Ekou Town, Dai County, Xinzhou City, Shanxi Province

Ekou town

Ekou town is located in the north east of Daixian City, at the north foot of Wutai Mountain, 25 kilometers away from the county. Fanshi border in the East and south, neiying town in the west, jujube forest in the north. Fanwu highway and Jingyuan railway cross the whole territory with convenient transportation. Hutuo River and e river run through East and West, North and south.

Ekou town covers a total area of 40.25 square kilometers, governs 20 administrative villages, has a permanent population of 20877 (in 2017), and has a total cultivated land area of 22064 mu. There are 25 party branches (including 20 rural Party branches and 5 government branches) and 595 party members in Ekou town.

There are 25 enterprises in Ekou town (including 6 iron related enterprises). In 2017, the total economic income of the town was 380 million yuan, the per capita cash income of farmers was 5862 yuan, the total output value of township enterprises was 91 million yuan, and the total grain output was 11000 tons.

Ekou naoge, a national intangible cultural heritage, originated here.

Historical evolution

Ekou town is located 28 kilometers northeast of Daixian County, bordering Fanshi in the East and south, nieying town in the west, Hutuo River in the north and Zaolin town in the north. It is named because it is located in Ekou.

In 1937, it was the residence of Daixian County Government in the early anti Japanese period. At the beginning of liberation, it was under the jurisdiction of five districts. Ekou township was established in 1953, nieying commune was established in 1958, commune was established in 1961, and Ekou town was changed to live in Ekou Haojie street in 2002.

Ekou is a town under the jurisdiction of Daixian County. It belonged to nieying commune in 1958, Ekou commune in 1961 and town in 1984. Located in the southeast of the county, 28 kilometers away from the county. It covers an area of 40.25 square kilometers and has a permanent population of 20877 (2017).

Jingyuan railway, special railway for Ekou Iron Mine of TISCO and highway leading to Wutai mountain pass through. The e river is rich in water resources and has water throughout the year. The provincial key water conservancy project of South to north water diversion has been completed.

It has jurisdiction over 21 village committees of Ekou Town, including Haojie, Loujie, exicun, Xingsheng, Fucun Xiaqian street, Fucun Mahuang street, Fucun Xiayuan street, Fucun xiajie, zhengxia society, Dongxia society, Xixia society, dongtanshang, shanggaoling, xiagaoling, nanliuji old village, nanliuji new village, Foguang village, shangmujiao, xiamujiao, Gouzi and nanjinggou. Township enterprises are mainly engaged in mining, smelting, commerce, construction, transportation and catering services. Agricultural production of corn, rice, vegetables, specialty pepper, tobacco. Historical sites include Dongxi temple, Foguang temple and Puzhao temple, which were demolished during the cultural revolution and are being rebuilt.

In 2011, he successfully selected the first batch of hundred towns in Shanxi. In 2014, he was approved by the national development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of civil affairs, the Ministry of land and resources, the Ministry of agriculture and the Ministry of science and technology as the key town to set up a solid foundation for the future.

administrative division

There are 21 village committees, including Haojie, Loujie, exi village, Xingsheng, Fucun Xiaqian street, Fucun Mahuang village, Fucun Xiayuan village, Fucun xiajie, zhengxia society, Dongxia society, Xixia society, dongtanshang, shanggaoling, xiagaoling, Nanliu old village, Nanliu new village, Foguang village, shangmujiao, xiamujiao, Gouzi and nanjinggou.

Ekou neighborhood committee and ekuang neighborhood committee belong to Ekou community and are under the direct jurisdiction of the county.

folk culture

Ekou naoge is famous for its scale, clothing, color and graceful dancing. Ekou naoge not only has the costumes of all kinds of ancient costume drama characters, but also has the costumes of rare birds and animals, fruits and pears, sorghum, corn and red pepper. Haojie, Xicun and Loujie in Ekou are the birthplaces of naoge in Daixian County. According to the local old people, it began to be popular in the late Ming Dynasty and later developed to nieying, Yangmingbao and other places. In the old days, there were zhuange, Taige and chege, which have been rarely seen in recent years.

Ekou naoge has a long history. It has gone through the gestation period from Chaoshi to Qin Dynasty, the transition period from Han Dynasty to southern and Northern Dynasties, the mature period from Tang Dynasty to the Republic of China, the ups and downs from the founding of new China to the early stage of the cultural revolution, and the cold silence during the cultural revolution And the promotion and revitalization period after the implementation of "Chinese national and folk culture protection project". Ekou naoge has appeared frequently at the opening ceremony of China Wutai Mountain International Tourism month, CCTV "Avenue of stars" and the opening ceremony of China Qingdao Yangko Festival, which has made this traditional folk art go to the whole country and the world, and fully show the style of folk culture.

Ekou naoge, known as "Silent Drama and dance in the air", is a dazzling pearl embedded in Dai County, a national historical and cultural city, and a magnificent flower in the Chinese folk art garden. Since the formation of okou naoge in Han Dynasty, after more than 1700 years of ups and downs, it has formed the following basic characteristics: the dependence on folk customs formed with the emergence and development of folk fire activities; the entertainment characteristics of venting the joy of harvest formed in the long-term participation in cultural performances and other ritual activities; the extensive participation and active cooperation of family members, relatives and friends The music accompaniment of Ekou naoge is not as complicated and gorgeous as some music, but shows a special beauty of simplicity and simplicity, which forms the simplicity of mode and plate Performance, dance, music, sports, art in one, forming an unparalleled comprehensive characteristics of other performance activities.

