From 3.8 billion to/kloc-0.8 billion years ago, there was a primitive ancient land in Dandong area. The skull fossil of "Qianyang Man" discovered in 1982 shows that as early as10.8 million years ago, there were ancestors in the primitive matrilineal clan period in Dandong. The ancient village site of Houwa Orchard in Sanjiazi Village, Majiadian Town, donggang city shows that the ancestors in Dandong area entered the Neolithic Age 6000-7000 years ago. Many sites, such as Xiajinkeng Village, Xialuhe Village in Kuandian, Xingfu Village in Yongdian and Longtou Village in Jiuliancheng Scenic Resort Scenic Area in Zhen 'an District, prove that our ancestors entered the Bronze Age 3500-4000 years ago.
Dandong is located in the border of the motherland and has been a military fortress for generations. Tang Yao belongs to Qingzhou and Yu Shun belongs to Yingzhou. The Warring States period was the eastern frontier of Yan State. In the Western Han Dynasty, Pingxian County and Koen Weuts County were installed in Xi; In the first year of Tang Dynasty, Anton set up a general chapter, while Liao Jian set up Xuanzhou, Kaizhou, Zhou Mu and Laiyuan. Jin Dynasty was under the jurisdiction of Shisufu Road (now jiuliancheng town, Zhen 'an District); In the yuan dynasty, it was established in the gold system; In the Ming Dynasty, it belonged to Liaodong.
16 18, the late Jin dynasty adopted the policy of fixing borders, built wicker borders at the gates of Zanhe River and Phoenix City, and prohibited farming, animal husbandry, fishing and hunting, logging and mining outside the borders, making Dandong a barren land, which seriously damaged the economic and cultural development. After 1689, the Qing government implemented the policy of border extension and gradually developed. With the increasing number of Han people in Shandong and Hebei. The Qing government was forced to use the rich resources of the "forbidden zone" to "naturalize refugees" and allowed the cultivated land to be upgraded to the department. By 1874, it was stipulated that "all eastern areas will be closed", and it was established in Anzishan in 1875 to promote the tax payment of the Ministry. 1876, the Qing government set up Anton County, Xiuyan House and Phoenix Hall. The following year, Kuandian County was established, with Phoenix Hall as its capital, and governed Xiuyan, Anton and Kuandian counties. At this point, the history of natural development in border areas has ended. Dandong has entered a new period of development, which has created favorable conditions for the formation of Dandong city.
Anton county office is located in Shahe. The first jurisdiction was 64 cards, which was later changed to 49 cards. After the establishment of the government, a large number of Han people entered the customs for planting, logging and doing business, which brought advanced production technology and promoted economic development. 1903, with the development of Yalu River water transport, it gradually became the distribution center of timber, grain, mountain products and tussah in the eastern part of Northeast China. By the end of 19 century and the beginning of the 20th century, there were three major industries, namely oil extraction, wood processing and silk industry, and more than 20 industries, such as tussah, grain and oil, mountain products and medicinal materials, and many professional markets, such as grain market, vegetable market, fish market, cocoon market and firewood market, appeared. By 1927, the urban population had grown from less than 2,000 when the city was established to more than100000, and there were a large number of floating population.
1907, Anton county was subordinate to Fengtian. 19 14 is under the jurisdiction of Eastern Road. 1929 is a first-class county in Liaoning province.
On the second day of the September 18th Incident, Japanese troops invaded Anton and Fengcheng. In that year1February 15, the Japanese puppet government changed Liaoning Province to Fengtian, and Andong County was a Class A county under Fengtian. In June, 5438+1934 10, the puppet Manchukuo divided the four northeastern provinces into 14 provinces, among which the newly-added Anton province governed Anton, Fengcheng, Racing, Kuandian and other 12 counties, and was located in Anton county, so Anton became the military and political province of Anton. 19371February, the puppet Manchukuo established Anton city. Anton City is separated from Anton County and belongs to Anton Province together with Anton County. The urban area is divided into seven districts: Jintang, Yuanbao, Zhongxing, Zhen 'an, Langtou, Dahe and Xuri.
