Gengjia Township, Changning County, Baoshan City, Yunnan Province

Gengjia Township

Gengjia township is located in the south of Changning County. The township government is 79 kilometers away from the county seat, covering an area of 547 square kilometers. The highest altitude in the territory is 2400 meters, and the lowest is 623 meters. The township is divided into four climate types: low heat, warm heat, warm cool and high cold. The annual average temperature is 19.5 degrees and the annual rainfall is 1384mm. By the end of 2002, there were 10 villagers' committees, 147 villagers' groups and 5686 households in the township, with a total population of 24888 (in 2017), inhabiting 9 ethnic groups including Han, Miao, Lisu and Bulang. The township has 3800 mu of arable land, including 26753 mu of dry land and 11250 mu of paddy field; there are more than 600000 mu of forest, with a forest coverage rate of 68%, of which the stock volume of Pinus kesiya is more than 1.9 million cubic meters.

Historical evolution

Gengjia is a magical land and a beautiful place. According to the cultural relics unearthed in the territory, our ancestors lived and multiplied on this land as early as 3000 years ago in the spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period. However, due to the remote location, closed traffic, backward culture and little communication with the outside world, there are such records in the records of the unification of the Ming Dynasty and the chieftain of Yunnan: "the local magistrate of WanDian, who was not in China since ancient times, was attached to zhenkang road during the unification of the Yuan Dynasty. Ming Hongwu year (1367 AD) people attached, because of the sword king issued a call to help the Yi people meritorious service, set up WanDian County granted Luoyi long lawsuit, set up Mengtong Ergang, Xila Ergang (now Fengqing Yingpan Town), mengboluo Yigang (now Yongde County), east to the border of dahouzhou (now Lincang City Yunxian County), 17 years (1384 AD) abandoned town road, subordinate to Yunnan chief secretary. In February of the first year of Yongle, marquis Mu Sheng of Xiping conquered Yunnan and Qin. His land was near Luchuan (today's Dehong Prefecture). Because of the vast territory and sparse population, he set up a lawsuit against the head of WanDian Prefecture and changed it to WanDian Prefecture. He took Dao jingle as the prefectural magistrate and gave the seal a gold medal and set up a member of Liuguan. " The feudal chieftains were hereditary and passed down from generation to generation. In 547, there were 28 generations of Jing family as chieftains. From 1757 to 1859, WanDian Prefecture was set up in gengga. the Republic of China -- in 1912, Changning County was built, and qiangengjia belonged to WanDian chieftain. In 1933, Changning County was officially established with the approval of Yunnan provincial government. The former WanDian Prefecture was attached to Changning County as the Fourth District, with jurisdiction over Mengtong town and Xishan town (now Gengjia, Ximi, Tiantou and three villages).

geographical environment

Gengga, known as "gengga" in ancient times, means a place rich in agave in Dai language. It is located at the southernmost end of Changning County, and is the remnant of the Hengduan Mountain System in the longitudinal valley of Western Yunnan, 79 kilometers away from the county seat. It is adjacent to Mengtong town in the East and across the river from Fengqing and Yongde counties in the south. It has a land area of 547 square kilometers, ranking first among 13 townships in Changning County. It has jurisdiction over 11 administrative villages and 151 villager groups. With a permanent population of 24888 (2017), there are eight ethnic groups including Han, Miao, Lisu, Hui, Bulang, Yi, Dai and Bai. It is a mountainous agricultural township with Han as the main ethnic group and multi-ethnic groups living together. The altitude is 670-2236.7m, the annual average temperature is 20.8 ℃, and the average rainfall is 1067.48mm. there are 39700 mu of common cultivated land, including 12000 mu of paddy field and 27700 mu of dry land; 181100 mu of forest land, with a forest coverage rate of 57%, including 73500 mu of economic forest and fruit. Gengjia township is high in the northwest and low in the southeast, with mountainous area accounting for 98%. Bazi Gengjia dam, the largest, covers an area of 2.04 square kilometers.

celebrity

Gao Shuangcai, male, Han nationality, was born in 1929 and died in 1984 at the age of 55. Born as a poor peasant, he has successively served as the director of security and platoon leader of the militia in Xigui village. Xigui village is located at the junction of Changning County, Fengqing County and Yongde County, with high mountains and complex terrain. It is the only place for criminals to flee, and is known as the "south gate of Changning County". Gao Shuangcai often taught the militia to be vigilant and closely checked the dead. He built a tight security line in the area of Western Guangxi, and the "Western Guangxi militia" was also famous inside and outside the county. In July 1953, Gao Shuangcai learned that two escaped prisoners from WanDian farm were going to flee to Myanmar through Dashaba via Xigui. He immediately led the militia to manglao Dai village in Yongde County to cooperate with the local militia to catch the criminals overnight. In July 1962, Gao Shuangcai learned that a fugitive from Fengqing County was going to pass through Xigui. He led the militia to rush to bianqingshuyakou to intercept and capture the criminal. In February 1969, Gao Shuangcai learned that a fugitive had passed the village. He immediately took two militiamen to manglaotuan mountain in Yongde County. When the criminal resisted arrest and fled, he shot and injured his thigh and was arrested on the spot. Gao Shuangcai has always maintained a high degree of revolutionary vigilance in the work of public security and the militia for more than ten years. He set an example and insisted on taking part in the guard, on duty and blocking cards. He led the militia to capture eight criminals and was rewarded by the province, prefecture and county for many times.

