Pinghu has a long history. According to archaeological excavations, there are Daimudun ruins in Washan, Zhuwang Temple ruins in Qianjin Tong Jie Village, Pingqiudun ruins in Huanggu Village, Daduntou ruins in Xincang Village, Tuze ruins in Qianjin Village, stable temple ruins, Dafentang in Shengli South Gate, Lidun ruins in Lidun Village, and recently, Qiaozhuang tomb ruins in Dailin Town have been excavated. Unearthed relics such as stone tools, pottery, jade articles and animal bones prove that as early as the Neolithic Age (belonging to Liangzhu culture and Majiabang culture about 6000-5000 years ago), ancestors had been engaged in labor and prospered here.

According to historical records, it belonged to the State of Yue in the Spring and Autumn Period, then to the State of Wu, and then to the State of Yue. During the Warring States Period, Chu Weiwang was defeated by the State of Yue, which was the State of Chu.

In the twenty-fifth year of Qin Shihuang (222 BC), after the unification of the six countries, the county system was implemented and Huiji County was established. Haiyan county was established the following year. The city is governed by Huating Township (now Jinshan District, Shanghai), with Zheshan as the mountain name, Zhelin as the forest name and Pinghu as the southwest boundary.

In the thirty-fifth year of Qin Shihuang (2 12 BC), he was trapped in a lake named Huzhe Lake, and Haiyan County moved to Wuyuan Township (now Pinghu, Wuyuan Township in the Spring and Autumn Period).

In the sixth year (20 1 year BC), Gaudi of the Western Han Dynasty belonged to Jingjia fief, in the twelfth year (0/95 BC) it belonged to Wubi fief, and in the fourth year (0/53 BC) it belonged to Yangzhou.

In the first year of Tianfeng in Xin Mang (AD 14), the county was changed to Zhanwu.

In the third year of Emperor Guangwu of the Eastern Han Dynasty (AD 27), Haiyan was renamed. In the second year of Yongjian in Shun Di (AD 127), the county was a lake (now East Lake) and moved to Yicheng, the hometown of Qijing Township.

During the Three Kingdoms period, it was the territory of Wu Dong, and its saltworks were located in the south of Baisha Bay.

In the seventh year of Xiankang in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (AD 34 1 year), he fell into the sea and moved to the city.

During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the Song Dynasty and the Southern Qi Dynasty remained unchanged. In the third year of Liang Wudi Taiqing (AD 549), Hou Jing was divided into Haiyan and Xupu counties and moved to Wu Jun. Change to Wuyuan county and soon become sea salt. In the second year of Chen Yongding (AD 558), he was divided into Wuxian, Haiyan and Sanxian counties, and was soon abandoned.

In the ninth year of Emperor Wendi (AD 589), Emperor Wendi entered Yan Guan County and moved to Hangzhou.

In the ninth year of Wude in Tang Gaozu (AD 608), Haiyan County was restored and abandoned many times, three times in Jiaxing County and one time in Wuxian County. In the fifth year of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty (AD 7 17), Haiyan County was restored. Pinghu is in the northeast of Haiyan.

In the fourth year of Huichang in Tang Wuzong (AD 844), Zhapu Town was appointed as the ambassador.

During the Five Dynasties, wuyue (Qianliu) still set up Zhapu Town as its ambassador.

In the first year of Qingyuan in Ningzong, Southern Song Dynasty (A.D. 1 195), Danghu Wine Shop was established.

In the 13th year of Yuan Shizu Zhiyuan (AD 1276), Danghu Affairs, Zhapu Affairs, Chen Guang Affairs and Zhapu Shipping Department were established.

In the Yuan Dynasty (A.D. 1295), Haiyan County was promoted to Haiyan House and placed under Jiaxing Road.

In the second year of Hongwu in Ming Taizu (AD 1369), Haiyan County was restored, changed to Danghu Tax Bureau, and Chen Guang and Zhapu were abolished.

In the fourth year of Xuanzong Xuande in Ming Dynasty (AD 1429), Ye Chun participated in politics. Please send officials to inspect the major counties in the south of the Yangtze River, and ask Qing Hu of Dali Temple to go with him. Hu almost pointed out that in 1930, Jiaxing, Chongde and Haiyan, which belonged to Jiaxing Prefecture, had a population of 296,300, a tax revenue of more than 850,000 stone, and schoolwork and military supplies increased several times. She Heng, the minister of the official department, was ordered to go with the Chief Secretary of Zhejiang Province, to inspect the place, ask its people and discuss it. Therefore, Henghuan should add Pinghu, Xiushui, Jiashan and Tongxiang as Jiaxing Prefecture. So on March 28th, the fifth year of Xuande (A.D. 1430), it was analyzed that the northeast of Haiyan County was located in Danghu Town, Pinghu County, which had jurisdiction over Dayi, Qi Jing, Wuyuan and Huating, and belonged to Jiaxing Prefecture.

In the 19th year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (A.D. 1386), a thousand garrison troops of Duke Tang of Xin State and Zhapu were established, and Zhapu City was built on the ground.

