Hou Zhen, Shouguang City, Weifang City, Shandong Province

Houzhen

Hou town is located in the northeast of Shouguang City, 25 kilometers away from Shouguang City, at 37 degrees and 1 minutes north latitude and 118 degrees and 46 minutes east longitude. It is adjacent to Hanting district in the East, Shangkou town in the west, Weifang Binhai Economic Development Zone in the north and Luocheng sub district office in the south. It has jurisdiction over 86 administrative villages and 1 neighborhood committee, with a population of 68723 (2017), covering a total area of 213.12 square kilometers. The terrain is low and flat, high in the southwest and low in the northeast. It is rich in land resources, including 125000 mu of cultivated land and 180000 mu of salt fields. The average altitude of the New South is 10 meters, and that of the northeast is 5 meters, with a gradient of 0.3 per 1000. Most of the town is plain, and a few areas are depressions. The main river in Hou town is Dan river. Dajiu highway, Rongwu Expressway and Rixin Expressway under construction pass through the northern part of the town.

In October 2019, Hou town was selected as one of the "Top 1000 towns with comprehensive strength in China in 2019".

brief introduction

It used to be two mounds connecting the East and the West in the south of the Bohai Sea. Because fishing boats were often moored and connected to the coastal areas, the king of Beihai regarded it as an important place and set up a marquis Fort as the sea gateway. In the Sui Dynasty, a military town was set up. With the passage of time, the sea water moved northward, and the ancient Marquis town developed into a big village. Hou town is located in the northeast of Shouguang City. Hou town is located in the Yellow River delta plain with low terrain, high in the southwest and low in the northeast. The average altitude in the southwest is 10 meters, and that in the northeast is 5 meters, with a gradient of 0.3 ‰. Most of the town is plain, and a few areas are depressions. There is Dan River in the territory. 118 ° 46'e, 37 ° 1'n. It is adjacent to Hanting District of Weifang City in the East and Binhai Economic Development Zone in the north, with a total area of 218 square kilometers. It is a continental climate in the warm temperate monsoon region, with four distinct seasons, hot and rainy seasons, long sunshine period, annual average temperature of 12.6 ℃, annual average precipitation of 550 mm, summer as the main rainfall season, annual growth period of 206 days on average, annual frost free period of 185 days on average. With obvious location advantages, it is an important node in the construction of "three districts". There are Rongwu expressway, five main highways including provincial highway 223, 224, 320 and 321, 25 km away from Weifang port and 80 km away from Weifang airport. The total mileage of provincial, municipal and district highways exceeds 360 km, and the transportation network extends in all directions. The town governs 86 administrative villages and one neighborhood committee with a population of 100000. In recent years, Houzhen has seized the opportunity of "blue and yellow" development, aiming at creating "powerful Houzhen, beautiful Houzhen and happy Houzhen", aiming at high point positioning, pragmatic innovation, rapid economic development of the whole town, improvement of infrastructure, continuous optimization of investment environment, comprehensive progress of social undertakings and increasing improvement of people's living standards. In 2012, local fiscal revenue was 348 million yuan and fixed asset investment was 6 billion yuan. It has won many honorary titles such as "provincial central town", "provincial civilized town", "provincial tourism strong town", "Shandong salt and chemical industry first town", "Shandong small town construction demonstration town", "national beautiful environment town", "China's industrial cluster economy demonstration town", "China's County Industrial Cluster Competitiveness top 100" and so on. In August 2012, it was identified as the provincial "hundred towns construction demonstration action" demonstration town by Shandong Provincial People's government. The northeast part of Shihou town is close to Bohai Sea, tidal flat, broad and flat, "seashore wide Xi, Jue Tian repulse bittern", salt production has a long history. According to historical records, as early as 4000 years ago, there was a record of "juegong Yanyi" in Laizhou Bay. In the spring and Autumn period, Guan Zhong, the Prime Minister of the state of Qi, greatly promoted the benefits of fishing and salt. He said, "the policy of Guan Shan and Fu Hai is to ban the people in the North Sea, and there is no way to gather Yong to cook salt.". According to Shouguang county annals, in the second year of emperor Jingdi of Han Dynasty (155 BC), official salt was set up along the coast. In the later Tang, song and Yuan Dynasties, the official transport agencies were set up. In Yuan Dynasty, Shouguang salt production ranked first, and Guantai salt farm was more than 50 Li. The salt industry of Houzhen flourished in the early Qing Dynasty. In 1730, the imperial court accepted the memorials from GE Dounan, an envoy of salt transportation, and rebuilt Guantai salt farm. GuDi salt farm in Weixian county was incorporated into Guantai salt farm, and the farm was stationed in Houzhen. At the end of Yongzheng period, the salt industry of Houzhen entered the period of frying and drying. In the early years of Emperor Qianlong, the whole system was changed to sun drying system, and there were improvements and developments in beach building, brine making, sun drying salt, lump storage and so on. He SHIMENG, the first ambassador, carried out the policy of "caring for kitchen and benefiting merchants". Salt merchants from all provinces came to Houzhen to handle "salt diversion". At that time, salt merchants gathered and salt trade flourished, so Houzhen became famous for its salt industry. salt field Department of Guantai, Hou Town, Qing Dynasty. In the 34th year of Qianlong reign of Qing Dynasty (1769), the Department of Guantai salt factory moved to Houzhen, which is located in the back street of today's Houzhen. To the north and south of the building are the main hall, the second hall, the third hall and the fourth hall. There is a brick road 2 meters wide around for watchmen to patrol at night. The lobby is a five room brick house with single eaves and nine purlins, carved beams and painted buildings. In the middle of the lintel, there is a gold plaque in regular script "Guantai Salt Department main hall". The couplet on the column under the front eaves reads, "if you deceive others, don't