Xinfa Town, Langxi County, Anhui Province

Xinfa town

Xinfa town belongs to Langxi County, Anhui Province. It is located in the northwest of the county. It borders Nanjing City in Jiangsu Province in the north, Meizhu town in the East, Xuanzhou District in the southwest and Jianping town in the southeast. It is one of the 200 central towns in Anhui Province. In 2017, the administrative area was 8670 hectares, with a permanent population of 27051.

In 2006, it was awarded the title of "one thousand villages and towns in Anhui Province" and "one hundred villages and towns in Anhui Province".

Xinfa town has 9 administrative villages and 2 neighborhood committees.

Historical evolution

Xinfa town is a new town in the 21st century, which is composed of xiahu Township, dingbu town and Dongxia town. Located in the northwest of the county, at the junction of Jiangsu and Anhui provinces, it has nine administrative villages and two neighborhood committees, and is one of the 200 central towns in Anhui Province. in 2003, it was listed as a central town by the provincial people's government; in 2004, it was listed as a "pilot town of institutional reform" by Xuancheng municipal Party committee; in 2005, it was identified as a "pilot town of small town development and reform"; in 2006, it was identified as a demonstration town of "one thousand villages and one hundred towns" for the construction of new socialist countryside in Anhui Province; in 2006 and 2008, it was awarded a municipal civilized town by Xuancheng municipal Party committee and municipal government; in 2008, it was awarded a municipal civilized town by Xuancheng municipal Party committee and municipal government In 2011 and 2009, it won the first place in the county civilization construction; in 2010, it was approved as a professional town of industrial cluster; in 2011, it was awarded the titles of civilized town in Anhui Province, national civilized town and Provincial Ecological Town in Anhui Province. Langxi County is a strong industrial town, one of the important business towns.

Traffic conditions

Xinfa town is adjacent to Gaochun County of Nanjing city. Provincial highway 214 passes through the city. It takes 40 minutes to reach Nanjing Lukou International Airport. It is only an hour's journey to Nanjing city. It takes two hours to reach Hangzhou, Suzhou, Wuxi and other developed cities in the Yangtze River Delta. It is known as the "back garden" of Nanjing. It is 8 kilometers away from Wushen canal wharf, and can pass ships of more than 10 million tons throughout the year. It is 10 kilometers away from the entrance of Li Guang expressway. It is one of the important transportation hubs from Langxi to the hinterland of Yangtze River Delta.

natural environment

Xinfa town is located in the north subtropical wind area, with a subtropical monsoon climate. The annual climate is mild, with an average temperature of 15.9 ℃, four distinct seasons and sufficient sunshine. The annual average sunshine hours is 2107.5 hours. It is close to Nanyi Lake, the second largest freshwater lake in the province. There are many reservoirs and dams in the town. The town is rich in rice, rape, wheat and other special aquatic products, such as river crab, silver carp, green shrimp, and is a typical "land of fish and rice".

Economic overview

overview

In 2010, the town's GDP reached 2.28 billion yuan, including 2.12 billion yuan of total industrial output value and 125.314 million yuan of tax revenue, including 94.585 million yuan of national tax, 29.1101 million yuan of local tax and 1.618 million yuan of Finance and tax. The per capita net income of farmers in the town reached 6500 yuan.

primary industry

The primary industry is agriculture. At the same time of industrialization and market-oriented, Xinfa town has stabilized grain production. In line with the principle that mountains are suitable for mountains, water is suitable for water, and forests are suitable for forests, it has vigorously developed seedling cultivation, fruits and vegetables in hilly areas, and aquaculture in polder areas. by 2010, the area of characteristic agriculture in the town has reached 30000 mu, of which the output value of seedling planting and aquaculture has exceeded 30 million yuan. At the same time, we should take the opportunity of rural land consolidation, vigorously promote the rural land reversal, encourage and guide farmers to concentrate their land on large households and planting experts, and promote agricultural scale and industrialization. The town has a total land circulation area of 4987 mu, with nearly 200 large farmers and 5 agricultural cooperatives. In addition, with the rapid development of agricultural modernization and in-depth promotion of agricultural land consolidation, more rural idle land has been replaced, which has won more space for promoting industrialization and urbanization. By 2011, 1034 mu of rural land had been renovated and 102 mu of new cultivated land had been added.

the secondary industry

As the vanguard and bridgehead of Wanjiang City belt to undertake industrial transfer demonstration zone, around the overall positioning of developing circular economy, Xinfa circular economy industrial park has been fully started and constructed. Xinfa circular economy industrial park has a planning area of 8 square kilometers and a built-up area of 3 square kilometers (< I > as of 2012 < / I >). All kinds of infrastructure supporting, the park and 214 provincial road cycle staggered road completed. The 110kV new generator transformer has been built, and the 10kW trunk line along the road has been erected. as of 2012, 86 enterprises have been introduced into the park, including 11 Industrial Enterprises above Designated Size, forming an industrial cluster with copper and steel recycling industry integrating copper and steel scrap recovery, smelting and processing, and traditional advantageous industries such as wood processing and garment manufacturing. By 2012, there were 11000 employees. In 2011, the total industrial output value of industrial enterprises was 4.302 billion yuan, the investment in fixed assets was 719 million yuan, and the tax revenue was 253 million yuan (including 214 million yuan of national tax, 36.75 million yuan of local tax, and 2.49 million yuan of fiscal tax). In November 2010, it was approved as a professional town of industrial cluster by the provincial economic and Information Technology Commission, and in July 2012, it was approved as a provincial circular economy industrial demonstration park by the provincial development and Reform Commission.

