Mengjiang Town, Teng County, Wuzhou City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region

Mengjiang town

Mengjiang town is located in the middle of Teng County, Wuzhou City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, adjacent to Jinbei town in the East, Xunjiang River in the south, Heping Town and Danzhu town in Pingnan County in the west, Taiping Town and gulong town in the north. Mengjiang town covers a total area of 291.38 square kilometers, with about 37000 mu of arable land and 290000 mu of forest land. Mengjiang town has 21 villager committees and 1 neighborhood committee. By the end of 2017, there were 73837 permanent residents. Mengjiang town was listed as the pilot town of urban construction in the autonomous region in 1999, and was upgraded to one of the key towns of more than 20 small towns in the region in September 2001. In 2003, the total industrial and agricultural output value of Mengjiang town was 249.6 million yuan, the fiscal revenue was 6.82 million yuan, and the per capita net income of farmers was 1778 yuan.

History and culture

In the old society, the life of the boatman was very miserable. The boat people of Mengjiang have been bullied by the villagers on the shore for generations. The food the boat people eat is very poor. They are also required by the villagers nearby to buy vegetables and rice from them. The boat people wear black or dark blue coarse linen to make big skirts and crotch pants, and many of them are patched "Baina clothes". Boat people live there. The villagers nearby always stipulate that they park there. If they build sheds, they are not allowed to go beyond the beach sill. They usually go along the river in three board boats, shouting for the villagers to sell food and so on. According to the old regulations of the nearby villagers, they are not allowed to walk in the village or go to the theater. If it is necessary to walk up, they only send representatives and walk barefoot. Because their big feet, which have been used to prop boats for a long time, are not allowed to walk for a long time, all of a sudden walking barefoot is itchy and painful They were ridiculed and insulted as "muscovy duck (Western duck)" by the villagers. Because they need special force under the crotch when pulling fiber, the temple is generally bigger than the farmer's buttocks, which may be the reason why they were called "egg family" in the past. In the past, the boat people in Mengjiang were seldom able to go ashore, so the entertainment activities could only be in the narrow space on the boat. So the men are very skilled in making fish cages and other bamboo products with bamboo, and the people on the shore like to chop bamboo and ask them to help them process them for free. The women are good at embroidery, and some of them are very beautiful. In the old days, the boat people of Mengjiang from big to small could almost sing and play "waterway song" and so on. They enjoyed themselves, but now they had a taste of "Peach Blossom Land". in the past, the boat people in Mengjiang had different living habits, such as speaking and eating, from those on the shore. They should always take risks, come and go, and often encounter the harm of nature. That's why they should not talk about it. For example, they have to read "Satire" when they "put" and say "do Luo" when they eat Drinking is called "whole cup"; when they sit around and eat, they should pay attention to the balance of the boat. They should be evenly separated and sit cross legged, which is a bit like a monk's "meditation". The boat people in Mengjiang are "culturally integrated" with the people on the street.

Current situation of villages and towns

The town is 40 km by land and 29 km by water. It is adjacent to Cangwu and Wuwu in the East, Taiping and Heping towns in the north, Jinbei and Tianping in the south, and Pingnan Danzhu in the West. Mengjiang town covers a total area of 291.38 square kilometers, with about 37000 mu of arable land and 290000 mu of forest land. Mengjiang town governs 21 villagers' committees and 1 neighborhood residents' committee in Jiangquan village, Xincheng village, Jianliang village, Wangjia village, dangzhou village, Xin'an village, Sizhou village, Anhe village, Qin'an village, Xingyi village, Dade village, Yiliang village, Liandong village, zhouzu village, LECHU village, Caitang village, Shuangde Village, Natang village, Gonghe village, Gulan village and guhou village. By the end of 2017, there were 73837 permanent residents. Tengxian toutantang agricultural Co., Ltd. is developing characteristic agriculture rapidly in Mengjiang Town, among which square watermelon and pollution-free vegetables are well-known. In the early 1990s, the shipbuilding industry was relatively developed, and it was the star town of township enterprises in Guangxi. Chess, lion dance, basketball, dragon boat and other mass sports activities are rich and colorful, and have been awarded the title of national advanced township of mass sports activities.

