Zhangcheng Town, Yongtai County, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province

Zhangcheng town

Zhangcheng Town, belonging to Yongtai County, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, is located at the confluence of Dazhang River and Qingliang River in Yongtai County. It is the political, economic and cultural center of Yongtai County. It has jurisdiction over 6 community neighborhood committees and 1 administrative village.

In 2017, Zhangcheng town had an administrative area of 504 hectares and a permanent population of 37580.

In 2013, the total output value of township enterprises was 512.86 million yuan.

Historical evolution

Since the county was founded in the second year of Yongtai in Tang Dynasty, Zhangcheng town has always been the seat of county administration in all dynasties. During the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, it was named "Shuangxi town" and "Hegao town". At the end of the Republic of China, Hegao town was a county with four boroughs.

After the founding of the people's Republic of China, it was changed into Chengguan Town, belonging to one district. In 1955, it belonged to Chengguan District. In 1958, it belonged to Chengguan administrative district of Chengguan people's commune. In 1961, it was established as a separate town. It was renamed Zhangcheng town in 1981 and is still in use today.

administrative division

In 2013, Zhangcheng town governs six communities including Beimen, Nanmen, Shafu, Yangmei, Denggao and Jixiang, and one Chengguan village.

geographical environment

Location context

Zhangcheng town is located at the confluence of Dazhang River and Qingliang river. It borders Qingliang town in the north, Fuquan Township in the West and Chengfeng town in the East. The geographical coordinates are 118 ° 55 ″ E and 25 ° 52 ″ n.

topographic features

Zhangcheng town is a basin, 40 meters above sea level, surrounded by mountains. Dazhang river flows through the basin, facing each other by climbing mountains and Tashan, forming a long and narrow alluvial plain along the bank.

Climatic characteristics

Zhangcheng town has a mid subtropical marine monsoon climate, with annual maximum temperature of 40.9 ℃, minimum temperature of - 5 ℃, annual average temperature of 19.5 ℃, abundant rainfall and annual average rainfall of 1516.7mm.

natural resources

Zhangcheng town has 551 mu of arable land, 3400 mu of mountainous area, 2352 mu of ecological public welfare forest, timber volume of more than 100000 cubic meters, and forest coverage rate of 45%.

population

In 2013, there were 13009 households in Zhangcheng Town, with a population of 37177, mainly Han nationality. Among them, there are 2787 agricultural population, accounting for 7.4% of the total population, and 34390 non-agricultural population, accounting for 92.6% of the total population. In 2017, there were 37580 permanent residents in Zhangcheng.

Economic situation

In 2013, the total output value of township enterprises was 512.86 million yuan, an increase of 5.05% compared with 2012; the total industrial output value was 81.55 million yuan, an increase of 6.3% compared with 2012; the total output value of industries above designated size was 37.1 million yuan, an increase of 18.42% compared with 2012; the investment in fixed assets was 10 million yuan; the actual domestic capital was 165 million yuan; the per capita net income of farmers was 12779 yuan.

social undertakings

education

As of 2014, Zhangcheng town has one continuing education school, two middle schools, two primary schools and one central kindergarten, with 8088 students and 482 teachers and staff. The enrollment rate of school-age children has reached 100%.

hygiene

As of 2014, Zhangcheng had three county-level hospitals and one welfare home.

Culture

Zhangcheng town has one theater, one TV station, one cable TV station, one cultural center and one library, and three parks. The mass cultural life includes literary creation, photography, folk music, ballads, dragon dance, lion dance, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, Fujian opera, drama and singing, etc.

Infrastructure

There are 5 main roads in the urban area, with a total length of 1720 meters and a total area of 17000 square meters. There are a variety of ornamental trees on both sides of the street, such as camphor, silver birch and Magnolia. The green coverage rate of the urban area reaches 35.3%. Communication and hydropower facilities are sound and convenient, including China Mobile, China Unicom, China Netcom, China Telecom, water supply company, power supply company and radio and Television Bureau.

