Qishuyan District is located in the east of Changzhou, with latitude 3143 ′ ~ 3147 ′ north and longitude120 00 ′-120 05 ′ east. The east, south and north are connected with Wujin District, and the west is bordered by Tianning District and suburbs respectively. The northeast is adjacent to Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway. National Highway 3 12, Beijing-Hangzhou Canal and Shanghai-Nanjing Railway pass through the territory.

As early as 6000 years ago, people lived and worked in Qishuyan. Weidun site is the earliest matriarchal clan commune site in Changzhou urban and rural areas. At that time, people used stone tools to engage in farming, fishing and hunting, carried out primitive textile activities, and mastered pottery and jade carving techniques. After more than 2000 years, agriculture has entered the stage of ploughing, handicrafts have been separated from agriculture, and jade and pottery have become increasingly exquisite. History continues. At the end of the Western Jin Dynasty, a large number of people in the north moved to the south, and the Niu Geng method was widely popularized in agriculture. During the Eastern Jin Dynasty and the Southern and Northern Dynasties, there was a prosperous scene of "beautiful scenery and beautiful Zhejiang" and "architecture like embroidery". During the Tang and Song Dynasties, water conservancy projects and low fields were vigorously built, and keel waterwheels were widely used. Yuan Heming introduced cash crops such as cotton, Sang Ma and soybean. By the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, there were as many as seven kinds of rice, and wheat, beans, cotton, mulberries, tea, ginkgo beans and radishes were widely planted. Extending to the Republic of China until the eve of liberation, agriculture still inherited the feudal land system and traditional production methods, and sometimes it was as rich as an enemy, which was regrettable.

Qishuyan has convenient land and water transportation. During the great cause of Sui Dynasty, the North-South Grand Canal was dug, which could "connect dozens of states in Zhejiang and Fujian, and connect the south of Gyeonggi". During the Northern Song Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty, dredging Shu Qi Port was "an important way for the city to enter the lake in the southeast". During the Jiatai period in the Southern Song Dynasty, Shu Qi Port was set up in the north and south, Taihu Lake in Nantong and Yangtze River in the north. It is natural for Qishuyan to "pillow the river and dance the lake". The pond bank on the bank of the canal is a land passage. Tom of Amin Dynasty called it "the east-west Guantang Avenue, which connects Beijing in the west and Fujian and Vietnam in the east ... This is a way for people to swallow their throats". In addition, the eastbound road is also connected with the main road. According to the history of reunification of the Qing Dynasty, (Changzhou) reaches Wumen (East Gate) eastward, passes through Dongbuxin, Ding Yan, Qishuyan and Henglin, and reaches Wumu Town of Wuxi. South Road is connected with Majishan by Qishuyan via Tangqiao and Xueyan Bridge. In the thirty-fourth year of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty (1908), the Shanghai-Nanjing Railway was completed and opened to traffic, and a station was set up in Qishuyan, which was used for both passengers and goods. In the 25th year of the Republic of China (1936), Wuqing Highway was built, passing through Qishuyan, and land traffic rose, making it more convenient. Canal shipping is prosperous, and many flights cross the border every day. In 37 years of the Republic of China (1948), there were 20 clippers and boats sailing from Qishuyan to Changzhou and other towns, carrying passengers and goods. Qishuyan is actually a land and water transportation hub in eastern Changzhou.

Qishuyan started in the lacquer market in Yuan Dynasty and gradually became a street town. By the time of Qianlong in Qing dynasty, there had been "thousands of businessmen gathered" and all walks of life were thriving. The main commercial city in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties was Zhu Fang. After the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, it turned to Qiaotanli and Wan 'an Bridge. Later, it extended westward to form a market along the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal. Due to the convenience of waterway transportation, the valley property is the most prosperous. During the Republic of China, grain merchants came from four townships and eight towns in Hubei, Anhui, northern Jiangsu and nearby counties. Flour mills in Shanghai and other places entrust local grain merchants to buy wheat, and the maximum daily purchase volume exceeds 10 thousand tons. On the canal, sails and masts are like forests, and ships are moored, especially in the harvest season of rice and wheat. It is known as "Little Wuxi".

Qishuyan area has a long industrial history. In the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, Qishuyan started a number of workshops, especially family weaving workshops, weaving workshops and waste workshops. In the 8th year of the Republic of China (19 19), Liu Ruijin founded Suiyuan Electric Light Factory, and in the 8th year of the Republic of China (1 1), Zhang Yunbo and Yang Yizhi established Limin Textile Factory, which was the earliest modern industrial enterprise in China. 12 years (1923), Yang Tingdong and others set up Zhenhua Motor Factory (now Qishuyan Power Plant). The opening of Zhenhua Factory provided favorable conditions for agricultural irrigation and industrial development in this area, and rice mills, flour mills, oil mills and iron mills were established one after another. In the 25th year of the Republic of China (1936), Shanghai Wusong Machinery Factory was moved to Qishuyan, and Qishuyan Machinery Factory was built, covering an area of 42 hectares, with a workshop area of 2 1000 square meters and more than 500 employees 1500. It is the first large-scale modern chemical plant in Changzhou. Before arriving in War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, Qishuyan had 1 1 large and small factories. During War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, the factory was severely damaged. Tongcheng Cotton Mill, Sheng Yuan Oil Mill and Daxing Flour Mill were all burnt down, resulting in heavy losses. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, the factory was once restored. Later, due to the rapid development of the war of liberation and soaring prices, it weakened. By the eve of liberation, most factories were in a difficult situation.

The people in Qishuyan admire and study literature, while the people have been preaching and teaching in private schools. At the beginning of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty, there were three academies: Sanjin, Xianyang and Linjin. By the end of the Qing Dynasty, modern education rose. In the thirty-second year of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty (1906), Ma and others founded the second and second-class schools in Doumuge, East Street of Qishuyan, which was the first primary school in Qishuyan. Since then, new schools have gradually flourished, with the second-class schools in France and Cuba, social organizations, girls' schools, Qi Power Plant, Hejiatang and Meigang primary schools established one after another, and private schools have gradually been replaced (there were 7 private schools in the whole region in the same period). In the 32nd year of the Republic of China (1943), Li, a local celebrity, invited businessmen, educators and politicians to set up a private middle school (now Changzhou No.4 Middle School), which was the first middle school in China. On the eve of liberation, there were nearly 100 preschool classes, primary schools and middle schools in Qishuyan District.