The present area was originally part of
Jizhou, one of the
Nine Provinces. During the
Spring and Autumn period it was part of the
state of Jin, and during the
Warring States period became part of the states of
Wei and
Zhao successively. Later, during the
Qin dynasty, it was part of Handan Commandery (). In 206 BCE, it was officially established as a county, but instead named as Sha County (), but not long after, was renamed to its present name. In the early part of the
Eastern Han, it was renamed State of Shehou (), part of the
Wei Commandery (). The
Jin dynasty (266–420) saw the area as part of Guangping Commandery (). The present name was restored again during the
Sui dynasty, becoming part of
Shangdang Commandery. However, in the early
Tang, it was renamed Mo County (). In the
Southern Song, it was controlled by the
Jin dynasty (1115–1234) and renamed Chongzhou (). The county's name was restored for the last time during the
Ming dynasty, though it was temporarily part of
Henan, and it was not until 1949, with the establishment of the People's Republic, that She County was returned to Hebei. ==Administrative divisions==