Gaoping City is located in the southeast of Shanxi Province, at the northern end of the Zezhou Basin, and on the southwest edge of the Taihang Mountains. The geographical coordinates are 112°40'-113°10' east longitude and 35°40' north latitude. -36°0'. 36°0', it borders Lingchuan County to the east, Qinshui County to the west, Zezhou County to the south, Changzhi County and Changzi County to the north. It is the north gate of Jincheng City. Because it is surrounded by mountains on all sides, the central part is relatively flat. And got its name.
Gaoping City belongs to the temperate monsoon climate zone, with cold winters and hot summers, and four distinct seasons. The city governs 3 streets, 9 towns, and 4 townships, with a total area of ??946 square kilometers and a total population of 484,900 (2010).
Gaoping is the hometown of Emperor Yan, the founder of the Chinese nation. It is the place where the famous Battle of Changping took place in Chinese history. It is the old revolutionary base of Taihang and Taiyue and the nationally famous "Hometown of Coal and Iron" and "Hometown of Pineapples" , "the hometown of pigs", "the hometown of Shangdang Bangzi". Gaoping is also the most overseas influential star city in China, one of the top 100 counties with comprehensive strength of small and medium-sized cities in China, one of the top 100 counties in central China, a model city for harmonious small and medium-sized cities in China, a garden city in Shanxi Province, a sanitary city in Shanxi Province, a civilized and harmonious city in Shanxi Province, and a It is a provincial environmental protection model city, a dual-support model city in Shanxi Province, a culturally strong county and city in Shanxi Province, and one of the 22 pilot counties (cities) for power expansion and strong counties in Shanxi Province.
Gaoping was called Changping and Xuan in ancient times. According to archaeological findings, Gaoping was inhabited by humans as early as the Late Paleolithic Age at the latest. Gaoping City is the birthplace of myths such as Yao's sealing of Danzhu, Shennong's sowing of seeds, and Chiyou's iron smelting. Gaoping currently has the remains of the Battle of Changping, the Mausoleum of Emperor Yan, and the Yangtoushan Grottoes. It is the hometown of historical celebrities such as Chen Guimeng of the Han Dynasty, Wang Shuhe, a medical scientist of the Jin Dynasty, and Jia Lu, a hydraulic scientist of the Yuan Dynasty.
During the Tao Tang Dynasty, Yao divided the world into nine states, and the Jizhou area was the "city of the imperial capital".
Shun established the Yu Dynasty. Emperor Shun inherited Yao's system and began to divide the world into twelve states, belonging to Jizhou. "Zuo Zhuan" says: It is divided into Danshan Mountain in the east of Hebei Province and merged with it, and Northeast Medicine Wulu is the camp.
In the Xia Dynasty, the twelve states were restored to Jiuzhou, belonging to Jizhou.
"Yu Gong Zuizhi" says: Xia united with Jizhou, at the same time as Yao.
During the Yin and Shang Dynasties, Zu Yi established his capital in Gengcheng, which belonged to the Gui region.
In the Spring and Autumn Period, it belonged to the Jin Dynasty and was a fiefdom of the Jin State. It was first called Xuushi City. According to the "Bamboo Book Annals", in the seventh year of King Weilie of Zhou Dynasty, Zhao Run built the city of Huunshi (Zhao Run built the city of Huunshi).
During the Warring States Period, Xu was changed to Changping. In the 26th year of King Zhou An (376 BC), the three kingdoms of Han, Zhao and Wei were in power, and Changping was subordinate to Han. In the thirty-fifth year of King Nan of Zhou Dynasty (280 BC), Qin Bai attacked Zhao and replaced Guangyue City. According to "Kuo Di Zhi", Guangwu City was located in the west of Gaoping County, Zezhou (now west of Gaoping City, Shanxi Province). In the fifty-third year (262 BC), Qin general Bai Qi attacked Zhao, and Feng Ting general Shangdang offered seventeen cities to Zhao to resist Qin. The land of Changping was owned by Zhao. In the fifty-fifth year, the Changping War broke out between Qin and Zhao in Changping Yi (now northwest of Gaoping City), and Changping was occupied by the Qin State.
After Qin unified the country, it established a system of prefectures and counties and divided the world into thirty-six counties. Gaodu County was established and belonged to Shangdang County.
The Western Han, Eastern Han, Three Kingdoms, Wei, and Jin Dynasties were Xuan County, which belonged to Shangdang County.
In the Taiyuan period of the Eastern Jin Dynasty (AD 386), Murong Yong of the Western Yan Dynasty proclaimed himself emperor and divided the three counties of Shangdang, Pingyang and Hanoi into Jianxing County (the county governs Yangcheng), and Xuushi County was transferred to Jianxing County. .
The Northern Wei Dynasty changed Xuanshi County to Jianxing County. In the second year of Yong'an in the Northern Wei Dynasty (529 AD), Xingjun County was reorganized into Jianzhou, which led to the four counties of Gaodu, Changping, Anping and Taining, and today's Gaoping City , called Changping County, is under the jurisdiction of Jianzhou, and leads the two counties of Xuansi and Gaoping. The name of Gaoping originated from this.