deceive yourself. If you are responsible for the people, you will be responsible for the country. How can you bear to be responsible?" it is the place where the highest officials of the salt field receive the imperial edict and their superiors and hold important ceremonies. The second hall, also known as qinzheng hall, is the place where all salt officials handle official affairs. Santang is a forbidden area for top salt officials to study confidential affairs. The fourth hall is the dormitory where the ambassador and his family live. in front of the fourth Hall of the Department, there is an ancient sour jujube tree, which is more than a foot in diameter and luxuriant in branches and leaves. It is a rare big sour jujube tree in ancient and modern times. In late autumn, the fruit of Zizyphus jujuba is very red. There is a high platform behind the fourth hall, which is called "Taoran platform". It is more than five feet high and covers an area of about 50 square meters. There are many weeping willows on the platform. There is an octagonal stone table in the center, surrounded by stone seats and surrounded by blue brick walls. There is a Weitai River and a small bridge on the base ruler of the platform, and the platform reaches the top only after more than ten steps. Spring and summer, willow green birds, lotus fish. Houzhen mutton is a famous dish in Shandong Province for a long time. Mutton is sweet, warm and hot, warm and pain relieving, moistening heart and lung, benefiting large intestine, strengthening stomach and eating, tonifying kidney and strengthening yang. It is the best meat product to nourish the strain and weakness, and the best is the Fu sheep produced in Houzhen. As early as the reign of emperor Yongqian of Qing Dynasty, Houzhen mutton was famous for its rich nutrition, good color and aroma, and good appetite. It is said that in 1730, the Salt Department of Guantai moved to Houzhen. He SHIMENG, the first ambassador, brought Li, an official of common affairs. He was proficient in Royal cooking and was good at making mutton dishes. Every banquet gentleman business guests, must mutton several products, color Yan Wei Mei, crisp fragrant room, then spread the reputation. Later, the Li family settled down in Hou Town, and most of his descendants were famous chefs. They have been engaged in this business ever since. From the middle of Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China, there were several famous mutton houses in Houzhen, such as the first floor, Yuquan building, zhongheju, Yiheyuan, Tongxin garden, Xingshun hall and Yongsheng hall. In Beijing, Tianjin, Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, the prefectures, prefectures and counties are well-known for their high-ranking officials, rich people and businessmen. Those who come to Houzhen are all attracted to taste Houzhen's mutton delicacies, so Houzhen's mutton is famous far and wide. There are still more than ten large mutton restaurants in jinhou town. Chefs constantly improve their skills and flavor quality. it is rich in Melilotoides ruthenica. Melilotoides ruthenica is a wild plant, which grows in the northeast of Houzhen. Because of its strong alkali resistance, also known as "Suaeda salsa". Medicago ruthenica has a wide range of uses, both cold and hot fried. Steamed with shrimps and leeks, the taste is better. Medicago ruthenica not only can adjust people's life interest, but also contains rich iodine, which has a good preventive effect on goiter. The seeds of Medicago ruthenica can be eaten and played an important role in difficult times. In early spring and March, before the cold subsided and other plants were still asleep, Melilotoides ruthenica had woken up from a dream. In the dry river of goupo in Jiantan, a pair of fat tender buds with snail like horns were drilled out. Some are pink, some are light green, and they are crowded and clustered. At the beginning of May, with the increase of temperature, the growth of Medicago ruthenica was accelerated, and the main stem appeared at the top. From a distance, it looks like a green carpet. This is the best time to eat Melilotoides ruthenicus. After the summer solstice, Melilotoides ruthenica enters the flowering stage. Clusters of small flowers, yellow and red, appear between the axils of the upper and middle leaves. During the walk, the pollen shakes off and covers the whole body. In early autumn, Melilotoides ruthenica was changed into a colorful autumn dress. Clusters, patches, as red as fire, become a unique landscape in the vast wilderness. Meanwhile, Hou town has a long history and has the name of "Shouguang first big village". The folk left behind the statement of "one town, two numbers", and also known as Jingzhi, Lan Ling and Suo Zhen, the four largest ancient town of Shandong, which is one of the birthplaces of Baijiu production. In this long land, many colorful folk cultures, such as earthenware, scale making, wood industry, iron making, dragon lantern, paper cutting, dough sculpture, catering, Beijing opera, martial arts, temple fair and so on, have been born. There are 12 intangible cultural heritages at the provincial, city and county levels. Among them, Hongyuan ancient Baijiu liquor making technology is included in the provincial intangible cultural heritage; the Dragon House lantern, Chai Zhuang pottery, grass grind and straw weaving, Li Ehua temple fair are listed as intangible cultural heritage in Weifang, and the salt and paste making techniques are listed in the intangible cultural heritage of Shouguang City, Yue Zhuanglian.
　　

Historical folkways

Houzhen people are simple, kind, hardworking and brave. Houzhen has been an important coastal economic and trade town of Shouguang since ancient times, with an important geographical location. In the early Tang Dynasty, a military garrison was set up here to monitor the sea dynamics. In the 19th year of Zhenguan, when Emperor Taizong Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty went to Korea, general Zhang Liang stationed in Hou town and attacked Hou town by sea. Since the reign of Emperor Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty, commerce and trade have developed here, and merchants have gathered here.

evolution

Houzhen was established in 1948, Houzhen Township and Wutai Township were established in 1958, and Houzhen commune and Wutai commune were established in the same year. In 1984, Houzhen Town, Chahe Township and Wutai Township were established. In 1994, Chahe township was withdrawn to establish a town, and in 1996, Wutai township was withdrawn to establish a town. In 1997, Hou town covers an area of 81 square kilometers

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