Xiaotian Town, Shucheng County, Lu'an City, Anhui Province

Xiaotian town

Xiaotian town is located in the southwest mountainous area of Shucheng County, Anhui Province, 67 kilometers away from the county seat. It is adjacent to Qianshan County, Yuexi County, Huoshan County and Jin'an District. National Highway 105 and provincial highway 317 pass through the town. It has superior geographical location and convenient transportation. In 2005, the rural comprehensive reform was carried out, and the original Xiaotian Town, pingtian Township and Chawan Township were reorganized and merged again. It has jurisdiction over 1 Street, 28 villages and 454 villager groups.

As of 2017, Xiaotian town has an administrative area of 31069 hectares and a permanent population of 21000.

General situation

Xiaotian town has a long history. As early as the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it formed an ancient town along the river integrating commerce and living. The old street of Xiaotian still has the ancient charm, with green bricks and gray tiles, carved beams and painted buildings, and antique flavor. It is a relatively complete Hui Style ancient architectural complex in Western Anhui. Xiaotian set up a township as early as the 28th year of the Republic of China. After liberation, it was changed into the residence of the CPC District Committee. In 1984, it was upgraded to one of the four district level towns in the county. In 1992, the former Dahe Township and Huanghe Township were merged into Xiaotian town. In 2005, the comprehensive rural reform brought about the reorganization and merger of the former Xiaotian Town, pingtian Township and Chawan township. Xiaotian town governs one street, 28 villages and 454 villager groups. Xiaotian town has always been an industrial and trade center and a big agricultural town in the southwest mountainous area of Shucheng. It is also one of the four central towns in the county. The industrial enterprises in the town are mainly hydroelectric power generation, mining, and processing of agricultural and sideline products. Xiaotian mountain farm, with an area of 365800 Mu and cultivated land of 22000 mu, is a typical agricultural town in mountainous area. Its agricultural and sideline products mainly include tea, orchid, chestnut, Camellia oleifera, wood and bamboo, alpine vegetables, traditional Chinese medicine, edible fungi, etc.

Xiaotian town is rich in tourism resources, including the National Forest Park, Dabie Mountain Geopark and AAAA scenic spot Wanfoshan. Xianren cave, eighteen Arhats worship Guanyin and many other tourist attractions are waiting to be developed. Xiaotian's characteristic industries, such as orchids, gardens and bonsai, are well-known at home and abroad. Xiaotian's traditional handicrafts, such as root carving and Pu fan, are popular both inside and outside the province.

Characteristic industry

Orchid industry

Orchid day is a famous hometown of orchids in East China. It is located in the southwest of Shucheng County, Anhui Province. It has a mild climate, abundant rainfall, lush bamboo forest, changeable landform and unique natural environment. It is very suitable for the growth and breeding of orchids. In recent years, with the efforts of many people, the orchid products of Xiaotian continue to emerge. The number of orchid workers is gradually increasing and its reputation is well-known at home and abroad It has become a business card of Xiaotian, an important town of Shucheng, and a symbolic brand of its external image.

With the rapid development of Xiaotian's orchid industry, by the end of 2002, there were nearly ten thousand local orchid farmers, orchid admirers and orchid Yilan. Every year, there are orchid friends from Shanghai, Nanjing, Zhejiang, Hunan, Hubei and other places in Xiaotian, as well as from South Korea and Japan, with an average annual number of more than 5000 people. How can Xiaotian's orchid industry go to a new stage and embark on the fast track of sound development With the unremitting efforts of the Party committee government, a group of people and Cymbidium workers, Xiaotian Orchid Association was officially established in November 2003, becoming the third hometown Orchid Association in China. Since then, Xiaotian Orchid Association has embarked on a rapid development road, and gradually showed its strength and glory.

Good policy support and superior development space have made Xiaotian Orchid Association's talents and high-quality products emerge in endlessly. The assets of "big boss" in orchid industry such as ban Dayuan, Jiang Qisheng, he Xianwen and Hu Xiaosheng have increased rapidly, and the rising stars such as Zhang Yuyou and ban Daibing have made great efforts to catch up with them. The new products of Xiaotian Orchid Association have reached more than 1800 kinds, with 120 kinds of high-quality products. They have successively excavated "wanjunmei" and "Dalong" Some inscriptions, such as rouge, xiangtiange, fragrant lily, Chinese lotus butterfly, Chu character and Jingmei, have won gold and silver prizes in orchid exhibitions all over the country. So far, the members of Xiaotian Orchid Association have reached more than 300, and the members have gradually extended to Yuexi, Huoshan, Jinzhai, Shanqi, Gaofeng and other areas in the county and surrounding towns, with an annual turnover of more than 8 million yuan. The orchid industry has really become an important magic weapon for the people in Xiaotian town and even Shucheng county to become rich and well-off.

tea industry

The high quality tea garden covers an area of more than 20000 mu, with an annual output of about 350 tons of dry tea. It is an important green tea production base in Anhui Province. It is the origin of the traditional famous "Shucheng xiaolanhua" and the Ministry famous tea "baishuangwuhao".

The average household area of the town is 2 mu of tea, and the per capita income is nearly 1000 yuan. The output of famous tea accounts for more than 85% of the total output of the town, and the output value accounts for more than 90%.

Through the pollution-free tea garden certification of 10000 mu, organic garden certification of 2460 mu. In Chawan, baisangyuan, fangchong and Nanyue villages, "Shuchazao" improved variety planting demonstration base has been established, and more than 2 million "Shuchazao" and other improved varieties of tea seedlings have been introduced.

