Shangli Town, Yucheng District, Ya'an City, Sichuan Province

Shangli town

Shangli town is located in the north of Yucheng District, adjacent to Wangu town of Mingshan District in the East, Tiantaishan town of Qionglai city in the north, Longmen town of Lushan County in the West and Bifengxia town in the south. It is 27 km away from Ya'an City and 136 km away from Chengdu City. Provincial highway 105 (Ya'an line) passes through the town from south to north.

Shangli ancient town is a famous historical and cultural town in Sichuan, with 2 provincial-level cultural relics protection units and 6 municipal level cultural relics protection units. In 1982, it was named "historical and cultural town" by Sichuan Province. This is the transit point of the Red Army's long march to the north, and also the former southern silk road. Linqiong ancient road is an important post station in Ya'an. The town is surrounded by mountains and rivers, rural hills and wooden houses. Many stilted buildings of Ming and Qing Dynasties are still preserved. This is also the location of film and television works. On June 5, 2013, it was listed as a national AAAA scenic spot. In January 2019, it will be selected as the seventh batch of famous historical and cultural towns in China.

In December 2019, Sichuan Provincial People's Government approved the adjustment of some township administrative divisions in Ya'an City (cfgm [2019] No. 14). The adjustment and reform of township administrative divisions merged the administrative regions of Zhongli town and Shangli town to set up Shangli town. The town covers an area of 113.96 square kilometers, and the town people's government is located at No. 69, group 2, Sijia village.

After the adjustment and reform of village level system in May 2020, Shangli town has nine administrative villages, namely Sijia village, Wujia Village (former Wujia, Baoan, Baima), Liujia village, Qijia Village (former Qijia, miaodi), Gonghe Village (former Gonghe, jianganlin), Zhongli Village (former Zhongli, Jianqiang), Longquan Village, Jianxin Village (former Jianxin, Zhanggou) and zhengwan Village (former zhengwan, Fuxing). After the adjustment and reform of villagers' groups in September 2020, the number of villagers' groups will be reduced to 75. The total population is more than 25600

The town Party committee consists of two village level party committees (five, Zhongli), seven general Party branches (organs, four, seven, Gonghe, Longquan, Jianxin, zhengwan), a total of 22 party branches, with a total number of 802 party members.

geographical environment

Shangli is located at the junction of the four counties, connecting Mingshan and Qionglai in the East and Lushan and Ya'an in the West. It is an important post station of the Southern Silk Road. The so-called Southern Silk Road is the oldest international passageway in China, which appeared more than 2000 years ago in the Western Han Dynasty.

It starts from Sichuan, passes Zhaotong, Qujing, Dali, Baoshan and Tengchong in Yunnan, leaves Dehong, enters Myanmar and Thailand, and finally reaches India and the Middle East.

Also known as "Shu Shen Du Dao", it has a total length of 200 kilometers. Like the northwest "Silk Road", the "Southern Silk Road" has also made great contributions to world civilization. Shangli ancient town was the Southern Silk Road in ancient times. It is also an important post station for Lingong ancient road to enter.

Shangli is located in the angle between the two rivers. It is said that it is a treasure land where "financial resources" gather. The ancient town is close to mountains and rivers, with idyllic hills, wooden houses as houses, stone slabs as streets, and 18 hills of "Guanyin of the eighteen Arhats". The eight ancient stone bridges represented by "Erxian bridge" have a long history and different styles.

Architectural pattern

The architectural pattern of Shangli ancient town is characterized by residential space, and the architectural style is still dominated by that of Ming and Qing Dynasties. The streets of the ancient town are mainly "well" layout, and are not wide, both sides are old-fashioned pavement. The main structure of the ancient town is wood structure, implying that "there is water in the well, water and fire can't be tolerated". Water is used to control fire evil and pray for the safety of the town.

Meaning of name

In ancient times, there were five big surnames in Shangli Town, commonly known as "wujiakou", namely: Han, Yang, Chen, Zhang and Xu. The legends about the five families have their own merits: Han family silver (rich in official and commercial money), Yang family Dingzi (official family), Chen family millet (big grain farmer), Zhang family stick (orthopedic martial arts), Xu family woman (beautiful and hardworking). The stories are thought-provoking.

Historical evolution

Shangli town has a long history. According to the existing cultural relics in the town, the original name of the ancient town "Luosheng" refers to the post station and pass on the ancient road in the past. It is one of the passes from Bashu plain to other ethnic areas. At the end of Ming Dynasty and the beginning of Qing Dynasty, due to the increasing population and booming economy of the ancient town, it was renamed "wujiakou" with five surnames,

The five families still have their own history, namely: Yang Dingzi (official family), Han Yinzi (business money), Chen GuZi (many grain fields), Xu women (beautiful) and Zhang Dingzi (practicing martial arts and selling medicine).

After liberation, according to the flow direction of Longxi River, the township where the upstream is located is divided into Shangli. According to historical records, it was the territory of Qiang people in Qingyi before the Han Dynasty. It was under the jurisdiction of Yandao county from the Han Dynasty to the Sui Dynasty. It was once under the jurisdiction of Linqiong County in the late Sui Dynasty and the early Tang Dynasty, and then returned to Yazhou Prefecture.

In ancient times, Western Shu was called "Southwest Yi". In order to develop this treasure land, there were several large-scale immigration activities from the pre Qin period to the Ming and Qing Dynasties. For example, after the Qin Dynasty destroyed Zhao, Zhao Guochen came to Bashu, the Han Dynasty moved Chu subjects to Qingyi, and there was another large-scale immigration from Huguang to Sichuan in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties.

