Shasha Town, Ganxian District, Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province

Sandtown

Sandy Town, located in Ganxian District of Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province, is located in the northwest of Ganxian. The area is 227.39 square kilometers, and its registered residence is about 41 thousand and 400 people (2018). It has 1 residential committees and 21 Village Committees (2019). The 105 national highway runs 25 kilometers across the territory. Mineral resources such as potassium feldspar are abundant in the territory, and rich in salted duck, high-quality rice and refined tea oil. At home and abroad, it is known as the "king of preserved meat", the north gate of Ganzhou, and the "hometown of Chinese salted duck" and "hometown of fish and rice".

In 2018, there were 25 industrial enterprises in Shasha Town, and 32 comprehensive stores or supermarkets with a business area of more than 50 square meters.

Historical evolution

At the beginning of liberation, it belonged to Guiyuan, Hutian and other townships in sandy areas.

In 1958, Xianfeng commune was established (later changed to Sandland commune, named after Sandland polder).

In 1959, Wuyun commune was incorporated.

In October 1961, it set up the sand area, which governs Luotian, Shasha, Youzhen and Wuyun communes.

In June 1965, it had jurisdiction over three communes: Shasha, Luotian and you town.

In 1984, it was changed to Shasha township.

In 1988, it was changed to Shasha town.

In 1991, it was set up in Youzhen township (reservoir area township of Wan'an Hydropower Station).

In 2001, Youzhen township was abolished and transferred to Shasha town.

administrative division

In 1997, Shasha town governed Shasha neighborhood committee and 15 administrative villages including Huxi, Zhongzhuang, Xintian, Makou, Yincun, Shuibian, aoxia, Gaofeng, Shasha, Yangcun, shigu, aoshang, Panyan, Wulong and Luotian, and the town government set up Shasha polder; Youzhen Township governed 8 administrative villages including Liqun, Xishan, Xixi, Youzhen, Shaoxi, Fangcun, Libao and Gangshang, and the township government was stationed in youzhenwei.

In 2019, Shasha town governs 1 neighborhood committee and 21 Village Committees (Shasha neighborhood committee, Huxi village committee, Zhongzhuang village committee, Luotian village committee, Makou village committee, Yincun village committee, Shuibian village committee, aoxia village committee, Gaofeng village committee, Shasha village committee, Yangcun village committee, aoshang village committee, shigu Village Committee, Panyan village committee, Wulong Village Committee, Youzhen village committee and Liqun village committee) Village committee, Libao village committee, Fangcun village committee, Xixi village committee, Gangshang village committee, Xishan village committee). The neighborhood committee of the town government in sandland.

geographical environment

Location context

Shasha town is located in the northwest of Ganxian District, facing Hujiang Township across the river in the East, Wuyun town in the south, Nankang District in the West and Wan'an County in the north. The total area is 227.39 square kilometers (2018).

terrain

Sandy town belongs to hilly area.

natural resources

The reserves of potash feldspar, silica, granite and other mineral resources in sandy land are large.

population

In 2018, the population of Sha Di town registered residence was 41332.

Economics

The agriculture of Sandland town mainly grows rice, followed by sugarcane, sweet potato, peanut and rape. The main forestry products are pine, fir, moso bamboo and Camellia oleifera. In 1985, the total yield of grain and tea oil was 34.1165 million Jin and 31.52 million jin, respectively. Agricultural characteristic industries mainly include salted duck processing, freshwater aquaculture, flue-cured tobacco, high-quality rice, navel orange, Gardenia jasminoides Ellis and live pigs.

In 2018, there were 25 industrial enterprises in Shasha Town, including 32 comprehensive stores or supermarkets with a business area of more than 50 square meters.

social undertakings

In December 2019, Shasha town has one middle school and 14 primary schools (Shasha middle school in Ganxian District, Ganzhou City, Shasha Central Primary School, Shasha Longyuan primary school, Shasha Luotian primary school, Shasha Yinxi primary school, Shasha Makou primary school, Shasha Huxi primary school, Shasha Longshang primary school, Shadi Shuibian primary school, Shasha Xiaofen primary school, Shasha Zhongzhuang primary school, Shasha Tiannan primary school, Shasha yuankeng primary school) Primary school, shazilingxia primary school, shalizhuangqian primary school).

Transportation

There are 105 National Highway and shayou highway running through Shasha town.

History and culture

dialect

Residents of Shasha town use Hakka dialect in xinpian.

Village culture

Makou village, about 40 kilometers to the north of Zhanggong District, Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province, was built in the Northern Song Dynasty. It is divided into upper and lower families. Most of the 200 households are named Zhongwu village, also known as Zhongwu village. It is a typical Hakka village. Surrounded by mountains, the village has preserved a large number of ancient local buildings, such as stone streets, ancient alleys, green bricks and tiles, carved beams and painted buildings, with a strong cultural atmosphere. More than 30 camphor trees and banyan trees have been growing around the village for more than 100 years.

In April 2004, a Qing Dynasty "anti logging treaty" was found in Makou village. The convention was carved on a huge rock near the village stream. The rock is about 3 meters high and 2 meters wide, standing upright in the water. It is engraved with the words "trees around the water mouth, no illegal cutting, if there is a breach of the contract, the two gates will not be forgiven, and the family will not be allowed to be white", and the date is "May 9, the 60th year of Kangxi". Palm size words, vigorous and powerful, vaguely visible. According to the analysis of Shang Shouqing, assistant director of Ganzhou Museum, judging from the strokes and impressions of the inscriptions, the "Convention" was written during the reign of Kangxi. In order to protect this lush forest, the local Hakka people set up a monument at the eye-catching place on the edge of the forest, which is a spontaneous act of the people, not an official inscription. However, the discovery of this inscription further proves that the Hakkas knew how to protect forests, maintain ecological balance and coordinate the development of human and nature. Such well preserved inscriptions will play an important witness role in the study of Hakka culture.

Specialty food

overview

Sand salted duck, sand rice, Youzhen shredded fish and other famous agricultural and sideline products have long been well-known, especially sand salted duck at home and abroad. The history of sand salted duck dates back to the Ming Dynasty. At the end of the 19th century, it was exported to Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, known as the "king of preserved meat".

Sand salted duck

Sandland town is known as the "hometown of Chinese salted duck". The production scale of Sandland salted duck reached its peak in the 1980s. Each salted duck factory basically produced at full capacity, and became one of the main income increasing points of farmers at that time. Sandland duck has won the national silver award and Gold Award for its excellent color, fragrance, taste and shape. In 2001, it was awarded the "famous trademark of Jiangxi Province", and its products are sold well in Fujian Province Guangdong and Jiangxi, exported to Hong Kong, Macao and Southeast Asia. Salted duck is the king of cured meat, and it is a favorite food for people, especially Hakka people.

Honorary title

In 1998 and 2000, Shasha town was rated as "one of the eight demonstration towns for the construction of small towns in Ganzhou City" and "the key town for the construction of small towns in the whole province".

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