Xingmeng Mongolian Township, Tonghai County, Yuxi City, Yunnan Province

Xingmeng Village

Xingmeng Mongolian township is the only Mongolian inhabited Township in Yunnan Province. It was established in 1988 and covers an area of 4.77 square kilometers. Beige village, where the township government is located, is 13 kilometers away from Tonghai County, with an altitude of 1800 meters. The township governs five natural villages and six villager groups, with a total of 1760 households and 5657 people.

geographical environment

The township area is 4.77 square kilometers. Beige village, where the township government is located, is 13 kilometers away from the county seat, with an altitude of 1800 meters. The annual average temperature of Xingmeng township is 15.6 ℃, and there is no severe cold in winter and no severe heat in summer. It is suitable for planting tobacco, rice, vegetables, flowers, melons and other crops. Yutong highway passes through the township, belonging to the west gate of Tonghai County.

Historical evolution

Xingmeng Mongolian township was named "Yufu village" before liberation and renamed Xingmeng Township after liberation. Xingmeng Mongolian township was built on January 7, 1988. Before liberation, the population of the township was only 3034. The Mongolian people in Xingmeng Township came to Yunnan with the army in Yuan Dynasty and settled down. Their language and customs are still preserved, and there are ancestral temple "Sansheng Palace" and so on. Xingmeng township is the only Mongolian Township in Yunnan Province. Its language, clothing, diet and religion are very distinctive, and there are many ancient books and ancient cultural buildings of Yuan Dynasty. In addition, Fenghuang mountain behind the township is very beautiful, which is very suitable for carrying out Mongolian activities "Nadamu meeting" (which has been held six times) and developing tourism projects reflecting Yunnan Mongolian customs.

Regional population

The township governs five natural villages and six villager groups, with a total of 1760 households and 5657 people. There are eight ethnic groups, including Mongolian, Han, Yi, Hani, Hui, Bai, Yao and Lahu, among which there are 5440 Mongolians, accounting for 96.2% of the total population.

natural condition

located in Tonghai Lake Basin, Xingmeng Mongolian township has a monsoon climate of mid subtropical semi humid cold winter plateau. The annual average temperature is 15.4 ℃. The main natural disasters are drought, waterlogging, hail and earthquake. After 1990s, waterlogging was the most serious. The terrain is dominated by the basin in the dam area, with a small area of hills. The soil is reddish red, and the vegetation is secondary coniferous and broad-leaved mixed forest. The natural resources of the township are relatively poor, limestone is the main mineral resources. Wild animal and plant resources are scarce, but water resources are abundant. Zhonghe River and xiaohaitang in the township are connected with Qilu Lake.

economic development

Centering on the overall goal of "increasing farmers' income, increasing financial income and economic development", the township takes "strengthening foundation, adjusting structure, building pillar, grasping circulation, managing environment and building image" as the overall development idea, and highlights "facility agriculture, non-public economy, ethnic cultural tourism and animal husbandry" as the four key industrialization development points, with rapid economic and social development year after year. The facility agriculture with greenhouse planting melon as the main part has formed the industrialization development, which has ensured the continuous growth of farmers' income and the improvement of economic aggregate; the non-public economy with characteristic commercial beverage service industry has achieved rapid development, which has promoted the masses to become rich, increased financial income, and established the foreign commercial brand of the ethnic group; the national cultural eco-tourism has been gradually launched through planning and basic management Based on the combination of the start-up of basic projects and the development of festival activities, the potential of tourism economic value has been initially reflected. The diversified national culture with characteristics of Mongolian, Han, Yi, Hani and other ethnic groups has been continuously developed and displayed. "The Mongolian on the Southern Plateau", "the hometown of song and dance", "the hometown of architecture" and "the hometown of melon" have become the places we all yearn for.

