Xijiang Town, Leishan County, Guizhou Province

Xijiang town

Xijiang town is located in the northeast of Leishan County, Guizhou Province, between 108 ° 5 ′ - 108 ° 22 ′ E and 26 ° 20 ′ - 26 ° 34 ′ n. Xijiang village is 37 kilometers away from the county seat and 39 kilometers away from Kaili, the state capital, with an altitude of 833 meters. The town covers an area of 187.8 square kilometers.

On October 14, 2016, it was jointly recognized as the first batch of small towns with Chinese characteristics by the national development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of housing and urban rural development. In November 2017, Xijiang town was awarded the fifth national civilized village.

geographical position

Xijiang town is located in the northeast of Leishan County, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province. It is adjacent to paiyang township of Taijiang County in the northeast, Fangxiang township of Taijiang County in the East, Danjiang town of Taijiang County in the South and sankeshu town of Kaili City in the West. The town people's government is located in Xijiang village, which is 39 kilometers away from Kaili and 137 kilometers away from Guiyang.

Regionalization

Xijiang town governs 21 administrative villages and 1 neighborhood committee, with 62 natural villages, 222 villager groups and 6376 households.

natural resources

Xijiang town is located on the gentle slope of the river valley. Surrounded by mountains, it has many mountains and terraces, connecting the clouds and sky. The northeast is close to Leigong Mountain, a National Nature Reserve, with the highest altitude of 2041 meters at the top of leigongping slope and the lowest altitude of 760 meters at Liancheng estuary. In the territory of mountains, the terrain is high in the southeast and low in the northwest. There are many streams in the area. The 12 streams originated from Leigong Mountain, a National Nature Reserve, converge into five main streams and flow out of the town. At present, 8 small hydropower stations with an installed capacity of 1695 kW are built by using water resources. Taking Qianhu Miao village as an example, the river length is 16.8km, the drainage area is 65.39km2, the average gradient is 45.7%, the maximum flood is 108 ° 5 ', the flow is 455m3 / s, the minimum flow is 0.25m3/s, and the annual average flow is 1.84m3/s. At present, there are two proven ore occurrences: Kaijue and Baishuihe, which mainly contain arsenic, lead and zinc. Kaijue mine can be mined for more than 50 years. Other natural resources are rich in forest resources and water resources. The forest coverage rate in the territory is 85.15%, and most of the plants are Cunninghamia lanceolata, pine, Liquidambar formosana, chestnut, Qinggang, camphor, chazia and YINGSHANHONG. There are also several hundred kinds of trees, such as cinnamon, wood ginger, Chinese wolfberry, Eucommia ulmoides, Chinese gall, medicinal materials, fruit trees, tea trees, etc.

Historical evolution

When Xijiang town was built in April 1992, it was merged from Huangli Township, Bailian Township, Dagou Township and Xijiang town. It has 24 administrative villages, 58 natural villages, 222 villager groups and 1 neighborhood committee. There are 5759 households with a total population of 24147, including 23583 agricultural population, accounting for 97.66% of the total population and 564 non-agricultural population, accounting for 2.34% of the total population; There are 12711 males, accounting for 52% of the total population, and 11436 females, accounting for 47.3% of the total population. The ratio of males to females is close to 1:1. There are five ethnic minorities in the town, including 21585 Miao, accounting for 89.4% of the total population, 53 Dong, 2 Shui, 5 Yi and 2 Zhuang. It is a town inhabited by ethnic minorities.

economic development

In recent years, Xijiang Town, in accordance with the general requirements of "seeking speed in stability, seeking good in speed, catching up and leaping over", has unswervingly implemented the strategy of "building the town by ecology, prospering the town by culture, strengthening the town by tourism, and enriching the town by agriculture". It has actively responded to various difficulties and challenges, solved development problems with innovative measures, worked hard, and achieved stable and rapid economic and social development. In 2012, the gross national product of the town reached 360 million yuan, an increase of 27% over the same period of 2011; the investment in fixed assets reached 400 million yuan, an increase of more than 30% over the same period; the per capita net income of farmers reached 4750 yuan, an increase of 13.1% over the same period of 2011; the birth rate and natural growth rate of the town were controlled at 11.1 ‰ and 2.9 ‰ respectively, and the family planning rate was controlled at 95.74%. The number of tourists received exceeded 2.5 million, and the comprehensive tourism income was 310 million yuan. The tea garden covers an area of 6624 mu, 263 tons of tea trees are planted, and the total income is 6.52 million yuan.

