Shangsha Town, Jiexi County, Jieyang City, Guangdong Province

Shangsha town

Shangsha town belongs to Jiexi County, Jieyang City, Guangdong Province. Its center is about 115 ° 7 'e and 23 ° 29' n. It is located in the northwest of Jiexi County, adjacent to Luoxi town in Luhe County in the southwest, Wuyun town in the southeast, Mianyang Town, Meilin town and Longcun town in Wuhua County in the north. The total area is 125.89 square kilometers. As of 2018, the town of Sha Sha has 58172 registered residence population. As of October 2019, Shangsha town has jurisdiction over one community and 22 administrative villages. The town government is located at 64 Guangming Road, Jiexi County, Jieyang City.

Shangsha town originally belonged to Lufeng County. In October 1949, Shangsha township was established, belonging to the eighth District of Lufeng County. In March 1951, it belongs to 13 districts of Lufeng County. In March 1959, Shangsha people's government was established. In 1965, it was designated as Jiexi County. In 1983, it was renamed district. In 1986, it was renamed town. Shangsha town is an alpine mountain area with an average annual temperature of 19.1 ℃ and annual precipitation of 1800-2400mm.

In 2018, the total retail sales of social consumer goods in Shangsha town reached 689 million yuan, the total commercial output value was 57 million yuan, and the total agricultural output value was 251 million yuan. The revenue of state land tax is 3.6356 million yuan.

Historical evolution

Shangsha town originally belonged to Lufeng County.

In October 1949, Shangsha township was established, belonging to the eighth District of Lufeng County.

In March 1951, it belongs to 13 districts of Lufeng County.

In March 1959, Shangsha people's government was established.

In 1965, it was designated as Jiexi County.

In 1983, it was renamed district.

In 1986, it was renamed town.

administrative division

As of October 2019, Shangsha town has jurisdiction over one community and 22 administrative villages. The town government is located at 64 Guangming Road, Jiexi County, Jieyang City.

geographical environment

Location context

The center of shangshazhen is about 115 ° 7 'e and 23 ° 29' n. It is located in the northwest of Jiexi County, adjacent to Luoxi town in Luhe County in the southwest, Wuyun town in the southeast, Mianyang Town, Meilin town and Longcun town in Wuhua County in the north. The total area is 125.89 square kilometers.

topographic features

Shangsha town is surrounded by rolling mountains, with a "small basin" in the middle.

hydrology

Shangsha River, a tributary of South River of Rongjiang River, originates from Shanglin, Xinling and other villages and runs through the whole territory from northwest to Southeast.

climate

Shangsha town is an alpine mountain area with an average annual temperature of 19.1 ℃ and annual precipitation of 1800-2400mm.

population

Up to the end of 2018, the town of Sha Sha had 58172 registered residence population.

Economics

In 2018, the total retail sales of social consumer goods in Shangsha town reached 689 million yuan, the total commercial output value was 57 million yuan, and the total agricultural output value was 251 million yuan. The revenue of state land tax is 3.6356 million yuan. The annual investment in fixed assets was 77 million yuan, of which 18.01 million yuan was invested, 29.2 kilometers of roadside projects were built, and 100.05% of the project progress was completed. The total agricultural output value of the whole year was 251 million yuan.

traffic

The Xingshan Expressway passes through Shangsha town.

social undertakings

social security

In 2018, 1653 people from 403 households in Shangsha town were granted the minimum living allowance of 3.8 million yuan, 261 people in special poverty and 1.09 million yuan of special poverty funds. In 2018, there were 5 batches of 134 rural dilapidated houses in the town, all of which started construction and 90 completed acceptance.

medical and health work

In 2018, Shangsha town invested 8 million yuan to build a new inpatient complex building of Shangsha health center and purchase relevant medical equipment. At present, five floors of the main building have been completed and are ready for decoration. The total investment is 1.4 million yuan to build 7 administrative village health stations.

History and culture

dialect

Residents in Shangsha town speak Hakka.

Hakka tea

The custom of drinking Leicha is popular in JieXi and Puning guest areas. Many visitors to JieXi will go to hepaolei teahouse to taste the unique flavor of Hakka Leicha.

In the early years of the Northern Song Dynasty, pan Renmei was ordered to attack the Southern Han Dynasty and sent a small team to attack Guangzhou through JieXi. When they arrived in hEPO, the soldiers were not satisfied and they vomited. The generals were anxious but helpless. Later, they were instructed by the local people to drink tea. The sick soldiers each drank a big bowl of hot tea, and then went to sleep with their heads covered. When I woke up the next day, everyone was sweating and sneezing, and all recovered. Later, a part of the people from the southern part of the expedition left to settle down in the fields. Therefore, Leicha was handed down not only in JieXi, but also in northern Guangdong, Western Hunan, southern Jiangxi and other places where Hakka people lived together, and became a major feature of Hakka food customs.

Hakka Micheng

Micheng, also known as "Mi Hua Cui", is a classic tea material popular in JieXi Hakka area. Micheng, in JieXi Hakka area, is a traditional food as famous as Leicha. According to the records of Jiexi County annals, Micheng is a local specialty food popular in Hakka areas such as hEPO, Longtan, Pingshang, Wuyun, Shangsha, Liangtian, etc. it can be used as refreshment tea or as a gift. In the era of material poverty, a bowl of Leicha and a piece of rice are the highest standards of hospitality in JieXi Hakka area.