Shimenlou Town, Wuning County, Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province

Shimenlou town

Shimenlou town is located in the southwest border of Wuning County, Jiangxi Province. It is located in the border of Wuning County, Xiushui county and Jing'an county. The whole town covers an area of 167 square kilometers. It has jurisdiction over 12 administrative villages, 166 villager groups, 5222 households and a total population of 21695.

Shimenlou town is located 53 km southwest of Wuning County, 114 ° 51 ′ E and 28 ° 58 ′ n, adjacent to Guanzhuang, Luowan and Zhongyuan of Jing'an County in the East, huangshagang and Huangao of Xiushui County in the southwest, Qingjiang and Luoxi townships in the northwest, with a total area of 167.299 square kilometers, 12 administrative villages, 166 villager groups, 5222 households and a total population of 21695. Known as "chicken dog smell three counties, Fengyan Wang eight townships," said.

General situation of the town

Shimenlou town is located 53 kilometers southwest of Wuning County, 114 degrees 51 minutes east longitude and 28 degrees 58 minutes north latitude, adjacent to Guanzhuang, Luowan and Zhongyuan of Jing'an County in the East, huangshagang and Huangao of Xiushui County in the southwest, Qingjiang and Luoxi townships in the northwest, with a total area of 167.299 square kilometers, known as "three counties of chicken and dog smell, eight townships of wind and smoke". the territory is full of mountains, peaks, ridges and hills, and villages. The terrain is high in the southeast and low in the northwest, naturally forming three water systems: Huangshi, Zhugang and Longxi. Huangshigang originates from shiweidong, converges with Dahutang and guankouli in the three ports, and joins with Jingyuan in tianbuli. It flows into Luoxi river through Helong, Shimen, Xiqiao and jinji'ao in xinpaichulu mountain, and then flows down Shidu to Xiujiang river. Zhugang originates from Jianling, enters Xiushui by lingshang, Shimen, Yinlu, Huangao and Miaoling, and enters Xiujiang by Sandu. The Longxi river originates from Beiling and Yinling of the he section, flows through the he section, goes out from Mashan to Longshi, and flows into Xiujiang River from Qingjiang River. The annual average temperature of shimenlou is 14.5 ℃ - 16 ℃, the highest is about 40 ℃ in July, and the lowest is about 3 ℃ in January. The annual rainfall is 1450 mm and the frost free period is 240 days. The average annual total solar radiation is 105.557 kcal / cm2, and the average annual sunshine hours is 1709 hours. It is a subtropical warm climate zone with humid climate characteristics. In the first half of the year, it is northerly with low temperature and less precipitation. In the second half of the year, it is southerly with high temperature and more precipitation. It is rich in heat and sufficient rainfall. It has the same period of water and heat, and has four distinct seasons. It is conducive to the growth of a variety of economic crops, trees, flowers and grass, and is conducive to human recuperation.

The origin of the name

Shimen Lou was formerly known as tongshuzhuang. According to the Genealogy Research, during the Dade period of the Yuan Dynasty (around 1300 A.D.), Xiong shousun of Shidu moved with his family to Xiong's farm at the junction of Shimen and Yinlu. Later, Xiong shousun personally carried two tung trees, so he named them Chuang. Xiong Yugui, the fourth grandson of Xiong shousun, and Zi Hemei, the son-in-law of Zhang mengfa and Zi Xiuqing, the tailors of water foil bamboo, were recruited in the fourth year of the Yuan Dynasty. Zhang mengfa is the ancestor of the surname Zhang in Shimen. His fourth grandson, Zhang Yuhu, with simple characters, moved to wujiamentou (now Wanli) in the Chenghua period of Ming Dynasty (1480-1485 A.D.). After about 20 years of hard work, the family became more and more prosperous. During the Zhengde period of the Ming Dynasty (about 1510 AD), the first tall and magnificent building with stone gate was built. After that, the villagers called going to his house as going to Shimen building. With the passage of time, the name of shimenlou has evolved from a small place name to a big place name, which is the origin of the name of shimenlou. Around 1772, a student of Zhang Tingtao, a famous stone gate scholar, Xiushui official Ru Wan Chengfeng, was ordered by his teacher to write an article named "the story of stone gate". After the publication of this book, which was based on the name of stone gate and was elegant in literary style, the stone gate tower in Wuning became famous and became a political, economic and cultural center in the hinterland of Jiuling mountain canyon.

Historical evolution

According to historical records, from the Tang and Song Dynasties to the 19th year of the Republic of China (1930 A.D.), the administrative divisions of Shimen area are: 36 capitals and part of 37 capitals of Shunyi Township, 39 capitals and 41 capitals of Shangnan township. In the 19th year of the Republic of China, the township was changed into a district. Shimenlou belongs to the third district of Wuning, and the district office is located in Shimen street. In 1935, the joint insurance system was established at the district level, and shimenlou was the third joint insurance. In the 37th year of the Republic of China (1948 A.D.), Shimen district was divided into Longxi Township and Shimen township. In 1951, the people's Government of Wuning county established the Ninth District, which is now shimenlou and Luoxi. In 1952, Luoxi was divided into ten districts and Shimen into nine districts. In 1955, the ninth district was renamed Shimen district. In 1958, the district was withdrawn and the township was changed. Shimen Township People's Committee was also called Shimen commune. In 1968, the Revolutionary Committee was set up. In 1981, the Revolutionary Committee was replaced by the management committee. In 1984, Shimen people's commune was renamed Shimen township. On August 15 of the same year, it was renamed shimenlou township. On March 28, 1993, the township was removed and the town was renamed shimenlou town.

