(One) Reclamation period

      Early Changhua City Taiwan aborigines Pingpu Babuza people's activity area, belonging to a half-line community, social and firewood Kengzi A beam society, ancient names "half line" system taken from the plains aborigines "half-line community." voice translation. Jose period, here under the Wa Bulan Administrative Region by the Dutch East India Company in northern Formosa council jurisdiction. To the Ming Dynasty (1661), Zheng Chenggong implementation of prefectures and counties in Taiwan, when the day here under the Xing County. In 1666, Zheng Liu Guoxuan army unit stationed in the row Tun Tianzhi order to suppress as Pingpu fighting tailed dragon Shore Club (now the Dajia River North) and sand reel Agency (now Taichung City Shalu District) force fight base, Han Chinese immigrants to lay the foundation reclamation. In 1683, Shi Lang to attack Taiwan, Ming Zhengshuo death, to enter Taiwan Taiwan under Qing rule collar Qing period, Taiwan's government set up a three counties, Chulo here under the jurisdiction of the county.

       Han larger scale settlement began in 1684 after there have been Fujian Shi Shi standings, Wu Luo, Tainan Yang Zhishen like events attract Immigrants in Fujian, in order for the center to the surrounding wasteland chisel Shenzhen, the original tribal Plains Aborigines then gradually it is fused Han immigrants. Ten years later (1694), Compilation Gaogong dry "Taiwan's history" already contained the first Han Chinese settlement "half line village" Changhua area, with the completion of irrigation systems, into Ken population gradually increased, to the 1717, in Chen Menglin Compiling "Chulo county" Riga column half line Shonai have a "half line street," four sub-street truck described here has begun commercial function

     The Han nationality more have the Tun Ken of scale to after beginning from 1684 and have people named, Shi Shi Bang, of Fukien, Wu Luo and Tainan person's Yang Zhi's etc. shen one after another, the important event attracts the Yue emigrant of Fujian province and take here as the center to pioneer to dig the Zun on all sides, original Pingpu tribe tribe hence be gradually immigrated by the Han people blend.

       After the decade(1694), Gao Gong Gan Zuan fixs of 《Taiwanese mansion ambition 》 have already carried "half line village" of the first the Han people's settlement in Chang-hua region and irrigate the completion of system along with the water conservancy, go into the Ken population continuously increase, till 1717, add to have one"half line street" inside the row half line village in 《various Luo's county ambition 》 that Chen Meng Lin Zuan fixs, cent southeast four northwest streets, explanation here have already started having the business function
 

(Two) Chang-hua establishes a county


        In 1721, Taiwan knows mansion and Feng-shan County know county Wang Zhen's son that misusing the authority is horizontal to advertise for suddenly and violently the Lian, arise a people to change, choose by acclamation Zhu Yi Gui as leader of alliance, the anti- pure Fu is clear, take Taiwanese mansion city(now Tainan City) by attack, behind because of the internal Hong inside the Fujian province Yue, is namely destroyed completely by pure soldier after two months. Therefore, Manchu Court for make stronger the governance, mark Dajia River in 1723 the river is with south and Huwei with north of land for"Chang-hua County", cruise 《the Chang-hua County city stone tablet records 》 of fondling Wang Shao Lan according to Fukien, "Chang-hua" two words are for the idea of"show ornamental the emperor turn". The county jurisdiction location half line street changes name "the Chang-hua street" and belongs to the half line fortress in Chang-hua County. Chang-hua established an early county to have no city wall, was once risen by aborigine matter to lay siege to, hence knew that Qin Shi of county hoped in the street to plant Ci bamboo as a city wall around, and set up everywhere the city gate in 1734, past Chang-hua was also plain to have a good alias of "the bamboo city" or"the bamboo Yi".

   

                                                        Old Changhua county FIG.

                                                               (Source: Changhua County)                                       

(Three) Chang-hua City is born


         In 1895, Manchu Dynasty because the noon A war defeats and signs 《Ma Guan's treaty 》 with Japan to cede Taiwan, the Japanese military are from the north Taiwan Ao bottom debarkation, be subjected to Taiwanese people's the force holdout, August 26, Japanese military and Taiwan southern north allied troops to carry on one to meet for great battle in the gossip mountain, war situation vehemence, two the Chang-hua cities subjugate in the days to come. In 1897, the Taiwan governor of province mansion in Japan modifies Taiwanese administrative area, the Chang-hua street belongs to Chang-hua, Taichung County to pay the hall to rule over. Afterward Taiwanese governor of province mansion once modified Taiwanese administrative area for many times: The administrative area changes, establishes the Chang-hua street and belongs to the state in pedestal in 1920. Carry on "the downtown corrects the plan" in 1933, south Guo Zhuangs, big bamboo villages merge into the Chang-hua street and establish Chang-hua City, henceforth the scope didn't change up to the present.
After the World War II, R.O.C. government connects Zhang Taiwan and change to the state in pedestal county in pedestal, Chang-hua City then escapes from a county in pedestal to advance to the province to govern the city, will manifest north, ornamental west next cent, ornamental southern and big bamboo four areas, area next cent mile, totally govern 92 miles. Merge in 1950 four areas, merge the county south half department in Chang-hua City and pedestal, establish Chang-hua County. Chang-hua City then declines to govern the city for county, is a Chang-hua county jurisdiction. The inshore mileage experiences successively three alterations after and go to 2006, Chang-hua City totally governs 73 miles, 1322 border on, 23 remaining is 10000 people, magistracy area total 65.6947 square kilometers.
 

               

             In 1935 the Japanese 金子常光 hand-painted, "Changhua Grand"

                                                                                                (Source: Wikipedia)