Jingtou Town, Fogang County, Qingyuan City, Guangdong Province

Jingtou town

Jingtou Town, a town under the jurisdiction of Fogang County, Qingyuan City, Guangdong Province, is located in the northeast of Fogang County, with an administrative area of 185.04 square kilometers. In 2018, the registered residence of Jing tou town was 34670. In 2020, 1 towns and 10 administrative villages were under the jurisdiction of the town.

Jingtou town is named after its location at the beginning of the mountain range (known locally as "Jing"). In June 1955, Jingtou district was set up. In May 1961, Jingtou people's commune was established. In December 1983, it was renamed Jingtou district office. In January 1994, it was renamed Jingtou town. In May 2004, Yanling Town was merged into Jingtou town.

In 2018, there were 10 industrial enterprises in Jingtou Town, including 10 industrial enterprises above Designated Size and 16 comprehensive stores or supermarkets with a business area of more than 50 square meters.

Historical evolution

Jingtou town is named after its location at the beginning of the mountain range (known locally as "Jing").

In 1813, the Fogang hall was established. Baishi Township and Jingtou Township in Yingde county (now Yingde City) were included in the Fogang hall.

In June 1914, after the Fogang hall was changed to Fogang County, the two townships of Jingtou town belonged to the Second District of Fogang County.

In April 1950, it belonged to three districts of Fogang County.

In June 1955, Jingtou district was set up.

In October 1958, it merged with other areas to form Yuejin people's commune.

In May 1961, Jingtou people's commune was established.

In December 1983, it was renamed Jingtou district office.

In January 1994, it was renamed Jingtou town.

In May 2004, Yanling Town was merged into Jingtou town.

administrative division

In 2019, Jingtou town governs 1 community and 10 administrative villages: Jingtou community, Qingzhu village, Huyang village, Cangqian village, Jingtou village, DAPI village, Dacun village, Louxia village, Longgang Village, Jinggang village and sheping village. There are 111 natural villages and 218 villager groups in the town.

In 2020, Jingtou town governs 1 community and 10 administrative villages: Jingtou community, Qingzhu village, Huyang village, Cangqian village, Jingtou village, DAPI village, Dacun village, Louxia village, Longgang Village, Jinggang village and sheping village.

geographical environment

Location context

Jingtou town is located in the northeast of Fogang County, with an administrative area of 185.04 square kilometers. It borders Conghua City and Xinfeng County in the East, Shuitou Town in the south, Gaogang town in the West and Yingde City in the north.

topographic features

Jingtou town is a low hilly area. In the north, there are low slope hills, and in the south, there are alpine woodlands.

hydrology

The main river in Jingtou town is Yanling River, which flows through the town from west to northeast and then flows into the river in Yingde City.

climate

Jingtou town has a subtropical monsoon climate.

natural resources

Jingtou town has 16653 mu of cultivated land.

population

In 2017, there were 29942 permanent residents in Jingtou town.

In 2018, the registered residence of 34670 people registered residence in the town of Hau tou.

Economics

In 2018, there were 10 industrial enterprises in Jingtou Town, including 10 industrial enterprises above Designated Size and 16 comprehensive stores or supermarkets with a business area of more than 50 square meters.

According to the information released by Fogang County Government Network in January 2019, Jingtou town has developed more than 5000 mu of characteristic planting base in Hexi area. A total of 21 large-scale agricultural production bases have been built in the town, including 20 characteristic planting bases of more than 50 mu. Covering an area of more than 1300 mu, the national and provincial citrus seedling cultivation project is located in Jinggang village. Jingtou town has built tourism characteristic villages such as guanyuwei, an ecological village, and rural tourism demonstration sites such as Yanling Hexi Corridor, and initially completed the rural tourism project of Louxia village ecological agriculture sightseeing park. Guanbiwei Lotus Festival and Qingzhu Tongtian candle have become rural tourism brands in Jingtou town.

traffic

Jingtou town is an important transportation hub in the northern part of Fogang. National Highway 106 runs through the north and south of the town, connecting Guangzhou in the South and Shaoguan in the north. The road leading to the administrative village is basically hard bottomed. The center of the town is only 6 kilometers away from Gaogang intersection of Beijing Zhuhai Expressway, 20 kilometers away from Fogang County, and 100 kilometers away from the North 2nd Ring Road of Guangzhou.

famous scenery

Jingtou Cangqian Huyang Qingzhu ecotourism scenic line

The gengdu building in Jingtou Jiaming village was built in the Qing Dynasty. It is a well preserved intangible cultural heritage. Jiaming Jigong dance is well-known. In Jiaming village, surrounded houses are distributed in groups, accompanied by ancient trees and ponds. Behind the village, Bixi river is guarded for a long time, and County Road 373 passes through the front of the village. Jiaming village characteristic rural construction project (August 2016 February 2017) is planned to be based on history and culture, relying on the original ecological natural environment, to establish Jiaming village revolutionary base memorial hall, Jiaming Agricultural Museum and Jiaming celebrity hall, to establish Zhuxi memorial plaque, to rebuild eight view corridor, to build the original ecological field breeding science base, to develop experiential Shishan water rafting project and the original ecological environment Guest cultural tourism projects.

