Weizhou Town, Tongxin County, Wuzhong City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region

Weizhou town

Weizhou town is located in the east of Tongxin County, 93 kilometers away from the county. It has jurisdiction over 11 administrative villages. Coal resources are abundant. There are abundant marble and limestone resources. It is a famous producing area of Tan sheep fur and licorice.

administrative division

Code 640324102: ~ 200 Weiyi village ~ 201 Weier village ~ 202 Hewan village ~ 203 Nanmen village ~ 204 mazhuangzi village ~ 205 Shixia village ~ 206 yanjiaquan village ~ 207dongshan village ~ 208 Qinglongshan village ~ 211 jiuzhuang village ~ 212 Gangou Village

Historical evolution

Weizhou belonged to Beidi County in Han Dynasty. In Tang Dynasty, in order to settle the Tuyuhun tribe of Liangzhou (Qinghai), which was attacked by Tubo and moved to the south of Tang Dynasty, an'le prefecture (Changle prefecture) was set up in Weizhou today. Tuyuhun, originated from Donghu system in Xianbei, is an ancient nomadic people. Murong Shenwei, also known as Murong Wei (?)? ——In 758, a native of Tuguhun, Murong Shenwei lived in Changle prefecture (now Weizhou town). He was a descendant of nuohobo and served as a guerrilla Deputy envoy of Changle Prefecture. Buried in the south of Changle (Xiamaguan town zhaojiamiao Village Mountain). In the first year of Zhide (756), Changle was occupied by Tubo. In July, 849, Zhu Shuming, a Lingwu envoy, recovered Anle prefecture (Changle prefecture). In August, he changed Anle prefecture to Weizhou. In 1022, Li Jiqian, the leader of Dangxiang nationality, attacked Weizhou. In 1038, Li Yuanhao proclaimed himself Emperor in Xingqing prefecture (jinyinchuan), established the state in Xixia and established Weizhou. Setting up the military department of jingsai to take charge of defense made it an important political and military town in Xixia. In the sixth year of Jiayou (1061) of the Northern Song Dynasty, Xia Zhu Liang Zuo changed Weizhou jingsai military supervision department into jingsai army, built city walls, repaired floating maps, and built large-scale projects. Weizhou reached its peak for the first time. In 1081, Shenzong decided to attack Xixia and set up an emergency delivery shop in Weizhou. Then the Song Dynasty returned Weizhou to Xixia. In the first month of spring in the eighth year of Yuanfeng (1085) of the Northern Song Dynasty, Bode, a Tibetan official in Weizhou, led 250 people in Dingkou to surrender to the Song Dynasty. Emperor Shenzong of the Song Dynasty granted bode the vice envoy of the Treasury and his family inspection, and gave him 300 silver and silk as a commendation. In the winter and November of the sixth year of yuanyouzhan (1091) in the Northern Song Dynasty, Zhang Cuntong, the governor of the capital of the Song Dynasty, went to attack Weizhou and other places and returned victoriously. In the seventh year of Yuanyou (1092) of the Northern Song Dynasty, the Xixia attacked song Huanzhou, and song general zhe Keshi went straight to jingsaijun to win. In the fourth year of Shaosheng in the Northern Song Dynasty (1097), Xixia repeatedly disturbed the territory of the Song Dynasty. Zhang Zhen of Weizhou (now Pingliang in Gansu Province) built pingxia city and Lingping village in Huluhe River, and broke the Xixia army. The Xia power weakened all the way in Weizhou. In the third year of Chongning in the Northern Song Dynasty (1104), Xixia fell into pingxia City, and the Xia power recovered along the way in Weizhou. In the 26th year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (1393), Zhu Zhen, king of Qing Jing in Ming Dynasty, lived in Ningxia. In order to pay not enough, order in Qingyang North ancient Weizhou City, Yan'an, Sui, Ning