On the peculiarity and position of the history of Xuchang

Xuchang is the ancient state of Xu.It was called Xu county in the period of the Qin,Han,Wei,Jin and the Northern and Southern Dynasties and was under the jurisdiction of Yingchuan prefecture.It was called Xu prefecture from the Sui and Tang Dynasties to the Qing Dynasty.Today's Xuchang city is directly under the jurisdiction of Henan province and its jurisdictional area is similar to that in the times of Xu prefecture.Xuchang has superior geographical environment,fertile land and beautiful mountains and rivers.It was one of the most developed areas in agricultural economy in ancient times.Located between the ancient capitals Luoyang and Kaifeng and being linked to the capital and its surrounding areas,Xuchang occupies a very important position in both political and military affairs.During the period of the late Han Dynasty and the Wei and Jin Dynasties,Xuchang was an important political and military place of Cao Wei and the Western Jin Dynasty.During the Sui,Tang and Northern Song Dynasty,as a result of Xuchang' being between Luoyang and Kaifeng and occupying the central area of the Central Plains,different cultures mixed here,which made Xuchang always be able to lead the social mode and have a lot of famous people come from it.As viewed from Xuchang's development history of thousands of years,it both suffered destructive disasters and obtained brilliant achievements.We can say that Xuchang before the Yuan and Ming Dynasties was the political hub,melting pot of culture and origin of human culture in various dynasties.