Simen Town, Yuyao City, Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province

Simen Town

Simen Town, a town under the jurisdiction of Yuyao City, Zhejiang Province, is located in the northwest of Yuyao City, 23 kilometers away from the urban area. In ancient times, it was also called the fourth gate and the fourth gate. In the southwest of the territory, there was ruchou lake, with a water surface of 100000 mu. Four gates were opened to the east of ruchou Lake dike for irrigation. The four rivers were Si, so they were called Si men. It covers an area of 66.3 square kilometers, adjacent to xiaocao'e town and Langxia street in the East, Mazhu Town in the south, Linshan town in the west, Hangzhou Bay in the north, and Haiyan County across the water.

In October 2019, Simen Town was selected as one of the "Top 1000 towns with comprehensive strength in China in 2019". In April 2020, Simen Town was selected as the Sixth Batch of famous historical and cultural towns and villages in Zhejiang Province.

In July 2020, Simen Town was confirmed as a national health Township in 2019 by the National Patriotic Health Association.

administrative division

The town now governs 16 administrative villages and 4 communities. It has jurisdiction over 16 administrative villages including Dongpu, Zhennan, shangxinwu, Hainan, Zhenbei, Sibei, taojia Road, Wansheng, xianggongtan, Xiejia Road, Jiatang, xiaozixia, Hubei, jianshuxia, damiaozhou and shuigezhou, and four community residents committees including dongdajie, Xidajie, Ruhu and houtanghe. The total number of households in the town is 21505, with 112035 permanent residents (in 2017), 99% and 9% of whom are Han nationality. There are 83 ethnic minorities, involving 12 ethnic minorities such as Miao, Zhuang and Buyi, most of whom come to Si by marriage.

With a permanent population of nearly 100000, it is known as "the source of a famous country" and "the hometown of the elderly". It is a central town with a long history and modern civilization. Town government: No.1 Fuqian Road, 315470. Simen city is under construction.

The origin of place names

In ancient times, Simen was also known as the fourth gate and the fourth gate. In the southwest of the territory, there was ruchou lake, with a water surface of 100000 mu. Four gates were opened to the east of ruchou Lake dike for irrigation. The four rivers were Si, so they were called Si men.

Historical evolution

Before Qin Dynasty, the whole territory was shallow sea.

During the Han and Jin Dynasties, the Northern Piedmont of dahumen mountain gradually became a land. Up to now, the coastline is 10 kilometers away from dahumen mountain, and the tideland is still silting up every year. From south to north, there are more than 10 seawalls built in the past dynasties.

From the Tang Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, the territory has been divided into Dongshan Township and Kaiyuan township of Yuyao county.

In 1908, Shimen township was first established.

In 1930, Simen Town was set up, belonging to the Fourth District of Yuyao county (Linshan District).

In February 1950, Simen district was set up, with 12 townships under its jurisdiction, including Simen, Sibei, Mingfeng, Dongpu, Tianhua, Daotang, Langxia, Hainan, Cao'e, Zhenhai, Wansheng and Jiatang.

In October 1954, most of Simen district was assigned to Cixi County.

In October 1958, Simen district was renamed as Weixing people's commune, each township under the jurisdiction of the district was renamed as management area, and Simen Town was renamed as the 13th management area of Weixing people's commune.

In 1961, the district system was restored, and the management of the district was changed into commune.

In 1966, the commune of Simen Town was renamed Simen Town.

In the early 1970s, Simen district and Zhouxiang district were merged and called "Zhousi district", which was immediately abolished. Simen Town still belongs to Simen district.

In September 1979, Simen district was assigned to Yuyao county.

In May 1989, Tanghou township was merged into Simen Town.

In April 1992, Wansheng, Jiatang, Hubei and Dongpu were merged into Simen Town.

Village honor

Simen Town has been rated as a national civilized town, a national health town, a national pilot town for comprehensive reform of small towns, a national town with beautiful environment, a national green model unit, a national demonstration zone for township enterprises, a national excellent Township, a national "six good" township (street) trade Union, a township of Chinese folk culture and art, a harmonious town for growth and employment, a top ten harmonious small town in China, and Nanjing Boshi sustainable development demonstration area pilot town, provincial vanguard project "five good township party committee", national top 100 Township demonstration trade union, national mass sports advanced unit, National May 4th Red Flag Youth League Committee, national spark small town demonstration town, national family planning association work advanced, national agricultural mechanization technology exchange and new product exhibition contribution award, national advanced unit of creating civilized villages and towns, national national national advanced unit Afforestation Baijia Town, national advanced culture station, etc.

Simen Town was once listed as one of the "Top 1000 towns with comprehensive strength in China in 2018".

In October 2019, Simen Town was selected as one of the "Top 1000 towns with comprehensive strength in China in 2019". In April 2020, Simen Town was selected as the Sixth Batch of famous historical and cultural towns and villages in Zhejiang Province.

In July 2020, Simen Town was confirmed as a national health Township in 2019 by the National Patriotic Health Association.

National key towns

The Ministry of housing and urban rural development, the Ministry of finance of the national development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of land and resources, the Ministry of agriculture, the Ministry of civil affairs and the Ministry of science and technology jointly issued a notice recently, announcing the list of key towns in China. A total of 3675 towns have been listed as key towns in China, including three towns in our city, namely, Simen Town, Lianglong town and Lubu town. The list of national key towns originally published in 2004 shall be abolished at the same time.

