Xiangzhou County, Laibin City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region

Xiangzhou County Xiangzhou County belongs to Laibin city of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. It is located in the middle of Guangxi and the West foot of Dayao. It is adjacent to Xingbin District in the west, Wuxuan County in the south, Jinxiu Yao Autonomous County in the East, Luzhai county and Liujiang District in the north. It is between 109 ° 25 ′ - 110 ° 06 ′ E and 23 ° 44 ′ - 24 ° 18 ′ n. Xiangzhou town is 189 km away from Nanning, the capital of Guangxi.

Xiangzhou County has a total administrative area of 1898 square kilometers. As of the end of 2014, it has jurisdiction over 8 towns and 3 townships with a total population of 367136, including 292500 permanent residents. In 2014, the county's GDP reached 9.129 billion yuan, an increase of 11.1% over 2013.

Xiangzhou County is located in mountainous and hilly areas, with continuous high soil slopes in the northwest, limestone peaks in the southwest, and alternating hills, hills and plains in the middle. It is a transitional monsoon area from south subtropical to middle subtropical, with significant monsoon characteristics and concentrated precipitation, which can be divided into rainy season and dry season.

Xiangzhou County is the hometown of Zheng Xianfu, the "Lingnan talent" and "master of Guangdong and Guangdong" in the Qing Dynasty, Liao Bingxiong, the contemporary world comic writer, and Wei Chunshu, the former chairman of Guangxi district government. It has successively won the honorary titles of national advanced county of grain production, National advanced unit of county (city, district) construction activities under the rule of law, national advanced area of "two basic" work, and "China's hometown of longevity". On February 2, 2019, it was rated as the county-level advanced unit of Chinese medicine by the State Administration of traditional Chinese medicine.

Historical evolution

In the 33rd year of the first emperor of Qin Dynasty (214 BC), Nanhai County, Xiang county and Guilin county were set up in the south of the five ridges.

In the early Han Dynasty, today Xiangzhou belongs to Nanyue. In the sixth year of Yuanding (111 BC), Guilin county was built in Xiangzhou, which belongs to Yulin County and is the beginning of administrative establishment.

In the Three Kingdoms period, the county belongs to Wu County. In the third year of Fenghuang (274), Wu'an county and Guilin County belong to Guilin county. Wu'an is the governor of Guilin.

In the first year of Taikang in the Western Jin Dynasty (280), Wu'an changed its name to Wu Xi and became a member of Yulin County. In 318, the first year of Taixing in the Eastern Jin Dynasty was divided into Yulin County and Jinxing County, Wuxi County and Guilin county.

In the song and Qi dynasties, Wuxi County was changed to Guilin County, which was the county government at first, then moved to Zhongliu, and Qi Fu moved the county government back to Wuxi. Liang established Shaoyang County in this county, and led yangshou, Wuhua, Changfeng and Huaiyang counties. Yangshou (now the county) was the county government. Chen Yanliang system.

In 592, the 12th year of kaihuang of Sui Dynasty, Xiangzhou was set up. There are three counties in the county, namely Huaiyang, Xining and Guilin. In 598, Huaiyang was renamed Yangning. In the second year of Daye (606), Xiangzhou was withdrawn, and now yangshou and Guilin were set up in the county. Yangning was merged into yangshou, Xining into Guilin, and Shi'an was changed.

Xiangzhou was reset in the fourth year of Wude (621) of the Tang Dynasty. It has jurisdiction over five counties, namely yangshou, Xining, Guilin, Wude and Wuxian. Yangshou is governed by the prefecture (now the county). Now there are six counties, namely yangshou, Xining, Guilin, Wude, Wuhua and Changfeng. Among them, Wuhua and Changfeng belong to Yanzhou. In the 12th year of Zhenguan (638), Xining was removed and merged into Wude. In the same year, Yanzhou was removed. Changfeng and Wuhua counties were changed into Xiangzhou. The next year, the state government moved to Wuhua. In the first year of Qianfeng (666), Guilin county was removed and merged into Wuxian county. In the first year of Tianbao (742), Xiangzhou County was changed into Xiangshan County. Wude county was removed and merged into yangshou county. In 758, Xiang county was renamed Xiangzhou. In 776, Changfeng County was removed and merged into Wuhua County, and the prefecture government moved to yangshou. From then on to the end of Tang Dynasty, Xiangzhou had jurisdiction over three counties, namely yangshou, Wuhua and Wuxian.

In the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, the first year of Kaiping (907) belonged to Chu, and the ninth year of Qianhe (951) belonged to Southern Han. Xiangzhou governs yangshou County, Wuhua County and Wuxian county.

In 971, Xiangzhou returned to the Song Dynasty, following the old system. In the seventh year of Kaibao, Laibin county was added to its jurisdiction. In the fourth year of Jingde (1007), Xiangzhou was promoted to a defensive state. In the fourth year of Xining (1071), Wuhua County was abolished and merged into yangshou county. In the first year of Yuanyou (1086), Wuhua County was restored and abolished in the Southern Song Dynasty. From then on to the end of Song Dynasty, Xiangzhou governed yangshou, Wuxian and Laibin counties. This county is yangshou county. In 1262, the government of Xiangzhou moved from yangshou to penglaizhou in Laibin county.

In 1276, Xiangzhou returned to the Yuan Dynasty and set up a pacification department. In 1278, Xiangzhou was changed into a road, and the government moved back to yangshou from penglaizhou. During the period of Dade (1297-1307), it was re established as a prefecture, with jurisdiction over yangshou, Laibin and Wuxian counties.

