Kuaiji Commandery ( Chinese : t 會稽 郡 , s 会稽 郡 , p Kuàijī Jùn ), formerly romanized as K'uai-chi Commandery , was a former commandery of China in the area of Hangzhou Bay . When first established, its capital was at Wu (present-day Suzhou ), which became known as "Kuaiji" from this role. The initial territory ran from the south bank of the Yangtze through most of modern Zhejiang to an indeterminate border among the free people of Minyue . Wu and Wuxing commanderies were later formed between the Yangtze and the north shore of Hangzhou Bay; the administration of the remainder of Kuaiji Commandery was then removed to the site of the former Yue capital in modern Shaoxing 's Yuecheng District , which also became known as Kuaiji from this role. By the Tang , Hangzhou was also separated and Kuaiji ran from a little north of the Zhe River in the west to Ningbo in the east.
18-610: The commandery was named for Mount Kuaiji . It was a site long important to the area's native Yue people and connected in Chinese legend with Yu the Great , whose putative gravesite was visited by Shi Huangdi in his tours of the Qin Empire . There are various folk etymologies of the Chinese characters, but they probably represent a transcription of a native proto-Wu placename. The commandery
36-561: A copper mine which produced mirrors . Trade missions reached Taiwan , Fun'an ( south Vietnam ), and Manchuria . The removal of the Jin dynasty to Nanjing in 317 sparked economic growth in the region known at the time as San Wu ("The Three Wus") from the commanderies of Wu , Wuxing , and Kuaiji (which had formerly been located in Wu). During the Southern Dynasties period, Kuaiji Commandery
54-600: A gathering of his nobles there and to have died at the spot during a hunting trip. The mountain continued to preserve the Old Yue language even after its conquest by Qin in 222 BC. It gave its name to the Kuaiji Mountains to its south, as well as China 's former Kuaiji Commandery and (by extension) historical names for Suzhou and Shaoxing . It was also the site of the AD ;353 Orchid Pavilion Gathering which produced
72-499: A major plague outbreak assaulted the area. Amid various local cults and practices, the governor Diwu Lun suppressed unauthorized sacrifices, particularly the sacrifice of cattle , as injurious to the area's economic strength. By the Three Kingdoms period, the capital was restored to its pre-imperial position in present-day Shaoxing . The commandery was conquered by Sun Ce of Wu in 196 and he made its capital his base, assuming
90-445: Is a mountain near Shaoxing , Zhejiang , China. Its summit has an elevation of 354 metres (1,161 ft). Its historic name was Mount Kuaiji ( 会稽 山 ; 會稽 山 ; Kuàijī Shān ), formerly romanized as Mount K'uai-chi . It was an important site for ancient China 's Yue civilization and was legendarily connected with the Xia dynasty 's Yu the Great , who was said to have convened
108-674: Is now thought to be a folk etymology and Yuhang ( Old Chinese : * La-gang ) is almost certainly an ancient transliteration of an old Baiyue name. Yuhang was part of Kuaiji Commandery prior to the growth of Hangzhou following the 7th-century construction of the Sui 's Grand Canal . It was then administered from Hangzhou. Subdistricts: Towns: The famous tourist attractions here include Liangzhu Culture Museum, Jingshan Tea and Buddhist Monastery, Tangxi Ancient Town, The Grand Canal, Chaoshan Scenic Area, Tianducheng Resorts and Xixi National Wetland Park . This Zhejiang province location article
126-684: The Lantingji Xu . The present site of Yu 's mausoleum to the north of the peak dates to the 6th century, but sacrifice in his honor has occurred in the area since at least the reign of Shi Huangdi and it featured in Sima Qian 's pilgrimage around the historical sites of China prior to his composition of the Records of the Grand Historian . This Chinese location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to
144-561: The Kingdom of Wu and during the Jin dynasty , a number of royals bore the title " Prince of Kuaiji " ( t 會稽 王 , s 会稽 王 , Kuàijīwáng ), notionally elevating the territory to the status of a minor kingdom. In the case of the Jin dynasty , it was a status beneath that of the Prince of Langya but the 6-year-old Sima Yu requested a demotion to it when the greater title precluded him from mourning for his mother. The title
