Puyang was called Emperor Qiu in ancient times. It is said that Zhuanxu, one of the Five Emperors, once made it his capital, so it was known as the Imperial Capital. The name of Pu, China's No. 1 Dragon Yang, began during the Warring States Period. It was named after the Yang River located on the Pu River (a tributary of the Yellow River and Jishui River, which was later silted up due to the flooding of the Yellow River). It is one of the important birthplaces of ancient Chinese civilization. In 1986, typical artifacts of the Peiligang Culture such as stone millstones, stone grinding rods, and three-legged pottery unearthed in the territory proved that human activities existed here seven or eight thousand years ago. In 1987, three groups of tombs with clams built on dragons and tigers were excavated in Xishuipo, Puyang. According to determination, its age is about 6,400 years ago. The clamshell dragon is recognized by the archaeological community as "the first dragon in China". Experts infer from this site that the Puyang area took the lead in entering a patriarchal clan society 6,000 years ago and became the holy place where dragon culture of the Chinese nation originated. Puyang was therefore named "Chinese Dragon Township" by the Chinese Yanhuang Culture Research Association.

In ancient times, the Puyang area straddled Yanzhou and Jizhou and was the transition zone between the activities of the Huaxia Group headed by Huangdi and the Dongyi Group headed by Shaohao. The battle between the Yellow Emperor and Chi You took place here. It is said that Chi You's head is buried in Taiqian County. The eldest son of the Yellow Emperor, Xuanxiao, built the Qingyang clan in Dunqiu (south of today's Qingfeng County), and the second son Changyi built the city of Changyi in today's Nanle County. Cangjie, the historian of the Yellow Emperor, began to write a written deed and use it to tie the rope, and he was revered as the "made "Sage", there are book-making sites, Cangjie Mausoleum and Cangjie Temple in Wu Village, Liangcun Township, Nanle County today. After the Yellow Emperor, the Central Plains area was unified and governed by Zhuanxu, with the capital being Diqiu (southwest of today's Puyang, known as "Zhuanxu's Ruins" in history). During the reign of Zhuanxu, his clan group was powerful and defeated the group headed by the Communists. The scope of activities was greatly expanded, and all nations came to the dynasty. After Zhuanxu, Emperor Ku succeeded to the throne, and his capital was initially Diqiu, and later moved to Yiluo Plain. Emperor Ku gave Fan, the eldest son of Zhuanxu's great-great-grandson Lu Zhong, his surname and the title of Kunwu (now southeast of Puyang). After Emperor Ku, Yao succeeded to the throne and became the leader of the Qi group, with Jizhou as the center of activity. He was later buried in Gulin, Chengyang (east of Fan County). There is the Qingdu Temple of Yao Mu in Puzhou (now part of Fan County), and the Danzhu Tomb of Yao Zi in the north of Xinzhuang Township in Fan County. Shun was born in Yaoxu (southwest of today's Fan County) and lived in Nanhe. He made pottery on the banks of the Yellow River, went to Leize (the name of ancient Ze, southeast of today's Fan County) to fish and hunt, went to Lishan to farm, and even sold in Dunqiu (now Qingfeng). Shun's talents increased in practice, and his descendants Yao became the leaders of the Yao surname alliance. During the time of Yao and Shun, there was abundant rain in the Taihang Mountains and frequent floods. Boyi, the leader of Dongyi with Qin (now Fan County) as the center of activity, assisted Shun's water officer Dayu in controlling floods. The two major groups further enhanced national integration in the joint fight against floods.

During the Xia Dynasty, the Puyang area had clan-states such as Kunwu (the closest member of the Xiahou chiefdom kingdom), Zhenguan, and Gu under the federal group. During Xia Qi's reign, the Nine Cauldron was cast in Kunwu and regarded as a national treasure. The son of Xia Emperor Zhongkang was expelled by Yi, and he became the Chongguan family of the same country. When the later prime minister came to the throne, the capital was Diqiu, and at the time of Emperor Zhu, the capital was moved to Yuan. During this period, Puyang has been the center of Xia culture for hundreds of years. It not only developed agriculture, but also took a leading position in pottery and copper smelting technology.

