Jixin Town, Fenghuang County, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Hunan Province

Jixin town

Jixin town (Miao: zenb jibxinb) is located in the northeast of Fenghuang County, 21.5km away from Fenghuang County. In 2005, the original huoluping Township and Liangtouyang Township were merged into Jixin town. With a total area of 117.11 square kilometers (2017), the town governs 21 administrative villages and 1 neighborhood committee, with a total of 16915 people (2017). It is a multi-ethnic area inhabited by Miao, Tujia, Han and Hui.

Geographical location

Jixin town is located in the northeast of the county, 21.5km away from the county in the South and 31km away from Jishou City in the north. National Highway 209 runs through the north and south of the town, With a total length of 13.5km and convenient transportation, it is the main channel connecting Huaihua City and Tongren area of Guizhou Province. It is adjacent to Jiefangyan Township and Mujiangping town of Luxi County in the East, Tuojiang town in the south, Muli Township in the west, Heku Township in the northwest, ganziping Township and sanqiaoxiang Township in the north.

Climatic characteristics

The mountainous terrain is high in the West and low in the East, with an average altitude of 310-430 meters. It belongs to the humid climate of the mid subtropical monsoon, and the whole town belongs to the warm area and alpine mountainous area.

industrial structure

Around the three pillar industrial structures of ginger, citrus and labor export, the radiation industrial structure model supplemented by tobacco leaf, navel orange, chestnut, kiwi fruit, watermelon, sour beans, honeysuckle, pear and pollution-free vegetables will be developed.

Remove villages and merge towns

Jixin town is divided into three parts: huoluping, Liangtouyang and Jixin. The ethnic minorities in Jixin town are the majority. Huoluping and liangtouyangpian are pure Miao areas, while Jixin is a multi-ethnic area. Wanrongjiang village, Shouyun village and Sanjiaoping village are pure Miao villages.

Regionalization adjustment

The Miao and Tujia people in Jixin town have preserved their own customs and traditions, especially the Miao people's traditions. They have kept their own unique language, costumes, various national customs and handicrafts. Tujia people also maintain their own unique traditional customs, especially love Yang opera.

Rural cooperative medical system

Jixin town of Fenghuang county is carrying out the work of new rural cooperative medical system. In order to carry out the project better and faster in Jixin, and let the villagers understand the new changes of "rural cooperative medical system" and the more convenience it brings to the villagers, the cadres of the town are very busy with their suggestions and cooperation. in order to carry out this work smoothly, the cadres of Jixin Town, Fenghuang County, based on their previous work experience and the actual situation of the town, made simple publicity materials, visited the households of village cadres and village group cadres, organized the former "rural cooperative" beneficiaries to appear and persuade them, and organized villagers to write and perform songs and dances, so as to let the villagers know more about the support and join the new year More and more villagers will become the beneficiaries of the new year's rural cooperative medical system. This way is generally welcomed and supported by the villagers.

Cultural relics

Santan academy is located in Jixin town (formerly known as deshengying) in the northeast of Fenghuang County, 22 kilometers away from the county. In 1874, Wu Zhizhi, a military officer in Qiandong, Guizhou Province, built a pension bank for soldiers of the pingman army who died in battle. The main building of the academy is majestic and stands on the top of the mountain. The eaves are tilted, the beams are carved and the buildings are painted. Behind the main building is a courtyard, surrounded by galleries, classrooms and dormitories. The architecture of Santan academy is symmetrical in front and back with rigorous layout. In the courtyard, the flowers and trees are sparse, quiet and elegant; outside, the ancient cypresses are towering, and the golden osmanthus is fragrant. It is the largest Academy in the great wall of South China, the largest Academy in the Miao area of China, and one of the four existing academies in Hunan Province. In 1874, Wu Qichao (another name is Chengzhai) went back to his hometown to visit his relatives. In chatting with his relatives and friends, Wu deeply regretted that he didn't read much. At the same time, he was deeply worried about the current situation of Miao and Han people living together and backward culture in his hometown. He decided to set up education in his hometown to cultivate talents and improve the cultural quality of his children. the Qing court issued a pension for the soldiers killed in the battle, some of which were not received. At the end of the Tongzhi reign of the Qing Dynasty, Wu spontaneously transported him back to Fenghuang and built an academy named "Santan academy" on the hill above Wanrongjiang Santan (yangliutan, luobutan and qishutan) in deshengying. He also bought 160 mu of land for the academy as the school property. In 1914, the people of deshengying changed the Academy into "Cuncheng school" in memory of Wu Chengzhai. After the county office was ordered to restructure, the tenth primary school was set up in this school. Therefore, the "ten small counties" and "Cuncheng" stand side by side. Due to the increase of students and the shortage of school buildings, more than ten school buildings were added. Students are divided into two parts: higher and elementary. At that time, teachers' salaries, students' books, lamp oil, and poor students' subsidies were all provided by the school. In the spring of 1937, the county No. 10 primary school, Cuncheng primary school and the county No. 2 girls' primary school in the same area merged into the county No. 4 primary school, which is still located in Santan Academy. In 1940, the "four primary schools" was changed to "Weiwen Township Central Primary School". After liberation, it was renamed Jixin complete primary school. Since the establishment of Santan academy, education has been fruitful and talents have come forth in large numbers. Xiao Jimei, a professor of Tsinghua University and academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, once enlightened here. Appendix 1: Santan academy is located in Jixin Town, Fenghuang County, Hunan Province. It is an academy building in the minority areas of Western Hunan Province. In 1872, Miao squire Wu Zhizi (then Guidong Bing Bei Dao) donated 80000 liang of silver to build the academy and named it "Xinwu". In 1874, it was completed. In 1880, Wu Zhizi returned to his hometown to visit his relatives. When he ascended the Academy, he saw that Wanrong river at the foot of the mountain formed three bitans, The Academy covers an area of 12000 square meters and has a building area of 600 square meters. Over the past hundred years, the academy has cultivated a large number of talents. Santan academy is an important material for the study of the origin and development of the cultural and educational undertakings of ethnic minorities in Western Hunan and the study of ethnic minority architecture

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