Xijing Town, Licheng County, Changzhi City, Shanxi Province

Xijing town

Xijing town is located in the north of Licheng County, Shanxi Province, at the junction of two provinces (Shanxi Province, Hebei Province), three districts (Changzhi area, Handan area, Jinzhong Area) and four counties (Licheng County, Wuxiang County, Shexian County, Zuoquan county). It has 43 administrative villages, 25893 permanent residents (2017), 48600 mu of arable land, and a total area of 233.48 square kilometers. In 2001, it was listed as the provincial key center demonstration small town by the provincial Party committee and the provincial government. It is the only one of the 14 small towns in Changzhi city that was listed as the key construction during the Tenth Five Year Plan period by the provincial Party committee and the provincial government.

History and culture

Xijing town has a long history. There are myths and legends about the history of Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties, such as Xu you Xier and Shun Jing. There are Hongmen Temple site founded in Sui and Tang Dynasties, thousand Buddha cave named in Ming Dynasty, and Pengzu Temple praised by the world. During the revolutionary war, it was the hinterland of the Anti Japanese base area of the Eighth Route Army. In Xiazhai village, there was the memorial tower for the third anniversary of the Anti Japanese war. In nanweiquan village, there was the former site of the first Taihang Qunying assembly. In Yuanzhuang village, there was the former site of the Anti Japanese branch school and the memorial Pavilion for Yuanyuan martyrs. Shantuo, a tourism Holy Land integrating religion and natural scenery, is organized and developed by Licheng County Tourism Administration. It is close to the south of huangyadong scenic spot. Shantuo is Shanya, which means Amitabha. Here is a rich Buddhist culture. In the scenic spot, you can see magnificent natural landscapes such as hundreds of meters of ladder, bridge and waterfall. What's more, it's inconceivable that the atmosphere of Western Buddhism, which originated in the 5th and 6th century BC, was carved so strongly by the supernatural craftsmanship of nature as early as 1.12 billion years ago. There are more than 500 meters of Buddha's head here The mount of Buddha Sakyamuni when he was born in the world is more than 300 meters of elephant peak; there is Buddha mother cave where Buddha was born; there is Tongtian cave where Buddha became Buddha; there are hundreds of meters of copper Avalokitesvara, all of which are vivid and thought-provoking. There is also the "Tongxin stone" with touching love story. People living in the depths of white clouds are called "people in the sky". They are noisy and busy in the city. What's more, the villagers who have lived in the village for generations still follow an almost ancient farming system and way of life. Although they are far from modern civilization, they are surrounded by mountains, quiet and comfortable, dependent on ancient customs, and detached from the world. People here live so seriously and happily, There is no power struggle, no distracting thoughts, no worldly pollution. The eyes are full of peach and apricot yellow flowers, clear water and red leaves all the year round. Every year, with the secluded white clouds, they enjoy the happiness of a paradise. Regardless of the "changes of Qin and Han Dynasties" and "Qi Mei's struggle", they live in the world without the noise of cars and horses. They are half mountain, half water, half garden, half Buddha and half god. It is a tourist attraction integrating religion and natural scenery.

natural resources

Xijing town is rich in natural resources. More than 20 kinds of mineral resources have been proved, including iron ore, quartz, limestone, red slate, Taihu stone, purple sandstone, etc. Abundant water resources, a total of more than 0.1 second flow of underground springs 19. Among them, the annual average flow of the source is 0.36 cubic meters, and the annual water yield is 11.353 million cubic meters, which is the largest spring in Licheng county. The famous Xierhe spring is recognized as magnesium bicarbonate type strontium bearing low sodium high-quality natural mineral water by the national geological and mineral testing center, which has very important mining value. Local agricultural and sideline products include Zanthoxylum, walnut, persimmon and jujube, which are known as the "four treasures" of Licheng. They are important export products and have a long reputation.

Economic situation

Xijing town has a good economic foundation. With the introduction of more than 30 million yuan of capital, Xijing metal magnesium powder plant, Wuxin concentrator, Xinsheng concentrator, Tianyin steel rolling Co., Ltd., nanweiquan Fangyu Stone Co., Ltd., Changzhi Puyu Stone Co., Ltd., Xinsheng silicon mine, Xijing machine brick plant, Zhenzhuquan traditional Chinese medicine development company, Yuanyuan quartz mine and Yuanzhuang Yurou were established A large number of individual and private enterprises such as Weiyuan, beiweiquan grinding factory, etc. there are more than 20 mining and mineral processing enterprises in the town, with an annual production capacity of 150000 tons of concentrate powder; one ferroalloy plant, with an annual production capacity of 6000 tons of ferrosilicon; four red slate processing enterprises, with an annual production capacity of 200000 square meters of red slate; and six grinding plants, with an annual production capacity of 180000 cubic meters of red sand. Characteristic agriculture has begun to take shape, initially forming five pillar industries of grain, forestry, animal husbandry, vegetable and animal husbandry. Walnut, pepper, persimmon, pepper, millet and other popular at home and abroad. The whole town has formed a town economic development pattern with mining industry as the main body, agricultural and sideline products processing and the tertiary industry as the two wings. Xijing town around the province's key small towns will soon enjoy many preferential policies, the town Party committee, the government established a small town construction as the main line, pay attention to the development of infrastructure and private economy, cultivate and expand the three major industries. In other words, we should pay close attention to enriching the town with stone industry, promoting the town with green industry, and continuously promoting the town with tourism industry, and strive to build Xijing into a small tourism center town in the whole province and even the whole country.

