| HISTORICAL
PERIOD |
TITLE
|
EVOLUTION
|
| Western
Han (206 BC£24 AD) |
Jingcheng
Prefecture |
The
prefecture set up in 81 BC, governing 13 counties |
| Eastern
Han (26 AD£220 AD) |
idem |
Sub.
to the Longxi Prefecture, and governing 10 counties |
| Three
Kingdoms(220 £265 ) |
idem |
Sub.
To the Liangzhou Prefecture, and governing 6 counties |
| Western
Jin (265 £316 ) |
idem |
The
prefecture seat moved from Yunwu to Yuzhong in 266 AD, governing
5 counties |
| The
16-State Period in the Dongjin Dynasty(317 £420 ) |
idem |
The
prefecture seat moved from Wanchuan to the present Xigu
District in 316 AD |
| Southern
and Northern Dynasties(420 £581 ) |
idem |
Sub.
To the Hezhou Prefecture, governing 3 counties |
| Sui(581
£618 ) |
Commander
prefecture of Lanzhou ____________ Jincheng Prefecture |
The
Commander Prefecture set up in 581AD; regulated as Jingcheng
Prefecture in 608 AD, governing 2 counties |
| Tang(618£907)
|
Lanzhou
___________ Jincheng Prefecture |
Ziyu
County changed into Wuquan County in 618, governed by the
Longyou Circuit; Occupied by Tubo (ancient Chinese ethnic
group) in 763, governng 2 counties |
| Five
Dynasties(908£960) |
Lanzhou
|
Still
under Tubo's rule |
| Song(961£1279)
|
Lanzhou
|
Wuquan
County changed into Lanquan County in 1104, governing a
county, a Zai (town), 2 Bu (towns) and 2 Passes (towns) |
| Yuan(1279£1368)
|
Lanzhou
|
A
part of the Gongchang County under the Xingzhongshu Administration
of Sha'anxi Province, governing one county |
| Ming
(1368£1644) |
Lanzhou
|
Regulated
as a county in 1369 and up-grated to a prefecture again
in 1477, governing one county |
| Qing(1644£1911)
|
Lanzhou
Fu (prefecture) |
Changed
into 'Lanzhou Fu'in 1738 and the former 'lanzhou' renamed
as 'Gaolan County' |
| R.
China |
1912£1936
|
Lanzhou
Dao (prefecture) |
|
| 1936£1941
|
No.
1 Admin. Supervision District (prefecture) |
The
seat located at Minxian County, governing 2 counties, Gaolan
and Yuzhong |
| 1941£1949
|
Lanzhou
Municipality |
City
government set up on July 1, 1949 |
| P.R.China(1949£) |
Lanzhou
Municipality |
Lanzhou
Municipal People's Government founded on January 8,1950,
governing 6 districts and 3 counties; Baiyin District up-grated
to a city in 1985; The present Lanzhou City governs 5 districts
and 3 counties |
