In the tenth year of Tang Tianbao (AD 75 1 year), Huating County was established, and Shanghai began to have its own independent county administration. It can also be said that the mother of Shanghai began to appear on Chinese territory from this period. Qing Jiaqing described the folk customs of Huating County in his book "Customs of Songjiang Prefecture": "The land is in the east, the sea is in the south, and there are rivers in the north. No fish, salt, rice and crabs are spared. Dajia, a wealthy businessman, is not qualified for his own career. But the clothes are also the best in Jiangsu and Zhejiang counties. Although tenants have plenty of food and clothing, they like to teach their children to read, and those who show their talents often start to be officials, so they compete to persuade them to learn, and the sound of string songs is endless. Officials don't have to be fierce to rule, but they can also be tamed by etiquette. " It can be seen that Huating County in the Tang and Song Dynasties faces the sea in the southeast and the Yangtze River in the north, with rich specialties and rich people's livelihood. There are many wealthy businessmen in Dajia, and there are many high-ranking officials. Reading has become an ethos, learning is competitive, officials wear dresses, and people pay attention to etiquette and morality.
In the 14th year of Yuan Dynasty (1277), Huating County was promoted to Huating House, and the following year it was changed to Songjiang House.
By the end of the tenth year of Jiaqing in Qing Dynasty (1805), it had evolved into 1 house (Songjiang), 7 counties (Huating, Shanghai, Qingpu, Lou, Fengxian, Jinshan and Nanhui) and 1 hall (Chuansha). Songjiang House has Huating County in the south and Lou County in the north.
In the first year of the Republic of China (19 12), the government of the Republic of China abolished Songjiang House. In the same year, Huating and Louxian merged into Huating County. In the third year of the Republic of China (19 14), it was renamed Songjiang County because of the same name as Huating County in Gansu Province.
After the founding of New China, Songjiang was transferred to Shanghai on 1958. 1February, 998, Songjiang was removed from the county to set up a city, that is to say, the ancient Huating is Songjiang District in Shanghai today. Songjiang was the political, economic and cultural center of Shanghai before the opening of modern Shanghai. Because of its long history and profound context, Songjiang is called "the root of Shanghai".
Wuxian, county name. In the 4th year of Yongjian in the Eastern Han Dynasty (129), Wuxian was established in the west of Zhejiang (Qiantang River) in the former Huiji County, and located in Wuxian (now gusu district, Suzhou). Huiji County only retained the east of Zhejiang and moved to Yuecheng District, Shaoxing. The counties under the jurisdiction of Wu Jun are Wuxian (now gusu district, Suzhou), Louxian (now northeast of Kunshan), Youquan (now south of Jiaxing), Haiyan (now southeast of Pinghu in the Eastern Han Dynasty), Yuhang, Qiantang (now Hangzhou), Fuchun (now Fuyang), Wucheng (now Huzhou), Yangxian (now Yixing), Wuxi and Piling (now Changzhou).