tourist resources

Xijiang town has unique natural scenery and national cultural resources, which makes its reputation at home and abroad. Xijiang village is the largest administrative village in the whole town and even the whole county. It is known as the national open-air museum and has unique advantages in tourism resources. There are 1432 households in the village, with a population of 5515, and the Miao population accounts for 99.5%. Since the third Guizhou Provincial Tourism Industry Development Conference in 2008, infrastructure construction has been further improved, and the development of tourism industry has been developing rapidly. Activities such as the year of Leishan Miao in China, the tea tasting meeting of "touring Xijiang and tasting Leigong Mountain tea" and the Xijiang public forum of Shanghai World Expo have been held successively. The popularity and influence of Xijiang Miao village have been improved year by year, and through festivals and exhibitions, the village has become more and more popular By means of tourism and cultural singing, the popularity and influence of Xijiang Miao village have increased year by year. It has won the honorary titles of "national agricultural tourism demonstration site", "China Rural Tourism" flying swallow Award "best Folk Culture Award" and "best landscape village", and has won the awards of "multi color Guizhou" top ten brands and top 100 brands. Xijiang village has been selected as one of the "villages with Chinese characteristics". With the increasing popularity and influence of Xijiang, the tourist source market of Xijiang is increasing, and the tourist source areas are expanding from 9 to 32 provinces and cities. The tourist structure is gradually optimized, with the proportion of tourists in the province decreasing from 82% to 52%, the proportion of tourists outside the province increasing from 15% to 40%, and the proportion of inbound tourists increasing from 3% to 8%. There are 59 signed travel agencies and 4429 tourism teams One. Tourism has driven the development of characteristic industries. There are 123 farmhouse entertainment reception households, 498 ethnic commodity stores, and more than 1500 people directly engaged in the tourism service industry. In 2012, the number of tourists to Xijiang town exceeded 2.5 million, creating a comprehensive tourism income of 310 million yuan, an increase of 27% over the previous year, and the per capita net income of farmers reached 7100 yuan. At the same time, Xijiang town with its unique, completely retained the ancient style of Miao architecture stilted buildings and beautiful and honest national customs, and the mountains of Leigong Mountain, special geographical environment, strengthen the relationship between people's interdependence, but also created the Xijiang Miao people's warm hospitality, ready to help people. Niujiaojiu, laobacon, bench dance and Lusheng dance make everyone who comes to Xijiang intoxicated and forget to return. The customs of "Youfang", "Feige", "Chixin" and "bullfight" permeate the joy and worship of Miao people for life. Xijiang Miao people, old and young, are good at singing and dancing. They are famous as "ocean of singing and dancing" and "hometown of Lusheng". Xijiang, the gathering place of Miao people, is also the most representative place with the most festivals. Among them, the most solemn, the most disciplined, the longest lasting and mysterious one is the guzang Festival, which is held once every 13 years, that is, the grand ceremony of sacrificing ancestors. During the festival, three relatives and six relatives come one after another. The guests carry glutinous rice, fresh fish, live ducks, full of ardent emotions to celebrate the harvest. Other festivals include the annual Miao New Year Festival, Chixin Festival, Climbing Festival, etc., which are quite rich. It can be said that "the big festival is 369, and the small festival is available every day".

Overview of Miao Village

Xijiang, an ancient Miao village with thousands of households, is composed of eight natural villages: Pingzhai, Baiyan, Yangpai, Dongyin, wuga, Shuizhai, nangui and yeyan. They are located on the plain of the Baihe River and the high mountains on both sides of the river. Up to now, it has developed into more than 1000 families, about 5000 people. The Miao nationality accounts for more than 99% of the total population of the village. For thousands of years, because of the relatively concentrated residence and high population density of Miao people, the production and living facilities and social public welfare facilities of the village are relatively complete, the economy is developed and the society is progressing. It is not only the distribution center and commodity circulation place of Miao people in Xijiang, but also the political, economic and cultural center of Xijiang. Xijiang has a long history of civilization and development. It is an important birthplace of Miao culture, and it is a rich part of Miao culture. Lusheng, silver ornaments, Diaojiaolou, embroidery, fish and sour soup are the main forms of Miao culture in life. This is the hometown of Lusheng. Every October in the "Lusheng Festival" in the year of Miao, the men and women, young and old, dressed up to meet others, gather in Lusheng field and dance with Lusheng music. Miao women's costumes are dazzling and silver ornaments win. It can be said: wearing silver helmets, silver armours, silver hairpins and silver rings, silver Pei and silver rims, silver glittering and silver ornaments. The silver ornaments are well-known throughout the country for their exquisite craftsmanship. The Diaojiaolou of Miao people has three floors, the first floor is the residence for livestock and poultry. The second floor is where people live. In the middle is the sacrificial place and the living room, and on both sides are the living rooms for people. The top floor is the granary. In front of each Du's hall, there are 61 rooms with different feelings. On the eaves columns, there are Huaqu railings, commonly known as "meirenrely" for people to rest and enjoy the view. It's just: the silver glitters in the dress, and the Miao girls are full of flowers. Lusheng is euphemistic and the bowl is full of hot liquor. The party in front of the bonfire, the folk song sings the wish. If you don't love Jinyin Wanguan, you love the drunkard in front of you. Throw the hydrangea to the hero. Goodbye. Vow to the moon, to accompany you.

Folk customs

The West Branch of Miao nationality lives here. Qianhu Miao village is surrounded by mountains. The terraced fields are close to the clouds. The Baishui River passes through the village, and the Xijiang Miao village is surrounded by mountains

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