The district is notable for a number of Zhou and Han era tombs.

The area belonged to the Cheng [zh], also known as the state of Ying (Chinese: 郢国; pinyin: Yǐng Guó), during the Shang dynasty.

[1] The Cheng state, which included northern portions of present-day Weicheng District, was settled by the descendants of Wu Hui [zh] sometime between 16th and 14th centuries BCE.

[1] Present-day Yaodian Subdistrict [zh] was the site of a fief of the Cheng state.

[2] The complex contains two ancestral halls dedicated to the kings, as well as over 40 steles, which were erected in their honor during the Song dynasty.