Jiangyin History

Jiangyin to claim Jiangyin, another name called Chengjiang, Chengchuan. Because city similar to lotus lakeside in full bloom lotus flower, have laudatory title of "lotus city " again. It is an ancient city with a long history that the Jiangyin. The archaeological discovery proves, the Neolithic Age as early as more than 5000 years ago, already in the cohesive village in the border ahead of the people, multiply and live. More than 3000 years ago, local indigenous culture and Central Plains culture were merged, became the component of advanced Wu's culture. Ancient to belong to, prolong imperial tomb ground, the Spring and Autumn and the Warring States Periods, and the State of Chu explain your yellow feud that had a rest spring for Wu country season thin pieces of wood used for writing on in ancient China successively, so what there is " prolonging in the ancient city of imperial tomb" , " explain old and seal in spring " claims.
Qin prolongs in the township of Yanling, belong to Huiji prefecture . Five year such as founder of Han Dynasty (the first 202), change Yanling township to PiLing county, divide border of the county east belong to township for it, because it locate the north of Ji lake, called Jiyang township. The two years (281) of Taikang period of west Jin dynasty, extend the land of Jiyang township and Shazhong, Wuxi county to Jiyang county, belong to Piling prefecture. Five years of Yongjia period (311), change the Piling prefecture to Jinling prefecture, and Jiyang county belongs to the prefecture of Jinling. The first year of Taihe (555) of Liangzhao period of south Liang dynasty, abolishing Jiyang county, set up Jiangyin prefecture t, because the one that is located in the back of river, thus come the name of Jiangyin, belong to east Xuzhou. With original Jiyang county and Lanling prefecture, set up Jiangyin, Liang Feng, Licheng three city. The first year of an era (557) of Yongding, Chenbaxian take the emperor desolate of Xiaofangzhi, seal the host of Liang as the emperor of Jiangyin, set up Jiangyin country in Jiangyin prefecture.
The Jiangyin country of Sui Dynasty eliminates, waste Jiangyin prefecture, incorporate two counties of Licheng, LiangFeng into the Jiangyin county, belong to Changzhou. Set up Ji state in the beginning of Tang dynasty, subordinate to Jiangyin, Licheng, Liang Feng 3 counties, Abolished in nine years (626 ) of Wude period, as Jiangin county again. The four year (844) of Huichang period, because the family of Jiangyin are over 4,000, promote to county of Wang. The period of Wu Dai - Shi Guo belongs to the south Tang country, the middle of Shengyuan (937 --942), Start to set up Jiangyin county, have the Jiangyin county. The first year of Cunhua period of north Song dynasty (990), JIangyin abolish the army to Jiangyin county, belong to Changzhou. The third year to set up Jiangyin army again, The four year of Xining period (1071), abolish army to set up county. The beginning of the Southern Song Dynasty, Jiangyin county again to set up Jiangyin army, waste army for a time in the period of Shaoxing. The first to 14 years (1277), rise Jiangyin army to Jiangyin office. 28 year (1291), change Jiangyin way to Jiangyin state, promote Shangzhou soon. At the end of Yuan dynasty, ZhuYuanZhang throne Wu, change the Jiangyin state to Lianyang state, then again to Jiangyin state. Until 27 (1367), lowered the state as the county. In Qing Dynasty the tenth year of Xianfeng in Qing dynasty (1860), after peaceful army capture Jiangyin, belong to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Sufu province Changzhou prefecture. In the period of the Republic of China, the Jiangyin county belongs to Jiangsu Province. 1941, the Communist Party of China and the New Fourth Army of leadership within the range of Jiangyin until neighbouring area set up Jiangyin, Chengdong, Chengxi, Shazhou four county-level administrative.
April 22, 1949, the administrative liberation, the administrative county belonged to the prefecture of Changzhou of administrative area of southern Jiangsu, changed to belong to the prefecture of Suzhou in 1953, in March of 1983, Jiangsu Province implemented the new system in the county under the control of the municipality, the Jiangyin county belonged to Wuxi. In April of 1987, cancel the Jiangyin county, set up the Jiangyin city.