During the
Spring and Autumn period, the region was known as Fangzhu (). During the
Warring States period, the area belonged to the
State of Chu. The area was incorporated as Fangling County () during the
Qin dynasty, where it belonged to the
Hanzhong Commandery. In 636 CE, the area of present-day Fang County was organized as . In 1277, Fang Prefecture was changed to Fang County, which it has remained since. It was placed under the jurisdiction of . In 1476, Xiangyang Fu was changed to .
Republic of China Upon the establishment of the
Republic of China, the area was placed under the jurisdiction of . In 1931, the area was re-organized as the 11th of Hubei Province. In 1936, it was changed to be under the 8th Administrative Inspectorate of Hubei Province.
People's Republic of China In 1949, upon the establishment of the
People's Republic of China, the area was administered under the . The area was moved to the jurisdiction of the in 1965. In 1994, the county was moved to the jurisdiction of the newly-formed
prefecture-level city of
Shiyan. == Geography ==