Xiangdian Town, Xi county, Xinyang City, Henan Province

Xiangdian town

Xiangdian town is located 5-23km north by east of Xi county, Xinyang City, Henan Province. The total area of the town is 118.46 square kilometers (2017), with 89775 mu of arable land (including 41625 mu of dry land and 47150 mu of paddy field). The town governs 18 administrative villages, 324 villager groups and 48382 people (in 2017), including 4180 people in the town.

On May 26, 2020, Xiangdian town was selected into the list of strong agricultural towns in 2020.

brief introduction

Xiangdian town is located in the middle of the county, slightly south. In December 1998, Xiangdian town was removed from the township, and the town government was stationed in Xiangdian town.

It is located in the southeast of xiangdianji. It is adjacent to Zhangtao Township and Yangdian Township in the north, Huaihe River in the South and Guandian Township across the Huaihe River in the south, Yihe River in the West and suburban township in the west, Linhe Township and Xiazhuang town in the East. The exit of Xi county is located one kilometer to the west of the town government, and provincial road 337 runs through the East and West. The town is 16 km wide and 14 km wide.

administrative division

It has jurisdiction over 18 administrative villages including Xiangdian village, Xuji village, zhudian village, Caoji village, huangweizi village, Lilou village, dongweizi village, rendazhai village, weidian village, Lulou village, Zhulou village, qizhai village, Zhangzhuang village, Dingzhuang village, shaolou village, Lidian village, Gaozhuang village and chendazhuang village.

natural condition

The natural conditions are superior. With mild climate, flat terrain, fertile land and rich water resources, xiangdaowan is rich in wheat, rice, kenaf and rape. Among them, "xiangdaowan" was listed as a tribute by the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Its color is blue and white, transparent, and fragrant. It has high nutritional and medicinal value.

History and culture

It has a long history and culture. There are many cultural and natural landscapes in the territory. The Qin temple, Daizhong, zhangwafang, Xiazhuang and other sites show people the ancient culture of three to four thousand years ago.

geographical conditions

The natural conditions are superior. Xiangdian town is located in the transition zone from subtropical to warm. The terrain inclines from northwest to Southeast and is flat. The climate is mild, the annual average temperature is 15.2 degrees, the rainfall is abundant, the annual average rainfall is 967.5 mm, the sunshine time is long, the whole year is 2053.5 hours, and the frost free period is about 220 days, which is suitable for the growth of a variety of animals and plants. The Pinellia ternata recorded in compendium of Materia Medica originated here. The national famous rare and excellent product "xiangdaowan" was listed as a tribute by the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is blue and white, transparent, pearl like jade, and fragrant. It has high nourishing and medicinal value. It has passed the registration of national origin mark, and now has developed to 6000 mu. The main food crops are rice, wheat and corn. The main economic crops are peanut, kenaf, sesame, rape and so on.

Urban construction

The investment environment is good. With convenient transportation, luohuai highway runs across the East and West, Daguang Expressway runs through the north and south, and there are exits in Xiangdian, so the town and village roads extend in all directions; county bus (No.1 bus) connects the urban area of Xi county with the block of Xiangdian, which further promotes the rapid economic development of Xiangdian; communication is convenient, and mobile and Unicom companies have built launching towers in the town, opening 1800 gates There are two 220kV Xuji and two 110kV qizhai transmission and transformation power stations in the area. The transformation of rural power grid has been completed, and the high-voltage power supply has been realized in every village, with a household electricity access rate of 100%. The irrigation and water conservancy facilities are complete, and the irrigation canals of Huaihe River, Yihe River, Nihe River and Nanwan run through the whole town. There are more than 10000 square meters of Datang with 360 wells and 300 electromechanical wells. All 18 administrative villages have achieved the goal of ensuring the income from drought and flood, and the grain yield is constant Xiangdianji, where the town government is located, has built a large market covering an area of 6.5 square kilometers, with two horizontal and three vertical five main lines, more than ten streets, numerous buildings, complete service facilities, and obvious features of urbanization and industrialization.

agricultural development

On May 26, 2020, Xiangdian town was selected into the list of strong agricultural towns in 2020.

Science, education, culture and health

Social undertakings are changing with each passing day. With the vigorous development of education, there are 20 primary and secondary schools with 9902 students, and nine-year compulsory education has been popularized in an all-round way. Science and technology training center, agricultural technology station, plant protection station and other science and technology service network is sound, the promotion and popularization of emerging technologies is rapid; medical and health institutions are all over the town and village, with advanced equipment; radio and television industry is developing healthily, with cable TV and FM broadcasting covering the whole town.

Honor of Township

Xiangdian town has won the honorary titles of provincial and municipal "three no" villages and towns in petition work "," sports advanced towns (townships) "," Civil Affairs advanced towns "," Liuhao (townships) town Party committee "and" family planning first class towns ".

folk culture

Local customs

Spring Festival is the first day of the first month of the lunar calendar, also known as new year's day. Nowadays, more people pay New Year's greetings to their elders during the Spring Festival.

Qingming Festival is held at the beginning of March of the lunar calendar, around April 5 of the Gregorian calendar, which is the day of tomb sweeping and ancestor worship. It is also the spring farming season, and the rice area begins to soak rice seeds. The custom of planting a few young willow branches at the door of each family and wearing willow leaves on their heads.

