Biancheng Town, Huayuan County, Hunan Province

Border town

The original name of Biancheng town was CHADONG Town, which was changed to Biancheng town in July 2005, named after the novel Biancheng written by Shen Congwen.

Bian town is located in the west of Huayuan County, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture of Hunan Province, 25 kilometers away from the county. It borders on Fujia town in Songtao County of Guizhou Province and Hong'an town in Xiushan County of Chongqing City in the west, and faces e'rong Township in Xiushan County of Chongqing city across the River in the north. It is the west gate of Hunan Province and one of the four ancient towns in Xiangxi. National Highway 319, Jicha Expressway under construction and Qingshui river run through the whole territory, and the land and water transportation is very convenient. The town covers a total area of 76.95 square kilometers, with 16400 mu of arable land, including 7200 mu of paddy field and 9200 mu of dry soil. It has jurisdiction over 25 villages, 2 neighborhood committees and 202 villager groups, with 22971 people (in 2017). The population is mainly Han nationality, followed by Miao nationality and Tujia nationality.

In October 2016, it was selected as the first batch of small towns with Chinese characteristics.

Tourism development

Border towns take tourism industry as the pillar industry. Since Shen Congwen's famous book border town came out, border town has become a world famous brand. Tourism and cultural attractions such as Cuicui Island, Baijia calligraphy garden, Miao Diaojiaolou on the Bank of Qingshui River, numerous shops and Qingshiban street in the ancient town, well preserved ancient town wall, shidakai memorial tablet of Taiping Army in the western expedition, Liu Deng army's march into southwest camp command post, Babai waterfall, Xianren cave, etc. all attract tourists from home and abroad. In 2008, the border town scenic spot successfully applied to be a national 3A scenic spot, receiving more than 400000 tourists per year, realizing a tourism income of more than 38 million yuan.

Industrial Development

The four major industries of agriculture in border towns are citrus, vegetables, alder and animal husbandry. The main mineral resources are zinc sulfide and zinc oxide, especially in huoyantu village.

Historical evolution

Yongsui (now Huayuan) in the Qing Dynasty set up a stone city here, 412 feet long and 1 foot high. CHADONG township was set up in 1920, and the township was rebuilt in 1935. After liberation, it belonged to the second district. In 1958, it was called Heping commune. In 1959, it was changed into Chadong commune. In 1983, it was withdrawn from the township to restore the town. In July 2005, Chadong town was successfully renamed as a border town. In October 2005, it was merged with the original daheping township to become a new border town.

Tourism planning

Border towns are towns with cultural tourism development as the development direction. Therefore, the construction of small towns in border towns has always focused on tourism, focusing on the construction of tourist attractions. With the help and support of the county Party committee and the county government, two scenic spots with national characteristics and artistic value, Cuicui Island and "100 calligraphy gardens in China's border towns", have been built successively It has become a holy land and a paradise for the fans of border town and calligraphy lovers, and a huge booster for the development of border town tourism.

First, planning and building Cuicui island to create a tourism brand of the border city

Cuicui island is an important scenic spot project in the border city scenic area. The planning of scenic spots mainly has the following characteristics: first, highlight the nature. The whole layout of Cuicui Island strives to highlight the nature, coordinate the landscape, trees and flowers, and match the natural environment. The greening of the island is based on the local rare evergreen trees, with the famous trees blooming all the year round, creating a fairyland like spring. Second, highlight the practical. On Cuicui Island, a minwen stunt performance venue with a capacity of about 200 people is arranged to perform Miao folk stunts. Third, highlight the true colors. At the front of the island, there is a white jade statue designed by the famous painter Huang Yongyu. It looks forward to their return. Fourth, highlight culture. The 34 steps of the island commemorate the publication of the famous work "border town" in 1934, and the two platforms in the middle represent two centuries.
The whole Cuicui island is like a ferry, moored on the Qingshui River. The retaining walls around the island are connected by drum shaped stone pillars with steel bars to maintain the safety of tourists. Each stone pillar is a handicraft, in which flowers, plants, trees and the Chinese zodiac are embedded. The materials for the foundation project highlight three characteristics: the front is made of regular stones for tourists to enjoy the cool and walk; the back is made of wool stones; the stern is made of river pebbles. The 70 meter rubber dike at the stern of the ship was built to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the publication of "border town". Water storage can form an artificial lake between the river dike and Cuicui island. In a word, the whole island integrates nature, mystery and sculpture art. It is a good place to learn calligraphy, study border town and show tea cave.
The whole project of Cuicui Island invested 10 million yuan. It started on March 8, 2004 and was successfully completed on July 9, 2005. The investment of the rubber dike project in Cuicui island was 1.2 million yuan. The infrastructure construction and the installation of machinery and equipment were completed and put into use at the end of June 2005.

