Gu Shan town, Jiangyin City, Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province

Gushan Town

Gushan town belongs to Jiangyin City, Jiangsu Province. It is the hometown of red beans. Gushan town is named after the mountain and is located at the junction of Jiangyin, Wuxi, Changshu and Zhangjiagang. Jiangyin Yangtze River Bridge in the west, Zhangjiagang port in the north, Huning Expressway in the South and Shanghai in the East are the transportation hubs of Suzhou, Wuxi and Changzhou. Gu Shan town is located in the eastern part of Jiangyin City, Jiangsu Province, with an area of 49.71 square kilometers, of which 1010 hectares of water surface and 85 thousand and 900 registered residence population (2017). The people's Government of Gushan town is located at 108 of the Xiangshan West Road, Gushan, and is located southeast of the municipal government to 30 kilometers. It is adjacent to Zhangjiagang and Changshu in the East, Xishan District in Wuxi in the south, Changjing town in the West and Xinqiao Town in the north. In 2013, 24.5 billion yuan of industrial and commercial invoice sales were completed.

In 2018, Gushan Town reconfirmed the national health county (township). In October 2019, Gushan town was selected as one of the "Top 1000 towns with comprehensive strength in China in 2019".

Geography

Gushan town is the hometown of Hongdou, which is located at the junction of Jiangyin, Wuxi, Changshu and Zhangjiagang. Jiangyin Yangtze River Bridge in the west, Zhangjiagang port in the north, Huning Expressway in the South and Shanghai in the East are the transportation hubs of Suzhou, Wuxi and Changzhou.

History and economy

Gushan town is an ancient town in the south of the Yangtze River with an area of 50 square kilometers and 85900 people (in 2017). It has flourished in the Southern Dynasties and was named as the town in the third year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty. In history, it is famous for its outstanding people, prosperous economy and profound culture. It is known as "Jingushan". Today's Gushan town is the development of various industries. Among them, the industrial economy started early, has a good foundation, develops fast, has priority in production equipment, has a high content of science and technology, and has many varieties. The town has formed six categories, including knitting, light industry, machinery, chemical industry, electronics, and building materials. It is an industrial star town in Wuxi City and one of the top 100 towns in Jiangsu Province with comprehensive strength. The situation of agricultural structure adjustment is gratifying. The base of fruit forest, seedling forest and special aquaculture has been formed. The emerging service industry has developed rapidly, which has laid a solid foundation for tourism, entertainment and professional market development.

social undertakings

The social undertakings of Gushan town are advancing by leaps and bounds, and the appearance of the town and village is changing with each passing day. It is an advanced town in the construction of small towns in China, a top 100 green town in China, a civilized town in Jiangsu Province, a safe and civilized town, an advanced town in education modernization project, an advanced town in mass culture, an advanced town in science and technology work, a health town in Jiangsu Province, and a demonstration town in the coordinated development of environment and economy.

Evolution of jurisdiction

It governs 19 villages of Xingong, Shenshe, nancaozhuang, Hongdou, Gutang, Gubei, Gushan village, Yong'an, Fudong, Jiefang, dengdong, Jianqing, Chian, Beiyu, Wanxing, Zhuhua, Lijiaqiao, Dongqi, Funan and 2 communities of Gushan and Beiyu.

In 1949, it was unified and merged into Gushan town. In 1950, it was divided into Gushan town and three townships, namely Dajiu, fanggai and Shenshe, which belong to Changjing district. In August 1956, the district was withdrawn and merged into townships. The above-mentioned one town and three townships were also called Gushan Township, belonging to Jiangyin county. In September 1958, the people's commune was established and renamed Gushan people's commune. In April 1984, the government and society were separated and renamed Gushan township. In September 1986, with the approval of the people's Government of Jiangsu Province, Gushan township was removed and built into a town. In November 2003, Gushan town was merged with Beizhen town and named Gushan town.

evolution

In the southeast of the town, there is a mountain shaped like a turtle. The turtle's head looks east. It is named Gushan. In 1949, it was unified and merged into Gushan town. In 1950, it was divided into Gushan Town, Dajiu Township, fanggai Township and Shenshe Township, belonging to Changjing district. In August 1956, the district was withdrawn and the township was merged. The above one town and three townships were called Gushan township. It was renamed Gushan commune in September 1958 and Gushan Township in April 1984. In September 1986, Jiangsu provincial government approved the removal of township to build town. In 1996, it covers an area of 25 square kilometers and has a population of 26000. It has jurisdiction over 12 administrative villages in Guxi, Xingong, Shenshe, nancaozhuang, Hongdou, Gutang, Gubei, shengduqiao, Gushan, Yong'an, Hengping and Jiewei, and the neighborhood committee of Gushan town.

In November 2003, Gushan town and Beizhen town merged to establish a new Gushan town. It governs 19 villages of Xingong, Shenshe, nancaozhuang, Hongdou, Gutang, Gubei, Gushan village, Yong'an, Fudong, Jiefang, dengdong, Jianqing, Chian, Beiyu, Wanxing, Zhuhua, Lijiaqiao, Dongqi, Funan and 2 communities of Gushan and Beiyu. The area is 49.71 square kilometers, of which the water area is 1010 hectares, and the registered residence population is 55 thousand and 170. Year). The town government is located at 108 Xiangshan West Road, Gushan, 30 kilometers southeast of the city government. The former Beizhen town is located in the southeast of the city, at the junction of Jiangyin, Zhangjiagang and Xishan, 40 kilometers away from Jiangyin City and 40 kilometers away from Wuxi City. Xizhang highway passes through the town, and Dongqing River, Zhangjiagang River, Xinsha River and Ergan River meet in the market town. Originally known as "Beijiao", in Qing Dynasty, the market town was located at the intersection of four rivers, so it was changed to "Beijiao". Beizhen was established in 1949, township was changed in 1956, commune was changed in 1958, township was changed in 1984, and town was changed in 1986. In 1996, with an area of 25 square kilometers and a population of 30000, it has jurisdiction over 17 administrative villages including Jiefang, Liqiao, Xinfeng, Beizhen, Dongqi, Shichi, Jianqing, Fuxing, Wanxing, Zhuhua, Deming, Dexing, Jidong, model, Chian, Jiangxiang and dengdong, and the neighborhood committee of beiguozhen. In 2003, the town was withdrawn and merged into Gushan town.

