Shiqiao Township, Dantu County, Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province

Shiqiao Township

A township in Dantu County, Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province. In October, 1963, the people's commune of Shiqiao county was abolished and rebuilt. It is located in the east of the county, adjacent to Yaoqiao Township in the East and North, across the river from Yangzhong County in the southeast, Houxiang and Yicheng of Danyang County in the south, Dinggang Township in the West and Dalu Township in the northwest, with a total area of 27.18 square kilometers and 23383 mu of cultivated land. It has 17 villager committees, 188 villager groups, 6370 households and 22608 people.

Basic introduction

Shiqiao, the residence of the township government, was named after the number of stone bridges. It was originally a natural village. After the establishment of the township, township level organs and relevant departments of the county were located here. A commercial area naturally formed on both sides of the highway. By 1985, there were 8 collective stores, 1 individual hotel and more than 100 vegetable market stalls. There are more than 20 transit buses to Zhenjiang, Danyang, Changzhou, Yaoqiao and Dalu every day.

Shiqiao township is high in the West and low in the East. Except for some hills in Huashan and Hongguang villages, it belongs to plain polder area. Shayao river passes through the northeast, Taiping River crosses the south corner, and 13 tributaries crisscross. Before liberation, the Tongjiang river was out of control, the dike was low, narrow and in disrepair, the dike was broken or the mountain torrent broke out in flood season in flood year, the flood roared into China, and the polder area became a country. In 1950, a section of dike about 3 km from wangliqiao to Xinhekou of Taiping River was widened and increased. Later, because this section of dike gradually collapsed, the nearby villagers moved and rebuilt a 300 m main dike and a 898 m retreat dike, which basically restrained the flood of the river. The newly opened Kunshan River runs through the western border, the Wufang river cuts through the waist, 26 tributaries are distributed all over the plain, and 42 new culverts and gates are built for electric irrigation There are 19 stations, 19 large and medium-sized tractors, 130 small tractors, 365 drainage and irrigation power machinery, with an effective irrigation area of 15400 mu. In 1985, the total grain output was 10.0567 million kg, the average annual yield per mu was 600 kg, and the rice yield per unit area was 469 kg, an increase of 27.2%, 18.2% and 47.7% respectively over 1981. As for sideline industry, it produces 34800 kg cocoon, 10200 kg fruit, 5950 kg honey, 149 tons adult fish, and the total output value is 2.513 million yuan.

Township run industry

In 1985, there were 21 factories of agricultural tools, silk weaving, electronic equipment, carpet weaving and craft color printing, with a total output value of 16.4216 million yuan. The high-voltage and low-voltage distribution boards and high-voltage switches of the electronic control plant sell well all over the country; the through core glass insulator of the electronic material plant won the title of high-quality product of Jiangsu Province in 1984 and was sent to Beijing for exhibition. There are 77 village run factories with a total output value of 6.872 million yuan. The straight shank twist drill produced by the second tool factory and the county tool factory has won the title of high quality product of the Ministry of machinery industry and Jiangsu Province. The total output value of individual industry is 1.7459 million yuan.

In 1985, the total social output value was 38.9423 million yuan, including 26.7124 million yuan of industrial output value, 7.7 million yuan of agricultural output value, and 452.6 yuan of income per capita.

Livelihood facilities

In 1985, there were one junior middle school and one finishing middle school (county ruli middle school), with 108 teachers and 1511 students; 24 primary schools, with 121 teachers and 2459 students; and one township hospital, with 24 medical staff and 26 beds. In 1985, it was rated as the national advanced family planning collective.

Feature introduction

Huashan village, which was close to the Yangtze River in the Liang Dynasty, is the site of the tragedy described in the Yuefu poem huashanji. There are no historical sites of Goddess tombs. There is an ancient ginkgo tree in the village, which is 31.8 meters high and 1.8 meters in diameter. In the early period of the Republic of China, there were more than 30 stores, many temples and temples, which were full of incense. When the Japanese invaded China, they burned them down completely. Ruli is also a small market town, with two old streets and more than 30 shops. Its braised mutton has a unique cooking method, fresh but not fishy, oily but not greasy, tender and delicious, and is still famous.

Chinese PinYin : Jiang Su Sheng Zhen Jiang Shi Dan Tu Xian Shi Qiao Xiang