Lianpeng Township, Dianjun District, Yichang City, Hubei Province

Lianpeng Township

Lianpeng township is located on the South Bank of the Yangtze River in Yichang City, 5 kilometers away from the central city. It was formed in April 1987 by the merger of Changling and Lianpeng. Now it governs 6 villages and 1 forest farm, namely Lianpeng village, nanmuxi village, Shuangxi village, Fu'an village, Changling village, quanshuixi village and wenfoshan forest farm. The total land area under the jurisdiction is 94.3 square kilometers (2017). There are 58 villager groups in 6 villages, with a total population of 13916 (2017).

Overview of the town

① Town name: Lianpeng township. Location: South of the Yangtze River, about 20 km from Yichang city. (3) population:

Lianpeng Township

The township government is located in Lianpeng village, covering an area of 94.3 square kilometers (2017). It has jurisdiction over six village committees: Lianpeng, nanmuxi, Shuangxi, Fuan, Changling and Quanshui. Lianpeng township is located on the South Bank of the Yangtze River in Yichang City, 5km away from the central urban area. It was formed in April 1987 by the merger of Changling and Lianpeng. Now it governs 6 villages and 1 forest farm, namely Lianpeng village, nanmuxi village, Shuangxi village, Fu'an village, Changling village, quanshuixi village and wenfoshan forest farm. The total land area under the jurisdiction is 94.3 square kilometers (2017). There are 58 villager groups with 13916 people in 6 villages (2017). The transportation is convenient. Yiwan railway and Three Gorges Fanba Expressway pass through the territory. It is close to Yichang South Railway Station and has Lianpeng expressway interchange and service area. It has Yichang Zhongnan Precision Steel Pipe Co., Ltd., Yichang Jinxin Plastic Industry Co., Ltd., Changfeng animal husbandry Co., Ltd., fujiangnan Food Co., Ltd., fuwote Technology Co., Ltd. and other large-scale enterprises; it has eyou No.1 spring honey pomelo, wenfogong orange, wenfogang peach, wenfogang green tea, honghuaxiang peach and other well-known agricultural brands; it has rural world, Shimen cave, wenfoshan and other scenic spots; it has more than 5000 Mu of barren mountain slope land and other land resources for development. In 2010, the total agricultural output value of the township reached 143.2 million yuan, the fiscal revenue was 4.21 million yuan, and the per capita net income of farmers reached 6030 yuan. It is a new rural construction pilot Township in the province, a modern urban agricultural demonstration Township in Yichang City, a municipal civilized Township, a health Township, and an ecological civilized township.

Wenfoshan, an important scenic spot

Wenfoshan is the highest peak in the suburb of Yichang. It is located in Dabai village, Lianpeng Township, with an altitude of 780 meters. Due to its shape, the mountain is also known as Jimao mountain, Jilong mountain and Langfu mountain. There are green pines and cypresses on the mountain. The scenery is boundless. On one side of the mountain is a cliff. The path leading to the top of the mountain is steep and quiet. There is a spring near the top of the mountain, which does not dry up for many years. Wenfo temple, the ancient wenfo temple, originated in the Tang Dynasty, was built in the Ming Dynasty and flourished in the Qing Dynasty. During the seven years from the 41st year to the 48th year of Kangxi, Emperor Kangxi appropriated more than one million liang of silver and gathered skilled craftsmen to build the Lingguan hall, Daxiong Hall, Yilu hall and dining room 350 square meters on the top of wenfo mountain. For hundreds of years, there were many pilgrims and the Buddha was prosperous. It is famous far and near and enjoys the title of "wenfo fairy mountain" ”It's a good name. Wenfo temple was destroyed in 50 years. It was rebuilt in the 1990s, and is popular in the local area.

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