In July 1368, the first year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty, Liao Yongzhong captured Xiangzhou, which belonged to Ming Dynasty. In the next year, yangshou county was abolished and merged into Xiangzhou; Xiangzhou was changed into Sanzhou, which had jurisdiction over Wuxian at the beginning and no County after that, belonging to Liuzhou Prefecture.

In the spring of the eighth year of Shunzhi (1651) of the Qing Dynasty, Kong Youde took Liuzhou County as an example, Xiangzhou returned to the Qing Dynasty, and established the system along the Ming Dynasty. In the sixth year of Xianfeng (1856), Li Wenmao led his troops to capture Xiangzhou and changed Xiangzhou into Xiangzhou. Xianfeng 11 years (1862) the Qing army recaptured Xiangzhou, again known as Xiangzhou.

In the first year of the Republic of China (1912), Xiangzhou was renamed Xiang County, belonging to Liuzhou Prefecture. In June 1913, it was changed to Liujiang road. In 1926, it was changed to Liuqing district. Seventeen years (1928) is Liujiang administrative supervision area. In 1930, it belonged to Liuzhou militia district. Twenty three years (1944) in November belongs to Wuzhou administrative supervision area. In September 1936, it belonged to Xunzhou administrative supervision area. 31 years (1942) in March belongs to the second district (Liuzhou). Thirty six years (1947) belongs to the third district (zhicangwu). On the eve of liberation in 1949, it belonged to the second district.

On November 29, 1949, Xiang county was liberated, belonging to Liuzhou special area.

In September 1952, Xiang county and Wuxuan County were merged and renamed Shilong County, belonging to Yishan district. The county seat was temporarily located in Wuxuan Town, and moved to Shilong Town in June 1953.

In 1958, Yishan district was renamed Liuzhou District, and Shilong county belongs to Liuzhou District.

On May 30, 1960, with the approval of the State Council, Shilong county was renamed Xiangzhou County.

In March 1962, Wuxuan County was restored and Xiangzhou County was moved to Xiangzhou town.

In 1971, Liuzhou District was renamed Liuzhou District, and Xiangzhou still belongs to it.

In 2002, Liuzhou Prefecture was abolished and Laibin city was established. Xiangzhou County was under the jurisdiction of Laibin city.

administrative division

By the end of 2014, Xiangzhou County had 8 towns and 3 townships, namely: Xiangzhou Town, Yunjiang Town, Sicun Town, Luoxiu Town, Shilong Town, Dale Town, Zhongping Town, Maping Town, crystal Town, Baizhang town and miaohuang town. County Government in Xiangzhou town Jinxiang road.

The hometown of longevity in China

On January 11, 2016, Xiangzhou County, known as the "spring capital of China", was certified as the second "hometown of longevity in China", and the awarding ceremony and press conference were held ceremoniously. At present, the Chinese Society for the aged has announced 73 "longevity villages in China", of which 25 are in Guangxi, accounting for 34.2%, ranking first in China.

"Xiangzhou County is a beautiful and livable place. It is also the first" longevity town of China "certified nationwide in 2016, and the first" longevity town of wenliangquan in China. " Zhao Baohua, executive vice president of China gerontology society, told reporters that people's longevity is closely related to their environment. In all longevity areas, the geographical environment is rich in selenium. Xiangzhou people's longevity benefits from Dayaoshan and wenliangquan.

Long Xiu, Secretary of Xiangzhou County Party committee, said in his speech that the name card of "China's longevity town" is a valuable intangible asset of Xiangzhou. In the future, Xiangzhou will give full play to the great effect of this national brand gold lettered signboard, publicize Xiangzhou, promote Xiangzhou, develop Xiangzhou, enhance Xiangzhou, vigorously develop the selenium rich longevity industry, start the brand of "selenium rich Xiangzhou · longevity town", and promote Xiangzhou to be better and better Fast development.

"If good ecology and comfortable climate are the necessary conditions for people to live a long life, then the unique hot spring and healthy lifestyle are the panacea for Xiangzhou people to live a long life and the secret of health preservation for Xiangzhou centenarians." According to Chen Daijun, the head of Xiangzhou County, Xiangzhou was honored as the "hometown of longevity in China" with its "longevity code".

It is understood that Xiangzhou, located at the West foot of Dayao Mountain, is not only one of the hermits of Huineng, the sixth generation patriarch of Chinese Zen, who is known as one of the "top ten thinkers in the world" and "three saints in the East", but also the hometown of Zheng Xianfu, a famous educator in the Qing Dynasty, "Jiangnan talent" and "master of Guangdong" and Liao Bingxiong, a modern and contemporary comic master and famous art activist. The population of the county is 360000, with a total population of 2014 At the end of the year, there were 44 old people over 100 years old, accounting for 11.98/100000 of the total population of the county, 1.98 percentage points higher than the evaluation standard. According to the sixth national census, the average life expectancy of Xiangzhou County is 77.46 years, 0.66 years higher than the evaluation standard. At the end of 2014, there were 58233 elderly people aged 60 or above in Xiangzhou County, including 10019 elderly people aged 80 or above, accounting for 17.21%, which was 3.21 percentage points higher than the evaluation standard, belonging to the mountain type of longevity town in China.

In recent years, relying on Xiangzhou hot spring and cool spring tourism resources, the county will strive to build a healthy and ecological base for the elderly in the whole region. It will do a good job in seven aspects, such as elderly convalescence, elderly supplies, elderly services, elderly real estate, elderly culture, elderly travel, elderly catering, etc Base, ecological leisure tourism health (pension) housing industry, health (pension) medical and health management industry, health (pension) culture and education industry, ecological health

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