(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)