In its heyday, Chahar Province included famous administrative units such as Yanbei, Datong, Zhangjiakou and Xuanhua. The former provincial capitals were Bird, Zhangbei and Wanquan in Zhili province. 1952165438+1October 15 People's Republic of China (PRC) (PRC) the State Council (then known as the Government Council) agreed with General Wang Ping's suggestion to cancel the organizational system of Chahar Province and transfer the original administrative regions to Hebei Province and Shanxi Province respectively, while the northern part of Chahar was completely transferred to the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Government. So far, Chahar province, which has been an administrative unit for 40 years, has disappeared.
Who is Wang Ping? Why did he propose to abolish Chahar province? Why does the central government agree? Wang Ping, one of the founding fathers, 1955 was awarded the rank of general. I won't dwell on General Wang Ping's military career here. Let's first look at the relationship between General Wang Ping and Chahar Province. Before the abolition of Chahar Province, General Wang Ping was the commander of the military region of Chahar Province, and he was the first person to propose the abolition of the organizational system of Chahar Province.
In fact, General Wang Ping's proposal to cancel Chaerha Province was based on economic and political factors, and it was for this reason that the Central Committee agreed to cancel it. The establishment of Chahar Province can be traced back to Bird Special Zone, which was a "special area" established by the Qing Dynasty for the military strategic needs of the Gyeonggi region. After the founding of the Republic of China, Chahar Province was established due to the origin of zoning construction in this area. In other words, the establishment of Chahar province has neither geopolitical factors nor economic considerations, and is purely for military strategic purposes.
During the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, China's national sovereignty was incomplete, and the country was poor and weak. The most direct factor affecting the consideration of administrative divisions is military demand. For example, in the era of warlordism, Chahar province once became a strategic buffer zone for direct warlords and Feng warlords. Before the outbreak of the All-round Anti-Japanese War, Chahar Province was also the bridgehead of Sino-Japanese confrontation, which was the most prominent military value of Chahar Province.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, everything has to be done, and the economic purpose has surpassed the military purpose. At this time, Chahar Province lost its former value. Many problems have begun to appear, such as lack of resources (not yet proven), being located in the vast and sparsely populated North China, and extremely insufficient development potential. Therefore, it is a correct choice for General Wang Ping to put forward the proposal of canceling the zoning at this time to promote economic development.
In addition to the needs of economic development, another political demand also requires Chahar Province to make "sacrifices", that is, expanding Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. As we know, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, as the earliest autonomous region in China (established in May of 1947 and 1), is even older than New China. At first, before the new China was established, the government of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region held a democratic conference in Zhangjiakou, which was the earliest origin of Chahar Province.
1952, Zhangjiakou was merged into Hebei province, and northern Chahar areas such as Erenhot and Xilinhot were all merged into Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The decision made by the central authorities, on the one hand, is imperative to abolish Chaerha province, and on the other hand, it also takes into account that most areas in Chabei region have deep roots with Inner Mongolia ethnic groups. Also for Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jehol Province was revoked on 1955, and most of the land was incorporated into Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
Conclusion: The decision of the Central Committee is well thought out. After the revocation of Chahar Province, Zhangjiakou and other original cities, driven by Hebei, a populous province, have achieved fruitful economic results, and Datong has become an important city in Shanxi after Taiyuan, which is inseparable from the State Council's preventive revocation resolution.