Yangyuan Township, Nanping Municipal He county, Fujian Province

Yangyuan Township

Yangyuan township is located in the southeast of Zhenghe County, Fujian Province, adjacent to Zhenqian town in the north, Zhouning County in the East, Pingnan County in the south, Jian'ou city in the southwest and Xingxi Township in the northwest.

In Yangyuan Township, there is the 27th blessed place of Chinese Taoism and Donggong mountain, a provincial scenic spot, which has been selected as a national ecological township; in 2006, Yangyuan Siping opera was selected as the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list and served as the top ten business cards of Northern Fujian; Yangyuan Township was once broadcast on CCTV as a charming town in China; six villages in Yangyuan Township were selected into the list of Chinese Traditional Villages: Donggong village and ban village There are three villages: toucun, Yangyuan village, Xiyan village, Heyang village and Taoyang village.

In 2017, the administrative area was 23582 hectares, with a permanent population of 9311.

geographical environment

Location context

Yangyuan township is located in the southeast of Zhenghe County. In 1988, it had jurisdiction over 12 administrative villages and 101 villager groups. In 1986, Yangyuan township was designated as one of the five poor townships in Zhenghe County.

Climate and environment

Yangyuan township is located in the southeast slope of the line between Donggong mountain and Fengshan depression. The terrain is slightly inclined to the southeast, with an average altitude of more than 800 meters.

The mountains are continuous, the rock types are complex, and the streams are tortuous. Cuixi, the largest river in the territory, originates from fengshanao and niuloushan in the northwest, flows through the whole territory to the southeast and flows into huotongxi. The climate is cold in winter and cool in summer. The maximum temperature is 34.7 ℃, the minimum temperature is - 12.2 ℃, and the annual average temperature is 14.7 ℃. The temperature difference between day and night is large, which has the typical climate characteristics of "the South and the north". It belongs to single cropping rice area. Affected by the summer monsoon, it has become the rainfall center of Zhenghe County, with an average annual precipitation of 1926.2 mm. Bantou, Donggong and Cuixi areas are often attacked by strong wind and hail at the turn of summer and autumn.

infrastructure

The total power of agricultural machinery in Yangyuan township is 2504.36 kW; there are 18 small and medium-sized hydropower stations with a total installed capacity of 703 kW; and there is one reservoir with a capacity of 100000 m3. Zhenghe jiujiji hydropower station, built by the county people's Government in Donggong, Yangyuan Township, is the largest hydropower project in the county. It was completed at the end of 1988 with an annual power output of 3140 kW.

The Zhenghe Daqiao highway is 214 kilometers away from Fuzhou, and all administrative villages are connected with highways. In the township, there are 1 middle school, 2 primary schools, 1 kindergarten, 745 students; there are cultural stations, cinemas and other entertainment places; there are 1 Township Health Center, 17 village health centers.

In October 2012, the Ning (DE) to Wu (Yishan) expressway running through the southeast coastal areas of China was opened to traffic. Through Yangyuan Township, there is a high-speed exit in Yangyuan township. Yangyuandong Gongshan tunnel on Ningwu expressway is 6556m, which is the longest tunnel in our province; Fenshuiguan tunnel is 6051m, which is also a rare extra long tunnel in our province. There are also the most intensive tunnel groups on the expressway: nandiyang tunnel in Yangyuan township of Zhenghe County to Shimen tunnel in Shitun Town, with a continuous length of 27 km. The tunnel group is composed of 14 tunnels and 5 bridges, with bridges and tunnels accounting for 92.4%. So far, the original 2-hour drive from Yangyuan to Zhenghe County has been shortened to half an hour, and the original 5-hour drive from Yangyuan to Fuzhou City has been shortened to 2-3 hours.

Human history

There are many places of interest in Yangyuan township. Donggong mountain in the southeast has overlapping peaks, towering clouds and sky, like a lotus; nine layer waterfall, flying down, like thunder; strange rocks and caves, scattered all over the place, which is called langhuan blessed land by Taoism. There are 85 scenic spots in total, including 36 large and small caves. There is a moving story about Wei Yu Er's Alchemy. It is one of the five major natural scenic spots in Zhenghe County. In 1936, ye Fei led the Red Army in eastern Fujian and Huang ligui led the Red Army in Northern Fujian to join forces in Donggong mountain to open up a revolutionary base, leaving behind the famous revolutionary historical traces of "Donggong mountain joint conference". After the completion of Zhenghe Jiuji hydropower station, there are many more places to visit.

Yangyuan culture has a long history, many scholars, rich cultural heritage and simple folk customs. Zhu Xi, Zhao Di and other literati of all ages have left ink treasures in Donggong mountain; the murals of opera God in Yingjie temple, a provincial cultural relic protection unit, have been recorded in the annals of Chinese opera; Yangtou village is known as the "holy land for the Red Army to meet in Northeast Fujian"; Siping opera has been well preserved in Yangyuan Township, and has received great attention from the opera circle. It is regarded as a living cultural relic of ancient Chinese opera and a "eternal masterpiece" It is recorded in the history of Chinese opera. On May 20, 2006, Siping opera was listed in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list with the approval of the State Council.

economic development

In 2018, Yangyuan Township insisted on taking the project construction as the key support to make up for shortcomings, stabilize growth, expand investment and promote development, and completed the construction of Siping opera Exhibition Center, sewage treatment plant, new Dongtai modern agricultural sightseeing park, resettlement housing phase II and other projects.

