Zhaihe Town, Guangshan County, Xinyang City, Henan Province

Zhaihe town

Zhaihe town is located in the north of Guangshan County, Xinyang City, Henan Province, at the junction of Guangshan County, Huangchuan County and Xixian county. The town governs 18 administrative villages (streets), with a total area of 117.66 square kilometers (2017) and a population of 49104 (2017).

In Zhaihe Town, 312 National Highway and 230 National Highway form a "golden cross", with Daguang Expressway in the East and Shanghai Shaanxi Expressway in the south. It is an important traffic town in southern Henan.

History and culture

historical background

Zhaihe has a long history, long history and splendid culture. It has been a strategic and important business town since ancient times. since Sui and Tang Dynasties, it has been an important post road and station directly to Kyoto. after the founding of the people's Republic of China, there were few changes in Zhaihe district. Zhaihe commune was established in 1958, township was changed in 1983, and town was established in 1996. National Highway 312 can also be regarded as the dividing line between North and South in China. It is not only one of the birthplaces of Chu culture, but also the junction of Chu and Han culture. It not only has the rough and bold style of Central Plains culture, but also has the fresh and soft charm of Chu culture. The folk customs have the charm of Chu and Yu. The ancient city sites of Liutang and Datang villages, the ancient town sites of Tang and Song dynasties in Donglin village, and the Longshan cultural sites of yin and Shang Dynasties in Wuzhai village show the glorious history of Zhaihe up to now.

Red footprint

This is a piece of red land. Deng Xiaoping, Liu Bocheng, Li Xiannian and other revolutionaries of the older generation left their footprints here. "Zhaihe Qiaotou battle site" and "lengwa battle site" have been listed as provincial cultural relics protection units, witnessing the martyrs' heroic sacrifice for the revolutionary cause.

administrative division

As of the beginning of 2018, Zhaihe town has 1 neighborhood committee and 17 administrative villages: Zhaihe neighborhood committee, zhangweizi village, Wang Village, Datang Village, qianzhai village, Donglin village, Luohu village, Zhaihe village, wangfan village, lengdawan village, duanzhai village, chenxingzhai village, Wuzhai village, dugang village, Zhanghu village, gengzhai village, Liutang village and xiexiaozhai village.

geographical position

Zhaihe town is adjacent to Dabie Mountain in the South and Huaihe River in the north. It is named after Zhaihe River (Qinglong River), a tributary of Huaihe River in the mirror. Located at 32 ° 7 'n and 114 ° 5' e, it is the traditional north-south border of China. Zhaihe town is the geographical center of Xinyang area, adjacent to Fudian town in Huangchuan County in the East, Suntiepu town in the west, Shili town and Xianshan street in the south, and caohuangling town in Xi county in the north. It is 12 kilometers away from the central urban area of the county. It is located at the junction of Guangshan, Huangchuan and Xixian counties, where the flow of people gather.

natural environment

The terrain of Zhaihe town is generally inclined from southwest to northeast, and Zhaihe River, a tributary of Huaihe River, runs through the town from southwest to northeast. Zhaihe town is a transition zone from plain to hill, where there are mostly shallow hills. Zhaihe town is located in the west of Jianghuai region, in the transition zone from subtropical zone to warm temperate zone. It has four distinct seasons, abundant rainfall and mild climate. It belongs to the humid and semi humid monsoon climate in the northern subtropical zone, with an average annual temperature of 15.4 ℃ and an average annual rainfall of 1028.5mm. The whole town is flat with crisscross rivers, lakes and ponds. At present, there are 85000 mu of cultivated land, 30000 mu of forest land and 12000 mu of water area. The main food crop is rice, rich in wheat, potato and so on. Economic crops are cotton, rape, peanut, sesame, chestnut, ginkgo, etc.

The scenery is pleasant

The natural scenery here is pleasant. Chenxingzhai, Jinhegou and Fenshui lake are three major reservoirs and lakes. The willow shadow is reflected in the lake. The lake is quiet and beautiful. The green corridor of 312 national highway, which is 16.4 km long and covers an area of 1100 mu, is full of emerald green, making people appreciate the rural scenery and meandering more than 20 km in Zhaihe town. The water of chenxingzhai reservoir is sparkling, open, magnificent and quiet, which makes you feel fresh and refreshing, like a spring breeze; the water at the bridgehead of Zhaihe river is calm, with fish flying at the bottom and trees on both sides. "Zhaihe ancient ferry", "sunset willow forest", "fishing and firewood singing late", "river beach rest" and other scenery are unforgettable. The construction of ecological villages and towns, marked by bluer sky, clearer water and greener mountains, presents infinite vitality. It is worth mentioning that the beauty of Zhaihe river is a beautiful scenery of Zhaihe river.

