County (including Yongding County, Wulingyuan County and Sangzhi County).

During the Tang dynasty, the whole country changed to ten roads. In the fourth year of Wude (62 1 year, the new fourth year of the lunar calendar), Emperor Gaozu Li Yuan ordered the establishment of two counties, namely Lizhou and Liyang, which were subordinate to Shannan Road and governed six counties, while Cili and Chongyi (now Yongding, Wulingyuan and Sangzhi) were under his jurisdiction.

During the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty abolished the Zhongshu Province in the Yuan Dynasty, set up thirteen departments to undertake propaganda and deployment, and implemented provincial-level civil affairs and financial management. In the second year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (A.D. 1369, the first year of the lunar calendar), Jiangci Pear Prefecture was changed to Dayong County, which belonged to Pear Prefecture.

1On April 4th, 994, the State Council approved the renaming of Dayong City as Zhangjiajie City, named after Zhangjiajie National Forest Park.

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