Second, it plans to build a hundred calligraphy gardens in China's border cities and improve the tourist attractions

One hundred calligraphy gardens in China's border cities are built in CHADONG Town, which is described in Shen Congwen's famous book border city. With its unique cultural phenomenon, simple folk customs, rich and colorful architectural features of Miao, long history and profound cultural heritage, border town has deeply touched the hearts of folklore experts and scholars all over the world. Various research societies of border town have sprung up. Studying border town and tasting tea cave has become the wish of all people in the world who yearn for peace. In accordance with the requirements of the Calligraphers' Association of China to organize calligraphers to write the works of the border town, more than 100 pieces of rocks with different natural shapes are organized for carving and installation. The book is written by 9 heads and vice presidents, 50 permanent members and 41 provincial directors of the Chinese Calligraphy Association. Shen Peng, chairman of the Chinese Calligraphy Association, personally wrote the book for China's border city. The stone forest of the novel is entitled "100 calligraphy gardens in China's border city.". The calligraphy garden is also a unique scenic spot in China and even in the world, with more than 60000 characters from the works of "border town" displayed in the form of calligraphy by 100 top calligraphy masters in contemporary China, all of which are carved on natural rocks of different shapes.

Third, we should promote the transformation of residential buildings in small towns and try our best to restore the appearance of the ancient city

Focusing on the construction of small towns, according to the requirements of "repair the old as old, repair the old as old", the town is based on the reconstruction of residential buildings in small towns, and overcomes the difficulties of large amount of demolition, relocation and reconstruction works and tight time. A total of 7 households have been demolished, 4 households have been relocated, and 210 households have been rebuilt. A small number of people have no idea. Shi Shaofeng, Secretary of the Party committee of the town, went to work in the households for three days in a row Finally agreed to the demolition and reconstruction. At present, the renovation of residential buildings can be completed by two-thirds in September, and the "11" golden week will present the most primitive appearance to tourists.

The fourth is to plan the construction of supporting facilities and develop the tourism resources of the border city

The first aspect of tourism resources development is the construction of "Jinwo" folk village, which covers an area of 60 mu. At present, the project has entered the early stage of land acquisition and is expected to be completed. The second is to develop and protect the Babai waterfall in guitan village. At the same time, we plan to do a good job in the construction of eco-tourism culture in Heping District, complete the self-help tour of farmers, and supplement and enrich the cultural tourism of our town.

Fifthly, it is necessary to increase cultural publicity and develop tourism brand

With the development of the large-scale literary and artistic activities of "walking into the border city", the tourism culture of the border city has been well publicized. As always, the border towns publicize the beautiful border city in various ways. The Dragon Boat Festival in May of the lunar calendar was jointly held with Hong'an town of Chongqing City and Fujia town of Guizhou Province. Minle town of Huayuan County and e'rong town of Sichuan Province participated in the Dragon Boat friendship competition in the border area In commemoration of Qu Yuan, a great patriotic poet, people can also feel the lively scene of Shen Congwen's Dragon Boat Festival, build a harmonious border region and publicize the tourism culture of the border city. During the "May Day" golden week, our town welcomed a total of ten thousand tourists from all over the world, and achieved a good result of ten thousand yuan in tourism revenue.

Township Construction

rural construction

From the new rural construction efforts to create a new image of the border city. The new rural construction mainly includes infrastructure construction, industrial development and tourism.
　　

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It is to strengthen infrastructure construction

"Dust on sunny days and mud on rainy days" is a true portrayal of the road appearance of Heping District before the establishment of the people's Republic of China. It is difficult for the people to travel, economic development is hindered, and the masses are full of complaints. "What the common people want is what we want to do." with the strong support of the county Party committee and the county government, the Party committee and government of the border towns have completed the new rural construction project with a total investment of more than 8 million yuan in 10 villages in Heping District, built 8 kilometers of rural roads, and completed the hardening of 150 kilometers of village roads. The village headquarters of each village were all built and put into use. The development of new rural construction not only facilitates people's life, but also plays a positive role in building a harmonious border city.
　　

Second, strengthen industrial construction

the leaders of border towns deeply realize that the development should focus on industrial construction, develop economy, increase people's income, and build the brand of an important tourism town. First, to guide the development of professional cooperative organizations. The road has been built and the people's living problem has been solved. But how to change the concept and realize the long-term increase of people's income? The party committees of border towns should vigorously adjust the industrial structure, develop professional cooperation organizations, adopt various channels to promote the collective and farmers' income, and take it as a new highlight of tourism, planting Newcastle and Newcastle navel orange. The development of professional cooperative organizations is the key to participate in high-efficiency agriculture systematically and to improve the quality of agriculture

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