Xiangchang Town, Yuexi County, Anqing City, Anhui Province

Xiangchang town

Xiangchang town is located in the southeast of Yuexi County. It is connected with five towns of Yuexi County, including Tiantang Town, Changpu Town, Maojianshan Town, Zhongguan town and Shuihou town of Qianshan County. It is only 4 km away from Yuexi County in the north and 40 km away from Qianshan County and Shanghai Chengdu Expressway in the south. The total area is 64.37 square kilometers. National Highway 105 and Dongxiang Expressway run through the whole area. Xiangchang town has ups and downs of wind, beautiful streams, vertical and horizontal highways, high and low voltage power grid, cable TV, program-controlled telephone and wireless communication. Xiangchang town governs 7 administrative villages and 188 villager groups.

Basic information

Xiangchang Town, built in February 1992, is a combination of wuchou, Jinshan and Xiangchang. With a total area of 64.37 square kilometers, it governs 7 administrative villages and 188 villager groups, with a total population of 19831 people (2017). Except for a very small number of Miao, Hui and other ethnic minorities, most of them are Han nationality. In 2006, it was named as a famous historical and cultural town in Anhui Province by the provincial government.

infrastructure

Dongxiang Expressway passes through the territory, national highway 105 is implemented from north to south, village group highway is networked, 8 village grade highways are 24 km, 18 group grade highways are 130 km, and 7 village grade highways have achieved cement pavement hardening. The town government is located in xiajie village of jiaoshuizhai village. The town takes the 105 National Highway as the central axis and the two banks of Xiangchang River as the main area. The street is 550 meters long and 15-20 meters wide, covering an area of 150 mu. There are more than 600 government organs, enterprises, schools and individual businesses. The town has a population of 3500 people. It is now the political, economic and cultural center of Xiangchang. There are 6 small type-2 reservoirs, 434 dangjiatang reservoirs, 8 irrigation canals and 220 weir canals in the town. In 2007, more than 5100 farmers in the town used electricity, with 85% of cable TV coverage and 98% of TV utilization. 95% of the farmers have installed the telephone, and 70% of them use the mobile phone. 95% of farmers use tap water, 50% of households own and use biogas and other clean energy, 70% build new houses, 80% have motorcycles, and 40% use machinery for agricultural production.

Infrastructure

Dongxiang Expressway passes through Xiangchang Town, national highway 105 is implemented from north to south, village group highway is networked, 8 village level highways are 24 km, 18 group level highways are 130 km, and 7 village level highways have been hardened. Xiangchang town government is located in xiexinfan, a village group in xiajie, yushuizhai village. With the 105 National Highway as the central axis and the "Y" Xiangchang River as the main area, the street is 550 meters long and 15-20 meters wide, covering an area of 150 mu. There are more than 600 government organs, enterprises, schools and individual businesses, and the town has a population of 3500 people. It is the political, economic and cultural center of Xiangchang. Xiangchang town has 6 small type-2 reservoirs, 434 dangjiatang reservoirs, 8 irrigation canals and 220 weir canals. In 2007, more than 5100 farmers in Xiangchang town used electricity, with 85% of cable TV coverage and 98% of TV utilization. 95% of the farmers have installed the telephone, and 70% of them use the mobile phone. 95% of farmers use tap water, 50% of households own and use biogas and other clean energy, 70% build new houses, 80% have motorcycles, and 40% use machinery for agricultural production.

natural environment

The town is located in the south of Yuexi County, Anqing City, Anhui Province. It is 9 kilometers away from the county in the north and 108 kilometers away from Anqing City in the southeast. It borders on Tiantang, Changpu Town, Maojianshan, Zhongguan Township and Getu township of Qingshan county. The total terrain in the territory is high in the north and low in the south. The surrounding mountains are in the middle of the valley. It belongs to the humid monsoon climate zone in the north subtropical zone. It has four distinct seasons, sufficient light and abundant rain. The altitude of 1 km is 1222.9 meters in shanshanzhai, 1199 meters in fangmazhai and 1035 meters in xuanguling. Qinhe River is the main tributary of phreatic water, and Yinta River, a tributary of heshanzhai, flows into Anhui through Maojianshan reservoir. Therefore, Xiangchang River can be divided into "front River and back River". the famous thousand Buddha pagoda scenic area in its territory, there are Xingchan temple, Xizi Pavilion, the former site of the please water village riot, wanjialou, Hu Yeji's former residence, Yinta Jianshi cave, eighteen Arhats tip and other scenic spots for tourism.

