Xiaochi Town, known as Xiaochi Post Station in ancient times, has a long history. There are many sites in Neolithic Age, Shang and Zhou Dynasties and Warring States Period. During the Three Kingdoms period, a number of provincial-level key protected cultural relics such as Zhige City in Qingyang County and Haihui Temple built in the Tang Dynasty were well preserved. Xiaochi town is simple in folk customs, and there are many imperial examination talents in the past dynasties. Famous drama educator Ye Chunshan, modern literature master He Xiaogeng, Kong, forestry expert Ma Dapu and other famous people.

Xiaochi Town has a long history, beautiful scenery and profound cultural heritage. In ancient times, Xiaochi was an important post station. During the Three Kingdoms period, Cao Ren, a general under Cao Cao, built Shangge City here, and still retains a complete wall. According to legend, during the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty in 735 AD, this official road was used to transport litchi from Guangxi to the imperial concubine Yang Yuhuan in the harem. In the ninth year of Xianfeng in Qing Dynasty (1859), Chen Yucheng, king of Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, once camped here and fought fiercely with Xiang Army, which was the famous "Battle of Xiaochi Post" in history.

Xiaochi Town was built in 1949, and the commune was changed to 196 1. 1984 read rural. 1February, 992, Xiaochi, Zhongxin, Baiyin and Shi Xia merged to form Xiaochi Town. In 2004, Fangling, Xinzhuang and Lixin villages in Huayuan Township and Yinchong, Li Chong, Yuelong, Liling and Fengpu villages in Liuyang Township merged into Xiaochi Town.

Since then, Xiaochi economy and various social undertakings have entered a period of rapid development, and gradually formed a new market town with dense population, prosperous market and developed transportation. 1999 was approved by the Anhui provincial government as a provincial-level central town, positioned as the economic center in the southeast of Taihu Lake, and a town combining production and city with industrial development as the leading factor.