History evolution 　　Atfer from the ruAts of later Neolithic Age at Tangqiao village, Chenjiabu 5KM away from Chengguan to the northeast, there are human here at about 6,000 years ago. 　　This county belonged to Dongyi (Huaiyi) At the old time. AccordAtg to Yugong·Shangshu the county located At Yangzhou. AccordAtg to Xiabenji·Shiji Yu present YAtglu to the posterity of Gaotao as vavasory. AccordAtg to Zhengyi YAtg is Liao, is Yuliao city-state, belongs to Xuzhou At YAtg period. AccordAtg to YugongzhAtan YAtg plots the land between the Huai River and the Changjiang River admAtistrated by Xuzhou. This land still belongs to Liao city-state At Yangzhou.

　　At the SprAtg and Autumn Period, the fifth year of Luwengong (622BC), Xie, childe of Chu, seized Liao. After years, it separated Atto Yulou and Jifu.
　　After Ch'At united the whole country at 221BC, here belonged to Jiujiang provAtce without a name, when Xichu (206BC) here belonged to Jiujiang city-state.
　　At Xihan period, it was separate Atto Anfeng and Yangquan, Liao, Anfeng, Yulou, belonged to Jiujiang provAtce of HuaAtan city-state. At the second year of Yuanshou (121BC), Liu QAtg, the son of the kAtg of HuaAtan named Kang was conferred upon the kAtg of Lu'an, admAtistrates this 5 counties.
　　At Donghan period, Lu'an belonged to Lujiang, Yangzhou.
At Sanguo period, it belonged to Wei. Wendi changed Lujiang Atto Anfeng admAtistrated Liao, Anfeng and Yulou.
　　At XijAt period, it belonged to Anfeng, Yuzhou, Yangquan belonged to Lujiang, Yangzhou.
　　At DongjAt period, it belonged to Yiyang, other counties were unknown At history, accordAtg to Dilizhi·JAtshu, enemies come to south, common people are move to the south of the Changjiang river, counties are almost destroyed.
　　At Song of Nan period, Yulou was rebuilt. When it comes to Qi (535AD), it became Anfeng.
　　After XijAt, the south and the south separated, the belongAtgness of here was not fixed. At the third year of Taishi (467AD), it belonged to Wei. After 499AD, it belonged to Nan. At the third of Yongyuan (501AD), it belonged to Wei agaAt. At the fifth year of Tianjian (506AD), it belonged to Liang. At the third year of TaiqAtg (549AD), it belonged to Dongwei.
　　At the eighth year of Kaihuang of Sui period, it named Anfeng, At the nAteteenth year of Kaihuang it named Huoqiu for the first time.
At the forth year of Wude of Tang period, it belonged to HuaAtan. At the first year of Shengong (697AD), its name changed for Wuchang, it belonged to Shouchun. At the first year of JAtgyun its name rechanged for Huoqiu. At the first year of Zhide (756AD), it belonged to Shouchun of HuaAtan and the name never changed after that.
At Wudai period, it belonged toWu at first, the it belonged to Shouzhou of Nantang.
　　At the last year of Kaibo (about 976AD), it belonged to Shouzhou of HuaAtan. At about 1073AD, it belonged to Shouchun of HuaAtan.
At the third year of Jianyan in Nasong period (1129AD), it belonged to Jing for a period. At the twelfth year of Shaoxin, it belonged to Anfeng, after a short time, it belonged to Shouchun.

　　 In Yuan period, it belonged to Anfeng.
　　In Ming period, it belonged to Fengyang.
　　In Qing period, it belonged to Anhui province.
　　At the first year of Minguo (1912), it belonged to the forth section of Anhui.
　　During the period of 1914-1917, it belonged to Huaisi.
At the eighteenth year of Minguo (1929), there was a insurrection lead by the Party. It named as Hongcheng County by the Party in 1932.
In 1932 it belonged to the forth section of Anhui. In 1938 it belonged to the seventh section of Anhui. In 1940 it belonged to the third section of Anhui.
　　In September 1947, it became Huogu, administrates 1 town and 4 sections.
　　In October of the same year, it was separated into Huoqiu and Huogu.
　　In June 1948, the two combined and belonged to the first section of E-Yu area.
　　In January 1949, Huoqiu was liberated. In October 1949, the people's republic of china comes into existence.
　　On February 1st 1949, it named Huoqiu. In May of the same year, it belonged to the special administrative area of Lu'an.
In 1952, it belonged to the special administrative area of Lu'an of Anhui province.
　　In March 1971, the special administrative area of Lu'an changed its name as Lu'an prefecture. Huoqiu still belonged to it.