Qisi Town, Huaibin County, Xinyang City, Henan Province

Jisi town

Qisi town is located 15 kilometers southeast of Huaibin County, in the north foot of Dabie Mountain, the shade of huaishui river. The terrain is continuous and undulating, with ditches, ponds and lakes all over the area, known as the "land of fish and rice". Qisi town is the hometown of sun shuao, the famous Prime Minister of the state of Chu. As early as 3000 years ago, it was the capital of the state of Jiang in the Western Zhou Dynasty. It is the birthplace of the ancestor of the surname Jiang. It has a long history and culture. Cultural relics are everywhere. It has been designated as a provincial cultural relic protection unit by the people's Government of Henan Province.

Qisi Town District

Located 15 kilometers southeast of Huaibin County, Qisi town is located in the north foot of Dabie Mountain. It is in the shade of huaishui river. The terrain is continuous and undulating. There are lots of ditches, ponds and lakes in the area, and the water and grass are rich. It is known as the "land of fish and rice". It has jurisdiction over Qisi village, Gaozhuang village, Qiying village, chenwa village, chenlou village, Wangying village, Dongzhai village, Renwei village, Honglou village, Caowei village, Wuyi village, Xiangpu village Dingying village, Yanfang village, Tangying village and Xin'an village have 16 administrative villages and 166 villager groups, with a total area of 85 square kilometers (2017), a cultivated land area of 52000 mu, a total population of 39815 (2017), and an urban greening rate of 14.6%. In 2005, the GDP of the whole town reached 112.18 million yuan, including 57.14 million yuan for the primary industry, 30.81 million yuan for the secondary industry, and 24.23 million yuan for the tertiary industry, with a year-on-year growth of 39% The average deposit income reached 2085 yuan. In 2004 and 2005, a total of 10.085 million yuan was invested to launch two batches of 18 key projects, including 9.8 km of three-level oil road, 21.1 km of four level oil road, and 4.4 km of cement road, so that 11 villages in the town could be connected with oil road; five 2400 square meters of teaching buildings, dormitories, and student canteens were built to eliminate dangerous school buildings; the outpatient building of the town health center was built to make it the Central Hospital of four townships in Huainan; and the new One electric irrigation station and four drainage sluice stations were built to improve the irrigation and drainage capacity. Qisi has developed forestry, poultry, animal husbandry and fishery, with a poplar stock of more than 70000, laying hens of more than 70000, and a daily output of 65000 fresh eggs. It is exported to Shanghai, Shandong, Jiangsu and Zhejiang, with an average annual output of 23000 pigs. It has 11000 mu of water resources, with obvious advantages. The delicately bred "Qisi fish" has tender meat, rich nutrition and delicious taste, which is in short supply in the market. The farmers in Qisi town always have the tradition of engaging in willow weaving crafts. More than 800 farmers in the town are engaged in willow weaving industry, with an annual output value of more than 12 million yuan and a tax profit of more than 3 million yuan. Their products are directly sold to Europe, America, Southeast Asia and other countries and regions. Jisi town is the hometown of sun shuao, the famous Prime Minister of the state of Chu. As early as 3000 years ago, it was the capital of the state of Jiang in the Western Zhou Dynasty and the birthplace of the surname Jiang in China. It has a long history, rich cultural heritage and abundant cultural relics, The legends of "goblin cave", "wuguizhong", "buried snake ridge", "bajiaotian", "liulijing" and "Yibu Sanyan well" have been handed down for thousands of years. The ruins of Jiangguo's old city in the Western Zhou Dynasty are the key cultural relics protection units in Henan Province, and wanshouling of the Western Zhou Dynasty is applying for the national cultural relics protection unit. in recent years, under the correct leadership of the county Party committee and government, the Party committee and government of Qisi town have focused on increasing farmers' income and further improving people's livelihood, United and led the cadres and masses of the whole town, conscientiously implemented scientific development, based on local resource advantages, deeply excavated historical and cultural resources, held root seeking activities, strengthened cultural relic protection and construction, carried out return projects, and expanded investment attraction The new channel has promoted the harmonious and rapid development of economic and social undertakings in Qisi town. Qisi town has a beautiful ecological environment. It is a meadow Wetland Bird Nature Reserve in Henan Province. More than 100 species of animals and plants coexist in the reserve, with harmonious development between human and nature, loose environment, civilized rural style and clean appearance. We sincerely welcome people of insight from all walks of life to visit, sightseeing and invest in real estate.

