Nanyue, named Zhu Rongfeng in ancient times, was associated with the south migration of the Zhurong tribe.It might get this name in the Spring and Autumn Period, and is one of the Five Sacred Mountains in China.Nanyue originally belonged to Hengshan County, but its affiliation was changeable after the Republic of China. Since the establishment of the PRC,its political zone also has changed many times with the Hengshan County, and finally the Nanyue District was set up, which belongs to Hengyang city.