Qicun town
Qicun town is located 20 kilometers northwest of Xinfu District, Xinzhou City, adjacent to Yuanping City in the north, Ningwu county and jingle County in the West. It is the political, economic and cultural center in the northwest of Xinfu District. There are more than 20 provincial, municipal, District, town and resident units, which are the seat of the town government.
Qicun town is located in Xinding basin. In view of its unique geographical location, it has always been an important north-south transportation thoroughfare in history, especially an important access to "outside the mouth" or "outside the mouth". It is an important town on the regional north-south transportation line. In history, it was once as famous as Yuanping town (now Yuanping City).
In July 2020, the National Patriotic Health Campaign Committee reconfirmed Qicun as a national health township.
geographical position
The geographical position is superior, the transportation is very convenient. Xinqi Road, Xinbao Road, Heqi Road, Qidun road and Qiyuan road run through the whole area, crisscrossed with Yuantai expressway, Dayun road and Beitongpu railway, Wutai Mountain in the East, Yungang Grottoes in the north, Luya Mountain in the West and Taiyuan in the capital of Nantong.
survey
It has a total area of 187.45 square kilometers and a permanent population of 26764 (2017). Since ancient times, merchants gathered and business flourished. It is the northwest commodity distribution center of Xinfu District, Xinzhou City. There are more than 300 commercial stores with more than 1500 employees, and the annual sales amount is more than 80 million yuan. Agriculture, industry and commerce are very developed. Corn is the main agricultural product, and starch processing industry has become the leader, driving the development of various industries.
The village has all kinds of medical, health and educational undertakings. In particular, it has Qicun hot spring, which is famous all over the world. Geothermal resources were discovered in 1972. Now the proved recoverable area is 4000 square meters, and the average water temperature is 63-74. The water is rich in more than ten kinds of natural organic matter such as iron, potassium, calcium, and a variety of medical and health care ingredients. It has a unique curative effect on heart disease, arthritis, asthma, skin disease, etc.
resources
The territory is rich in landscape resources. In particular, hot springs, rivers, lakes, reservoirs, canals and other water landscapes, Yunzhong and Yuejin canals pass through the village in a linear way, while Jinshan Lake and shuangru lake are evenly dotted between rivers and mountains in a plane shape. Hot springs are the brand of Qicun. Honey is the sign of Qicun.
hot spring
Qicun town was called the hometown of hot springs in ancient times. The hot springs group is located in the east side of the warm spring. The hot field covers an area of 2.5 square kilometers. There are nine hot wells with a depth of 30-80 meters, a water temperature of 43 ℃ - 72 ℃ and a water inflow of 3000 m3 per day. The water quality is super compound spring water with radon, hydrogen sulfide and silicate.
At present, according to the medical value and health care function of hot spring water quality and trace minerals, hot spring water is classified into 12 categories. The first type is radon spring containing radioactive elements. The radon content of Qicun hot spring is 309 Beck / L, which is three times of the national standard of 110 Beck / L. The third type is hydrogen sulfide spring. Qicun hot spring contains 12.7mg/l hydrogen sulfide, which is 12 times of 1mg / L hydrogen sulfide spring in the world. Qicun hot spring contains 58mg / L of silicic acid, which is 7 times of the national standard of 8mg / L. Therefore, the hot spring is a super compound spring of category 1, 3 and 8.
Judging by the water quality, mineral content and medical value of Qicun hot spring, only four hot springs have been found in the world. Except for one in Japan, the other three are in China, namely, Lushan in Jiangxi, Huitang in Hunan and Qicun in Shanxi. Therefore, Qicun hot spring is one of the four famous hot springs in the world, and it is the only one in northern China.
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Honor record
In July 2020, the National Patriotic Health Campaign Committee reconfirmed Qicun as a national health township.
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