Futu Town, Yangxin County, Huangshi City, Hubei Province

Futu town

Futu town is located in the middle of Yangxin County, Hubei Province. It was called "fotu city" before Ming Dynasty and has a history of more than 700 years. The town borders taogang town in the East, Xingguo town in the southeast, Jingtoushan farm in the south, Sanxi town in the west, Baisha Town in the north and Yangxin County in the south. With a total area of 187.46 square kilometers (2017), it governs 41 administrative villages and has a population of 70253 (2017). In 2002, it was listed as the "central town" of small town construction in Hubei Province.

Origin and legend

It is said that futu has a history of 700 years, but the origin of the word "futu" is not recorded in any literature and history. Where does it come from

There is such a legend in the Qing Dynasty. At that time, it was said that as early as the Ming Dynasty, today there is a Buddhist temple in futu (later mistakenly known as the city of Buddha map). The number of people is prosperous and merchants gather. In the nearby baifoshan, there is a member of the board of directors, who is very rich and famous. Dong had two sons. The first was named Fu, and the second Zhuang. The two brothers read poems and books, and were well versed in economy. Their second son, Zhuang, was also kind and generous, and often helped his neighbors generously.

Later, the councillor decided to separate and let the two sons set up their own gatehouses. After the separation of the gate, Yue Zhuang still gave the people a lot of money. In the 32nd year of Wanli reign of emperor Shenzong of the Ming Dynasty (1604 AD), there was a severe drought in the area of futu, which led to a plague. Groups of hungry people died and died. They were called Zhuang congee and gave alms to refugees. Some experts have pointed out that the construction of a seven storey pagoda to eliminate evil and diseases can ensure the safety of one side. After hearing this, Yue Zhuang built a seven story Pagoda with all he had, but he ran out of money.

After the disaster, the Buddhist temple was restored to its former prosperity, and baifoshan was still picturesque. Not only that, the mountain is also rich in Yunwu green tea, which was given by Zeng Yu as a tribute to the Shang Dynasty. Baifoshan is famous outside, which attracts the Buddha to open the mountain gate and build temples. Due to the high and rugged mountains and inconvenient transportation of materials, the Buddha used a little magic to dig wells for materials. The magnificent temple attracted many people to worship, and incense kept burning.

The miraculous story of Buddha's temple building spread from one story to another, which shocked King Ding (Zhu Youfan) of King Jing's residence in Qizhou. He gave several sets of bells and drums and 100 iron Buddhas. On the auspicious day of August 15 that year, he led the three armies with his princess and beloved daughter, and climbed the mountain to pray for blessings. King Ding occasionally saw Yue Zhuang, who had broad ears and long arms. There was a sense of heroism between his eyebrows. When he inquired, he learned that Yue Zhuang had done good deeds. After hearing this, King Ding was overjoyed and said, "saving one life is better than building a seven level putu. This man not only saved the victims, but also contributed money to build the tower. It's a rare talent of benevolence and righteousness. " So he negotiated with the princess, betrothed his beloved daughter Zhuang as his wife, recruited him as his son-in-law, granted him the title of "Yibin of Chu mansion", and issued a decree to change the name of futu temple to futu, which implied praising Zhuang's righteous deeds.

It is said that Zhuang is good at giving, giving alms to the common people, building temples to pray for the common people, and finally being recruited as the son-in-law. This is not just a story made up by the local people in their spare time. There is also a son-in-law tomb near futu street. The owner of the tomb is Dong.

Evolution of organizational system

In spring and autumn, it belonged to Chu, Xingguo Prefecture in Song Dynasty, three districts of Yangxin County in 1950, ditian District in 1958, futu town in 1984 and Hongqing Township in 1999.

geographical environment

Location context

Futu town is located in the middle of Yangxin County, 115 ° 16 ′ 14 ″ - 115 ° 32 ′ 00 ″ e, 29 ° 40 ′ 17 ″ - 29 ° 50 ′ 00 ″ n. The maximum distance from east to west is 25 kilometers, and the maximum distance from north to south is 9.2 kilometers, with a total area of 187.46 square kilometers (2017). It borders taogang town in the East, Xingguo town in the southeast, Jingtoushan farm in the south, Sanxi town in the West and Baisha Town in the north. It is 14 kilometers away from Yangxin County in the south.

topographic features

It is located in the transition zone of Mufu mountain alluvial plain of the Yangtze River, the terrain is generally high in the West and low in the East, and the terrain is mainly low mountains and hills. The highest point of Bailang mountain is 682 meters above sea level, and the lowest point of Nantan lake is 20 meters above sea level.

Population nationality

At the end of 2011, the total population of the district was 90000, including 39000 urban permanent residents, with an urbanization rate of 47%. There are 8300 floating population. In the total population, there are 45990 males, accounting for 51.1%; 44010 females, accounting for 48.9%; 18270 persons under 14 years old, accounting for 20.3%; 46800 persons between 15 and 64 years old, accounting for 52%; 24930 persons over 65 years old, accounting for 27.7%. The total population is all Han nationality. In 2011, the birth rate was 10.5 ‰, the death rate was 3.5 ‰, and the natural population growth rate was 7 ‰.

