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There used to be a large region called Qianjiang Prefecture containing this smaller Qianjiang as well (see #History below).
Qianjiang District used to be a county under a now-abolished prefecture (later development area) by the same name.
At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, Qianjiang was administratively part of the Fuling District. In 585 (during the Sui Dynasty), Shicheng District (石城县) was established as part of Yong Prefecture (庸州), with the district seat at today's Ba Village of Baxiang County (坝乡县坝村). In 607, Yong Prefecture was replaced by Badong CommandryCommandry ( British English), or commandery ( American English), was the smallest division of the European landed estate or manor under the control of a commendator, or commander, of an order of knights. The word is also applied to the emoluments granted (巴东郡). In 618 (the Tang DynastyTang Dynasty ( 618- 907) followed the Sui Dynasty and preceded the Five Dynasties and the Ten Kingdoms Period in China. The dynasty was interrupted by the Second Zhou Dynasty (690-705) when Empress Wu Zetian seized the throne. The Tang dynasty, with its c), Shicheng became part of Qina Prefecture (黔州), with district seat at Wuci Town (无慈城) and, in 630, Lienche Town.
In 742, Shicheng was renamed Qianjiang and was part of An Commandry (安郡). From 960 to 1368 ( Song and YuanThe Yuan Dynasty ( Mongolian: Dai On Yeke Mongghul Ulus; Chinese: ) ( 1271- 1368), also called the Mongol Dynasty was a significant ruling family in Asia. Invading and ruling, during it's hundred year life, over the Mongol Empire, Korea, Japan and China.), Qianjiang at this time was "half-barbarian" (半没于夷) and dominated by the local rich bourgeois of the Gongs, Hus, Qins, and Xiangs (龚、胡、秦、向) according Qianjiang County Records (黔江县志) of the Qing DynastyThe Qing Dynasty ( Manchu: daicing gurun; Chinese: ; pinyin: qing chao; Wade-Giles: ch'ing ch'ao), sometimes known as the Manchu Dynasty was founded by the Manchu clan Aisin Gioro, in what is today northeast China expanded into China proper and the surrou.
In 1285 (late Yuan), Qianjiang was part of Ming YuzhenMing Yuzhen (, then ) ( 1331 summer 1366) was a peasant who established the rebel Empire of Daxia ( "Great Xia") during the late Yuan Dynasty in China. He changed his surname in adulthood to mean "Brilliancy". Ming was born in Suizhou (today Sui County, H's Daxia Empire. In 1372, it was part of PengshuiPengshui Miao and Tujia Autonomous County ( Pinyin: Pengshui Miaozu Tujiazu Zizhixian) is located in southeastern Chongqing, China. It is 270 kilometres away from Downtown Chongqing. Area: 3903 km² Population: 622,200 (2001) County seat: Hanjia Town (201 District. In 1378, 1216 soldiers were dispatched here to guard the place.
In early QingThe Qing Dynasty ( Manchu: daicing gurun; Chinese: ; pinyin: qing chao; Wade-Giles: ch'ing ch'ao), sometimes known as the Manchu Dynasty was founded by the Manchu clan Aisin Gioro, in what is today northeast China expanded into China proper and the surrou, Qianjiang District was under Chongqing SubprefectureSubprefecture is an administrative level that is below prefecture or province. Albania There are twelve Albanian counties or prefectures, each of which is subdivided into several districts, sometimes translated as subprefectures. Examples: District of Kor.
In 1912, Qianjiang County was under Liuxiang Fangqu (刘湘防区). In 1935, it was under of the Eighth Administrative Region (第八行政督察区) of Sichuan Province, also known as Youyang Special District (酉阳专区). The county seat was at Sanduo Town (三多镇).
On November 12, 1949, Qianjiang came under communist control, and the People's Government was established on November 25, as part of Chuandong Administrative Special District (川东行政专区). The county seat changed to Lianche Town. On January 23, 1950, it was under Youyang Special District, which also administered Youyang and Xiushan Counties. In September 1952, Youyang was merged into Fuling Special District.
In November 14 1983, the State Council approved to changed the county status to a Tujia and Miao autonomous county: Qianjiang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County (黔江土家苗族自治县). The assembly was established November 13 of the following year.
On May 18, 1988, the State Council halved Fuling, making Qianjiang County, as well as four other counties (5 autonomous counties of Fuling's 10 counties), into a new prefecture: Qianjiang Prefecture. The other four counties were:
The prefecture officially began in November. At this time the area was 16,900 km² with a population of 2,700,000.
Qianjiang County, along with Qianjiang District, was incorporated into Chongqing Municipality in 1997. On March 17, 1997 (implemented on December 20), the prefecture status was changed to a development area (开发区), which governs Shizhu, Xiushan, Qianjiang County, Pengshui and Youyang on behalf of Chongqing. On May 22, 1998 (implemented June 2000), Qianjiang Development Area and Qianjiang Autonomous County were abolished. Qianjiang Autonomous County became Qianjing District (the subject of this article), directly administered by Chonqging. Shizhu, Xiushan, Pengshui and Youyang remain autonomous counties, and are governed by Chonqging directly as well.