Shaoguan, known as Shaozhou in ancient times, was named after the famous Danxia Mountain-Shao Shi Mountain (now called Danxia Mountain), and Shao Shi later changed Donghengzhou to Shaozhou. 1943~ 1945, Shaoguan is the temporary capital of Guangdong province. Shaoguan City was established in Qujiang City on 1949+065438 10. From 65438 to 0975, Shaoguan was upgraded to a prefecture level city.

Shaoguan is the gathering place of Hakka culture, the hometown of Maba people, the birthplace of Shi Xia culture and the hometown of the famous Zhang Jiuling. Nanxiong Zhuji Gu Xiang is the birthplace of Guangfu culture and hometown of Guangfu, and it is the main inhabited area of Guangdong ethnic minorities. Known as "Lingnan County".

Shaoguan is a national double-support model city, a famous historical and cultural city, a civilized city and a sanitary city in Guangdong Province, and one of the national transportation hub cities.