Zhongnan Town was basically formed in the late Shang Dynasty and early Zhou Dynasty (about 1 1 century BC). Named for facing Zhong Nanshan. As the old saying goes, Zhong Nanshan is named because it is in the sky and lives in the south of the capital (Feng).

Zhongnan Town is a famous historical town, where zhouzhi county was located in the first year of Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty (BC 104).

In the third year of Jianwu in the Eastern Han Dynasty (27 years), zhouzhi county was merged into Wugong County, and it was restored in the third year of Jianxing in the Western Jin Dynasty (3 13 years).

In the second year of Ming Di in Northern Zhou Dynasty (558), Zhongnan County was located in Zhongnan Town, and in the second year of Northern Zhou Dynasty (567), Zhongnan County was abolished and Hengzhou was located in Zhongnan Town. In the same year, zhouzhi county moved from Zhongnan Town to 35 kilometers northwest of Huxian County (now around Ganhe Town) and moved back soon. In the third year of Emperor Jiande of the Northern Zhou Dynasty (574), zhouzhi county City was moved from Zhongnan Town to this site.

In the third year of Emperor Wendi (583), with Heihe as the boundary, Zhouzhi East was divided into Zhongnan County.

In the eighth year of Emperor Taizong's Zhenguan (634), Nanxian County was abolished and merged into zhouzhi county.

In the first year of Song Huizong Daguan (1 107), the Qingping Army was located in Zhongnan Town, and all counties, counties and county offices in the east of Zhouzhi were located in Zhongnan Town.

From the Yuan Dynasty to the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, Nanxian County was finally abolished, and the county was withdrawn to stay in the town.

Ming, Qing and Republic of China were all Zhongnan towns, and there used to be Zhongnanli, Zhongnansuo and Zhongnan Lianbao.

In the 18th year of the Republic of China (1929), a farmer in Linsenji was born in party member on Monday. The police protested against tax collection and hanged the farmer. Zhongnan Town became the command center of the peasant uprising at that time. Next week, after the rebels captured the county seat, they shook the whole country. In the 24th year of the Republic of China (1935), at noon on July 22nd (June of the lunar calendar 19), more than 4,000 people from Xu Donghai, Cheng rate Chang 'an and Huxian entered Zhouzhi. From the afternoon of 22nd to 23rd, more than 100 Red Army troops marched into Zhongnan Town and joined forces with the Central Red Army in West Gansu.

On May 30th, 1949, Zhongnan Town was liberated. 1956 March, Zhongnan Town People's Committee was established. 1958 September, Dongfanghong People's Commune was established.

May 1984, changed to Zhongnan Town.