local snack

No matter where you go, the host will send you a bowl of fragrant small pot tea and a cup of home-made Xiaozhen wine. The sincerity on your simple face makes you have to drink a little. Suddenly, you will be convinced by its mellow and moistening taste. It's crispy and delicious maltose, and there's a doggerel: "old street sugar, Dazhai flavor, bridge scenery, Longtan cuisine", which shows that old street sugar is very famous. Merchants from Changning, Fengqing, Yongde and other places often come to buy old street sugar and sell it in other places. There are two kinds of sugar in Laojie: white sugar, decimeter sugar and corn sugar. It is a kind of pure natural food made by hand in a small private workshop. It does not contain any food additives, pigments, preservatives, etc. it is completely made of rice flour (corn flour) and malt powder. It is crisp but not hard, sweet but not strong. It has a good taste and is not easy to be ignited. It is a good product for entertaining guests and giving gifts to relatives and friends. Mushroom, also known as "Xianggu" and "Xiangjun", is the best-selling mushroom in the mountain. At the beginning of the spring rain, when you walk into the shrubbery, you can see the fragrance everywhere. On the dry trunk, you can see the light brown Umbrellas - mushrooms. Customers from all over the world came to buy fresh mushrooms at 10-15 yuan / kg and dried mushrooms at 30-25 yuan / kg. The mushroom brings a considerable income to the people. Its unique flavor is inseparable from its fine production. Every winter, people begin to kill pigs and pickle them. Choose a good pig head meat, pig feet cooked (not rotten), while hot mixed with pepper, pepper, fennel, grass fruit, salt, wine, fried rice noodles, put it in the air, and mixed with the same seasoning radish (washed and dried) layered into a previously washed pot sealed. Two months later, it will be ready to eat. It can be eaten directly or sliced. ——Noodle meat, sour and cool, delicious, fat but not greasy.

cultural education

Gengjia Township attaches great importance to the development of cultural undertakings, inherits and develops the traditional culture, and has participated in the county's farmers' art performances for many times. Miao dance with local characteristics, Lisu song and other programs have won awards in the art performances. Luo Tianbao, a Lisu artist, played his Lusheng to Kunming, the provincial capital. His Lusheng was selected by Yunnan People's radio as the prelude to the column "broadcasting to Lisu" for more than 20 years. In 1984, Gengjia Township invested 400000 yuan to set up a cultural station. In 1995, Gengjia Township Cultural Activity Center was established, with a library, reading room, chess room, volleyball court, basketball court, etc., equipped with full-time management staff. In 2006, Gengjia Township elderly activity center was established, enriching the majority of farmers' spare time cultural life. Township radio stations have also been consolidated and improved, broadcasting rural scientific and technological information, news, and publicizing the party's line, principles, and policies, providing a good opportunity for the masses to learn all kinds of knowledge. Facts have proved that gengga, which used to be called yifangdi, has entered a new era of civilization and prosperity. Gengjia Township Education is constantly growing. Primary compulsory education was popularized in 1989, illiteracy among young and middle-aged people was basically eliminated in 1992, six-year compulsory education was popularized in 1996, high standard literacy was achieved in 1997, and nine-year compulsory education was popularized in 2000.

Cultural tradition

promote a new song by singing it frequently in public

It is said that a long time ago, two monsters, asusai and Susie, liked to sneak into the bridal chamber on their wedding night to eat the bride. As long as there are wedding people in the village, people from neighboring villages will gather together and sing and dance all night to scare off the two monsters. All the people were singing "asusai, look, suziesai. The monster thought that people had found them and had to be on guard, so he had to retreat. Later, this activity evolved into singing. Dage is actually a kind of folk collective dance with the ensemble of Lusheng, Sanxian and dizi. This is also common in some other places, but the love and obsession of gajia people for Dage is unparalleled. The fire, heat and craziness of gengga are unique in other places. First of all, the tune of Lusheng is: come, come and sing. If you don't come, you don't have to come. People began to hold hands and follow the "Song head". There are many kinds of Dage, and the "inverted song" is popular, suitable for all ages. What girls love most is "two and a half" with melodious melody, light steps and graceful posture, which can fully show girls' soft beauty. Young men prefer to "turn over" and "shuttle" like volcanic eruption