Resource advantages

Mengjiang town is mostly hilly and mountainous, "eight mountains, one water, one land". The town market is located in the "Three River mouth", and the block is divided into East and west sides, built near the river. Hexi is an old block and Hedong is a new development zone. The streets, street lamps, power supply, communication and other infrastructure of cities and towns are perfect. Weizhen market is prosperous, family workshops and handicraft industry are developed, especially wood processing, rice flour processing and noodle processing. In terms of industry, shipbuilding, chemical industry, pottery, lock making and other manufacturing industries have a certain scale, accounting for more than half of the total social output value of the town. It is a famous titanium production base in China. The land along Mengjiang town is fertile, and it is the main vegetable supply area of Tengxian and Wuzhou. Especially in the past two years, the local government has actively guided farmers to plant green and pollution-free vegetables, broaden the market, establish a brand and improve the quality. Take the construction of biogas digester as the breakthrough point, vigorously develop the construction of biogas digester, and promote the development mode of virtuous cycle ecological agriculture with biogas slurry (residue) replacing chemical fertilizer and pesticide. The first mock exam is not only promoting vegetable cultivation but also promoting the strong lychee, which is the most effective way to improve the quality of litchi, and let the Mongolian black leaf lychee become a well-known foreign company. Mengjiang town is rich in sand and gravel and is a natural building material supply base. The main forest resources are Osmanthus fragrans, star anise, oleoresin and Artemisia Bambusa. Mengjiang has become one of the largest distribution centers of Artemisia ordosica along the Xijiang River. Artemisia ordosica is exported to Hong Kong and Macao in the Pearl River Delta. Its specialty products mainly include rice noodles, kohlrabi and black leaf litchi. Mengjiang town is mostly Han nationality, with Cantonese dialect in common use. The farmers along the river are warm and generous, the farmers in mountainous areas are simple and honest, and the residents on the street are smart and good at business.

location advantage

Mengjiang town has superior geographical location and convenient land and water transportation. The town is 40 km by land and 29 km by water. It is adjacent to Cangwu in the East, Taiping and Heping towns in the north, Jinbei and Tianping in the south, and Pingnan Danzhu in the West. The Xijiang River passes through the town, upstream to Nanning and Liuzhou, and southward to the Pearl River Delta. The 500 ton freighter can pass all the year round. After the completion of the downstream Changzhou water control project, it will be a golden waterway. The construction of deep-water wharf will further promote the development of storage and transportation industry. land: 10 kilometers south, you can reach Nanwu second-class highway, the main passage to the sea in Southeast Guangxi. To the north, there is national highway 321, which leads directly to Guilin and Liuzhou. It will be more convenient to go south to Guangdong. The third-class highway from Mengjiang to Pingnan in the West has completed the planning and survey, and will connect with the first-class highway from Taiping to Tantong. After the construction of these projects, the water and land transportation network of Mengjiang town has basically formed, extending in all directions, with more prominent location advantages; the flow of people and logistics will further increase and accelerate.

economic development

The land along Mengjiang town is fertile. Farmers along the river have always had the tradition of planting vegetables. They pay attention to new varieties and good quality. They are very popular. They are the main vegetable suppliers in Tengxian and Wuzhou. In the late 1990s, with the development of land transportation and the gradual decline of water transportation, the Party committee and government of Mengjiang town made great efforts to adjust the agricultural industrial structure and guide farmers to promote the process of agricultural industrialization. Mengjiang's black leaf litchi, kohlrabi, vegetables, silkworm cocoons, star anise, etc. have become the characteristic products of Mengjiang town. Among them, 12000 Mu litchi, with a normal annual output of 8 million kg; 8000 mu kohlrabi, with an annual output of 15 million kg; more than 150 rice flour processing households, with an annual output of 1.9 million kg. On the basis of scale production, since 2002, the Party committee and government of Mengjiang town have actively guided farmers to take the initiative to meet the challenges of China's accession to the WTO, implement brand strategy, and cultivate high-quality agriculture. Among them, the ecological agriculture with biogas as as the breakthrough point has been gradually on the right track. Through unifying the agricultural products produced according to the technical specifications formulated by relevant departments, the "first prize" brand is being used as the unified brand to build up the excellent image of Mengjiang products. Secondly, Mengjiang industry should be revitalized by attracting investment. There are 3 Sino foreign joint ventures, 3 town run collective enterprises and 12 private enterprises. The main products are titanium dioxide, locks, boats, sand bricks, ceramics, etc. Through the development of industry, the transfer of rural labor force to cities and towns has been realized, and nearly 3000 employees have been employed by enterprises in Mengjiang town.

infrastructure

Xunjiang River and its tributary Mengjiang river run through the whole territory of Mengjiang Town, making Mengjiang town a commercial port for a long time. Its opening can be traced back to the late Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty. The stone pillars of the original site of Mengjiang Street Temple, inscribed with the inscription "Baojian Town, an City, outstanding people, merchants, Ju Lu, song paradise", can vaguely see the prosperous scene of the old times, which is consistent with the old county annals that "Mengjiang is the most prosperous, the county is the second, and Taiping is the second". there are 19 administrative villages in Mengjiang town paved with cement roads, accounting for 90% of the total number of administrative villages in Mengjiang Town, and Juteng county is in the forefront. The streets, street lamps, power supply, communication and other infrastructure of cities and towns are perfect. There are 4 junior middle schools (including No.3 middle school in the county), with 5216 students and 264 in-service teachers; 22 primary schools, with 11860 students and 540 in-service teachers.

Mengjiang specialty

Mengjiang town is famous for planting black leaf and green leaf litchi. The fruit is big, thin, thick, smooth, with thin core, sweet, and contains protein, fat, phosphorus, iron and vitamins. It has always been regarded as a precious tonic. It can treat spleen deficiency, diarrhea, asthma, stomach disease, abdominal cold, colic pain, etc. square watermelon: when the watermelon is fruiting, the square mold shell is used to place the watermelon in it, and it will be square when it matures. It has green skin, red flesh and sweet and fragrant juice.