Linhe Township, Xi county, Henan Province

Linhe Township

Linhe township is located in the southeast of Xi county. The township government is located in linhedian, 24 km (straight line) away from the county. The township across the Huaihe River, the terrain is relatively flat. The township is trapezoidal, 13 km long from east to west and 9 km long from north to south, with a total area of 85.56 square kilometers (in 2017), including 64087 mu of cultivated land. Linzhu highway runs through the north and south, connecting with luohuai highway; Xichen highway runs through the East and West, connecting with 106 National Highway, so the traffic is very convenient.

administrative division

It has jurisdiction over 15 administrative villages: Zhanglou village, Zhengzhai village, Yulou village, Xinji village, changdianzi village, Linhe village, dantai village, Gaoji village, duweizi village, luozhai village, liudamiao village, shishuyuan village, Huangzhuang village, Zhangzhai village and xuanlou village.

geographical environment

Linhe township has mild climate, suitable rainfall, cold winter and hot summer, distinct seasons, fertile soil, suitable for the growth of a variety of crops. Rich in high-quality wheat, rice, peanuts, sweet potato, rapeseed and so on. Linhe township is located in the transition zone from subtropical zone to warm zone, with flat terrain, mild climate, suitable rainfall, cold winter and hot summer, distinct seasons, fertile soil, suitable for the growth of a variety of crops, annual average temperature of 15.2 degrees, abundant rainfall, annual average rainfall of 967.5 mm, annual frost free period of about 200 days.

economic development

Linhe commercial market trade has been relatively prosperous since ancient times. There are three market towns, Linhe, dantai and Gaoji, which have gradually formed three agricultural products distribution centers. Now, three vertical, three horizontal and six streets have been built, which intersect freely. Especially the "I-shaped Street", where the main departments directly under the township government gather, has a unique location and is full of unlimited business opportunities. township enterprises in the township have developed rapidly. In 2004, the total output value of industrial enterprises in the township reached 233.01 million yuan. The main enterprises are: linxingnong industry and Trade Co., Ltd., Linhe Huangsha Development Co., Ltd., Linhe Huangzhong agriculture and forestry factory, Huangzhuang Jinyintan forestry factory, Linhe comprehensive processing factory, Yuke refined rice factory, Zhihua refined rice processing factory, etc. The township is rich in natural resources, such as Huangsha forestry, with great development potential and superior investment environment. In 2004, the total grain output of the township was 43126 tons, and the annual agricultural output value was 146.81 million yuan, including 96.5 million yuan of planting output value. In the whole year, the gross output value of villages and towns reached 134.55 million yuan, and the per capita net income of farmers was 2094 yuan. the economic benefits of the township's forestry have increased year by year, and 9000 mu of fast-growing and high-yield poplar forest has been developed, with a forest coverage rate of 35%. Six orchards with a scale of more than 100 mu have been built, including Jingshui pear, chestnut, gingko, grape, National Day peach, brown plum, etc. At the same time, a three-dimensional agricultural ecological demonstration park has been built to implement the "fruit rice fish" and other three-dimensional breeding. Relying on the abundant resources of Huangsha, we should develop Huangsha industry. all operators install sand mining devices along the Huaihe River to provide services for sand users and collect service fees. The sand using units from other places came to our Township along Xichen road and Linzhu road to collect a large amount of sand, which enlivened the economy of our township. The characteristic industries include forest and fruit industry in planting industry and pig industry in breeding industry. In 2008, taking advantage of the opportunity of "joint creation of six cities", the construction of market towns has achieved a qualitative leap: all streets have hardened; new sewers have been laid, street lamps have been installed, and street trees have been planted; new "I-shaped Street" farmers' market has been built to carry out market planning. We will build social passenger stations, public toilets and garbage disposal sites.

