Tongcheng or Zongyang, who will come down?

I am from Zongyang. At present, there are eight counties and cities in Anqing, and Tongcheng is the only county-level city in Anqing! There is no special relationship with today's Zongyang, only one relationship, that is, brother counties and cities! They are all from Anqing area. Old people say that you are from Tongcheng and Zongyang, because the two counties and cities used to be one county! So now many celebrities in Zongyang say that they are from Tongcheng, such as diplomats Huang Zhen and Zhang Boju, and so on, so there is a saying that "Zongyang is a person and Tongcheng is a name", understand? Here is an overview of Zongyang and Tongcheng.

Brief introduction of Zongyang county

Zongyang Town, Zongyang County, Anqing City is located on the north bank of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. It is the political, economic and cultural center of Zongyang County, and also the seat of Zongyang county party committee and county government. It is adjacent to Oushan Town in the east, Anqing suburb in the west, sturgeon mouth in Tongcheng in the south and Guanbuqiao Town in the north. It covers an area of 90.48 square kilometers, including 287 13 mu of cultivated land, and has jurisdiction over 14 villagers' committees and 12 neighborhood committees with a population of 93,940.

[Long history] In Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties, Zongyang belonged to Yangzhou, in the Western Zhou Dynasty to Zongguo, in the Spring and Autumn Period to Shu, and in the Warring States Period to Jiujiang County. In the fifth year of Yuanfeng in the Western Han Dynasty (BC 106), Zongyang County was established and then abandoned. At the beginning of the Eastern Han Dynasty (AD 25-220), Zongyang was merged into Shu and belonged to Lujiang County. In the Southern Song Dynasty (420-479), it was Shu County and belonged to Lujiang County. In the 25th year of Yuanjia (448), Shu County was abolished and Lu County belonged to Jinxi County. In the Southern Qi Dynasty (479-502), Shu County was restored and belonged to Lujiang County. In the Liang Dynasty (502-557), Zongyang County was established and resumed, belonging to Zongyang County. The Chen Dynasty (589) abandoned Zongyang County and belonged to Jinxi County. In the 18th year of Sui Huangkai (598), Zongyang County was changed to Tongan County, belonging to the Western Zhou Dynasty. In the second year of Tang Zhide (757), Tongan County was changed to Tongcheng County, which lasted more than 1 100 years. 1February, 949, the central government * * * divided the original Tongcheng County into two parts.

[Places of Interest] Zongyang Town (formerly known as Chengguan Town) is an ancient historical town. The water in Caizi Lake reaches the Yangtze River through the south entrance, which was called "Lingkou" in ancient times. It is the distribution center of rice in five counties of Shu, Tong, Lu, Huai and Qian, and it is an important port and commercial port in history. The Han Dynasty was ruled by Zongyang County, Chen Liang by Zongyang County, and Tongcheng County at the end of Southern Song Dynasty. It was once one of the four famous towns in Tongcheng (fir, soup, cave and practice). The cultural relics in the town include Hanwu shooting platform and falling arrow pier; Tao Kan, the magistrate of Zongyang County in Jin Dynasty, washed Mo Chi and Xiyin Pavilion (Yunfu Pavilion), the Grand View Pavilion in the reading room of Emperor Yu of Song Dynasty, the South China Hall of Fang Yizhi, the forerunner of Tongcheng School in Ming and Qing Dynasties, and the Beishan Building in Maeda, including Monroe's Zhazhai Qi Mu in Three Kingdoms and Zongyang Water Town in Chen Youliang in Yuan and Song Dynasties. Wang Long 'an, the former site of the Taiping Army Zongyang Conference, and the former site of the People's Liberation Army Central Line Crossing Command 1949 are provincial-level cultural relics protection units. Listed as county-level cultural relics protection units are Shejitai, Xiyangting, Xi Mo Chi and Fang Xue Fuling. "Night Rain in Zongchuan", one of the old "Eight Scenes of Tongcheng", is also in China.

[Convenient Transportation] The traffic in the town extends in all directions. Land transportation has Tongzong and Anzong highways leading to various places, and the Hejiu Railway plunders according to the situation; Air transport is 30 kilometers away from Anqing airport; There are four ferry terminals along the Yangtze River, and Zongyang Conch has established a freight terminal with an annual throughput of 3 million tons. Zongyang River can reach the ports along Caizi Lake.