The circular stressed that key towns across the country are key and leading in the construction and development of small towns. Relevant departments in all localities should support the construction and development of national key towns in terms of policies, land and project arrangements in accordance with the requirements of improving quality, saving land and embodying characteristics. Relevant ministries and commissions will study and formulate Guiding Opinions on strengthening the construction and development of national key towns, establish a dynamic adjustment mechanism for national key towns, and guide and support the construction and development of national key towns.

geographical environment

Location context

Simen Town of Yuyao City is located in the north of Ningshao plain in Hangzhou Bay. National Highway 329 passes through the center of the town. It is about 80 km from Ningbo in the East, 9 km from Yuyao in the South and 122 km from Hangzhou in the West. Hangzhou Bay to the north. The total area of the town is 66.3 square kilometers, and the land area is 62.5 square kilometers.

Topography and geology

The terrain of Simen Town is flat. From south to north, the terrain of Simen Town presents the pattern of hills plain tidal flat ocean steps, most of which are plains. It is a part of Ningshao plain, with an average altitude of 3-5 meters. To the south of dagutang is the mountain lake marine plain, which was formed before the 10th century. It was formed by the interaction of marine and lacustrine sediments in the late Holocene. Its components are clay and Western clay, with peat in some parts. To the north of dagutang is the coastal marine plain, which is formed by the siltation of Hangzhou Bay with sand since the 11th century AD. the composition materials are western clay, Western Sandy Soil and silty sand, and the terrain is slightly higher than that of the southern plain of dagutang.

Hydrological condition

There are many rivers in the plain of the town, such as Linzhou River, Linsi River, dagutang River, taojialu River, xiejialu River and beipai river. Among them, taojialujiang is 10.5 km long, 28 town level rivers, 82.55 km long, and 28 village level rivers, 37.19 km long, with normal water storage of 3.514 million cubic meters.

Climatic characteristics

It belongs to subtropical monsoon climate, with the same period of rain and heat. The annual average temperature is 16.2 ℃, the frost free period is 228 days, and the annual precipitation is 1300 mm.

cultural relics and historic sites

Simen Town has the largest ancient architectural complex of Ming and Qing Dynasties in Yuyao City, including 2 municipal key cultural relics protection units such as zhuangyuanlou, 4 municipal cultural relics protection points such as Xie's ancestral hall and chengzhizhuang, 7 important cultural relics such as dabsidi and dafangbodi, and Huangfengqiao ancient village is listed as a historical and cultural protection area by the municipal government.

Huangfengqiao ancient village

Huangfengqiao village, located in the east of Simen Town, is a village named after the bridge. Village bridge, water, people, four seasons, a school of Jiangnan water scenery. There are more than ten ancient bridges such as Taiping Bridge, Wanshun bridge, Xujia bridge, Wujia bridge, Yangxiang bridge, Luoma bridge, Lecheng bridge, Yanyi bridge, Shenming bridge and Huangfeng bridge. Huangfeng bridge is the main bridge between East and West. It is 7 meters long and 2.5 meters wide. It is a three hole approach bridge with three boards and two hurdles. There are five stone steps in the East and West. The south facing fence is engraved with the seal script "Huangfeng bridge". The handwriting is soft and hard. The style of calligraphy is old and new. It is said that it was written by Yang Jifang in the late Qing Dynasty. This bridge is a well preserved stone bridge in Northwest Yao. Around Huangfeng bridge, there are some large-scale buildings of Ming and Qing Dynasties, such as "yangjintai", "xiangfengli", "Xianfeng dye shop", "Tongtai coin shop", "ma'anbu", "shaoxiangbu".

Champion building

Zhuangyuan building is located in the west of Wan'an bridge in Simen Town and the north of shilongkou. It is a Ming Dynasty building with three rooms and two lanes. There is a hall in the middle. The stone piers of all wooden columns have sunk into the ground, and the wooden structures of wooden columns, beams and floors are also dark black. However, the four corners of the eaves are still upward. The local old people call it "Five Mountains facing the sky". After the initial construction of the building, it was a reading house for Xie Qian when he was a child. According to the manuscript of returning to the fields, the house was just completed and was about to be moved when Xie Qian's mother, Zou, gave birth. Xie Qian's grandfather was very happy to see that his daughter-in-law gave birth to a white, fat boy with seven moles on his face. According to the poem "from the valley, moved to the arbor" in the book of songs, he named his grandson Xie Qian, whose name is Yu Qiao, and his name is Mu Zhai. This child is later Xie GE's elder. Xie Qian was very smart when he was a child. He never forgot his books. He won the first place in the local examination (Jieyuan) in the tenth year of Chenghua in the Ming Dynasty (1474). In the second year, he even won the first place in the first grade of the palace examination in the middle school. After zhongzhuangyuan, the former study house was expanded and repaired, which was renamed "Zhuangyuan building". In front of the building, there are three big character plaques of "zhuangyuanlou", which are fresh, vigorous, straight and strong. The building was listed as a cultural relic protection unit of Yuyao City in March 1997.

Zhuangyuanlou first lived in two families. On the east side was the 15th generation of Xie Ge Lao's descendants, and on the west side was the 14th generation of Xie Ge Lao's descendants. On the west side of Zhuangyuan building, there is a pool 18 meters long, 6.5 meters wide, two meters deep, surrounded by stone ridges. It is said that it is the inkstone washing pool used by Xie Ge when he was studying. The pool water has prevented the nearby fire many times

Chinese PinYin : Zhe Jiang Sheng Ning Bo Shi Yu Yao Shi Si Men Zhen