The Study Of Xiangzhou During The Northern Song Dynasty

In the Northern Song Dynasty,Xiangzhou ruled Anyang,governed Anyang,Tangyin,Linzhou,Linzhang,Ye County,Yonghe and other six counties,including today’s Anyang City,Linzhou City,Tangyin county and Linzhang County in Hebei Province.In the Northern Song Dynasty,the scope of Xiangzhou was basically stable.Compared with the 11 counties under Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty,the scope of Xiangzhou’s administrative region was greatly reduced,reflecting the decline of its political status;in the Xining period,some counties were merged,reflecting the economic decline of some subordinate areas.Xiangzhou,as the "Jinli" city of Hebei border defense,is located in the north-south road at the east foot of Taihang Mountain.It is not only one of the gateway to Hebei area from Kaifeng,the capital city,but also the northern barrier of Central Plains area.Its military strategic position is very important.The Northern Song Dynasty government stationed a large number of forbidden troops and Xiang troops in Xiangzhou.The number of garrisons was in the forefront of various towns in Hebei Province.The main arms of the forbidden army were the horse army.At the end of the Northern Song Dynasty,Zhao Gou,the king of Kang Dynasty,once opened the Grand Marshal’s mansion here,and Xiangzhou had a prominent political and military position for a time.In the process of fighting against the Jin Dynasty and guarding the city,Zhao Bushi,the magistrate of the state,LED the army and the people to resist tenaciously and composed a song of loyalty and righteousness.In the Northern Song Dynasty,Xiangzhou’s economic situation continued to develop,but Xiangzhou’s economy was also obviously affected by the preparation for war against Liao Dynasty.Xiangzhou’sagriculture has been restored,but due to the impact of Zhanghe River flooding and pastoral land occupation,it did not develop to the height it should have;the official animal husbandry was relatively developed,mainly horse husbandry,where Anyang prison was set up in the Song Dynasty.The handicraft industry of Xiangzhou is relatively developed.The mining and smelting industry is mainly coal mining and iron smelting.The Song Dynasty set up a Licheng prison to smelt iron.The porcelain industry is also very prosperous,with a large number of porcelain unearthed.The textile and dyeing industry is unique and famous all over the world.The inkstone industry is also famous for a time,including pottery inkstone and tongquetai inkstone.Xiangzhou’s commercial development is relatively developed,which is consistent with the developed handicraft industry here.The government of Northern Song Dynasty was very cautious in the selection of the prefects of Xiangzhou.According to statistics,72 people served as the governors of Xiangzhou.From the aspects of native place,civil and military ratio,origin and official term of office of the magistrate of Xiangzhou,we find that the selection and appointment of the governor of Xiangzhou has its own characteristics.Most of the governors of Xiangzhou were law-abiding and had made some achievements for the development of Xiangzhou.Some of them acted arbitrarily,not only causing trouble to the people,but also being punished.Xiangzhou in the Northern Song Dynasty had a place in the local state capital.It had a positive effect on the politics,economy,culture and military activities at that time.On the one hand,it promoted the prosperity of the economy and culture of the Northern Song Dynasty,on the other hand,it played an important role in resisting the Liao Royal border and defending the capital Kaifeng.