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

Shanjiang town

Shanjiang town (Miao: zenbbleatgud) is located in the northwest of Fenghuang County, 20 kilometers away from the county. In 2005, the administrative division was adjusted and the original Banpan township was merged into Shanjiang town. After the merger, the town covers an area of 104.2 square kilometers, with 21 administrative villages and one neighborhood committee under its jurisdiction. The total population of the town is 1867600, of which 18316 are agricultural, and more than 99% are Miao.

geographical environment

Shanjiang town is located in the northwest of Fenghuang County, 20 kilometers away from the county. It is one of the two Miao settlements in Fenghuang county (the other is laershan town). The Miao language of Shanjiang town is called bleatgud, which means a dry cave. According to historical records, in the 33rd year of Jiajing reign of the Ming Dynasty, the Miao border wall (also known as the inner Great Wall) was built here, which was later abandoned. When the Miao border wall was built in 1614 A.D. in the 42nd year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty, the Miao area in Shanjiang belonged to the isolation area outside the border wall, that is, the seedling growing area. After the establishment of Fenghuang Zhili hall, a barracks was established in the sixth year of Jiaqing (1801 A.D.) in Qing Dynasty. It was guarded by heavy troops and was called the general barracks. Up to now, there are ruins of the fortress. Shanjiang town governs 15 villages and more than 60 natural villages, with a total population of more than 11582 people, and the Miao nationality accounts for more than 99%.

As Shanjiang is located in the central hinterland of Fenghuang County, the cultural and ecological environment is well protected. Rich in folk customs and cultural resources, it is a virgin land of folk customs and mysterious culture. There is great potential for the development of folk customs and cultural tourism, and it is the geomantic treasure of folk customs and cultural tourism in our county.

After the construction of Shanjiang Town, in the light of the party's national policy, agriculture and handicraft industry have developed rapidly in the past 20 years of reform and opening up. The market is prosperous, people's life is stable, and a new type of Shanjiang is displayed in front of people. Shanjiang town has Feng (Huang) - La (laershan) highway, the traffic is inconvenient.

The traffic in Shanjiang town is very convenient, including fengla and fengma highways. The climate is pleasant with four distinct seasons, belonging to the subtropical humid and hot monsoon climate. Shanjiang town is located in the northwest of Fenghuang County, 20 kilometers away from the county. In 2005, the administrative division was adjusted and the original Banpan township was merged into Shanjiang town. After the merger, the town covers an area of 104.2 square kilometers, with 21 administrative villages and one neighborhood committee under its jurisdiction. The total population of the town is 1867600, of which 18316 are agricultural, and more than 99% are Miao.

economic development

In 2005, the town's GDP reached 27.692 million yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 6.8%, including 20.756 million yuan for the primary industry, 876 thousand yuan for the secondary industry, an increase of 11%, 6.06 million yuan for the tertiary industry, an increase of 9.8%, and 766 yuan for the per capita income, a year-on-year decrease of 50 yuan. The total agricultural output value was 20.756 million yuan, a decrease of 11%, and the total grain output was 2015.97 tons, a decrease of 23.2%. The total industrial output value was 876000 yuan, an increase of 6.3%, with 183000 yuan of profits and 96300 yuan of taxes. Rich in forest resources, forest area accounts for 26% of the total area, there are more than 30 kinds of famous trees such as Metasequoia glyptostroboides, Eucommia ulmoides and Ginkgo biloba. The main forest products are tung oil, Camellia oleifera, walnut and chestnut. Rich in water resources, water resources reserves of 870000 cubic meters. The dominant economic projects are tobacco and tourism.

In 2005, a total of 3379 mu of tobacco leaves were planted in the town, and the income was 4.6778 million yuan. The tourism industry has sprung up. The scenic spots dominated by Shanjiang Miao Nationality Museum and folk custom farmhouse have attracted a large number of Chinese and foreign tourists. During the year, they received more than 30000 tourists, with ticket revenue of more than 1.2 million and tourism revenue of more than 6 million.

Characteristic resources

Go to the market

The Miao language in Shanjiang is called Bagu, 23 kilometers away from the ancient city. It is a typical Miao Town and the ruling center of the last generation of Miao king in Western Hunan. A clear stream passes through the town, with undulating mountains, wonderful stone peaks and beautiful trees. Most of the houses are five pillars, eight melons and three earthen houses. There is a small pavilion at the entrance of the town, with a floor area of about half an acre in front of the pavilion. On the tablet, there are three characters "duigetai". This is the place for the Miao family's festivals such as "April 8", "June 6" and "catch up with autumn". After walking through the town, you can see the towering stone buildings and antique houses. This is the palace of long Yunfei, the former "king of Miao".

Shanjiang Miao Town is on the March 8 festival of the lunar calendar. On the day of the festival, Miao people from all over the country come here. The crowded market is noisy and noisy. They can only guess whether they are talking about the price or talking about the past by looking at their expressions and actions. There are all kinds of materials in the market. For foreign tourists, what they are most interested in is Miao's unique clothing, accessories and daily necessities.

