Gujiang Town, Ji'an County, Ji'an City, Jiangxi Province

Gujiang town

Gujiang Town, subordinate to Ji'an County, Ji'an City, Jiangxi Province, is located in the northwest of Ji'an County. Located on both sides of Lushui River, Guzhi has been abundant since ancient times, so it is named gujiang. The total area of the town is 111 square kilometers (2018), and the area of Weizhen is 3 square kilometers, including 34500 mu of cultivated land. The registered residence population is about 22 thousand and 900 (2018), with 1 communities and 17 administrative villages. The popular carp lantern dance is listed in the national intangible cultural heritage list.

The main crops in gujiang town are rice, sugarcane, peanuts, beans, dry potatoes, etc. In 2018, there were 22 industrial enterprises in the town, including 1 industrial enterprise above Designated Size and 7 comprehensive stores or supermarkets with a business area of more than 50 square meters.

Historical evolution

Gujiang Town, located on both sides of Lushui River, is rich in Guzhi since ancient times, so it is named gujiang. Gujiang town is one of the four ancient towns in Ji'an County. In the Tang Dynasty, it was opened as a market. In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, gujiang town straddled the two townships of Confucianism and Anping.

From 1930 to July 1956, it was the third district of Ji'an County.

In August 1956, the district was withdrawn and the township was merged, and gujiang town was established.

In 1958, it was renamed gujiang people's commune.

In 1984, it was renamed Gujiang township.

In 1985, with the approval of the people's Government of Jiangxi Province, the township was changed into a town. Gujiang ancient street

administrative division

By 2019, gujiang town has 1 community and 17 administrative villages: gujiang community, Luxi village, saitang village, Guxiang village, Futan village, Nanhu village, Yanjiang village, Hongxing Village, fengjiang village, Dongfeng Village, Tianxi village, Jingxi village, Ruixi village, Fangxia village, Songshan village, Changshui village, Xiaofu village and Xiyuan village. The town government is stationed in gujiang community.

Shebian village, gujiang town

geographical environment

Location context

Gujiang town is located in the northwest of Ji'an County, between east longitude of 114 ° 44 ′ - 114 ° 45 ′, north latitude of 27 ° 10 ′ - 27 ° 15 ′. It borders Tongping town in the northeast, Xingqiao town in Jizhou District in the southeast, Lushui town in the south, Meitang Township across the river, farmland, mountains and forests, Litian Township in the West and Dachong Township in the north. The total area of the town is 111 square kilometers.

natural resources

There are many kinds of wild animals and plants in Gujiang Town, including wild boar, hare, pheasant, sunflower, camphor, Cunninghamia lanceolata, etc.

Gujiang town is also rich in mineral resources, in addition to the local building materials, sand, clay, but also has the development value of corrosive acid ore and clay (white mud ore).

population

In 2017, there were 17189 permanent residents in gujiang town.

In 2018, 22875 people registered residence in Gu Jiang town.

Economics

The main crops in gujiang town are rice, sugarcane, peanuts, beans, dry potatoes, etc.

In 2004, the GDP of gujiang town was 137.84 million yuan, including 44.86 million mu of agricultural production, 92.98 million yuan of output value of private enterprises and industrial enterprises, 2.071 million yuan of fiscal revenue, including 397000 yuan of national tax, 643000 yuan of local tax and 1031000 yuan of fiscal revenue. The per capita net income of farmers in the town is 1390 yuan, and 60 million yuan of investment has been attracted, accounting for 110% of the total number of tasks.

In 2018, there were 22 industrial enterprises in Gujiang Town, including 1 industrial enterprise above Designated Size and 7 comprehensive stores or supermarkets with a business area of more than 50 square meters.

social undertakings

education

In 2004, a new student apartment building of gujiang middle school, a new teaching building of Yanjiang primary school and Tianxi primary school were built.

medical and health work

In 2004, a new staff dormitory building of gujiang town health center was built, and it won the title of "top ten primary hospitals in the city".

infrastructure

In 2004, gujiang town built 10 kilometers of cement road, 210 biogas digesters and 498 tap water households, raised another 1 million yuan to build and repair more than 50 water conservancy facilities, and invested 300000 yuan to build a new 1000 square meter farmers' market and 2 garbage pools.

Transportation

The people's Government of gujiang town is 22 kilometers away from the downtown area of Ji'an, 14 kilometers away from Jiangxi Guangdong Expressway, Jifu highway passes through the territory from east to west, and Lushui River is divided into two sides of gujiang River from west to East.

