Guazhou Town, Hanjiang District, Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province

Guazhou town

Guazhou town is located at the southernmost end of Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province, at the entrance of the ancient canal. Its diameter is 119 ° 4 'in the East and 32 ° 2' in the north. With an area of 16.02 square kilometers (2017) and a population of 17327 (2017), it has jurisdiction over three communities, 11 administrative villages and one garden Farm: Chenjiawan community, silipu community, xibalipu community, Guazhou village, Junqiao village, juzhuang village, Jianhua Village, Mingxing village, Qiqiao village, Dongshi village, Yunxi village, Hongmiao village, Jiangzhuang village and lengqing village.

In December 2019, Guazhou town was selected as "civilized town of Jiangsu Province in 2016-2018".

evolution

Ancient Guazhou was formed by the accumulation of sand moraines in the river. Today's Guazhou town is derived from the original silipu on the North Bank of the river. Guazhou district was established in 1949 and Guazhou town was established in 1956. Guazhou commune was changed in 1958, Yunxi commune was established in 1964, and Guazhou town and Yunxi Township were changed in 1983.

In 1996, Guazhou town covers an area of 14.2 square kilometers and has a population of 17000. It governs five administrative villages of Guazhou, Dali, meizhuang, juzhuang and Junqiao, and six neighborhood committees of Sili, Yingjiang, Hedong, Gaoqiao, Jiangkou and Chenjiawan. Yunxi Township covers an area of 32 square kilometers and has a population of 22000. It governs lengqing, Fengxiang, Yangzhuang, JiangWang, Huangzhuang, Dongshi, Yiyang, Caoqiao, Qiqiao, waiwei, Jianhua and Han There are 17 administrative villages, namely, Qiao, guocha, Shenyuan, Yunxi, Hongmiao and anqiao.

In May 2001, Yunxi township was abolished and its original jurisdiction was incorporated into Guazhou town. The town government was stationed in Guazhou town. Meanwhile, the fishery operation of Yanjiang village under the jurisdiction of the former fishery township was zoned into Guazhou town. In 2003, it had jurisdiction over three neighborhood committees of Chenjiawan, silipu and xibalipu, and 11 administrative villages of Guazhou, lengqing, Hongmiao, Yunxi, Mingxing, Jiangzhuang, Dongshi, Qiqiao, Jianhua, juzhuang and Junqiao.

History and culture

Guazhou is located at the intersection of the ancient canal and the Yangtze River, in the southwest of Yangzhou, across from Zhenjiang River, "a water between Guazhou and Jingkou" (Wang Anshi of Song Dynasty). Guazhou was first located in the middle of the river, surrounded by water on all sides, and then silted up. It was connected with the land, so it was named because it was shaped like a melon. Guazhou has always been the gateway of Yangzhou, which began in Jin Dynasty and flourished in Tang Dynasty. Its popularity in history is second only to Yangzhou. The ancients thought: "although Guazhou is a bullet, it looks at the mouth of the capital, connects Jiankang, borders the sea, borders the river, and is the throat of seven provinces..." It is known as "the most powerful town in Jianghuai River" and "Millennium ancient ferry". Since the end of Tang Dynasty, there have been city fortresses in Guazhou. In the fourth year of Qiandao in the Southern Song Dynasty, the city began to be built. In the Ming Dynasty, the circumference of Guazhou was 1543 zhang9 feet, and its height was 2 zhang1 feet. Outside the east gate of Guazhou city is another "ghost willow city". In the Yuan Dynasty, the provincial office was set up here. In the Ming Dynasty, the Tongzhi office was set up. In the Qing Dynasty, the inspection office, the water transport office and the Dudu office were set up. Guazhou has been a gathering place of scholars from Tang Dynasty to modern times. Li Bai and Bai Juyi in the Tang Dynasty, Wang Anshi and Lu You in the Song Dynasty, Zheng Chenggong in the Ming Dynasty and Zheng Banqiao in the Qing Dynasty have all been searching for success in Guazhou and left a large number of poems about Guazhou.

