Majia Town, Luojiang District, Quanzhou City, Fujian Province

Majia town

Majia Town, which belonged to xianxili, Yuquan Township, Jinjiang County, Quanzhou Prefecture in ancient times, is an important ecotourism town at the junction of Jinjiang County, Nan'an County, Hui'an County and Xianyou County, Xinghua Prefecture.

Majia town is located in the north of Jinjiang county and the north central of Luojiang District, Quanzhou City. It connects Tuling town of Hui'an County (Quangang District) in the East, Hongmei town of Nan'an City in the west, Heshi town of Jinjiang county (Luojiang District) in the south, Luoxi town of Jinjiang county (Luojiang District) in the north, Yuanzhuang town of Xianyou County in the northeast and honglai town of Nan'an County in the southwest.

Majia Town, 35 kilometers from the center of Licheng District, Quanzhou City, has jurisdiction over 24 administrative villages. Majia town is the transportation hub in the middle and north of Luojiang District. There are two Quanzhou Xianyou highways passing through the town. One is 304 County Road, which runs northward from the center of Quanzhou through Guantou, Heshi, Majia and Luoxi of Luojiang to Longhua town of Xianyou County. The other is an extension of 243 County Road (under construction). Majia Yuanzhuang highway can reach Fengting directly through Fengyuan highway of Yuanzhuang town Zhenxian Youdong station. Majia town is the location of Xiangong mountain scenic spot in Quanzhou, and also the location of Yangen University, a private university. At present, No.11 bus in Majia town goes to Luoxi, no.k2 (original No.43) and no.k6 bus go to Yangen University.

In 2017, the administrative area was 11572 hectares, with a permanent population of 64167.

General situation of villages and towns

Majia town historically belonged to xianxili, Jinjiang County, Quanzhou Prefecture. It is adjacent to Tuling Town, Huian County (Quangang District) in the East, Hongmei Town, Nan'an City in the west, Heshi Town, Jinjiang county (Luojiang District) in the south, Luoxi Town, Jinjiang county (Luojiang District) in the North, Yuanzhuang Town, Xianyou County in the northeast, and honglai Town, Nan'an County in the southwest. Majia town is located in the upper reaches of Luoyang River, at the foot of Xiangong mountain, a provincial scenic spot, in the north of Jinjiang county and in the north of Luojiang District, Quanzhou City, 24 kilometers away from the central urban area. It is the seat of Yangen University, a famous private university in China. The origin of the name of Majia village is said that in the late Southern Song Dynasty, the Mongol invading army went from Xianyou County to Jinjiang County, Quanzhou Prefecture, and went straight to Citong city. They passed through xianxili village for a short rest and raised horses by the stream. The villagers steal the rules, but they see that the mountains and fields are full of "battle horse armour", so it is called Majia village.

In the sixth year of Kaiyuan (718) of Tang Dynasty, Jinjiang county was set up in the southeast of Nan'an county. Today, the place of Majia town is under the jurisdiction of Jinjiang county from Nan'an county. Jinjiang county is named after Jinjiang River, and its governance is located in Erythrina city of Quanzhou (now Licheng District of Quanzhou City).

In April of 978, the third year of Taiping rejuvenating the country in the Northern Song Dynasty, it was exactly three years after Li Yu, the empress of the Southern Tang Dynasty, fell to the Song Dynasty. Under the pressure of the situation, Chen Hongjin, the former Jiedushi of Qingyuan County in the Southern Tang Dynasty and a native of Xianyou Fengting, surrendered to the Song Dynasty and sacrificed 14 counties of Quanzhou and Zhangzhou (including Putian, Xianyou and Tong'an). Today, Majia town belongs to xianxili, Yuquan Township, Jinjiang County, Quanzhou Prefecture. Yuan, Ming and Qing belonged to the 44th, 45th and 46th capitals of Jinjiang county.

During the period of the Republic of China, it belonged to Jinfeng Township, Fengshan Township and Jinfeng Township, the Fourth District of Jinjiang county.

In June 1950, it belonged to the Second District of Jinjiang county (Jinfeng and Dayou). In July 1952, it belongs to Yong'an township of Jinjiang county. September 1955 belongs to Majia District of Jinjiang county (in Yong'an Village). In March 1958, the district was withdrawn and the township was merged, which was called Majia township. In September 1958, the people's commune of Majia was established.

In January 1971, the three people's communes of Luoxi, Majia and Hezhi and the Shuangyang farm in Jinjiang county were under the jurisdiction of Quanzhou City at the county level.

In May 1985, Jinjiang District was abolished and prefecture level Quanzhou City was established. Majia people's commune was changed to Licheng District of Quanzhou City.

In 1991, it was renamed Majia town. In 1997, it was transferred to Luojiang District of Quanzhou City.

Majia town governs 24 administrative villages. There are Han and she nationalities, most of which are Han nationality. There are more than 20000 overseas Chinese and ethnic Chinese, and their footprints are all over Southeast Asia and Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan.

