Xiatang Town, Lushan County, Pingdingshan City, Henan Province

Xiatang town

Xiatang town is located 22 kilometers west of Lushan County, Pingdingshan City, Henan Province. Its geographical coordinates are 112.40 ° E and 33.43 ° n. With a total area of 117.42 square kilometers and a total population of 34368 (2017), it has jurisdiction over 22 administrative villages, 2 neighborhood committees and 155 villager groups. Shahe, Tuancheng River and Qingshui River flow into Zhaoping Lake in the town. National highways 207 and 311 pass through the town. Er Guang Expressway and Zheng Yao Expressway meet here. There are two high-speed exits in the South and north of the town respectively. The location is superior and the location advantage is obvious. The territory has undulating peaks and ridges, high in the northwest and low in the southeast, with an average altitude of 176 meters. The climate is mild, the rainfall is abundant, and the frost free period is long. It is suitable for the growth of all kinds of crops.

In July 2020, the National Patriotic Health Campaign Committee reconfirmed Xiatang town as a national health township.

administrative division

Xinjie, luanshipan, Yuezhuang, hongyiling, wanghuazhuang, songduogou, Wangzhuang, yinhezhuang, hongshisi, Yangjiazhuang, shimudiwa, Yuanzhuang, songshuzhuang, shelou, Xizhangzhuang, heshangling, linlou, xixuzhuang, Zhuyuangou, Longtan, Laojie and Yezhuang are 22 administrative villages

Historical evolution

Xiatang town is one of the famous historical towns in Lushan County since ancient times, with a long history, outstanding people and abundant materials. According to the Ming Jiajing "Lushan county annals" Volume 13 page records: "there are three hot springs, the hot water boiling, popular call for soup, soup, soup, in the west of the county." Because the "soup" is under the third soup, it is named Xiatang. Silk production in this area was relatively developed, so the street became a silk distribution center and gradually became a market town. The Ming Dynasty belonged to Qingyun township of Lushan County. Qing Dynasty belongs to Qingli Yingli. After the revolution of 1911, from 1912 to 1947, the Republic of China set up Township, town, Bao and other political power institutions here to govern the surrounding villages. In 1913, it belonged to the western district. In 1941, Xiatang town was established. Before the settlement, Tang Enbo, a warlord of the Kuomintang, was far away from here. The following name of Tang was unfavorable to him, and it was changed to "big Tang". But it is still commonly known as "Xiatang". After liberation in 1947, "Datang town" was changed into Xiatang district office. In 1958, the people's commune implemented the integration of political power, which was called the Management Committee of Tang commune. In 1969, it was changed into the reform committee of Xiatang commune. In 1980, it was also known as Xiatang, also known as the management committee. In 1983, the township government was established after the system reform. In 1988, it was restored to Xiatang town according to the document No. 18 issued by the Department of civil affairs of Henan Province.

Geological and mineral resources

Xiatang town is named after the lowest spring of the three hot springs in Lushan County. According to the annals of Lushan County written by Jiajing of Ming Dynasty, "the empress of Shang Dynasty once bathed here.". It is also recorded in the annals of Lushan County by Jiaqing of the Qing Dynasty that "Xiaquan is located in the rocks. There are hundreds of eyes at the mouth of the spring, and the water mist is evaporating. There are bathrooms, monks and monks to take charge of it, and the experience of Lishan's miraculous appearance." Chao Chongzhi, a scholar of the Song Dynasty, left a famous poem here: "Taizhen alone attends the hot spring room, and the scales and shadows of the whale and dragon are absolutely clear." fan Chunren, a poet of the Song Dynasty, also wrote that "in front of the mountain, Yinshui boiled the source of spirit, and once came to wanchengzun.". After the rise and fall, only so, not with the secular cold warm "poetry. Xiatang hot spring is famous for its high temperature (63 ℃), large flow (34 tons per hour), rich in various minerals (mainly soda, sulfur, etc.) and high medical value (it has significant curative effect on more than 10 diseases such as skin diseases, rheumatoid arthritis, etc.). At the same time, Xiatang town is also a rich natural treasure house. There are more than 20 kinds of underground mineral resources, such as iron, copper, phosphor fluorite, marble, granite and limestone. In particular, iron ore is rich in resources, with large reserves and high mining value.

economic development

From 1997 to 2000, Xiatang town's social economy got great development, especially since it was identified as the key town of small town construction in Henan Province in 2000, it timely put forward the working idea of "relying on resources to grasp forestry and animal husbandry, helping the poor and getting rich through science and technology, centering on hot spring projects, and making great strides in town construction". It vigorously implemented the strategy of small town driving, reasonably adjusted the industrial structure, and paid close attention to hot spring development, Actively attracting investment and vigorously developing non-public economy have promoted the growth of town economy. The total output value of the whole year was 86.13 million yuan, the total output value of enterprises was 54.38 million yuan, the total industrial output value was 43.81 million yuan, the new investment in fixed assets was 34.2 million yuan, and the per capita net income of farmers reached 1065 yuan.