Guazhou is also a must for many politicians and Chinese and foreign travelers in the past dynasties. Emperor Kangxi and Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty visited Guazhou six times during their southern tours, and set up a palace in Jinchun garden. The imperial stele that Emperor Qianlong once praised Jinchun garden and wrote poems is still well preserved. Master Jianzhen, the friendship envoy of the Chinese and Japanese people and the eminent monk of the Tang Dynasty, arrived in Japan, where he built ships, bought ships, boarded ships and stored grain. Marco Polo, an outstanding Italian traveler, also visited Guazhou. In the first chapter of the second volume of Marco Polo's travels, entitled Guazhou City, he described the geographical location and historical role of Guazhou in detail. The legend that Du Shiniang angrily sank the treasure chest has put a magic veil on this ancient town. In ancient times, as a north-south transportation hub, Guazhou had a strong flow of people and logistics, and the place was rich. There were dozens of large-scale buildings, private houses, gardens, temples, buildings, pavilions, halls, etc. in the city. For example, louting includes Daguanlou built in Wanli period of Ming Dynasty, Fengxue Daguanlou described in Cao Xueqin's dream of Red Mansions, Jianghuai Shenggu Lou built in Zhengtong period of Ming Dynasty, tide watching Pavilion, Jiangfeng Shanyue Pavilion, Qujiang Pavilion, etc. In addition, there are ten famous sceneries in ancient Guazhou, namely stone bridge stepping on the moon, night rain in Tianchi, river tower reading Wu, Cao Jian Chengfeng, Dongcheng Liuan, Taowu Zaoying, luting Xinyan, xueshui fishing boat, jinshantadeng, Yinling Qinglan. In April 1949, our people's Liberation Army made a leap from here to the south of the Yangtze River, and the North bridgehead of Runyang Yangtze River Highway Bridge under construction settled in Guazhou. The unique landscape makes Guazhou a tourist attraction in history.

The construction of Guazhou ancient ferry scenic spot should take the ancient canal as the main line, the reappearance of Guazhou ancient culture as the entrance, and the natural scenery of the Yangtze River and the idyllic scenery of the riverside as the background, so as to form a unique landscape with the connection of rivers. All the people and things connected with Guazhou should be explained by stone inscriptions on the original site, including the legendary "Du Shiniang angrily sank the treasure chest" and the real "people's Liberation Army crossing the river" to highlight the history and culture of Guazhou. In addition, we can consider the construction of scenic spots such as the ancient canal scenic belt, Guazhou gate garden forest area, Jiangkou island and Jinchun garden scenic spot, Jiangbin bathing resort leisure resort, Jiangkou ancient street folk custom area, reed garden, modern agricultural sightseeing area, Runyang Bridge North bridgehead theme park, etc., among which Jiangkou island and Jinchun garden scenic spot is the focus of all scenic spots. The scenic spot is mainly built with the ancient Yellow Crane Tower, Yueyang Tower, Tengwang Pavilion and Xunyang tower as well as the Guazhou Grand View tower, known as "the first building in Jiangbei", and the Jinchun garden, the "Xinggong" in Guazhou during Kangxi and Qianlong's southern tour, as the main part of the park, which fully reflects the Poet Zhang Ruoxu's description of "the spring river is connected with the sea, and the sea is full of bright moon Who first saw the moon by the river? How can Jiang Yue shine at the beginning of the year... " The artistic conception of the world. In addition to displaying some of the scenic spots in the "ten sceneries of Guazhou", the garden also organically integrates the Shuidou gate, Qianlong stele, stone inscriptions and allusions of characters with the landscape. Visitors can visit the Grand View tower on the wall of the ancient city on the Bank of the river to see the sunrise in the East, the majestic appearance of the bridge in the west, the beautiful scenery of Jinshan Temple in the South and the canal in the north. Close to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the garden, integrating the majestic mountains and rivers into one, and enjoying the scenery of the world in one garden, visitors will feel relaxed and happy in Wonderland.

