Shuhe town

Shuhe town

Shuhe town is located 53 kilometers east of Taiji mountain city in Xunyang County, with the towering Qinling Mountains in the north, Bashan mountains in the south, Hanjiang River and Shuhe River in the East, Xianhe River and Lantan Township in the East, Baihe County in the south, Zongxi town and Guankou town in the west, Shuanghe town and miaoping Township in the north, belonging to the northern edge of subtropical zone, with mild climate, abundant rainfall, alternation of cold and heat, four distinct seasons and light Frost free period is long, suitable for planting all kinds of crops. With an area of 180.31 square kilometers, the town governs 17 administrative villages, 1 community neighborhood committee and 126 villager groups, with a total population of 36782 (2017). It is a new type of town established after the district was removed and the township was merged in October 1996, and it is also a typical rain fed agricultural town.

geographical environment

Shuhe town is located 53 kilometers east of Taiji mountain city in Xunyang County, Shaanxi Province. It is adjacent to the majestic Qinling Mountains in the north, Bashan mountains in the south, Xianhe River and Lantan Township in the East, Baihe County in the south, Zongxi town and Guankou town in the west, Shuanghe town and miaoping Township in the north. It is on the northern edge of subtropical zone, with mild climate, abundant rainfall, alternating cold and hot seasons and distinct seasons, Light and frost free period is long, suitable for planting all kinds of crops. With an area of 180.31 square kilometers, the town governs 17 administrative villages, 1 community neighborhood committee and 126 villager groups, with a total population of 36782 (2017). It is a new type of town established after the district was removed and the township was merged in October 1996, and it is also a typical rain fed agricultural town. Shuhe town has a long history and profound cultural accumulation. Since ancient times, merchants have frequent contacts. It is well-known as an important business town in the middle and upper reaches of Hanjiang River. Huangzhou Pavilion, Yangsi temple, mosque and other ancient buildings in the Ming and Qing Dynasties are simple and unique in shape and different in scenery. After years of baptism, they still reflect the ancient style and charm, and become a beautiful landscape, attracting many literati and art students to paint from life. Shuhe has a glorious history in ancient times, but now it has witnessed its rise. During the Ninth Five Year Plan period, Shuhe town was identified as one of the first 100 small town pilot towns. Through the joint efforts of the whole town, Shuhe town was named as "civilized town" by Ankang local committee and administrative office in 1998, and named as "civilized town" by Shaanxi Provincial Committee and provincial government in 2000. In October 2005, Shuhe town was named as "civilized town" in the national work of creating civilized villages and towns The Central Steering Committee for the construction of spiritual civilization was named "advanced villages and towns"

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With the successive implementation of Hanjiang (Shuhe) power station, Xiangyu double track, town road reconstruction and water supply and drainage engineering, Sanguan agricultural comprehensive development and other projects, the good time has come to "revitalize xiaohankou and build Shuhe town's brilliance again". The Party committee and government of Shuhe town unite and lead the hardworking and simple people of Shuhe town to implement the scientific spirit under the guidance of the spirit of the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China The concept of development, closely around the goal of "increasing farmers' income and financial growth", in accordance with the development idea of "enriching the town by industry, strengthening the town by industry and commerce, prospering the town by culture and tourism, establishing the town by ecology, and prospering the town by people", focuses on the implementation of the five ten thousand word project of "ten thousand meter industrial corridor, ten thousand mu tung oil base, ten thousand mu close planting mulberry garden, ten thousand people going down the mountain to the town, and cultivating ten thousand new farmers", and strives to promote the development of market towns, transportation and agriculture New rural construction, and strive to achieve breakthrough development. The leading industries in rural areas are mainly tobacco, mulberry and livestock. The production area of flue-cured tobacco has been stable between 4000-6000 mu for consecutive years, creating an annual income of about 5 million yuan for the farmers in the town, becoming a real golden leaf. The total area of mulberry garden has reached more than 10000 mu, and the annual silkworm rearing is 4000 mu The area of tung oil tree is more than 50000 mu, which has become the production base of tung oil tree in East District of Xunyang. The animal husbandry industry develops rapidly, raising more than 40000 pigs and selling more than 30000 pigs every year, which makes the traditional industry further develop and expand, and the farmers' income is obvious. By the end of 2007, the total output value of industry and agriculture was 182 million yuan, and the per capita net income of farmers was 2379 yuan.

Township enterprises and non-public economy have great potential, and mineral reserves are very rich. Lead zinc, copper, sand gold and other metal minerals and slate, quartzite, limestone and other stones are all over the territory. By the end of 2007, there were 999 enterprises in the town, including 5 private enterprises, 1 collective enterprise, 993 individual businesses, and 2965 employees. The annual operating income and total output value were 249 million yuan and 210 million yuan respectively, accounting for an increasingly significant proportion in the town's financial revenue. At the same time, infrastructure construction and other social undertakings, such as: Road and bridge transportation, river embankment road hardening, village road hardening, rural power network transformation, town water supply and drainage, communication facilities and other supporting facilities construction, spiritual civilization construction, social security, family planning, culture and education, medical and health care, etc., are advancing healthily and orderly on the basis of consolidating the original achievements.

