During the time of the
Shang dynasty, the area of present-day Fengnan District belonged to the state of
Guzhu. During the time of the
Zhou dynasty, the area was part of the state of
Yan. In the
Qin dynasty, the area was split between
Youbeiping Commandery and
Liaoxi Commandery. During the
Han dynasty, it was administered by Tuyin County () and Changcheng County (). During the
Sui dynasty the area belonged to Lulong County () and Wuzhong County (). During the Tang dynasty, the area belonged to Yutian County () and Shicheng County (). During the reign of
Emperor Zhangzong of the
Jin dynasty, the area was placed under the administration of Fengrun County () and Shicheng County. It remained as such until the
Ming dynasty, when it was reorganized under Fengrun County and Luanzhou County (). Fengnan County was finally established as its own administrative division in 1946, when it was carved out of the southern portions of Fengrun County and Luanzhou County.
People's Republic of China In July 1955, Fengnan County was abolished, and merged back into Fengrun County. Fengnan County was re-established in June 1961, and was put under the jurisdiction of
Tangshan. Tangshan was upgraded from a
prefecture to a
prefecture-level city in 1983. On May 5, 1994, Fengnan was reorganized as a
county-level city. On February 1, 2002, Fengnan was reorganized from a county-level city to a
district. == Geography ==