In the previous article, the author talked to you about a series of stories about the division changes of the three northeastern provinces of my country and Inner Mongolia, such as the stories of the division changes of Jilin Province, Liaoning Province and Inner Mongolia.

In the previous article, the author talked to you about a series of stories about the changes in the three northeastern provinces of my country and Inner Mongolia, such as the stories about the zoning changes in Jilin Province, Liaoning Province and Inner Mongolia. Today, we talk about the zoning adjustment between Heilongjiang Province and Inner Mongolia. In the late 1970s, 14 counties and banners in Heilongjiang Province were placed under the administration of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. So why does this happen? Today, we will talk about the story of eastern Inner Mongolia and the three northeastern provinces.

First, let’s talk about Heilongjiang Province. Heilongjiang Province is one of the provinces in the northeastern region of my country. It has a very important geographical location and very fertile farmland. It is famous for its black soil. Heilongjiang is a major agricultural province in my country, with very high grain output. For example, a considerable portion of my country's rice and soybeans are produced in Heilongjiang Province. According to statistics from the 2020 Seventh Census, Heilongjiang Province has a total population of more than 31 million, which is higher than the neighboring Inner Mongolia and Jilin Provinces in terms of total population.

In 2021, Heilongjiang Province’s GDP total reached 1.48 trillion. At present, Heilongjiang Province has a total of 13 prefecture-level divisions, including 12 prefecture-level cities and 1 region, namely: Harbin City, Qiqihar City , Jixi City , Hegang City , Shuangyashan City , Daqing City , Yichun City , Jiamusi City , Qitaihe City , Mudanjiang City , Heihe City , Suihua City , Daxinganling Region . The author has several friends living in Heilongjiang Province, such as Harbin, Jiamusi, Qitaihe and other cities.

Next, let’s talk about the zoning changes in Inner Mongolia and Northeast China. In the ancient history of our country, the Central Plains dynasty and the grassland nomadic regime have been in a state of repeated tug-of-war. During the period when the Central Plains dynasty was strong and powerful, it controlled parts of Inner Mongolia and Northeast China through the large-scale Northern Expedition. For example, the establishment of various state and county offices, military towns, and health centers, etc. However, once the Central Plains dynasty entered a period of decline or warlords began to fight, the grassland nomadic regime would quickly come back and control large areas in the north.

can even directly threaten the security of the Central Plains dynasty, such as Turks , Liao and so on. During the rule of the Ming Dynasty, in order to prevent the northern nomadic cavalry from going south, the Ming Dynasty established a nine-border town from the northeast to the northwest, and stationed a large number of elite border troops. In the later period of the Ming Dynasty's rule, the post-Jin Dynasty regime rose rapidly and gradually controlled Northeast China and Inner Mongolia, competing with the Ming Dynasty. In 1636, the Hou Jin regime changed the name of the country and the Qing Dynasty was established. In the process of its rise, the Qing Dynasty had very good relations with various Mongolian ministries.

In the Qing Dynasty army, there were the Eight Banners of Manchu, Eight Banners of Mongolia and Eight Banners of Han Dynasty. The Qing emperors of the past dynasties married Mongolian aristocrats, marrying their clan children to Mongolian princes, and Mongolian aristocratic women married directly to members of the Qing royal family. In the middle of the 7th century, after more than 10 years, the Qing Dynasty gradually pacified the forces of the Southern Ming Dynasty and the peasant uprisings in various places, and established its own rule. In the inland areas, the Qing Dynasty continued to use the provincial system and gradually formed eighteen inland provinces.

Due to various reasons, the Qing Dynasty did not follow the provincial divisions in the Northeast, Northwest, Inner Mongolia and other places, and only established some generals to govern the areas and generals to guard the areas. Without zoning management and local officials, it is impossible to in-depth manage the vast Inner Mongolia region. During this period of time, the various banners of the Hulunbuir League were basically under the management of the Heilongjiang generals of the Qing Dynasty. In the early days of Qing rule, these problems were not obvious. Entering the later period of the Qing Dynasty's rule, the Western powers launched a series of wars against the Qing Dynasty, and the Qing Dynasty suffered defeat after defeat.

At this stage, the Western powers were encroaching on the northern territory of the Qing Dynasty, and the Qing Dynasty began to be in danger on all sides. In order to strengthen the management of border areas, the Qing Dynasty thought of a series of methods, such as encouraging immigrants, strengthening land reclamation, establishing grassroots divisions, etc. At the end of the Qing Dynasty's financing period, several provinces were established in the northeast and northwest. But in Inner Mongolia, the Qing Dynasty did not establish a province.It has to be said that the situation of various tribes and alliances in Inner Mongolia is very complicated and different in each region.