agricultural structure

The production of flue-cured tobacco and vegetables should be consolidated in Xingmeng Mongolian Township, with melon planting as the focus, and efficient agriculture should be actively developed. Melon planting has become a bright spot to drive the economic growth of Xingmeng. Melon farmers have set up "melon professional cooperative", and the planting and management have become organized, large-scale and market-oriented. From January to May 2003, it has developed to 65 mu, 57 sheds, with an output value of more than 1 million yuan. It has been reported to the provincial, municipal and county agricultural departments for key support, and registered to establish "Xingmeng Rural Agricultural Development Co., Ltd The company has applied for the registration of "Xingmeng" brand agricultural product trademark and applied for pollution-free certification; the melon industrialization is progressing steadily according to the plan, and the planting area will reach more than 150 mu by the end of 2003. In 2008, a total of 478 households planted melon with an area of 1262 Mu and a yield of 27198 kg. The gross income of flue-cured tobacco per mu is about 3000 yuan to 5000 yuan. The flue-cured tobacco in Xingmeng is planted in pieces. Farmers have to plant flue-cured tobacco in the planting areas planned by the township government. The production of flue-cured tobacco has become an important source of financial revenue for the township government. A total of 948900 yuan was invested to complete 14 water conservancy projects, and 123000 yuan was actively raised to speed up infrastructure construction such as transportation and market towns.

Architectural attractions

Behind the town is Fenghuang mountain. In the center of the town, there is a "Sansheng Palace", in which the statues of Genghis Khan, Kublai Khan and mengge are inscribed. There are 10 steles in yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. Sansheng palace was built in the 13th year of Tongzhi in Qing Dynasty. There are also Mongolian ancestral hall buildings.

Pujia ancestral hall:

Pujia ancestral hall is located in the west of Zhongcun, next to Fenghuang mountain, facing south in the north, high in the front and low in the back. It was first built in the Qing Dynasty, after several times of addition and construction. The house structure follows the consistent style of Xingmeng rural architecture: civil structure, wooden frame, column, adobe wall and tile top, with tile top and wing angle extending upward. The hall of the ancestral hall consists of three rooms with 14, 16 and 14 ditches in width. There is a patio between the main hall, the ear room and the inverted eight feet, which forms the typical architectural style of "three rooms, four ears and inverted eight feet". There is a stage in front of the ancestral hall, and the gate is on the left side of the ancestral hall. Outside the new building, there are also signs of "middle village Senior High School of Xingmeng township" and "middle village senior high association of Xingmeng Mongolian township of Tonghai County".

Qijia ancestral hall

The Qijia ancestral hall of Baige was built in the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. It is located on the left side of Sansheng Palace at the foot of Fenghuang Mountain and is the location of the kindergarten in Xingmeng Mongolian township. The rooms of the whole courtyard are connected into one, divided into upper and lower floors. In the middle of the courtyard, there are 15 stairs leading to the main hall. The upper floor is connected with the ear room. The beams under the eaves are decorated with wood carvings of logs. The wood carving of the whole beam is divided into three sections, separated by a parrot head shaped round carving in the middle. There is a wooden lantern pole on both sides of the stairs, and the stone base looks like a lantern. There is a door on the left and right floors of the main hall leading to the ear room.

Huajia ancestral hall

Founded in the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, it has become the office of the second villager group in Xingmeng township. The ancestral hall also faces south. The gate of the courtyard is opened in the middle of the whole courtyard. The three sides of the gate top form two wings and extend upward. The ancestral hall is a pattern of "three rooms, four ears and eight feet down". The hall is composed of three rooms with the width of 16, 18 and 16 ditches respectively. The four rooms are slightly shorter than the hall and are divided into two floors. There are six steps leading to the main room in the patio. The upper layer of the ear room is stacked with the desks, chairs and benches of the team. On the right side of the lower layer is a new large stove. On the left side are the offices of the two production teams.

folk culture

In 1253, Kublai Khan, the emperor of the Yuan Dynasty, led his army to the South and then settled in Yunnan. For more than 750 years, this group of descendants of the horseback nationality has been fishing on Qilu Lake in Tonghai by boat and reclaiming land. Although it has gone through the hard years, the baptism of wind and rain, and the changes of production and lifestyle, it still inherits and carries forward the traditional culture and national spirit of the Mongolian nationality. In the process of communication and integration with other nationalities, it has formed a unique national culture and folk customs Folk customs. Its language and costumes have distinctive national characteristics. Traditional customs and eating habits such as "Yizu Festival", "Mongolian song and dance", "three cups of wine", "Taiji eel", "roast duck" and "Mongolian wedding" have been well known and praised by the outside world. At the same time, Xingmeng nationality has always maintained the national tradition of diligence, bravery, honesty, kindness and hospitality, and is integrating into the development trend of the times. In the exchanges and exchanges with other nationalities, it has enhanced national unity and promoted its own development.

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