After the September 18th Incident, the people of Anton, who have a tradition of anti-imperialism and patriotism, spoke with one voice and everyone responded. Fengcheng County and Li Uprising, Zhanghaichuan Uprising in Kuandian County, Li Zhenyuan and Chen Younian Uprising in Andong County, the fire of the anti-Japanese national salvation struggle quickly formed a prairie fire. 1934 years later, Yang Jingyu led the independent division of the First Army of the Northeast People's Revolutionary Army (later renamed the Northeast Anti-Japanese Coalition) into the northern mountainous area of Kuanfeng, and opened up an anti-Japanese guerrilla base area. The frequent attacks by the Anti-Japanese Union and the Volunteers dealt a heavy blow to the Japanese aggressors and made great contributions to resisting Japan and saving the country.
1945 After War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression's victory, the army led by China's * * * Production Party entered Anton. 1 1 At the beginning of the month, it accepted the Japanese puppet regime and established the governments of Anton Province, Anton City, Anton County, Fengcheng County, Marseille County and Kuandian County. The downtown area of Anton is divided into seven districts: Central, Zhenjiang, Zhongxing, Yuanbao, Jintang, Zhen 'an and Langtou. 1March, 946 and 19471month, Jiuliancheng Scenic Resort Scenic Area in Anton County and Wulong North District were successively assigned to Anton City. 1June, 946, the second agency of southern Liaoning province (and a team of Anton city) was established, which belongs to southern Liaoning province and governs Anton and Gushan counties. 1 1 month changed to Anton province. In March of the following year, the second agency was cancelled, and Anton City, Anton County and Gushan County were directly under the jurisdiction of Anton Province. 1949 In May, Liaodong Province was established, and Anton City was subordinate to Liaodong Province. Anton is the capital and political, economic and cultural center of Anton and Liaodong provinces.
After the founding of New China, Anton people stood in the forefront of supporting the struggle to resist US aggression and aid Korea, and were hailed as heroes. Anton is called the city of heroes. Under the leadership of China * * * Production Party, Anton embarked on the road of socialist construction through "one transformation and three changes". The people of Anton threw themselves into the climax of socialist construction with great political enthusiasm, and greatly developed the national economy and various undertakings.
1September, 954, Liaodong and western Liaoning provinces merged into Liaoning province, and Anton city was subordinate to Liaoning province. 1April, 956, Yuanbao and Zhen 'an were merged into yuanbao district, and revitalization and Central were merged into revitalization. In July, Jiuliancheng Scenic Resort Scenic Area and Wulongbei were merged into Wulongbei District, and Langtou and Tang Chi were merged into Langtou District. 1July, 957, the two districts of Langtou and Wulongbei were abolished and the suburbs were established. 19581February, Anton, Fengcheng, Xiuyan and Kuandian were transferred to Anton, and the system of city governing counties was implemented. 1965 1 month, approved by the State Council, Anton changed its name to Dandong. It means a city in the red east. Anton County was renamed Donggou County. In February, Zhenxing District was renamed Zhenxing District.
1May 1966 to 19761October, Dandong experienced the "Cultural Revolution" turmoil. During this period, yuanbao district was renamed as Hongwei District. Dandong has jurisdiction over three districts of revitalization, grandeur and suburb, and six counties of Donggou, Fengcheng, Xiuyan, Kuandian, Zhuanghe and Huanren. 19681February, Zhuanghe County and Huanren County were respectively assigned to Dalian City and Benxi City.
After 1978, under the guidance of the line, principles and policies of the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee, the people of the whole city held high the great banner of Deng Xiaoping Theory, which ushered in a new era of socialist construction. The construction of socialist material civilization and spiritual civilization has made brilliant achievements one after another, which has brought about earth-shaking changes in Dandong. The county administrative organs have also changed. First, restore the title of yuanbao district.
