Xia Xia Xiang Xi Lian Xiang, Yi'an District, Tongling City, Anhui Province

Xilian town

Xilian town is located about 13 kilometers north of Yi'an District, Tongling City. In May 2004, the three townships of Taiping Township, Heping Township and Zhongcang Township merged to form Xilian township. With the approval of the Provincial Department of civil affairs in May 2017, Xilian township was officially established on August 8. Xilian town is named for its location in xilianxu, which is adjacent to Donglian town in the East, Shun'an town and Wusong town in the south, and xuba Township across the river in the West and North. With a total area of 92 square kilometers, Xilian town governs 21 administrative villages, 1 community and 40200 people. There are 2 grassroots party committees (Zhongcang village and Liqiao Village), 88 Party (general) branches, 26 party branches of non-public enterprises and social organizations, and 1706 party members.

administrative division

By 2020, Xilian town has a total of 1 community and 21 administrative villages. The government is based in Zhongcang village.

geographical environment

Xilian town is a mixed area of hills, Polders and islets. The southeast is hilly, the middle is low-lying, and the northwest is flat. The river is 92 km long, and the water system is smooth. At present, there are more than 60000 mu of cultivated land, 12000 mu of water surface and 16000 mu of forest land. It is rich in Dongxihu turtle, freshwater fish, Tingzhou soybean, laoguanwei pollution-free vegetables, Taipingjie Shaobing, taipingyugan and other characteristic agricultural and sideline products, and conventional cultivation of rice, rape, cotton and other staple crops. The southeastern part is distributed in hilly belt, with a total forest area of 16000 mu, including 10000 mu of mountain farm area.

Transportation

Xilian town has obvious regional advantages, with crisscross water and land transportation. It is 15km away from Tongling City, 14km away from Tongling North Station (high-speed railway station) and 12km away from Tongling station (high-speed railway station). Zhuyong road passes through the territory. The "four horizontal and three vertical" road network pattern of County roads Tongxu Road, Zhuyong Road, Yanxin Road, Zhongshun Road, Tingli Road, xidadi (Zhongqian Road) and Zhonggu road has been formed, with a total length of about 54km 5 km; Township Road 26.5 km; Village Road 77.5 km. No. 39 bus goes directly to the urban area and Tongling north station, crosses the Western Union, and opens three bus lines, No. 33, No. 34 and No. 35, connecting the Chengbei bus station of Yi'an district. There are three Yangtze River water transport terminals, and the water and land transportation is very convenient. The convenient transportation network provides more imagination space for the development of Western Union tourism.

economic development

In 2019, the total industrial output value will reach 1.164 billion yuan, an increase of 4% over the previous year; the total agricultural output value is expected to reach 390 million yuan, an increase of 7% over the previous year; the disposable income of rural permanent residents will reach 24418 yuan, an increase of 8% over the previous year. It is estimated that the fixed assets investment will be 57872 million yuan, exceeding the target task; the industrial investment will be 80.6 million yuan; the investment will be 700 million yuan, the task has been completed; the disposable fiscal and tax revenue will be 6.5 million yuan.

Cultural specialty

Taiping Street in Xilian Township stinks dry. It is a local specialty of Tongling. In 2007, it has successfully registered the intangible cultural heritage. It has the flavor of traditional folk snacks, unique local characteristics and unique Huizhou cuisine culture. The smell is good, the taste is good. The product features must be made every day and sold in the morning. It is a must for local people to drink morning tea. The raw material of Taiping stinky dry is large and full quality soybeans produced in Tingzhou village, Xilian township. The secret lies in the brine prepared by their ancestors. There are many people who make stinky dry on Taiping Street, but their ingredients are different, and their tastes are not the same, but the processes are the same, from soaking and grinding soybeans to screening and filtering, then to cooking and pressing After soaking the dried beans in brine overnight, the whole process has more than ten steps, which need to be busy from morning to night, and can be completed in a whole day

Xilian Township Taiping Street Shaobing. Tongling Shaobing, also known as Taiping Street Shaobing, is one of the traditional names of the Han nationality in Tongling. It has a history of more than 200 years in Tongling. It is named after Taiping Street in Tongling County. Most of the people on Taiping Street in Tongling know how to make pancakes and learn the authentic crafts handed down by their ancestors. In the 1930s and 1940s, the pancakes on Taiping Street were filled with iron boxes and transported to Wuhu, Shanghai and other places. It is not the same as the ordinary pancake, only the size of a teacup. It is as yellow as a cooked crab shell, and as bright as if it had just been fished out of an oil pan. It's Crispy on the outside, crispy on the inside and yellow on the outside. It is not only an ideal food for tea, but also a good gift for relatives and friends

Remove villages and establish towns

Anhui Provincial Civil Affairs Department pointed out in the "letter on agreeing to abolish the establishment of Xilian town in Xilian Township, Yi'an District, Tongling City", that with the consent of the provincial government, the establishment of Xilian Township in Yi'an district will be abolished and set as Xilian Town, and the administrative region and government residence will remain unchanged. On the morning of August 8, 2017, Yian district held the unveiling ceremony for the removal of Xilian Township and the establishment of a town.

It will be more conducive to the overall development of urban and rural areas in Yi'an District, further optimize the industrial layout, accelerate the process of urban-rural integration, and promote the healthy and rapid development of regional economy and society.

Get honor

In recent years, Western Union has successively won the honorary titles of "five good" township party committee pacesetter in Anhui Province, ecological Township in Anhui Province, excellent tourism Township in Anhui Province, characteristic landscape tourism town in Anhui Province, civilized village and town in Anhui Province, etc. Liqiao village has gained four "national brand signboards" of "national beautiful and livable village demonstration", "national beautiful village creation pilot", "national civilized villages and towns and Chinese living environment model award". Western Union has gradually become an ideal place for the whole district and even the whole city to invest and develop business, a beautiful water garden in the city, a delicious and healthy dining table for citizens, and an ecological land for home leisure.

In June 2020, it was awarded the title of "the fifth civilized village in Anhui Province".