Mashankou Town, Neixiang County, Nanyang City, Henan Province

Mashankou town

Mashankou Town, 33 kilometers northeast of Neixiang County, Nanyang City, Henan Province, is a civilized ancient town with a history of more than 1000 years. Located at the southern foot of Funiu Mountain, the Yumai of Qinling Mountains, and at the junction of Neixiang, Zhenping and Nanzhao counties, it is a mountainous town with alternate distribution of mountains, hills and plains. Mohe river runs through the whole territory from north to south. The town is 283 square kilometers, with 24 administrative villages and one neighborhood committee. The total population is 57445 (2017).

Mashankou town has a long history and culture. It set up shop in Han Dynasty and built town in Tang Dynasty. Nanyang administrative office once worked here at the beginning of liberation. In history, Mashankou town was famous as one of the four major medicinal materials distribution centers in China and rich in Mashankou iron pot. It is known as "dry dock" and "little Hankou".

Mashankou has convenient transportation, rich resources and good environment. It is only 19 kilometers away from 312 National Road and Ningxi railway line, 80 kilometers away from Nanyang Jiangying airport, provincial highway s248 and guan'er tourist highway. There are more than 500 kinds of animal and plant Chinese medicinal materials in the territory, with an annual output of more than 45 million jin. In particular, the main products are Elaeagnus angustifolia, Eucommia ulmoides, Platycodon grandiflorum, Pueraria lobata, etc. The unique natural conditions and rich resources of medicinal materials are the solid foundation for the formation of the medicinal materials distribution center in Mashankou town; the mineral resources are rich, with good quality and large reserves of graphite, gold, potassium feldspar and other minerals.

The urban construction of Mashankou has made brilliant achievements. In accordance with the requirements of "small towns, big strategy" and overall consideration of planning, construction and management, township industry has developed rapidly and pillar industries have formed a scale. It has successively won the honorary titles of "national small city construction demonstration town", "Zhongzhou famous town", "Provincial Ecological Town", "five-star town", town level small city construction pilot, etc. In 2014, it was listed as "national key town" by the Ministry of housing and urban rural development of the people's Republic of China, and in 2015, it was identified as "the first batch of key demonstration towns in Henan Province" by the people's Government of Henan Province.

On June 20, 2020, it was named the first batch of "beautiful towns" in Henan Province.

The origin of the name

Mashankou has a long history, and its name began in the Eastern Han Dynasty. According to Neixiang County annals, Emperor Guangwu of Han Dynasty Liu Xiu once got a good horse on this hillside (zhenxima hillside), so it is called Mashankou. Because Qingshan, Meizi and Huabei rivers intersect at the foot of Mashankou, water and mountain roads lead to the northern mountain area, so it is called Mashankou. Mashankou is high in the north and low in the south. There are more than ten peaks more than 1000 meters in the north. It is rich in various medicinal materials and local specialties, and there are many kinds of mineral resources in the territory. The south is the alluvial plain of Mohe River, which is rich in products.

History and culture

Mashankou Town, located at the south foot of Funiu Mountain, is located in the sun of holy mound and to the left of ink. It has convenient transportation and extends in all directions. Its geographical position is very important. It has been a must for military strategists since ancient times. Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty gathered his troops here. In the Ming Dynasty, the king of Tang also stationed troops in Tangwang village and Mashan. In the Ming Dynasty, the inspection department of Jindoushan (today's Shimiao Village) was set up here. Li Zicheng once stationed troops here. In the Qing Dynasty, Nian Army and Seng Wang fought fiercely here. In the late Qing Dynasty, Bai Lang led his troops to be attacked.

Mashankou is known as "heaven and earth a big Zhong Yu, personnel a big gathering, inquiry ancient and modern Jujin main road, relative to its potential for the city". It not only has an important strategic position, its north to Funiu Mountain hinterland, is one of the four major herbal medicine distribution centers in the old China. Its market was first established in Sui Dynasty, and its town was built in Tang Dynasty. According to the annals of Dengzhou in Jiajing of Ming Dynasty, "in 618 ad, the second year of Wude, Emperor Gaozu of Tang Dynasty, Mohe County was set up, and Mashankou was appointed as the town." In song and Yuan Dynasties, market towns gradually expanded and merchants gathered. It is an important distribution center of Chinese herbal medicine, lacquer, tung oil and Cornus officinalis in Funiu Mountain. Ming and Qing Dynasties were more prosperous, streets and alleys expanded, and there were more than 80 business firms. Sometimes, there were frequent business contacts in Shaanxi, Shanxi, Hebei, Qinghai, Sichuan, Anhui, Zhejiang, Huguang, Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai and other places, and drug business firms were set up here. During the period of the Republic of China, pharmaceutical merchants in Hebei, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Zhejiang, Hubei, Sichuan and Shanghai still had frequent contacts, and some of them sold directly to Hong Kong, Macao and some Southeast Asian countries and regions.

After the liberation of Neixiang in 1948, the economy of Mashankou town has been developed in an all-round way, and its service network is scattered all over the world, and its prosperity is better than that of any period in history. Now in 2013, in order to guide the traditional Chinese medicine industry, the local government established the largest Chinese herbal medicine trading market in Southwest Henan in zhengwan. With the guidance of the government, relying on its unique Funiu Mountain Natural Chinese herbal medicine treasure house, Mashankou Town Chinese herbal medicine industry will usher in new glory!