We should establish a correct view of resources, transform resource advantages into economic advantages, promote tourism with hot springs, and bring three industries with tourism. We should focus on the in-depth development of hot spring resources, vigorously develop non-public economy, and strive to build the first famous hot spring town brand in Central Plains. Using more than 700000 yuan of social funds, we built a hot spring street including dozens of bathing centers, and invested 30 million yuan in Huanggu outdoor hot spring. At the same time, more than 40 million yuan has been invested in the construction of small towns. Streets, transportation, water and electricity, communication and other supporting facilities have been built and improved with high starting point and high standard. The functions of small towns are becoming more and more perfect. The town area has reached 1.76 square kilometers, and more than 300 rural surplus labor forces have been transferred. A small town with hot spring bath, leisure and entertainment is rising in the Central Plains. In 2009, hot spring bathing corridor, town central heating project, Jinshawan shopping mall and other projects began to implement. The construction of these projects enriched the tourism content of Xiatang, improved the urban function of Xiatang, and brought greater development opportunities for Xiatang.

agricultural development

In addition, in line with the local rural productivity layout, development level and labor quality, four agricultural demonstration bases have been established and improved, including shelou forest fruit production, hongshisi tussah breeding, xixuzhuang animal husbandry, yinhezhuang mushroom planting, and the agricultural benefits have increased significantly. By the end of 2004, the number of cattle and sheep in the town had reached 12000, and the total output value of animal husbandry was 5.6 million yuan; the amount of tussah raised steadily, and the output value reached 4.5 million yuan after 1200 years of raising silkworm seeds; the production of forest and fruit industry reached a new level, and the output value of forest and fruit industry reached 900000 yuan after 4200 mu of barren mountains were developed; the development of edible fungi reached a new level. The town planted half a million sections of Lentinula edodes, with an output value of 3 million yuan.

Honors

All the work has been affirmed and praised by the higher authorities for many times. In December 1999, it won the title of "Pingdingshan model unit of national unity and progress", in April 2000, it won the title of "civilized village" at the municipal level, in October 2000, it won the title of "Pingdingshan model township of villagers' autonomy", in March 2001, it won the Title of "advanced collective of retired cadres at the municipal level", in December 2002, it won the title of "advanced unit of small town construction in Henan Province", and in April 2003, it won the title of "model township of villagers' autonomy"“ Pingdingshan City, the people's satisfaction with the civil service collective "title.

In July 2020, the National Patriotic Health Campaign Committee reconfirmed Xiatang town as a national health township.

Scenic tourism

Xiatang town is backed by towering green mountains, surrounded by three rivers, with thousands of hot spring resources, beautiful wetland ecology with rare birds, vast smoky waves, beautiful scenery and fishing boats. According to Henan Tongzhi, Tang hot spring, formerly known as Tanggu hot spring, was one of the eight ancient scenic spots in Lushan. Later, it was called "huangnv Tang" because it was often bathed in good nights after the Shang Dynasty. The wonderful legend of "Huanggu bath" makes people reverie, which attracts a lot of literati and poets. In the yuan and Ming Dynasties, Chen Zi, a native of the Ming Dynasty, wrote a poem in the general poem of eight sceneries in Lushan: "Heishan reflects the association of heaven and mind, Tanggu hot spring is harmonious.". Yuan Cishan, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, Mei Yaochen, a poet in the Song Dynasty, and Xu Yunuo, a poet in modern times, all praised this spring for his poems. In addition, there are a view of a hole (Chaoyang view, nine female hole) and other cultural landscape.

Chaoyang view. Located in the north of Xiatang Town, it has a long history. With a total area of 3000 square meters, it is located in the north and south, with a main hall, a side hall, a mountain gate, censers and temple steles. It is known as the first Taoist temple in western Henan. It has a long history, but the popularity of incense is rare. The temple fair is still held every year on the ninth, tenth and eleventh day of the first month, attracting pilgrims and tourists from all over the country. It is recorded in the annals of Lushan county that the original view has been abandoned and the scale is magnificent after reconstruction.

Nine women's cave. Located 6 kilometers north of Xiatang Town, it is a natural stone cave with an unfathomable depth and a height of 1-2 meters. The spring in the cave is gurgling and the rocks are jagged. It is said that she is the ninth daughter of the queen mother. She went to the world to play and fell in love with the local scholar, but she was stopped by the queen mother. However, they were banished to heaven until their death. Later generations in memory of the nine fairies here, incense has been strong.

Urban construction

In April 2000, Xiatang town was identified as the key town of small town construction by Henan provincial government. Over the past few years, nearly 100 million yuan has been invested in tourism services, roads, housing, posts and telecommunications, culture and education, health, commerce and other supporting facilities. The infrastructure construction of the town has been continuously improved, and the built-up area of the town has reached 1.76 square kilometers. The completed construction area (including civil construction) is 120000 square meters; the construction of high standard road drainage pipeline is 1000 meters; the widening of hardened trunk road is 7000 meters, the back street lane road is 5000 meters, the development of shops along the street is 3200 square meters, and the development of 4 residential and commercial buildings is 60 sets. 52 street lamps will be installed, 750 meters and 3500 square meters of landscape wall will be built, 1500 landscape trees will be planted, 1500 square meters of green space will be built, a 50 meter flower rack corridor and a mushroom Pavilion will be built, and two public toilets will be built and rebuilt. A modern garden town with complete facilities, complete functions, beautiful environment and prosperous economy is rising in the Central Plains.

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