During the Yin and Shang Dynasties, the Zi surname group with Qi as its ancestor moved to Shangqiu, that is, Diqiu (today's Puyang) during the reign of Prime Minister Tu. It was active in what is now northern Hebei, southern Hebei and eastern Henan, and its power developed to The coast of the East China Sea. During the Tang Dynasty, he conquered Kunwu, Wei (southeast of today's Hua County), Gu and other states, and later destroyed Xia and established Shang Dynasty, with Diqiu as its accompanying capital.

In the Western Zhou Dynasty, the federal group surnamed Ji headed by Ji Fa united with other states to destroy the Shang Dynasty and became the suzerain state of the new federal kingdom. The area around Diqiu was called the East Kingdom and was the fiefdom of Guan Shu. In the fourth year of King Cheng of Zhou Dynasty, Zhou Gongdan campaigned eastward and quelled the rebellion of Wu Geng and the three supervisors. He sealed Uncle Kang between He and Qi and established the Wei Kingdom. The area around Diqiu was under his control. During the Western Zhou Dynasty, the economy and culture in the Diqiu area developed rapidly and became relatively strong. During the reign of King Li, Duke Wu of Wei led troops into the court to quell the rebellion and stabilize the political situation.

During the Spring and Autumn Period, the Puyang area still belonged to the Wei State and was one of the more advanced areas at that time. In 660 BC, the Di people scattered in the northern parts of Qi and Wei invaded Wei and occupied Chaoge, the capital of Wei. In 629 BC, Duke Cheng of Wei moved the capital to Diqiu (today's Puyang), and Diqiu became the political, economic and cultural center of Wei for 400 years. In 602 BC, the Yellow River changed its course and flowed through Puyang, bringing water conservancy convenience here. During this period, people used oranges to lift water for irrigation, and agricultural production levels increased significantly. The development of agriculture led to the advancement of handicrafts such as textiles, leather, bamboo, and smelting, and promoted the prosperity of commerce, resulting in the emergence of a number of towns. For example, Qiyi, located on the Yellow River, has convenient water and land transportation and a very prosperous economy. In the 140 years from 626 BC to 479 BC alone, there are 28 records about Qi in the Spring and Autumn Classics. Half of the 14 alliance meetings between princes who came to defend the country were held in Qi. Others include Xian (located 25 kilometers southeast of today's Puyang City), Tieqiu (located in Hualong District), Dunqiu (southwest of today's Qingfeng County), Wulu (south of today's Qingfeng County), Chanyuan (located in Hualong District), Qingqiu (located 30 kilometers southeast of the city center) and other cities are busy with business travelers and are quite prosperous. The development of handicraft industry and commerce promoted the active thinking, spiritual liberation and cultural development. The poem "Wei Zheng New Sound" created by the working people on "Sangjian Pu" became popular in China. The advanced Wei culture not only cultivated China's first outstanding patriotic female poet, Mrs. Xu Mu, but also inspired the labor slaves to launch the world's earliest revolutionary struggle of handicraft slaves - the Baigong Uprising in 478 BC. At the same time, Diqiu is located in the heart of the Yellow River and the hinterland of the Central Plains. It has always been a battleground for military strategists. The Battle of Chengpu and the Battle of Tieqiu in the Spring and Autumn Period all took place in the Puyang area.

During the Warring States Period, iron farm tools and ox farming were widely promoted, and agricultural production developed greatly. In order to strengthen their strength and compete for hegemony, various vassal states competed for reforms. A large number of outstanding talents emerged at the historic moment, and there were politicians among the people of Puyang alone. The military strategist Wu Qi, the Confucian businessman Zigong, the reformer Shang Yang, the politician Lu Buwei, the diplomat Zhang Yi, etc. have made contributions to promoting social progress. "Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals" compiled by Lu Buwei records scientific knowledge in astronomy, geography, physics, medicine and other aspects, leaving a valuable cultural heritage for future generations. In the late Warring States period, great powers competed for hegemony, and wars were frequent in the Diqiu area. It was originally the largest Wei state in the Western Zhou Dynasty, but it was reduced to a middle-class vassal state in the Spring and Autumn Period. By the Warring States period, it was even more declining. In the end, only Puyang City (southwest of Puyang County) was left. land. In 242 BC, Qin established Dongjun. The following year, Qin took Puyang and other places, and Wei Junjiao was moved to Yewang (now Qinyang, Henan). At this time, Wei existed in name only. In 240 BC, Dongjun governed Puyang. In 209 BC, Junjiao of Wei was deposed as a commoner and Wei died.

