Xiaowandong Town, Nanjian Yi Autonomous County, Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province

Xiaowan East Town

Xiaowandong town is located in the southwest of Nanjian County, with longitude of 100 ° 06 ′～ 100 ° 17 ′, and latitude of 24 ° 39 ′～ 24 ° 51 ′. Lancang River and Heihui River meet in the territory. It is the forefront of Xiaowan power station construction, the preferred project of Yunnan Province in the national western development.

survey

Xiaowandong town is located in the southwest of Nanjian Yi Autonomous County. It borders Gonglang town and Bixi Township in the northeast, and faces Fengqing County and Yun County across the river in the southwest. It covers an area of 204.44 square kilometers and has a population of 18500 (2006). It has jurisdiction over 7 administrative villages, 132 natural villages and 168 villager groups in Shenzhou, Yingpan, Longjie, Xinlong, Xinmin, Longmen and chajiang. Town government in Xinlong street, 2260 meters above sea level, 63 kilometers away from the county. The slope is steep, with the highest altitude of 2448 meters and the lowest altitude of 934 meters. The transportation condition is poor. Xiaowan Hydropower Station is built at the intersection of Lancang River and Heihui River (Yangbi River) in the west of the territory.

evolution

Chajiang commune was established in 1958, Xinmin district was established in 1963, commune was changed in 1969, district was re established in 1984, and township was established in 1988. In 1997, with an area of 204.4 square kilometers and a population of 17000, it governed seven administrative villages, namely Xinmin, Longmen, Longjie, chajiang, Shenzhou, Xinlong and Yingpan. In 1999, Xinmin Township was rebuilt into xiaowandong town. 675702532926102: ~ 201 Shenzhou village ~ 202 Yingpan village ~ 203 Longjie village ~ 204 Xinlong village ~ 205 Xinmin village ~ 206 Longmen Village ~ 207chajiang Village

Regional geography

Xiaowandong Town, Nanjian County, Dali Prefecture, Yunnan Province, borders Gonglang town and Bixi Township in the northeast, and faces Fengqing County and Yun County of Lincang City across the river in the southwest. The total land area is 204.44 square kilometers, with the highest altitude of 2448 meters and the lowest altitude of 934 meters. The town government is located in chajiang new area, 74 kilometers away from the county seat and 11.2 kilometers away from the dam site of Xiaowan Hydropower Station. It has a total area of 204 square kilometers and a total population of 18342. The town is rich in tea, pickled walnut, black goat, persimmon and other agricultural products.

Population nationality

The town governs 7 village committees, 81 natural villages and 168 villager groups in Shenzhou, Yingpan, Longjie, Xinlong, Xinmin, Longmen and chajiang. In 2008, the total number of households in the town was 4936 (4635 agricultural households), with an agricultural population of 18616. Nine ethnic groups, including Han, Yi, Bai, Miao, Zhuang, WA, Bulang, Buyi and Lahu, lived in the town. The natural growth rate of population is 6.6 ‰. At the end of the year, there were 1220.81 hectares of cultivated land (including 56.69 hectares of paddy field and 1164.12 hectares of dry land), and 0.065 hectares of cultivated land per agricultural population. There are 10984.87 hectares of forest land in the town, with a forest coverage rate of 53.73%.

economic development

The town has a total area of 10087 mu of tea gardens and 27693 mu of pickled walnuts, with an annual output of 280000 kg of tea and 220000 kg of pickled walnuts. Among them, pickled walnuts are welcomed by merchants inside and outside the county because of their thin skin, large size and white meat, and their products are in short supply. At present, the Xiaowan second-class highway across the whole territory has been completed and opened to traffic, the wafuzan business district in Xiaowan has been completed and opened to business, the development along the Xiaowan highway has begun to take shape, and the service network focusing on building materials, food, housing and entertainment, daily necessities, transportation, finance and insurance has basically formed. The town is the forefront of Nanjian's support for the construction of Xiaowan Hydropower Station. It has unique geographical advantages and development opportunities. During the construction of Xiaowan Hydropower Station, tens of thousands of construction teams will live in the work area of Xiaowan Hydropower Station in the town. There will be unlimited business opportunities for the development of business services industry. After the completion of the power station, a world's highest (292m) double curvature arch dam will be built on the Lancang River, and the area along the river will take shape Chengmanwan reservoir area and Xiaowan reservoir area are the first choice for tourism development. In 2008, the total rural economic income of the town was 65.48 million yuan, an increase of 13.1% over 57.89 million yuan in the previous year. The per capita net income of farmers was 1954 yuan, an increase of 12.3% over the previous year's 1740 yuan. Local fiscal revenue was 5.41 million yuan, up 14.8% year on year. The total sown area of grain in the whole year was 32900 mu, and the total grain yield was 8.759 million kg, a year-on-year increase of 12.2%; the average yield per unit area was 266.2 kg, a year-on-year increase of 7.1%. People's living standards have been steadily improved, and the economic development of the whole town is in good condition.