1June, 980, the suburb was renamed Zhen 'an District.
After 1985, Xiuyan, Fengcheng and Kuandian counties were successively changed into Manchu autonomous counties.
1February, 992, Xiuyan Manchu Autonomous County was placed under Anshan City.
1June 1993 and1March 1994, with the approval of the State Council, donggang city was established in Donggou County, and Fengcheng Manchu Autonomous County was successively revoked. So far, Dandong has jurisdiction over Zhenxing District, yuanbao district, Zhen 'an District, donggang city, Fengcheng City and Kuandian Manchu Autonomous County. Establish a state-level Dandong border economic cooperation zone.
1992, the state established Dandong border economic cooperation zone, which is one of the 14 national border economic cooperation zones. In May 2005, the border cooperation zone was changed to Jiangwan cooperation zone.
In 2000, the first "China Dandong Yalu River International Tourism Festival" kicked off at the mouth of the Yalu River, the border river between China and North Korea.
In 2006, with the proposal of Liaoning's "five points and one line" coastal opening strategy, Dandong, as the northern starting point of China's coastline, was formally established with the approval of Liaoning Provincial Party Committee and provincial government, which became an important point in Liaoning's "five points and one line" coastal opening strategy.
Jiangcheng Dandong has a pleasant climate, elegant environment and beautiful scenery; The Yalu River is rippling; The China-DPRK Friendship Bridge is majestic and tall; Jinjiang Mountain, Yalu River, Guomen and Binjiang Park are all beautiful in four seasons. Phoenix Mountain is magnificent and beautiful; Qingshan ditch is beautiful; Wulongbei, Dong Tang Hot Springs; Dagushan ancient buildings are strong and towering, and Dalu Island is famous for the Sino-Japanese War. The starting point of the eastern end of the Great Wall of Wan Li, Hushan Great Wall, is on the mountain; The magnificent Memorial Hall to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea and the Wulongbei Invalides Sanatorium are good bases for patriotism and traditional education. Clean and tidy city streets are full of ginkgo and azaleas, and the economic cooperation zone along the Yangtze River is a good place for sightseeing. Dandong area has well-preserved natural features and rich cultural landscape. In the north, there are overlapping obstacles of green hills, and in the south, there are endless fertile fields connected with the Yellow Sea. /kloc-More than 0/000 rivers and more than 50 reservoirs are intricately distributed among mountains, hills and plains. The changeable terrain, abundant animals and plants, volcanoes, waterfalls, hot springs, rivers, seas and islands constitute countless strange landscapes. In the Ming Dynasty, Hushan Great Wall, the starting point of the eastern end of the Great Wall in Wan Li, the memorial hall to resist US aggression and aid Korea, which reflects the historical facts of the Korean War for 50 years, the coastal boundary pillar at the northern end of Wan Li, the Yalu River Bridge under bullets, and the Yalu River at the border between China and North Korea are quite influential at home and abroad. Primitive villages, ancient city pools and ancient battlefield sites all have high ornamental and scientific research value.
Dandong has smooth traffic, convenient communication, rich products, developed light industry and strong economic foundation. Adequate water resources, excellent water quality, numerous hot springs, suitable for cold and warm, and forest coverage rate of 54%.
Dandong, as a sea passage in the eastern part of Northeast China and an important window for Liaodong Peninsula to open to the outside world, plays a very important role in the process of implementing the strategy of revitalizing the old industrial base in Northeast China. At present, Dandong Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government have put forward the future development orientation of "building Dandong into a modern coastal port city in the eastern part of Northeast China". The people in the city are enthusiastic about "building a regional logistics center in the eastern part of Northeast China, forming three bases of processing and manufacturing, characteristic agriculture and electric power and energy, and developing eight key industries such as automobiles and parts, electronic information, agricultural products processing, textiles and clothing, chemicals and medicines, paper and paper products, electricity and modern service industries focusing on tourism and logistics.