Weishan Township, Xinhua County, Loudi City, Hunan Province

Weishan Township

Weishan Township, subordinate to Xinhua County, Loudi City, Hunan Province, is located at the southernmost end of Xinhua County, 15 kilometers away from the county seat. It is adjacent to shichongkou in the East, Yangxi town in the west, Xinshao County in the South and ketou Township in the north. The whole territory is 12.5 km in horizontal direction and 17.1 km in vertical direction. The terrain in the territory fluctuates greatly, belonging to the landform of medium and low mountains. The climate is pleasant all year round and the products are rich.

Historical evolution

Weishan is a wild land of Meishan since ancient times, and it is the activity center of Chiyou tribe. Since history, it has not been ordered, nor returned to the king, and has been fighting with the dynasty for a long time, so it remains many ancient battlefield sites. It was not until the fifth year of Xining in the Song Dynasty that it came under the rule of Zhengzhi, guixinhua, and belonged to Shaozhou, then Shaoyang and Lianyuan, and evolved into Weishan township of Xinhua County in Loudi City.

administrative division

The township governs Weishan and Sidu, Pengjia, lujiaqiao, Shanmu, Linwu, Weishan, Shuikou, horticultural farm, Shuangjing, Juhua, mofeng, hengxilong, Shiwu, Bishui, Guanzhuang, chentian, Longping, longzhai, Sidu, Qingshu, Sanfeng, Huanggu, Chayuan, Sanlian, Dongli, chashanchong, shimenzhai, bizhou, Cangfeng 28 administrative villages, 466 villager groups and 36345 people (2017). the land area is 85.25 square kilometers, including 20539 mu of cultivated land, 29000 mu of mountain forest and 5000 mu of pastoral land. In 2002, the total industrial and agricultural output value of the township was 61.78 million yuan, and the per capita net income was 1008 yuan. It is a poverty-stricken Township designated by the Province.

Nationality and religion

Today, most of them are Han nationality. Before Song Dynasty, they lived in Yao and Miao nationality. At the end of Ming Dynasty, because of the war and famine, the Yao people died. After that, a large number of Jiangxi customers moved here to live and multiply, especially the Zeng family in Linwu, Wu family in Longtang, Dongli and Li family in bizhou. There are Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism, teachers and witches in Meishan, so Meishan's religious and cultural personality is particularly prominent here, and the most complete and primitive.

Culture, education and health

In the past, most of them were private schools. There are two middle schools in Weishan and Sidu. Most of the primary schools are concentrated in densely populated areas. There are two health center complex buildings, but the village clinics have shared the prevention and health care of 40000 farmers in the township, and most of the villagers have participated in the new rural cooperative medical security. The main folk cultural activities in Weishan include: colorful dragon in the first month of the lunar new year, Guanyin temple fair in February, June and September, Shanhua festival in March of spring, Wu Culture Festival on April 10, leijiao at leiming temple on June 23, ghost festival in July and half, Panhu temple fair on August 8, double ninth ascent in September, Nuo dance and Nuo opera in winter, four seasons folk songs, etc .

economic development

The economy is dominated by agriculture and forestry, as well as animal husbandry and fishing. Nowadays, most of the young people go out to work for a living, and their economic situation is average. Main tourism products: Meishan bamboo series, Weishan tea, granite and other products.

traffic network

Weishan township has convenient transportation. Every village in the township is connected with highways. The "Huangsi" highway, "biguan" highway and "overhaul" highway run through the East, West, North and south. The 18 km "Huangsi" highway, the main traffic line, has been completed and opened to traffic.

natural resources

Rich in water resources, from south to north there are Ruxi River, Shuikou River, Pengjia river flow, water is sufficient, water is convenient. The power supply is sufficient. Ruke and Shiwei have two 10kt high-voltage lines running through the whole township. The communication is developed. There are two mobile transmitting base stations, with information covering the whole territory. There are 2250 fixed telephone installed. mineral resources - silica reserves of 500 million cubic meters, high content. The reserves of gneiss are about 600 million cubic meters, and the reserves of high-quality ceramic soil and refractory mud are more abundant. Forest resources: the total volume of standing trees in the township reaches 60560 cubic meters, and there are 5000 mu of Nanzhu in Cangfeng, Sanlian and Dongli villages alone. Tourism resources: Weishan mountain is beautiful, undulating mountains, vast and boundless. It is one of the eight scenic spots in Xinhua, with an altitude of 876.5 meters. Located at the peak of 1080 meters above sea level, the fairy pond is surrounded by clouds and mist. The spring water flows all the year round and is sweet and delicious. The pond group of Shuikou Shiwu is an ideal place for leisure, sightseeing and hanging hooks. The Zhenwu temple and the memorial archway of chastity make people forget to return to the long river of history. since the reform and opening up, the economy of Weishan has developed rapidly, other social undertakings have developed vigorously, all the rice in the township have been hybridized to achieve high and stable yield, new technologies and new varieties have been continuously promoted, and the industrial structure has been further optimized. The planting and cultivation bases, such as tea stone Gastrodia elata base, fir small fruit base, Shuikou Shiwu fish belt, have been built, gradually developing to suburban agriculture. Weishan is rich in forest resources, with good air condition and abundant surface water resources. The "source of Ru water" comes from Sanlian cave in Weishan, with large flow and clear and sweet water quality. The ecological environment of Weishan is also better, with high content of forest essence and air anion, warm in winter and cool in summer, and pleasant climate. It is the best choice to develop ecotourism and an ideal place for summer recuperation

