Kesha Township, Yongshun County, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Hunan Province

Kesha town

It is one of the main gathering places of Tujia people in Xiangxi. It is located in the northeast of Yongshun County, Xiangxi Prefecture, Hunan Province. It is 23 kilometers away from the county seat, with an average altitude of 328 meters. It is at the junction of Wanping, Tawo, diaojing and other towns. S230 highway and yongwan highway run through the whole township.

brief introduction

The total administrative area of the township is 78.53 square kilometers (2017), with 10 administrative villages under its jurisdiction, 10408 mu of arable land, annual average temperature of 15.8 ℃ and monthly average precipitation of 81.2 mm. There are rich cultural landscapes and historical and cultural sites in the area. It is planned to be declared as a national famous historical and cultural village. The total administrative area of the township is 78.53 square kilometers (in 2017), with 10 administrative villages and 61 villager groups under its jurisdiction, with a total of 14225 people (in 2017), including 10369 people within the scope of labor force, 10408 mu of cultivated land, including 9145 mu of paddy field. In 2006, the total grain output of the township exceeded 7000 tons. The annual average temperature was 15.8 ℃ and the monthly average precipitation was 81.2 mm. A small amount of iron ore was distributed in the area. The main products and economic projects included oranges (5371 mu), ducks, rice, etc. in particular, the high-quality rice of Taiping Village (formerly Gaojian Village), Gongmi, has been sold all over the country. There are more than 8600 pigs and 30000 special ducks per year. The total meat output in 2006 was 711.7 tons, including 488 tons of pigs. The total output value of agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery was 30.64112 million yuan, the total industrial output value was 780000 yuan, the total output value of transportation industry was 1.25 million yuan, and the per capita net income reached 1276 yuan. There are 2 health centers and 2 credit cooperatives, 17 schools (15 village primary schools), 2481 students, 116 teachers, more than 26 million yuan of savings deposits, 286 basic medical insurance participants, 13526 rural cooperative medical insurance participants, and 172 rural minimum living security recipients. All the 10 administrative villages in the township have achieved "five links", namely electricity, telephone, access, water, radio and television. In 2000, the state designated two specialized villages, namely Bailong and Kesha citrus, and in 2003, the county designated Lianghe (formerly Qingshi) as duck raising villages

evolution

It is said that the five surnames of "Qin, Wang, Zhang, Xiang and Tian" were the earliest to be licensed here and propagated from generation to generation. Only when Peng Shiqi (1492-1508), the Xuanwei envoy of Ye Yongshun in the Ming Dynasty, set up a Shashi administrative office, can it be recorded. From then on, to the abolishment of Tusi system in 1729 of the Qing Dynasty, for more than 200 years, Kesha has been an important place for Tusi and their staff to deal with government affairs and entertainment. During this period, Peng zhaohuai, the last Tusi, moved here in 1724, which became the political, military and cultural center of Yongshun Tujia area. As a result, it is known as "xinsicheng". After the reform, Yongshun County was established. There were 18 guarantors in Yongshun County. The granulated sand belonged to the internal granulated sand guarantors, and was placed in the old government office. Keshabao has jurisdiction over Lijiawan, diaojiyan, zanzhu, Kesha, Zhuxianzhuang, xinzhaiping, Caoxi, longta, etc. In 1923, the township construction system was carried out. There were 26 townships in the county, and Kesha belonged to neikesha township. In the 21st year of the Republic of China, there were seven districts in the county, of which the Kesha district was located in today's Pantao nunnery of Kesha village. After the founding of the people's Republic of China, the Baojia system was abolished in 1951. Nine districts, 116 townships and one directly subordinate town were set up in the county. In 1958, the county people's commune, political and social integration, sometimes there are 13 people's communes such as sand. In 1961, the county was reorganized into nine districts, one town directly under the jurisdiction of the county and 46 people's communes. In April 1984, the rural grass-roots system reform, the county's original 46 communes to build rural communes, gravel sand commune then restore the township system. At present, there are 11 administrative villages in Kesha Township, including Kesha, Bailong, Jigu, Majia, Dongluo, Taiping, Gaojian, Qingshi, Shuzhu, Dongfeng and Qianlong. Although the administrative divisions and systems have been changed in the past dynasties, as an important administrative center of the county, Kesha has always occupied a place.

