Bailizhou Town, Zhijiang City, Yichang City, Hubei Province

Bailizhou town

Bailizhou Town, subordinate to Zhijiang City, Yichang City, Hubei Province, is located in the southeast of Zhijiang City. It is located in the first section of Jingjiang section in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, and is the largest river center of Wanli Yangtze River. It is named Bailizhou because the dike around the river is 74 km long and more than 100 li.

Bailizhou is one of the birthplaces of Chu culture,

Historical evolution

During the Taiyuan period of the Eastern Jin Dynasty (376-396), Bailizhou suizhijiang county was subordinate to the South and ranked eighth. Due to the invasion of Fujian from the Qin Dynasty, Danyang belonged to Chu. The county government (Danyang City) was transferred to the head of Bailizhou (hejiawa).

During the northern and Southern Dynasties, Bailizhou was subordinate to Nanjun along with Zhijiang, and ranked second. The county government set up the head of Bailizhou (hejiawa).

In the Tang Dynasty, Bailizhou suizhijiang county was under the jurisdiction of Jiangling Prefecture, the South East Road, and the county government set up the head of Bailizhou (hejiawa).

During the Northern Song Dynasty, Bailizhou suizhijiang county was subordinate to Jiangling Prefecture, Hubei Province, ranking seventh.

In 1237, the first year of Jiaxi reign in the Southern Song Dynasty, Zhijiang county was located in Shoushu Yangzhou.

In 1946, there were gujiang Township and Yuxin Township in Bailizhou.

In July 1949, the whole territory of Zhijiang county was liberated, and there were two districts in Bailizhou. The former Yuxin township was changed into Liuxiang District, and the former Gujiang township was changed into Fengkou district.

In February 1955, Bailizhou was incorporated into Yidu County along with Zhijiang County, and the Bailizhou people's commune was established.

In May 1961, the people's commune of Bali was changed into the District of Bali.

On October 22, 1962, Zhijiang county was reestablished, belonging to Bailizhou district.

On October 5, 1987, Bailizhou district was changed into Liuxiang town and Fengkou town.

On December 12, 1990, Liuxiang town and Fengkou Township were abolished and Bailizhou township was merged.

On April 4, 1998, Bailizhou township was abolished and Bailizhou town was established.

History and culture

Bailizhou town is one of the birthplaces of Chu culture. The tomb of King Huai of Chu is in Bailizhou. Ancient Danyang gathers in Bailizhou. Bailizhou has the ruins of the Fuqiao war between Wei and Wu of the Three Kingdoms. For thousands of years, there have been many poems praising Bailizhou. In the Qing Dynasty, Cao Yilu's Zhijiang Zhuzhici: "the edge of the dike is deep, the willows are around, and the scenery of Bailizhou is the most. The mountains and lakes are all around, and the king of Chu and Gengtai are high. " It is not difficult to see from the poem that the island is surrounded by water and dikes. For hundreds of years, it has often been attacked by floods. The industrious and simple people of the island, with their unyielding spirit of unity and mutual assistance, have fought against the flood peaks again and again, and joined hands to build and defend their beautiful homeland. Standing on the dam, looking around, one side is the surging Yangtze River, carrying the long years of up and down; the other side is the endless oasis, showing the peace and tranquility of the new era.

Basic introduction

Bailizhou town is located at the head end of Jingjiang River in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. The Yangtze River is divided into North and south branches here. After traveling more than 30 kilometers to the East, it reconnects. From then on, it goes to the realm of "mountains follow pingye, and the river flows into wasteland". Bailizhou is a river center surrounded by the north and south branches of the Yangtze River. It is also the largest river center on the Wanli Yangtze River. It is adjacent to Majiadian in Zhijiang City on the north and Songzi River on the south. The town is surrounded by water on all sides, covering an area of 229.13 square kilometers (2017), with 10231 hectares of arable land and 73.6 kilometers of riverbanks around the island. The terrain is flat and the land is fertile The average temperature is 15.2 ℃, the annual rainfall is 1025 mm, and the frost free period is more than 270 days. It has jurisdiction over 41 administrative villages and 1 neighborhood committee.

The place name of Bailizhou has a long history. From the historical relics such as stone, stone axe and stone net pendant unearthed on the island, it can be seen that people lived here in the stone age, and the human activities recorded in history can be traced back to more than 2700 years ago. During the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Zhijiang county government set up a county government in Bailizhou. According to the records of Zhijiang county annals in the ninth year of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty, during the Eastern Jin Dynasty (376-396), the county government was moved to Bailizhou head (now Huzhu Village) because of the southward migration of Fujian from the Qin Dynasty; at the end of Song Dynasty, the county government was moved to shuyangzhou and xiatuo. Bailizhou is one of the birthplaces of Chu culture. The tomb of King Huai of Chu is in Bailizhou. Ancient Danyang is gathered in Bailizhou. There are also the ruins of the Fuqiao war between Wei and Wu of the Three Kingdoms on Bailizhou. For thousands of years, there have been many poems praising Bailizhou. There is a saying that it was written in the book of songs of the Western Zhou Dynasty. Jiang Yousi in the book of songs · Zhaonan is a folk song from Bailizhou. What's more definite is the record of Bailizhou in Li Daoyuan's shuijingzhu. Li Daoyuan described Bailizhou very well, "there are Sangtian and Ganguo in it, Yingjiang and Yizhou in it." Cao Yilu's Zhijiang Zhuzhici in the Qing Dynasty said: "the edge of the dike is deep, and the willows are around, and the scenery of Bailizhou is the most. The mountains and lakes are all around, and the king of Chu and Gengtai are high. " It is not difficult to see from the poem that the island is surrounded by water and dams. For hundreds of years, it has often been attacked by floods. The industrious and simple people of the island, with their indomitable spirit of unity and mutual assistance, have fought against the flood peaks again and again and joined hands to defend their beautiful home. Standing on the dam, looking around, one side is the surging Yangtze River, carrying the long years of up and down; the other side is the endless oasis, showing the peace and tranquility of the new era.

