Gegong Town, Dongzhi County, Chizhou City, Anhui Province

Gegong town

Gegong town is a town under the jurisdiction of Dongzhi County in Anhui Province. Its name comes from "Gegong", which is the honorific name of Ge Hong, a famous Taoist scholar in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. In 2017, the administrative area was 25149 hectares, with a permanent population of 15349.

Gegong town has a mild climate and abundant rainfall. Its agriculture is mainly rice, followed by tea, oil, wheat, corn, cotton, mushroom, Chinese herbal medicine, etc., and its forestry is rich in bamboo and wood resources. It is rich in tea and Auricularia auricula. Since the Dongzhi jiutianxianyu scenic spot (formerly known as Xianyu mountain scenic spot) has been upgraded to a national 4A scenic spot, the service industry of Gegong has also been greatly improved.

Original name

Gegong town is named after Gegong. The name of Gegong town comes from "Gegong", which is the honorific name of Ge Hong, a famous Taoist theorist, medical scientist and writer in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Ge Hong (284-364), whose name is Zhichuan, was named baopuzi. He was born in Jurong County, Danyang City (now Jurong County, Jiangsu Province). When he was young, he liked the method of immortal guidance and cultivation and learned alchemy from Zheng Yin, a disciple of Ge Xuan. When Sima Rui was the prime minister, GE was a subordinate official, and later he was a counsellor and general. Later, because of the suppression of the peasant uprising led by Shi Bing, he was given the title of Marquis of Guannei. Bao Fang, the governor of Nanhai, valued him very much. He married his daughter to him and taught him his own knowledge. Later, he quit his job and traveled all over the famous mountains, hoping to live a long life through alchemy. According to Zhide county annals, Ge Hong, a native of Danyang in Jin Dynasty, tasted alchemy in Liushan. Therefore, there used to be Gexian temple, Guanyin Pavilion, Qinghe temple, alchemy pool and Luji stone on Liushan. There is a poem that says: "the staff of the staff of the staff of the staff of the staff of the staff of the staff of the staff of the staff of the staff of the staff of the staff of the staff of the staff of the staff of the staff of the staff of the staff of the staff of the staff of the staff of the staff of the staff of the staff of. Through the stream spring ridge, through the forest cliff empty. The old monk xingongyu, lanwairi Gaochun. "Where is baopu people? It's like the trace of Lingshan. Lu Zhifei day, stone solution alchemy field, hanging stick layer Yan Ze, linchi a path. From time to time, we can see that there are no external peaks. "Danyang makes Yin Gu an immortal who rides a deer to face the sky at a loss. I would like to go up to the clouds and pray for a decision, and the land is full of green. Ge Hong had been refining pills in Liushan for a period of time, but he had to go to other places to find a mountain to refine pills. Everyone tried their best to keep him, but he still insisted on going, so this mountain was named Liushan. The name of the street at the foot of Liushan mountain has been changed to Gegong street, gegongpu and Gegong town.

Historical changes

Gegong town used to be GeTian Township in the early days of liberation; later, in memory of the arrest of Red Army soldier Xu yuanpo here in 1936 and the killing of Wang Ping, the first head of GeTian Township, by the remnant of Kuomintang in Gegong Town, he named Pingyuan Township after two martyrs each; Gegong people's commune was established in 1958; Pingyuan township was restored in 1982 when the system reform was carried out; Pingyuan township was still called after merging with Hongfang when the whole province was withdrawn and merged in 1992; In 1993, with the approval of the provincial government, Pingyuan township was abolished and Gegong town was established; in 1995, Hongfang township was established; in 2007, when the administrative division of the township was adjusted, Hongfang township (Hongfang township is to commemorate the revolutionary martyrs, named after hongmaixiao and hubaifang of the Red Army. Hongfang township was set up in the early days of liberation, Hongfang people's commune was set up in 1958, Hongfang township was changed into Hongfang Township when the system reform was carried out in 1982, Pingyuan township was merged into Pingyuan Township when the whole province was withdrawn and merged into Pingyuan Township in 1992, Gegong town was rebuilt with the consent of the provincial government in 1993, and Hongfang township was rebuilt from Gegong town in 1993. 231 provincial road runs through the western part of the territory, and every village in the town is connected with roads, electricity and telephone. Xianyu mountain is located in the southeast of the territory, with an altitude of more than 1000 meters in the South and more than 500 meters in the north. There is a flat land in the middle. It is high in the southeast and low in the northwest, with a slightly oval basin. The Qianhe River in the upper reaches of huangpenhe river has five tributaries which control the whole area in a network way; the rainwater collecting areas of small (I) type Yugong reservoir and Hongqi reservoir are 3280 and 2240 hectares respectively, with a total reservoir capacity of 4130000 and 2820000 cubic meters; the rainwater collecting areas of small (II) type Daling reservoir, Longgu reservoir, Lantan reservoir and Luling reservoir are 936, 200, 150 and 150 hectares respectively, with a total reservoir capacity of 650000, 222000, 135000 and 830000 cubic meters; the rainwater collecting areas of small (II) type Daling reservoir, Longgu reservoir, Lantan reservoir and Luling reservoir are 936, 200, 150 hectares respectively, with a total The installed capacity of the power station is 1 / 160 and 1 / 100 (set / kW) respectively. agriculture is dominated by rice, followed by tea, oil, wheat, corn, cotton, mushroom, Chinese herbal medicine, etc.; forestry is rich in bamboo and wood resources, rich in tea. there are primary schools in every village and middle schools in the town. There are health centers in the town and medical rooms in every village. There are cultural, radio and television stations; cinemas; television turntables. 1 village with tap water. The nursing home can support 20 old people.

administrative division

Gegong town governs Gegong village, Tianjing village, Dayuan village, Meishu village, Yuemin village, huidao village, Qiaolian village, Liupu village, Dahua Village, Liantang village, Lantan village, Hongfang village, Tongchun village, Yongzheng village, xianyushan village and Hongqiling village.