climatic resources

Guazhou is located in the subtropical humid climate zone, with significant monsoon and four distinct seasons. The annual average temperature is 14.8 ℃, the frost free period is about 280 days, the average annual rainfall is 800-1200mm, and the summer rainfall accounts for about 60% of the whole year. Guazhou is the alluvial plain of the Yangtze River, which is composed of sand bars and river overtopping. The terrain is flat, and the bearing capacity of the foundation is more than 10 tons per square meter. It can be used as a natural foundation. The town has a total land area of 18554 mu, including 7829 mu of arable land and 5003 mu of water surface. It has a beautiful environment and rich products. It is rich in shad, swordfish, channel catfish and puffer fish. It is known as the "land of fish and rice".

industrial economy

Guazhou industry started earlier and has traditional advantages. After years of structural adjustment and resource integration, it has gradually formed an industrial pattern with "wire loom" as the main body and other products matching. Guazhou is the national Torch Plan CNC machine tool plate processing equipment industry base, mainly presses and transmission machine series products, advanced equipment, high quality, well received by customers. Guazhou is known as "the hometown of clothing" and "the hometown of toys", and its products are sold at home and abroad. Yangzhou is an ocean going marine cable factory, Yangzhou nine major welding companies, Yangzhou Gaoli Machinery Co., Ltd. the production of wires and cables, pressure machine tools and other products are sold at home and abroad.

agricultural economy

Guazhou Town, Hanjiang District, Yangzhou city is located on the North Bank of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. On the South Bank of the Yangtze River, it faces Zhenjiang across the river. Runyang Bridge passes through the area. The high-grade highway along the river runs from east to west and is located at 32 ° 2 ′ n, The East diameter is 119 ° 4 ′. The town covers an area of 16.02 square kilometers (2017). It has jurisdiction over 11 administrative villages, with about 350 million mu of arable land, 8000 mu of water surface, 800 mu of tidal flat and 17327 people (2017). It has a subtropical humid climate with four distinct seasons, obvious temperature difference between winter and summer, and sufficient water temperature conditions. The annual sunshine hours is 2216.9 hours, the annual average temperature is 11.8 ℃, and the total accumulated temperature is 5205.6 ℃ The frost free period is 224 days, the annual average precipitation is 1063 mm, the annual average relative temperature is 19%, and the average ground temperature is 17 ℃. It belongs to the alluvial plain of the Yangtze River, with flat terrain and silt soil accounting for 80%. It is suitable for the growth of all kinds of crops, including rice, wheat, rape, vegetables, fruits, etc.

Characteristic agriculture: the characteristic agricultural products of Guazhou town include the rare edible fungi industry led by Yangzhou Jinqiao high tech agricultural technology development Co., Ltd., the goldfish industry led by Yangzhou Zhenhua goldfish farm, the pollution-free vegetable production led by Wanqing vegetables, the flower and wood industry led by Yangzhou yingchunyuan flower and wood farm, Mingyue flower, and the flower and wood industry led by Hanjiang Jinsui Instrument Co., Ltd Pollution free food production.

attract investment

Guazhou is an important gateway to the central Jiangsu Province with its well-developed water and land transportation. Guazhou is adjacent to the golden waterway of the Yangtze River in the south, the ancient canal in the East, Runyang highway and Yangli Expressway across the north and south, and the high-grade highway along the river passes through the territory from east to west. Yangzhou port, a national first-class open port, can directly sail overseas. Guazhou is about one hour away from Nanjing Lukou Airport and more than 20 minutes' drive away from Yangzhou railway station. Runyang Yangtze River Bridge connects the north and south of the Yangtze River and connects with Beijing Shanghai, Shanghai Nanjing and Beijing Tonghua expressways. Starting from Guazhou, it takes less than 10 minutes to walk on the "transportation corridor" leading to all parts of the country. Hanjiang industry in the planning and construction of Yangzhou City

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