Ehu Town, Xiaxia Town, Xishan District, Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province

Ehu town

Located in the southeast of Wuxi City, Ehu town is subordinate to Xishan District of Wuxi City, bordering Xiangcheng District of Suzhou City in the East and Changshu City in the north. It is a typical water town in the south of the Yangtze River with flat land, numerous rivers, beautiful scenery and pleasant scenery. Ehu town is composed of Ganlu district and Dangkou District, which is one of the 6 + 1 town groups in Wuxi City. The town has a total area of 54.57 square kilometers (2017) and a population of 74400 (2017).

In October 2019, Ehu town was selected as one of the "Top 1000 towns with comprehensive strength in China in 2019".

In July 2020, it won the honorary title of national health Township from 2017 to 2019.

General situation of the town

Located in the southeast of Xishan District. Changshu City in the East, Hongshan street in the west, Suzhou City in the south, Houqiao street and Yangjian town in the north. It covers an area of 54.57 square kilometers (2017) and has a population of 74400 (2017). It governs three communities of Renmin Road, Ganlu road and Qinghong Road, and ten administrative villages of Ehu, qingdang, Sanxin, Yuantong, Xinqiao, Weishe, qunlian, Songzhi, yanshuizhuang and Caiqiao. The town government is located at No. 6, Ehu Road, Xishan District, Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province.

Historical evolution

The original town of Dangkou is named for its location in EZHEN Dangkou. In 1949, it was called Dangkou Town, belonging to Dangkou district. Dangkou township was changed in 1956, commune in 1958, township in 1983 and town in 1988. In 1996, it covers an area of 27 square kilometers and has a population of 25000. It has jurisdiction over 16 administrative villages, including dizeqiao, Liubu, Lianhe, sushe, Huguang, qingdang, Ehu, dangxi, Xinjian, Xinhong, Xinxia, Nanlian, Sanlian, Youhong, dangbei and Huqiao, and Dangkou neighborhood committee.

The former Ganlu town was named after the Ganlu temple built in the third year of Qianfu in Tang Dynasty. Located in Ganlu nature town. The ancient name of Ganlu is Yuexi. In 1949, it was Ganlu Town, belonging to Dangkou district. Ganlu township was changed in 1956 and commune was changed in 1958. The township was changed in 1983 and the town in 1993. In 1996, it covers an area of 28 square kilometers and has a population of 23000. It has jurisdiction over 14 administrative villages and Ganlu neighborhood committee, including Baowei, Changxi, Weishe, xiedaiqiao, Wenshang, caiwan, yanshuizhuang, Caiqiao, Chengnan, Maozhuang, DONGBANG, Ganlu, tangxiangqiao and baimidang.

In February 2004, Ganlu town and Dangkou town merged to establish Ehu Town, and the town government was located in Dangkou natural town. It is adjacent to Yangyuan, Xinzhuang Town, Changshu, and Beiqiao Town, Xiangcheng District, Suzhou in the East, Hongshan Town in the west, Houzhai, Hongshan Town, and Beiqiao Town, Xiangcheng District, Suzhou in the south, Houqiao, anzhen Town, and Zhangqiao, Xinzhuang Town, Changshu in the north. It covers an area of 54.57 square kilometers and has a population of 46500. It has jurisdiction over 3 neighborhood committees and 13 village committees: Renmin Road community, Qinghong Road community, Ganlu neighborhood committee, Ehu village, qingdang village, Sanxin village, Yuantong village, Xinqiao village, Weishe village, xiedaiqiao village, qunlian village, caiwan village, yanshuizhuang village, Qiaocun village, Songzhi village and Ganlu village. The town government is located in Ehu Road, 20 kilometers away from the district government.

[2011 code and urban rural classification] 320205103: ~ 001121 Renmin Road community ~ 002121 Qinghong Road community ~ 003122 Ganlu neighborhood committee ~ 200122 Ehu village ~ 201122 qingdang village ~ 202122 Sanxin village ~ 203122 Yuantong village ~ 204122 Xinqiao village ~ 205122 Weishe village ~ 206122 qunlian village ~ 208220 yanshuizhuang village ~ 209122 Caiqiao village ~ 210122 Songzhi village

General situation of villages and towns

Zhenehu town is located in the southeast of Wuxi City, bordering Xiangcheng District of Suzhou City in the East and Changshu City in the north. It is a typical water town in the south of the Yangtze River with flat land, numerous rivers, beautiful scenery and pleasant scenery. Ehu town is composed of Ganlu district and Dangkou District, which is one of the 6 + 1 town groups in Wuxi City. The total area of the town is 54.7 square kilometers (the planned area of the town group is 19.2 square kilometers), including 17 square kilometers of cultivated land.

As of February 2009, it has under its jurisdiction 2 communities, 1 neighborhood committee and 13 village committees: Renmin Road community, Qinghong Road community, Ganlu neighborhood committee, Ehu village, qingdang village, Sanxin village, Yuantong village, Xinqiao village, Weishe village, xiedaiqiao village, qunlian village, caiwan village, yanshuizhuang village, Qiaocun village, Songzhi village and Ganlu village, with a total population of 66000, including 19000 immigrants.

History and culture

Ehu town has a long history and is known as "an ancient town, a water town and an important town". The ancient name of Ganlu in the territory is "Yuexi". Since its establishment in 2009, it has a history of more than 3000 years, with the reputation of "eight lake land" and "jinganlu"; Dangkou was formerly known as "Dingcun", and a market town was formed in the Jin Dynasty, with the reputation of "little Suzhou and yindangkou". Rich human resources. There are many historical sites, such as the Ganlu temple, an ancient temple in the south of the Yangtze River, the 40000 square meters of ancient buildings on both sides of the BeiCang River, the first Yizhuang in the south of the Yangtze River, the ancestral temple of Huashi, the Sangong temple, the ancient theater of Zhifu temple, the former residence of Hua Hengfang, and the foreign house of CAI Hongsheng.