History and culture

Lantern Dance (carp Lantern Dance)

Lamp dance has existed since ancient times. In the Qing Dynasty, there was a record of "lamp dance" with lamp as props. During the new year's Festival (especially the Lantern Festival) or the rituals of praying for rain, offering sacrifices and begging for a good harvest, the palace and the folk often perform lantern dance. At first, the lantern dance was characterized by the placement of characters, and then gradually developed into a folk dance style with the arrangement of colored lights to construct patterns and create artistic conception, which spread all over the country. According to the shape of lantern, lantern dance mainly includes dragon lantern dance, lion lantern dance, fish lantern dance, clam lantern dance, butterfly lantern dance, hundred bird lantern dance, lotus lantern dance, chrysanthemum lantern dance, wax lantern dance, boat lantern dance, lantern dance, cloud lantern dance, Hydrangea lantern dance and other forms of lantern dance. There are many forms of lantern dance, usually performed in group dance at night. As the actors walk and dance, the formation is constantly changing, and fireworks are also set off during the dance, making the scene spectacular. This kind of folk dance style mostly appears in the Han area, but also popular in some minority areas.

Carp lantern dance is a kind of performing Folk Lantern Dance which is popular in Pengxia village, Gujiang Town, Ji'an County, Jiangxi Province. The historical origin of carp lantern dance can be traced back to the totem "fish dance" of the fish people in ancient times 7000 years ago. It takes an AO fish as the head and a green shrimp as the tail, with nine carp in the middle. The fish and shrimp are closely united and advance with their tails in order to reach the dragon's gate, which is a symbol of happiness.

The Lantern Dance of carp is composed of a solemn and high spirited turtle, nine lively golden carp and a naive and naughty shrimp. In order to reach Longmen, a happy and beautiful place, they are closely united, biting each other's tails. On the way forward, they sometimes lost their way, sometimes they met the invasion of the enemy squid, but under the leadership of Aoyu, they fought bravely and finally reached Longmen. The movement structure is composed of 16 links: the entrance of the turtle, the exit of the carp, the single demolition of the bamboo tower, the double demolition of the bamboo tower, the oblique demolition of the bamboo tower, the double oblique demolition of the bamboo tower, the three balls, the floating belt, the turning of the pool in the upper water, the chopping of firewood, the hunting of food, the jumping of the dragon, the crossing of the dragon, the accumulation of the tower, the tuanlong and the biting of the tail.

The theme of carp lantern dance is positive, and its artistic image is vivid and beautiful. It catches the characteristics of water and the living habits of fish and shrimp, and creates beautiful dance movements delicately, integrating real life with artistic creation. In the performance, the fish lights sometimes swim back and forth, sometimes roll up and down, showing the happy scene of fish and shrimp freely playing and jumping, giving people a pleasant artistic enjoyment. Every year on the Lantern Festival, gujiang people perform 16 parts of carp lantern dance in villages, streets and squares to pray for good luck. When performing at night, the artistic charm of lantern dance is more prominent.

For hundreds of years, the folk performance of carp lantern dance has maintained the close relationship among the villagers along the Lushui River. It has played a positive role in the process of moving out of isolation, friendly communication with the indigenous people and finally integrating into the local society. At present, the activities of carp lantern dance are shrinking, the connotation of folk customs is gradually weakening, the performers are aging, and the inheritance is poor. The survival and development of this kind of folk dance is full of crisis, which needs to be protected.

The carp lantern dance in gujiang town once went into the Great Hall of the people to perform for the first generation of Party and state leaders, and was received and praised by Premier Zhou Enlai, who also won praise when he traveled to Moscow.

Carp lantern dance has been approved by the Ministry of culture and tourism of the people's Republic of China and listed in the national intangible cultural heritage list.

famous scenery

The scenic spots and historic sites of gujiang town include the Phoenix Tower built in saitang in the Qing Dynasty, the Chongben hall with 100 wooden pillars and 26 ancestral halls in saitang village, which are full of Luling cultural charm. The ancient cypresses planted by Wen Tianxiang can also be seen in the ancient Houcheng academy, the ancient tomb of Huang Zantang, governor of Guangdong and Guangxi in Ruijie in the Qing Dynasty, and the yinwanqiao reservoir.

Local specialties

The local specialties of gujiang town mainly include cattle. There are more than 100 large cattle farmers in gujiang town. More than 10000 cattle are sold to Guangdong, Zhejiang and other coastal cities every year, which has formed a large-scale cattle market. Besides, there are also well-known jiguzhi and jiguzi liquor.

Famous people

In the history of Gujiang Town, there were more than ten academicians such as Huang Bing and Ouyang Guan; in modern history, there were Wang zikun, academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences, famous mathematician and former president of Beijing Normal University; from here came two major generals of the Republic, Ouyang Jiaxiang and Guo Yanlin. And Liu Zhaowei, deputy chief engineer of China Railway Tunnel Group Co., Ltd.

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