Meipu Town, Yunyang District, Shiyan City, Hubei Province

Meipu town

Meipu town government is located in meijiapu, with a population of 28098 (2017) and an area of 110.54 square kilometers (2017). It has jurisdiction over 18 village committees: Meipu, Quanwan, Shijiagou, Gaogou, Weiping, Wanghe, caoxigou, sunjiawa, xisigoukou, Daping, caishenmiao, Lijiagou, Pandao, dongjiatai, Lijiawan, Yangying, caomiaoling and guanao.

brief introduction

Meipu town is located in the northeast of Yunyang District, Shiyan City, Hubei Province. It is at the junction of two provinces (Hubei and Henan) and three counties (Xichuan County, Danjiangkou City and Yunyang District, Henan Province). The surging river passes through the belly. It covers an area of 110.54 square kilometers (2017), with 17 administrative villages, 101 villager groups and 28098 people (2017). Meipu town is famous for its natural treasures and outstanding people. There are ancient ape man sites, dinosaur bones and dinosaur egg fossils. It is known as "the birthplace of human beings and the hometown of dinosaurs". The terrain is mainly hilly with fertile soil, mild climate, four distinct seasons and sufficient sunshine. It mainly produces wheat, corn, sweet potato, rape, etc. sweet potato is the local specialty of Meipu Town, with an annual output of 80 million jin. There are barite, marble, iron ore and other mineral resources in the territory. The ape man cave in Xigoukou village and the dinosaur skeleton in Lijiagou village are of great development value. There are ferroalloy factory, marble factory, Wanghe power station, Yunyang starch products Co., Ltd. Meipu has made outstanding contributions to local economic development and historical progress. With convenient transportation, sufficient hydropower and water conservancy, convenient communication, solid progress in agricultural industrialization, agricultural industrialization and urbanization, increasing prosperity in science, education, culture, health, finance and trade, and gradual improvement of various infrastructure, it is an ideal investment hot land. there are 12.5 kilometers of roads in the town, including 2 kilometers of cement pavement and 9.5 kilometers of asphalt pavement. There are 22 village roads, with a total length of 46 kilometers and a general width of 3 meters, including one cement road, with a length of 2.5 kilometers. In 1998, the goal of village to village telephone was achieved. In addition to a small number of shallow hills, the plain area is irrigated by Baitiao River, Baimu River, Puyang River and Yougan canal. It is rich in rice, wheat, corn, rapeseed and other economic crops. In 1999, on the basis of consolidating and developing the original commodity base, we further strengthened the adjustment of agricultural industrial structure. The number of professional farmers in the town increased to 340, with 520000 small poultry and 33000 fat pigs sold annually. In vegetable planting base villages, we introduced "double film mulching" and "greenhouse planting" technologies, focused on the development of "two light" vegetables in spring and autumn, and formed "early spring vegetables + rice + late autumn vegetables" Besides developing barren hills and slopes and pomelo developed by the Forestry Institute, qitiaoshan has been developed in the form of joint-stock cooperation with the Provincial Academy of Agricultural Sciences to build a 100 mu huanghuali demonstration garden, which has led farmers to take advantage of the forest plates in front of and behind houses and the low-yield fields to plant huanghuali and loquat, and has begun to take shape With more than 700 mu of trees, it has become a well-known production base of Ginkgo and landscaping seedlings. In 1999, the proportion of grain to economy in the whole town was adjusted to 8:2, realizing a total agricultural output value of 87.6 million yuan, a total grain output of 24012 tons, and a per capita net income of 2892 yuan.

Historical evolution

Tracing back to the source, about one million years ago, the ancestors of human beings lived and multiplied in this land. Yunxian County was subordinate to the state of Chu earlier. As early as Xixue, the capital of Gujun state in Yunxian County, the ancient state of Chu, whose capital was Danyang, had its jurisdiction in Meipu. After the unification of the Central Plains by the Qin Dynasty, there was a "post station" in Meipu when the road was overhauled. With the rise of Wudang Taoist holy land, Meipu became the "magic road" and "post station" for people from the Central Plains to Wudang Mountain In history, Yunxian County was subordinate to the "Prefecture" in Xichuan County. Meipu was an important connecting place. Merchants from all over the world gathered here, which made Meipu an important economic town integrating commerce and trade in ancient times. In history, Meipu kept a prosperous scene for a long time. Meipu was liberated on February 8, 1948. Under the guidance of Fu Xianhui, the 36th and 35th regiments of the 12th brigade of Chen (Geng) and Xie (Fuzhi) regiment, taking Meipu as the base, they successively liberated jingziguan, Junxian, Xichuan and other places nearby, and launched the famous "Wanxi campaign" to liberate western Henan. The people of Meipu joined the army, took part in the war and supported the front. They were Chinese He made outstanding contributions to the liberation of the people.

infrastructure

In the 50 years after liberation, under the correct leadership of all previous Party committees and governments, and with the joint efforts of the whole town people, Meipu town has now formed a network of buildings, such as old street, new street, commercial street and zhouwan street. The ratio of small buildings to large buildings is the same. The magnificent buildings in Meipu are tall, the town government is open and bright, and the town health center is equipped with facilities It is rich in sweet potato, sesame and mung bean, marble and silicon iron ore. It has a large number of labor force and is a hot spot for one-time investment. the new Meitan highway has been completed on the basis of Bai (baisang) - Bai (baiting) road, Xigoukou bridge is about to be built, and Meibai highway (from Meipu to baiting street in Henan Province) is under construction The improvement of traffic conditions will promote the economic development of Meipu.