The Fahrenheit family was once the most famous in Wuxi. According to county records, there were 37 Jinshi in Wuxi during the Ming and Qing Dynasties alone. Hua Sui, who initiated the printing of copper movable type in the Ming Dynasty, was the first modern scientist Hua Juifang and Hua Shifang brothers to record a large number of Pipa scores with gongchi symbols, the composer of Pipa ancient song "ten faces lie in wait" and the national music performer Hua Qiuping in the late Qing Dynasty, the first folk embroidery artist Hua Tushan, who initiated the random needlework embroidery method, and the author and composer of "singing the motherland" Wang Xin,

The famous cartoonist Hua Junwu, missile experts Huang Chang and Huang Dun brothers, Hua Shijian, who introduced Morse telegram and laid China's first submarine cable, are all famous cartoonists. In addition, great masters of Chinese culture Qian Mu and his nephew Qian Weichang once enlightened in Ehu, academicians of Chinese Academy of Sciences Qian Linzhao and brother Qian Linxi, famous musician Liu Tianhua and famous educator Gu Yuxiu once taught in Dangkou primary school in the town. In 2003, Ehu town was rated as a famous historical and cultural town in Jiangsu Province.

Ancient town: Ehu town has a profound cultural heritage. In history, there are many famous people with lofty ideals here. Nowadays, there are still many former residences and ancient buildings. It is the only "famous historical and cultural town in Jiangsu Province" in Xishan District.

In 2010, it was awarded the honorary title of the fifth batch of "famous historical and cultural towns in China" by the Ministry of housing and urban rural development and the State Administration of cultural relics. The ancient name of Ganlu in the north of the town is "Yuexi", which has a history of more than 3000 years since it was set up in the city, and has the reputation of "jinganlu"; the ancient name of Dangkou in the town is "Dingcun", which was formed in the Jin Dynasty and has the reputation of "little Suzhou". Ganlu temple, an ancient temple in the south of the Yangtze River, has experienced the Tang, song, yuan, Ming, Qing and Five Dynasties. It is an important Buddhist activity center in Xidong area. On both sides of BeiCang River, there are nearly 40000 square meters of ancient buildings in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the first Yizhuang in the south of the Yangtze River, the ancestral temple of Huashi, the Sangong temple, the ancient theater of Zhifu temple, the former residence of huahengfang, Cai Hongsheng's house and other historic sites, showing the unique "ancient town" style of Ehu Town, which is the best place for tourism development Unique advantage resources. There are many celebrities in Ehu town.

He was born in the late Ming Dynasty as a famous artist of embroidery and calligraphy.

Water town: e lake used to be an important water wharf in history, with a dense river network, with a water area of 20000 mu, accounting for 25% of the total area. It is a typical water town in the south of the Yangtze River. The east side of the town is connected with Taihu Lake and the 8000 mu e lake of the Yangtze River. The water quality is clear, the scenery is beautiful, and the products are rich. It is one of the areas with relatively complete ecological protection in the south of the Yangtze River.

Wangyu River has many functions, such as navigation, flood control and water diversion. The aquaculture industry in Ehu town is relatively developed, and it is the "hometown of aquatic products". The town has an aquaculture area of more than 12000 mu. It has cultivated famous brand agricultural products in Jiangsu Province, national pollution-free aquatic products - "Ganlu" brand black carp and Chinese soft shelled turtle, and famous brand agricultural products - "qingdang" brand silver carp in Jiangsu Province. The output of black carp is more than 800000 kg, accounting for one tenth of the province.

Important town: with obvious industrial characteristics, Ehu town is a famous "hometown of color printing" in China. It has more than 200 color printing packaging enterprises with an annual production capacity of more than 2 billion yuan. It is one of the earliest industrial clusters in Xishan. There are more than 500 industrial enterprises in the town, including 15 enterprises with annual sales of more than 100 million yuan and 82 Enterprises with annual sales of more than 10 million yuan, involving more than 10 industrial categories such as color printing, light industry, machinery, electronics, chemical industry and clothing.

Traffic geography

Located in the hinterland of the Yangtze River Delta with the most developed economy, the broadest market and the strongest vitality in China, Ehu town has convenient water, land and air transportation. It connects Shanghai in the East, Nanjing in the west, Hangzhou in the south, Wuxi, Suzhou and Changshu in about half an hour's drive. It is a transportation hub radiating the Yangtze River Delta. Beijing Shanghai, Xinchang and Beijing Shanghai high-speed railways pass by the town; Shanghai Nanjing Expressway, Xicheng Expressway, Yanjiang expressway, Xiyi expressway, Nanjing Hangzhou Expressway intersect vertically and horizontally; high-grade Xigan highway, under construction Xitai first-class highway and Xitong Expressway pass through; only 20 minutes' drive can reach national highway 312, and 15 minutes can reach Shuofang crossing of Shanghai Nanjing Expressway.

Shanghai port, Zhangjiagang export terminal and Jiangyin Huangtian port are connected by the water transportation line extending in all directions, 45 km away from Jiangyin port and 35 km away from Zhangjiagang deep water port. Taking e Lake as the center, there are six airports within a radius of 180 km, among which Shanghai and Nanjing airports have international flights. distance

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