Tongcheng County was a southern county belonging to the Qin Dynasty in the Chu Dynasty during the Zhou Dynasty. In the sixth year of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty (201 AD), Tongcheng County was placed under Jun County, which is why it was called. like "Juan". During the reign of Emperor Wu, it belonged to the Changsha Kingdom. In the 13th year of Jianwu's reign, Changsha was renamed Changsha County and placed under the jurisdiction of Xiajun. During the Three Kingdoms period, it belonged to Wu and received a fiefdom from Zhou Yu. In the first year of Yongyuan (499 AD) of Donghun Hou of the Southern Qi Dynasty, Xiajun County was changed to Shangjun County and Xishan Town (now Junshui Town) was established. In the fifth year of Liang Datong (539 AD), Shangjun County was abolished and divided into Lehua County and Xiajun County, which were subordinate to Shangj CountyA. In the twelfth year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign in the Sui Dynasty (592 AD), Lehua and Xiajun were merged into Puqi County and belonged to Xia County of Jingzhou. In the first Tianbao year of the Tang Dynasty (742 AD), Tangnian County (now Tongcheng and Chongyang borders) was established on the southern border of Puqi, under the jurisdiction of Ezhou. In the second year of Emperor Xianzong's Yuanhe reign (807 AD), Xishan Town was upgraded to a city. In the fifth year of Yuanhe (810 AD), it was renamed Tongcheng City. Yang Xingmi of the Five Dynasties (902-903 AD) changed Tangnian County to Zongyang County, and in the Southern Tang Dynasty, Zongyang County was changed to Tangnian County. In the eighth year of the Kaibao reign of Emperor Taizu of the Northern Song Dynasty (975 AD), it was transformed into Chongyang County and appawas staying in Ezhou. In the fifth year of the Xining reign of Emperor Shenzong of the Song Dynasty (1072 AD), Chongyang County was divided into three townships: Nanshangjun, Lehua and Tianbao, and Tongcheng County was established. It belonged to Wuchang Road in the Yuan Dynasty and Wuchang Prefecture in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. After the 21st anniversary of the Republic of China, it belonged to the First Administrative Inspection Office of Hubei Province. After the liberation of Tongcheng in 1949, he belonged to the office of Commissioner Daye of Hubei Province. In November 1958, Tongcheng and Chongyang counties were consolidated. In January 1960, it belonged to the city of Wuhan. In December 1960, Tongcheng County was returned to the Xiaogan Commissioner's Office. In August 1965, it belonged to the Xianning Commissioner's Office, and now belongs to Xianning City.
Tongcheng County is located insoutheast of Hubei province, at the northern foot of Fushan Mountain, at the junction of the three provinces of Hunan, Hubei and Jiangxi. It extends over an eastern diameter of 113°36￠-114°4￠ and a northern latitude of 29°2￠-29°24￠. The county borders Xiushui County, Jiangxi Province to the southeast, Yueyang County and Linxiang City in Hunan Province to the west and northwest, and Chongyang County to the north and north. northeast. The longest length from east to west is about 45 kilometers, and the maximum width from north to south is about 40.5 kilometers.
Tongcheng is located in mid-latitudes and has four distinct seasons. The average annual temperature varies from 15.5°C (mountainous areas) to 16.7°C (urban areas). July is the hottest month and January is the coldest month, with the highest temperature being 39.7°C and the lowest temperature being -15.2°C. The frost-free period is approximately 258 days and the annual rainfall is moyenne is 1,450 mm (urban areas) to 1,600 mm (mountainous areas). The main disasters include low temperatures, drought and floods, continuous rain, strong winds, hail and high temperatures.
Water Resources: The county has abundant rainfall, dense streams, and rich water resources. There are 135 streams and harbors in the county. The streams converge on four main rivers: Junshui River, Changpu Port and Tiezhu Port. and the Shadui River. It flows into land waters through Chongyang County. Among them: Junshuihe County is 43 kilometers long, with an annual runoff of 244 million cubic meters; Changpu Port is 37 kilometers long, with an annual runoff of 308 million cubic meters; million cubic meters; The total length of the Shadui River is 23.5 kilometers, with an annual runoff of 107million cubic meters. There are 73 small and medium-sized reservoirs nationwide, with a total water storage capacity of 168.116 million cubic meters, of which six medium-sized reservoirs, namely Yunxi, Gebi, Longtan, Baizhangtan, Zuogang and Dongchong have annual water storage capacities of 36.2 million cubic meters, 11.42 million cubic meters, 9.72 million cubic meters, 13.8 million cubic meters, 13.4 million cubic meters and 10, 93 million cubic meters respectively. cubic meter. The county party committee and the government seized the four links of storage, diversion, lifting and supporting engineering to construct the water conservancy, forming four major irrigation systems with five medium-sized reservoirs such as Baizhangtan, Dongchong, Yunxi, Longtan and Gebi as the backbone. There are 127 large and small hydropower plants, with an installed capacity of 162 units, 237.45 million kilowatts and an annual electricity production of 60 million kilowatt hours. It is listed as one of the 400 key rural hydroelectric electrification counties in the "Tenth Five". -Annual plan" on a national scale.
The county is surrounded by mountains on three sides in the east, south and west, belonging to the Mufu Mountains. It consists of areas of medium and high mountain with an area of 483.9 square kilometers (all above 250 meters above sea level); the hilly area covers an area of 519.7 square kilometers and the flat area is scattered; between the hills and beyond; on both sides of the streams and rivers is only 125.69 square kilometers. The highest point above sea level is the turret of Huanglong Mountain, which measures 1,528.3. meters in height. The lowest altitude is 78 meters north of Xiaojing Village, Sizhuang County. There are streams and beds.dense rivers with coarse sand structures.
In 2001, Tongcheng County governed 9 towns and 2 townships, 5 state forest farms, 1 state tea farm and 2 state farms. Among them: Junshui Town 95,800 inhabitants (949 inhabitants/square kilometer), Maishi Town 34,500 inhabitants, 126 square kilometers; the town of Tanghu 37,800 inhabitants, 111 square kilometers the town of Shadui; , 25,000 inhabitants, 46 square kilometers; Wuli town, 30,300 inhabitants, 104 square kilometers; town of Shinan, 31,400 inhabitants, 60.8 square kilometers; Beigang town, 31,800 inhabitants, 52.9 square kilometers; Sizhuang Township, population 30,400, 127 square kilometers; Daping Township, 52,500 inhabitants, 121 square kilometers.
The Lushui River constitutes the middle and lower reaches of the Junshui River. The Junshui River is the fourth largest tributary flowing into the Yangtze River in Hubei Province. The total length ise 192 kilometers and the drainage area is 3,947 square kilometers. It rises at the northern foot of Mufu Mountain in Tongcheng County, at the junction of Hunan, Hubei and Jiangxi provinces. Its source is in Gaofeng Village, Magang Town, Tongcheng County, and flows into southern Hubei. the Yangtze River at the northwest corner of Jiayu, with a total length of 365 miles. The Junshui River flows into Puqi (now Chibi) and was renamed the Lushui River. It is said to be named after the famous General Soochow Lu Xun of the Three Kingdoms who stationed his troops there. The upper reaches are granite mountain canyons, the middle reaches are wide red sandstone valleys, and the lower reaches are plains.