[3] Jinggang, also known as "Weigang" (沩港), is located at the northwest of Wangcheng District and was named so due to the general of Tang dynasty (618–907) Li Jing's (571–649) stationing here.

[4] Jinggang was firstly mentioned in National Chorography (一统志; Yī Tǒng Zhì), which read: "Tang dynasty Li Jing fought against Xiao Xian stationing troops here.

[4] According to the Changsha County Annals (长沙县志), the book described Jinggang as "Tang dynasty Li Jing station troops here, the army doesn't commit the slightest offence against the civilians, the local people are very nostalgic for him and named the place after him.

"[6] From the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368–1911) to the Republican period (1912–1949), Jinggang was the well-known rice market in Hunan and distribution port of Huai salt.

[8] By the end of 19th century, Jianggang had been over 90 rice shops, five money exchange shops, and numerous handicraft workshops and scissor-cut, woodworking, manual scale, iron forging, paper umbrella, manufacturing and other handicraft industries gave full play to their respective strong point.