Qin and Han Dynasties After the Qin unified China, in order to collect the water of the Yellow River, the Golden Embankment was built (the original Yellow River Embankment, with a top width of 20 feet, which also served as an imperial road. It was said to be extremely strong, hence the name Golden Embankment). At the end of the Qin Dynasty, the people of Puyang helped Xiang Yu defeat Zhang Han and hastened the demise of the Qin Dynasty. During the Han Dynasty, Puyang was still the administrative seat of Dongjun. Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty personally led tens of thousands of officials and soldiers to Puyang to block the Huzi River in the second year of Yuanfeng (109 BC). Officials came to block it and built more golden embankments; in the 12th year of Yongping (69th year) of Emperor Ming of the Eastern Han Dynasty, under the leadership of the famous water conservancy expert Wang Jing, the people of Puyang built canals and embankments for more than a thousand miles, and consolidated the river channel in the south of Puyang City, and the Yellow River Anlan is more than 700 years old. During this period, Puyang's economy developed rapidly and its population increased significantly. In the second year of Yuanshi (2nd year) of Emperor Ping of the Western Han Dynasty, Puyang's population reached 378,700 people. It became one of the most densely populated areas in China at that time. A large number of pottery, Han copper arrowheads, copper cauldrons, plows, iron woks, stone tools and wells and other cultural relics unearthed from the rich ash layer of the Han Dynasty at the Qicheng site today all indicate that the place was very prosperous at that time. In the early Han Dynasty, the land of Qi was once the vassal state of General Li Mi. During the Han Dynasty, Puyang's economy and culture were developed and talented people gathered. The famous officials Ji An, Confucian scholars Suo Lufang, Jingfang and other Puyang people were all outstanding figures of their generation. During the short-lived New Dynasty between the two Han Dynasties, Dongjun was renamed Zhiting.

During the Wei, Jin and Southern and Northern Dynasties, during the 370 years of the Three Kingdoms, Two Jins and Southern and Northern Dynasties, the Wei, Later Zhao, Ran Wei, Qian Yan, Hou Yan, Former Qin, Northern Wei, Eastern Wei, Northern Qi, and Northern Zhou successively claimed power in the Puyang area. Wang Daogu. The administrative establishment here has been established and abandoned frequently, and several counties have been under the jurisdiction of Puyang County, Dong County, Wei County, Dunqiu County, Changle County, Wuyang County, etc. During the Western Jin Dynasty, the Puyang Kingdom was also established. During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Puyang was plagued by wars and wars. A large number of residents were forced to migrate. Frontier nomads gradually settled in Puyang and integrated with the Han people. At the same time, large areas of cultivated land were converted into pastures, and agricultural production was damaged. It was not until the Northern Wei Dynasty that Emperor Xiaowen implemented the land equalization system, and agriculture recovered. Overall, during this period, there were more chaos than governance, more destruction than creation, and the Puyang area suffered from economic depression and cultural decline. During the Cao Wei, Pre-Qin, and Northern Wei dynasties, there was short-term stability, Puyang's economy recovered, and some contributors were produced, such as the calligrapher Dou Zun, the litterateur Dong Wei, and the famous officials Li Biao, Li Xie, and Li Chong, Wang Guan, Wu Yinzhi, etc.

