LUOQUAN Town, Zizhong County, Neijiang City, Sichuan Province

LUOQUAN town

LUOQUAN Town, a town under the jurisdiction of Zizhong County, Neijiang City, Sichuan Province, is located at the junction of Weiyuan County (Neijiang City), Zizhong County (Neijiang City) and Renshou County (Meishan City). It is adjacent to Tiefo town (Zizhong County) in the East, Lianjie town (Weiyuan County) in the south, Zhijing township (Renshou County) in the west, and Longjie town (Zizhong County) in the north. The terrain is mainly composed of deep hills and tributaries of Tuojiang River ——Zhuxi River runs through it.

During the Three Kingdoms period, the Prime Minister of Shu Han, Kong Ming, attacked Yingpanshan in the south. Due to the continuous drought, there was a great shortage of water resources in Yingpan. Kong Ming immediately sent troops to dig wells along the Zhuxi River to get water. A few days later, the wells were successfully dug, and springs gushed out from the bottom of the wells. Kongming was overjoyed by the soldier's report. He went to the well and saw that the spring water in the well was clear and transparent. He ordered him to wait for Weigong to take water for trial. He felt very good after Weigong drank water. When he saw that the well was the size of a basket, he named it "LUOQUAN well". Later, in the Qing Dynasty, a government official surnamed Luo was dissatisfied with the fact that an official surnamed Zhu in Zizhou was bigger than him, so he put pressure on his head. He removed the "" from the word "Luo", which is called "Luo" for short, and used "luoquanjing" as a standard place name. Later, the word "Jing" was removed, from which LUOQUAN town got its name.

History of ancient town

LUOQUAN, also known as luoquanjing, is a famous historical and cultural town in Sichuan Province. According to Zizhong County annals, LUOQUAN ancient town has a history of more than 1700 years. It is said that it is related to Zhuge Liang's excavation of LUOQUAN's "four wells" to get water. The rise of LUOQUAN is closely related to LUOQUAN's salt mining industry. According to Yanfa annals, "Zizhou luoquanjing, an ancient factory, was founded in Qin Dynasty." Therefore, LUOQUAN has a very long history. After the expansion of the southern and Northern Dynasties, Sui Dynasty, Tang Dynasty, Song Dynasty and Yuan Dynasty, LUOQUAN town had begun to take shape in the Hongwu Period of Ming Dynasty. In the eighth year of Yongzheng reign of Qing Dynasty, Zizhou LUOQUAN sub Prefecture was established. It can be seen that the history of LUOQUAN town is also the development history of LUOQUAN salt industry.

In 1992, LUOQUAN town was expanded from LUOQUAN Town, Xiaoqiao Town, suixiang town and Wanfa town to LUOQUAN town. LUOQUAN Town People's government is located in luoquanchang community (No. 20 Guangfu Street), which is located in Zizhou branch Yamen in 1732, 56km away from Zizhong County (Shuinan town).

LUOQUAN, famous for its salt production, has a long history which can be traced back to the Qin Dynasty. The development of salt industry reached its peak in the Qing Dynasty. During the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty, LUOQUAN had more than 1500 salt wells. The well salt produced by LUOQUAN won the gold medal of Paris World Expo in 1925. At that time, LUOQUAN merchants gathered, horses hissed and mules barked, and the local salt temple was the best witness. According to the records of salt law, Zizhou luoquanjing was founded in Qin Dynasty and flourished in Qing Dynasty. Salt merchants raised money to build salt temple in 1868. The temple covers an area of 1670 square meters. The gate, archway, stage, ear tower, main hall, side room, corridor, courtyard dam and other buildings are well coordinated in layout, compact in structure and smart in shape. Guanzhong is the God of salt in the temple, while Guanyu and Huoshen are the assistant of Guanzhong. The whole temple has three eaves, high wings and horns, and the dragons playing and grabbing treasure on the roof of the main hall, which is still vivid after a hundred years of wind and rain.

The origin of the name

During the Three Kingdoms period, Kong Ming, the Prime Minister of Shu, set up camp in Yingpan mountain of LUOQUAN town. Due to continuous drought and no rain, there was a great shortage of water on the mountain. Kong Ming sent troops to dig a well on the Bank of Zhuxi River to get water. Only a few days later, the well was successfully dug and the bottom of the well gushed out. Kongming was overjoyed by the soldier's report. He went to the well and saw that the spring water was clear and transparent. He ordered him to wait for Weigong to take water for trial use. He felt very good after Weigong drank water. He saw that the well was like a basket, so he named it LUOQUAN well. Later, in the Qing Dynasty, a government official surnamed Luo was dissatisfied with the fact that the official surnamed Zhu of Zizhou had more pressure on his head than other officials, so he removed the bamboo head from the bamboo basket, referred to as "Luo", and used "luoquanjing" as a place name. Later, the word "Jing" was removed, commonly known as "LUOQUAN". At that time, Kong Mingjun dug four big wells. Namely: Guihua well (opposite LUOQUAN primary school), Daba well (under Lianxin bridge), Huayuan well (on dwarf bridge), guanyinjing (opposite guanyintuo).

Kongming's division had been stationed in Yingpan mountain for more than two years, and needed to buy a lot of daily necessities instead of markets. Kong Ming once sent troops to help the people build markets in turn. At first, only about 50 households moved into the market. Later, more than 100 households lived in the prosperous period. People named the market "luoquanjing". Longzhen people are hardworking, simple, honest and generous. Women like to chat while doing needlework. While drinking tea, the old people listen to the play. There are more than ten teahouses on Wuli long street alone, and the business is booming. The sound of beating clothes on the washing table by the river, the laughter of women, the sound of reading on the campus and the sound of running water on the Zhuxi River are interwoven, which constitute the unique life atmosphere of Longzhen people.