Township situation

Xiangchang town is located in the south of Yuexi County in the hinterland of the Dabie Mountains, bordering on the buried hill in the south, 108 km away from Anqing City in the South and 9 km away from Yuexi County in the north, with a total area of 64.37 square kilometers. Now it has jurisdiction over 7 administrative villages. Xiangchang town is located in the southwest gate of Yue, which was named after the Xiangchang River, a tributary of Anhui water, in ancient times in houbei township of Qianshan County. With a history of more than 2000 years, a large number of cultural relics have been deposited on the 64 square kilometers of Xiangchang town. Xiangchang town not only preserves ancient Buddhist cultural sites, unique ancient buildings in Southwest Anhui, but also many ancient villages and battlefields, as well as precious remains of the red revolution. Xiangchang town is a piece of red land, where the famous uprising of please water village originated. The construction of the Communist Party has a long history, and the Xiangchang branch of the Communist Party was established in September 1927. Xiangchang town Party committee has 18 party branches and 425 party members, including 7 rural branches and 295 rural Party members. Xiangchang town has a profound cultural heritage and rich natural resources. It is known as the "hometown of literature and ink". In the territory, there are tourism resources such as the memorial base for the uprising of the Qianfo pagoda, the Buddhist culture of the Qianfo pagoda and the unique scenery of Shenma peak. There are abundant water energy resources and mineral resources such as granite formed by the collection of Xiangchang River, wuchou River and Hucao river. There are abundant agricultural and sideline special products such as high-quality pollution-free tea, vegetables, cocoons, chestnuts and medicines. Xiangchang town has a prominent location advantage in Yuexi County. With the implementation of poverty alleviation and development and the opening of Dongxiang expressway, especially the completion of Qianyue phase III project of national highway 105, the distance between Xiangchang town and Qianshan and Yuexi counties has been further shortened, and Xiangchang town has become a bridge and link between the two counties. As an important export town in the South Gate of Yuexi County and an economic "bridgehead" of the county It is an ideal land for investment. The development ideas of Xiangchang town are as follows: vigorously carry forward the spirit of "three innovations", firmly establish and implement the scientific outlook on development and correct outlook on political achievements, fully tap the resource advantages and traffic location advantages of Xiangchang Town, and vigorously develop suburban economy, road economy and labor economy in accordance with the development idea of "integrating into the county and connecting with the riverside", with poverty alleviation and development as the center and structural adjustment as the main line In order to build a harmonious society, it is necessary to promote the private economy, cultivate and expand pillar industries, optimize the environment for economic development, actively carry out investment promotion activities, vigorously strengthen infrastructure construction such as road transportation, irrigation and water conservancy, small market towns, and vigorously develop various social undertakings such as education, science and technology, culture and health We will keep pace with the times and realize the comprehensive, coordinated and healthy development of economy and society.

scenic spot

Xiangchang town has a long history, profound cultural accumulation and rich cultural heritage. There are more than 1800 year old thousand Buddha pagodas, more than 600 year old Xiangchang street, Fang's ancestral hall, Hu's ancestral hall, Wang's ancestral hall, Zhou's ancestral hall, Qin's ancestral hall, wanjialou, dafudi, Hu Yeji's former residence and other ancestral dwellings with architectural characteristics of Southwest Anhui. There are quite a number of temples, ancient roads, ancient pavilions, ancient bridges with different styles, as well as Yuexi Gaoqiang, opera, folk songs, proverbs and sayings A large number of intangible cultural heritages such as books and the famous ruins of the uprising in the Qingshui village. Xiangchang town scenery ancient Buddhist cultural sites: Xiangchang town is located between Sikong mountain (70 km from Xiangchang in the northwest) and Tianzhu Mountain (30 km from Xiangchang in the South) of the second patriarch of Zen Buddhism. Since Huike, the second patriarch of Zen Buddhism, preached in zhuoxi in the Jin Dynasty, many Buddhist disciples have set up a Daoism center here to promote Buddhism. The most famous Buddhist cultural site in Xiangchang town is Fayun Temple thousand Buddha pagoda, a key cultural relic protection unit in Anhui Province. "Anqing Fu Zhi" records: "Houshan temple, a Fayun temple, was founded in Jin Dynasty and burned in the end of Ming Dynasty." According to the stele of rebuilding Fayun temple in Tongzhi period of Qing Dynasty, "Qianbei Houshan temple, named Fayun in ancient times, was built in Xianhe period (326-334) of Eastern Jin Dynasty. In Xianfeng Period, there were many fires, pagodas and temples destroyed." Huike preached in Fayun temple before his boss Kongshan. In Tang Dynasty, Jin qiaojue set up a Taoist temple here, and later transferred to Jiuhua Mountain to cultivate dizang King Bodhisattva After many renovations, Fayun temple has become a famous scenic spot in Yuexi County. The thousand pagodas in the temple were first built in Jin Dynasty, with seven floors in four directions, and got its name because each floor is carved with a large number of Buddha statues. According to research: the thousand Buddha pagoda is one of the oldest existing four square pagodas in China. There are also Xingchan Temple (also known as Huagong Temple) and Longwang Temple (also known as Niangniang Temple) in Xiangchang.

Cultural heritage

Xiangchang town is a unique ancient architectural complex in Southwest Anhui. Xiangchang is located in the traffic fortress. Since the yuan and Ming Dynasties, business and economy flourished. It can be seen from the existing ancient streets and a large number of exquisite ancient buildings. "Qianshan County annals" records: "Xiangchang old street, from the Yuan Dynasty, became an important market town on the ancient road from Hubei to Anqing in the Ming and Qing Dynasties." Xiangchang old street, with a history of more than 600 years, is still more than 300 meters long and 4 meters wide. Three ancient bridges, Fang's ancestral hall, Fang's genealogy hall and Xi Zi pavilion are well preserved. With Laojie ancient buildings as the core, a large number of Ming and Qing ancient buildings are preserved in Xiangchang, including wanjialou mansion built in Ming Dynasty and expanded in Qing Dynasty, Hu's ancestral hall built in late Ming Dynasty, Wu's Wufu hall built in Qianlong period of Qing Dynasty, Wang's ancestral hall built in mid Qing Dynasty, Hu Yeji's former residence and Wu's official residence built in Guangxu period of Qing Dynasty, and Qin's ancestral hall built in late Qing Dynasty . Investigation of ancient architecture experts in Fujian Province

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