rent Fu. After his death, he was buried in the Ming Mausoleum of Weizhou, Tongxin County, Ningxia. After the first year of Hongzhi in the Ming Dynasty (1488), the Mongolian army broke through the side wall of huamachi (Ningxia guard), passed through tiezhuquan, Huianbao, Weizhou, Xiamaguan, Yuwang, and went to guyuanzhou (Shaanxi town) in the south, and gradually became the "general road of invading Tartars" in the north. The military and traffic importance of Weizhou was strengthened. In the tenth year of Hongzhi of Ming Dynasty (1497), Weizhou garrison was set up, which was subordinate to Ningxia garrison. In the 13th year of Hongzhi in the Ming Dynasty (1500), Wang Xun, the governor of Ningxia, played the role of building Weizhou Dongguan, with one gate and two gates. This is the trace of Mingdong city in Weizhou. In the 16th year of Hongzhi of Ming Dynasty (1503), the governor of Qin dynasty built more fortresses in Weizhou and Yuwang city. Emperor Xiaozong of the Ming Dynasty ordered the construction to be carried out carefully. In September of the first year of Zhengde of Ming Dynasty (1506), Yang Yiqing, who was in charge of the three sides of Shaanxi Province (Yansui, Ningxia and Gansu), said that "Weizhou is the thoroughfare of the local plain, the place where the bandits come and go, the troops are abandoned and the security is unbearable. The situation is similar to that of Luoshan. The tomb of Qingfu is located there, where all the prisoners have been invading for years. And the tomb of King Qinggong has been dug up near it. Therefore, it is necessary to set up more officers and soldiers to defend it. The earthquake of June 24, 1561, the 40th year of Jiajing in Ming Dynasty, caused the top of Kangji tower in Weizhou to collapse. In the same year, Tatar Jinang led more than 20000 troops to attack Ningxia, and entered Guyuan, where he burned and plundered King Qing's mausoleum in Lishan. throughout the Qing Dynasty, Weizhou was called weizhoubao. Before 1874, it was under the jurisdiction of the spiritual state. Since 1874, it was under the jurisdiction of Pingyuan county. In 1914, Pingyuan county was changed into Zhenrong County, and in March 1928, Zhenrong county was changed into Yuwang county. On July 3, 1936, the Chinese workers' and peasants' Red Army passed by Weizhou during its westward expedition and fought fiercely with mahongkui's troops. The Red Army took Kangji temple as its position to fight fiercely with the enemy. A red army commander commanded the battle on the tower. Unfortunately, he was shot and killed and was forced to withdraw. Now, around the pagoda of Kangji temple, you can see bullet holes left by the war. In 1938, the Kuomintang Yuwang county government moved from Xiamaguan to Tongxin old city "half width (GE) city". Yuwang county was changed into Tongxin County, and Weizhou was under the jurisdiction of Tongxin county. In 1940, the Ningxia provincial government assigned Maguan and Weizhou to Yanchi County. In 1943, Weizhou built an airport. At this time, Weizhou returned to Tongxin county. In 1949, it was divided into four districts: Weizhou District in 1956, Xinghuo commune in 1958, Weizhou commune in 1961 and Weizhou town in 1984. In 1997, it covers an area of 1007 square kilometers and has a population of 22000. It has jurisdiction over 17 administrative villages including Weiyi, Weier, Nanmen, Hewan, Mazhuang, Shixia, yanjiaquan, Dongshan, Qinglongshan, Tangfang, jiuzhuang, Gangou, bazhuang, Zhouxin, maihe, wanghutai and tanzhuangzi. In 2006, it has jurisdiction over 13 administrative villages including Weiyi, Weier, Hewan, Nanmen, mazhuangzi, Shixia, yanjiaquan, Dongshan, Qinglongshan, tangfangliang, bazhuang, jiuzhuang and Gangou, and white cashmere goat farm. 、