162-761: The empire during the 6th century. During the Sui , the Grand Canal reached Hangzhou in Kuaiji Commandery, which accordingly grew in importance. By the Tang , a separate commandery was established for Hangzhou out of Kuaiji's territory north of the Zhe River . Emperor Yang of the Sui ordered a palace to be constructed in Kuaiji in 616. Control of the territory was held by officials known in Chinese as taishou ( 太守 , tàishǒu ), " governor " or "grand administrator". Under
180-405: The history of China is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Yuhang Yuhang is one of ten urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Hangzhou , the capital of Zhejiang Province , East China . Its 2013 population was estimated at 1.17 million. Its inhabitants speak both Mandarin and a variety of Hangzhounese , a Wu dialect . On April 9, 2021, Linping District
198-663: The north and the opening of the Shanyue area and the Zhedong and Jiangnan canals. Textile production expanded, using imported cotton from Shu . Celadon pottery, later developed under the Jin , became more common. The primary centers of industrial production (specifically, ceramics ) were at Kuaiji ( Shaoxing ), Yuyao (within Ningbo ), and Shangyu , with secondary centers at Yinxian , Ningbo proper, Fenghua , Linhai , Xiaoshan , Yuhang (present-day Hangzhou ), and Huzhou . Kuaiji also had
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#1732848313244216-495: The remains of Neolithic settlements from the Liangzhu period. Prior to the expansion of modern Hangzhou , Yuhang formed a separate city. It is the earliest settlement recorded in the area of present-day Hangzhou. Chinese scholars traditionally interpreted its name as a mistake for " Yu 's Ferry" ( 禹 航 ; Yǔháng ), after the legendary account of Yu the Great 's gathering of his lords at Mount Kuaiji around 2000 BC. This
234-455: The title of governor himself. The area was later troubled by the bandits Lü He ( 呂合 ) and Qin Lang ( 秦狼 ), who were put down by Jiang Qin ; bandits under Pan Lin (潘臨) were put down by Lu Xun . During the period, Yuyao suffered a plague outbreak but its administrator Zhu Huan 's deft handling of the situation was credited with an influx of immigrants. The era of Sun Quan saw migrations from
252-512: Was assassinated and replaced by his conspirators Xiang Liang and Xiang Yu . They employed Kuaiji as a base for their own rebellion, which restored a puppet king to Chu before Xiang Yu's defeat by Han . During the Han dynasty , an army from Kuaiji Commandery under Han Anguo ( t 韓 安 國 , s 韩 安 国 , Hán Ānguó ) moved against the Min ( Fujianese ) in 135 BC . In AD 38 ,
270-470: Was established, consisting of the former Yuhang subdistricts of Linping , Donghu , Nanyuan , Xingqiao , Yunhe , Qiaosi , Chongxian and the Town of Tangxi . Yuhang is the largest district of Hangzhou. The administration center of Yuhang District is Linping, which is a subcenter of Hangzhou located in the northeast side of downtown area. It connects with the downtown via Metro Line 3. The district contains
288-496: Was first formed by Shi Huangdi of the Qin to consolidate control over the lands of miscellaneous Baiyue peoples southeast of Chu captured in 222 BC. The initial capital was at Wu (present-day Suzhou ) through the Qin and Han dynasties and it was also known as "Kuaiji" from this role. In 209 BC, its governor Yin Tong initiated a plot to rebel against the collapsing Qin but
306-469: Was granted on an ad hoc basis and, as it implied no actual administrative control, ran concurrently with the governors. In a similar fashion, some nobles were created " Duke of Kuaiji " ( t 會稽 公 , s 会稽 公 , Kuàijīgōng ). Mount Kuaiji Mount Xianglu ( simplified Chinese : 香炉 峰 ; traditional Chinese : 香爐 峰 ; pinyin : Xiānglú Fēng ; lit. ' Censer Peak"/" Incense Burner Peak')
324-413: Was the scene of an abortive rebellion by the retired general Wang Jingze ( 王敬則 ) against Emperor Ming of Qi in 498. The emperor was able to forestall the involvement of Emperor Gao's grandson Xiao Zike ( 蕭子恪 ), marquess of Nankang, by threatening a mass poisoning of his family and General Wang was killed in battle. It was the capital commandery of Eastern Yangzhou and the richest commandery in
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