As for the literary works of Bailizhou, there are also the reportage "revolutionary Bailizhou" co written by famous writers Zhao Yu and Hu Shiquan, "in the middle of the water" by Yang Shangpin, then president of the Three Gorges daily, and "Bailizhou, the first continent of the Yangtze River" edited by the literature and history information committee of the Zhijiang Municipal Committee of the Chinese people's Political Consultative Conference.

Since the founding of the people's Republic of China, Bailizhou town has won many honors, such as "China sand pear town", "Chutian Star Town", "Hubei high quality cotton base", "Hubei ecological agriculture base". In 1956, Zhou Enlai, the then Premier of the State Council, personally awarded a license for the cotton yield of 100 Jin per unit area in the town, which made Bailizhou known as "Yinzhou". In 1997, Bailizhou sand pear was rated as "China's top ten famous brand fruit". In 1999, it was identified as Hubei famous brand product of China International Agricultural Expo and China Spark plan. In 2007, it was identified as Hubei famous brand product, In 2012, it successfully applied for the "Bailizhou sand pear" geographical indication of agricultural products issued by the Ministry of agriculture, and the protection of Bailizhou sand pear geographical indication products passed the audit of the General Administration of quality supervision, inspection and quarantine in 2013.

Celebrity in Bali

Historical celebrities

Lu fahe (6th century A.D.), a native of Bailizhou in Zhijiang during the northern and Southern Dynasties. There were Lu FA and lectern in Bali. It is said that Lu FA and he had magic power and lived in seclusion for a long time. Xiao Yi, the seventh son of Emperor Wu of Liang Dynasty, was appointed as the governor of Xinzhou.

Zhang Jixu (1876-1956), also known as Zhang Xun, was named Chunting. He is from Bailizhou, Zhijiang, Hubei Province. In 1902, he studied in the normal Department of Hongwen college in Tokyo, Japan. In January 1903, he and Liu Chengyu founded Hubei student circle. In September 1924, due to financial difficulties and lack of fund-raising, he was forced to resign from the post of president of Wuchang Normal University and transferred to the post of inspector general of Hubei provincial government, general editor of Hubei Provincial General records library, President of Wuchang Jingnan middle school and Dean of Hubei Normal University. He is the teacher of Dong Biwu, founder of the Communist Party of China.

Modern characters

Li Lingling

Li Lingling, female, from Bailizhou, Zhijiang, Hubei, graduated from the Journalism Department of Huazhong University of science and Technology (formerly Huazhong University of Technology), and is now the chairman of Wuhan Haina Technology Development Co., Ltd. In July 1999, Li Lingling received the venture capital of Chinese college students and became the first person to start a business.

Special products of Bali

In 1997, Bailizhou sand pear was named as "China's top ten famous brand fruit" by Fruit Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences. In 1999, it was recognized as Hubei famous brand product of China International Agricultural Expo and famous product of China Spark plan.

In 2010, it successfully registered the trademark of "Bailizhou sand pear" with the State Administration for Industry and commerce; in 2012 and 2013, "Bailizhou sand pear" won the titles of "agricultural products with geographical indications" of the Ministry of agriculture and "products protected with geographical indications" of the State Administration of quality supervision.

"Bailizhou sand pear" is as big as boxing, as golden in color and as sweet as honey. It has the unique effects of relieving heat and cooling, generating body fluid and relieving thirst, eliminating heat and detoxification, moistening spleen and strengthening stomach. It is one of the top ten famous fruits in China. The town made full use of the slack season, invited experts to carry out new varieties and mechanized planting technology training for Pear Farmers, or organized some Pear Farmers to study in other places, so as to improve the large-scale planting level of sand pear and ensure the yield and income of pear farmers. At present, the planting area of Bailizhou sand pear has reached 14000 mu, including 6000 mu of new varieties, with an average yield of 4000 Jin per mu, and the economic benefit of new varieties pear garden reaches 8000 yuan per mu.

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Agriculture

At the end of 2002, the cultivated land area was 180000 mu. It is a big fruit, grain, cotton and oil production town with a population of nearly 100000. Bailizhou, Zhijiang City, Hubei Province, is a bright pearl inlaid in the Yangtze River. In history, it was a famous cotton planting town in China. Water and land transportation is convenient. There are 23 kilometers of county-level roads, 17 kilometers of rural oil roads, 88 kilometers of hardened rural roads, and more than 700 kilometers of sunny and rainy roads throughout the town. In the north, the main channel of the Yangtze River passes through 35 kilometers; in the south, the Songzi river passes through 28 kilometers, and the Caixue river passes through 17 kilometers. There are 20 passenger ferries, 3 steam ferry terminals and 1 port, with an average of 3.7 km. There is a ferry, which can be navigable day and night. The maintenance and reconstruction project of the county and township grade highway of "saving electric circuit" was completed in October 2007. The land transportation will be opened soon. The construction of "Zhijiang Bailizhou Songzi" (Liujin Road), a provincial second-class highway connecting Nanhe bridge, has officially started. The main project of Nanhe bridge will be completed by the end of 2009

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