Brief introduction of Zhangshu town

Zhangshu Town is bordered by street shops in the east, Fufengting Township and Changsha City in the west, Changsha City in the south and Jinghe Township in the north. It covers an area of 54.55 square kilometers, governs 22 villages, 1 neighborhood committee, and has a total population of 26,800. In 2000, the GDP was 86.3 million yuan, the tax revenue was 3.6 million yuan, and the fiscal revenue was 5 million yuan.

Before the establishment of People's Republic of China (PRC), Zhangshu Town belonged to Zhong Yi Township. In the early days of the People's Republic of China, 1956 was assigned to District 9, Zhangshu Township, 19 1 was assigned to Rocket People's Commune, and 1984 was assigned to Zhangshu Commune. 1984 changed to villages and towns. This area is rich in grain, cotton and fisheries. Pepper, a specialty, is famous in Sanxiang and exported to neighboring provinces and counties. Zhangshu Town is located on the Xiangjiang River. Waterway trade has flourished since ancient times, and because it is located in low mountains and hills, it has often been flooded since ancient times, which has brought endless troubles to local residents. In recent years, with the care and help of the party, Zhangshu Town has built water conservancy projects, and most areas have basically eliminated water disasters.

Zhangshu Port in the township is named Zhangshu Port because it is surrounded by ten ancient camphor trees and close to Xiangjiang River. During the Three Kingdoms period, Cheng Pu, the general of Wu State, built Weicheng here. As the east bank of Xiangjiang River, it has always been an important dock for land and water transportation on the south bank of Xiangyin County. 1950 is a district town. Changsha and Hengyang in Nantong, Baling and Hankou in the north, Yiyang and Changde in the west, and Miluo and Pingjiang in the east. Ships and cars come and go in an endless stream.

In the past, the market town was paved by Mashi Street, with many blue brick walls and wooden buildings with unique styles. Hundreds of merchants shop to attract customers, and thousands of ships dock back and forth, with a large floating population. All day, people are bustling, shoulder to shoulder, and very lively. In modern times, it has been called "Little Nanjing". By the early days of the People's Republic of China, there were more than 5,800 residents and 2 18 commercial and handicraft shops, which were comparable to the central town of Chengguan at that time. 1950 is one of the only two towns under the jurisdiction of this county. After that, the system changed. Big cooperatives and big towns are cooperatives and towns, and small towns are districts and towns. 1980, the built-up area of the township was 1 km2, and there were four neighborhood committees. This is the third middle school in the county. 1984, the township area increased to 1.4 square kilometers, and the three streets were 3-9 meters wide and 750 meters long. The building area is 68,300 square meters. 1994, the strength was further strengthened after the town was built. Town government, banks, credit cooperatives, police stations, tax offices, industrial and commercial offices, post offices, telecommunications bureaus, hospitals, schools, supply and marketing cooperatives, grain depots and more than a dozen other organs are all in the town center. Many enterprises such as linoleum factory, leather shoes factory, ironwood factory, rice factory and non-staple food processing factory are thriving. There are also large bazaars with more than 200 vendors' pavements, which are prosperous in business and developed in economy. Social, cultural and educational undertakings have made great progress. There are cable TV stations, dance halls, skating rinks and waterworks. The light, telephone and running water are all home. Built-up area 1? 6 square kilometers, with a permanent population of 4,000. In 2000, the township's GDP was 50 million yuan, all kinds of taxes were 6.5438+600 million yuan, and the fiscal revenue of the town was 2.4 million yuan. Short-term planning: build a new cross street, develop Yangque Lake water park and build a ferry terminal; Construction of Immigrant Street, the main street from Chen Jialong to Zhakou, with a length of 1600 m and a width of 24 m, with 3 sets of crosswalks; Develop kiln-free industrial zones. Strive for five to ten years, the township area will reach 5 square kilometers, and the permanent population will reach 1 10,000.