Tourism landscape

Scenery of famous mountains

1. Famous mountains: Weifeng, daling, Shenlong, Cangfeng, Banshan, Daxiang, Bijia, Xianglu, Jiuxi. 2. Strange stones: shuange Baodan, Panhu, Meimei comb, hat stone, toad stone, teatray stone, shiniutang, zhangwulang head stone, Xianglushan stone Buddha, Maoer stone, Jizi stone, Xianren foot, Sanlian Swan wings, etc. 3. Caves: Panhu cave in Qingshu, longan Qun cave in Sanlian, mang snake cave in tea garden, mofeng cave, longzhaijian cave, Longping Shuanglong cave, bancangniangniang cave, bizhou leiming cave, Cangfeng monkey cave, Linwu Zhupo cave, etc

Water scenery

1. Weishan reservoir, Qingshuitang, Longyan River, Dongli to bishuishili drifting, Sanlian Shimen River and houtouyan Gorge Scenic Belt, etc. 2. Waterfalls: large and small waterfalls (but only in spring and summer rainy season), such as shenlongshan waterfall, shimenjiang waterfall, hehechong waterfall, dahechong waterfall, maoershi waterfall, mishushan waterfall, tieshuidong waterfall, etc. 3. Springs: Longyan spring, Longshan spring, Panhu spring, Jingshan spring, xiangluyan Guanyin spring, etc

Biological landscape

1. Ancient trees: Liaoyuan, Hengxi, jingshanchong, chayuanling, Chashan, Huanggu, Shanlian, Cangfeng, shimenzhai, etc. 2. Exotic flowers and herbs: Dali chrysanthemum, Shuju, Baiju, Yeju, June snow, Rhododendron, baihuachai, camellia, etc. (3) ancient buildings: the garden, qingshuyuan, shiniutang, Xuetang, Guanzhuang, Shuikou, lujiaqiao, etc. 4. Religious architecture: Sidu Jiexiao memorial archway, Panhu temple, Zhenwu temple, leiming temple, Biyun temple, Tianbao temple, Yunxiao hall, Daling temple, Yaowang hall, Niangniang hall, Wulong temple, Meimei memorial archway, 24 temples, Wu ancestral temple, Zeng ancestral temple, Meigong hall, etc. 5. Bridges: Liji bridge, Lujia bridge, Jielong bridge, three steps two bridge, etc. 6. Ancient tombs: long junfasheng tomb, Dao Qingtai tomb, Zeng Fenggang tomb, murals of Shuikou tomb, sangongchong tomb, Li's tomb in Dongli, Meipo tomb, xiangxiangshan tomb group, and Wanren tomb in Tangjiashan. 7. Pagoda: Stone Pagoda (stalagmite)

Main specialties

There are: pear, Phyllostachys pubescens, fir, pine, Cinnamomum camphora, etc.; cash crops: Hongru, wheat, corn, chanziba, strawberry, glutinous rice, yeziba, fern, bamboo shoots, buckwheat, etc.; medicinal materials: Lily, Gastrodia elata, Huangjiang, gardenia, eucommia, Magnolia officinalis, Paeonia lactiflora, Atractylodes macrocephala, Yinhua, Folium Isatidis, etc.

historical figure

Zeng Jiwu (1878-1944) was named Fenggang. Xinhua Weishan people. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, he was a student of the county, and later studied in Japan to study military. He joined the league in 1905. In 1908, he returned to Hunan and acted as the agent of 50 standard systems. Wuchang Uprising in 1911. In 1916, he served as commander in chief of the first army and division commander of the second division of Hunan national defense army. Later, he was given the rank of general in the army. He took part in the northern expedition in 1926. In 1930, he was the director of the preparatory office for local autonomy of Hunan Province. The book "investigation notes of Hunan counties" is beneficial to the spread of local historical facts. At the foot of Weishan mountain, Linwu village has "Le Yuan", which is the residence of Zeng Jiwu, a modern celebrity of Xinhua. The garden was built in 1932, covering an area of 5 mu, with a construction area of 3000 square meters. It is a vestibule on the roof of a veranda. The door frame is inlaid with huge stones, and the word "Le Yuan" is written on the top. The door couplet is written by Zeng Jiwu himself, which reads "living in the land to inherit the ancestors' virtue, returning to the field to protect the humble and loving my own land". The stone craftsman carved the strokes more than one inch deep and polished them very smooth, which can be called the best stone carving art. After entering the gate, there is a flower garden on the left and a hexagonal pavilion on the right. Under the pavilion, the pond leads a mountain spring. It is steaming in winter and cool in summer. It forms a wonderful landscape with the lush green vines nearby. At the back of the garden is the main house, with six horizontal rooms on each side. The main house has a fountain and a turret on the right, a back garden on the left, and a family school on the left. The main buildings in the garden are two-story, brick, stone and wood structures. There are couplets written by Zeng Jiwu everywhere. Zeng Jiwu studied in Japan twice. He joined the alliance in the 31st year of Guangxu and served in the military for many years. He was awarded the rank of lieutenant general and general of the army. He once served as the director of the administrative department of Hunan Province, deputy commander of the 33rd army of the National Revolutionary army and acting chairman of the Hunan provincial government. In the 18th year of the Republic of China, he continued to choose He Jian as a member of the provincial government because he did not want to be associated with him. He was later employed as a consultant, and his monthly salary was not even 100 yuan. After several years, he accumulated more than 10000 yuan. Later, many people advised him to accept it and run some public welfare undertakings for the local government. He then received it on his behalf, and learned that he donated it for 30 miles from the county seat to the stone road of Weishan. Other historical celebrities include Wu Sishu, Wu lanchai, Wu Shan, Zeng Yuechuan, Zeng Fanshi, Zeng Yunxi, Zeng Guangshi, Wu Bolian, Wu Hongguang, Wu songchang, Wu Xingyan, Wu Zhonglin, Zeng Xingling, Wu Dai and Wu Yuxiong

Cultural relics

Ancient tomb murals unearthed in weishankou village.

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