Liuzu Town, Xinxing County, Yunfu City, Guangdong Province

Liuzu town

Liuzu Town, located in the central and southern part of the county, is adjacent to Taiping Town in the East, Lidong town and Dajiang town in the south, Hetou town and Liuzhu town in the West and Xincheng town in the north.

Liuzu town is the birthplace of Huineng, the sixth patriarch of Zen Buddhism in Tang Dynasty. It is located in the central and southern part of Xinxing County, 8 km away from the county and 150 km away from Guangzhou. It is adjacent to the Pearl River Delta, with convenient transportation and superior geographical location. With a total area of 186.96 square kilometers, the town has 31 Village (neighborhood) committees and a total population of 60678 (2017).

Huineng, a famous monk of the first generation, is the founder of Chinese Zen Buddhism. Liuzu town is rich in Zen culture resources. There are national 4A tourist attractions, such as liuzu hometown tourist resort, Guoen temple, liuzu hand planted Millennium ancient Li, zhuoxiquan, liuzu bath, liuzu parents' grave, liuzu former residence, cangfo pit, biemu stone, Zhuoyuan nunnery, Shenxian Valley, etc.

On October 16, 2019, Guoen temple was selected as the eighth batch of national key cultural relics protection units.

Brief introduction of villages and towns

Liuzu town is located in the central and southern part of Xinxing County, with a total area of 186.96 square kilometers. It has jurisdiction over 31 Village (neighborhood) committees, 140 natural villages and 308 villager groups, with a total population of 60678 (2017), mainly Han population. There are 42914 mu of cultivated land and 180000 mu of mountainous areas. The town is 8 km away from the county seat, adjacent to the Pearl River Delta, with convenient transportation and superior geographical location. liuzu town has a mild climate and rich resources, which is suitable for the development of high-quality and efficient agriculture and resource development industry. Now it has established agricultural production sites for grain, fruit (green plum), vegetables, livestock and aquatic products, and formed leading industries such as stainless steel products, carton products, cold fruit processing and building materials. liuzu town has a prosperous society. It has established many municipal schools, one municipal first-class hospital (provincial "hundred civilized health centers"), which is an advanced sports town in Guangdong Province, a central town in Guangdong Province, a civilized town in Yunfu City, and a demonstration town for urban construction. Liuzu town is located in the central and southern part of Xinxing County, adjacent to Taiping Town in the East, Lidong town and Dajiang town in the south, Hetou town and Liuzhu town in the west, and Xincheng town in the north. By the end of 2010, the town had a total area of 186.96 square kilometers, under the jurisdiction of 29 village committees and 2 neighborhood committees. Liuzu town is a famous tourism town and the center town of Guangdong Province, with rich cultural tourism resources. in recent years, according to the working idea of "tourism is the fist, industrial projects and urban construction are the key points", the town has steadily implemented the overall goal of "giving full play to the advantages of Zen culture and building a happy six ancestors town", firmly implemented the county's development strategy of "cultural leading, advantage gathering, characteristic leading and equal service", and vigorously promoted the economic, political, cultural and social construction With the joint efforts of the people of the whole town, the social economy of the whole town shows a good development trend, and remarkable achievements have been made in various social undertakings.

agricultural development

In 2009, the total agricultural output value of liuzu town was 738 million yuan, an increase of 7.3% over last year, and the rural per capita income was 6416 yuan, an increase of 11.48% over last year. The total area of grain is 48300 mu, with a total output of 19562 tons, and the town has 1824 mu of Gonggan. The annual output of 2009 is 54000 pigs, 12397000 broilers, 2616 tons of aquatic products, and the output value is 54500 yuan. In 2010, the town's total agricultural output value was 756 million yuan, and the rural per capita income was 7108 yuan,. In 2010, the town planted 55000 mu of high-quality rice, with 3200 mu of flower area; 160 large pig farmers with more than 300 pigs, with an annual output of 145000 pigs and 785 chicken farmers, with an annual output of 13 million broilers; the aquaculture area was 8450 mu, with an annual output of 6300 tons of aquatic products, with an output value of 45 million yuan. The town has held six training classes, trained more than 1200 farmers, and issued more than 1600 copies of practical technical books for rural planting and breeding. In 2010, the town completed the task of rebuilding the dilapidated houses of seven rural poor households and provided assistance to the two poor village committees of "Longmen" and "tangwoshui" and 809 poor households with labor ability.

attract investment

In 2010, there are three newly introduced projects in the town: Longshan Sports Park in Xinxing County, with a planned total investment of 1 billion yuan; liuzu transmission and transformation power station in Xinxing County, with a planned total investment of 60 million yuan; Guolian tableware factory Co., Ltd. in Xinxing County (expansion project), with a planned total investment of 31 million yuan. Guangdong Longshan Chanquan Leisure Tourism Co., Ltd. covers an area of 154 mu, with a planned investment of 600 million yuan and a completed investment of 189.3 million yuan. Qijinghu resort Co., Ltd. (phase II project), covering an area of 185 mu, plans to invest 400 million yuan, with a total investment of 281.8 million yuan. Xinxing County Longshan Xiangshun Hotel Co., Ltd., with a total investment of 30 million yuan, has completed the investment of 30 million yuan. Xinxing County Shenhui resort Co., Ltd., with a total investment of 30 million yuan, has completed the investment of 30 million yuan. The total investment of liuzu section of Longshan sanbaosi highway in Xinxing County is 20 million yuan, and the completed investment is 5 million yuan.

