bᵻfˌoːɹ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti z, ðə nˈɔːɹðɚn pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə dˈɪstɹɪkt bᵻlˈɔŋd tə hjˌuːɪjˈɑːŋ kˈaʊnti nˈaʊ hjˌuːɪjˈɑːŋ dˈɪstɹɪkt, hjˈuːɪʒˌuː.
Before 1960s, the northern part of the district belonged to Huiyang County (now Huiyang District, Huizhou).