Wanquan Township, Wanrong County, Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province

Wanquan town

Wanquan township is located in the south of the county, adjacent to Huangfu Township in the East, Gaocun village in the west, Gufeng mountain in the south, Jiedian town and Nanzhang Township in the north, with a total area of 44.15 square kilometers. The township government is located in Wanquan village, which is the former seat of Wanquan county. It is 8 kilometers away from the county. It has 15 villagers' committees, 3748 households and a population of 15693. The territory has undulating mountains and ravines. The terrain is high in the South and low in the north. Most of the cultivated land is trapezoidal, with a total cultivated area of 42517 mu, mainly rich in green onions, crisp pears, apples, vegetables and wheat. Among them, Hongxing, Gushan Jinli and Beili are well-known. Wen he Expressway from southeast to northwest across the township, the territory of high (Village) three (Wen), Wan (Rong) high (Village) line through, traffic is very convenient.

Historical evolution

Wanquan township is the original location of Wanquan county. In the first year of daowuci (404) of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Xia Shizu heliansheng invaded the city. Xue Tong, a native of the city, led more than 1000 families. Relying on the topography of Gufeng mountain, he built a city for defense, so it was later called "Xue Tong City". The ancient site is in the south of Wanquan village. In the third year of Wude (620), Xuetong city was rebuilt and county governance was established. Later, it was merged into Yishi (now Linyi County) in the third year of Zhiyuan (1266). In the fourteenth year (1277), huangfuhu submitted a petition to the provincial government to reestablish Wanquan county. In the sixteenth year (1279), another county was built in the north of Xuetong city. In the first year of Jingtai (1450), the second year of Chenghua (1466), and the eleventh year of Hongzhi (1498), it was rebuilt many times It has a history of more than 1000 years. In May 1951, the people's Government of Wanquan County moved to Jiedian (now Wanrong county); in August 1954, Wanquan county and Ronghe county were called Wanrong County, and the former Wanquan county was changed to Gucheng Township, which was called Gucheng commune in 1962, and then Wanquan township has been used since 1983.

Scenic Spots and Historical Sites

Wanquan village has a long history, simple folk customs and profound cultural heritage. The existing ancient sites in Wanquan village include: many ancient city wall sites (built in the Tang Dynasty); xuetongcheng site (built in the Northern Wei Dynasty); kuixinglou site (built in Yongle period of Ming Dynasty); Dacheng Hall of Confucian Temple (built in Jiajing period of Ming Dynasty, a cultural relic protection unit of the State Council); Gaocheng Taixue tablet in Pingding Qinghai (Yongzheng period of Qing Dynasty); restoration of Kuixing Lou, Town God's Temple, Confucious'Temple recorded inscriptions (Ming Yongle); Confucious' temple seven year old cypress trees; Wanquan Town God's Temple five odd inscriptions; a platform of the earth (not built in the age of construction); Huimin pool (built in the Ming and Qing Dynasties); there were many ancient houses in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China; at the same time, there were also Wanquan Taishan temples at the same time, with the south Zhang Tai Zhao Wuliang hall, the Wanrong flying cloud house, Dongyue Temple. In the war of resistance against Japan, the war of liberation and the early days of the founding of the people's Republic of China, the famous fennan middle school site was selected.

The surrounding sites include:

① Fayun temple in Gufeng mountain (built in Zhou Dynasty, covering thousands of years of Qin, Han, song and Ming Dynasties, restored in 2005);

② The site of Xue wanche where Li Shimin took his troops (i.e. Tang Wangzhai and Ma pianquan);

③ The Song Dynasty stage inscriptions of Niangniang Temple in Qiaoshang Village (the earliest and only stage building materials in China, which are very precious, are kept in Wanrong County Museum);

④ Jinghuai Erlang Temple (built in the 20th year of Jiajing reign of Ming Dynasty, well preserved);

⑤ Jingcun site (Neolithic Yangshao culture, Longshan culture site, Shanxi cultural relics protection unit, Beijing Palace Museum has unearthed cultural relics);