Longzhen people love life, but also love their homes, the town tens of thousands of square meters of Ming and Qing architectural charm still exist. Many wooden houses with one floor and one floor or two floors and one floor reflect the historical status of LUOQUAN ancient town. In particular, the temple of salt is a rare temple in the world today. It shares hardships with the sun and the moon, and has been weathered for generations. It is still so splendid. The rows of ancient buildings, the exquisite corners on the eaves, and the wood and stone carvings all show the exquisite skills of the builders of Longzhen. A building board, a door plaque, a window pattern, a cantaloupe and a diagonal brace are all delicate, and each of them is a valuable art treasure. Longzhen, an ancient and narrow town with nine twists and turns, is just like a dragon's journey to the East China Sea. It is hard to see the bright blue sky and clear clouds without going to the streets and alleys. Longzhen, with its unique location of half Yin and half Yang and clear and transparent LUOQUAN spring, has nurtured generations of LUOQUAN people and created a popular legend of "beautiful women" in LUOQUAN.

infrastructure

LUOQUAN town covers an area of 64.59 square kilometers, with a total population of 23022 (2017), including Yi people. It has jurisdiction over 1 neighborhood committee and 25 villages. It is a deep hill with seven reservoirs, and Zhuxi River runs through LUOQUAN. It mainly produces rice, wheat, corn, peanut, rapeseed, sweet potato and orange. Pigs are the main livestock and poultry, and fish are the main aquatic products. LUOQUAN tofu deserves its reputation. Baishi is rich in resources and has two cement plants. There are power stations, wineries, 6 schools and health centers.

Luoquanjing street is five li long and looks like a dragon, so it is called Longzhen. Longzhen has a long history and culture, rich in tourist attractions, including nine palaces and eighteen temples, Gospel Hall and LUOQUAN temple, the site of "luoquanjing meeting" of Sichuan Road Protection games in modern times, natural karst caves, famous "salt Temple" at home and abroad, the origin of the name of "luoquanjing", guanyintuo, monkey face in the case of "Zhouguan" and other magical legends. LUOQUAN town has convenient transportation and direct access to Chengdu, Chongqing, Neijiang, Zizhong, Renshou and Weiyuan.

Characteristics of ancient town

The whole layout of LUOQUAN town is dragon shaped, so it is also called Longzhen. LUOQUAN town is surrounded by mountains and beautiful scenery. In the East is the rippling Zhuxi River. The river flows with the mountains, and the town is built along the river. It is a natural coincidence, but also a man-made elaborate design. Looking from the back mountain, the whole town is like a mountain stream Dragon

Special food

Tofu banquet is made by grinding with a stone mill. It is characterized by fineness, whiteness, tenderness and softness. When cooked, it has the characteristics of hemp, spicy, hot, fresh and fragrant.

tourist resources

Due to many factors, some famous scenic spots in the ancient town have disappeared. LUOQUAN originally has nine palaces, one temple and eight temples. The existing scenic spots are

1： Salt temple. Two: Town God's Temple. 3： Longevity Palace. 4： Dongyue Temple. 5： LUOQUAN conference site. 6： Xiulou. 7： Sihe compound and ancient dwellings.

Salt Temple

Salt temple is a unique temple in Chinese history to commemorate the God of salt. As early as the Qin Dynasty, there were many derricks and salt stoves at the bottom of the mountain stream in LUOQUAN Town, which became one of the bases of salt production in the "land of abundance". The history of salt production in LUOQUAN town is more than 500 years earlier than that in Zigong, the salt capital. The development of salt industry in LUOQUAN town went through the Han, the Three Kingdoms, the northern and Southern Dynasties, and through the Tang, song, yuan and Ming Dynasties. In the Qing Dynasty, the development of salt industry in LUOQUAN town reached its peak. During the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty, there were 1515 salt wells in LUOQUAN town. The salt produced won the gold medal of the Paris World Expo in 1925, and its quality was known as the best in the world. Salt temple is also the most well protected temple in LUOQUAN town. The temple is located in Hedong street at the foot of yunpan mountain, covering an area of 2000 square meters. The stage, main hall and prime minister's room are basically in good condition. There are 13 stone ladders from Xiba to the main hall, from which the former glory of the temple can be seen.

Salt temple was built in the seventh year of Yongzheng reign of Qing Dynasty, and the main hall was built in the Taoist style. The stage was built in the seventh year of Tongzhi reign of the Qing Dynasty in accordance with the Buddhist style. The wing room was built in Confucian style. Salt Temple integrates three architectural styles. It is the most well protected temple in LUOQUAN town. In the middle of the salt temple is a play dam with an area of more than 600 square meters, all of which are paved with bluestone slabs, and can accommodate thousands of people to watch the play. There are 13 stone ladders from the daxiba to the main hall. From these stone ladders, you can still see the glory of the salt temple in the past. In the main hall of the temple, Guan Zhong was regarded as the salt God, while Guan Yu and fire god were regarded as Guan Zhong's assistants. The three-level double eaves of the whole salt temple are carved and painted, with high wings and horns, or double dragons playing with pearls, or Golden Phoenix playing with Phoenix; the temple hall, wooden buildings, flower windows, or vertical and horizontal beams are all superb. The main hall of the main hall is the essence of the whole temple, which has the "finishing touch". On the main ridge, there are four colorful dragons, each ten meters long. In the middle, the two colored dragons stretch their whiskers, their eyes are wide open, and their mouths are like pots running towards the gourd. On the front side of the main ridge, the angles are densely distributed, and every

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