During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, in the 16th year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign (596), part of Puyang County was divided into Kunwu County, part of Linhe, Neihuang, and Dunqiu were divided into Chanyuan County, and Changle was included in the province. Fanshui County was restored to Fan County. Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty implemented frugal politics, lightened corvee and reduced taxes, and opened up water transportation, which enabled the economy to recover quickly. In the fourth year of Daye (608), after the Yongji Canal passed through Puyang, transportation was facilitated and Puyang became increasingly prosperous. In the early Tang Dynasty, in order to avoid the taboo of Li Yuan, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Chanyuan County was renamed Chanshui County. In the fourth year of Wude (621) of the Tang Dynasty, Chanzhou was established, which governed Chanshui, Dunqiu, Guancheng and other counties. Today, Nanle County belongs to Weizhou, Fan County belongs to Puzhou, and Taiqian County belongs to Yunzhou. In the seventh year of Dali of the Tang Dynasty (772), the four townships of Dunqiu and Changle were transferred to Qingfengdian to establish Qingfeng County, which belonged to Chanzhou. In the early Tang Dynasty, the Puyang area was sparsely populated, the land equalization system was implemented to a high degree, water conservancy projects were built, and agricultural production recovered quickly. In the middle of the Tang Dynasty, the Yellow River stabilized and Puyang's agriculture and handicrafts developed rapidly. The silk industry is well-known throughout the country, and its silk tribute products are classified as upper-third class. In the Tang Dynasty, Puyang had a developed culture and a large number of talents. The outstanding astronomer Seng Yixin (Zhang Sui, now from Nanle County) was the first to measure the length of the meridian and the first to discover the motion of stars. It also produced the diligent and honest Du Xian, Li Yiyan who refused to pay heavy bribes and left his name in history, Tang Fuchen Du Hongjian, musician Zhang Wenshou, etiquette scholar Zhang Jian, famous general Nan Jiyun who fought against the Anshi Rebellion, poet Zhang Jiuling, and the late Tang Dynasty Celebrities such as Wang Xianzhi, leader of the peasant uprising. From the end of the Tang Dynasty to the Five Dynasties, the Puyang area became a battlefield again. The Later Liang and Later Tang Dynasties alone fought more than 200 battles in Puyang. The long-term wars and wars caused serious damage to the construction of more than 100 years in the early Tang Dynasty.

During the Song and Yuan Dynasties, Puyang was renamed Kaide Prefecture, and for a time it became the North Gate, which was a barrier to protect the safety of the capital and Heshuo, and was called the "Key to the North Gate". In the first year of Jingde of Zhenzong (1004), Khitan troops came to Chanzhou, and the soldiers and people of Puyang rose up to resist. Under Kou Zhunli's advice, Zhenzong's imperial commander personally marched to Chanzhou. The Song Dynasty defeated the Liao army with a small number and defeated the Liao army. The Liao army was defeated and sued for peace, and the two sides signed the famous "Chanyuan Alliance". For more than a hundred years, the two countries were at peace with each other. During the Song Dynasty, Puyang's agriculture, handicrafts, and commerce all developed greatly. By the second year of Shenzong's Xining reign (1069), the Chanzhou area was already quite prosperous and the population had rebounded. In the first year of Chongning (1102), the population here had grown to 81,700.