Zhangshu town is surrounded by mountains and waters, and the scenery is very charming. Coming to Heng Yue in the south, Dongting Lake in the north, Yangque Lake in front and Xiangjiang River on the side, is very colorful and legendary. Tomorrow in spring, mountains and lakes are faint, and fishing songs and firewood are singing, one after another; Autumn is crisp, more romantic, and water and sky are the same. Look at the willow shade on the long embankment, Qugang fish is fat; The mountains are majestic and lush; Double geese, small white sails; The ancient days are rewarded, Gefei Building. Whenever night falls, the breeze in Xu Lai, Shili Strip, floats on the water and lights up a lake. Even more, the fireworks of the city god and the bells of the ancient temple add a bit of mystery to Zhangshu Town, and pilgrims and tourists are in an endless stream. On auspicious days, literati often come here, or pay their respects or quote rhymes to reflect on the love of the ancients and strengthen the magnificence of the rivers and mountains.

People's literature collection in the town. Before becoming an official, Zuo claimed to be "a farmer from Hunan, giving lectures in Liu Zhuang". Zhang Zuhan, Yao Lanjia, Chen and other New Democrats who opposed Yuan Zhishi in the early years of the Republic of China were born here.

Historical tracing

Zhangshu Town was called Aizhou in ancient times, and the ancient town has a long history of thousands of years. Since Yao Shunyu's time, there has been a saying that two concubines cry for the emperor. It was Yao's two daughters, and Yao married them off to investigate whether Shun was a qualified heir, so these two women * * * Shi Yifu became an eternal story. It is said that Shun once made a southern tour and passed through Hunan. (The old legend that Shun died in Guangxi was misinformed) He died suddenly. The two women learned of her death and traveled thousands of miles to find her husband. Today, they arrived at the Xiangjiang River in Zhangshu Town, crying for their husband's death. After that, both of them threw themselves into the river. Tears stained bamboo into spots, so there were the sayings of Bambusa and Fei Xiangzhu.

Tang Dynasty: During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Tiantai monks often preached dharma monks in Baling County. Tiantai Sect flourished in northern Hunan, and Fahua Ancient Temple was built in Sri Lanka (Shi Zai was founded in 626 AD, 9 years ago in Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan Wude, 1385). Nowadays, the incense of Hokkeji in Zhangshu Town is flourishing, and tourists from all over the world come to pray for God's blessing. However, the story of a generation of eminent monks "Eight Fingers Toutuo" sending a Zen master has been passed down from generation to generation among local people.

Ming Dynasty: Zhangshu Town has a Town God Temple built in Ming Dynasty, and the Town God Bodhisattva is highly respected by local people.

Qing Dynasty: Zuo Zhu lived in Zhangshu Town before becoming an official, and now lives in the mountain village of Zhangshu Town, Xiangyin County. In Liu's past, Liu Zhuang was established. Here the mountains are winding, the countryside is lush, the beauty of green hills is in the east, and the aura of Xiangjiang River is in the west. Now it has become a major attraction of camphor tree.

Characteristic agricultural products in Zhangshu Town: rice, fruit, tea and pepper.

Zhangshu has been a big tea-producing town since ancient times. The excavated ancient kiln sites are even more than the ancient Yue Zhouyao sites unearthed in Xiangyin County, and the ancient Yue Zhouyao in Xiangyin County is also the origin of high-quality tea sets often mentioned in Lu Yu's tea classics.

Pepper in Zhangshu Town is famous for its fragrance, spicy and non-greasy, which is suitable for being widely used in Hunan cuisine recipes. Peppers in Zhangshu Town can only be planted in the town. If it is cultivated or transplanted outside the town, the color and fragrance will be reduced. The green horn pepper, a specialty of Zhangshu Town, which has just been listed in the past two years, has been sold at a price of 120 yuan! ! Hunan Economic TV made an exclusive interview for this! 20 15 local peppers sell at the highest price per catty in 260 yuan ~

The above information comes from XF editor of Tangjialing in Zhangshu Town, which is incomplete. Please update it as appropriate in the future.