After the establishment of the three Northeastern provinces, there were huge differences in zoning between the three Northeastern provinces now. After the establishment of Heilongjiang Province, the Hulunbuir League was administered by Heilongjiang Province. At that time, the Hulunbuir League had jurisdiction over more than 10 banners, including Arong Banner, New Barhu Left Banner, New Barhu Right Banner, and Chen Barhu Banner. In 1912, the Qing Dynasty, which had ruled for more than 200 years, fell, and our country entered a stage of warlord warfare. Warlords from all walks of life are busy fighting and competing for territory, and they are unable to take into account the issue of zoning adjustment in Inner Mongolia.

is very dangerous at this stage because of the lack of necessary management. In 1928, after the end of the Northern Expedition, the then regime established several provinces including Jehol Province, Suiyuan Province, Chahar Province, etc. in order to strengthen the management of various areas in the northern part of the country. It must be said that these four provinces have played a great strategic buffering role. In September 1931, the Japanese army launched the September 18th Incident. In more than half a year, they successively occupied various parts of Northeast China.

In order to strengthen control over the Northeast region, the Japanese army split the original three-province division of the Northeast region and established the pattern of 14 Northeastern provinces and 19 Northeastern provinces. As a result, the jurisdiction of each province is not large, only slightly larger than the current prefecture-level cities. The zoning at that time was very messy and was subject to frequent adjustments. At that time, all parts of the Hulunbuir League were managed by two or three provinces. After Japan's defeat and surrender in 1945, the then regime re-adjusted the division of the Northeast region and merged the 19 Northeastern provinces into 9 Northeastern provinces.

The zoning pattern of the nine northeastern provinces lasted for more than 4 years. In 1947, the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region was established, and places such as the Hulunbuir League, Xing'an League, Zhaowuda League, and Jelim League were successively included in the management of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. After the end of the Liaoshen Campaign, the overall situation in Northeast my country has been decided. In 1949, my country adjusted the division of the Northeast region, and the Northeast region was divided into six provinces. They are: Songjiang Province, Heilongjiang Province, Jilin Province, Liaodong Province, Liaoxi Province, and Rehe Province. This is a temporary zoning pattern and has various problems.

After entering the 1950s, with the end of large-scale wars, our country entered the stage of post-war reconstruction, resumption of production, and development and construction. At the same time, my country's overall external environment has been greatly improved, and the strategic buffering and defensive functions of the four northern provinces have been greatly reduced. At the same time, the four provinces in northern Saibei all have problems such as small population and weak economy. From an economic development perspective, this is very detrimental. Starting in 1952, four provinces including Chahar Province, Suiyuan Province, and Jehol Province were gradually abolished.

In 1954, the zoning of the Northeast region underwent large-scale adjustments. Liaodong Province and Liaoxi Province were merged to form Liaoning Province. Songjiang Province merged with Heilongjiang Province to form a new Heilongjiang Province. In the late 1940s, the jurisdiction of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region only encompassed present-day eastern Inner Mongolia and other places. Starting in 1952, it gradually extended westward, and finally extended from the northeast to the northwest. As of this time, the zoning pattern of the three northeastern provinces and Inner Mongolia has basically stabilized. The zoning pattern of

lasted for more than 10 years in total. By the late 1960s, pressure in various parts of northern my country had increased significantly. The span of Inner Mongolia is too large, extending from the northeast to the northwest. From the perspective of defense deployment, it is too difficult. Due to actual defense needs, the divisions between Inner Mongolia and the three northeastern provinces have been greatly adjusted. In July 1969, various leagues and banners in eastern Inner Mongolia were classified into the three northeastern provinces. Various leagues and banners in the western region were gradually included in Gansu, Ningxia and other places.

From the 1960s to the 1970s, the jurisdiction of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region basically only limited the current central Inner Mongolia. In 1969, 12 banners and 2 counties including Arong Banner, New Barhu Left Banner, New Barhu Right Banner, Chenbarhu Banner, Molidawa Daur Banner, Oroqen Banner , and Ewenki Banner of the Hulunbuir League in Inner Mongolia A first-level city, it was placed under the management of Heilongjiang Province.On the map of Heilongjiang in the 1960s and 1970s, there was obviously an additional Hulunbuir League.

By the way, let’s talk about Inner Mongolia’s leagues, banners, sumu, , and Gacha. Leagues correspond to prefecture-level cities and regions in inland provinces, banners correspond to various districts, counties, and county-level cities, and sumu corresponds to various towns and villages. , streets, and Gacha correspond to each village. As time has entered the late 1970s, the defense pressure in northern my country has been significantly reduced. At the same time, our country's economy began to develop at a sustained and rapid pace. In order to meet the needs of economic development, the zoning of various regions has undergone great adjustments.

From the perspective of economic development, Inner Mongolia’s zoning also needs to restore its original pattern. In 1979, the Hulunbuir League, which had been under the administration of Heilongjiang Province for 10 years, was re-administered to the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. With the continuous development of the economy, in 2001, the Hulunbuir League was revoked and the Hulunbuir prefecture-level city was established. Hulunbuir City is located in the easternmost part of Inner Mongolia, very far from the capital Hohhot. Therefore, when locals in Hulunbuir go out to do business, they will basically choose Harbin or Changchun.

In fact, not only Hulunbuir City, but also places such as Chifeng City and Tongliao City in eastern Inner Mongolia are closer to the three northeastern provinces in terms of customs, accents, etc. Young migrant workers basically live in Shenyang, Harbin, Changchun, Dalian and other cities.

There are many more stories about the zoning adjustments in various provinces and cities in my country. The author will talk to you slowly in future articles.