The textile industry developed faster and became the place where "clothes and quilts were the world" in the Song Dynasty. During this period, there were many famous people in Puyang, such as the writer Chao Jiong, Chao Zongqi, Chao Yongzhi, the famous general Zhao Yanjin, the upright officials Wang Zan and Zhang Tian, ??and the Huang Gao Chao expert, etc. who are famous in the history. In the late Northern Song Dynasty, the imperial court was corrupt, and many people in Puyang were forced to go to Liangshan to participate in the peasant uprising led by Song Jiang. In the autumn of 1128, Jin soldiers occupied Chanzhou. In the fourth year of Emperor Jin's reign (1144), Chanzhou was renamed Kaizhou, which administered Puyang and Qingfeng today. At this time, today's Nanle County belongs to Daming Prefecture, Fan County belongs to Puzhou, and Taiqian County belongs to Dongping Prefecture. In the fifth year of Mingchang reign of Emperor Zhangzong of Jin Dynasty (1194), the Yellow River changed its course for the fifth time and moved south, passing through Yanjin, Fengqiu and Shouzhang (part of its jurisdiction is today's Taiqian County) and entered Liangshan. In 1222, Genghis Khan sent troops to occupy Kaizhou. During the reign of the Jin and Yuan Dynasties, although attention was paid to production, the economy was difficult to recover due to the heavy damage and repeated damming of the Yellow River. In the late Yuan Dynasty, although Puyang had always been the central city of Kaizhou, its economy and culture had not reached the level of the heyday of the Northern Song Dynasty. The only innovation in the art of opera is that Puyang Renggong Tianting's Yuan operas enriched the cultural treasure house of the Chinese nation, and he himself became one of the masters of drama in the Yuan Dynasty. During the Ming Dynasty, Puyang was still called Kaizhou and governed Puyang, Qingfeng and Nanle. It belonged to Daming Prefecture, Fan County belonged to Dongchang Prefecture, and Taiqian (part of Shouzhang) belonged to Yanzhou Prefecture. Due to the damage caused by the war, the scene here is extremely desolate, "the roads are all blocked and the human habitation is cut off." In the early Ming Dynasty, "there were only seven indigenous people with surnames left in Kaizhou, and there were less than a thousand people." Zhu Yuanzhang issued an edict to encourage landless farmers to open up wasteland and create farmland. Starting from the 21st year of Hongwu (1388), he moved Shanxi people to Puyang several times. Setting up settlements to reclaim wasteland was the famous "Old Bird's Nest" immigration in history. In order to increase income, the imperial court called on farmers to plant mulberry and cotton extensively and develop cash crops. At the same time, water conservancy construction was also strengthened, and embankments of the Yellow River and Wei River were built in the 18th year of Hongwu (1385). By the middle of the Ming Dynasty, the rural economy had recovered and developed significantly. From the first year to the fourth year of Tianshun Yingzong (1457-1460), 60,000 hectares of wasteland were reclaimed in the three counties of Kaizhou alone, 0.07 million hectares of cotton were planted, and 133 hectares of mulberry were planted. More than 40,000 tons of rented grain were handed over, which was more than in the early Ming Dynasty. Nearly twice as much. Puyang has 17,100 households and 8.86 million people, making it "the upper reaches of Tianxiong and the famous area of ????Heshuo". However, after Emperor Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty, eunuchs interfered in politics, and politics became increasingly corrupt. Land annexation was serious, water conservancy was in serious disrepair, disasters continued, and people were in dire straits. From the fifth year of Jiajing (1526) to the fifteenth year of Chongzhen (1642), more than a hundred major disasters occurred in Puyang, such as floods, droughts, locusts, winds, and earthquakes. However, the burden of corvee increased during the disaster years. The farmers were forced to fight. In the thirteenth year of Chongzhen (1640), the people of Puyang launched an uprising based on Yushuyuan of Fan County. The Yushuyuan Peasant Rebellion Army later turned to the anti-Qing struggle under the leadership of Liang Min, a native of Fan County. They united with the peasant armies of eastern Henan and southern Shandong, and even defeated Pu, Cao Erzhou, Liangshan, Dongming and other counties. Then they marched westward to Kaifeng and Northern Expedition. , went south to Haizhou and dealt a heavy blow to the feudal rulers. During the Qing Dynasty, Puyang was called Kaizhou and belonged to Daming Prefecture together with Qingfeng and Nanle. Fan County belongs to Puzhou and is subordinate to Caozhou Prefecture, and Taiqianjing (part of Shouzhang) is subordinate to Yanzhou Prefecture. In the early Qing Dynasty, society was relatively stable and production was restored. In the 20th year of Daoguang reign of the Qing Dynasty (1840), the reclamation rate of wasteland here reached 80%, and the population increased to more than 500,000. However, the feudal monarchy at that time was already in its decline stage and became an obstacle to the development of productive forces. In addition, after the rule of the Qing Dynasty, floods in the Yellow River occurred from time to time, and disasters in Puyang continued. Especially in the fifth year of Xianfeng (1855), the river broke out, turning most of Puyang into Zeguo. After this major change of course, the Yellow River ran northeast to the sea through Puyang, Fan County and today's Taiqian territory, flowing across the territory and flooding, causing damage for 29 years. Agricultural production in the Puyang area was deteriorating, and the culture was also declining. Although Wei Shanyuan, Ye Tingxiu, and Wang Lianzhong had their works published, they did not have a big impact. After the First Opium War, the Qing government became increasingly corrupt. Because Puyang was closed to the mainland, its economy and culture were even more backward. It was not until the fifteenth year of Guangxu's reign (1889) that the first telephone line was established. A post office was built in the third year of Xuantong's reign. It was not until the twentieth year of Guangxu's reign (1894) that an official business was opened. Iron factory, weaving factory, knitting factory, lithographic printing factory, straw hat factory and so on. There are only a few cultural celebrities, and only a few people such as Li Jianxun, Lu Shiying, Lan Yunxiang, and Gao Huimin have left writings. The Qing government's policy of externalizing foreign countries and suppressing domestic affairs aroused a rising tide of anti-imperialist and anti-feudalism. In the 26th year of Daoguang (1846), the people of Puyang rose up to join the Nian Army to fight against imperialism and the Qing Dynasty. In the third year of Xianfeng (1853), its team grew to eight or nine thousand people and attacked the government offices in Kaizhou, Fanxian, Qingfeng, Neihuang, Junxian, Huaxian, Yanjin and other places to attack the Qing army. In the twenty-fifth year of Guangxu (1899), Han Dashen and Han Shunjiang, the leaders of the Boxer Rebellion in Qingfeng County, held high the banner of the Qingyi Boxer Rebellion, gathered tens of thousands of people, robbed the rich and gave to the poor, burned churches, and abolished foreign religions, pushing the Puyang people's anti-imperialist and anti-feudal struggle to a climax .

