Gaoyou

Gaoyou, is a county-degree city under the management of Yangzhou, Jiangsu province, China, positioned within the Yangtze River Delta at the north facet of the Yangtze River. Recent archaeological reveals on the Longqiuzhuang site in Gaoyou has observed evidence of rice growing dating back 5,500-7,000 years. Gaoyou ting positioned in this vicinity become mounted in Qin dynasty. Then Gaoyou county whose seat became the previous commune became hooked up in BC 118.

In 1353, Zhang Shicheng revolted and captured the walled city of Gaoyou. In the subsequent year, Zhang installed Kingdom of Dazhou, at the same time as Gaoyou functioned as its brief capital until 1356. Later, the city withstood the siege led by means of Toqto'a, since the complex politics significantly decreased the brotherly love of the Yuan army. At that point, it was one of the forty six essential mail posts alongside the Grand Canal among Beijing and Nanjing.

It turned into in use until the 1911 Revolution. On 2 October 1939, the Japanese army captured the walled town. On 19 January 1949, the CPC managed the walled city. The profound history and way of life of Gaoyou fostered Qin Shaoyou, the famous poet in the Song Dynasty, Wang Nianshun and Wang Yinzhi, the prestigious classics interpreters within the Qing Dynasty, Sun Yunzhu, the current paleontologist and Wang Zengqi, the contemporary writer. Gaoyou is likewise the native land of the notorious Wu Sangui.