tourist resources

Liuzu town is a famous tourist town in the sea with unique tourism resources and numerous scenic spots. There are "Longshan resort" and "bijiahengyan" among the ten famous new sceneries in the town; the birthplace of Huineng, the sixth patriarch of Buddhism - the former residence of the sixth patriarch of Xialu village, the place of passing away - zangfuokeng (incarnation pool) and its Guoen temple, which has a history of more than 1200 years since its founding, are also related to Zen culture, such as the mother stone of the sixth patriarch, Zhuyuan nunnery, Yuewang hall and other scenic spots; it is well-known for Yale temple It is a famous hot spring resort at home and abroad. Liuzu town is a geomantic treasure land for pilgrimage, tourism, sightseeing, vacation, health care and cultural exchange.

Basic settings

Liuzu town has perfect infrastructure, convenient transportation, developed communication, mobile phone, microwave and optical fiber communication, fax and other communication facilities. With sufficient energy, it has built a number of small hydropower stations and 35000 volt substations, and built a waterworks with water storage capacity of 280000 cubic meters and daily water supply of 6000 meters, with stable water supply and power supply.

Relevant information

Renamed

nanfang.com on February 27, 2004, it happened to be the sixth ancestor's birthday. It was also a big day for the first Yunfu emerging sixth ancestor Cultural Festival, and the people in the hometown of the sixth ancestor were even more happy. With the approval of Guangdong provincial government, Jiji town of Xinxing County was renamed liuzu Town, and a founding meeting was held. More than 1000 provincial, municipal and county leaders and celebrities from all walks of life attended the listing ceremony. The establishment of liuzu town is not only the common wish of the people of liuzu Town, but also the implementation of the speech spirit of "excavating historical and cultural resources, serving tourism and cultural construction in mountainous areas" put forward by Zhang Dejiang, Secretary of Guangdong provincial Party committee. In response to the development strategy put forward by Yunfu municipal and county Party committees and governments, it is necessary to speed up the pace of building the town into a cultural town, and implement the strategy of "building a brand of Zen liuzu, building a cultural city" It is necessary to set up a "big town" of cultural and economic websites. Huineng is the founder of Zen Buddhism in China. He has made immeasurable contributions to the development of Chinese culture. He is one of the most influential historical figures in Chinese history. He is known as the "three great saints in the East" who stand side by side with Confucius and Laozi. He is a great man in Lingnan who preceded Sun Yat Sen. The Zen culture and its ideological system represented by the sixth ancestor's "magic altar Sutra" are highly praised by the world. It is not only an important part of Chinese culture, but also one of the most precious spiritual wealth in the world cultural treasure house. Liuzu town has not only Guoen temple, one of the birthplaces of Chinese Zen, but also Longshan hot spring resort, a provincial tourist resort. the establishment of liuzu town marks a new milestone in the development of liuzu's hometown. It is a major measure to further promote liuzu's culture and enhance the popularity of liuzu and its hometown at home and abroad. 　

social undertakings

Tourism

Liuzu town has unique tourism resources. Longshan tourist resort is a provincial tourist attraction. Huineng, the sixth patriarch, has many Yinghua relics, such as Guoen temple, zangfukeng, Xialu village, biemushi in Jiulang village, xiangdenggang, etc. There are also hot springs that can cure diseases, have health care functions, and the newly developed Shenxian valley. Liuzu town makes full use of these tourism resources, takes liuzu hometown tourism resort as an opportunity to strengthen the planning and construction of tourism and resource integration, vigorously implement the "tourism boutique" strategy, cooperate with the county to accelerate the construction of Guangdong Zen cultural and Creative Industrial Park, focus on the overall goal of building "China Zen capital", and focus on excavating the connotation of Zen liuzu culture and expanding the scope of development“ The influence of tourism brands, such as "Zen culture of the six ancestors" and "hot spring tourism", has been strengthened. The local products with local characteristics, such as the well-known new plum, fragrant litchi, Buddha cake and honey, will further promote the prosperity of tourism, and promote the development of tourism, catering, commerce and other tertiary industries.

Party Building

In 2010, there were 46 Party organizations in the town, including 1 Party committee, 45 Party (general) branches, and 1944 party members. Among the 31 rural branches, there are 1402 party members, accounting for 72.12% of the total number of Party members. The town Party committee should do a good job in Party building at the grass-roots level in accordance with the assessment method for the management responsibility system of Party building at the township level of Xinxing County (Trial Implementation). Taking advantage of the opportunity of the "striving for excellence" activity launched by the central government, provinces, cities and counties, and on the basis of grasping the construction of longshantang, the "first village of Chinese Zen culture", the party members of the whole town are organized to carry out the activity of "comparing with the advanced, learning from the advanced and competing for the model",

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