During the Republic of China, in the second year of the Republic of China (1913), Kaizhou was renamed Kaixian. However, because it had the same name as Kaixian in Sichuan and Guizhou provinces, it was renamed Puyang County in January 1914. Puyang County, Nanle County, and Qingfeng County are under the jurisdiction of Daming Prefecture in Hebei Province, Fan County is under the jurisdiction of Dongchang Prefecture in Shandong Province, and Taiqian County is part of Shouzhang County and belongs to Donglindao in Shandong Province. In 1926, Fan County was transferred to Cao Pu Road. From 1912 to 1949, the establishment and affiliation of counties in the jurisdiction were frequently changed. The May 4th Movement in 1919 ushered in a new era of the Chinese revolution and awakened the people of Puyang, which began to become one of the areas where the revolutionary movement developed rapidly.

In 1924, Wang Yihua, a native of Puyang who was studying at the Russian School of Law in Beijing, joined the Communist Party of China and later returned to his hometown to promote the revolution. Puyang had a Communist Party organization during the Great Revolution. In April 1927, the first rural party branch in Puyang was established in Foshan Village, Nanle County. Since then, the party organization has gradually developed and expanded. The Puyang County Committee of the Communist Party of China was established in October 1927, and was changed to the Puyang Central County Committee of the Communist Party of China in May 1931; the Qingfeng County Committee of the Communist Party of China was established in the spring of 1929; the Nanle County Committee of the Communist Party of China was established in the autumn of 1929 ; In the autumn of 1934, the Pu County Committee of Zhonghua County was established; in June 1936, the Fan County Committee of Zhonghua County was established. Under the leadership of local party organizations, the mass movement in Puyang area flourished. The "February 15th" Peasants' Revolutionary Struggle in Puyang in 1929 (i.e., the "Wen Xinggu Incident"), the Puyang Salt People's Struggle in 1932 and the Fund Increase Movement for Primary School Teachers in Puyang and Qingfeng County, the Puyang Yao Family Riot in 1933, and the 1935 Puyang Yao Family Riot Launched the peasant struggle in Pu County, the guerrilla war in the plains in 1935 and the peasant revolutionary struggle in Pu Nei Hua, etc., all of which achieved victory successively. In addition, organizations such as farmers' associations and businessmen's associations have also been established. In 1936, the National Government established the Office of the Administrative Inspectorate of the 17th District of Hebei Province (based in Puyang. In 1939, it was renamed the Office of the Administrative Inspectorate of the 10th District), which administered five counties: Puyang, Dongming, Changyuan, Nanle, and Qingfeng. In 1936, Pu County and Fan County belonged to the Office of the Tenth Administrative Inspectorate of Shandong Province (based in Liaocheng). In 1938, Pu County was changed to the Office of the Sixteenth Administrative Inspectorate (based in Heze). After the July 7th Incident in 1937, the Japanese army launched a full-scale war of aggression against China. In the face of the national crisis, the Communists stepped forward and rushed to save the nation. They successively established the "Southern Hebei Cultural Circles Salvation Association" and the "Ten-Person Anti-Japanese National Salvation Group" in Puyang area. By the end of 1938, anti-Japanese mass organizations such as the "Anti-Japanese Salvation Association", "Youth Anti-Japanese Vanguard", and "Women's United National Salvation Association" had been established in all counties, districts, townships and villages in Puyang, forming a mass anti-Japanese and national salvation climax. In February 1938, the Japanese army attacked Puyang. Ding Shuben, the county magistrate of Puyang County under the National Government, abandoned the city and fled, and the county fell. The Japanese army burned, killed, and looted in Puyang, and bombed the city of Puyang with planes, turning many villages into ruins and killing many residents in the flames. The anti-Japanese armed forces led by the Communist Party launched a guerrilla war with the Japanese army. At the beginning of 1939, the 344th Brigade of the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army stationed in Puyang and established an anti-Japanese base area. From January to April 1940, anti-Japanese democratic governments were established in Qingfeng, Nanle, Puyang, Puxian and Fan counties in the Puyang area. On April 18, 1940, the Hebei, Shandong and Yu District Party Committee was formally established in Wangshi, Qingfeng County. It has four prefectural committees under its jurisdiction. The counties in the Puyang area belong to the first, second and third prefectural committees. Since then, the Puyang area has been the center of the Hebei, Shandong and Henan anti-Japanese base areas. In 1940, the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army and the troops of the Central Hebei, Southern Hebei, and Hebei, Shandong, and Henan Military Regions, with the strong support of the local party organizations in the Central Plains and the broad masses of the people, attacked the die-hard Kuomintang forces entrenched in the Hebei, Shandong, and Henan anti-Japanese base areas. Shi Yousan, Sun Liangcheng and others launched a campaign against the rebels. In more than half a year of campaign against the rebels, the Communist Party of China annihilated more than 22,000 stubborn troops, reversed the passive situation and consolidated the anti-Japanese base areas in the Hebei, Shandong and Henan border areas. From June 1940 to the summer of 1942, the Japanese army carried out several large-scale "mopping up" operations in the central area of ??the Hebei, Shandong and Henan Anti-Japanese Base Areas. The famous ones were the "May 5th" large-scale raids, the "April 12th" large-scale raids, and the "92nd" large-scale raids. During the seventh "big sweep", the enemy forces dispatched more than 40,000 troops. The main forces of the Hebei, Shandong and Yu Military Region and local armed forces cooperated closely and fought in coordination. They repeatedly smashed the enemy's sweeps and annihilated more than 2,000 Japanese and puppet troops. From December 1943 to early 1945, the main forces of the Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region and divisions and local armed forces launched the Battle of Bagongqiao, the Battle of Qingfeng, and the Battle of Nanle against the enemy and puppet troops. In the three battles, the Communist Party of China annihilated 8,500 enemy and puppet troops. Many people, seized a large number of weapons and ammunition, and won the victory in the Anti-Japanese War.

