Dachen Town, Jiaojiang District, Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province

Dachen town

Dachen Town, under the jurisdiction of Jiaojiang District, Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province, is composed of 29 islands including shangdachen, xiadachen, Zhuyu, Yangqi and Yijiangshan, covering an area of 17.63 square kilometers (2017), with a total population of 2020 (2017), and governs one residential area and six administrative villages.

brief introduction

Sailing 29 nautical miles eastward from Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province, in the vast blue waves of the East China Sea, there is a beautiful and legendary island, which is known as the "Pearl of the East China Sea". It is composed of 29 islands, including shangdachen, xiadachen, Zhuyu, Yangqi and Yijiangshan, with a total area of 17.63 square kilometers (2017). The town government is stationed in Dachen, with a population of 2020 (2017). Zip code: 318019. It has jurisdiction over one residential area and six administrative villages.

Historical evolution

Dachen island was called dongzhenshan or dongzhengshan in ancient times. In the middle of the 5th century AD, the trade ships from Taizhou to Korea and Japan all passed through the island. In ancient times, Dachen island was also known as sannushan or sanpanshan, which was said to be the birthplace of Buddha. In history, the official name of Dachen mountain can be found in Zheng He's nautical chart. In the middle of the 16th century of Ming Dynasty, Dachen island was one of the battlefields against Japanese pirates on the sea. During the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, Zhejiang coastal residents moved to Dachen one after another, with more than 10000 residents on the island, forming the most prosperous maritime market town in Taizhou Bay. Later, the Kuomintang stationed troops here, and successively set up Zhejiang provincial government and Dachen regional administrative offices on the island. At the beginning of the founding of the people's Republic of China, Dachen island became the main stronghold of the remnant Kuomintang in central and southern Zhejiang, trying to serve as a base for "counterattack against the mainland".

historical event

On January 18, 1955, under the command of General Zhang Aiping, the three armed forces of the people's Liberation Army (PLA) conquered Yijiangshan island at one stroke and completely annihilated the enemy. This was the last battle of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party on the mainland. It was also the first and the only joint sea, land and air combat in the history of our army. At that time, it shocked both at home and abroad. After the Yijiangshan campaign, the Kuomintang troops stationed in Dachen Island knew that the situation was over. Under the cover of the US seventh fleet, they evacuated Dachen Island, took all the 14000 residents to Taiwan, burned all the materials and facilities on the island, and left a desolate island, creating a "Dachen catastrophe" that shocked China and foreign countries at that time.

On February 13, the people's Liberation Army (PLA) went to the island from Jiawu rock. At that time, the island was in a mess, and traces of destruction by the Kuomintang could be seen everywhere. In January 1956, at the call of Hu Yaobang, then Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League, a group of young reclamation team members came to Dachen island from Wenzhou, Taizhou and other places. They overcame the unimaginable difficulties and reclaimed wasteland on the island for decades. Over the past 40 years, with the joint efforts of the army and the people on the island and the reclamation team, the face of Dachen island has undergone earth shaking changes, showing a thriving scene.

The development of dachendao benefits from the concern and support of leaders at all levels. In December 1985, Hu Yaobang, then general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, visited Dachen to express his sympathy to the reclamation team members. He spoke highly of Dachen people's pioneering spirit of fearing hardships, and called on the people of the whole country to learn from Dachen Island reclamation spirit of "hard work, hard work, selfless dedication and innovation". Later, leaders at all levels came to Dachen island one after another: Li Zemin, former Secretary of Zhejiang provincial Party committee, Chai Songyue, governor of Zhejiang Province, and other leaders visited Dachen island one after another, placing high hopes on the development of Dachen.

Natural scenery

Compared with the vast mainland, the space of this island is very limited, but it is in this limited space that there is infinite scenery and beauty. The landscape of Dachen island is unique, with the combination of mountain and sea, water and sky, and the beauty of green mountains, lush forests, blue sea, majestic rocks and secluded caves.

Dachen island is a provincial forest park with verdant trees and 56% forest coverage. It has a pleasant climate with an average annual temperature of 16.7 degrees. It has a typical subtropical climate of warm winter and cool summer. It is a good place for people to go sightseeing, leisure, entertainment and fishing.

natural resources

Jiawu rock, known as "the largest bonsai in the East China Sea", was formed under the long-term effects of tides, currents, waves and marine organisms. Standing on the shore, you can watch the magnificent sunrise, appreciate the solitude of the distant shadow of the lonely sail, appreciate the splendor and redness of the sunset, and feel the changeable situation in the deep sea and sky. Looking from the sea, two huge stones plunge directly into the deep sea, rise up in the air, stand side by side, tall and straight, magnificent and magnificent. If they are cut by magic, they are surrounded by rocks, echoes of huge waves, bursts of waves, watching from the other side. They are like facing the abyss and the huge waves at the bottom of the abyss, surging, thrilling and unforgettable. In addition to Jiawu rock, the sea erosion landscape of Dachen island includes Maoyu sand and wushatou with clear water and fine sand, as well as picturesque pingfengshan, gaolitou, Wangfu reef, Maotou reef, Xiayu Longdong and many other sea wonders. Maoyusha is located on both sides of the natural levee at the northern end of Dachen island. It is an open gravel beach. The gravel is as big as chicken eggs and as small as bullets. It is mainly gray and grayish yellow, with red, brown, black and other colors. The environment here is quiet, the beach is flat, the slope is gentle, and the sea is blue and the mountain is clear. It is a good place for tourists to go fishing and bathing in the sea. It is also interesting to pick up stones along the beach. The sea erosion caves in Dachen are also interesting, showing caves between the giant reefs. Even if the sea water is in a leisurely zigzag, it also has its own caves.

