Qianrenqiao Town, Shucheng County, Lu'an City, Anhui Province

Qianrenqiao town

Qianrenqiao town is located in the east of Shucheng County, like a bright pearl inlaid between Hangbu River and fengle river. It has jurisdiction over 21 administrative villages and 1 neighborhood committee. Shucheng east station is set up on the road of Shucheng Sanhe and Qianrenqiao baishen. It is 7 km east of Shucheng Sanhe to reach Shucheng station of Hejiu railway and Shucheng exit of Hurong expressway. It is 10 km south of Qianbai road to Lujiang River and Chaohu. It has convenient transportation and superior location.

As of 2017, Qianrenqiao town has an administrative area of 7618 hectares and a permanent population of 39350.

General situation

The town is located in the east of Shucheng County, with an area of 7618 hectares and a cultivated area of 54000 mu. It is located at 31 ° 26 N and 116 ° 39 E. It is adjacent to Hangbu town in the East, Chengguan town in the west, baishenmiao town through Manshui bridge in the south, and Xincang town in Feixi County across the river in the north. It is like a bright pearl inlaid between Hangfeng and Hangzhou rivers. Liu (Lu'an) Shu (Shucheng) San (Sanhe) road passes through the territory. The town is 10 kilometers away from the county and 60 kilometers away from the provincial capital in the West; the he'an high-speed railway passes through the city and Shucheng east station is set up. In the East, it is 7 kilometers away from Hejiu railway and Shucheng station of Shanghai Chengdu expressway. Along Qianbai Road (Qianrenqiao baishen Temple), you can get to Lujiang River. the town is a alluvial plain, flat as a stone, crisscross with fields. The terrain is flat, and the East-West drop is small. The north of hangbei main canal is the polder area, and the south is the bay area. The highest altitude is 15.6 meters in the center of Zhangwan village, and the lowest is 8.2 meters in Dadun of Huangcheng, with an average altitude of 9.4 meters. The soil is fertile and belongs to the north subtropical humid climate zone, with four distinct seasons, abundant rain, sufficient light and significant monsoon. The average annual temperature is 17.6 ° C, the average annual rainfall is more than 1033.5mm, and the frost free period is 224 days.

The origin of town name

It is said that Qianrenqiao has been a commercial and Trade Center since ancient times. Because the commercial and Trade Center is separated by a river (that is, the Zhangwan branch canal that flows through the town today), it has brought a lot of inconvenience to merchants. One day, a rich businessman decided to donate money to build a bridge on the river in order to change the inconvenient traffic and facilitate business. On the first day when the bridge was built, thousands of businessmen and people around them came to celebrate. But at that time, there was no name for the new bridge. The bridge builders collected names from the crowd, and one of them said, "on the first day when the bridge was built, thousands of people passed through, so it's called the thousand people bridge." The name of the town comes from this.

Historical evolution

The town was called "Dongxiang" in ancient times. In the early years of the Republic of China, the county set up four townships, namely, the East, the south, the West and the north. Among the four townships, the town is located at the head of the four townships. In 1939, Qianrenqiao township was established. At the beginning of 1949, after the liberation of the whole county, the people's Government of Qianrenqiao township was established and served as the residence of Qianrenqiao District Committee and district office. In 1958, Sanchahe Township, Chongyang Township and Qianrenqiao Township were merged into Qianrenqiao people's commune. In 1972, Qianrenqiao people's commune was divided into three communes: Qianrenqiao, Sanchahe and Chongyang. In 1992, Chongyang Township and Sanchahe Township were merged into Qianrenqiao town.

Water resources

The main rivers flowing through the territory are fengle River (7 km), Hangbu River (14.5 km) and Luli River (14 km). They all flow into Chaohu Lake, belonging to the Yangtze River system. The underground water is rich in content. Generally, the underground water can be seen 6 meters below the surface. The main canal of North Hangzhou runs through the East and west of the town. There are Zhangwan branch canal, Xingfeng branch canal and Xihe Branch Canal. the ditch and pond area of the whole town is 4760 mu, with water storage of 4.77 million cubic meters. The town has 14 small water pumping stations along the Hangbu River and fengle River, with annual water diversion of 2.38 million cubic meters and supplementary irrigation of 7930 mu of arable land. The continuous Tangkou is mainly concentrated in the area along the Fengle river dike in the former Sanchahe township (from the reinforcement of a large section of fengle river dike). Daditangkou mainly has 100 mu shrimp breeding base in chenzhongqun of Tongfan village, 200 mu water surface comprehensive breeding base in xingziwei of Zhangwu village and 60 mu shrimp breeding base in dingzengfu of Shusheng village.

