Yangluo has a long history. As early as the Shang Dynasty, Yangluo was inhabited, with a history of 3,700 years. Yangluo first flourished in Shang Dynasty and was established in Eastern Han Dynasty. Formerly known as Luoling, also known as Ruocheng. In 537 BC, Yangluo was a city of Chu in the Spring and Autumn Period. After the Qin and Han Dynasties, Yangluo has been the seat of grass-roots units such as pavilions, Li, Du Bao, social organizations, townships and towns under the jurisdiction of counties in past dynasties for more than 2,600 years.

Yangluo is a famous castle in ancient times. Because it is located in the upper reaches of Huaidian Lake, bordering on the Yangtze River, it controls Wuhu Lake and screens incense burners, occupying infinity. "Locking the great river as the east gate of Wuhan and controlling the moat to unify half of the country" is known as "defending Yangluo and winning Wuhan", which has always been a battleground for military strategists. From "Zi Chu's attack on Wu for profit" in the Spring and Autumn Period to Jiangdong Sun Shi brothers and Huang Zu who were stationed in the Eastern Han Dynasty; From the Three Kingdoms when Shu and Wu jointly rejected Wei, "making people take logic from this river", they went to the Eastern Jin Dynasty and Huan Xuan to crusade against Yangluo Zhengrongzhou; From the Yuan Dynasty Kublai Khan stationed in Yangluobao to destroy the Song Dynasty, to the end of Yuan Dynasty when Zhu Yuanzhang and Chen Youliang attacked Yangluowuchang; From the end of Ming Dynasty, Zhang Yangluo crossed the river to send troops to Wuchang, and at the end of Qing Dynasty, Taiping Army chose Yangluo to move westward to occupy Hankou. From Wei's founding of Yangluo Revolutionary Base to He Long's participation in Nanchang Uprising from Yangluo. Throughout the ages, you have asked a lot, and the war left an indelible mark on Yangluo.

Yangluo is located in the north bank of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, the eastern suburb of Wuhan, and the southwest border of Xinzhou District,114&; Ordm32', latitude 30&; ordm37′ 。 The whole territory is 19.73 km long from north to south and 20.75 km wide from east to west. There are two plains of Wuhu Plain and Donghu Plain, five hills of Sanlinggang, Cangyanggang, Jinping Mountain, Shilichangshan Mountain and Maojigang, and Wuhu, Chaibo Lake, Zhujiahu Lake, Taojiahu Lake, Qixian Lake, Taohua Lake, Zhangdu Lake and Maojigang. Yangluo River, with a total length of 9.8 kilometers, is the only deep-water port in the 2000-kilometer reach from Yichang to Hukou. The river has not been frozen or blocked for many years, and it can dock 10,000-ton ships. There are 37 water docks of different sizes along the Yangtze River, which is very convenient for passenger and cargo transportation.