History and culture

Linheji was built in Sui Dynasty and flourished in Tang Dynasty. It is known as "Wulin Baozhang". It is one of the four famous towns in Xi county in history. Spring Festival is the first day of the first month of the lunar calendar, also known as new year's day. Nowadays, more people pay New Year's greetings to their elders during the Spring Festival. Qingming Festival is held in the early March of the lunar calendar, around April 5 of the Gregorian calendar, which is the day of tomb sweeping and ancestor worship. It is also the spring farming season, and the rice area begins to soak rice seeds. The custom of planting a few young willow branches at the door of each family and wearing willow leaves on their heads. the Dragon Boat Festival, also known as the Dragon Boat Festival, is on May 5 of the lunar calendar. The significance of Dragon Boat Festival is to commemorate Qu Yuan. It means that every household uses glutinous rice, bamboo trousers and leaves to wrap triangle rice dumplings, inserts wormwood at the door, lights Acorus calamus thin to drive poisonous insects, and drinks realgar wine. Tanabata Festival is held on July 7 of the lunar calendar. It is said that the date for the meeting of Cowherd and Vega is the day and night when the girls watch Cowherd and Vega from afar, wish and pray secretly, hoping to choose their ideal partner. Young boys and girls, so day and night mouth bite Luffa root, can hear Niu Lang and Zhinu speak, it is nonsense. The Mid Autumn Festival is held on the 15th of the eighth month of the lunar calendar. The 15th of the eighth month is just half of the third autumn. It is a good opportunity to enjoy the moon with golden flowers, ripe fruits, Osmanthus fragrans, autumn harvest and silver toads. This festival originates from the traditional custom of celebrating the harvest of hard work in the past year. Day and night, family reunion, eat moon cakes, fresh fruit, burnt bun, enjoy the moon, drink wine, take advantage of the moonlight to the field "touch autumn". The festival is held on December 23 of the lunar calendar. The main purpose of celebrating the festival is to offer sacrifices to the kitchen god and see him off. According to the folk custom, the kitchen god was sent to each household to preside over the small God. Once a year, he returned to heaven on the eve of the small new year to report the folk situation to Emperor Yuhuang, and received the will of the second year to return home on the night of the big new year. It's a fable that the old kitchen god should be replaced by the old one. When it gets dark, the kitchen god is sent to heaven by burning incense and paper and firecrackers. The kitchen god was sent away, and the whole family took part in the banquet to celebrate the new year. On New Year's Eve, it is necessary to burn incense and set off firecrackers to welcome the kitchen god. This common people attach great importance to it. Lunar new year, the year in the lunar calendar December 30 (or 29), also known as new year's Eve. Chinese New Year is the most grand festival of the year. When you enter the lunar month, you begin to prepare the food and clothing for the new year, which is called "New Year's goods". You can clean the room and the outside, which means "in addition to the old year". The shops in cities and towns have all kinds of goods. They pile up stalls and shelves for customers to choose from. Farmers bring agricultural and sideline products and local products to the market for sale, and then buy back the new year's goods they need. This makes the new year's atmosphere more intense. Near the new year, on the 27th and 8th, fried fish and broilers with clear oil, known as "oil". In the morning of San San San San (or 29) of the new year, they began to change the Tiao Fu, paste the door god (Spring Festival couplets), and change the central hall and the tablet of Shenzu. There are also poor families who paste the door god at 28, so there is a folk saying "28, stick flowers". The meaning of early posting door god is to refuse to ask for an account. In folk custom, there is a rule that "door god sticks to the door, but does not ask for an account". On the evening of new year's Eve, there were incense tables, pig heads (or large pieces of meat), wine, food, fruit, incense, paper, firecrackers, and the whole family knelt down to worship. Then, the family has a reunion dinner. The new year's dinner is to do its best and to be rich is better. After dinner, the parents sit at the top of the hall, the younger generation kowtow to the old man in turn, and the old man rewards the "lucky money". New year's Eve night sleepless all night, known as "Shou Sui" (also known as Shou fur coat). After five incense burners, the parents went to the front door of the house to burn paper, burn incense and set off firecrackers. in addition to the traditional festivals of the lunar calendar, new festivals named after the Gregorian calendar have gradually attracted people's attention. New year's Day falls on January 1. March 8 is women's day, March 12 is tree planting day, May 1 is international labor day, May 4 is youth day, June 1 is children's day, July 1 is party building day, August 1 is PLA army building day, September 10 is teachers' day, and October 1 is national day.

Local etiquette

New year's greetings

Since ancient times, in the Spring Festival leisure time, mutual exchanges, visit relatives and friends, respect long division, known as "new year". From the first day of the first month to the 16th day of the first month, new year's greetings are in vogue. From the first day of the first month to the fifth day of the first month, new year's greetings peak. After the 16th day, new year's greetings are called "old age". After the first month, new year's greetings are no longer called "New Year's greetings". the order of paying New Year's greetings to the main relatives is: "first uncle, second uncle, third uncle, fourth uncle". That is to say, first uncle and second uncle pay New Year's greetings to the elders of their own family and grandma's family. After the fourth birthday, secondary relatives and friends begin to pay respects to each other. During the new year's greetings, most of them bring a few packages of cakes, brown sugar and other gifts. When a new son-in-law visits his father-in-law and mother for the first new year, he should bring rich gifts (returned unopened). When a visitor comes to his home, the host should prepare a rich banquet for him. When he leaves, the host only takes part of the gifts, and the rest is left as the "bottom of the basket". The host also gives money to the new son-in-law and children. It's impolite for peers or friends to pay New Year's greetings to the elderly first, and the worshipped must pay them back. In modern times, new year's greetings are changed to handshake. during the Spring Festival, the elders give money to the younger generation, especially the children, which is also called lucky money. Since the reform and opening up, with the improvement of the living standards of the vast majority of the people, many people have given children a lot of money, ranging from a few hundred yuan to thousands of yuan. This kind of phenomenon is wasteful and uncivilized, which is easy to affect the growth of children.

Wedding ceremony

Since the reform and opening up, the basic form of new wedding etiquette in Xi county, marriage need to hold both ID cards to the civil affairs department for marriage registration procedures, get a marriage certificate can take effect, the wedding has the master, witness, witness speech, newlyweds bow to the comrades, husband and wife bow to each other, introduce their love process, please comrades to eat wedding candy, toast to visitors, and make a speech He expressed mutual respect and love in the future. Another form of tourism marriage, that is, after the newlyweds get the marriage certificate, or organized by the public collective, or allowed to move freely, to spend their marriage leave in big cities or famous mountains and water resorts, is called "honeymoon". However, in rural areas, there are still matchmakers and parents who are forced to be in charge of the old custom of engagement

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