Shizuitou paddock and simadi in Jingtou village are typical Hakka paddocks. Shizuitou paddock was built in Ming Dynasty with brick wood and rammed earth structure. The main buildings include gatehouse, residence, ancestral hall and ancient well. The gatehouse is a dragon boat ridge building with double eaves on Xieshan mountain. There are ancient murals on the lintel of the gatehouse wall. The turrets on both sides are slightly lower. The gatehouse and the turret corridor are equipped with 12 gun holes to prevent thieves and foreign invasion. Simadi in shizuitou was built in the Wanli period of Ming Dynasty. A soldier Sima was born in shizuitou village. His descendants moved to youfangping to build the enclosed house. The horizontal plaque on the granite lintel of the main gate tower is engraved with "simadi", which is named "simadi".

The tomb of Zheng'an in Jingtou village is an ancient tomb in the Wanli period of Ming Dynasty. In April 2012, the tomb of Zheng'an was declared as an immovable cultural relic by Fogang County.

Dawei, zhangwuwei and bazhuwei in Huyang village were all built in Qing Dynasty, which are typical Hakka houses. In April 2012, Dawei, zhangwuwei and bazhaiwei of Huyang village were declared as immovable cultural relics by Fogang County.

Tongtian candle mountain is located in Qingzhu village at the junction of Fogang County in Qingyuan, Xinfeng County in Shaoguan and Conghua City in Guangzhou. It is 1047 meters above sea level. Because when spring comes, there are red azaleas all over the mountain, reflecting the sky red. From a distance, it looks like red candle shining in the sky, so the local people call it Tongtian candle. Every April, azaleas bloom.

Beautiful countryside scenery of "downstairs Longgang Jinggang"

Guanbiwei natural village passed the acceptance of Meili village ecological village in May 2017. Through land integration, the village has planted 200 mu of lotus, 100 mu of grapes and 100 mu of vegetables, achieving the three-dimensional sightseeing effect of enjoying lotus in summer and picking grapes in autumn.

Fan Zhongyan memorial is located at the intersection of Louxia village and Longgang Village. The main buildings of the memorial hall include fan Wenzheng ancestral hall and Fan Zhongyan Memorial Hall. Fan Wenzheng memorial hall was rebuilt in 1994, and Fan Zhongyan memorial hall was opened in 2015. The memorial hall has two floors. On the first floor, a statue of Fan Zhongyan and his life story are displayed. The exhibition hall on the second floor mainly displays the origin and development of fan's surname and various calligraphy and painting works.

The Evangelical Church downstairs was rebuilt in the 1990s. It is a representative building in modern times. The first floor of the Evangelical Church is the children's activity room, the second floor is the congregation worship hall, and the third floor is the academic affairs studio and dormitory. Every Sunday, the congregation gathers for worship.

Wenbi tower, Kuixing tower and Wenchang Pavilion, located in Jinggang village, were built in the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty. They are distinctive ancient buildings. In 2012, Wenbi tower, Kuixing tower and Wenchang Pavilion were declared as immovable cultural relics by Fogang County.

Other cultural tourism resources

Tudangxia village in DAPI was built in the 25th year of Qianlong reign of Qing Dynasty (1760). It was personally prepared and supervised by Zheng Yingrui, then the fourth grade official. The village block is located in the north and south. The building is mainly made of granite slabs, covering an area of 5000 square meters. It is a Hui shaped structure with special pavilions. The central building is a ancestral hall, with five front and back buildings. There are exquisitely carved stone lions, stone drums, stone phoenixes and so on. It is quite Hakka Characteristic ancient villages.

Zheng's ancestral hall, located in DAPI village, Jingtou Town, was built in the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty. It was announced as an immovable cultural relic by Fogang County in April 2012.

Specialty food

Jingtou fresh bamboo shoots

Jingtou town is located at the intersection of Fogang in Xinfeng. Surrounded by mountains, it is rich in bamboos. There are many places named after bamboos, such as Qingzhu and jingzhuyuan. Jingtou bamboo shoots are pollution-free, white in color, delicious in meat, dried and sour in flavor. Cantonese usually use bamboo shoots as vegetables, such as stewed goose with bamboo shoots, fresh bamboo shoots with fire belly, etc.

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