In the thirty-second year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty (A.D. 1553), a county wall was built for the Great Japanese Empire on September 12th. In thirty-five years (AD 1556), the second urn city in Northeast China was built, and in forty-one years (AD 1562), battlements were built. The city is 2 feet high, 2 feet wide and 9 miles around. There are 5 landing gates and 5 water gates, and the river is more than 5 feet wide.

In the second year of Qing Shunzhi (AD 1645), the Qing army arrived in Jiaxing in the south in early June. On June 23rd, Zhu took over as Pinghu magistrate. On the fifth day of June, the Qing army ordered a haircut, which was boycotted by the people, and the county magistrate Zhu was assassinated. On July 23, the Qing soldiers slaughtered the county seat. Wang Si, a native of Danyang, Pingping, resisted the death of Qing soldiers at the entrance of Dongcheng, and the residents in the city were able to escape.

In the 24th year of Emperor Kangxi of Qing Dynasty (A.D. 1685), it was forbidden by the sea and Zhapu was an open port, belonging to Ningbo Customs.

In the tenth year of Xianfeng in Qing Dynasty (A.D. 1860), on July 15th, Taiping Army captured the county seat and left on 18th. On the fifth day of August, Fogg County retired to Jiaxing. In the 11th year (A.D. 186 1), the local government was established in Sanke County of Taiping Army. In the second year of Tongzhi (AD 1863), on the seventh day of November, the Taiping Army was defeated, and Chen Dian, the garrison commander of Pinghu, declared the Qing Dynasty. 1 1 month 12, Xiong jianxun, commander of Zhapu garrison.

In the third year of Xuantong in Qing Dynasty (A.D. 19 1 1), more than 300 people came to Pinghu to call themselves the People's Army, but they failed to establish a seal in Gaozhuangkai as a county magistrate. On September 20, Jiaxing military government sent civilian troops to Pinghu, and Gao Zhuangkai, the magistrate of a county, escaped. People from all walks of life elected Xue Weimin as the political chief, and Pinghu recovered.

In the first year of the Republic of China (A.D. 19 12), the county government was established, the civil administrator was changed to the governor, and the road was abandoned. Pinghu Zhili was transferred to Zhejiang Province.

In the third year of the Republic of China (AD 19 14), roads were rebuilt in Zhejiang Province, and Pinghu belonged to Qiantang Road.

In May of the Republic of China 16 (AD 1927), the county government was abolished and established. The governor changed the county order and the orthodoxy was abolished. Pinghu Zhili belongs to Zhejiang Province.

In the 25th year of the Republic of China (AD 1936), there were nine administrative supervision departments in Zhejiang Province, and the second supervision department was located in Pinghu.

In the 26th year of the Republic of China (AD 1937)1October 5th, the Japanese army landed at Quangongting and Jinsinian Bridge. 165438+1October 18, the Japanese army occupied the county seat and Pinghu fell.

In the thirty-fourth year of the Republic of China (A.D. 1945), Japan announced its surrender in August 15. On August 25th, the county magistrate Guan Zhendong led his troops into the county seat to take over the county administration, and on September 3rd, the Japanese army left the country.

In the thirty-eighth year of the Republic of China (A.D. 1949), on May 1 1, the 58th Division of the China People's Liberation Army entered Pinghu, the 8th Division of the Kuomintang temporarily collapsed, and Pinghu was declared liberated. 1 June, Pinghu County People's Government was established.1June, people from all walks of life in Pinghu celebrated the birth of People's Republic of China (PRC).

1950 In May, four villages in Daicheng were incorporated into Jiashan County. Incorporate Qilian Township 10 villages into Haiyan County.

1958165438+10. In October, Xitang in Haiyan County and Zhongdai and Caoqiao in Jiaxing County were incorporated into Pinghu County.

196 1 year 65438+February, Xitang, Haitang and Tong Yuan Commune were returned to Haiyan County.

1968165438+1On October 7th, Pinghu County Revolutionary Committee was established to replace Pinghu County Committee and County People's Committee.

198 1 September, the county revolutionary Committee was abolished and the county people's government was restored.

1991June 28th, Pinghu county was abolished and pinghu city (county-level city) was established.

2. Nanhetou, called Mingkeli in ancient times, is located in Danghu Town, with Jianguo Road in the east and Yingrui Bridge in the west. The "Pinghu County Chronicle" to be published tomorrow has been marked, and the "Pinghu County Chronicle" in Guangxu edition of Qing Dynasty contains: "... Hujiahuibei is Hengjie, and one day it is called Nanhetou." By the time Pinghu was built (1430), Mingkeli was quite closed. History is gradual, with great changes. Although eroded by time and war, the ancient appearance of Nanhetou still exists.