As of 2017, there were 70253 permanent residents in the town (2017).

natural resources

mineral products

Baiyunshan, Lijiashan and other mountains in the town are rich in mineral resources, including gold, silver, copper, iron, lead, molybdenum and other non-ferrous metals, with the largest storage capacity of copper, up to 20 million tons. There are also abundant non-metallic resources. There are more than ten kinds of stone materials, such as limestone, marble, quartzite, tremolite, and so on. Now more than 10 metallurgical enterprises have been established, such as Baiyunshan copper mine, Lijiashan copper mine, Yanghua aluminum plant, with an annual output value of 689 million yuan.

water conservancy

There are 20 lakes in the town, covering an area of 26000 mu, including Beisha lake, Nantan lake, Mibu lake, Jinjia lake, shejiatang lake and Xiaolu lake. The annual output of Siniperca chuatsi, channel catfish, crab, crucian carp, carp, grass carp, bighead carp and silver carp is 19213 tons.

Forestry

The forestry area of the whole town is 74000 mu, which has broad development prospects. It has built a tea base of 2000 mu, camphor flower base of 1500 mu, fruit base of 2000 mu and forest area of 50000 mu.

Economic overview

Agriculture

The area of cultivated land is 89000 mu, 1.1 mu per capita; the area of mountain farm is 67000 mu. In 2011, the total agricultural output value was 630 million yuan, an increase of 8.4% over the previous year, accounting for 13.6% of the GDP. The per capita net income of farmers was 4825 yuan, with a year-on-year increase of 13.7%; the main food crops were rice and corn, and in 2011, 33000 tons of grain were produced, including 26000 tons of rice and 2018 tons of corn; the main economic crops were oil, cotton and vegetables. The oil planting area is 51000 mu, with a total output of 4836 tons; the cotton planting area is 6320 mu, with a total output of 493 tons; the vegetable planting area is 21000 mu, with a total output of 24081 tons. Animal husbandry mainly breeds pigs, sheep and poultry. It raised 38000 live pigs, 12500 at the end of the year; raised 4382 sheep, 1320 at the end of the year; raised 214000 poultry, 203000 out of the cage.

Industry

Mainly mining, processing and textile industries. In 2011, the industrial output value was 680 million yuan, an increase of 14% over the previous year, and the industrial added value accounted for 40% of the GDP. It has 7 industrial enterprises with 2670 employees, and achieved an industrial added value of 210 million yuan, an increase of 5.9% over the previous year.

Commercial trade

At the end of 2011, there were 1326 commercial outlets with 2960 employees. In 2011, the total retail sales of social goods was 360 million yuan, an increase of 12.3% over the previous year; there were two urban and rural markets, with an annual turnover of 130 million yuan, an increase of 11% over the previous year.

Finance

In 2011, the total revenue was 51.899 million yuan, an increase of 13.6% over the previous year; among them, the local revenue was 37.505 million yuan, an increase of 11.2% over the previous year; from the perspective of major taxes, business tax was 18.92 million yuan, value-added tax was 8.928 million yuan, enterprise income tax was 13.25 million yuan, and personal income tax was 5.89 million yuan, an increase of 9.2%, 7.9%, 15.8%, and 11.2% over the previous year respectively. The per capita fiscal revenue was 6253 yuan, an increase of 40% over the previous year. At the end of 2011, the amount of various deposits of financial institutions was 180 million yuan, an increase of 11% over the previous year; the balance of various loans was 130 million yuan, an increase of 15% over the previous year.

social undertakings

Culture and art

By the end of 2011, there were 1 town cultural station, 8 village level cultural activity centers, 35 rural libraries, more than 300000 books, 310 amateur creative teams of music, art, calligraphy, photography and literature.

education

At the end of 2011, there were 18 kindergartens with 1080 children and 78 full-time teachers; 40 primary schools with 6800 students and 340 full-time teachers, and the enrollment rate of primary school-age children was 100%; 3 junior middle schools with 4435 students and 186 full-time teachers; 1 senior high school with 450 students and 47 full-time teachers. The enrollment rate of junior middle school age population, the enrollment rate from primary school to primary school, and the coverage rate of nine-year compulsory education all reached 100%. In 2011, the budget for education was 2.8 million yuan, an increase of 12% over the previous year.

Primary and secondary schools in futu town

medical and health work

At the end of 2011, there were 3 medical and health institutions at all levels, 43 village clinics, 180 beds, 21.7 beds per 10000 people, and the total value of fixed assets was 26 million yuan. There were 136 health professionals, including 15 licensed doctors, 68 licensed assistant doctors and 36 registered nurses. In 2011, medical institutions (above outpatient department) completed 53000 person times of diagnosis and treatment. There were 76000 people who participated in the new rural cooperative medical system, and the participation rate was 92%.

Sports

At the end of 2011, there were 28 school stadiums, 75% of the villages had fitness equipment, 11 cement basketball courts, and the number of people who often participated in sports activities accounted for 80%

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