[Economic Situation] In 2004, the total industrial and agricultural output value of the town was 220 million yuan, the fiscal revenue was 8.256 million yuan, and there were more than 50,000 collective and private enterprises/kloc-0. Among them, there are 7 township-run enterprises 17, 30 village-run enterprises, with 2,024 employees and an annual operating income of 440 million yuan. Towels, steel cylinders, high-voltage porcelain tubes and other light industries and leading industries such as architecture and building materials have initially taken shape. Commercial service outlets such as comprehensive shopping malls, supermarkets and specialty stores are all over the city, and the tertiary industry such as catering, entertainment and leisure is becoming increasingly active. The adjustment of agricultural structure is accelerated, and the agricultural characteristics are obvious. It is the production base of flowers and high-quality grain in the county. Aquaculture has become a pillar industry, and food and vegetable processing industries have developed, initially forming an economic pattern of "company+farmers".

[Well-equipped] Zongyang County, the hometown of culture, has a long-lasting trend of promoting learning. The old saying "Tongcheng culture originated from Zongcheng", "Literature is not as good as South Hunan" and "Poor people don't sell books". There are 2 demonstration high schools, 3 middle schools, 33 primary schools, 3 demonstration kindergartens 1 and 3 private kindergartens in the town. Cultural and health institutions are complete, including Huangmei Opera Troupe, Cinema, Xinhua Bookstore and Library. There is a TV turntable; There are two first-class hospitals, schistosomiasis control stations, epidemic prevention stations and health care stations. Urban construction has developed rapidly. The cement pavement in the township has been newly built and expanded for 38 kilometers, and the communication network connecting the whole country has been opened. Water supply and power supply facilities are complete to meet the needs of urban and rural people's life and production.

Superior location, beautiful mountains and rivers, abundant resources, convenient transportation, supporting facilities, splendid culture, preferential policies and innovative services constitute a superior investment environment. The open Zongyang Town sincerely welcomes people of insight at home and abroad to come for sightseeing, investment and home ownership, and work together to create a brilliant tomorrow.

Tongcheng is located in the southwest of central Anhui Province, on the north bank of the Yangtze River and at the eastern foot of Dabie Mountain. It borders Lujiang and Zongyang counties in the east, Qianshan county in the west, Shucheng county in the north and Huaining county and Anqing suburb in the south. The land area of the city is 1644 square kilometers, and the cultivated land area is 523,000 mu, including 470,000 mu of paddy fields, 53,000 mu of dry land and 0.67 million mu of lake water surface.

Tongcheng is located in the subtropical monsoon humid climate zone, with mild climate, abundant sunshine and rain, and distinct four seasons. The territory is rich in mineral resources, with more than 65,438+00 kinds of graphite, alum, granite, marble, copper and iron. The rare animals protected by the state include leopard, pangolin, water cat, otter, finless porpoise, crane, giant sunny and so on. Rare plants include Ginkgo biloba, Pinus bungeana, Liriodendron chinense and Eucommia ulmoides. And there are as many as 20 kinds of medicinal plants.

Tongcheng now governs 17 town, 7 townships and 4 streets. With a total population of 770,000, it is a beautiful home where Han, Hui, Zhuang, Manchu, Tibetan and other ethnic groups live in harmony. 1In August, 1996, with the approval of the State Council, Tongcheng withdrew its county and set up a city, becoming a young member of China's urban family.

Tongcheng has a long history and a prosperous style of writing. It is the birthplace and concentration of the Jianghuai cultural circle. As early as the Spring and Autumn Period, it was called Guo Tong; The county was officially established in 757 AD, which lasted for more than 1200 years. In the meantime, there are many talents. Especially since the late Ming Dynasty, Tongcheng culture has become more prominent and enjoyed a high reputation. There are a large number of influential celebrities in this area, including Fang Yizhi, a great scholar known as the "encyclopedia school unparalleled in the17th century", and Tongcheng School, a writer group with a population of 600 and dominated the literary world for more than 200 years, represented by Fang Bao, Liu Dakui and Yao Nai. In modern times, Zhu Guangqian, a university teacher, a scholar in the late Qing Dynasty, the founder of China aesthetics, a representative of Neo-Confucianism, the history of commander-in-chief of Luanzhou Rebel Army during the Revolution of 1911, the former Minister of Culture, Liu Dihuai, a master of Weiqi, Huangmei Opera artist and other outstanding figures have emerged. Tongcheng has therefore become a famous historical and cultural city in Anhui Province, enjoying the reputation of "Cultural Capital".