Jinxiang Town, Lufeng City, Shanwei City, Guangdong Province

Jinxiang town

Jinxiang Town, belonging to Lufeng City, Shanwei City, Guangdong Province, is located in the southeast of Lufeng City, on the Bank of Jieshi Bay. It borders Jieshi town in the southeast, qiaochong town and Chengdong town in the northeast and northwest respectively. It has a coastline of 18.7 km long and a total area of 57.74 square kilometers. In late 2018, the registered residence of Jinxiang town was 60363. As of June 2020, Jinxiang town has jurisdiction over 1 community and 12 administrative villages.

In 2018, there was one industrial enterprise in Jinxiang Town, including one industrial enterprise above designated size.

Historical evolution

At the beginning of liberation, it was Jinxiang Township, belonging to four districts (Jieshi District).

In 1952, Jinxiang township was abolished, belonging to four districts.

July 1953, belonging to 14 districts.

In June 1956, it was incorporated into Bomei district.

In October 1957, Jinxiang township was established.

On October 1, 1958, Jinxiang people's commune was established.

In January 1959, jiebei and Yanlong people's communes were established.

On August 1, 1959, the people's commune of Wukan was incorporated in Wukan.

On October 10, 1970, the people's commune of Jinxiang was established after being separated from Wukan people's commune.

On January 10, 1984, the district was established.

In April 1987, the district was removed and the town was built. Beach scenery of Jinxiang town

administrative division

As of June 2020, Jinxiang town has jurisdiction over 1 community and 12 administrative villages. The town government is stationed in jinxiangwei.

geographical environment

Location context

Jinxiang town is located in the southeast of Lufeng City, Jieshi Bay. Jieshi town in the southeast, qiaochong town in the northeast and Chengdong town in the northwest. The total area is 57.74 square kilometers.

climate

Jinxiang town has a subtropical monsoon climate.

population

At the end of 1992, Jinxiang town had a total population of 35959, of which 3408 were agricultural, accounting for 94.8% of the total population, and 1879 were non-agricultural, accounting for 5.2% of the total population.

In late 2018, the registered residence of Jinxiang town was 60363.

Economics

In 2018, there was one industrial enterprise in Jinxiang Town, including one industrial enterprise above designated size.

In 2019, the revenue budget of Jinxiang town is 3.9395 million yuan, a decrease of 373600 yuan or 9.4% compared with the previous year; the expenditure budget is 3.9395 million yuan, a decrease of 373600 yuan or 9.4% compared with the previous year.

traffic

Jinxiang town is 14 kilometers away from Chengdong town of Lufeng County and 15 kilometers away from Jieshi town in the East. Luxiangjin highway runs through 11 management areas. There are 14 village roads. There are 7 passenger cars and 78 freight cars, which can reach Hong Kong, Macao and other places directly by sea. There is also water transportation of Wukan port in the northeast, which can go to sea from the outside and to Bomei Town, Chengdong town and qiaochong town from the inside.

social undertakings

education

As of 1992, Jinxiang town had 5 Township run middle schools, 38 primary schools and 13 kindergartens, with more than 35000 primary and secondary school students and children. Jinxiang middle school

Cultural undertakings

Up to 1992, there were 20 entertainment and cultural places in Jinxiang Town, with rich cultural life of the masses, mainly including literary creation, photography, lantern riddles, Chaozhou Opera, Yingge dance, Baizi opera, shadow play, lion dance, qiangu, Biao lvhuojing, Qinqi, calligraphy and painting, etc.

medical and health work

As of 1992, Jinxiang town had 1 health care facility, 1 health center and 12 health care rooms.

History and culture

Chao opera

Chaozhou Opera, also known as Chaoyin opera, is an ancient local opera performed in Chaoshan dialect. As a branch of southern opera in song and Yuan Dynasties, it has a history of more than 430 years, mainly distributed in eastern Guangdong, Southern Fujian, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Southeast Asia. Chao opera

Lu Fengying's singing and dancing

Lu Fengying song and dance is one of the dance forms of the Han nationality, popular in Chaoshan area of Guangdong Province. The main performance form of Yingge dance is large-scale group dance. The dancers hold a short wooden stick in both hands and attack each other from top to bottom, left to right, with strong movements and strong rhythm. After the dance, there are singing and dancing operas, which are called "Yingge houpeng". English song and dance

Lu Feng's shadow play

Lu Feng shadow play, also known as the skin monkey play in Minnan language area, is an ancient folk art. Shadow play is the oldest form of Chinese folk opera. It is a comprehensive art integrating painting, carving, production, performance, music and stage skills. Chinese shadow play can be divided into North Road and South Road. Lufeng shadow play is the only one left in South Road Shadow Play and the only one left in Chaozhou shadow play, one of the three major shadow play systems in China. Lu Feng's shadow play

famous scenery

Jinxiang Yintan

Jinxiang silver beach is located in Jinxiang Town, Lufeng City, Shanwei City, Guangdong Province. It is located in Qili, the southern suburb of Lufeng City. It is an integral part of jieshiwan beach. Jieshiwan beach is known as the "golden coast of East Guangdong", which is famous for its combination of "God, sea, sand and stone". Yintan, Jinxiang town

Guanyinling

Guanyinling is located at the junction of Jieshi town and Jinxiang town. It is named after Guanyin Zen Hall (Shuiyue Palace). Jinxiang beach is located under guanyinling. The beach is 8 kilometers long. The water depth is 1.5 meters at 100 meters away from the shore, and 2 meters at 200 meters away from the shore. It's a natural swimming beach. There are many strange stones in front of the mountain, including the relics of Zhou Enlai and Ye Ting's crossing the sea during the great revolution and the dragon stone, and the largest stone carving "Zhenhai stone" in Shanwei City. Cheng Da chieftain, the imperial envoy of the Ming Dynasty, and Zheng Yue Shan engraved "Zhenhai stone" and "Shui Yang Wei" on it.

Residence of Zhou Enlai

Zhou Enlai's residence is located in huangcuoliao village, Jinxiang town. In August 1927, after the Nanchang Uprising, Zhou Enlai and other leaders led the uprising to fight in Chaoshan area and arrived in Lufeng, where they lived in huangcuoliao village, Jinxiang. At the end of October of the same year, he went to Hong Kong by boat from Zhouzhu village and embarked on a new revolutionary journey. Built in 1927, it is a civil structure bungalow with an area of about 40 square meters. After the failure of the great revolution, it was burned down by the Kuomintang reactionaries and rebuilt after the founding of new China.

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