Poems and essays of Ji Si Zhen

When Jiang Guoshi passed away, his surname was passed down to China. The birthplace of the Chinese ancestor of Jiang's surname, the ancient city of Qi Si, is still said to be a place of Qi Si in the Han Dynasty, where the earth eroded and barren terraces and the ancestral temple of Chu Xiang were built. He begged people to live in the hills, and the water flowed into the barren ponds for thousands of years.

Translation:

This poem is written by Ma Zuchang, a writer of Yuan Dynasty, who was born in Guangzhou, Henan Province. Qisi ancient city is the hometown of sun shuao, the famous Prime Minister of Chu, and was the capital of Jiang state in the Western Zhou Dynasty more than 3000 years ago. During the reign of King Mu of Chu, he was granted the title of yousima Fu, a senior official of Chu. At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, Liu Bang was granted the title of marquis for a period of time for his meritorious service in exposing Wang yingbu's rebellion. With a long history and culture and abundant cultural relics, Jisi has been designated as a provincial cultural relic protection unit by the people's Government of Henan Province. If you don't pay attention to the ancient city, you will leave a lot of regrets.

History of Jisi town

The state of Jiang in the Western Zhou Dynasty was the birthplace of the Chinese surnamed Jiang. Although the state of Jiang did not exist, the descendants of the family of Jiang multiplied all over the world, and many celebrities emerged. From general Jiang Wan of Shuhan, counselor Jiang Gan of Wei Dynasty of Three Kingdoms to leader Jiang Fucheng of peasant uprising army of Ming Dynasty, great writer Jiang Shiquan of Qing Dynasty, martyr Jiang Yiwu of modern democratic revolution, anti Japanese general Jiang guangnai and former President Jiang Zhongzheng of KMT government, all of them keep their ancestors' name in history in different ways of struggle. Jisi is waiting for all the compatriots of Jiang family, especially the overseas compatriots of Jiang family, to come to seek their roots and ancestors, offer sacrifices to the ancestors and seek common development plans. Jisi is the former site of the state of Jiang in the Western Zhou Dynasty, which is clearly recorded in the history. Du Yu's annotation in Zuozhuan pointed out that "Jiang was thinking of the county in Yiyang period", and huaishui in shuijingzhu (huaishui) further pointed out that Jiang was a descendant of the Duke of Zhou. Duke Zhou refers to Duke Zhou, the younger brother of King Wu of Zhou. When King Cheng was young, he was assistant to the government. At that time, Wu Geng colluded with Guan Shu, Cai Shu, Huo Shu and other countries of Huaiyi to rebel. Duke Zhou conquered the 16 Eastern countries and re enfeoffed the territory of the East. He made a self styled name in Lu, and his eldest son took his place. According to Suoyin in historical records, "Zhou's son was granted to Lu, his second son remained in the royal family, and the rest ate small countries: fan, Jiang, Xing, Mao, GUI, and Jiye." in the twenty fourth year of Duke Yu in the spring and Autumn Annals of Zuo Zhuan notes, it is recorded that Duke mu of Zhou Zhao combined his clan and wrote poems in Cheng Zhou: "Guan, Cai Wen Zhizhao is also the prince of Wen. "The mu of Han, Jin, Ying and Han Wu" is Prince Wu's "the Yin of fan, Jiang, Xing, Mao, GUI and sacrificing to Duke Zhou", which is the heir of Duke Dan of Zhou. According to the second chapter of Tongzhi clan, Jiang was granted the state by Bo Ling, the third son of Duke of Zhou. The artifacts handed down from generation to generation include "Jiang Duyin" and "Jiang zijue". It has been about 600 years since the Duke of Zhou was granted the title of Chiang Kai Shek, and then the official of Chu defeated Chiang Kai Shek in 617 BC. The former site of Jiangcheng is still showing people its civilization and glory. The existing ancient city wall is 1700 meters long from east to west, 500 meters long from north to south, and 32 meters wide from the base. There is a beacon tower in the southeast, with a remnant height of about 7-8 meters. The remnant height of other wall sections is 1-3 meters. In recent years, with the careful planning and full support of Peng Daguo, Secretary of the Party committee, the research on Jiang's ancestral root culture in Qisi town has made great progress. Since 2008, representatives of the Chiang family from all over the country have come to Qisi town every year during the Qingming Festival to hold a grand memorial ceremony in front of the Wanshou Mausoleum of the ancestor of the Chiang family, Bo linggong.