⑥ The site of Berlin Temple, also known as Fengbo Yushi temple and Jiezi temple, has many legends (it was built in 1207, the seventh year of Jin Taihe);

⑦ Chuanquan pagoda is located in Gufeng mountain scenic area. It was originally built in 1120, the second year of Xuanhe in Song Dynasty;

⑧ Laomu cave, north of Gufeng mountain, is a Buddhist place dedicated to laomu of Lishan Mountain. Its original construction date can not be verified;

⑨ Fan Gongtai site is located in Beijian village. It was built in the Ming Dynasty to commemorate Gongsheng and magistrate fan Wenyuan during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. It has a unique style of flying structure (destroyed by Japanese invaders, the site still exists).

administrative division

Wanquan township is subordinate to Wanrong County, Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province. It has jurisdiction over Gucheng village, Beijian village, Beili village, Dongding village, Xiding village, Guli village, Miaohou village, yangjiaduo village, Qiaotou village, Qiaoshang village, Liuyuan village, Linshan village, Jing Village, Jinghuai village, Jianxue village, etc.

tourist resources

Wanquan township has undulating mountains, moderate altitude, four distinct seasons, obvious temperature difference between day and night, unique flavor and excellent quality of agricultural and sideline products, which are popular in the market. It provides a unique geographical condition and natural environment for the development of sightseeing agriculture and ecological agriculture.

The ancient historical sites witness the vicissitudes of the ancient Wanquan, reflecting the profound cultural heritage of the ancient Wanquan. The excellent and unique geographical location creates unique conditions for the protection and development of the cultural heritage of the ancient Wanquan and the development of the tourism industry. First of all, the transportation is convenient. Heyun Expressway and Wenhe Expressway meet in Wanquan Township, and San (Luli) Guang (Hua) highway passes through the township. It connects National Highway 209 in the west, Wanyun first-class highway in the East, and is only 8 km away from the county. Thirdly, it has excellent environment and no pollution from industry and mines. Gufeng mountain scenic spot is a national AAA scenic spot, 8 km south of Wanrong county. It is a scenic spot for sightseeing, entertainment and religion It is a tourism Holy Land integrating culture. It is not only a famous scenic mountain, but also a famous historical mountain. Gufeng mountain has winter skiing and summer grass skiing in the golden triangle of the Yellow River. With dense forests, it is a natural oxygen bar for people's leisure, summer vacation. It is also a good place to develop tourism and is known as the back garden of Wanrong county.

In 2008, Wanquan village was approved as a famous cultural tourism village.

folk culture

Wanquan township has a long history, simple folk customs and rich folk culture. In addition to traditional festivals, there are also local characteristics, such as the Chaoshan festival in June of the lunar calendar, and the pear blossom festival. Wanquan township is famous for its outstanding people, such as Jie Zitui (Jin) and Jia Renyuan (Jinshi of Jiajing in Ming Dynasty, Minister of the army), etc. There are Cao Pu, Niu Renliang, Wang Guozheng and so on in recent (present) dynasties, which is fully illustrated by the eight sceneries of Wanquan inscribed by Zhang Juemin (Zhili, Tianjin) and Wang bingtao (Changbai people) in Qing Dynasty. They are Gufeng Yongcui, tangzhai Qiufeng, Fayun Yuantiao, Shuangquan liubi, diaoyajixue, Taodong Chunqing, Berlin evening photos, FanTai night moon. At the same time, there are still many ancient poems and essays, such as Wu Qi, Yang Lan, Xiang Shifang, Shi Wangjie, Jia Renyuan, Lin Xiangguo, Zheng Zhang, Zhang Shibi, fan Xueyan and Wang Xuanshi. In the 1960s, Li Xuefeng wrote poems here (lost during the Cultural Revolution). In the 1990s, Zhao WANGJIN, Hansheng, Hua Ershi and Xu Wenda visited Gufeng mountain for the first pear blossom festival, and wrote poems and paintings, which caused a sensation.

Population data

The township where the county government is located is the first one marked behind. Population data of Wanquan township: (data of the fifth population census)