The total industrial and agricultural output value of the township was 251877000 yuan, an increase of 13%; the agricultural output value was 148170000 yuan, an increase of 10.9%; the industrial output value was 103707000 yuan, an increase of 16.1%; the investment in fixed assets was 23915000 yuan, an increase of 59.55%; the per capita disposable income of farmers was 11344 yuan, an increase of 8.5%. The achievements of all kinds of work are gratifying. The grassroots armed work ranks first in the county, and the road safety work ranks first in the county.

Yangyuan township is a typical labor export Township, with more than 6300 people working and doing business in 19 provinces and cities. There are 12 rural enterprises such as tea factory and knitting factory. The main food crops are rice, corn, potato, sweet potato and soybean, with a total output of 9079.2 tons and a rice output of 8500 tons. The main economic crops are Castanea henryi, Phyllostachys pubescens, tea, konjac, etc., of which the tea garden covers an area of 5278 mu with an output of 101.4 tons. The main fruits are kiwifruit, pear, peach and persimmon, with a planting area of 785.5 Mu and an output of 30 tons, including 151 mu of kiwifruit and 60.5 mu of pear. Tianjingyangda Sydney, which is produced in tianjingyang village, is big and weighs about 1kg each. The biggest one is Zeng

It has a record of 4.38 kg, thin skin, thick flesh, juicy, less residue, sweet as honey, crisp and tender flesh, and is rated as the top grade in the provincial pear quality assessment. The township has 35000 mu of Castanea henryi, 26000 mu of bamboo, 5360 mu of tea and 8000 mu of off-season vegetables. In 2007, 1000 mu of "Honghua dajinyuan" was introduced and successfully planted.

Scenic Spot Tourism

There are four provincial-level scenic spots, including donggongshan, yangyuanyingjie temple, tiekengdian, Longtan bridge, bantouhua bridge, donggongshan rock painting, Luoling bridge and Xiaban bridge.

Liyuxi: liyuxi, which began in the Tang Dynasty and flourished in the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty, has a history of more than 1000 years. There are thousands of large and small carp in different colors. The villagers have deep feelings for carp. They regard carp as the praying object of their ancestors, which is well protected under the constraints of village rules and regulations. Villagers also built a "carp grave" at the end of the stream to bury the naturally dead carp.

Langqiao: Luoling bridge was built in the 22nd year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty. The last time it was built was in the 9th year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty. The bridge is 40.5M long and 4.3m wide. There are panes on the rain slope for lighting. The shape of the hollow bottle, peach, bird, fan and round mirror was once praised as "the most beautiful window flower" by the forum netizens. The Aidian bridge, also known as Shuiwei bridge, was first built in the reign of song Chongning and rebuilt in the 18th year of the Republic of China. The bridge is 19.5 meters long and 6.5 meters wide without any riveting.

Travel route recommendation:

Tiekeng hall → liyuxi → Yangyuan Yingjie Temple (Siping Opera) → daozaishan → Yangyuan traditional village (traditional temple fair, bride tea, bride crying for marriage) → Bantou Huaqiao (Nongjiale) → fairy waterfall → Donggong fishing village (with accommodation) baofengyan temple → Donggong traditional village (Nongjiale) → Qilin peak, jiukongyan, shetouyan → Yangtou Village (the holy land of northeast Fujian Red Army) Xiaku, Wuzhong bridge and strange circle, Xiyan ancient village (access to Chenqiao scenic spot)

local customs and practices

Bridal tea:

In the mountainous area of Zhenghe County, Fujian Province, the custom of eating bride's tea has been popular for thousands of years. Tea, is to drink, why say is "eat" bride tea? Because bridal tea is actually a banquet with rich dishes.

In the past, the bride had to have tea four times after marriage: the first time was in the morning of the second day after marriage, the bride would offer tea to her father-in-law and mother-in-law, the husband's uncle, uncle and other elders; the second time was in the morning of the third day after marriage, the bride would offer tea to the women who came to help with the wedding ceremony to express her gratitude; the third time was to choose the day during the Spring Festival every year The most ceremonious bride tea is usually held on the third, sixth and ninth day of the first month, because in the Spring Festival of the second year after marriage, the man's relatives will hold a banquet for the bride, and the bride will hold the bride tea in order to thank the man's relatives. The fourth time is the day before the Dragon Boat Festival. This time, the bride tea is the most ceremonious, and the first three times are relatively simple Three times of bride's tea is rarely held, but the Dragon Boat Festival bride's tea must be held, but the dishes with tea also have some changes.

In the past, bridal tea held during the Dragon Boat Festival was carefully prepared. The people who come to the bride's tea are mainly the older women in the village. Before the tea, the host will invite them from family to family. The invited women will also dress up. They are dressed in all kinds of slanted blue cloth shirts and headdress. On the bride's tea banquet, there are usually dishes and fruit spots with tea, sour, sweet, bitter, spicy and salty. They are mainly dried vegetables, salted vegetables, red eggs, red dates, peanuts, longan, melon seeds, cakes and orange cakes. Sour, sweet, bitter, spicy and salty means that happiness can only be achieved through setbacks in life

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