Shanmen Town, Dongkou County, Hunan Province

Shanmen town

Shanmen town is under the jurisdiction of Dongkou County, Hunan Province. Shanmen town is the hometown of general Cai e. it is named for its two hills in the west, which are like the gates of mountains. Dongkou county has always been an important business base for high-quality agriculture and pig production.

Recently, the Hunan provincial government issued the "notice on Approving the publication of the fifth batch of provincial famous historical and cultural towns and villages", which announced the fifth batch of 17 famous historical and cultural towns and 103 famous historical and cultural villages in Hunan Province. Shanmen town of Dongkou county is on the list and has successfully become a famous historical and cultural town at the provincial level.

Regional overview

Shanmen Town, Dongkou County, Shaoyang City, Hunan Province, is located in the Northeast Center of Dongkou county. It is an important central market town in the north of Dongkou County, with a population of 180000. It is named for its two hills in the West. Shanmen town is the hometown of Cai E, an outstanding military leader and national protection general in the early years of the Republic of China. It governs Songpo street and huangnijiang neighborhood committees, agriculture and vegetables, Shuangxi, Jianglong, Qinglin and ShuiHe There are 34 village committees and 456 villager groups in the town, including Kou, Shanmen, Guangyi, Yanmen, Qingshui, Xiaoqiao, Jingfu, Xinsheng, Xiaohua, nangui, Ganxi, Yantang, tiandang, Longfeng, nanmu, Longping, jinjitian, Liangjia, Hezhu, Liren, roadside, Huangni, Dazhu, Dahe, sutian, Xianhe, Hongshui, Longchi, Maoping, Damao, etc With a population of 62000 and a total population of 46140 in 2017, the urban construction has developed rapidly. With the planning and construction of caie East Road and Huancheng Road, the urban population has reached more than 25000 and is growing rapidly. The labor resources are 25000. The total area of the town is 101.28 square kilometers, the urban area is 3.5 square kilometers, the cultivated area is 31572 mu, the paddy field is 27764.4 mu, the dry soil is 3808 mu, and the forest land is 73000 mu. Population data

places of historic figures and cultural heritage

Shanmen town has a long history, outstanding people, celebrities. Rich cultural heritage. In Song Dynasty, Shanmen village was set up here, which was one of the ten villages in Wugang Prefecture. this name has been extended to the Qing Dynasty. During the Republic of China, it was under the jurisdiction of public security township of Wugang county. There are many historic sites in the town, and the historical streets and alleys in the old urban area still exist, and the ancient houses of black brick Daiwa are still preserved. In particular, the stone arch bridge "Huangjia bridge" across the Huangni river was built in the Ming Dynasty. The bridge body is made of bluestone, and the joints are plastered with tung oil lime. It is magnificent and beautiful, and it is as firm as a rock. It stands tall in the flood peak never seen in a hundred years. Shanmen town is the hometown of general Cai e. the residence and square of Cai E in the town have been renovated. The statue of general Cai E is a landmark building of Shanmen. in modern times, there are world-famous cultural celebrity Huang Tieshan and famous domestic consumer economist Yin Shijie. Shanmen town is endowed with unique tourism resources. The Baima Mountain in Shanmen town is majestic, continuous, high mountains, deep valleys and steep cliffs. There are many ancestral halls of surnames, which are magnificent, solemn and simple, exquisite in painting, loyal and filial, solemn and respectful. There are three national cultural relics protection units, caie mansion, Panrong mansion, Yinding mansion, and Xiuyun Yuedian provincial cultural relics protection list Patriotism education base, national religious culture and ecotourism are well-known in Southwest Hunan.

economic development

In 2008, the total output value of industry and agriculture in the town was 346.28 million yuan, an increase of 11% over the same period in 2007; 35 million yuan of fixed assets investment was completed, 40 million yuan of external financial funds was attracted, 5 million yuan of financial revenue was obtained, 6 new industrial enterprises were established, 4 large-scale enterprises were established, and the annual per capita net income of farmers was 3200 yuan.

Hometown specialty

Pickled vegetables, pig blood round fruit, Shatangju

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