Every year, we hold more than 20 training sessions of various famous and high-quality tea picking and processing technologies, print and distribute nearly 100000 materials, and the number of participants reaches 10000 person times. We have held two competitions of famous and high-quality tea production capacity, produced more than 30 Tea Promotion signs, produced four TV publicity films of Xiaotian tea, organized large tea operators and producers to participate in various tea competitions and exhibitions, "Xiaotian orchid" series of famous tea, and "baishuangwuhao" ”"Orchid fragrant bud" and "orchid sword" have won gold prizes in tea fairs such as Wuhu.

There are 65 sets of tea shaping machines, more than 10 large, medium and small tea production enterprises, 300 sets of complete sets of tea production equipment, and tens of thousands of small-scale home appliances.

There are more than 200 large tea producers and marketers, such as "baishuangwuhao", "lanhuajian" and other high-grade famous tea producers, covering dozens of villages and groups in Chawan, pingtian and Huanghe, producing nearly 100 tons of high-grade famous tea with an output value of tens of millions of yuan. There are more than 5 mu tea franchised households in the town, with an income of more than 20000 yuan. There are 2-3 mu tea gardens, more than 40 households with an income of 10000 yuan, and more than 100 households with an income of about 10000 yuan. There are more than 100 large tea businesses, operating more than 400 tons of tea in Shucheng, Huoshan, Qianshan, Yuexi, Jin'an and other counties (districts), with a turnover of about 50 million yuan. Chawan organic tea company has established more than 500 mu organic tea bases in Longjing and Damascus. Rongsheng Huamu Co., Ltd. has signed nearly ten thousand jin famous tea orders with tea farmers in the origin of "baishuangwuhao". Xiaotian famous tea factory and Dahe famous tea factory process and produce high-grade famous tea, gradually forming the order mode of "company (enterprise) + farmer".

Famous specialty

Tea

Famous tea, represented by "orchid sword", "baishuangwuhao" and "Wanxi Zaohua", is famous both at home and abroad. It is small and exquisite in appearance, green in color, fragrant in fragrance, mellow in taste and refreshing in spirit.

tea oil

The edible oil extracted from Camellia oleifera seeds of Camellia oleifera fruits has the nutrition of animal oil as well as the flavor of vegetable oil. It is convenient for urination, dissolves accumulation and deposition, and reduces blood pressure.

Chinese chestnut

"Dahongpao", "bee ball", "yelizang" and other famous varieties of chestnut, rich color, full and solid fruit, is a good health tonic.

ornamental plant bonsai

Bonsai and root carving with orchid, Dujuan and Zhenzhu boxwood as the main products are well-known and exported to Taiwan, Hong Kong and other major cities.

mushrooms

A group of farmers introduced production technology from other places. The mushrooms they produced can be steamed, braised, and served in soup, with different flavors.

fungus

The use of natural wood and bacteria generated by the original, eat the antihypertensive antipyretic, qingxinshunqi, is the treasure of health.

fans

"Wanfoshan" brand acorn powder, pueraria powder, acorn and pueraria vermicelli are made from high quality starch extracted from wild acorn nut and pueraria lobata root. The taste is soft and smooth, with the functions of moistening intestines and strengthening stomach, reducing blood pressure and lipid, eliminating fire and tonifying Yin.

pickled cabbage

Xiaotian pickle, which is made of ginger beans, Yanghe ginger, red pepper, Jerusalem artichoke, white radish and ginger, and natural mountain spring water, has a crisp taste and a long aftertaste.

agricultural development

On May 26, 2020, Xiaotian town was selected into the list of strong agricultural towns in 2020.

Folklore

Self growing stone tablet

Beside the Buddhist temples, the main peak of Wanfo Mountain, there is a natural stone tablet, which is called "self born stone tablet". It is said that the stone tablet was formed at the end of the Ming Dynasty. There are many kinds of legends about the formation of the stone tablet. Because there is no textual research, it is omitted. Let the guests visiting Wanfoshan explore for themselves.

Zhang Gongdong

In Tuoling village of Xiaotian Town, there is a tall and straight mountain called Shuangjian. On the west side is the wanzhang cliff. There is a cave in the middle of the rock. When you look at it from the opposite side, the cave is dark and unfathomable. The top of the cave extends forward and covers the cave. The cave is surrounded by bare cliffs. It's frightening to look at. It is said that a long time ago there was an old man surnamed Zhang who was a monk and practiced in the cave. There were stone tables, stone benches, stone basins in the cave and there was a lot of space inside. At the bottom of the cave, it turned out that there was a thick vine climbing up to the cave. The old Taoist came in and out by supporting the thick vine up and down. Later, the thick vine died, and the old Taoist was buried in the cave. People call this hole Zhang Gong Dong.

scenic spot

Wanfoshan

Located in the southwest of Shucheng county and the northeast slope of Dabie Mountain area, it is located at 116 ° 31 \ 'e, 31 ° 01 \' - 31 ° 05 \ 'n, 12 km long from north to South and 3 km wide from east to west. Wanfoshan is a national AAAA tourist attraction. It borders on Suping village in the north, Qianshan County in the East and Southeast, and Yuexi County in the West and southwest. In 1987, it was listed as the first batch of provincial scenic spots by the provincial government. In 1994, it was approved as a provincial forest park by the provincial forestry department. In 1998, it was approved as a provincial nature reserve by the provincial government. In 2001, it was approved as a national park by the Provincial Tourism Bureau

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