In the seventh year of Tianbao in the Northern Qi Dynasty (556 AD), the Xu family was merged into Gaoping County, and Gaoping was changed to Pinggao County. In the late Northern Qi Dynasty, Pinggao was renamed Gaoping County. From then on, it was only called Gaoping and no longer called Xuan. It was changed to Gaodu County and subordinate to Jianzhou.
The Northern Zhou Dynasty merged Changping County and Gaodu County into Gaoping County. Gaoping County was subordinate to Gaoping County and belonged to Jianzhou.
In the third year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign in the Sui Dynasty (583 AD), the state was reorganized into Zezhou, and Gaoping County was subordinate to Zezhou. In the sixteenth year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign, Lingchuan County was established in Gaoping, which belonged to Zezhou.
In the third year of Daye of Sui Dynasty (AD 607), the prefecture was changed into a county, Zezhou was renamed Changping County, and Gaoping County was subordinate to Changping County.
In the second year of Yining in the Sui Dynasty (617 AD), the county was abolished and turned into a county, Changping County was changed to Zezhou, and Gaoping County was affiliated with Zezhou.
In the first year of Wude in the Tang Dynasty (AD 618), three counties were established in each of Zezhou: Gai, Jian, and Zezhou. Gaizhou was established in Gaoping (now Gaoping Mishan Town), and Gaizhou governed four counties. : Danchuan, Gaicheng, Lingchuan and Gaoping counties. In the sixth year of Wude, Gaizhou was abolished and transferred to Gaizhou. In the first year of Zhenguan (627 AD), Gaizhou was transferred to Zezhou.
From the first year of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty to the fifth year of Tianhui in Jin Dynasty, Gaoping County was under the jurisdiction of Zezhou (Gaoping County). It was successively under the jurisdiction of Hedong Road, Zhaoyi Jiedushi, Hedong Jiedushi, Zhaoyijun, and Hedong Road. , Henan Road, but the place name has not changed. [6]
In the sixth year of Dading of the Jin Dynasty (1128 AD), Zezhou was changed to Nanzezhou. In the third year of Tiande, it was changed to Zezhou. Gaoping County belonged to Zezhou.
In the second year of Jin Yuanguang (1123 AD), Zhongchangshi was promoted from Zezhou, and Gaoping County was under the Zhongchangshi Department.
In the first year of the Zhongtong reign of the Yuan Dynasty (AD 1260), the Sihusi was established in Zezhou, and Gaoping County was affiliated to the Zezhou Sihusi. In the third year of Yuan Dynasty (1267 AD), the Sihou Temple was separated and abolished, and Gaoping County was returned to Zezhou, belonging to Pingyang Road and Jinning Road.
In the ninth year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, Zezhou was promoted to Zhili Prefecture, and Gaoping County came under the jurisdiction of Zezhou (Zhili Prefecture) and belonged to the Chief Envoy of Shanxi Province.
In the sixth year of Yongzheng reign of the Qing Dynasty, Zezhou (Zhili Prefecture) was upgraded to Zezhou Prefecture. Gaoping County was subordinate to Zezhou Prefecture, one of the five counties under the jurisdiction of Zezhou Prefecture, and belonged to the Shanxi Chief Envoy.
In the third year of the Republic of China, Zezhou Prefecture was abolished and Gaoping was placed under Jinning Road, Shanxi Province. In the 30th year of the Republic of China, the Gaoping Anti-Japanese Democratic Government was established and came under the jurisdiction of Taiyue District.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Taiyue District was abolished. Gaoping County was established in 1958 as the Gaoping People's Commune. Gaoping County was restored in 1961 and was successively under the jurisdiction of the southeastern Shanxi region. In 1985, a city-governed county system was implemented. The southeastern Shanxi region was abolished and Jincheng City was established, under the jurisdiction of Gaoping County.
On May 12, 1993, with the approval of the State Council, Gaoping County was changed from a county to a city and changed to a provincial city. On May 12, 1993, with the approval of the State Council, Gaoping County was abolished and a county-level city under provincial jurisdiction was established, under the jurisdiction of Jincheng City.
In April 2021, Gaoping City was selected into the first batch of 2021 China's Top 100 Cultural Cities.
In March 2021, Gaoping City was selected into the Top 100 Counties and Cities for Food Safety in China in 2021, ranking 98th.
In January 2021, the Central Civilization Office determined the list of nominated cities for the 2021-2023 national civilized city creation cycle, and Gaoping City was on the list.
In November 2020, the Ministry of Water Resources announced the third batch of counties (districts) that have met the standards for water-saving society construction, and Gaoping City is on the list.
In October 2020, Gaoping City was selected into the first batch of national digital rural pilot areas.
In March 2019, Gaoping City was included in the first batch of districts and counties for the protection and utilization of revolutionary cultural relics (Shanxi-Hebei-Henan area).
In May 2017, the list of the first batch of animal husbandry green development demonstration counties in the country was announced, and Gaoping City was on the list.