Team members

Party secretary: Yang Huamin

NPC Chairman: Su Shilong

Mayor: Wu Yushu

administrative division

350504101:201 Lutian village 202 Wufeng village 203 Erjia village 204 Houban village 205 Jiunan village 206 Xibei village 207xilin village 208 pannei village 209 Majia village 210 Xingchuan village 211 Yong'an village 212 Yangen village 213 yangkeng village 214 Xin'an village 215 pengshu village 216 Meiling village 217 Qishan village 218 Xinsheng village 219 Xinjian village 220 Xinmin Village 221 Qian'an village 222 cainei village 223 Yishan village 224 Xitou village 400 Yangen University

infrastructure

The township was established in the 32nd year of the Republic of China, with 24 villagers' committees under its jurisdiction. There are more than 37000 villagers living abroad and in Hong Kong and Macao. There are 25000 returned overseas Chinese, their family members and relatives of Hong Kong and Macao compatriots. In the township, there is a 35KV substation, a water supply plant with annual water supply of 2.5 million tons, a cable program-controlled telephone module office with installed telephone capacity of 3280 and more than 1000 program-controlled telephones, and a main market. There are 1 Yangen University (covering 202 mu, with a total construction area of 34443 square meters), 3 middle schools (covering 52826 square meters, with a construction area of 5666 square meters), 24 primary schools and 15 kindergartens. From 1980 to 1990, overseas villagers donated about 64 million yuan to public welfare undertakings. It has one cultural station, one theater with more than 1000 seats, and 36 medical and health facilities, including Town Center Health Center (covering an area of 4620 square meters, with a building area of 1848 square meters) and village clinics. There are 148 township enterprises in the township.

tourist resources

Majia town has beautiful scenery and outstanding people. The famous scenic spot, Xiangong mountain, with an altitude of 758.6 meters, was built in the northern and Southern Dynasties. It mainly worships the nine immortals of he's family. The Buddhist, Taoist and Confucian churches on the top of the mountain worship unique religious and cultural phenomena. It reflects the broad mind of Quanzhou people and Quanzhou culture for different religions, attracts literati and poets to visit here, leaves many precious poems and inscriptions, and spreads many magical and beautiful legends of the nine immortals Fujian scenic spot, one of the 18 scenic spots in Quanzhou.

At the foot of Xiangong mountain, Yang'en University, founded by patriotic overseas Chinese Mr. Wu Qingxing, is famous at home and abroad, with more than 16000 teachers, students and staff. The perfect combination of the poetic and picturesque Yangen lake scenery and the campus modern architecture group constitutes a beautiful landscape painting. Xiangong mountain and Yangen University have become two resounding business cards of Majia town. Majia town is rich in tourism resources and profound cultural heritage. In addition to the two main scenic areas of Xiangong mountain and Yangen University Town, huinu reservoir scenery, animal and plant ornamental garden, Kangji temple, Kengtou, Xiliao folk village, Shunji palace, Xie's Tulou, Du's clan series historic sites, furnace field, Wufeng Nongjiale, Meiling flower appreciation and other cultural relics and scenic spots have tourism development potential.

cultural education

At present, there are 1 University, 3 middle schools, 13 primary schools, 6 kindergartens, 1 town level comprehensive cultural center and 1 class-A hospital. The mass cultural life includes literary creation, photography, dragon boat race, Nanyin, Dagu, Qin, Qi, calligraphy and painting, opera playing and singing, and various ball games. "Big drum blowing" and "Legend of nine immortals" have been listed in the top list of the first batch of intangible cultural heritage protection in Quanzhou, and tourism, science and education, culture and health undertakings have developed in an all-round way.

Majia town is the site of Yangen University, the first undergraduate private university in China. Yangen University was founded in 1987 by the Yangen foundation established by patriotic overseas Chinese Mr. Wu Qingxing and his family. It was approved by the State Education Commission as a full-time ordinary university. It was run by Fujian Provincial Government in 1988. In order to meet the needs of national education reform, since July 1994, as a pilot of China's education reform, Yangen university has been independently run by Yangen foundation. It is the first private university in China to issue National Undergraduate Certificate and bachelor's degree. The campus is surrounded by mountains and rivers, with beautiful scenery and elegant environment. The school covers an area of more than 2000 mu, with a building area of 520000 square meters and a stadium area of more than 140000 square meters.

economic development

The main products and industries include knitwear, bedclothes, clothing, shoes and hats, daily-use plastics, light industrial products, building materials, bamboo and rattan crafts, communication equipment, sewing, printing, etc.; the commercial service facilities are mainly set up along both sides of Quanxian highway, and the business items include general merchandise, grain, chemical fertilizer, hardware, clothing, cultural goods, diet, feed, etc. the business network covers an area of 24821 square meters The total construction area is 11810 square meters. Majia town has fertile land and rich products, rich in longan, litchi, red peach, banana, oolong tea and other famous fruit tea, as well as maiwendong, Yujin and other traditional Chinese medicine. Knitting, clothing, shoes, stone and bedding have become the pillar industries of industrial economy. In 2008, the output value of enterprises in the whole town was 670 million yuan, the total output value of agriculture was 146 million yuan, the per capita income of farmers was 6900 yuan, the scenic spot of Xiangong mountain received 270000 tourists, and the total tourism income was 13.4 million yuan.

Get honor

It has won the honorary titles of "provincial towns with beautiful environment" and "the ninth provincial civilized towns". In accordance with the requirements of the scientific outlook on development, the Party committee and government of Majia town have made great efforts to build a strong modern scientific and educational tourism town. They are committed to the implementation of the development strategy of daquanzhou and the construction of a new industrial and trade tourism eco city by the Luojiang District Party Committee and the district government, as well as the planning, construction and improvement of infrastructure. The town construction has begun to take shape, with roads extending in all directions and beautiful ecological environment, forming a central town, industrial park and tourism area With the development pattern of the four functional areas of the science and Education District, the people live and work in peace and contentment, the society is harmonious and stable, and the economy and society of the whole town are fully coordinated and sustainable, which has become a beautiful "back garden" of Quanzhou.

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