administrative division

There are administrative villages in the town: Shimen village, Yinlu village, Zhongcun village, Luoxia village, Lushan village, Xinpai village, Qingling village, Jingyuan village, Tianpu village, Helong village, Baiqiao village and Xiqiao village

Geography and climate

Shimenlou town is 53 kilometers southwest of Wuning County, 114 ° 51 ′ E and 28 ° 58 ′ n, adjacent to Guanzhuang, Luowan and Zhongyuan of Jing'an County in the East, huangshagang and Huangao of Xiushui County in the southwest, Qingjiang and Luoxi townships in the northwest, with a total area of 167.299 square kilometers. It is known as "three counties of chicken and dog smell, eight townships of wind and smoke". the territory is full of mountains, peaks, ridges and hills, and villages. The terrain is high in the southeast and low in the northwest, naturally forming three water systems: Huangshi, Zhugang and Longxi. Huangshigang originates from shiweidong, converges with Dahutang and guankouli in the three ports, and joins with Jingyuan in tianbuli. It flows into Luoxi river through Helong, Shimen, Xiqiao and jinji'ao in xinpaichulu mountain, and then flows down Shidu to Xiujiang river. Zhugang originates from Jianling, enters Xiushui by lingshang, Shimen, Yinlu, Huangao and Miaoling, and enters Xiujiang by Sandu. The Longxi river originates from Beiling and Yinling of the he section, flows through the he section, goes out from Mashan to Longshi, and flows into Xiujiang River from Qingjiang River. The annual average temperature of shimenlou is 14.5 ℃ - 16 ℃, the highest is about 40 ℃ in July, and the lowest is about 3 ℃ in January. The annual rainfall is 1450 mm and the frost free period is 240 days. The average annual total solar radiation is 105.557 kcal / cm2, and the average annual sunshine hours is 1709 hours. It is a subtropical warm climate zone with humid climate characteristics. In the first half of the year, it is northerly with low temperature and less precipitation. In the second half of the year, it is southerly with high temperature and more precipitation. It is rich in heat and sufficient rainfall. It has the same period of water and heat, and has four distinct seasons. It is conducive to the growth of a variety of economic crops, trees, flowers and grass, and is conducive to human recuperation.

Population surname

population

Shimenlou town has a population of 20947 people, including 4737 women. The specific situation is as follows: 692 people in Shiji Town, 2311 in Shimen village, 1842 in Xiqiao village, 1969 in Xinpai village, 2063 in Lushan village, 951 in Qingling village, 1804 in Helong village, 1324 in Tianfu village, 1275 in Baiqiao village, 983 in Jingyuan village, 2290 in Yinlu village, 1070 in Zhongcun village and 2373 in Fuxia village.

surname

Shimenlou town is located in the hinterland of Jiuling mountain, with high mountains, dangerous roads, inconvenient transportation and few people since ancient times. According to the unearthed Neolithic and bronze wares and the historical background of aihou, the time when the Shimen area was inhabited should start from the Neolithic period more than 3000 BC. According to the genealogy, since the Tang and Song Dynasties, there were more than 20 surnames in shimenlou, including Xiong, Xu, Wu, Shi, Zhou, sang, Wang, Liu, Zheng, ye, Zhang, Luo, Hu, Zhao, Xie, Chen, Tao, Yin, Yin, Zhu, Ding, fan and Jiang, which were gradually reduced in the late Qing Dynasty. After the founding of the people's Republic of China, due to the floating population and marriage, especially the immigrants from Jiande in Zhejiang, Yangzhou in Wuning and Luoping in the reservoir area, the surnames increased to 103.

agricultural development

The main crops of shimenlou are mainly rice, with an area of 2178 mu. Due to the climate, topography and other reasons, the growth period of rice is long, especially the late rice in high mountains, which is famous for its good quality. Other crops include red soil peanut, red silk ginger, rape (592 mu), corn (131 mu), etc., especially red soil peanut and red silk ginger. (1) high mountain tea oil: a pure green product, rich in unsaturated fatty acids, which is good for your health. (2) bamboo shoots: there are abundant bamboo resources in Shimen. The bamboo shoots are crisp, tender and delicious. The canned water bamboo shoots made from them are sold at home and abroad. (3) black skin and black bone chicken: black skin and black bone chicken, tender meat, delicious taste, nourishing yin and beauty, high nutritional value. (4) cultivation of medicinal materials: the main varieties are Eucommia ulmoides, Magnolia officinalis, Salvia miltiorrhiza, Yuanhu, Platycodon grandiflorum, Wumei, etc. There are 1000 mu of Magnolia base, 800 mu of Wumei base, etc. (5) mountain vegetables: mountain vegetables have been cultivated on a large scale, and special processing plants have been built. The products are exported to Japan, South Korea and other countries. (6) greenhouse vegetables: as a new characteristic agricultural project in the town, it has been built and planted, and the first batch of vegetables will be on the market soon.

Resource characteristics

Shimenlou town is rich in material resources. In the lush Jiuling mountains, there are thousands of Chinese and herbal medicines. There are many rare and precious species, such as Taxus chinensis var. mairei, Liriodendron chinense, Dalbergia odorifera, purple cypress, Cinnamomum camphora, Cymbidium goeringii, Rhododendron yunmian, porcupine, pangolin, stone chicken, giant salamander and bamboo shoots there are abundant mineral resources in Jiuling mountains, including tungsten, molybdenum, copper, tin, quartz and porcelain clay, especially tungsten and porcelain clay. The formation of the mining scale of these mineral resources has promoted the development of shimenlou economy.

Scenic Spots and Historical Sites

National Cemetery

It is located in the lower house

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