administrative division

It governs two communities of Gushan and Beizhen, and 12 administrative villages of Xingong, nancaozhuang, Gubei, Hongdou, Lijiaqiao, Dongqi, Jianqing, Chian, Funan, fundong, Jiefang and Wanxing. The town government is located at 108 Renmin Road, Gushan. Historical sites include the "Prince Zhaoming wenxuanlou" site of the Liang Dynasty.

320281111: ~ 001121 Gushan community ~ 002220 Beiguo community ~ 200121 Xingong village ~ 201220 nancaozhuang village ~ 202220 Hongdou village ~ 203122 Gubei village ~ 204220 Guodong village ~ 205220 Jiefang village ~ 206220 Chian village ~ 207220 Jianqing village ~ 2082.2 Wanxing village ~ 209220 Lijiaqiao village ~ 210220 Guonan village ~ 211220 Dongqi Village

Historical legend

Basic information

The legend of Gushan town and Hongdou

GUSHAN, located at the junction of Wuxi, Changshu, Jiangyin and Zhangjiagang, belongs to Jiangyin. It was an ancient town formed in the Southern Song Dynasty. Gu mountain is more than 50 meters high and looks like a squatting cat. There are 16 ancient beacon towers on the mountain, Xiangshan temple and Tianxiang Pavilion. Six or seven miles northeast of Gushan, there are red bean trees.

History of red bean tree in Gushan

GUSHAN red bean tree is said to be planted by Prince Zhaoming of Liang Dynasty. Xiao Tong (501-503), the prince of Zhaoming, was the son of Xiao Yan, the emperor of Liang Hu. He loved literature and edited Zhaoming Wenxuan in the Wenxuan building of Guanyin courtyard of Xiangshan temple in Gushan. There are still some broken steles of yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties in tianxiangge site, among which there are the steles of rebuilding Gushan wenxuanlou in the fourth year of Qianlong reign of Qing Dynasty and the steles of rebuilding Prince Zhaoming's reading tower in the fourth year of Qianlong reign of Qing Dynasty. It is also said that the site of Hongdou tree used to be an nunnery. In the Northern Song Dynasty, a monk moved this Hongdou tree from other places. From then on, the nunnery was called Hongdou nunnery, and the village was called Hongdou village. According to Jiangyin county annals, the tree was once withered in the Yuan Dynasty, and recovered to shade in the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. In the sixth year of Xianfeng, there was a severe drought, and the tree bore many fruits. In 1918, Xu Jiuyong wrote Gu Shan's visit to Hongdou tree, and in 1934, Wu Yisheng wrote Gu Shan's Hongdou tree.

Details of red bean tree

The trunk of the old tree has been rotten, and the trunk with a diameter of about 1 meter can still be seen. The existing trees with luxuriant green leaves, blooming and bearing seeds may be the two branches regenerated after Qianlong of Qing Dynasty. The tree is 10 meters high, 50 meters around the crown shade, 1.23 meters around the waist of the South Branch, 2.90 meters around the root of the North Branch, with three branches on the top, 1.17 meters around the waist, 1.85 meters around the waist and 1.50 meters around the waist. 2 meters south of Dashu, a new branch was born in 1982, 0.7 meters high. In 1983, a new branch with a height of 0.45 meters was born. These two new branches are the continuous branches of the big tree. According to the investigation, the red bean tree once had seeds in 1937, and it also had flowers and seeds once in 1956. From 1975 to 1985, it had flowers and seeds four times, among which the highest was in 1983, with 1600 red beans picked, and only 7 in 1985. This red bean tree germinates on May 1 and blooms on May 13-20 every year. Autumn is ripe and picked in October. Its leaves are like locust, its pods are like beans, its size is like Euryale ferox, its shape is like atrium, its color is bright red and purplish. The ancients thought that the symbol of Acacia, so it was called "Acacia son". In 1982, Jiangyin county government built walls around the red bean tree and built the red bean courtyard, which is 18.16 meters long from north to south, 15.66 meters wide from east to west and covers an area of 270 square meters. There is an east-west corridor with four glass cabinets on the wall of the corridor, displaying hongdouzi and poems written by celebrities for hongdoushu.

There is a Hongdou village in Gushan Town, Jiangyin City, Jiangsu Province. There is a Hongdou courtyard in Hongdou village. There is a millennium Hongdou tree in Hongdou courtyard.

The red bean tree in Gushan red bean courtyard is said to be planted by Prince Zhaoming of Liang Dynasty. It has a history of more than 1400 years and is listed as a key cultural relic. Entering hongdouyuan, we can see that this rare ancient tree is tall and straight, with branches supporting tens of meters away. It looks like a giant umbrella. Although it has gone through thousands of years of vicissitudes, it is still full of vitality and luxuriant branches and leaves. According to the manager, this red bean tree blooms and bears fruit every three to five years. It blooms at the turn of spring and summer, and its color is white. At the end of autumn, the pods are brown and like a chicken heart. Peel the pod, it is a heart-shaped red bean, can if clouds.

The red bean tree is very rare in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, especially the millennium old tree. One of the characteristics of Gushan red beans is that the granules are very large,

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