3600 years ago, it was one of the important capitals of Shang Dynasty. Zhengzhou was once one of the capitals of Xia and Shang Dynasties, the capital of Guan, Zheng and Han, and the capital of Sui, Tang, Five Dynasties, Song, Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. There are many types of Yangshao culture and Longshan culture sites in this area, such as Peiligang culture 8000 years ago, Dahecun culture 5000 years ago and Qinwangzhai culture. According to historical records, the Yellow Emperor, the ancestor of the Chinese nation, was born in Xuanyuan Mountain. Some scholars believe that Xuanyuan Mountain refers to xinzheng city, which is now under the jurisdiction of Zhengzhou (this view has not been generally recognized by the national authority and China folk scholars). Some scholars believe that Yangcheng (now Dengfeng) is the capital of Xia Dynasty. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Zheng and Han successively established their capitals in Xinzheng (the secondary administrative unit of the Zhou Empire at that time), which lasted for more than 500 years. During the Qin and Han Dynasties, Xingyang, Gong, Jing, Xinzheng and other counties were first located in Zhengzhou. Later dynasties set up Xingyang County, North Yuzhou and Yingzhou in Zhengzhou. In the third year of Emperor Kai of Sui Dynasty (AD 583), Xingzhou was changed to Zhengzhou. In the 16th year of Emperor Yangdi Huang Kai (AD 596), the county was located in Guancheng District. After the capital Bianjing was established in the Northern Song Dynasty, Zhengzhou belonged to Gyeonggi Province (now Kaifeng City), and was built as Xifu in Chongning four years (A.D. 1 105), becoming one of the four auxiliary counties in the Song Dynasty. Jin Dynasty, transferred to Nanjing Road (now Kaifeng City). In the fourth year of Jin Zhenyou (12 16), Guancheng was renamed the old city and later Guancheng county. In the second year of Yongzheng in Qing Dynasty (1724), Zhengzhou was promoted to Zhili Prefecture, which was placed under Henan Province. In the early Ming Dynasty, Zhengzhou was placed under Kaifeng Prefecture. In Qing Dynasty, Zhengzhou was promoted to Zhili twice.