During the War of Liberation, in October 1945, the Party Committee, Administrative Office, and Military Region of Hebei, Shandong and Yu District stationed in Puyang County. The Party Committee of Hebei, Shandong and Yu District of the Central People's Government decided to establish Puyang City. The government agencies are located in Puyang City and are directly under the leadership of the District Party Committee. On June 8, 1946, the Hebei, Shandong and Yu Administrative Office decided to change all anti-Japanese governments under its jurisdiction into democratic governments. In November 1946, the Hebei, Shandong and Henan zoning was adjusted again, the establishment of Puyang City was cancelled, and the 7 prefectural committees were divided into 8 prefectural committees. The Second Prefecture Committee has jurisdiction over 9 county committees including Shouzhang, Fanxian, Yuncheng and Juye in Central China. The four prefecture committees govern 11 county committees including Puyang, Huaxian, Junxian and Changyuan. After the establishment of the Eighth Prefectural Committee (also known as the Zhinan Prefectural Committee), the agency was located in Qingfeng, with jurisdiction over 7 county committees including Nanle, Qingfeng, Neihuang, and Pu County. The frontier of Taiqian belonged to the southern 5 districts of Shouzhang County. In order to abolish feudal land ownership, counties in the Puyang area successively launched land reform movements in June 1946 in accordance with the arrangements of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the Hebei, Shandong and Henan Administrative Office. By May 1947, the counties in the Puyang area had basically destroyed the economic foundation of the feudal landlord class and achieved the goal of equal distribution of land. In December 1946, the party organizations of the counties in the Puyang area, in accordance with the instructions of the superior party organizations, closely contacted the masses, breathed with the masses and fought for their fate, successfully smashed the attack of the New Fifth Army of the Kuomintang, and consolidated the fruits of victory in the liberated areas.