According to the document number. Pinghu city Municipal People's Government Ping Fa Zheng (1998) 127, Nanhetou is listed as a key cultural relics protection unit (region) in the city; 1April, 99914th, a group of five experts, composed of the Provincial Cultural Relics Bureau and the Provincial Construction Department, came to Pinghu for investigation and investigation, and thought that Nanhetou was a precious historical and cultural heritage of Pinghu and was worth protecting. On February 28th, 2000, the People's Government of Zhejiang Province listed Nanhetou as a historical and cultural protection zone in Zhejiang Province with the Notice of Zhejiang (2000) No.27 on Approving the Report of the Provincial Cultural Relics Bureau and the Provincial Construction Department on Publishing the Second Batch of Provincial Historical and Cultural Cities and Historical and Cultural Protection Zones.

The water of Han and Tang dynasties came from the west and flowed into the dry river, just like a jade belt embedded in it. The stone revetment is uniform, and the ship's nose can be seen everywhere. Different water-treading postures pass through the semi-submerged place, and half of her face is still hidden behind her guitar from us. The beam stone bridge welcomes Switzerland, celebrates happiness, benefits the city, shows the source, is permanent, simple and solemn; The stone road paved by Wukang Stone is full of traces of the past. A group of folk houses in the late Qing Dynasty are lined with rich cultural connotations of ancient buildings in the south of the Yangtze River. Especially the famous mansion built in the 23rd year of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty (1897), which is marked by the Mohs Manor, a provincial key cultural relic protection unit, is grand in scale, compact in layout, exquisite in structure, ornate in carving, orderly in height and suitable in strewn at random, and its prestige in the past can be imagined. There are white walls and blue tiles everywhere, a three-hanging tart; Citizens' wooden houses have bedrooms upstairs, living rooms downstairs and kitchens behind them. In the old society, people's feelings were faintly discernible. There is the earliest new school in Danghu-Zhichuan School, which was founded by Ge in Pinghu. It has been run for 35 years, and has trained a large number of experts and scholars, such as Zou Yuanxi, an academician of China Academy of Sciences and a metallurgical expert, Yu, a researcher of China Academy of Agricultural Sciences, and Zhou, a famous expert in ancient literature. Its glory will go down in history forever. Although the old school site has been used for other purposes, you can still feel the past when you see its house walls.

"Writing out of the water, straight into Wuyun Township. The sea is cold and rainy, and the moon sets and the city is frosty. The rituals and buddhas are long and overlapping. The bell in the temple is still at dusk, not in Yingzhou but above it. " This is a poem by Feng in Ming Dynasty, titled Tower. Newsstand is a landmark ancient building in Pinghu. It was built in the 42nd year of Jiajing in Ming Dynasty (1563) and was initiated by Gao Lu, the former minister of punishments. At that time, the completed pagoda was seven stories high, exceeding 19 feet, surrounded by four Zhou Hua eaves, with bells hanging in the corners. The wind-driven bell rang and the sound spread for miles. After the tower was completed, Gao Lu and others built a Hoonji beside the tower. By the seventh year of Wanli, Jian Temple and Ta Temple were collectively reported to Ta Yuan.

Time flies, it is reported that this tower has collapsed, been rebuilt and continuously repaired. The existing tower has five floors, with a height of 49.14m and an octagonal plane. Entering the tower from the south entrance, there are spiral stone steps leading to the top floor. There is a circular space between the floors, separated by the top of the dome. There is a big wooden pillar on the top floor where two people are folded. The wooden column runs through the top of the tower, and the heavy and spectacular iron tower brake sleeve is placed on it. Boarding the newsstand, overlooking Jiu Feng and East Lake, you can have a panoramic view.

Pagoda surrounds the East Lake and is not connected with the land. Later, during the reign of Kangxi and Yongzheng, Qiyuan Bridge and Tongji Bridge were built respectively, commonly known as Xibaota Bridge and Dongbaota Bridge. In the Qing Dynasty, there was a poem in Qiushan: "One water dragged the blue to the pulp level, and the Seventh Hospital passed through Tongji Bridge, and the sunset was half outside the Yunshan Mountain, and the tower shadow wave was illuminated." Charming scenery.

During the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, the Baoxing Pagoda was a famous ancient temple with hundreds of monks and nuns, and the incense was flourishing. Many gentry and wealthy families hold Buddhist ceremonies in pagodas. The tower courtyard is beautiful and charming, with many tourists all year round.

After hundreds of years of vicissitudes, man-made and natural destruction and erosion, the newspaper tower has tilted and its body has become increasingly bleak. At the end of 2000, with the attention of the municipal party Committee and the efforts of relevant departments, the rectification and foundation reinforcement project of this tower was successfully completed; In July 2002, the repair and maintenance project of newspaper tower started, and it is expected to be fully completed in early 2003. 1992, with the approval of the competent authorities, the Buddhist Association of pinghu city rebuilt Hoonji in the southeast corner of Baota Tail near the lake. The first step was to build a Catholic church, which was completed in the fourth quarter of that year and began to receive pilgrims. A small garden was built to the east of the temple. In the east of the garden, there are five Jianping houses and five two-story buildings, which are used as canteens, Maitreya houses and monks' dormitories. 1997, on the east side of the pagoda, the Hall of the Great Heroes was built. The foundation of the main hall is a masonry structure with five bays and a yellow glazed tile roof, which is tall and solemn. When believers come here, the incense grows stronger.