features

Kesha village is located in the north central hinterland of Yongshun County, 22 kilometers away from Lingxi town. In the west, there are rolling hills, mountains in the East, hills in the South and fields in the north. With its prominent geographical location, yongsang highway runs through its territory. It is a necessary place for yongsang communication both inside and outside the county. The village has 10 villager groups, including shanghoujie, xiahoujie, Jiugong, Shengli, xiachang, tangjiapo, Chenghou, Qingyi (caojiazhai), qinger (dengjiazhai, xiejiazhai) and Qianjie, with a population of more than 1600. The core area of Fenghuang mountain is an arched platform formed by the West Mountains. The terrain is flat and broad, with streams in front. The environment is beautiful and the climate is pleasant. It is an ideal place for home and business. Township government, schools and other organizations are located in this core area. The construction of the core area has a certain scale, and the roads formed mainly include two streets and one road, namely Qianjie, Zhengjie and yongsang highway. The two streets and one road are roughly in the shape of "I". The main street is arranged according to the direction of the platform, which is equivalent to the vertical position of the word "Gong", and the front street is equivalent to the horizontal position below the word "Gong". Qianjie is located in an open area between the river bed and the platform. It is adjacent to the river in the front and the platform in the back. It has been formed for a long time and can be traced back to the period of Tusi's rule or even longer. Yongsang highway is a product of the 1960s. The main street was formed in the 1980s and 1990s. The buildings on both sides of the street have distinctive features. The transit roads and main streets, especially the buildings on both sides of the transit roads, are basically modern. On the whole, the houses on the front street and the two sides are preserved from the past, which seems to be more primitive. The residents here have their own businesses, and most of them are engaged in agricultural production. Commercial activities are mainly concentrated on both sides of yongsang highway, where shops are connected, restaurants are numerous and people are active. Yongsang highway and Fenghuang Mountain are surrounded by an open area, in which the site of the old government office is located. There is a duck pond in front of the government office, a back garden behind it, and a Pipa well beside it. The government office has long been gone, and its land is full of weeds and graves. There are only geese and ducks pool water and silent Fenghuang mountain, where they have experienced the vicissitudes of life, and the pipa well water, which selflessly reveals the sweet spring, feeding generations of hardworking Tujia people. There are many cultural and natural landscapes in the village. Apart from the Tusi yamen site, Hongqiao Jiugong and eya pond, there are Jiuqu Yellow River, mid month Alsophila spinulosa and Wenliang Er cave in the upstream of the stream, shuipo Fengfu, HongRi Yingzhao, Zhujie Yintiao and Pantao nunnery in the downstream of the core area, and songyun pool, songyun nunnery, jinhujing, Jinhu nunnery in the periphery Snowflake well, etc. Most of these landscapes are now water mirrors, only a few exist

Characteristic economy

In recent years, in order to create pollution-free Ponkan, the township has introduced excellent Ponkan strains "8304", "8306" and other varieties, which have been popularized and cultivated in the whole township. Now it has high yield.

Major events

"Ming Dynasty Tusi Wang brazier" was unearthed in Kesha Township -- on September 8, 2011, the government of Kesha Township did practical work for farmers. In the ongoing nine arch bridge project of Kesha Township, four members of the construction team, Li Shangdong, Li Ping, Wang huanxiang and Teng Zhaoquan, found four strange shaped stones, which were thrown aside at random. Someone passed by in the evening and happened to see the stone glowing white. The next day, the four of them looked at the four stones again and found that they had put together a brazier shape. So they went to the local old man for advice. The old man told them that this was the brazier used by the chieftain Wang when he was setting the capital of Kesha. The exact age is not clear. It is estimated that it was used in the Ming Dynasty. Because Kesha is the place of xinsicheng, the capital of the chieftain king, and the brazier made of the whole stone has not appeared in the local area, so it is likely that it is owned by the chieftain king. after the construction team found this brazier, they didn't think it was a cultural relic and took it for themselves. At that time, they took it to the township government and presented it to the government free of charge, asking the government to inspect its age and keep it properly. Because most of the cultural relics and historic sites before Xinsi city have been destroyed, and the articles reflecting the cultural life of Xinsi city in ancient times are rare. The excavation of this brazier is of great significance to the study of the life of Tusi king. At present, the township government is actively preparing to date the goods.

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