Cha en Si Zhen, Xiangtan County, Xiangtan City, Hunan Province

Chaensi town

Chaensi town is located in the southernmost part of Xiangtan County, on the West Bank of the lower reaches of Xiangjiang River. National Highway 107 and Beijing Guangzhou high speed railway run through the town from the north to the south. It is named after the "chaensi" with a long history.

geographical position

Chaensi town is located in the south end of Xiangtan County, on the West Bank of the downstream of Xiangjiang River; it faces sanzhang township of Hengdong County across Xiangjiang River in the East, Changjiang town of Hengshan County in the south, Huashi town of Hengshan County in the west, zhonglupu town in the northwest and Baishi town in the north. It is 44 kilometers away from Yisu River in Xiangtan County in the north, 50 kilometers away from Xiangtan City in the south, and 15 kilometers away from Kaiyun town in Hengshan County in the south. The bus to Kaiyun town takes 15 minutes and costs 8 yuan.

Original name

It is said that the tea grace temple was built in the middle of the Ming Dynasty. Although the temple was destroyed in the Qing Dynasty, the tea grace temple has been handed down as a place name ever since. The tea grace temple town was named after it and has been built in the old site. "Cha'en Temple" has a long history. At the foot of Fenghuang mountain near Xiangheng Post Road (now national highway 107), a branch of Nanyue temple was built in the middle of Ming Dynasty, named Huangxing temple. The monks and nuns in the temple are virtuous and virtuous. There is a clean teapot with herbal tea for tourists to drink. It is said that Emperor Qianlong had been on a tour to the south. When he came to the temple to have a rest, he saw the guests take a rest and drink tea. When he left, he felt nostalgic. Qianlong examined the people's feelings and felt deeply. When he left, he wrote "cha'en Temple" as a gift. The inscription of Emperor Qianlong is "imperial tea for guests from all over the world, gracious gifts for guests from all over the world, morning bell for distracting thoughts, and evening drum for mists". From then on, the holy name of the world. So "Huangxing Temple" was changed to "chaen Temple". Because of the name of the temple.

administrative division

The town has 17 administrative villages, 1 neighborhood committee, 369 villager groups and 2 resident groups in Shangfeng, Baitang, Jinping, Shuangfeng, Xiaohua, Qianjia, Wujia, Huaqiao, Dongsan, Chahua, Qingping, qiaoshi, ningqiao, chaen, Shuanghua, Fantian and Shuangyang. the total area of chaensi town is 137.03 square kilometers (2017), with land area of 134.1 square kilometers, accounting for 98%, and water area of 2.6 square kilometers, accounting for 2%. The area of cultivated land is 2058.97 hectares, including 1923.78 hectares of paddy field, 135.19 hectares of dry soil and 9416 hectares of mountainous area. The total population was 42123 (2017).

Demographic details

42123 (2017).

Zoning change

In August 1949, the people's Government of Xiangtan County divided 17 towns in the period of the Republic of China into six administrative areas, which belonged to Yisu river area. In January 1950, the administrative division of the county was adjusted to 8 districts and 1 city, and the town was under the jurisdiction of 7 districts. In June 1950, the county was divided into 14 districts and one district level town, which was still under the jurisdiction of 11 districts. In August 1950, there were 14 districts and one town in the county, and the town was still under the jurisdiction of 11 districts, including Tianfeng Township, Heyue Township, Huaqiao Township and Fanshi township. In May 1951, there were 24 districts and 3 towns in the county, which were under the jurisdiction of 20 districts, including Tianfeng Township, Heyue Township, Huaqiao Township and Fanshi township. In May 1952, the town was still under the jurisdiction of 20 districts, but the township scale was reduced, with Huaqiao Township, Xinzhuang Township, Dongshan Township, Guanwang Township, ningqiao Township, Shuanghua Township, Heyue Township, Fuxing Township, Shuangfeng Township, xiane Township, Qingping Township, Fantian Township, Xiongshi Township, chaen Township, Changping Township, Qianjia Township, Huyue Township and Wu township. May 1953. The county has 24 districts and 3 district level towns; the town belongs to 20 districts of the county, with Xiongshi Township, ningqiao Township, Heyue Township, Shuangfeng Township, Tanghua Township, Fuxing Township, Xinzhuang Township, Huaqiao Township, chaen Township, Dongshan Township and Changping township. In June 1956, the district was withdrawn and the township was merged. There were 69 townships and 7 township level towns in the county. Huaqiao Township and chaensi Township were set up in the town. In 1958, the township system was abolished and 18 people's communes were set up in the county. Chaensi Township and Huaqiao Township were merged with zhonglupu Township, Hetang Township, shitanba Township and majiayan township to form rocket people's commune. In May 1961, the organizational system of the district was restored. There were 54 people's communes in the county. Huaqiao and chaensi people's communes were established in the town respectively, which were under the jurisdiction of zhonglupu district. In May 1966, when the Cultural Revolution began, the commune organs were impacted, and revolutionary committees were set up in chaen temple and Chaqiao people's commune. on December 20, 1971, the Hunan Provincial Revolutionary Committee issued No. 4 document, which put the three brigades of Camellia, Datang and Xianfeng of Sanjiang people's commune in Hengdong County under the jurisdiction of chaensi people's commune. In January 1980, chaos was brought to order, and the people's communes of Huaqiao and chaensi in the town were restored to the people's commune management committee. In February 1984, the administrative community was separated, and the Management Committee of Huaqiao and chaensi people's commune in the town was renamed the Township People's government, all under the jurisdiction of zhonglupu district; the brigade was renamed the villagers' committee, and the production team was renamed the villagers' group. In January 1994, chaensi township was abandoned and chaensi town was built. in April 1995, the whole county withdrew districts and merged townships to build towns. The former Huaqiao Township and chaensi town merged to form a new chaensi town. in 2017, after the merger of administrative villages, there were 31 villages (Shangfeng, Wujia, Huxiang, Qingping, Xiongshi, Fantian, Fuqiao, Nongzi, Shuangyang, Zhangshu, Huafang, Shuangjiang, Heyue, Jinbao, Chahua, Longjing, Jinping, Shuangfeng, Huilong, Botang, Xiaohua, Huaqiao, Tanghua, Quanping, Xingyue, Dongshan, Xiangheng, Qianjia, Yangxi, Fuxing) and one neighborhood committee with 37 villages Five villagers' groups and two residents' groups have been changed into 17 administrative villages (Shangfeng, Baitang, Jinping, Shuangfeng, Xiaohua, Qianjia, Wujia, Huaqiao, Dongsan, Chahua, Qingping, qiaoshi, ningqiao, chaen, Shuanghua, Fantian, Shuangyang), one neighborhood committee, 369 villagers' groups and two residents' groups.