human geography

Xiaowandong town is located in the southwest of Nanjian County, where Lancang River and Heihui River meet. It is the forefront of Xiaowan power station construction, the preferred project of Yunnan Province in the national western development. The town governs 7 village committees, 81 natural villages and 168 villager groups in Shenzhou, Yingpan, Longjie, Xinlong, Xinmin, Longmen and chajiang. At present, the total population is 18846. There are nine ethnic groups, including Han, Yi, Bai, Miao, Zhuang, WA, Bulang, Buyi and Lahu, and 14932 ethnic minorities, accounting for 79% of the total population. Xiaowandong town has a long and profound Yi wine culture. The Yi people are a good drinker. They like to drink. It has become a habit that "wine is banquet". The Yi people have always been hospitable. Whenever the guests come, there is no ceremony of making tea, but there is a custom of pouring wine. As a meeting ceremony, "no wine, no ceremony" has become a custom, and wine is sincerely encouraged. Yi people pay the most cordial and kind respects to their guests with wine, which shows the sincerity and enthusiasm of Yi people. Yi people are also a good singing people. In Xiaowan, "Chaoshan" is the most interesting and spectacular one. The Chaoshan Festival is usually held in spring, mainly for celebration. It is a time when the earth is reviving, the mountains are green, the new red are blooming, the mountains and rivers are full of infinite vitality, and the natural taste is overflowing. In this situation, it's a pleasure to have fun, to celebrate the recovery of the earth with dancing and singing, to decorate the wonders of the valley with laughter, and to compare the beauty of spring with festive costumes.

Local Customs

Wine culture

The Yi people are a good drinker. They like to drink. It has become a habit that "wine is banquet". the Yi people have always been hospitable. Whenever the guests come, there is no ceremony of making tea, but there is a custom of pouring wine. As a meeting ceremony, "no wine, no ceremony" has become a custom. They said: "there is no impassable Road on the ground, there is no water in the rivers that can't flow, and there is no wrong wine for the Yi people.". Yi people pay the most cordial and kind respects to their guests with wine, which shows the sincerity and enthusiasm of Yi people. Yi People's wine proverb says: "tea in Han area is respected, and wine in Yi area is respected." it can be seen that wine plays a very important role in Yi People's daily life. in the Yi nationality, Zhuanzhuan liquor, culm liquor and tantan liquor naturally become the symbols of Yi nationality's liquor culture. A strange way of drinking is inherited. There are "drinking Baijiu", "smacking wine" and "turning wine". The acquaintances meet unexpectedly, buy a bowl of wine or bottle of wine, and several people squatting around the circle, using only one glass or simply without using a cup, one person takes turns to drink in turn, called "turn the wine". If you use a wine cup, you should start from the oldest person, from right to left, one person one cup, relay in turn, not empty, everyone uses a wine cup, called "cup cup wine", no one dislikes who, with joy and joy, show friendship, contact feelings, mutual trust.

promote a new song by singing it frequently in public

When you walk into Xiaowan, you will feel a strong ethnic cultural atmosphere. Among them, "Dage", as a form of ethnic entertainment, is popular in most areas of Xiaowan, especially in the Yi inhabited areas. Whether men get married, women get married, festivals and mountain gatherings, street fairs, or after dinner, people will be happy on all kinds of occasions, as long as the Lusheng and bamboo flute are surrounded by music Gathering together, singing and dancing hand in hand, it's really singing all over the two mountains and three rivers, dancing in the East, West, North and south. In Xiaowan, playing songs is the most interesting, the most enthusiastic and spectacular, and the number of "Chaoshan" playing songs. The Chaoshan Festival is usually held in spring, mainly for celebration. It is a time when the earth is reviving, the mountains are green, the new red are blooming, the mountains and rivers are full of infinite vitality, and the natural taste is overflowing. In this situation, it's a pleasure to have fun, to celebrate the recovery of the earth with dancing and singing, to decorate the wonders of the valley with laughter, and to compare the beauty of spring with festive costumes. When facing the mountain, people of all ethnic groups, hundreds of miles around, dressed in costumes, came from all directions to gather together to celebrate the coming of the vigorous season. A young girl of the Yi nationality, with rows of silver osmanthus flowers and strings of bee pendants on her headband, has a foldable green cloth Baotou. There are bouncing and swaying flower branches at the seams of Baotou, and silver chains and three whiskers hanging on her chest. The young men were dressed in plain bleached clothes with white towels on their heads, and the towels at both ends had to flutter with the wind. With the rhythmic sound of Sheng and flute, they form a circle all of a sudden, singing, dancing and singing to their heart's content. "Nine o'clock" is played in the most lively singing field. There are no less than one or twenty people playing flute. Hundreds of people take part in the singing. The scene is like a brilliant mountain flower, and the singing is like a surging river. The audience is crowded around, inside and outside, layer upon layer, rubbing shoulders and wiping back. One by one, they are staring at the clever and charming movements of the dancers and listening to the simple and beautiful songs. The sound of dance steps, the roar of "assu tut" and the sound of Sheng flute, accompanied by the sound of pine waves, reverberates in the valley from time to time. When the dance enters the carnival, there are a series of charming improvisations, such as "Heli Songjian", "back toasting", "dwarf exploring water", "turtledove looking for company", "crazy monkey chasing wind", "RAM fighting", "magpie squatting", "fly rubbing feet" and so on Like pearls from the leading dancer

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