[2] It is said that Changge is the place where a famous ancient tribe's chief, Ge Tianshi, lived.

As a county-level city, Changge administers 4 subdistricts, 8 towns, 4 townships[4] and 357 village committees.

With four distinct seasons, winters are cool and dry, summers hot and humid, spring begins early and is warm, and autumn provides a reasonable transition.

Zhong Yao (151-230), native of Yingchuan in Yuzhou State (today's Changge), styled himself Yuanchang.

Zhong Yao was appointed as the tutor of prince, after he died the emperor gave Chenghou as his posthumous title.