convenient transportation

Zhaihe has convenient transportation, controls the five county passes in southern Henan, and is the throat of Zhenhuang and Huaihe plain. It is an important traffic town in southern Henan. With obvious location advantages and excellent investment environment, it is an important small town of commercial circulation in southern Henan. 312 National Highway and 230 national highway are crisscross and intersect in the center of the town. It is 4km away from Daguang Expressway in the East, 6km away from Shanghai Shaanxi Expressway in the south, with high-speed entrances and exits. Ningxi railway passes through in the north, near Xixian railway station. At the same time, the Urumqi Shanghai optical cable and the west east gas transmission branch line all pass through Zhaihe. The town has formed a crisscross road network system of national roads, expressways, railways and village roads. It has the traffic hub conditions of connecting the north and south, connecting the East and the West. It is a veritable traffic town in southern Henan. the traffic in the town is convenient. The town and village are connected with asphalt road and cement road, and all villages and groups are connected with gravel road. In some villages, the group is connected with cement road, with cement pavement of 90 km, asphalt pavement of 25.3 km and gravel road of 83 km. The three-level traffic network of the town, village and group is basically formed. in addition, Zhaihe bus is convenient and fast. It takes less than 30 minutes to get to Guangshan County every 15 minutes, which is the most convenient town in the county.

economic development

Zhaihe town in the constant struggle to forge ahead, all the work are in the forefront of the county. For many years in a row, the comprehensive goal ranked first in the county, and ranked first in the "three cups" competition for many years in a row. For many years in a row, it was rated as "advanced township of comprehensive management of social security" by the province, city and county. In 2008 and 2009, municipal health towns and provincial health towns were established successively. In 2010, municipal civilized towns and small towns with beautiful environment were established. over the years, Zhaihe town has been developing from a big agricultural town to a strong agricultural town. Vigorously develop grain deep processing and lengthen the chain of agricultural industrialization. Guosheng rice bran oil factory, Yuhua oil factory, Tongfu storage, Taitong grain industry, Zhongzhou animal husbandry, Southern Henan commercial pig breeding base, Dabieshan Ecological Technology Co., Ltd. and a number of agricultural brand enterprises have been introduced, and many famous brands such as "Dabieshan native egg", "didi pure sesame oil", "Zhaihe cowpea", "the first Fu wine in the world" and "Zhaihe Renjia wine" have emerged. At the same time, through vigorously developing various operations and developing characteristic agricultural industries, eight pillar industrial bases have gradually formed in the whole town, including seedlings and flowers, pollution-free vegetables, freshwater aquaculture, grain and oil planting, livestock and poultry breeding, ecological forestry, grain and oil reserves, and Zhaihe oil chestnut. Since 2010, the town is actively promoting the work of land circulation and promoting the construction and development of rural comprehensive reform pilot area. Non public economy is developing rapidly. First, create a good environment, improve service awareness, and focus on the development of imported non-public economy. It has successfully introduced Zhaihe Office of XCMG, Zhaihe Office of Yutong heavy industry, Zhaihe Office of Zhengzhou Sanli company of Changlin group, pressurization station of West to east gas transmission, gas filling station of Tianli Energy Co., Ltd. The second is to seize the location advantage and develop the characteristic economy. Qiaoxi oil Island, which covers an area of more than 20 mu, integrates refueling, accommodation, catering and entertainment, making it convenient for drivers and passengers. Third, increase support and gradually develop private economy. More than 40 private enterprises have been developed, including grain processing plants, kilns, prefabricated components plants, bamboo and wood furniture plants, etc. the development of industry is the fundamental policy to get rid of poverty and become rich. The industrialization and modernization of agriculture is the key for farmers to get rid of poverty, get rich and not return to poverty. In recent years, Zhaihe town has been committed to the adjustment of agricultural structure, exploring five characteristic industries of rice, rape, flowers and trees, lotus root and edible fungi to enrich the people. Through the modes of "enterprise + base + poor households", "base + cooperative + poor households", Zhaihe town has given full play to the leading role of large households and implemented continuous development and large-scale development. Next, Zhaihe town will use the "colorful countryside" industrial poverty alleviation policy to cultivate and expand the "colorful countryside" industrial poverty alleviation demonstration project, and vigorously promote poverty alleviation and prosperity. in August 2017, the PPP project of vein Industrial Park in Zhaihe Town, Guangshan County was officially started. The project is located in Luohu village, Zhaihe Town, covering an area of 150 mu, with a total investment of 320 million yuan. The total design scale of the project is 1200 tons of domestic waste per day. The construction period of the first phase of the project is one year, and 600 tons of waste per day after completion. According to the budget of the project feasibility study report, after the first phase of the project is completed, 438000 tons of domestic waste can be treated per year, and the annual electricity turnover is 62.8 million kwh. The project will not only serve Guangshan County, but also radiate Xi county, Huangchuan and the surrounding areas to realize the resource utilization of domestic waste, so as to protect the ecological environment and promote the urbanization construction.

Social customs

education

Education is booming. The town has 20 primary and secondary schools with 8153 students, including two middle schools: Zhaihe No.1 middle school and Zhaihe No.2 Middle School. The quality of education is among the best in rural primary and secondary schools in the county. Zhaihe central Kindergarten (the former Zhaihe children's center) was reconstructed from the original zhangweizi primary school in the autumn of 2004. The kindergarten is a public kindergarten approved by the Education Bureau of Guangshan County, which has reached the municipal secondary kindergarten standard and is the highest level kindergarten in the county. Zhaihe Town Central kindergarten aims to cultivate healthy, lively, smart, polite and high IQ children. It sows happiness for children and makes their childhood full of sunshine. "Everything for children, everything for children" is its school running purpose, which is known as "sunshine campus" by the outside world.

medical care

The health service presents a good development trend.