Xiawa Town, Sheqi County, Henan Province

Xiawa town

Xiawa town is located in the northeast of Sheqi County, 20 kilometers away from Sheqi County, adjacent to Fangcheng in the north and Biyang in the East. Funiu Mountain is the only shallow hilly area in Sheqi county.

A brief introduction to the town

Xiawa town is located along the Northeast basin of Nanyang basin. It is the junction of Sheqi, Fangcheng and Biyang counties and two cities (Nanyang and Zhumadian). It is 20 kilometers away from Sheqi County, with a rural area of 114.58 square kilometers (2017) and a mountainous and hilly area of 56000 mu. It has jurisdiction over 19 administrative villages, 118 natural villages and 215 villager groups, with cultivated land area of 88000 Mu and 49265 people (in 2017). It is the only mountainous Township in Sheqi county. The town covers an area of 3.5 square kilometers, with a permanent resident population of 15700, accounting for 32% of the total population.

Historical evolution

It belonged to Tanghe County before 1954, Fangcheng County in 1955 and Sheqi County in 1965. Xiawa commune was established in 1965, renamed Dongsheng commune in 1966, renamed Xiawa commune in 1982, and changed to Xiawa Township in 1983. On December 25, 2009, Xiawa township was withdrawn to build a town. the roads under she (QI) pass through. Jurisdiction Wuzhuang, hotel, Qiuzhuang, lanzhuang, Zhaozhuang, MATI, jingwa, Shankou, Zhouzhuang, Yuzhuang, Fanzhuang, Yanzhuang, jiangwangzhuang, duzhuang, Taoyuan, kenghuang, Gaozhuang, Jinglou, Xiawa 19 village committees. Township enterprises are mainly engaged in flour processing and marble processing. Agriculture mainly produces wheat, sweet potato, peanut, sesame, etc.

tourist resources

General situation of Tourism Development Zone

The tourism development zone is located 5 kilometers northeast of Xiawa Town, with a total area of 29.5 square kilometers and an average altitude of 480 meters. It is the remaining vein of Funiu Mountain in Qinling Mountains. It stretches more than 10 kilometers in the territory, with 24 big and small mountains. The mountains are distributed in a ladder shape, with steep slopes, about 30 degrees, high in the north and low in the south. The mountains overlap, and the valleys are far-reaching. The northeast part of the mountains connects Fangcheng and Biyang, which is the junction of the three counties. The main peaks in the tourist area are Shuangshan, bawangshan, Jianshan and hulutou. The main peak of Shuangshan is 911.2 meters above sea level, which is the first peak in the county. there are three magnificent buildings in the mountains: Puyan temple, PUEN temple and Chongxing temple. According to textual research, Puyan temple and PUEN temple were built in the Zhenguan period of Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty and Yuanhe period of emperor Xianzong of Tang Dynasty (806-820 A.D.), which were popular in Buddhism. They were continuously renovated in song, yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, and became more grand and famous. There is an existing main hall in Chongxing temple, with more than 50 buildings, such as the East-West bell and Drum Tower, the East-West side hall, the Sutra Pavilion, and the Yangxin hall. In August 1987, a 37 member Japanese Buddhist investigation group visited Chongxing temple, Puyan temple and PUEN temple. In 1992, 40 people from Hong Kong and Macao Buddhist groups visited here. In October 1995, seven representatives from Hong Kong and Macao Buddhist associations visited the temple and presented 6000 Buddhist scriptures. This is enough to explain the deep historical origin and wide reputation of Puyan temple, Pusi temple and Chongxing temple. in the tourist area, there are many mountains, ravines and ravines. The terrain is complex. The ancient trees in the mountains are towering, the forest sea is vast, the animals and plants are numerous, the waterfall, the cave pool and other natural landscapes are complete. Some of the mountains are bare, and the strange mountains are numerous. The scenery is beautiful and the environment is beautiful. the main natural scenic spots are Qifeng, Liuzhai, Liudong, liusi, Sishan, Sian, Sitan, Siku, Ermen, yilou, Yige, Yitai and Yibao. "Qifeng" is qifengling; "Liuzhai" is Bailong village, Hongshan village, Zhoujia village, Shitou village, Jinmen village and Dazhai; "Liudong" is Shifo cave, tiger cave, Badao cave, Xianjia cave, Sandao cave and Baima cave; "liusi" is Puyan temple, PUEN temple, Chongxing temple, Zhushan Temple, Tiefo temple and Tan Temple; "four mountains" are Bawang mountain, Dahu mountain, Shuangshan mountain and dengle mountain; "four mountains" "Nunnery" refers to Dangjia nunnery, Heshang nunnery, Lide nunnery and Shengde nunnery; "four pools" refers to Heilongtan, Bailongtan, qinglongtan and Xiangshuitan; "four reservoirs" refers to Shankou reservoir, mayigou reservoir, Fengzhuang reservoir and zhaizhuang reservoir; "two gates" refers to Nantianmen and Shimen; "one floor" refers to wangjialou; "One Pavilion" refers to Guanyin Pavilion; "one platform" refers to Lianhuatai; "one waterfall" refers to heilongbao. This kind of natural landscape with flowers in spring and summer, fruits in autumn and green in winter is a combination of waterfalls, deep pools, dangerous peaks, strange caves and forest eco-tourism wonders.

