Shezhu Town, Liyang City, Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province

Shezhu town

Shezhu town is under the jurisdiction of Liyang City, Jiangsu Province. As one of the three ancient towns in Liyang, it is an important commodity distribution center in Jiangsu and Anhui. Merchants have always gathered and the market is prosperous. Shezhu is not only a millennium old town, but also enjoys the reputation of "the town of Nuo culture" and "the first town of green shrimp in China". Shezhu town has an administrative area of 207 square kilometers (2017) and a population of 73832 (2017). It has jurisdiction over 2 neighborhood committees and 22 administrative villages.

Shezhu town is located at the junction of Jiangsu and Anhui Province, the northwest top of Tianmu Mountain. Wushen canal, Yangji Expressway and three provincial roads pass through the town. With convenient transportation and developed transportation, it is known as the "thoroughfare of three provinces". Shezhu has always been a place for military strategists. Historically, it belonged to Wu, Yue and Chu, and was deeply influenced by its cultural tradition. Due to the multiple edification of Central Plains culture, Hui culture and Wu Yue Culture in history, shezhu people's fine tradition of enthusiasm, forthrightness, hospitality and magnanimity has been forged.

Shezhu has been the center of human activities for 7000 years. The excavation of shendun site in shezhu reveals the history of ancient human civilization on the West Bank of Taihu Lake. There are many historical and cultural heritages in shezhu town. The ancient town of shezhu, built in the Song Dynasty, is well preserved, forming four passes in the East, West, north, South and several streets and lanes, which is quite ancient city style. The Nuo culture represented by Jiangtang bamboo lantern, a national intangible cultural heritage, has become a cultural card of Liyang City. Folk dances such as Songli tiaozhen, Hekou temple fair and chengmawei frozen shake are also unique and charming.

Shezhu town was rated as the hometown of characteristic culture (Nuo Culture) in Jiangsu Province, established the Nuo culture ecological protection experimental zone in Jiangsu Province, was rated as a national ecological town in 2010, and was jointly identified as a national key town by seven ministries and commissions of the central government in 2014. In the same year, it also established the research base of Chinese Nuo culture, was rated as the hometown of Chinese folk culture and art (Nuo Culture), and won the title of "the first town of Chinese shrimp" in 2016 ”In 2017, it won the honor of "national one village one product demonstration village" and so on.

Brief introduction of villages and towns

The origin of history

As early as 7000 years ago, the clans of the ancestors lived in shezhu area, living a life of slash and burn farming, fishing, hunting and animal husbandry. The excavation of shendun site was listed as one of the top ten new archaeological discoveries in China in 2006. Shezhu Town, the ancient Zhongjiang River from southwest to north through the territory and down. In the early years, it was a platform beside the water in the ancient Zhongjiang River Basin. Because the local people worshiped the God of land and the God of five valleys, it was named shezhu or shechuan. According to the history of Liyang county annals, Liyang county was located in the north of the ancient Lishui River in the Qin and Han Dynasties. The ancient Lishui River is also known as Laishui River and Laijiang river. The upstream river is also known as Nanhe River and Xuhe river. The main stream flows through the estuary and the tributaries flow through shezhu. Therefore, it can be seen that shezhu existed as early as Qin Dynasty and has a long history. According to the annals of Liyang County, during the Taiping reign of the Northern Song Dynasty (976-983 A.D.), today's shezhu town is under the jurisdiction of Guishou township (shezhu) and Congshan township (Zhoucheng). In 1061, Liyang had records of "shezhu town" and "zhouchengbu". the national geographic records Yuanfeng jiuyu Zhi, compiled and distributed in Yuanfeng period of the Northern Song Dynasty (1078-1085 A.D.), clearly recorded "shezhu town". Therefore, in the Northern Song Dynasty, shezhu town has become a regional market town, which is actually a "millennium old town". In the second year of Xuantong (1910), the district system was changed into the City township system. Liyang county was set up with three cities and four townships. Shezhu was established as Shoushan city (formed by the merger of Guishou and Congshan). Shezhu town was the seat of Shoushan municipal autonomous office and governed shezhu, Zhoucheng and other places. In 1929, the Township Office was abolished and the district township system was established. Shoushan city was changed into shezhu district. Shezhu District governs shezhu, Zhoucheng and other places. In 1937, shezhu was the seat of the seventh district government, governing shezhu Town, Heping Township, Zhongxiao Township, Zhoucheng Town, Hekou Town, dingshanqiao Township and Renai township. From March 1941 to February 1945, shezhu successively belonged to the Anti Japanese democratic government of Linan county and the Anti Japanese democratic government of Ligao county. In 1945, shezhu District governed shezhu Town, Zhoucheng Town, Hekou Town, Heping Township, Zhongxiao Township, dingshanqiao Township and Renai township. On May 7, 1949, the people's Government of Liyang county was established and shezhu district was established. In 1950, shezhu District governed 12 townships (shezhu Township, Dingshan Township, Kongcun Township, Yinqiao Township, Huxi Township, Zhoucheng Township, Jinshan Township, Zhucao Township, Chengqiao Township, Yuba Township, Shanqiu Township, Xintang township). In 1953, longjiaochong, Zhangcun, Aotang, liujiacun, heyeba, jindaoling and other natural villages in shezhu district were assigned to Langxi County. In 1956, small townships were removed and big townships were built. Xintang, Yuba, Chengqiao, Shanqiu and shezhu were merged into shezhu townships. Shezhu District governs shezhu Township, Zhoucheng Township, Hekou Township, Yinqiao Township and Kongcun township. In 1957, Yinqiao township was merged into shezhu township; the former shezhu district was shezhu Township, Zhoucheng Township and Hekou township. In 1958, the people's commune was established by withdrawing the township and changing shezhu Township into shezhu people's commune. The former shezhu District governed shezhu people's commune, Zhoucheng people's Commune and Hekou people's commune. In 1960, Zhoucheng people's commune was incorporated into shezhu people's commune, known as Dongfeng people's commune. In 1961, shezhu people's commune, Yinqiao people's Commune and Zhoucheng people's commune were separated from Dongfeng people's commune; Hekou people's commune was separated from Hexin people's commune. In 1983, the people's commune was changed into Township, and shezhu people's commune was changed into shezhu township; the original shezhu district was shezhu Township, Zhoucheng Township, Hekou Township, Hexin Township and Yinqiao township. In 1985, shezhu district was established by withdrawing Township and establishing town. Shezhu District governs shezhu Town, Zhoucheng Township, Yinqiao Township, Hekou Township, Hexin Township and Daxi township. On November 29, 1986, the CPC Working Committee of shezhu district was abolished and the inspection group of shezhu district was established. On May 4, 1988, Zhoucheng withdrew its township to build a town; on May 7, the inspection team of shezhu district was abolished. The original shezhu district was shezhu Town, Zhoucheng Town, Hekou Township, Hexin Township, Yinqiao Township and Daxi township. In January 2000, Hekou Township, Hexin Township and Yinqiao Township were merged into shezhu town; Daxi township was merged into Nandu town. In March 2007, most of shezhu town and Zhoucheng town merged into new shezhu town. The town government is located at No.1 People's Square, shezhu Town, with an administrative area of 207.07 square kilometers and a total population of 76000. Shezhu town has jurisdiction over shezhu neighborhood committee, Zhoucheng neighborhood committee, shezhu village, Yixiang village, Xiaxi village, Wangjia village, Xintang village, Song Village, Xinshan village, Yinqiao village, Shangjiang village, Yaoxiang village, Kong Village, Huxi village, Datian village, Hekou village, chengmawei village, Dongsheng Village, Zhoucheng village, Jinshan Village, Jinfeng Village, Jinzhuang village, Meishan village and Dingshan village.