After the war of liberation began, the Puyang area set off an upsurge of joining the army again and again. From November 1945 to February 1949, the number of people joining the army in the Puyang area reached 58,000; *** dispatched more than 37,000 stretchers. , there are more than 370,000 militia and migrant workers, 3.64 million vehicles, 49.89 million livestock, providing 58.687 million kilograms of grain, 12.933 million kilograms of fodder, 330.31 million kilograms of firewood, 150,000 kilograms of cooking oil, and 60,000 kilograms of salt. Jin; from 1947 to 1949, the Puyang area *** transferred 4,760 cadres and 2,027 combat personnel to the south to support the construction of the new liberated areas. In May 1949, all of northern Henan was liberated. On August 20, 1949, the Hebei-Shandong-Henan Border Region was abolished, Pingyuan Province was established, and the Pingyuan Province Puyang Special Office (stationed in Puyang County) was established. The Puyang Special Office governs Puyang, Huaxian, Changyuan, Fengqiu, Neihuang, Qingfeng, Nanle, Puxian, Fanxian, Guancheng, Chaocheng, Kunwu, Shanghe, Weinan, Gaoling, Zhangnan, Wei There are 17 counties including Hehe and two districts including Puyang City and Daokou District. In September of the same year, Kunwu, Shanghe and Puyang County, Weinan and Hua County, Gaoling, Zhangnan (Part One) and Neihuang County, Weihe and Qingfeng County were merged respectively and were called Puyang County, Hua County and Neihuang County. , Qingfeng County. At this time, the Puyang Agency had jurisdiction over 11 counties and 2 districts. During the democratic revolution, the people of Puyang, under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, fought an arduous struggle against the stubborn puppet forces, Japanese aggressors, and Kuomintang reactionaries, and made a huge contribution to the victory of the Anti-Japanese War and the victory of the New Democratic Revolution. cost and sacrifice and made significant contributions.

During the Warring States Period of the People's Republic of China, the Puyang Commissioner's Office governed Puyang, Huaxian, Changyuan, Fengqiu, Neihuang, Qingfeng, Nanle, Puxian, Fanxian, Guancheng, and Chaocheng 10 counties and 2 districts, Puyang Chengguan District and Daokou District. On November 24, 1952, the four counties of Puyang, Fanxian, Guancheng and Chaocheng under the jurisdiction of the Puyang Commissioner's Office were placed under the Liaocheng area of ??Shandong Province. On December 1, 1952, Pingyuan Province was abolished and Puyang Prefecture was placed under the leadership of Henan Province. In June 1954, Puyang Chengguan District and Daokou District under the jurisdiction of Puyang Prefecture were placed under the jurisdiction of Puyang County and Hua County respectively. On September 25, Puyang District and Anyang District were merged into Anyang District. Puyang, Qingfeng, and Nanle belong to Anyang Prefecture. On March 30, 1958, Anyang Prefecture and Xinxiang Prefecture were merged into Xinxiang Prefecture. On December 18, 1961, Anyang District and Xinxiang District were separated, and Puyang, Qingfeng, and Nanle were affiliated to Anyang District. On April 1, 1964, in order to facilitate the management of the Yellow River, with the approval of the State Council, Shouzhang County was abolished and part of it was placed under Fan County. Fan County was transferred from Liaocheng District, Shandong Province to Anyang District, Henan Province. On December 16, 1973, nine communes in the eastern part of Fan County were designated to establish the Fan County Taiqian Office, which is a county-level agency directly under the Anyang region. On March 14, 1975, Fan County Taiqian Office was renamed Taiqian Office. In December 1978, the Taiqian office was renamed Taiqian County. On April 20, 1987, the State Council approved the abolition of the suburbs of Puyang City and the establishment of Puyang County, located in Chengguan Town. On December 25, 2002, the Ministry of Civil Affairs approved (Minhan [2002] No. 222): Puyang City was renamed Hualong District. By the end of 2003, Puyang City had jurisdiction over five counties and one district, namely Puyang County, Qingfeng County, Nanle County, Fan County, Taiqian County and Hualong District, with 64 townships, 14 towns, and 11 offices under its jurisdiction.** *There are 2946 village committees, 33 natural villages, and 81 residents' committees.