The district of Shigu was part of Chu State in the Spring and Autumn period, it was part of Changsha Commadery in the Qin period and a part of Ling County in the Han and Three Kingdoms periods. Ling County was merged to Linzheng County in the East Jin period, it was part of Linzheng County. After Hengyang County was formed through the amalgamation of the three counties of Linzheng , Xincheng and Chong'an in 589 AD, it was part of Hengyang County. On Jan 1 1942, the provincial city of Hengyang was separated from the urban area and region around the county seat of Hengyang County, it was a part of the provincial city of Hengyang. The district of Shigu was established on April 4, 2001, it was named after the Shigu Mountain. In the adjustment of subdivisions in Hengyang, Shigu District administers four subdistricts of Renminlu, Xiaoxiang, Qingshan, Wuyi and Hejiang in the former Chengbei District, Huangshawan Subdistrict and Songmu Township in the former Suburb District, four villages of Wuyi, Jianshe, You'ai and Jiangxia in Xihu Township and Jiaoshan Township of Hengyang County. The Zhengxiang Subdistrict of the former Chengbei District was transferred to Zhengxiang District.
Geography
The district of Shigu is located in the north of Hengyang. It is bordered by Zhuhui District across the Xiang River to the east, Hengyang County to the northwest, Jiefang Road as the dividing line bordering Yanfeng District to the south, Zhengxiang North Road as the boundary bordering Zhengxiang District to the west. The district is dominated by hillock landforms, surrounded by ancient ridges that form intermittent bands in the ridge mountains, and inlaid with large red Cretaceous and Lower Red Tertiary red hilly terraces, constituting a typical basin situation. The main wild animals in the area include wild sheep, wild boars, white pheasants and pheasants. The main stream of the Xiang River runs near the Shigu Park through the urban area of Hengyang from Guiyang Town, Qidong County. In the south is Hongqihu Reservoir with an area of 22 hectares and its rain surface is two square kilometers; there are the Tongtang Reservoir in the north and Jiulongchong Reservoir and the Tonglutang Reservoir surround the foot of the mountains in the west.