natural resources

The town is located in Shixing mountain, with a geographical location of 112052 in the East and 27024 in the north. The terrain is high in the southwest and low in the northeast. It belongs to the hilly area of middle and low mountains in Hunan. The mountain range in the territory is from Hengshan mountain range to Tianma mountain, which forms a branch from South and west to north, and encircles the whole town on three sides. The mountains are undulating and overlapped, with bamboo waves and fir waves all over the mountain, which is one of the 38 "fast-growing and high-yield bamboo" bases in the province, with abundant bamboo forest resources. The geology belongs to LENGJIAXI group and Banxi group, with thick stratum; it has good mountain climate, low temperature, less sunshine, more rainfall in spring, loose and fertile soil, rich in mineral (phosphorus) nutrients, suitable for Phyllostachys pubescens, Chinese fir, tea, Camellia oleifera, chestnut and broad-leaved forest growth, suitable for ginger, sweet potato and other crops. According to the data of agricultural division of the county, the annual precipitation of the town is 2670mm, the total annual precipitation is 181664 million cubic meters, the annual runoff is 87104.1 million cubic meters, and the total water resources (including surface water and groundwater) is 98.3702 million cubic meters; From west to north, the river flows into Xiangjiang River through Xiangyang canal. "Huxiangguan" is the South Gate of Xiangtan city. On both sides of the pass, the slope is steep and the terrain is dangerous; since ancient times, it has been the main channel from south to north, and it is also a strategic military area. The majestic "Tianma mountain", shaped like a horse and 421.5 meters above sea level, is one of the seventy-two peaks of Nanyue Mountain, which is called barrier peak. There are a lot of green stone resources. Since ancient times, local stonemasons have made stone steles, built tombs, stone slab bridges and stone arch bridges; mechanical mining has broken the green stone into powder. The building materials used for urban landscape construction are solid and beautiful, and are exported to Guangdong and Shenzhen. There is a beautiful legend about the beautiful Huaqiao. In ancient times, there was a stone arch bridge, which was engraved with birds and animals and painted as above. It is called "Huaqiao". The village people have been passed down as a place name, and the original Huaqiao people's Commune and Huaqiao Township were also named after it.

Unofficial history of famous towns

Chaen temple, in the south of Xiangtan, adjacent to the city of special, near the Xiangjiang River, near Nanyue. I do not know the name of the beginning, according to legend, Qianlong Weifu private visit, thirsty for tea, given tea grace temple. Destroyed in the Qing Dynasty soldiers burned, looted for more than 100 years, has its name but not its temple. Today, the world is at its peak, China is undergoing great changes, three generations of sages have made plans, people from all over the world have come back to their hearts, the country is strong, the people are rich, and things are abundant. The nine continents are flourishing, the sea feast and the river clear. In order to carry forward the national culture, Mr. Huang Shuqing and others rebuilt chaen temple and restored the style of the ancient temple. Temple, facing Shouyue, 72 Qifeng panoramic view, pulse to Tianma, several rivers gather in front of the temple. From the south, the beautiful water comes from the clarity of Guilin; from the north, the Xiangjiang River helps the waves of Dongting. He entertained the fishing boats in Xiangjiang River and watched the wild geese in Hengyang. The scenery of lakes and mountains, the light of wind and the moon, the evening mist and the morning clouds often write by themselves, and the side peaks and the horizontal mountains all come to visit. Suzhou Hangzhou garden Wu Yuan painting, Xiaoxiang misty rain Chutian cloud. The mountain is covered with clouds and several layers of veils. Yanlong ancient temple, a picture of Tiankai. Heaven and earth like to show, ghost axe does not say work, enough to travel the eyes. If the light guarding the forest, Yilin stacked stone, bamboo sound song wind, pavilions and pavilions uneven, haze Shujuan, green cypress into Yin ring winding path, Zhu LAN reflection into the lotus pool. Three autumn cicada song flourishing, hundred turn Oriole song Changchun. A hundred flowers and a hundred birds contend. The spring whimpers and the grass chirps. Wanshu autumn tea pool of water, valley Cangshan half cloud, get the moon tower spring swallow dance, Zhichun flowers and trees color dish fly. Yun build spring flowers, lotus pool summer gas, chrysanthemum with autumn fragrance, GUI Yingdong Rong, four seasons scenery changes, endless fun drunk guest. The merchant is virtuous and forgets to return. Poets and poets come one after another. The beauty of the world, will be the heart of the scene, open field of vision, broaden the mind, entertainment, qinxinpi, forget the favor and disgrace, drive sorrow, joy, music pottery, toast and song, its exuberant also. as grand as a palace. It is resplendent in gold and jade, beautiful in eaves and painted buildings. The jade body of the Tathagata shines brightly, and the gilded Guanyin is merciful and dignified

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