Banqiao Town, Ninghe District, Tianjin

Banqiao Town

Banqiao Town is located in the northeast of Ninghe River, covering an area of 50 square kilometers. It has jurisdiction over 19 villages, a total of 3921 households, and a population of 11000. It is an excellent demonstration area for the national "safe family" creation activities, an advanced town for the city's "five one" activities, a civilized town for the city, and a health town for the city. It is an advanced area for the comprehensive management of social security. Since the beginning of 2018, based on the regional resource endowment, the town Party committee and government have put forward the development orientation of "China · Zhenxiang" and put it into practice, striving to build a cultural, agricultural and tourism integration characteristic town of "ancient town sightseeing, folk custom experience, leisure picking, home stay and vacation" in Tianjin and even Beijing Tianjin Hebei region.

On January 20, 2020, Ninghe Banqiao Zhenxiang characteristic town was awarded the title of Tianjin Municipal characteristic town.

Historical evolution

Banqiao, a poetic name, is always like Zheng Xie ▪ Zheng Banqiao is connected. In the Ming Dynasty, the three surnames Wang, Yang and Xie settled here with the king of Yan in the northern part of the country. Banqiao commune was built in 1958 and Banqiao township was changed in 1983. In 1996, it covers an area of 50 square kilometers and has a population of 11000. It has jurisdiction over 19 administrative villages, including tianzhuangtuo, qijiagu, beizhuzhuang, yusanzhuang, wangliangzhuang, zhaoxuezhuang, dongbanqiao, xibanqiao, beibanqiao, cuichengzhuang, damaigu, pontangzhuang, wangshizhuang, yanghuazhuang, laojiazhuang, dongshuangzhuang, zhangzipu, wangzanpu and xuehaopu. In 1997, Banqiao Town, Ninghe District, Tianjin was established as a town.

geographical environment

Banqiao Town is located in the northeast of Ninghe District, Tianjin. Covering an area of about 50 square kilometers, the town government is located in dongbanqiao village. It is 20km away from Lutai City, 45km away from Tianjin port, 70km away from Tianjin airport, 35km away from Tangshan City, and borders Fengnan District of Tangshan city. Binyu highway (S123 line) passes through the whole territory, connecting Tianjin Binhai New Area and Hebei Yutian. There is an exit of Tanglang Expressway in the territory.

Within the jurisdiction of the region, the first-class River Jiyun canal and the second-class River huanxiang river cross the border. The groundwater quality is excellent and the reserves are rich, which meets the national drinking water standard. It is preliminarily speculated that it is Ordovician deep strontium rich mineral water. The cultivated land is more than 27000 mu, the soil is fertile, the organic matter is rich, and the pH value is about 8, which is in line with the harmless planting conditions. The annual average temperature is 11.1 ℃ and the rainfall is 637 mm. The number of days with first-class ambient air quality is more than 260. The water is clear and the sky is blue. The climate is pleasant. Ninghe forest and fruit nursery is located in the north of Yanghua village, with 26000 mu of national reserve forest, economic forest and forest network.

Cultural details

With its unique charm, this small town on the coast of the Bohai Sea attracts the eyes of the world and is full of vitality. Banqiao Town has a long history, rich products, outstanding people and profound heritage. The dolphin bones unearthed in zhangzipu village can be traced back to 5000-6000 years ago. The pre Qin site in tianzhuangtuo village, also known as the Warring States cultural site, is the earliest cultural site discovered in Tianjin coastal plain. Precious historical relics such as "banliang" and "Yanming sword coins" and bronzes, irons, pottery, etc. were unearthed. It was designated as the cultural relics protection unit of Hebei Province in 1956. In 1973, it was designated as a cultural relic protection unit in Tianjin. "Luoguo bridge" in yanghuazhuang village is a special bridge of "Luoguo" shape formed after the Tangshan earthquake. It is a miracle in the history of earthquakes at home and abroad, and has important Memorial value and research value. Pot village is the only village named after the industry in Tianjin. The traditional pottery making techniques flourished in the Yongle period of Ming Dynasty. It is a famous intangible cultural heritage in Tianjin, with more than 1500 kinds of products, In 2009, it became a special cultural tourism spot in Tianjin, and in 2019, it was listed in the list of Tianjin Cultural Tourism villages. Li Shiyuan, a famous calligrapher and painter in modern times, was born in wangzanpu village, Banqiao Town in 1897. Wan Guoru (1931-1990), a famous worker writer, was born in Wangshi village of Banqiao. He is a member of the Chinese Writers Association. In the 1950s and 1960s, he was known as "South Hu and North Wan" (Hu Wanchun in the South and Wan Guoru in the North). His representative works include night of wind and snow, dragon and phoenix dance, etc. It has nurtured a profound historical culture, agricultural civilization and a new look of the times. It has formed the spirit of the times of perseverance and unity, the craftsman spirit of skillful carving and continuous improvement, and the humanistic spirit of inheriting courtesy and righteousness and seeking knowledge and innovation. It can be said that it is a beautiful town, green ecology, livable and suitable for tourism.

Banqiao Town enjoys the reputation of "China's steamer town", which originates from a kind of heavy cultural accumulation. The steamer (Z è ng) is a kind of earthenware ware used for cooking rice in ancient China. There are many steam permeable holes at the bottom of it. It is placed on the steamer (L ì) for cooking, just like a modern steamer. Steamer old read J ì ng, well-known "steamer (J ì ng) flow" wine, that is, steamer pot distillation traditional way of brewing. According to the records, the steamer had been produced in the late primitive society. In the Neolithic age, there was pottery steamer, and in the Shang and Zhou dynasties, it was made of bronze. The book of the later Han Dynasty ▪ "Meng min Zhuan" contains: "he Zhen fell to the ground, regardless of and go There is a saying in six miscellaneous topics written by Lu You of the Song Dynasty: "when you cook taro porridge with rice in the steamer, you can make a little Songming with oil in the jar at night." Located in Banqiao Town, Ninghe District, the Tianzhuang Warring States cultural site has unearthed pottery from the Warring States period to the Han Dynasty. The pot village pottery making process, which flourished in the shuile period of the Ming Dynasty, has been inheriting the firing of pottery. "Steamer" and other ceramic products to make food, green environmental protection, unique flavor, more modern people love. In 2018, the Party committee and government of Banqiao Town deeply explored the regional characteristic pottery technology and its diet, and put forward to focus on creating the industrial characteristics and development orientation of "Zhenxiang", that is, relying on the long-standing pottery technology, opening up the food, housing and tourism industry chain, building a strong economic town, an important ecological town, and a famous tourism town, which is famous for tourism and leisure culture in the Beijing Tianjin Hebei metropolitan area.

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