geographical position

Located at the junction of Jiangsu and Anhui, shezhu town is equidistant from Liyang, Gaochun and Langxi. It can be described as "one foot across two provinces" and "Jiming three counties". Shezhu town is located in the southwest of Liyang City, 119 ° 27 ′ E and 31 ° 31 ′ n, adjacent to Tianmu Lake tourist resort in the East and Yaxi international slow city in the west, surrounded by Shanghai, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Hefei and other large and medium-sized cities in the "two-hour economic circle". Shezhu town is located in the center of triangle geometry with obvious location advantages. It is about 28 kilometers away from Liyang City, 80 kilometers away from Nanjing Lukou International Airport and more than 90 kilometers away from Changzhou Benniu airport. Shezhu town is close to national highway 104, national highway 233, Wushen (Wuhu Shanghai) canal, Meizhu River, provincial highway 239, and provincial highway 360. Liyang Guangde Expressway and provincial highway 456, which are about to start construction, crisscross the town. It is a transportation hub connecting Suzhou, Wuxi and Changzhou with Southeast Anhui, with unique geographical location.

Traffic environment

Shezhu town is the lifeline of Jiangsu and Anhui transportation, with convenient transportation. Within the territory, there are No.106 buses directly to Liyang City, as well as shezhu Changzhou, shezhu Nanjing, shezhu Shanghai and other shuttle buses, which can reach the surrounding large and medium-sized cities in two hours and the major cities in China in five hours. the village level roads in shezhu town have been cemented. In 2008, it took the lead in opening town and village public transportation, which made it convenient for the surrounding people and became a national model. There are town and village buses, such as shezhu farm, shezhu Hekou, shezhu Hexin, shezhu Yinqiao, shezhu Wanling, shezhu Shangjiang, shezhu daijiawan, Yinqiao daijiawan, Yinqiao Hexin, Zhoucheng Meishan, Zhoucheng dalitan, Hekou Zhoucheng, Hekou Tangqiao, etc.

Education and medical treatment

There are shezhu Central Primary School, Zhoucheng primary school, Hekou primary school, Hexin primary school, Yinqiao primary school, Zhoucheng Jinshan primary school, shezhu junior middle school and Zhoucheng middle school in shezhu town. The meeting for the establishment of shezhu primary school education group was held in shezhu Central Primary School on the afternoon of September 18. It marks the formal establishment of shezhu town primary school education group, which will promote shezhu town primary school to achieve remarkable results in exploring the collectivized school running mode, vigorously revitalizing rural education, improving the co construction and sharing mechanism, optimizing the group management structure, deepening the school curriculum reform, cultivating high-quality teachers, and promoting the high-grade development of the school. Xuhe Education Alliance, formed by shezhu education group and related brother schools in Anhui Province, will also play a role. there are many health and medical institutions in shezhu town. Shezhu Town Health Center (first class a) is a large-scale general hospital in the city. It is the founding unit of Changzhou second class general hospital. In addition, there are Zhoucheng Health Center (first class a), Yinqiao orthopedic hospital (first class B), Hexin health center, as well as shezhu home for the aged, Zhoucheng home for the aged, Jianxin home for the aged and Lingzhi apartment for the aged And so on.

Current situation of cities and towns

Yixiang village, chengmawei village and Huxi village in shezhu town have been successfully established as national, Jiangsu and Changzhou ecological villages respectively, and become successful models of new socialist countryside construction in Liyang. Shezhu closely focuses on the construction of "famous ecological town and famous prawn town"

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