Sunzu Town, Yinan County, Linyi City, Shandong Province

Sun Zuzhen

Sunzu town is located at the foot of Menglianggu mountain. Sunzu village is 12 kilometers away from the county seat. It borders Zhangzhuang town in the East, andI town in the west, Yiwen town in the north, shuanghou town in the south, and gean road runs through the East and West. The town is 10 km away from the exit of Beijing Shanghai Expressway and 5 km away from Ridong expressway. The total area is 152.13 square kilometers, including 45000 mu of cultivated land.

It has jurisdiction over 19 administrative villages with 37190 people (2017). Surrounded by mountains on three sides in the South and northwest, sunzu river runs through the whole territory and flows into Wenhe River to the East. The forest coverage rate of the whole town is 36%. The reserves of high-quality quartz sand in the territory exceed 100 million tons, ranking the first in the province.

evolution

Sunzu village has been inhabited since the Western Han Dynasty. It is said that because there are three brothers of the sun family, all of them are military generals. The eldest brother is named sun Zu, who was buried here after his death, so the village is named sun Zu. In 1928, it belonged to Yiwen District of Yishui county (later called five districts). In October 1939, sunzu township was set up in Yinan County, and it was renamed sunzu District in June 1941. In February 1958, Menglianggu township (resident Daizhuang) was added. In October, two people's communes, sunzu and Menglianggu, were set up. In August 1961, sunzu district was set up. In 1968, it was renamed sunzu commune. In June 1984, sunzu district was set up by revoking the commune. In September 1985, sunzu township was set up by revoking the commune. In December 1996, sunzu township was set up by revoking the commune.

Ruins

The ancient cultural sites in the territory mainly include the Huangshi temple and ancient pagoda built in Lizhuang village in the Western Han Dynasty. There is a local saying that "there was Huangshi temple first, and then Jinan government". According to the inscriptions, Huangshi temple was rebuilt during the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty. There are four Dragon steles of the Yuan Dynasty, one ancient spring, three thousand year old ginkgo trees, temples, Guanyin hall, nunnery, Longwang temple, Tianjie, Nantianmen, Yuhuangding, juqian cave, jielou, etc. It was once famous for its high mountains and dense forests, clouds and mists, strong incense and visitors.

scenic spot

Meng Lianggu is said to be the military training department of Meng Liang, the Ministry of Yang Ye in the Northern Song Dynasty. Meng Liang and Jiao Zan once camped in this mountain, leaving traces of paomaliang, knife testing stone, flagpole stone, ancient city wall and so on.

Menglianggu National Forest Park. It belongs to Menglianggu forest farm, covering an area of 12000 mu. It is divided into three scenic spots: bamboo forest, Diecai and Shiyu. The main peaks are Menglianggu main peak, daguding, diaowo, Louzi, Wanquan mountain, Huzi mountain and Mengyin Dingzi. There are cultural landscapes such as the monument to the battle of Menglianggu and Mengliang ancestral hall. In May 1947, the world-famous battle of Menglianggu took place here. Daguoding is located 600 meters west of the main peak of Menglianggu. On the monument, there is an inscription written by Hu Yaobang, former general secretary of the CPC Central Committee. Menglianggu National Forest Park integrates natural scenery with revolutionary history and culture, attracting a large number of tourists from home and abroad.

sacred place of the revolution

In October 1939, Xu Qianqian was stationed in donggaozhuang, the east foot of Menglianggu. On March 17 of the next year, he skillfully deployed magic forces to stop 300 Japanese troops in front of jiuzifeng mountain and annihilate more than 190 enemy troops. It was called the battle of sun Zu.

Sun Zuzhen is the birthplace of the song follow the Communist Party. In the middle of January 1940, the headquarters of the first branch of the Anti Japanese university was located in donggaozhuang. Propaganda team members Sha Hong and Wang Jiuming wrote the song "follow the Communist Party" here. The song was widely sung all over the country. In 2002, the Party committee and government of sunzu town set up lighthouses, monuments and thatched pavilions in donggaozhuang. After Shahong died, part of the ashes were buried in front of the lighthouse.

During the Anti Japanese War, Dazhong daily was once hidden deep in the mountains of tianshuizhan village, sunzu Town, and was located in the natural village of Da mole cricket. Now the former site of Dazhong daily is still there.

Chinese PinYin : Shan Dong Sheng Lin Yi Shi Yi Nan Xian Sun Zu Zhen