Scenery of Weizhou

Weizhou ancient eight scenery charming, there is a poem summed up: "Luoshan emerald Sai Meilan, Weizhou ancient city like a boat. The steel bell of Jinding tower rings, and there is a lot of noise in Boduo temple. Snow Ling Mountain warm bone spring, Yuanyang Lake in the south of the city "Luoshan Diecui saimeilan": located in the west of Weizhou, Daluo mountain is 30 kilometers away from the town. The mountain is tall and straight, standing alone, with overlapping peaks and green like dye. In the early Tang Dynasty, Daluo mountain was called "depraved mountain". Later, the Tang Dynasty settled the Tuguhun tribe in this area and let them live and work in peace and contentment, which was called "Anle mountain". In the Song Dynasty, there were monks who practiced strange and enlightened Taoism here. The shape of Daluo mountain is like a shell buckled on the ground. It rises slowly around, and the peak rises abruptly. In ancient times, it was called "Bei" as "Li". In Ming Dynasty, it was also called Luoshan because of its shape of Li (snail). Later, it gradually evolved into Luoshan. Since ancient times, the word "Li" has been pronounced "Luo" instead of "Li" in Putonghua, which means "Dali mountain" is Daluo mountain. There are many kinds of vegetation in Daluo mountain. Now it is a national nature reserve. It is located in a three-point line with beihelan and nanliupan. It is the middle zone between the north and the south in Ningxia three nature reserves. Because of its unique momentum of "plucking onions in dry land", it is known as "Pearl of dry sea" and "emerald of desert". "Luoshan Diecui" is one of the eight scenic spots in Ningxia as well as "Helan Qingxue" and "Fancha bell". Daluo mountain covers an area of 50500 mu, with a forest area of 47000 mu. The main peak of "hero geta" is 2624.5 meters above sea level. Luoshan broadcasting station is built on the top of the mountain. It is said that in the Ming Dynasty, the rainfall in Luoshan area was more than twice that in Ningxia, with abundant water and grass, beautiful scenery and pleasant climate, it was the only refuge resort in Ningxia. The king of Qing Zhu Bi wrote a poem praising the autumn scenery of Luoshan: "there are many steep mountains in the west of Weizhou, and there are also fairylands and Buddhas in the border defense. The wind blows the fragrance of flowers and plants along the road, and clouds cross the mountains and rivers in the wild. Mountains and rivers are the most delicious in autumn, especially at sunset. I want to learn from Wang Mojie when I go home Liu mu, a poet of the Ming Dynasty, wrote in his poem Lishan Diecui: "the rain washes the high and steep Lishan mountains, and the peaks are piled up with green Li. I'll write to you to go to the mountain and watch it immediately. I love this beautiful landscape in my life, but I can't go to the mountains. When I get home, I move it into the painting scroll and hang it in the calligraphy table of Maotang. Liu mu, the history of governor Wei in Ming Dynasty. This poem describes the author's yearning and cherishing for the beautiful scenery of Luoshan. "The ancient city of Weizhou is like a boat": it is said that there is a moat around the ancient city of Weizhou, which looks like a boat floating on the water. "the steel bell of Jinding tower body rings": there are two ancient cities in Weizhou Town, located in the East and West, separated by a wall. Xicheng is called the old city. The old city of Weizhou was built in the Xixia Dynasty (about 1140-1193 A.D.). Xixia people believed in Buddhism, so they built a Buddhist Kangji temple in the city, and built a tower in the temple, which is called Kangji temple tower. After the temple was destroyed by the war, the pagoda still stands there after several times of reconstruction in the war and earthquake, which is an important symbol of the strong cultural charm of Weizhou town today. The Kangji temple tower in the ancient city is a historic site. The original height is 39.20 meters, the first floor of the tower is higher, and the distance between eaves and eaves is gradually shortened. It is a thirteen story octagonal Pagoda with dense eaves built with long brick and square brick on the compacted loess ground. It is composed of tower body, brake seat and phase wheel top. In 1985, when the State Administration of cultural relics granted funds to repair the pagoda of Kangji temple, ink inscribed bricks with Chinese and Xixia characters were found in the pagoda, as well as statues of Sakyamuni, Maitreya, Bodhisattva, disciple, Wuliang patriarch, Laozi, many Buddhist and Taoist Scriptures (most of which were printed in the Ming Dynasty). The Taoist part of it may be related to the restoration of Ming Dynasty. There are two stone tablets in front of the tower of Kangji temple, which record the origin of the tower. After years of baptism, serious desertification, one of which is said to be Xixia

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