Nantong History

Nantong begins to have crowds to live in locality in 5,000-6,000 years ago. From Han Dynasty to the 11th century, Nantong have Futie continent, Hudou continent, Dongbu continent and so on state to linked with continent successively, extensive shoal and connecting four times, basically take shape in the condition of Nantong. Han Dynasty, have one sand state in Rudong area. Shoal and Yangzhou east that sand chew connecting it is Nantong that becoming first shoal of history connect land with to be loud answering in the Northern and Southern Dynasties. Area at the Nantong urban area at the Jin Dynasty towards before for the mouth of river and sea area, at the time of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Nantong area have one sand continent, call pot beans continent, call it Hudou continent also. The east of Hudou continent have south cloth continent, Changsha, Dongshe continent, ecc. Hudou continent successively connect with this continent, expand one's own range constantly. The beginning of Sui dynasty is sand continent, belongs to the prefecture of Hailing (the Thai state of today ), is the Yanting field in the Tang Dynasty, set up salt officer in ten years (722 year ) of Xuanzong, belong to Hailing county of Yang state, subordinate to Huainandao. Two year (875 year ) of Xizong of Tang dynasty, set up wolf mountain town check, controlled belong to the officer of Xidao of Zhejiang. Wu Dai - Shi Guo period (907-960 year ), Hudou continent connect with the Rugao mainland in the weat, this is the second connection of continent and sand continent in the history of Nantong, the west of Changjiang river extend to Yuxi area.Has set up the officer of east continent and quiet sea in the era of Wu. Set up the county system of Jinghai, set up Rugao county belong to Thai state, last half century when the south Tang. In A.D. 958, the Later Zhou dispatch troops and go down south, capture the Jinghai, promote the soldier of Jinghai, then rename as the Tong state, get two counties of Jinghai, Haimen, belong to Yangzhou. The east continent and the cloth continent are two big continent in the beginning of five generations and two pieces of larger shoal of the entrance of Changjiang River. East continent and cloth continent call east cloth continent after connect, east cloth continent with Gu JunSha and some light shoal claim Haimen island jointly. East cloth continent connect with land whether Nantong become land the third shoal of history loud answering holy the first year of an era (1023 year ) such as it in the Song Dynasty. Call the Chong state or Chongchuan for a time, just reply to called Tong state, is under the jurisdiction of the Nandong road, belong to Nandong road, Haimen two county. Promote to Tongzhou road at the time of Yuanshizu to 15th years (1278 year ), reply to call Tong state in 21 years (1284 ), belong to Yangzhou road. Subordinate to north of the Changjiang River the Huaihe River, have Jinghai , Haimen two counties. The Haimen incorporates into Nantong for the township in 11 years (1672 ) of Kangxi era of Qing dynasty; Change Tong state to directly under the jurisdiction state in the 3 year of Yongzheng era ( 1724 ), have Taixing, Rugao two county to control, belong to Zhengshi office of Jiangsu; the 26 year of Qianlong period chang to belong to Zhengshi office of Jiangning city. From the end of Yuan dynasty to beginning of Qing dynasty, the bank of east of Tong state have take place a large scale collapsing. From the end of the 17th century to the beginning of the 18th century, the Changjiang River south of the line from the Yuxi to Yudong, one after another continent appear to the surface. Set up the drawing room directly under the jurisdiction of Haimen in middle period of the 18th century, hereafter, the sea entrance hall and with the east, with the shoal of the south, join with the continent of Tong state progressively, this is the forth connection of the history of becoming th e continent. At the beginning of the 20th century at the end of the 19th century, the present shape of Nantong to become.
Abolish the state and set up county after the 1911 Revolution, set up " the government office of Nantong county ". 1914-1927 year, Nantong, Rugao, Jingjiang, Taixing belong to SuChangdao, Haimen, Chongming belong to Huhaidao. Set up the south pass through district prefectural commissioner's office, supervisor of policy, have jurisdiction over Nantong, Chongming, Qidong, Haimen, Rugao, Jingjiang 6 counties in 1934. Anti-Japanese War period, set up Tongdong, Tonghai, Tongxi, Tongru democratic government, In March of 1941, set up the Resist against Japan democratic government in the Beixing bridge of Nantong county, during the war of liberation, set up administrative office of Tongdong, Tongxi, Tonghai, Tongru, In Rudong dig harbour to set up the fourth administrative area prefectural commissioner's office, reconstruct Su Anhui (Central China ) one , nine administrative areas.
Found the Nantong city after found the country, Nantong county town adjourn to Jinsha town, set up prefecture of Nantong return to the administrative office of northern Jiangsu, have jurisdiction over Hai'an , Rugao, Rudong, Nantong, Haimen, Qidong and Chongming seven county and one city of Nantong. At the end of 1952, Jiangsu resumes building the province, Nantong is the city under the jurisdiction of the provincial government, the Chongming county belong to Shanghai in 1958, Nantong classified as the city under the jurisdiction of the provincial government again in 1962, broke away from the prefecture of Nantong. The whole province turned prefecture into an area in unison in 1970. In March of 1983, Nantong amalgamated with Nantong area, implemented the system of county under the control of the municipality. Haimen, Rugao ,Qidong dismissed the county and established the city after 1989, is still managed by Nantong. Nantong city have under jurisdiction over Qidong city, Rugao city, Tongzhou city, Haimen city, Haian county, Rudong county, Chongchuan area, Gnagzha area ,Langshan travels in the district for holidays and Fumin harbour office etc..