Human history

Qian Dashan is located in Hanqiao village, the easternmost part of the town. It's called qiandashan, but there isn't even a hill here. Why? We have to start with the public praise. Hangbu river is far known as Longshu River, also known as Qianhe river. The downstream riverbed is narrow. In order to reduce the flood, a diversion river was opened at dingjiaguai to connect fengle River to the north. It is said that the project was built in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, and the main road from Shucheng county to Sanhe was cut off by the river. I don't know what year and what month, a man named Qian Dashan ferried here. For many years, rain or shine, the passers-by responded to every request, and the old and the young were not deceived. Especially in the middle of the night, when there are pedestrians and business travelers, he is willing to pole. In case of flood surge, with his unique skill of knowing the nature of water, he beat the waves and hit the water, which was urgent for people. As time goes by, the people, even the foreign businessmen and passers-by, all know the name of Qian Dashan; and this ferry, with the name of Qian Dashan, is also known as Qian Dashan ferry. It's a coincidence that there is a Zhao Juren who is an official outside the ferry. When he passes by the ferry, he hears people praise Qian Dashan. If he moves, he strokes his beard and says meaningfully: "the most proud thing in life is that people are leaving their names and traces, me...". The master's words were not finished yet, and the slaves understood them. Someone flattered him and said, "my Lord, you have made great contributions to the sun and the moon, and I admire heaven and earth. Today, no one knows which one you don't know! Pavilions and pavilions should be built at qiandashan ferry, which is called the return Pavilion. The monument is erected in order to let passers-by stop to rest and pay homage, so that adults can be famous all over the world. Qian Dashan is a grass-roots person. How dare he compare with adults? " As the saying goes: to build a house with money is like holding an umbrella. It wasn't long before Zhao's "return Pavilion" was built. The magnificent scene also attracted many passers-by. But Qian Dashan is still a pair of barefoot, a bamboo hat, a penny and a wooden boat. All the year round, all day long, he is dedicated to ferry. He used his calloused palm to serve as a "main road" for countless people. The difference is that "in the ferry - Qian Dashan - ferryman" gradually became one. When pedestrians meet, they will ask, "brother, where are you going to make the transition?" All of them replied with a smile, "Qian Dashan.". time flies like an arrow and time flies like flies. Decades have passed unconsciously. Zhao Juren was stationed in shouguitian and stopped the coffin to "return to the pavilion". But Qian Dashan also became ill because of his hard work. He left the world and buried the dying old man on the spot. On the same day, the Zhao family went to the funeral, four blows and four dozen, filial sons and virtuous grandchildren, relatives and friends in groups to send master Zhao "up the mountain". When local people and passers-by heard of Qian Dashan's death, they went to the old ferry man's grave, kowtowed their heads, shed tears, burned a few strings of paper money, and prayed This situation annoyed the descendants of the Zhao family. Relying on power, the Zhao family sent people to dig Qian Dashan's tomb. However, a thunderbolt came from the clear sky, and it rained cats and dogs. In a short time, the river rose three feet steeply. The "return Pavilion" was destroyed by the water, and its foundation became a river pool. Master Zhao's coffin was washed away by the flood and floated to the heart of the lake. After the rain, Qian Dashan's earth grave bag is still the same, but there is a thick layer of fertile mud on it. Year after year, Qian Dashan's boat pole was handed down from generation to generation, but Qian Dashan's name has become a well-known place name and has been handed down to the present day.

Local customs

This town belongs to Weifan District, people mainly eat rice; in famine years, barley, wheat, buckwheat, broad beans, peas, soybeans, six grains (i.e. corn), yams, potatoes and other cereals are used to supplement or melons and vegetables are used to replace cereals. People are used to eating three meals a day, porridge in the morning and evening, and lunch at noon. Before liberation, the masses were short of food. They had two meals a day in slack farming and three meals a day in busy farming, but they ate more "Guoba soup" (actually half rice and half porridge) and coarse grains of melons and vegetables at noon. people are used to eating porridge with small dishes and eating it raw. Pickles are mainly cauliflower, Chinese cabbage, leek, onion, garlic, ginger, red bean, lentil, cowpea, pepper, radish, cucumber, vegetable melon, lettuce, Euryale ferox (chicken head) stem, water chestnut seedling stem, potato vine, etc. In the old society, especially during the Anti Japanese War, poor families had no money to buy salt, and many people had no vegetables to eat, so they had to hold chopsticks. People like to eat vegetables and meat dishes, while the poor people mainly eat vegetables. Vegetables mainly include: cabbage, leek, amaranth, gourd, gourd, coriander, spinach, chrysanthemum, beans, dried seeds, thousand pieces, bean curd, bean curd residue, pickles. Meat dishes mainly include eggs, chicken, goose, duck, pork, beef, mutton and fish. People in this town like to eat pickled meat. most people like light and spicy food, but don't like salty, sweet and fishy food. People pay attention to the quality of meat and think that eggs are not meat. When people eat, dishes should be even rather than odd, especially three dishes. the people in this town are always hospitable. When they eat, they always have the custom of staying guests for dinner. There are dishes but no dishes. When they eat, the host first says "sorry, there are no dishes". When serving meals to guests, they always hold bowls in both hands to show respect, and have the habit of serving dishes. sitting on the table is very particular and can't be done casually. The elderly and older people sit on the upper edge (also known as upper horizontal), the distinguished guests and rare guests sit on one (left) and two (right), the younger generation, the young people and the host sit on the edge (also known as lower horizontal), and children generally don't sit on the table. The seats are fixed by the table seam and the upper and lower edges are divided by the middle hall. Table seam avoid horizontal, only the funeral banquet for horizontal seam. most families use square tables. If 8 people eat, 2 people from each side; if 10 people eat, 3 people from top to bottom, 2 people from left to right; if 6 people eat, one or two people can't sit one to one or two to two, so as to avoid sitting in a "turtle seat". Put the bowl, holding chopsticks stand