In the implementation of Ekou naoge protection plan, the county has gradually established and improved five protection mechanisms for sustainable development, namely, the leadership system construction mechanism with "orientation" in cultural strategy, "orientation" in development blueprint, "items" in work decision-making, "personnel" in leadership group, "responsibility" in cadre responsibility "and" quota "in capital investment as the main contents; veteran artists' biography We have established a talent team construction mechanism of interaction and complementarity between artists, experts and scholars; a dynamic and continuous protection mechanism of original ecological protection and continuous improvement of skills, development and innovation; an activity development mechanism of combining Ekou naoge brand effect with daily performance; a market operation mechanism of combining development of naoge art with development of naoge industry.

Cultural relics

Dongxi Temple

Dongxi temple is located on the top of nane peak in Ekou town. Covering an area of tens of mu, it is the largest temple in Daixian County and the northern gateway of Mount Wutai Buddhist buildings.

The temple is divided into East Temple and West Temple. The East Temple is called baiyun temple, and the West Temple is called Manjusri temple. The two temples are adjacent to each other in the East and West, and are majestic with mountains and waters.

Baiyun temple is divided into two chambers. The inner courtyard has five North halls, three deep halls, and five halls have corridors. There are five East and five West halls with corridors. There were five halls in the outer courtyard, three eastern and Western halls, and three mountain gates. The whole building, with thick materials and fine construction, is a classical architectural complex with grand layout and fine painting.

Clock tower of Chongqing Temple

Chongqing temple is located in Xiliu village of Ekou town. The bell tower is a valuable building of Chongqing temple. On August 21, 1981, it was announced as a key cultural relic protection unit by Dai County People's government.

Chongqing temple was founded in an unknown time. The main buildings have the characteristics of Yuan Dynasty. The temple is 67 meters long from east to west and 80 meters wide from north to south. It has five theatres, five East rooms and five West rooms. There is a bell tower with two eaves on the second floor. The East and West Mountain gates are on both sides of the stage. The rest were built in the Republic of China.

The bell tower, with two eaves on the second floor and four pavilions on the top of the cross, is in the shape of grasshopper and cloud. There are rolling brakes on the rafters of the lower eaves. The eaves column on the second floor is upright and inward, surrounded by fence. The gray cylinder tile covers the top.

On the bell tower, there is an iron bell cast in the 22nd year of jindading, weighing ten thousand jin. The inscriptions are of high historical value. It is now occupied by Xiliu school.

Puzhao Temple

There are three mountain gates in front of Manjusri temple. There are bell and drum towers on the left and right. On the second floor, there are two double eaves. There are screens on the mountain gate. There are four East and west side halls at the entrance. Due north for the main hall of five, Xie hilltop, corridor. Everything is by the door. There are five single eaves buildings on the East and west sides of the backyard, and one Baoxia on the back eaves.

Puzhao Temple

Located in Puzi village, zhengxiashe village, Ekou Town, it was announced as a key cultural relics protection unit at the county level by Dai County People's Government on August 21, 1981.

Temple block north to south, the overall plane is rectangular. It is 40 meters from east to west and 85 meters from north to south.

There are three main halls in the temple, hanging on the top of the mountain and with porches. There are three auxiliary halls in the East and west of the main hall, with hard hilltop and brick wood structure. There are three ancient stages outside the castle, with fine carving and elegant appearance. The west side hall is the master's hall, in which there are statues of Guan Gong and murals of his life. Inside the main hall are the Buddha and Maitreya. The roofs are covered with grey cylinder tile. There are animals and immortals on the roof of the main hall.

There are seven stone tablets in the temple. The hall and the house are relatively complete.

The inscription on the rebuilt Puzhao Temple reads: "the fourth year of Zhizheng..." In the first ten days of the winter and the first ten days of the moon in the 22nd year of the Wanli era of the Ming Dynasty.

There is also a big cypress tree in the temple. It's ancient and towering. This temple is one of the key ancient buildings in Daixian County, with high historical and artistic value

Hongji Temple

Hongji temple is located in the east of xiamujiao village, Ekou town. On December 14, 1984, it was announced as a key cultural relics protection unit at the county level by the Dai County People's government.

Hongji temple, block north to south, East and West Mountain Gate, in the middle of the block south to North stage three. The temple has two courtyards and a hall in it. The main hall of the backyard is composed of three rooms, with a hard top and five shops for double lower high. In the hall, there are three new Buddha statues, including Ananda, JIAYE, Weituo and Dharma protector. The East and west walls of the main hall are full of murals of the romance of the three kingdoms. On the west side of the main hall, there are three "Chunyang Palace", with hard hilltop, glass ceiling, doors and windows inlaid, transparent and gorgeous, and a statue of LV Dongbin inside. On the east side of the main hall is the east side hall with three rooms, the new sculpture Jialan, the founder of Dharma

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