Chaohua Town, Xinmi City, Zhengzhou City, Henan Province

Chaohua town

Chaohua town is located at the foot of Jiuli mountain in the south of Xinmi City, Henan Province, on the Bank of Jishui river. It is located at 113 ° 24 ′ e, 34 ° 23 ′ n, 12 km in east-west diameter and 14 km in North-South diameter. It is adjacent to Dakai town and Goutang town in the East and Southeast, Chengguan town and Pingmo town in the West and southwest, Yuzhou City in the South and Laiji town in the north. It is 10 kilometers away from Xinmi City and 40 kilometers away from Zhengzhou International Airport. With a total area of 70 square kilometers, the town governs 24 administrative villages, 285 villager groups and 75000 people, including 5029 non-agricultural population. Most of them are Han nationality. The cultivated land area is 38974 mu, and the per capita cultivated land area is 0.55 mu. The town government is stationed in Chaohua village.

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

evolution

It was the Sixth District of Mi County in 1935, Chaohua town before 1948, Chaohua District in 1949, Chaohua commune in 1958, township in 1984 and town in 1991. In 1997, it covers an area of 70 square kilometers and has a population of 72000. Song Da, MI Qi two railways and 107 National Road transit. There are Ergou Beigang Neolithic cultural site, Chaohua temple in Sui Dynasty, Chaohua village in Ming Dynasty and so on.

administrative division

Chaohua town has 24 administrative villages, including Chaohua, Hexi, Wangcun, zhengjiazhuang, Hudi, Longtan, Wanggang, Lilin, Dongdian, Fanzhai, Xingshugang, zhougang, lipo, huanggushi, Shengou, Ergou, Chuling, youfanggou, Shengdi temple, Caomiao, Rengou, Xinzhai, Cuizhuang and huanglushan.

City card

In 1991, it was approved as an established town. In 1994, it was listed as a pilot town of small town reform by the Ministry of construction of the people's Republic of China. In 2000, it was identified as a key town in Henan Province. It has successively won the honors of "star of Chinese towns", "top 300 comprehensive strength of national towns", "pilot town of comprehensive reform in Henan Province", "top ten towns in Henan Province", "famous town in Zhongzhou" and "hometown of Chinese folk culture and art" Title, or the national "refractory professional town.". On the list of "Top 1000 towns with comprehensive strength in 2018".

Economic overview

The territory is rich in mineral resources, with bauxite reserves of 10 million tons, raw coal reserves of 210 million tons, silica reserves of 250 million tons and limestone reserves of 400 million tons. With rich mineral resources, Chaohua town has achieved rapid social and economic development, initially formed an industrial pattern with refractory, coal, food processing and chemical industry as the four pillars, and its comprehensive strength has been significantly enhanced.

industrial development

Chaohua town is the first industrial town in Xinmi City, and industry is the leading industry of Chaohua. Its development is characterized by a variety of development patterns with coal and refractory materials as the leading industry and building materials and food processing as the paving. There are 1674 enterprises of all kinds in the town, among which 273 are industrial enterprises, 8 have passed IS09002 international quality system certification, and 4 have the right of import and export operation. With Yuhua and Dongfang groups as the leaders, a large number of township enterprises, such as Jinghua company, Kanghua company, metallurgical company and Dongyu company, have developed and made remarkable achievements in the field of refractories. The main products include aluminosilicate series, siliceous series, magnesia series, carbonaceous series, light insulation series, melting casting series and unshaped refractories, among which melting casting series is mainly used for refractory The products are sold to 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central government, mainly to Northeast China, North China, South China and Northwest China, and exported to South Korea, North Korea, Japan, Indonesia, India, Russia, Tunisia and other countries. By 2005, the town should develop a batch of high-quality synthetic refractory materials and high-efficiency products with high technology content and good market prospect, which can be industrialized, and form 3-5 enterprise groups whose technology and scale reach the national level of the same industry. So that the town's comprehensive level of refractory materials to domestic advanced position, and occupy a certain position in the world. The characteristics of agricultural development in Chaohua town are to take the comprehensive development and utilization of agricultural resources as the guideline, vigorously promote agricultural science and technology, adhere to the development of "one excellent and two high", take the path of organic operation and high-yield benefits, and adhere to the principle of agriculture, cultivation, forest and industry.

Urban construction

Chaohua town was designated as one of the 20 key towns in Zhengzhou City in November 2002. Taking advantage of this opportunity, it vigorously develops urban construction, increases capital investment, and devotes itself to eight major projects, including water control, transportation, greening, leisure, culture, park, administration and image, so as to drive urban construction and improve urban quality.