There are not only a large area of dinosaur egg fossils in Mashankou, but also the Neolithic site of Zhugang, a provincial cultural relic protection unit, and the tower and stele forest of Fayun temple, a county-level cultural relic protection unit. In February 1949, the memorial Pavilion for the martyrs who died in the liberation of Wanxi was built.

administrative division

Mashankou town has 24 administrative villages, including Hexi village, zhengwan village, Fangang village, Laozhuang village, Yangang village, Ciyuan village, Yuegang village, Dazhai village, sishanmiao village, Anbei village, Hekou village, duluozhuang village, Shimiao village, Zhumiao village, Zaigang village, Baimiao village, Sanchahe village, guandiping village, Huabei Village, Lijing village, Wangchang village, Tanghe village, Maping village and xingshuping village The Committee has a total population of 57445 people (in 2017) and cultivated land area of 50100 mu. In 2011, the gross value of industry and agriculture was 1.5 billion yuan, the fiscal revenue reached 10.3 million yuan, and the per capita net income of farmers exceeded 2000 yuan.

natural resources

Mashankou is located in the transition zone from subtropical zone to north temperate zone, with humid climate, abundant rainfall and abundant water resources. It has 8 small and medium-sized reservoirs. It has superior natural conditions, rich in more than 10 kinds of natural precious medicinal materials and high-quality tobacco leaves, such as Eucommia ulmoides, Cornus officinalis, Gastrodia elata. It is rich in mineral resources, such as graphite, gold, potassium feldspar, with good quality and large reserves.

Traffic location

Mashankou town was once known as "dry wharf" and "little Hankou" in history. Located 33 kilometers northeast of Neixiang County, Nanyang City, Henan Province, at the southern foot of Funiu Mountain, the Yumai of Qinling Mountains, and at the junction of Neixiang, Zhenping and Nanzhao counties, it is a mountainous town with alternate distribution of mountain, hill and plain. The Mohe river runs through the whole territory from north to south. Mashankou has convenient transportation, rich resources and good environment. It is only 19 km south of 312 National Highway and Ningxi railway line, 80 km south of Jiangying airport, provincial highway s248 and guan'er tourist highway.

Urban construction

Mashankou town has convenient transportation, rich resources, fast communication, abundant electricity, perfect facilities and good environment. Mashankou town has been successively named as "national small town construction demonstration town" and "national key town" by the Ministry of construction of the people's Republic of China, as "Henan Zhongzhou town" by Henan provincial government, and as "five-star town" by Nanyang Municipal government. In 2015, it was identified as "the first batch of key demonstration towns in Henan Province" by the people's Government of Henan Province.

Brilliant achievements have been made in urban construction. In recent years, according to the requirements of "small town, big strategy", planning, construction and management are considered comprehensively. The four vertical and four horizontal trunk roads are all hardened and up to standard, with greening and beautifying facilities, lush streets and elegant environment. In the past two years, the riverside project with a total length of 1800 meters, the livestock water project of Mohe dam, the green square project with an area of 12500 square meters and the Zhennan Industrial Park project have been built successively, which makes the city prosperous The town framework is further enlarged, and the taste of market towns is further improved. At present, the town covers an area of about 6 square kilometers and has a population of more than 30000.

Township Industry

Township industry has developed rapidly. The town takes the township industry as the industrial support of the town construction and the breakthrough of enriching the town and the people. Urbanization promotes industrialization and industrialization drives urbanization. In 2001, the output value of township enterprises was 540 million yuan, and the taxes were 5.1 million yuan. Six series of paper-making, carpet, casting, refractory, building materials and wood processing have been formed. There are three enterprises with an output value of more than 10 million yuan, five enterprises with an output value of more than 5 million yuan, and the second County paper factory, the backbone enterprise in the town, has an output value of 21 million yuan in 2001. In the southern end of the town, more than 100 mu of land has been expropriated for the construction of Zhennan Industrial Park, which mainly focuses on casting and processing. At present, nine enterprises have entered the park for construction, and the township industry, especially the individual and private enterprises, is booming.

pillar industry

The scale of pillar industries has been formed. In accordance with the development idea of "expanding tobacco, invigorating animal husbandry, stabilizing bacteria and increasing forest and fruit", we have paid close attention to the adjustment of agricultural industrial structure, and been designated as the four high-quality tobacco bases in the province. In order to meet the requirements of "WTO entry", we have vigorously developed animal husbandry with sheep as the main part. The town has built 11 breeding communities, developed 6 professional sheep villages, established more than 100 type breeding farms, and promoted the crossbreeding and forage breeding Animal husbandry is in the ascendant.

Honors

On June 20, 2020, it was named the first batch of "beautiful towns" in Henan Province.

Tourism development

Mashankou Yunlu mountain scenic spot is a national AAAA scenic spot. It is located in the north of Neixiang County, Nanyang City, in the hinterland of Funiu Mountain. It is 80 km away from Nanyang city and 45 km away from Shanghai Shaanxi Expressway (Chaopi Expressway). The whole scenic spot of Yunlu mountain is famous in the Central Plains with the connotation of Yaowang culture, the theme of ecological tourism, leisure vacation, popular science experience and adventure hunting, and the advantages of mountains, water, rivers, clear pools, broad lakes, waterfalls, secluded pools, dense forests and strange stones. The unique climate, soil and geographical environment have created the unique ecological conditions of Yunlu mountain. The forest coverage rate is more than 98%, and there are more than 500 kinds of natural Chinese medicinal materials, which is known as "natural medicine garden outside the world". The main scenic spots of Yunlu mountain include Heilong lake, yaohulu lake, leibishi, Yaowang temple, Yaowang waterfall, pagoda waterfall, pagoda academy, expansion base, business conference, etc. the drop of pagoda waterfall is 126 meters, which is known as "the first waterfall group of Funiu Mountain".

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