Main attractions

Xianfo Temple

Xianfo temple, on the hill opposite the west gate of Chengguan, is also called Xianren temple. It was built in the Qing Dynasty and rebuilt in the Republic of China. The temple worships three emperors, five emperors and lightning gods. It is said that there is an immortal here, so it is named. There are "immortal footprints" on the rocks beside the temple, and people often come to ask for autographs and pray for dreams. The building is a civil structure with a main hall and side rooms, covering an area of 400 square meters.

Chongguang Temple

Chongguang temple is located behind the East market of Yongtai County in Fuzhou. It was built in 849, the second year of Tang Dynasty. In the second year of Xuanhe (1120) of Song Dynasty, it was changed into Taoist Shenxiao palace, and in the first year of Jianyan (1127), it was restored as a Buddhist temple. Huang Yuanjian, a native of the city, built Luohan Pavilion, Shanmen and Fatang. In the yuan and Ming Dynasties, the temple was often abandoned. In 1508, the temple was burned. In the first year of Longqing (1567), Li Weiju, the magistrate of the county, presided over the renovation. From the fifth year of Longqing to the first year of Wanli (1573), it was completed with a Buddhist hall, a Famen gate, a waishanmen gate and a side corridor. It consumed more than 500 liang of silver. County Magistrate Chen Kehou wrote a note. In the early Qing Dynasty, the temple was destroyed again. In 1758, the gentry Zhang, Huang and Chen rebuilt it. It covers a total area of 1200 square meters, including the main hall, the Guanyin hall, the Lugong hall and the houses for monks. There is an ancient card on the Buddha seat in the temple, which is engraved with 8 words: "in the first year of Wanli, monks and moralists stand.".

Sage Temple

Sage Temple (Confucius Temple, also known as Confucian Temple), behind the office building of the county Party committee, was built in the first year of song Chongning (1102 AD), and was destroyed several times later. The roof structure is of Xieshan style with double eaves, and the stone dragon columns in the front porch are exquisite and vivid. The building covers an area of more than 3000 square meters and was listed as a cultural relic protection unit at the county level in 1987.

Uniqueta

In 1831, liankuita was built to commemorate Yongtai County's second to eighth year of Qiandao reign in Southern Song Dynasty. The tower is a stone structure, octagonal, seven story hollow pavilion type building, with spiral stone ladder leading to the top of the tower.

Famous and excellent characteristics

beef offal

It's a delicious snack with a long history. In the early days, the cooking method was very simple. All the hide, bone and water were cooked overnight in a large pan. The next day, a few stoves were set up with clay bricks in the market, and a simple cooking platform was set up to sell beef intestines and lungs.

Fried river snail

Hakka people especially like to eat fried snails in summer, with a few bottles of beer, that kind of feeling is really wonderful, fried snails is a well-known Hakka snack, the Mid Autumn Festival must. Hakkas like to stir fry snails with gold, pepper and garlic.

Shuan Jiupin

The nine ingredients of Shabu Jiu are commonly used as the nine door of the cattle, which are beef tongue peak, loin belly, ox heart crown, ox tripe tip, barren beef, ox peak stomach, bovine heart vessel, ox waist and tripe wall. After strict selection of materials, fine knife work, supplemented with seasoning, rice wine and several Chinese herbs (Kato Ne, duck vanilla, milk root, etc.). This dish is fresh, tender, crisp and fragrant. It has the effect of invigorating the stomach and kidney, removing cold and dampness. It is a good food for both medicine and diet. Since the meat of the 9 parts of the cow is eaten, it contains almost the main essence of the cow, so there is another saying that "one meal has eaten a cow".

Famous people

Year of the Yellow turtle

Huang guinian (1083-1145), a native of Yongfu county (now Yongtai County), was named Deshao.

Ren Tiefeng

Ren Tiefeng, named Ren Da, also known as Ren you village, was born in Chengguan, Yongtai County.