DuanShi Town, Qinshui County, Jincheng City, Shanxi Province

Duanshi town

45 kilometers east of Qinshui county is Duanshi, the largest ancient town in the Qinhe River Basin. In the east of the town, Weishan is the base, and in the west, Wushan is the screen. From the north to the south, Qinhe river flows for thousands of years. Lingqin and duanrun highways intersect in the town. Since ancient times, the land here is fertile, the climate is mild, the trade is prosperous, and the transportation is developed. It is known as the dry Wharf in Qindong area, and it is a historical ancient town famous for its three Jin Dynasties.

Geography

Duanshi town is located on the Bank of Qinhe River, 45 kilometers east of Qinshui county. Pingqu and yangduan highways meet here. Qinhe River and Guxian River pass around the town. The town governs 26 administrative villages, 168 natural villages, 152 villager groups, 7198 households, with a total area of 247.28 square kilometers (2017) and a total population of 25101 (2017). There are more than 60 municipal and county units in the town. The largest market in the county is located in the middle of the town, with convenient transportation, rich merchants, developed communication and complete social functions. It has always been the economic, commercial and cultural activity center in the east of Qinshui County, and the transportation hub of Gaoping, Yangcheng and Qinshui counties, known as the "dry dock".

Environmental Science

The land here is fertile, the climate is mild, and the water is sufficient. It has unique conditions for the development of vegetables, sericulture, animal husbandry, forest and fruit, mainly including Purple Garlic, pepper and other local products. Within the territory of 257 square kilometers of land area are all rich in reserves, undeveloped coal and coalbed methane resources. There are more than 1000 coalbed methane wells in the territory, and it is the gas source station of many coalbed methane gathering and transportation pipelines in the country, province and city. In the town, there are Jia's folk houses, Tangwang temple, Wushan, Weishan and other famous tourist spots. Since ancient times, there are Li Dongxing, Changlun, Jia Jingde, Wu Shimin, Li Xiaosi and other historical and cultural celebrities. In 2005, the whole town achieved the goal of "every village is connected" cement road. In 2007, the residents of market towns and surrounding villages all used clean and sanitary coal-bed methane.

In recent years, with the commissioning and operation of Duanshi and Qudi coal mines, the construction of Pingshang coal mine, the booming of coalbed methane industry, the construction of Xinrong synthetic oil and other major projects in the next few years, and the opening of Jianan railway and Qingao expressway. Our Duanshi town is about to usher in a once-in-a-lifetime development opportunity, and its location and backwardness advantages will be reflected unprecedentedly.

At present, the Party committee of Duanshi town is speeding up the implementation of the three strategies of "establishing the town by private enterprises, revitalizing the town by commerce and opening up the town" in accordance with the overall strategic plan of the city and county for the construction of small towns with Qinhe River basin characteristics, and closely around the overall idea of "three transformations, three modernizations and three improvements" of the county Party committee; To improve the environment as the goal, efforts to strengthen the town and village environmental governance; to infrastructure construction as a breakthrough, pay close attention to the construction of key projects; to enhance the taste of the town as the goal, actively plan the construction of small towns; the town social stability, rapid economic development, social progress, Duanshi town Party committee is leading the people in the transformation of development, harmonious development, leap forward on the road of rise.

evolution

Duanshi town is one of the birthplaces of the Chinese nation.

In the spring and Autumn period, the three families of Han, Zhao and Wei divided the Jin Dynasty. They once moved the king of Jin to DuanShi county. DuanShi county was set up in the Western Han Dynasty and was subordinate to Hedong county.

In the Three Kingdoms and Western Jin Dynasty, DuanShi county belongs to Pingyang County.

In the 11th year of emperor Xiaowu of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Duan's family began to be subordinate to Jianxing county. In the Northern Wei Dynasty, it belonged to Jianzhou. Duan's family was abolished and restored, and was subordinate to Anping County. In the west of today's city, there are three counties, dongyong'an, Xihe and Gaoyan, which are subordinate to Taining County of Jianzhou.

Xihe and Gaoyan were merged into dongyong'an County, dongyong'an was changed into Yongning County, and Duanshi County belonged to Jianzhou Anping County.

In the third year of kaihuang (583) of Sui Dynasty, it belonged to Zezhou. In the third year of Daye (607) of Sui Dynasty, Zezhou was renamed Changping County, Yongning County was renamed Qinshui County, and Duan's family was subordinate to Changping County.

At the end of Sui Dynasty, Tang Dynasty and Song Dynasty, Duan's family and Qinshui belonged to Zezhou (or Gaoping County).

In the fifth year of Tianhui in Jin Dynasty, Zezhou was changed to nanzezhou, and Duanshi and Qinshui belonged to nanzezhou. In the third year of Tiande, Zezhou was changed again, and Duanshi and Qinshui belonged to nanzezhou.

In the second year of Jin Yuanguang's reign, Zezhou was promoted to Zhongchang army, and Duan's and Qinshui belonged to Zhongchang army.

In the first year of the reign of emperor Zhongtong of the Yuan Dynasty (1260), the Marquis of Zezhou was established, and Duan's family was incorporated into Qinshui County, belonging to Marquis of Zezhou and subordinate to Jinning road.

In the Ming Dynasty, Qinshui belonged to Zezhou, Zhili Prefecture, Lishan West administrative department, Zezhou Prefecture of Shanxi Province in the Qing Dynasty, Jining Dao in the third year of the Republic of China, and Shanxi Province in the 17th year of the Republic of China.

In 1941, in order to commemorate the famous Anti Japanese War general Samurai min, Duan set up Shimin county. In 1947, Shimin and Qinshui were merged into Qinshui county. It can be seen that Duan not only has a long history, but also has a glorious revolutionary tradition.

