铜仁历史沿革初探

铜仁（地区）有着悠久的历史，经历了史前（新石器时期）、奴隶社会、封建社会等几个时期，但分属邻近政区管辖，有时处于失管状态，由当地土著大姓管理，元明清时期，先有土司制，1413年（明永乐十一年）贵州建省后，在今铜仁境设思南、铜仁、石阡、鸟罗四府，后清政府设松桃直隶厅专管苗务。1912—1914年各府、厅、州一律改设县，至1943年（民国二十二年），今铜仁行政区划基本固定。

An Initial Probe into the Historical Evolution of Tongren Prefecture

Tongren prefecture has a long history which sees the periods of prehistory (new stone tools period), slave society, and feudal society but they belong respectively to the adjacent administrative divisions and sometimes they are even in the state of loose management and are controlled by the local prominent chieftains. During the periods of Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, the system of Tusi was initially set up and then in 1413, the 11th year of Yongle's reign in Ming dynasty, Guizhou province was established, meanwhile, four offices of Sinan, Tongren, Shiqian and Wuluo were set up and subsequently the lale Qing Government established Songtao department which was directly under the jurisdiction of hers to specialize in the management of Miao affaires, in 1912-1914, offices, departments and states are alternated to the administrative grade of county without exception, as the wheels of history rolled forwards in 1943, the 22nd year of the Republic of China ,the administrative division of Tongren prefecture took shape without later alterations.