The legend of Jisi

Qisi ancient city is located 15 kilometers south of Huaibin County, at the north foot of Dabie Mountain, in the shade of huaishui river. The terrain is continuous and undulating, and rivers and lakes are densely distributed in the region. Huaihe River, Bailu River and Qisi River compete for each other, casting out the ancient culture of Qisi; Caohu lake, fangjiahu lake and Rabbit Lake complement each other, precipitating the heavy history of Qisi. The legends of Jisi are magical and magnificent, while the "bajiaotian", "liulijing", "Sanli Temple", "wuguizhong", "goblin cave" and "buried snake ridge" are beautiful and moving. The scenery of Jisi is simple and beautiful. The cauliflower is yellow in spring, and the fragrance of rice is golden in autumn. The cottage is far and near, the cattle are long, the scenery is beautiful, the folk customs are simple, the grass lake in the south is green, the lotus in the East is red, and the jade rabbit in the west is blue. Whether you go boating on the lake or strolling in the fields, you will feel relaxed and happy. within the ruins of the ancient city, there are gray soil layers and rope shaped pottery pieces everywhere. A large amount of red burnt earth and Han Dynasty tube tiles were found at the south end of the west wall of the ancient city, so the terrain is higher. It is called "fort" locally, which may be a Han Dynasty relic. There is a platform in the northwest corner outside the ancient city, which is called "beichenggeng" locally. It is a Neolithic cultural site after investigation, and has no connection with the ancient city wall site. In recent years, bronze daggers, spears, swords, tripods and pots of the spring and autumn and Warring States periods have been unearthed inside and outside the ancient city. Recently, tombs of the spring and Autumn period have been found in the southern suburbs of the ancient city. For the first time, the Chu gold coin "Ying AI" was found, while the most common one was the Chu coin "Yi Bi Qian". These cultural relics have the typical characteristics of Chu culture, which reflects the historical background of Qisi ancient city after the extermination of Jiang.

Famous Prime Minister Sun shuao

The ancient city of Qisi has attracted people's attention because of the discovery of the cultural remains of the state of Jiang. It is also famous for the birth and cultivation of sun shuao, the famous Prime Minister of the state of Chu. According to historical records, sun shuao, also known as Luo Ao, was named Ai Li, who was thinking of others. He once recruited migrant workers to remove water in Qisi, and created the first water conservancy irrigation project in China - Qisi lake. He also set up irrigation in Yulou, which was valued by King Zhuang of Chu. He was appointed as Lingyin and was used to be called the Prime Minister of Chu in history. Chairman Mao Zedong praised him as an expert in water conservancy in ancient China. Because of his mother's earnest and good teaching, sun shuao had the excellent moral character of being considerate of others when he was a child. At that time, people thought that the person who saw the double headed snake was unlucky and would definitely die. After sun shuao met the two headed snake on the road, he killed it bravely in order not to harm others. He dug the earth and buried it deeply. This noble quality of self sacrifice was praised and respected by later generations. In the southwest of Jisi City, there is the burying Snake Mountain, which is also called burying snake mound. Due period

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