Duanshi town has been the seat of the county government for a long time in history, and has been under the jurisdiction of Qinshui county since August 1947.

Culture

With a long history, Duanshi ancient town has a thousand year history and is still developing in the process of urban modernization. The elegant Pingshang Zhangjia courtyard, the simple and colorful attic and ancient village, as well as many cultural relics in the town all show its massiness. How to cherish it, protect it and make the beauty of ancient buildings exist with human beings in the process of development is a problem worthy of study. Fengwei, splendid historic sites and splendid culture. Since the Tang Dynasty, Duan had mobilized a large number of migrant workers to build the city wall and renovate the river course. From Nanzhai in the east to Qinhe River in the west, a magnificent county with a circumference of more than two hundred Li was formed. South and North streets were opened in the city, connecting with the east street built in the late Sui Dynasty. And three gates were built to the East, West and south of the city. But only in the north of the city, high hills stand on the stockade, forming a unique pattern. With the development of the town, Duan's handicraft industry and trade gradually flourished. Among them, sericulture and silk reeling have the longest history. It is said that as early as the Tang Dynasty, many handicraft workshops such as silk reeling and silk weaving were concentrated in the ancient East Street. Later, grain stores, grocery stores, mule and horse stores related to people's life and production also developed one after another. By the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Duan's shops were numerous and merchants were numerous. Some big business names such as "fuxinglou", "yuanshunxiang", "tongxinghe" and "yuhechang" appeared, becoming a prosperous ancient town in the Qinhe River Basin.

Duan's earliest ancient architecture is the temple and Famen Temple in the village, which is said to have existed in Sui and Tang Dynasties. In Ming and Qing Dynasties, eight monasteries such as Tang Wang Temple, Town God's Temple, duyang temple, Confucious'temple, South Buddha Hall, iron Buddha Temple, Guan Yu Temple and black tiger temple were located in the East, West, South, North and middle of the town in the two dynasties. In the East Street of the town, there are two lofts, big and small, standing in the north and south of the ancient street. Due to the continuous construction of temples in the ancient town, the streets in the city gradually formed a complete T-shaped layout. However, due to the passing of hundreds of years and the development of villages and towns, most of the temples and attics no longer exist. Some of them have become dilapidated walls, some of them have only some buildings left, and only the South Buddha Hall in the south of the town still retains its original appearance.

celebrity

There have been many talented people and celebrities in the history of the ancient town, among which Liu Dongxing in the Ming Dynasty and Jia Jingde in the Republic of China are the most influential. Liu Dongxing (1538-1601 A.D.), Zi Ming, Jinchuan, was born in the town. In the second year of Longqing (1568 A.D.), he became a Jinshi. At the beginning, he was granted the title of imperial concubine in the Imperial Academy. After the Wanli year, he successively held the posts of wailang, principal of the Ministry of punishment, deputy envoy of tixue in Zhejiang, youbuzhengshi in Huguang, Yushi in youjindu, Yushi in zuoyudu, Yushi in Libu, Shangshu in Gongbu, etc. All his life, he did a lot of good deeds with the country and the people in the major projects of legislation, rescue of the victims, harnessing the Yellow River, opening the river to encircle the lake, building bridges and so on. In the 28th year of the Wanli reign of the Ming Dynasty, during the excavation of the water diversion project of Jieshou West Lake and Fuhe River, he died of a disease due to long-term hard work. It can be said that he "devoted himself to the work and died after himself". Liu Dongxing loved literature all his life. He had written many works such as Ming Deng Dao Gu Li and Jin Chuan Ji.

Jia Jingde (1880-1960 A.D.) was named Yuru and Taoyuan. In the 30th year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty, he was a Jinshi of Jiachen branch, and successively appointed as Zhaoyuan and magistrate of Tan county. After the revolution of 1911, huishanxi was appointed as the governor of Yan Xishan's government, and in 1917 he was appointed as the director of the administrative department of the provincial government. After the outbreak of the Anti Japanese war from 1927 to 1937, he served as secretary general beside Yan Xishan. Since 1942, he has been Minister of the Kuomintang government, member of the Central Inspection Commission and vice president of the examination institute. After the liberation of Nanjing, he fled to Guangzhou and Chongqing with the Kuomintang government and appointed the vice president and Secretary General of the Executive Yuan. Soon, he fled to Taiwan. After 1951, he served as president of the examination institute, deputy to the national assembly, member of the central procuratorial committee, and was awarded the first-class gold medal by the Kuomintang government. In October 1960, he died of a heart attack in Taiwan. In addition to his political career, Jia Jingde likes to write articles and poems, and has published Tao Yuan poems and Tao Yuan essays.

Former Residence

Jia Jingde's former residence is located in the north corner of the east west old street in the town. Because his father was an official in the Qing Dynasty, he was a rich and powerful local family. In 1934, when Jia Jingde was the Secretary General of Taiyuan appeasement office, he went back to his hometown to build "Jia's house", renovate the ancestral tombs and write epitaphs. Jia Jingde's former residence, facing south from north, was originally built as a three entrance courtyard. Due to the war and historical reasons, the luxury archway and many buildings near the street have been destroyed. At present, there are only three rows of ancient brick and wood houses in one courtyard and a gatehouse to the north of Jiagu cave. The house is five rooms wide and two rooms deep. The walls are built with green bricks and the roof is covered with plain tiles. It looks simple and generous from the outside. The only gate tower in the southeast of the courtyard is a Xieshan style roof with glazed tiles and overlapping brackets. Although the stone drums and stone lions on both sides of the gate have long disappeared, they still show the dignity and momentum of the official families. There are many ancient villages in Duanshi ancient town. In the East and north of the town, there are two villages, North and south, and Pingshang village across the river

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