cultural education

The revolutionary red tourist resort is a small mountain town at the foot of Huangya cave. In the past, due to the obstruction of mountains, only a few villages in this town could watch TV, and the program was single. With the development of economy and the improvement of farmers' living standards, rich spiritual and cultural life has become an urgent need of rural people. In this case, Xijing town publicity and Culture Station purchased cable TV digital system, computer, camera and other supporting equipment, established Xijing culture and science and Technology Information Center, and self-organized "red tourism broadcast", "window of science and technology", "public service advertisement" and other columns. Through cable TV, it timely transmitted scientific and technological information to the local farmers, meeting the needs of farmers' breeding and planting It has brought about great economic benefits. At the same time, the station also set up three centers and eight rooms, namely information service center, network service center, tourism service center and library, reading room, painting and calligraphy room, electric classroom, chess room, radio and television room, sports activity room, agricultural technology information room. In 2003, Xijing town publicity and Culture Station was designated as the national "one hundred counties and one thousand townships publicity and culture project" project base by the Central Propaganda Department, central civilization office and Ministry of culture. Encouraged by this, Xijing town held peasant sports meeting, peasant interesting knowledge competition and other activities in the slack season. In 2007, Xijing town held double thousand people fitness exhibition activities relying on the publicity and culture station. In recent years, this small station has become an indispensable part of the town's mass cultural life. On this basis, the station also invested to replace the original analog system of cable TV with digital terminal equipment, and realized the optical cable into the village, so that 10000 farmers in 58 villages of Xijing town and huangyadong town can receive and see 45 sets of programs including 14 channels of CCTV, and the coverage rate has reached more than 90%, basically solving the problem that it is difficult for people in remote mountainous areas to watch TV. Driven by the propaganda and cultural station, Xijing town has set up a small characteristic education base in guduiping village, which is located on the Bank of the Xier River, to display the production of farm tools and the relics of revolutionary martyrs, and has become a platform for the people of the whole county to carry out ideological and moral education.

Tourist Scenery

Xierhe Village

Xierhe village, located in Xijing Town, covers an area of 80 square kilometers and has more than 10 scenic spots. Surrounded by peaks, Xierhe village has many unique scenic spots, such as chahu mountain, shaibu cliff, Xierhe River, thousand Buddha cave, etc. Almost every scene here has a fascinating legend. teapot mountain, it is said that in ancient times, the eight treasures of the heavenly palace, purple and gold teapots, were collected in the Jade Emperor's pavilion. Therefore, the teapot can fill the river and hide the dew in the heart. It is loved by the Jade Emperor and can be used only on major festivals. At that time, the monkey king didn't know the heaven was high and the earth was thick, so he didn't mean to kick the pot down when he was making havoc in heaven. At that time, the Taihang Mountain money carving happened to pass by and collected the jade pot. Some things have to go back where they came from, not to mention things in the sky. Later, the court of heaven wanted to take back the jade pot, but money was reluctant to give up. The Jade Emperor sent xiaoyongtian to find qianjindiao to retrieve the teapot. In this battle between man and God, the Babao Zijin teapot became the present teapot mountain. This mountain form is lifelike and lifelike. It is the most symbolic Lingshan. This mountain can be described as the essence of the sun and moon, and the spirit of heaven and earth. People who are doing business under the mountain will always have money. The name of the river is another legend. In ancient times, Xu you, an expert, lived in seclusion in Jishan and lived a self-supporting farming life because he was not used to the dirty world. At that time, the enlightened emperor Yao intended to pass the throne to Xu you, so he went to Jishan to see Xu you in person and explained the abdication. After hearing this, Xu you said nothing. Emperor Yao later asked him to be the governor of Kyushu, but Xu you still said nothing. After Emperor Yao left, Xu you immediately went to Yingshui at the foot of Jishan to wash his ears, in order to show the purpose of clearing the foul language in his ears. In memory of Xu you's noble spirit, Yingshui changed its name to Xier river. Xier River in Xijing town is 40.5km away from the county seat, covering an area of 80 square kilometers. The main scenic area is 20 square kilometers, with more than 10 scenic spots,. The Xier river is surrounded by peaks, with Danya cliffs, rich vegetation, towering ancient trees and long streams. There are many unique scenic spots, such as chahu mountain, shaibu cliff, Xier River, wuzhigou, Wangfu mountain, Jiulong Mountain, monk tomb, thousand Buddha cave, etc. The scenic spot is an ideal place for tourism, leisure, vacation and sketching. Xijing town's natural landscapes such as XingKong mountain and Baiyun cave are also unique. In addition, as one of the revolutionary bases in the northern Anti Japanese War, the cultural landscape here is also worthy of tourists' taste.

XingKong mountain scenic spot

The main peak is 1742 meters above sea level, and the mountain was formed in about one year