Characteristic resources

Gegong town has a wide area and rich resources. It has rich natural resources, such as minerals: light calcium from patio, vanadium from Lantan, and marble from Yuemin. Yuemin's marble is being mined. The preliminary work of Guofeng Group to settle in Gegong town is ready. Gegong's "huidao tea" has excellent appearance, quality, color and taste. It has won the county-level tea quality award and is very popular in the market. Gegong is also one of the birthplaces of Qihong. The famous ancient huidao is the only way for black tea to enter the market at that time. There are two black tea refining plants in the town, with an annual output of 150000 TBT. Gegong tofu is white and tender, soft and delicious. It is known as "Xishi tofu". In ancient times, "blue and white jade board, red mouth and green Yingge" refers to Gegong tofu. People who have been to Gegong praise it and bring some home for relatives and friends to taste. The edible fungus industry has become a strong industry to increase farmers' income, and Gegong town has more than 3 million sticks. The territory is rich in forestry resources, more than 30 wood processing enterprises, "Meixin floor factory" is the leading enterprise of wood processing. Dahualun kiln factory, garment processing factory, runting Rice Industry Co., Ltd. and unburned brick factory have become new industries in Gegong town. Runting rice industry was rated as municipal leading enterprise in 2005. The annual precipitation is 1560 mm. There are four small reservoirs and 89 ponds with a total capacity of 5.58 million m3.

infrastructure

There are 15 schools in Gegong Town, with 2732 students and 123 teachers, including one junior middle school. The township health center has 33 medical staff and 30 beds, and each village has a medical room. There are cultural, radio and television stations; cinemas; television turntables. 1 village with tap water. One bus station. There are 2 banks and 2 credit cooperatives. The nursing home can support 20 old people.

economic development

The main agricultural products are: 5985 tons of grain, 25 tons of cotton, 664 tons of oil, 15 tons of sugar, 1451 large livestock at the end of the year, 818 tons of pork; 23 agricultural locomotives, 3500 kW of total mechanical power; 445 hectares of effective irrigation and drainage area, accounting for 50.5% of arable land; 6 agricultural science and technology and service units There are 11 middle and senior agricultural technicians. There are 5 forest farms in towns and villages, and the main tree species are pine, fir, maple, Sophora and Phyllostachys pubescens. The annual output of aquatic products is 46 tons. The main aquatic products are fish and shrimp. There are 193 towns, villages and individual private enterprises, with 416 employees; the total annual operating income is 6.2 million yuan, the total net profit is 450000 yuan, and the total paid in tax is 70000 yuan; the main production and operation are automobile and agricultural machinery repair, grain and oil processing, tea making, passenger and freight transportation, bamboo and wood processing, agricultural materials, general merchandise, medicine, brick and tile, local products, etc. One specialized market for fair trade. In 2008, the total agricultural output value (current price) was 29.36 million yuan, including 18.19 million yuan for agriculture, 1.88 million yuan for forestry, 9.05 million yuan for animal husbandry and 240000 yuan for fishery. Agricultural tax of 516000 yuan was levied on fixed production. The fiscal revenue is 1.73 million yuan, including 1.41 million yuan of budgetary revenue; the fiscal expenditure is 1.8 million yuan, including 130000 yuan of agricultural expenditure; the balance of various deposits at the end of the year is 7.48 million yuan, including 6.83 million yuan of residents' savings; the balance of various loans at the end of the year is 5.54 million yuan, including 5.03 million yuan of agricultural loans. The per capita income of farmers is 1879 yuan.

Huidao tea town

Gegong town has a long history and is well-known. It was named after Gehong, a thinker and alchemist of the Yuan emperor of the Eastern Jin Dynasty (people respectfully call him "Gegong"), who abandoned his official position and returned to seclusion to "taste" the coal alchemy in the mountain. The site of the altar still exists and went to Xuyou town in the mountain. Gegong town is located in the east of Baidong County on the South Bank of the Yangtze River. It is adjacent to shitaitian Township in the East, Hongfang Township in the south, Yaodu town in the west, Yanghu and Gaoshan in the north. The town is 39 kilometers away from the county. Provincial highway 231 passes through the town. Anqing county is the only way to Qimen and Huangshan through Chaqiao and the county. In 2017, the administrative area was 25149 hectares, with a permanent population of 15349. It is a subtropical humid monsoon climate zone, with mild climate, four distinct seasons, abundant rainfall, moderate sunshine, economy and agriculture as the main, forest, tea and grain as well as 150000 Mu mountain farm, rich in plant resources and various varieties. Huidao tea and Gegong tofu, which are famous for a long time, are said to have been tasted by Emperor Qianlong himself on his way to Suzhou. As a result, there was an endless stream of merchants, and Gegong developed into a political, economic and cultural center and a distribution center of agricultural and sideline products in four neighboring towns. in recent years, the wood and bamboo processing industry in Gegong town has quietly sprung up, and is striding forward to an important mountain town with the development of deep processing of forest tea products. In 1959, Ding Bangqing, a blind artist in Hongfang Township, Dongzhi County, played "Shifan gongs and drums" composed of "magpie climbing branches", "dragonfly skimming water", "upside down myna" and other tunes with a four stringed piano, winning a prize in Anqing regional art performance

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