The Dragon Boat Festival is also called the Dragon Boat Festival. The significance of Dragon Boat Festival is to commemorate Qu Yuan. It means that every household uses glutinous rice, bamboo pants and leaves to wrap triangle rice dumplings, insert Artemisia argyi at the door, light Acorus calamus to drive poisonous insects, and drink realgar wine.

The begging day is on July 7 of the lunar calendar. It is said that the date for the meeting of Cowherd and Vega is the day and night when the girls watch Cowherd and Vega from afar, wish and pray secretly, hoping to choose their ideal partner. Young boys and girls, so day and night mouth bite Luffa root, can hear Niu Lang and Zhinu speak, it is nonsense.

The Mid Autumn Festival falls on the 15th of August in the lunar calendar. The 15th of August is just half of the third autumn. It is a good opportunity to enjoy the moon with golden wind, ripe melons and fruits, fragrant osmanthus, harvest in autumn and full of silver toads. This festival originates from the traditional custom of celebrating the harvest of hard work in the past year. Day and night, family reunion, eat moon cakes, fresh fruit, burnt bun, enjoy the moon, drink wine, take advantage of the moonlight to the field "touch autumn".

The festival is held on December 23 of the lunar calendar. The main purpose of the festival is to offer sacrifices to the kitchen god and see him off. According to the folk custom, the kitchen god was sent to each household to preside over the small God. Once a year, he returned to heaven on the eve of the small new year to report the folk situation to Emperor Yuhuang, and received the will of the second year to return home on the night of the big new year. Every family killed Qiming's old chicken, rode the kitchen god, changed the new kitchen calendar, burned the old calendar, meant to welcome the happy new year, made rice and sugar, put wine and vegetables, and let the kitchen god "say good things in heaven and keep peace in the earth". When it gets dark, the kitchen god is sent to heaven by burning incense and paper and firecrackers. The kitchen god was sent away, and the whole family took part in the banquet to celebrate the new year. On New Year's Eve, it is necessary to burn incense and set off firecrackers to welcome the kitchen god. This common people attach great importance to it.

Lunar new year, the year in the lunar calendar December 30 (or 29), also known as new year's Eve. Chinese New Year is the most grand festival of the year. When you enter the lunar month, you begin to prepare the food and clothing for the new year, which is called "New Year's goods". You can clean the room and the outside, which means "in addition to the old year". The shops in cities and towns have all kinds of goods. They pile up stalls and shelves for customers to choose from. Farmers bring agricultural and sideline products and local products to the market for sale, and then buy back the new year's goods they need. This makes the new year's atmosphere more intense. Near the new year, on the 27th and 8th, fried fish and broilers with clear oil, known as "oil". In the morning of San San San San (or 29) of the new year, they began to change the Tiao Fu, paste the door god (Spring Festival couplets), and change the central hall and the tablet of Shenzu. There are also poor families who paste the door god at 28, so there is a folk saying "28, stick flowers". The meaning of early posting door god is to refuse to ask for an account. In folk custom, there is a rule that "door god sticks to the door, but does not ask for an account". On the evening of new year's Eve, there were incense tables, pig heads (or large pieces of meat), wine, food, fruit, incense, paper, firecrackers, and the whole family knelt down to worship. Then, the family has a reunion dinner. The new year's dinner is to do its best and to be rich is better. After dinner, the parents sit at the top of the hall, the younger generation kowtow to the old man in turn, and the old man rewards the "lucky money". New year's Eve night sleepless all night, known as "Shou Sui" (also known as Shou fur coat). After five incense burners, the parents went to the front door of the house to burn paper, burn incense and set off firecrackers. After the founding of the people's Republic of China, the traditional festivals of the lunar calendar have gradually changed from feudal superstition as the main content to family reunion, dinner, family visits, banquets to celebrate the festival. However, many old people still have worship activities, which are not held in public.

In addition to the traditional festivals of the lunar calendar, new festivals named after the Gregorian calendar have gradually attracted people's attention. New year's Day falls on January 1. March 8 is women's day, March 12 is tree planting day, May 1 is international labor day, May 4 is youth day, June 1 is children's day, July 1 is commemoration day of the Communist Party of China, August 1 is army building day of the people's Liberation Army, September 10 is teachers' day, and October 1 is national day of the people's Liberation Army.

Local etiquette

Since ancient times, new year's greetings have been known as "New Year's greetings". From the first day of the first month to the 16th day of the first month, new year's greetings are in vogue. From the first day of the first month to the fifth day of the first month, new year's greetings peak. After the 16th day, new year's greetings are called "old age". After the first month, new year's greetings are no longer called "New Year's greetings". The order of paying New Year's greetings to the main relatives is: "first uncle, second uncle, third uncle, fourth uncle". That is to say, first uncle and second uncle pay New Year's greetings to the elders of their own family and grandmother's family. After the fourth uncle, the secondary relatives and friends begin to pay respects to each other. During the new year's greetings, most of them bring a few packages of cakes, brown sugar and other gifts. The new son-in-law wishes his father-in-law and mother the first new year

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