According to legend, during the Xuanhe period of the Song Dynasty, Lu Dongbin passed by here and saw that the mountain city of Wugang is rich in resources and beautiful scenery. He wrote the two big words "Zhi Ge" on the stone wall along the way. The two "Zhi Ge" are in harmony,

According to legend, during the Xuanhe period of the Song Dynasty, Lu Dongbin passed by here and saw that the mountain city Wugang has rich resources and beautiful scenery. On the stone wall along the way, the two big characters "Zhi Ge" are written on the stone wall along the way. The two universes of "Zhi Ge" are in harmony, which means the word "Wu" and is related to the rolling hills around it, which is the historical connotation of "Wugang". Wugang has a long history of construction. 5,000 years ago, the ancestors of human beings reproduced and thrived here. The county system was established in the Qin and Han Dynasties. During the reigns of Emperor Wen of Han and Emperor Jing (179-141 BC), the county was established in Wugang County. The county was now in the urban area of ​​the city and belonged to Changsha County.

　　 Emperor Wu of Han In the fifth year of Yuanshuo (124 BC), Liu Sui, the son of King Ding of Changsha, was appointed as the Duke of Liang Guojing. The residence was located in Qiliqiao, the suburb of the city, and it lasted for 131 years. In the sixth year of Emperor Wu of Han (111 BC), the Duliang County was established, which belongs to the Lingling County. In the first year of Wu Baoding in the Three Kingdoms (266 AD), it was regained into Wugang County and belonged to Zhaoling County. Song Huizong In the fifth year of Chongning (1106 AD), it was promoted to the Wugang Army. The army governed the current urban area of ​​the city, belonging to the Hunan Road of Jingzhou, and under the jurisdiction of Wugang, Suining , and Xinning County . Yuan Dynasty established the Wugang Road General Administration Office. In the first year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1368), Wugang Road was changed to Wugang Prefecture. In the ninth year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1376), Wugang Prefecture was changed to Wugang Prefecture, with Xinning County under the jurisdiction of Baoqing Prefecture . In October of the 21st year of Yongle (1423), the king of Min Zhu Bian ( Zhu Yuanzhang The 18th son) moved from Yunnan to Wugang Prefecture City. The following year, the royal residence was built, and it was hereditary for 14 generations, lasting 272 years.

　　In April of the fourth year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1647, the second year of Yongli), Zhu Youlang moved to Wugang, and used Minwang Mansion as the imperial palace, and changed Wugang Prefecture to Fengtian Prefecture; in August, Emperor Yongli was defeated and left Guizhou and Yunnan, and Wugang became a prefecture again. Qingchengming made . In the second year of Yongzheng (1724), Xinning County directly under Baoqing Prefecture. In September, the second year of the Republic of China (1913), the abolished prefecture was changed to Wugang County, which belonged to Xiangjiang Road (in the 11th year of the Republic of China, the abolished road was directly under the province); in the 26th year of the Republic of China, it belonged to the sixth administrative inspection area of ​​Hunan Province.

　After the founding of New China, Wugang County belonged to the Shaoyang Special Zone of Hunan Province ( Shaoyang area). In January 1986, Wugang County belonged to Shaoyang City . On February 8, 1994, the State Council approved the abolition of Wugang County's establishment of Wugang City , which belongs to Shaoyang City's stewardship.