In the early period of Shangli, it was an ethnic gathering area, and the ethnic groups were mainly the local Bashu ethnic group, the Qiang people in Qingyi. Due to the continuous prosperity of the Southern Silk Road, foreign nationalities often come here to settle down. They bring advanced Central Plains culture and foreign culture, and integrate with the local culture into a unified Han culture, leaving us with cultural relics throughout the town, which often makes visitors fall into the sea of history.

Shangli Town, located in the north of Yucheng District, Ya'an City, Sichuan Province, is an important post station of the Southern Silk Road in history, and also a transit place of the modern Red Army's Long March.

The ancient town has a long history and culture and a unique natural ecological environment, with a total of 8 provincial and municipal cultural relics protection units. It has been rated as a famous historical and cultural town in Sichuan Province, an old revolutionary base area and "top ten ancient towns in Sichuan Province".

There is a poem in ancient times: "two rivers with bright mirrors, two bridges with rainbow", which is a vivid overall description of Shangli ancient town. In the ancient town surrounded by two rivers, the buildings of Ming and Qing Dynasties are scattered and the ancient trees are towering. There are many cultural relics of Tang and Song Dynasties on the ancient tea horse road, and the stone inscriptions and slogans of the modern red army can be seen everywhere.

Let the tourists experience the vicissitudes of history by stepping on the stone road, enjoy the pleasant rural scenery by the stream, appreciate the gift of nature by standing on the ancient stone bridge, and listen to the story of the rise and fall of the ancient "Luosheng" by the Baima Lingquan

Human history

survey

The folk houses in the ancient town are well preserved. Most of them are green tile folk houses. There is a wide opera dam in the center of the street. The original double eaves Xieshan opera house is a rare ingenious design in Chuanzhong town. There are many existing stone bridges, among which "Erxian bridge" is the representative. Shangli's economy is underdeveloped because of inconvenient transportation and poor information. However, with the infiltration of many non-agricultural elements, the economy of the town has developed, and some new patterns have appeared in the planning.

In 1935, the commander of the Fourth Red Army went through Shangli and stayed there for half a year. Dozens of stone inscriptions left in the town are very valuable revolutionary historical relics.

As recorded in the book "China's ancient town tour" and Dr. Zhu Xiaolin (Tongji University, Shanghai), from the Northwest Sichuan research group of the Institute of Chinese historical and cultural cities, wrote, "in the town, the streets are paved with stone slabs, the wooden houses are houses, the buildings are scattered high and low, and the ancient style is beautiful; the whole building of the compound is carved with beams, painted buildings, flying attic and flowing elixirs, hollowed out and carved in detail All of them are excellent works of the Qing Dynasty. In terms of the overall style and scale of residential buildings, Shangli town is a fairly complete rural settlement under protection. "

recent developments

Nowadays, Liaozhaizhiyi, a good place on the other side of the mountain, don't go home tonight, the defendant ShanGangye and other films and TV plays make it a location, and the number of tourists here is increasing year by year. Compared with the bustling ancient town of Jiangnan or Langzhong, Shangli is more or less rural and not so famous. Unlike Zhouzhuang or Langzhong, Shangli is not as well-known for its numerous visitors. It can stroll in the silence of a style of Western Sichuan dwellings, and be inspired by the rural landscape

According to the existing cultural relics in the territory, the ancient town, originally named Luosheng, is one of the passes from Bashu plain to ethnic areas outside the pass. From here to Qionglai, Lushan and Ya'an, it is a one-day journey. Each family has its own merits. For a long time, it has been said that "the top of the Yang family, the silver of the Han family, the millet of the Chen family, the woman of the Xu family, and the spindle of the Zhang family".

The so-called "Ding Zi" refers to the Yang family's poems and books, generations of officials; silver refers to the Han family's generations of business, accumulated a lot of money; millet refers to the Chen family's vast land, abundant food; woman refers to the Xu family's daughter, good-looking, hardworking and good-natured, all families compete to marry; spindle, Mandarin is called fist, refers to the Zhang family's martial arts tradition, all brave and good at fighting.

Such a vivid statement outlines the cultural outline of the ancient town. There are three women in a play, and the five families are constantly playing well. Back then, on the narrow stone street in Shangli, officialdom, love field, shopping malls and farms all became the family arena.

Organic population

As of September 2020, it has an area of 114 square kilometers, 9 administrative villages, 75 groups and 26535 people. Among them, nine villages under the jurisdiction include Sijia village, Wujia village, Liujia village, Qijia village, Gonghe village, Zhongli village, Jianxin village, zhengwan village, Longquan Village, etc.

Natural climate

In the East, North and west of Shangli Town, there are hills and mountains, and in the middle and south of Shangli Town, there are flat dams surrounded by hills. The East, South and west sides of the town edge are respectively surrounded by rivers and streams, and BAIMAQUAN is located in a valley in the northeast of the town.

Heiyanping, the highest peak in the area, is 1725m above sea level, which is connected with Tiantai Mountain. The flat dam in the valley is farmland, and the lowest is 905m above sea level. The forest and vegetation on the hills are dense, with good ecological environment quality and no pollution.

This area belongs to subtropical humid monsoon climate, with no heat in summer, no cold in winter, mild climate, four seasons

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