In accordance with the idea of "high starting point planning, high standard construction and high efficiency management", Chaohua town aims to build a provincial key town with reasonable layout, complete facilities, concentrated functions and beautiful environment. It has invited relevant experts and professors from the Design Institute of the Ministry of construction, Beijing General Logistics Design Institute and Henan University urban and rural planning and design research center to discuss the small town construction plan of Chaohua town The plan has been adjusted timely, positioned accurately, demonstrated scientifically, and formulated a high standard master plan. At the same time, we should continue to increase investment to improve the construction function of small towns. The town avenue greening and transformation extension project with a total investment of 1.1 million yuan has been completed to a high standard; the laozhangwo water diversion project with an investment of 2.2 million yuan has been basically completed, and its completion will effectively alleviate the shortage of drinking water in the town; the second phase project of Yuhua company with an investment of 2.2 million yuan and an area of 100 mu is under construction The reconstruction of Shuanghe River and artificial river with an investment of 1.72 million yuan has been completed. All these have laid a solid foundation for Chaohua town to improve industrialization and promote the process of urbanization.

famous scenery

Chaohua Town, known as "Xinmi xiaojiangnan", has a long history of 7000 years. The Neolithic cultural site of Beigang in Ergou proves that our ancestors created ancient human civilization here 8000 years ago. The book of songs vividly records the beautiful scenery and cultural heritage here 2400 years ago. Jiuli mountain is lush and lush, Jinhua spring is full of pearls and jade, Shuanghe river is clear and bottomed out, where willows are full of shade, rice is fragrant, fish is springing, shrimp is fat, and cicadas are singing. There is a poem that says, "I hate Bianliang for being drunk for three days, but I don't go here to spend the Double Ninth Festival." it even compares Chaohua with Bianliang, the ancient capital of the seven dynasties. "Chaohua blowing song" is known as the living fossil of palace music. In the first year of emperor kaihuang of the Sui Dynasty, a magnificent ancient temple building, which ranked the 15th in China, rose here, named Chaohua temple.

Introduction to Chaohua Temple

Chaohua temple is located in Chaohua village, Chaohua Town, Xinmi City. It was built in 581, the first year of emperor kaihuang of Sui Dynasty. The plaque on the temple gate reads "Chaohua ancient temple, famous temple 15". It was one of the famous Buddhist temples in China at that time. During the northern and Southern Dynasties, Buddhism prevailed. In the Sui Dynasty, the temple ranked 15th. When Empress Wu Zetian of Tang Dynasty and Emperor Zhongzong of Tang Dynasty, there were more than 2000 monks in the temple. After the restoration of Zhongzong, it was managed by the temple. After the fall. In the song and Yuan Dynasties, it became famous again, and many scholars wrote about it. It was repaired several times in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and suffered two big fires in 1920 and 1930.

Chaohua temple was originally divided into upper, middle and lower temples. The upper temple is in Chaohua village, the Middle Temple is in Chaohua tower slope, the lower temple is in Chaohua street, and the lower temple is the largest. There are three existing houses in the upper temple, with hard mountain style gray tile roofs; all the houses in the Middle Temple are destroyed; the lower temple, also known as "Jinzhong Temple", faces south, with 20 existing houses. There is a gate in front of it, which is a hard top. "Chaohua ancient temple" and "Mingcha Shiwu" are inlaid on the front and back banners of erdaomen respectively. Opposite to the two doors is the Buddha Hall, which is 16 meters wide, 12 meters deep and 10 meters high. Under the eaves, there are Dougong, each with a height of 0.88 meters and a width of 0.78 meters. There are 12 big round wooden columns in the hall. Based on bluestone, the building is magnificent, maintaining the architectural style of the early Qing Dynasty. Two ancient cypress trees are planted on the 5-meter wide platform in front of the hall. The existing steles in the temple include two statues of the Northern Qi Dynasty, more than 10 inscriptions and steles of the song and Jin Dynasties. Among them, Yuan Haowen, a famous poet of the Jin Dynasty, wrote: "the west wind curls through the monk's window, enjoying the fragrance of vegetation in the mountains.". But I hate Bianliang for being drunk for three days and not coming here to spend the Double Ninth Festival. "

There are two thousand year old cypress trees in front of the hall. One is called "Li Ji Yu Shuanma cypress" or "Dao Chen cypress".

Chaohua village in the west of the temple was built in the Ming Dynasty. It is surrounded by ditches on three sides. The terrain is dangerous. There are more than 100 ancient dwellings in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Cultural legend

"Chaohua tower, Jinhua spring, zhangshiya, bolinshan, Baiyun Village, Longchi lake, daochenbai, and nuanshuiquan" are the magnificent "eight sceneries" in the history of Chaohua. Chaohua temple is famous for its rich products and famous people. The origin of Chaohua is related to Chaohua temple. (among them, Jinhua spring and nuanshuiquan have been damaged due to coal mining, and it is expected that the government will return to the eight wonders of Chaohua in recent years.)

Legend, Chaohua Temple grand scale, incense prosperous period, there are three temples, the following temple is the most, at that time called Jinzhong temple. According to historical records, it is the 15th temple in China. How big was it then? It is said that as far as dakei town in the East, niulinggudui in the west, watershed in the South and shipokou in the north, they all belong to the industry of the temple.

Not only that, the temple also operates businesses and stores, controlling almost all the local industries. It is said that in the east of the temple, there are hotels and restaurants owned by monks, which is today's Dongdian village, where East and West merchants eat and live; in the west, there is a natural reservoir, where monks raise geese and ducks, which is today's Egou village; in the north of the reservoir, geese and ducks come out of the water to air their wings every day. Therefore, people today call suishui River, also known as air wing River, in the north of the mountain; Caozhuang in the south of the temple is where monks feed mules and horses and stack firewood; niangou village today is where monks milled rice at that time

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