Autumn in the mountains

There are a large number of wild animals in the Tourism Development Zone, which is the boundary area between Oriental and Palaearctic flora. There are more than 80 kinds of terrestrial animals, including 18 kinds of birds and 60 kinds of forest beneficial animals. The main animals are scorpion, wolf, black magpie, Golden Eagle, wild boar, badger, pheasant and fox. the whole tourist area is magnificent and beautiful, regardless of the forest, mountains, streams and waterfalls. Walking through the vast forest sea, accompanied by the sound of mountains, streams and waterfalls, colorful butterflies and the fragrance of flowers make people linger and forget to return, so that they can fully enjoy the fun of nature. There is no doubt that the Tourism Development Zone of Funiu Mountain in Xiawa town is a rare tourism resource, which has unique advantages and occupies an important position in the tourism resources of Sheqi.

Green dye down the hollow

The whole tourism development zone is a relatively complete transition zone integrated forest ecosystem. It is also a rare base for preserving wild genetic genes, measuring the succession and development of ecosystem, monitoring the relationship between human and natural environment, and protecting, developing and utilizing natural resources. There are 1059 species of plants, 120 species of animals and more than 800 species of insects in the tourist area. As the transition zone from the second step to the third step in China and the dividing line between the South and the north, it is a rare natural animal and plant gene bank. in the core area of the tourist area, the natural secondary forest still maintains the original state of the mountain ecosystem in the transition zone. The forest sea is vast, blocking the sky, and the vertical zonality of plants is obvious. From bottom to top, the forest vegetation constitutes four relatively complete and clear vertical zones of evergreen broad-leaved tree species: deciduous broad-leaved mixed forest, deciduous broad-leaved forest, coniferous and deciduous broad-leaved mixed forest, and subalpine shrub meadow Straight band spectrum. There are 4 vegetation groups, 8 vegetation types, 8 vegetation subtypes and 50 formations, and the system is very complete. In this plant kingdom, the main tree species are Pinus tabulaeformis, Pinus massoniana, Metasequoia glyptostroboides, pine, Quercus, Robinia pseudoacacia, loblolly pine, Ginkgo biloba, etc. the main Chinese herbal medicines are Gastrodia elata, Angelica sinensis, Platycodon grandiflorum, bupleurum, Plantago, Ganoderma lucidum, guijianchou, nameless, etc.

Xiaosi site

The site of Xiaosi is located in Shankou village, Xiawa Town, 1.5 km away from Dashi in Fangcheng county. According to the inscriptions in the temple, the small temple was first built in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. After the vicissitudes of the past dynasties, the incense has been very popular here. During the reign of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, another large temple (Puyan temple in Fangcheng county) was built for political reasons. All the statues and monks of the small temple moved to the large temple, and the small temple began to decline. In the cultural revolution, under the influence of breaking the "four old", the millennium old temple was destroyed, and now there is only incomplete foundation. Xiaosi site covers an area of more than 10 mu, including pagodas, houses, etc. Now the land around the site of Xiaosi is used for farmland, and there are three houses built on the site. According to the records of the temple, there is only a stone tablet not far from the site.

economic development

mineral resources

Xiawa town not only has beautiful scenery, but also has rich natural resources. It has been preliminarily proved that there are more than 20 kinds of marble, granite, golden red star, quartz, iron ore, lead-zinc ore, copper ore, Atomic Uranium, etc. with large reserves and high grade, Xiawa town has high mining value. At present, Wenzhou, Pingdingshan, Luoyang and many other merchants have invested in this area. Lizhuang Industrial Zone, Dongguan commercial zone and paifangjie industrial zone have been built successively, which has made the town's enterprises and non-public economy develop to more than 3500, and formed a modern enterprise group mainly composed of grain processing, clothing industrial zone, electrical appliance manufacturing, injection molding, silk reeling, building materials and chemical industry, which has become the pillar of the town's economy. In 2008, the total output value of township enterprises reached 380 million yuan. The more famous enterprises include Sheqi County halal beef and mutton processing factory, polyurethane metal products factory, Yaxing Lighting Appliance Factory, waterproof coiled material factory, Dingwei Clothing Development Co., Ltd., purified water plant, jade carving factory, Jinshan cutting tool factory and construction engineering company. The Funiu Mountain is a complex structural segment of Qinling Mountains with frequent magmatic activities, thus forming rich mineral resources. After many on-the-spot investigations by the provincial and municipal geological and mineral departments, more than 20 kinds of minerals have been proved, covering an area of 40 square kilometers, with large reserves, high grade and high mining value. 1. Ferromanganese ore: distributed in yejinglou, hotel, jingwan and MATI administrative village, the ore belt is 10 km long, and the ore contains more than 40% iron. 2. Yingshi ore: it is distributed in hotels, Jinglou and Shankou administrative villages, with 6 ore bodies, with a reserve of more than 600000 tons and an average grade of 60%. It is used for smelting and cement manufacturing. It is distributed in Yanzhuang and Jinglou. Hotel administrative village, 8 km long ore belt, grade up to 99.7%, used for glass production and architectural decoration. 4. Rutile ore: it is distributed in 18 square kilometers around Zhanggou natural village, Yanzhuang administrative village, with a reserve of 36 million cubic meters, which is used for aerospace industry. 5. Marble mine: it is distributed in the West Bank of zhaizhuang reservoir, with gray green, high hardness, moderate pH value, and reserves of 250000 cubic meters. It is used for railway, highway construction and architectural decoration. 6. Gold deposits: distributed in Jianshan and pidahushan, with a grade of 6K / T. In addition, there are copper, mica, lead and zinc, niobium and tantalum, Atomic Uranium, limestone, cement rock, silicon carbonate and other mineral resources.

Development status and Prospect

Among the exploitable mineral resources in the region, iron, fluorite, marble and limestone are the most basic raw materials for national large-scale construction; rutile and atomic uranium are the indispensable main raw materials for national high-tech product development

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