Agricultural industry

Meipu town has superior geographical conditions for the development of agriculture, subtropical continental monsoon climate, both north and south climate, long winter and short summer, similar spring and autumn, climate suitable for the growth of all kinds of crops, long sunshine time, light than the rest of the city are 5% higher (107-101 pinkA / cm), providing sufficient heat for crop growth, long frost free period, rich precipitation for the whole city Agricultural production provides good natural conditions. The main grain and oil crops are sweet potato, wheat, corn, rice, etc., and the miscellaneous grains are sesame, mung bean, pea, soybean, etc. in particular, sweet potato has been widely developed in recent years. Sweet potato starch, sweet potato noodles, dried sweet potato and other products are sold all over the country, creating an important way for farmers to increase their income, especially sesame It is famous in China for its bright, clean and pure fragrance. Driven by the pillar industries, Meipu has developed the corresponding animal husbandry, sideline and fishery industries. Fish culture in the reservoir area has made great breakthroughs in recent years, and the developed aquaculture industry has strengthened the rural economic strength. A large number of farmers develop fish farming in zhouwan reservoir, with an annual per capita net income of over one thousand. A large number of farmers raise sheep and cattle by mountain farms. The vast mountain resources have become excellent natural pastures. Farmers use barren mountains to plant Gracilaria, which not only beautifies the environment, but also increases their income. The coordinated development of agriculture, animal husbandry, sideline and fishery industries. The development of Meipu industry is in the ascendant. On the basis of yarn drawing and embroidery, rural women introduced silk carpet processing from Henan Province. At the same time, they set up "grass carpet" with fine workmanship and hand weaving of Eulaliopsis binata, which sold well at home and abroad. Marble processing, the development and utilization of silica iron ore and the newly relocated Xiwan sweet potato processing industrial park provided the driving force for local economic revitalization.

places of historic figures and cultural heritage

Meipu, known as the "cradle of Oriental Culture", not only has many cultural heritages, but also is the birthplace of the famous "Chu culture". 1. Dinosaur remains. The geological remains of dinosaur skeletons discovered in July 1997 are well-known both at home and abroad. The existing skeleton of dinosaur skeletons in the Dinosaur Museum of Liupi town is the ornithopod dinosaur skeletons unearthed from Meipu about 90 million years ago. In 1997, Zhao Xijin, an authoritative Chinese expert on dinosaurs, visited Meipu several times to make field investigation and qualitative analysis for this discovery. 2. Places of interest. There is the Meipu Ape Man Site 350000 years earlier than Zhoukoudian ape man in Beijing. There are "horseshoe spring" which is formed by horse's long hiss and hooves ploughing the ground; there are "Chaoshan Temple" which is the most peripheral Taoist temple in Wudang; there are "Yuhuang Temple" which is opposite to "Chaoshan Temple" across the river; and the famous Putuo Temple site. 3. Ancient battlefield sites. There are many war sites, such as the battle site of song army against Jin invasion, the battle site of trilateral peasants, the battle site of Li Zicheng uprising in the late Ming Dynasty, the battle site of resisting Japanese army, and the battle site of Wuliu breakout in the Central Plains. If you stop at a high place and look into the distance, you can see the flames of war in front of you. The scene of the golden age and iron horse will instantly bring you into the victory of the ancient battlefield. Folk art. Folk dramas are mainly composed of Quju opera, Yuju opera, shanerhuang opera and Yuediao opera, and two kinds of chuizi opera with self singing or a combination of self singing and self singing; folk arts such as gongs and drums accompanied by gongs and drums, suona accompanied by golden music, high bridge across the sky, colorful dragon and colorful boat accompanied by lanterns, etc. 5. Natural landscape. There are many beautiful ginkgo trees in yuhuangguan, deep affection of "zijunbai" in Wanghe ancestral hall, red fruit trees in hejiagou like a jade girl in the wind, and Acacia sinensis trees in Wudang. The thousand year old trees make up the unique scenery of ancient trees in Meipu, the natural forest of stone community, the white and plump yurufeng, the strong male roots, the holy and strange dense Notre Dame cave It's a rare holy land.

economic background

Meipu town has a long history, rich in specialties, hilly terrain, humid climate, sufficient sunshine. There are ancient ape man sites and dinosaur bone fossils, geological relics, known as the birthplace of mankind and the hometown of dinosaurs. Meipu town is rich in natural resources and outstanding in people. From ancient times to the present, a large number of talents have emerged, which has made outstanding contributions to the development of local economy and the advancement of history. Especially since the reform and opening up, under the leadership of previous Party committees and governments, it has taken on a new look every year