When the tide goes down, people can swim in the cave. When the tide goes up, the water seals the cave and there is no trace. To swim in the cave, you need to know the time of the tide, or have experienced local fishermen accompany you. Of course, the tourist attractions of Dachen island are far more than these. If the precipitous and magnificent sea erosion landscape reflects a kind of chivalrous and resolute character, then the rich forest resources and verdant green covering the whole island of Dachen Island bring people a green and tender feeling.

scenic spot

Dachen island not only has unique natural landscape, but also has many legendary historical and cultural landscapes and profound island culture. In 1954, Chiang Kai Shek and his wife, Song Meiling, led his subordinates to inspect the scenic spot of Jiawu rock. There was a "Zhongzheng Pavilion", which was later destroyed due to disrepair. In October 1988, the government of Dachen town rebuilt the original site and renamed it "Meiling Pavilion" and "Sigui Pavilion" in 2006. More than 14000 Dachen residents who were brought to Taiwan by the Kuomintang in 1955 have grown to about 150000. There are many Dachen villages on Taiwan Island and Dachen fellow townships in the United States and other places. Every year, many Dachen Taiwanese return to the island to seek their roots and worship their ancestors. They always think about Dachen and look forward to the reunification of the motherland. The name of the pavilion has its special connotation. As an outpost in the East China Sea, the island is also full of War sites such as trenches, tunnels and blockhouses. The group of fortresses on the sea and the screen landscape prison tell people the history of Dachen. The history of Dachen island is a legendary history, and the Youth Palace of Dachen island has written a lot of ink and color for the history of Dachen island. In 1985, General Secretary Hu Yaobang visited the island in person and stayed here, which has been set up as a patriotic education base. The three wind turbines on Yuanbaoshan have witnessed the history of the new energy development of Dachen island in China EU cooperation in 88 years. At the same time, they have created an exotic atmosphere for Dachen island and added some poetic and picturesque flavor.

Dachen island is surrounded by the sea. The residents of Dachen island live by the sea and roam in the sea of smoke and waves. They believe in the loyalty of helping each other in the same boat and pray for the harvest of sea work and the safety of wind and waves, so they built Guandi temple, Yushi Temple and Mazu temple on the island. Guandi's loyalty has become the spiritual sustenance of the fishermen on the island. The fish master and Mazu are the ones who protect people from going to sea safely. Of course, Mazu is the most respected one. Mazu is called the queen of heaven here, and Mazu temple has become the queen of heaven palace. I think this day, we will also be accompanied by the tide and the sound of the waves to protect our distant tourists from arriving at our hometown.

Today, Chen has added many legendary stories. The monument to reclaiming wasteland stands on wangfuqiao hill in lower Dachen. Langtongmen "the biggest wave monument in the world" records the huge waves brought to Dachen by typhoon. Waves roll thousands of piles of snow, waves like the wind.

Dachen fishing ground is the third largest fishing ground in Zhejiang Province, rich in grouper, cuttlefish, hairtail and other economic fish, shrimp, crustaceans. During the fishing season, thousands of sails gather and the motors roar. In recent years, the resources are declining, and the prosperity is not as good as before. The vastness and ups and downs of the sea create the simple and honest fishermen and the simple customs of Dachen island. On the island, you can also go windsurfing, swim in the arms of the sea, enjoy ten seashells on the desert island, go fishing by the sea, taste seafood, enjoy the fun of the sea, and experience the wonderful marine culture and rich island customs.

Development prospects

Dachen island is not only rich in fishery and tourism resources, but also rich in wind energy, with unique conditions of port water depth. In order to give full play to Dachen island's advantages of "fishing, port and energy", in recent years, Dachen town adheres to the working idea of "stabilizing the town by fishing and prospering the town by tourism", vigorously promotes the spirit of reclaiming wasteland of Dachen Island, adjusts the industrial structure, and actively develops mariculture and leisure fishery on the basis of stable fishing, so as to ensure the sustainable and healthy development of fishery economy. At present, the whole town's mariculture has entered a virtuous circle, basically forming a new industrial pattern based on the traditional shellfish culture and the temporary culture of grouper and Portunus, and taking the deep-sea anti wind and wave cage culture of Pseudosciaena crocea and Sparidae fish as a breakthrough. At present, we have developed two provincial pollution-free bases for deep-water net cages, 116 deep-water anti wave net cages and 150 hectares of breeding area. It is listed as a provincial aquaculture demonstration park, and has become the largest deep-sea anti wave cage aquaculture base in China. Actively declare the provincial marine ecological economic zone, put 15000 empty cubic meters of ecological artificial reefs and 150000 black porgy in the sea area of Yangqi Island, repair the declining fishery resources in the sea area of Dachen Island, and provide the basis for the development of island leisure fishery

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