Yunnan Province is referred to as Yun or Yunnan, and it is also known as "Yi"
Yidong Road. In the eighth year of Yongzheng (1730), a sub-patrol Yidong Road was established and stationed in Xundian Prefecture. It is under the jurisdiction of Yunnan Prefecture, Qujing Prefecture , Lin'an Prefecture , Chengjiang Prefecture, Wuding Prefecture, Guangnan Prefecture, Guangxi Prefecture, Yuanjiang Prefecture, Kaihua Prefecture, Zhenyuan Prefecture , Dongchuan Prefecture, Zhaotong Prefecture, Pu'er Prefecture .
Yixi Road was set up in the ninth year of Kangxi (1670) and was stationed in Dali Prefecture. In the third year of Yongzheng (1725), it was changed to a sub-patrol. In the eighth year of Yongzheng (1730), a branch patrol of Yixi Road was set up and stationed in Dali Prefecture.
Yinan Road was established in October of the 31st year of Qianlong (1766). It is stationed in Pu'er Prefecture, with Zhenyuan Prefecture, Yuanjiang Prefecture, Lin'an Prefecture, and Yongbei Prefecture.
Because of the existence of these three paths, Yunnan is also abbreviated as Guoyi. There are many historical legends about the origin of "Yunnan", such as "The South of Colorful Clouds", "The County is South of Yunshan", etc. At present, the academic community is more recognized that in the second year of Yuanfeng in the Western Han Dynasty (109 BC), the Han Dynasty opened southwest Yi , established Yunnan County , which is affiliated with Yizhou County , and the county seat is located in Yunnan Yi Town in Xiangyun today. The term "Yunnan" officially appeared.
1253, Kublai sent Mongolian troops to conquer Dali Kingdom , and divided the jurisdiction of the original Dali Kingdom and its affiliated areas into five parts: "Chathanzhang", " Halazhang ", "Ya Chi", "Chitu Geer" and "Golden Teeth". In 1276, the Yunnan Province was officially established.
Guizhou Province, abbreviated as Gui or Guizhou, Guizhou's history is always inseparable from the word "Guizhou", which is the same for generations. In the Warring States period, today's downstream of Wujiang and the upper reaches of Yuanjiang are called Qianzhong . Chu State once established Qianzhong County here. The county seat of Qianzhong County of Chu State is in Chenzhou. "Historical Records of the Grand Historian " records: "The ancient city of Qianzhong County in Chu is twenty miles west of Chenzhou, all of which are behind Panhu ." In the late Warring States Period, Qin occupied the Qianzhong County and Wu County of Chu, and merged the two counties into the new Qianzhong County, with the county seat in today's Yuanling . Archaeologists have unearthed a large number of Qianzhong County cultural relics in Yuanling.
In the early years of the Western Han Dynasty, Qianzhong County was changed to Wuling County . From then on, this place is also called Wuling . This is how Wuling Mountain got its name. During the Sui Dynasty , Wuling County was abolished, Qianzhou was established, and Pengshui County was established. At that time, Tian Zongxian became the governor of Qianzhou and began the hereditary rule of the Tian family in northeastern Guizhou. During the period of the Tang Dynasty, roads were set up above the state, and Qianzhou was originally affiliated with Jiangnan Road . During the Kaiyuan period, Jiangnan Road was divided into Jiangnan West Road , Jiangnan East Road and Qianzhong Road. Qianzhong Road governs the eastern part of Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau , including most areas of today's Guizhou Province, as well as the former Qianzhong County (Wuling County-Qianzhou). The moral center of Qianzhong is in Qianzhou, while the center of Qianzhou is in Pengshui.
The word "Guizhou" first appeared in of the Song Dynasty. In 974 AD, the indigenous leader Pugui surrendered to the of Juzhou . In the imperial edict of the Song Dynasty, the phrase "Only Guizhou is far away, it is in the desert." This is the earliest record of this area under the name of Guizhou. In addition, there is another saying, which means that the name of Guizhou comes from " Luo Family Ghost Kingdom "; because "ghost" is not nice, it is changed to "priced". There is also a saying that the terrain is rugged, the transportation is inconvenient, and it is difficult to transport materials, which makes all things expensive, so it is called "Guizhou".
Ming Dynasty 1st year of Yongle (1413), Guizhou and other departments Hong Kong Government Offices , abbreviated as Guizhou Administration Office, is the first-level administrative region of the Ming Dynasty in Guizhou, with 10 prefectures and 14 counties under its jurisdiction. The yamen of the governor's office was stationed in Guiyang Prefecture, and in history, Guizhou appeared as provincial units.