Three ancient buildings

Shuhe has three architectural complexes, which show the history and culture of thousands of years. Three ancient buildings are of the most cultural value in Shuhe ancient town. On the cliff of Nantou River, it is called Yangsi temple. On both sides of the tall temple gate, there is a couplet: "look at the towering temple in fulipixun state, the clouds are flying and the rain is rolling, the Weiling Zhaohan river is flying smoothly, and the waves are flying smoothly." After entering the temple, there is a theater behind the door. In front of the theater is a small courtyard, and on the side of the courtyard is a temple, but the statues in the temple have been smashed. Standing on the wall of Yangsi temple, I found the surging river at my feet. After inquiry, we learned that the temple is a dangerous place on the Hanjiang River waterway, called honglongtan. Accidents often happen, so the sailors accumulated money to build the temple, hoping for God's protection. In the past, there was no road and the traffic was transported by water. When boatmen passed through Yangsi temple, they would come up to burn incense and kowtow. When it was prosperous, Yangsi temple was known as "shining thousands of bright lights at night and kowtowing by thousands of people every day". Later, roads were built and water transportation declined. Yangsimiao was built as a district office, a railway headquarters, a cultural station, a cinema, a police station, and a carpet factory. In recent years, it has just been listed as a cultural relic protection unit

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There is a highway and a new street outside the Shuhe river. Through the low gate, but see more than a thousand meters long Shuhe town old street, paved with a color of heavy bluestone. The edges and corners of the stone slab have worn away, showing the long history. The wooden doors on both sides of the house with the attic, dark tilt, revealing the ancient atmosphere. There are old people smoking water pipe in the door, and children kicking chicken feather shuttlecock in the street. A yellow cow was lying on the side of the street chewing hay, and a rooster was jumping on the top of the wall on the roof and crowing. On both sides of the road there are a cross stretch to the alley, a stone step shop to the narrow long distance.

There is an old passage behind the mountain, which used to be the road from Shuhe River to Xi'an. Due to the continuous renewal of traffic, this ancient road has lost its former style. However, the marks of hollowing on the stones record the footprints of past merchants year by year, the gray houses and tile houses built on both sides of the road, the wooden pavement, and the paintings and sculptures on the gables are all tenacious It shows the past prosperous years and the passing shadow of the pack gang and the porter.

Walking on the stone steps of the alleys, the green brick and black tile houses full of moss, and the green stone steps and alleys that have been trodden and polished, it seems that they are telling the tourists stories of the vicissitudes of life.

In the middle of the town street, there is a Huangzhou hall, which was built by Hubei businessmen. From a long distance, you can see the thick walls with long bricks rising high. If you look closely, there are iron bats, fish and birds nailed to the walls. The stone gate pier is carved with deer and tung tree, crane and toon tree. On the top of the door is carved lion Hydrangea and Taiji circle. Inside, there is a courtyard with thick walls and high buildings, which is very solid. A pair of flying dragons and Phoenix hanging on the eaves are exquisitely carved and beautifully shaped. Unfortunately, the head and tail are incomplete and tottering. At the end of the town, on the northern half of the mountain, there is also a mosque, which is a historical site of the Ming Dynasty. Now it has been renovated and maintained. [Wen / Zile]

Food culture

Shuhe's food culture is also very rich and colorful. Various snacks are all over the streets. The famous ones are mutton bun and mutton fire of Hui people, as well as meat bun, vegetable bun, Guokui, guotie, cold noodles, sweet wine, fried dough sticks, Mahua, sesame sugar, etc. And the most famous eight pieces of Shuhe. It is said that "badajuan" is a form of rural food along the Xunhe River in southern Shaanxi, but it is a beautiful legend. The eight pieces of Shuhe are eight cool, eight hot, eight meat and eight vegetarian. At the beginning of the dinner, there are eight cold dishes, four meat and four vegetables. A large plate with cold dishes is placed in the middle. Put an appropriate amount of cold dishes into the empty plate in the middle, and then pour the mixed vegetable juice on it. After mixing, it can be eaten. The four vegetables are usually green, yellow, green or white, and the color is fresh. The four meat products are mostly beef, animal liver and other miscellaneous products, and the color is deep. There are eight hot dishes, which are also four meat and four vegetable dishes. However, one notable feature is that the eight hot dishes with four meat and four vegetable dishes are divided into four soup and four fried dishes. According to the investigation and argumentation, because Shuhe ancient town is mainly inhabited by Hui people, the "eight major items" of Shuhe school are bound to be branded as "halal food". [Wen / Zile]

Cultural Activity

Shuhe is an ancient town with thousands of years of civilization. The historic sites of Shuhe have far-reaching historical significance. The culture and art of Shuhe are profound, the masses have a wide range of hobbies, the inheritance and promotion of double floats and Erhuang handiao, and the wide spread of various arts and techniques are all inspiring. Mingsheng building, the grand stage of Huangzhou Pavilion, has become a common performing stage in Shuhe. The friendship parties between Shuhe government and cultural compound, elderly activity center, etc. are often staged here. [Wen / Zile]

Not only that, Shuhe holds a lantern festival every year around the Lantern Festival,

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