Why is that young lad flirting with a girl? You're wrong. It's a good idea! If you go to the edge of the town to have a look, under the big tree, behind the rock, that pair of lovers singing love songs have become a scenic spot, do not mix! I'm interested in watching groups of men and women singing and comparing with each other on the roadside road after dusk. The singing, laughter and excitement.

The most striking thing in the market town is the Miao girls in full dress and colorful shoes. These Miao girls, with curved eyebrows and charming eyes, have charming smiles. The clothes and trouser legs are sewn with lace embroidery, the waist is tied with hand-made flower belt, the design is novel, the color is bright, and the head is also tied with a big lump of silk handkerchief, what a good skill! The necklaces, bracelets, earrings, toothpicks, skirt chains and silver flowers on the body are all made of silver. They are not only ornaments, but also the display of family wealth. Tourists usually buy these Miao ornaments as souvenirs. When you are hungry, you must try the Miao dishes which are mainly sour, such as sour fish, sour meat and sour vegetables

Miao village in Ma'anshan

There are two different origins of the name of Ma'anshan Miao Village: one is that the two mountains behind the Miao village are named Ma'anshan Miao village because of Ma'anshan mountain. Second, the Miao village and the nearby caves were the places where the soldiers of the Qianjia Miao people's uprising made saddles. They were called Ma'anshan Miao village because of their chronicles. Both of them are reasonable and highlight the key point of "Ma'an". This is the particularity and mystery of Ma'anshan Miao village. When you visit Ma'anshan Miao village, you can see the wonders that other Miao villages can't see, see the unusual customs that other Miao villages can't see, hear the stories that other Miao villages can't hear, and learn the knowledge that other Miao villages can't learn.

The most important feature of Miao village in Ma'anshan is the military and civilian buildings of "Village Fort integration" in the border areas of Western Hunan and eastern Guizhou. The stone houses of different sizes are closely and skillfully arranged in the wotuo valley surrounded by mountains along the tortuous stone road. There are strong fortress blockhouses built on all sides of the mountain, and strong fortress walls are built on the side of the fortress with stones. Four gates, eight gates and twelve gates are erected at the main entrance of the fortress. All blockhouses, village gates and houses have gun holes. They are barriers to each other, rely on each other, look at each other, cross fire, easy to defend and difficult to attack. If someone invades the village occasionally, he will be lost by similar roads and buildings, and there is no escape. He will be blocked in many places and beaten on all sides, and he will die. Before liberation, long Qingfu led bandits to rob the village. As soon as they entered the "chasing winter" small pond, they were attacked by the villagers. They fled in confusion, crowded in the gully, but couldn't get over the wall of the village, and more than 50 people were killed. Those who escaped by chance said: "the Miao village in Ma'anshan is an iron bucket Miao village, a enchanted ghost village and a magical ancient village.". During the Qianjia Miao people's uprising, the Qing army's general camp was set up near the current general camp hotel, one kilometer away from the Miao village in Ma'anshan. There was a camp and it was closed. They did not dare to invade Ma'anshan once in three months. It was only four months after the strategic retreat of the uprising that the Qing army broke through the gate and burned the stronghold to celebrate their "great victory". In short, in the long historical struggle, Ma'anshan Miao village, together with Miliang Miao village and Mingguo Miao village, formed a series of defensive lines, surrounded the general barracks, defended the Miao palace, and ensured the safety of Miao King Wu tianban and Xiangxi Miao king long Yunfei. Therefore, Ma'anshan Miao village is also called Miao Wang village. Relying on the ingenious construction of stone blockhouses, stone fortresses, stone houses and stone walls, Miao Wang village has formed a typical "solid as gold soup" and "solid as rock", a treasure house for Miao people, a golden cradle of Miao culture, and a film and television shooting base for Miao customs. More than ten film and television production teams, including Xiangxi Miao customs, Xiangxi bandit suppression, Wulong mountain bandit suppression, love return to fengyuqiao, Xiaoxiang Fengyun, good long Qingxiu, benseyi, Zheng Peimin, brothers, all went here to shoot location. World famous musician Tan Dun and Russian artists all visit here to experience life and create excellent works. Song Zuying's songwriters, while successfully creating "the beauty of the Phoenix", also composed a song of stone village in Ma'anshan. The Miao family created a real good life through stone mountain, stone road and stone crevice.

tourist resources

Shanjiang town is located in the northwest of Fenghuang, a famous historical and cultural city of China. It is 19 kilometers away from the county. It is located at the junction of fengma highway and fengla highway. In the past, it was commonly known as the general barracks because of the war. The Miao population accounts for 99% of the town's 18600 population. The historical Miao village is scattered all over the town. It is a typical Miao inhabited area and the center of ethnic cultural tourism, rural customs tourism and natural scenery tourism. There are majestic core areas of China's Phoenix National Geopark - Miaoling mountains and queer gorge group, green and clear Qiantan Lake (about 80 mu of water surface), the largest private museum in China - Shanjiang Miao Museum, and nearly 20 well protected ancient villages. The town is rich in cultural tourism resources, distinctive features, simple historical style, profound cultural heritage, strong folk customs, beautiful landscape

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