Shaoyang has a history of more than 2,500 years since 2065,438+03, with a prosperous city and a long history. As early as the Neolithic Age, ancestors lived and lived. The Zhou Dynasty belonged to Jingzhou; The Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period belonged to Chu, and the watershed of Xiong Xi (now Wushui) was the intersection of Southern Chu and Baiyue. According to legend, during the Spring and Autumn Period (494-477 BC), the royal family of Chu built a city to defend the west of the city, which was called Baigong City. During the Qin Dynasty, the present cities belonged to Changsha County and Qianzhong County.
The history of Hengyang is later than that of Shaoyang. Lingxian County was founded in the fifth year of the Western Han Dynasty (202 BC) (now Linghu Township, Zhuhui District, Lingxian County ruled Linghu Lake in Zhuhui District of Hengyang City from the Western Han Dynasty to the Sui Dynasty, and then moved to Yanling County).