the service sector; the tertiary industry

By the end of 2010, there were 5 logistics centers, 30 catering centers, 10 hotels and 6 supermarkets in the town.

social undertakings

home of respect for the aged

Xinfa town has more than 200 elderly people with five guarantees, including more than 100 scattered elderly people with five guarantees. However, due to the small scale of the homes for the aged, the occupancy rate of the five guarantees is less than 50%. In order to realize the five guarantees that the elderly should live as much as possible, the town started the implementation of the expansion project of the elderly home in June 2012. The total investment of the elderly home expansion project is more than 3 million yuan. After the completion of the project, 100 new beds will be added, and the occupancy rate of the five guarantees elderly in the town will reach 94%. (as of 2012)

agricultural insurance

Policy based agricultural insurance is an important measure for the state to support and benefit agriculture, support and solve the problems of agriculture, rural areas and farmers. In order to improve the production capacity of crop recovery after the disaster and promote the sustainable and healthy development of the planting and breeding industry, the Party committee and government of Xinfa town attach great importance to it and actively carry out the work of policy agricultural insurance to support the "umbrella" for farmers. the implementation of policy oriented agricultural insurance has greatly protected the interests of farmers, dispersed the risks of natural disasters in agricultural production, reduced the economic losses caused by natural disasters, and enabled farmers to cultivate land boldly and become rich at ease.
In 2012, the affected area of wheat in Xinfa town was 7308.1 mu, and the claim amount was 355173.66 yuan; the insured area of rice was 36106.81 mu.

Folk customs

Shangbai pagoda lantern

Shangbai pagoda horse lantern was popular in the Song Dynasty. It was originally intended to suppress evil spirits, avoid disasters and pray for peace, also known as "Taiping lantern". Later, it evolved into a custom in the harvest year, aiming to activate the spring festival atmosphere. The lantern is made of bamboo. One man bends down and walks together as a horse. One child sits on the horse and becomes one man and one horse. With the accompaniment of drum music, they jointly interpret the prayer of suppressing evil and avoiding disaster, and the meaning of auspiciousness and well-being. Including Xingdeng, zhamadeng, Dianguang, jiedeng, dangdeng, etc. Now the lantern has been listed as a municipal intangible cultural heritage.

A long song and a long cry

the new residents in the history are composed of two parts: one is from other provinces and settled here during the period of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, which is called "Hakka"; the other is "local people", which is mainly distributed in Huayuan village. They speak Wu dialect and are deeply influenced by Wu Culture. They live here with a long history and honest folk customs. "Local people" need to "cry" to get married. This custom has its own characteristics. It expresses the content of "joy" in the form of "cry"; it expresses the deep feelings of mother and daughter, expresses the meaning of difficult to give up, expresses good wishes and wishes for the future in the process of crying, so as to achieve the organic unity of form and content.

Zhuangyan small lantern

Zhuang village is located in zhuangyan village, Xinfa town. The people here are genuine natives, most of whom are surnamed Xia. No one knows the origin of zhuangyan's lantern. It has been handed down from generation to generation. Zhuangyan pony lantern will be put out at the beginning of the first month, and it can be put out after the 15th day of the first month. It is usually set on October 16 of the first month, and sometimes extended for a few days, depending on the weather and busy farming.

Dongxia yingzi Gang

Dongxia yingzi Gang is located in Dongxia village, Xinfa Town, near Langchuan River in the south. there are nearly 30 families in the whole gang, with 50 families in its heyday. They are mainly composed of Shen, Han and Wu surnames. The whole gang makes a living by releasing yingzi to fish, and the gang is called yingzi gang. It is said that their predecessors immigrated here from Taizhou, Jiangsu Province. The yingzi Gang is also called Taizhou gang.

Dragon lantern in Jianxi

"Carrying the dragon lantern" is a kind of dragon lantern, it is to carry to complete the "dance" task, the interpretation of disaster avoidance, evil and pray for well-being, auspicious wishes. Tiaolong flourished in Jianxi, liyuanli and Zhengjia of Xinfa town.

Eulogy of Liang and Zhu in Jianfang

Xinfa town is a hilly area without mountains and water. Therefore, there is no special style in residential buildings. Most of them are in the form of three rooms with mushrooms in the mountain, while the rich people are in the form of hard mountain with two entrances in front and back and a patio in the middle. local people are very particular about building houses. They regard building a good house as the biggest thing in their life. Therefore, we are very cautious in site selection and the date of earth moving. A few days before earth moving, we should ask you to calculate the auspicious day according to the heavenly stems and earthly branches, and set the orientation of the gate according to the five elements and eight trigrams.