History and Humanity of Yongquan Town

The ancient town with a thousand years of springs has accumulated a profound cultural heritage. Since ancient times, Yongquan has developed economy, culture and education, and has been at the forefront of Linhai and Taizhou in many aspects. The ancient human fossils found in the foothills of Fenghuang Mountain are the earliest information about human activities in the coastal area. The discovery of Tanguyao site in Xi 'ao village proves that the handicraft production of Yongquan, which is mainly ceramic, has reached a considerable level in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, and the industrial economy is in the primary stage. Guan 'ao has become the largest brick factory in Linhai. The place name of Yongquan appeared in the Jin Dynasty, and Yan 'en Temple (also known as Yongquan Temple), a Buddhist holy place, was built, which became the birthplace of offshore Buddhism. In the Tang Dynasty, Yongquan was an important port and one of the commercial centers near the sea, and a salt supervisor was set up in Xintingtou, which became a salt distribution center in Taizhou. Nanping Academy is a famous academy in Song, Ming and Qing Dynasties, the birthplace of Yongquan culture and education, and the cradle of cultivating talents. Du Fan, the prime minister of the Song Dynasty, Wang Shixing, a famous human geographer in the Ming Dynasty, and Su Feng, a left assistant minister in the Qing Dynasty, all studied here. Celebrities such as Gu Kuang, a great poet in the Tang Dynasty, and Huai Yu, a monk, also left footprints and figures in Yongquan. Especially in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, Yongquan's cultural education was the highest in Taizhou and Linhai, and many scholars appeared. According to historical records, 1 assistant minister, 4 Jinshi, 29 Juren. The first Taizhou person to be included in the official history, a famous monk in the Tang Dynasty, an anti-Japanese heroine in the Ming Dynasty, Feng Liangnian, a teacher of a famous poetess, Zuo Shilang, Su Feng, a famous travel writer in the early Qing Dynasty, etc.

The gathering of humanities has created Yongquan cultural relics from ancient times to the present, and also promoted the vigorous development of Yongquan tourism. The main scenic spots in Yongquan are Yan 'en Temple, Nanping Mountain and Lantian Mountain. Ancient temples, ancient courtyards and landscapes complement each other, and humanity and nature coexist, attracting many tourists. Yan 'en Temple, with temple architecture as the core, is integrated with the beautiful natural environment around it, with strong religious culture and beautiful garden characteristics. Provide people with tasting, leisure, gathering, Buddhism and other functional activities. It has also become the cradle of Buddhist teachings today, with nearly 100 disciples now. The temple was built during the reign of Taikang in the Western Jin Dynasty, and it is located in the mountains surrounded by three green hills. A few years ago, temples were built on a large scale, and the whole temple area was expanded to 20 mu. Now it has taken on a new look, and its momentum is like a rainbow. Known as the "Eight Scenes of Yan En", it has also been developed one after another. Standing on the pagoda overlooking, you can have a panoramic view of ancient wells, waterfalls, low mountains, streams and pavilions. The "Buddha Orchard" keeps pace with an orange forest, with a patchwork of cypresses in the middle, which is a colorful picture. Nanping Mountain Scenic Area in the southeast, represented by Nanping Academy, has formed a natural landscape with mountains as the scenery and scenery as the outside, and the humanistic landscape and natural landscape complement each other. The Landscape Map of Nanping Mountain 10 is a beautiful work by Feng Gengxue, a geographer in the Qing Dynasty, including the overflow of the Xinghu Lake, Double Pointed Pen, Tianzhu Qingyun, Thunder Spring in Kowloon, Qixia in the property market, Overlooking Fengtai, Pan Moon on the Xijiang River, Aofeng Leaning against the Han Dynasty, etc. From Lantian Mountain Scenic Area to the north of Yan 'en Temple, the natural landscape consisting of many hills, some like ships, some like stone pillars, and some are stones, gives people unlimited imagination space. There are also ancient pastoral areas, ancient bridges, ancient houses, ancient villages, ancient city walls and so on. Here, you can not only appreciate the historical witness of an ancient hometown style and strong antique charm, but also find the stone tools and primitive farming methods used by the ancients, even find the traces of slash and burn, and even appreciate the production and lifestyle of the former mountain people.

Ancient glory, modern glory. From 65438 to 0958, Yongquan won the top ten agricultural harvests and became the only commune in Taizhou that was commended and rewarded by the State Council. Since the reform and opening up, Yongquan has become a famous cultural town, a strong education town, an important agricultural town and an industrial new city. Especially the source of food and clothing, agriculture related to people's livelihood, Yongquan has always been in a leading position, citrus area and output jumped to the first place in the city, and grain output ranked among the best in the city. In accepting new agricultural technologies and transforming traditional agriculture, Yongquan also took the lead in setting up small farms, farms and dairy farms in the city, taking the lead in replanting dwarf rice, seedless citrus and white tea, and adopting short wood cutting and semi-mechanized tea making for the first time. Rattan tea selected by tea farmers was designated as a provincial-level local fine tea, which was promoted to the whole province and Anhui. Shui Gu Tea is also a national excellent tea tree in Kunming Expo Park. On February 4th, 2007, 65438, as a "trinity" construction of new rural cooperative economic organizations in Zhejiang Province, held a provincial on-the-spot meeting in Yongquan, which was popularized throughout the province. In the selection of characteristic villages and towns of "New Rural Influence Broadcasting" jointly organized by Zhejiang Agricultural Office and Zhejiang TV Station, Yongquan entered the top ten in the province. There is also the on-the-spot meeting of modern distance education for cadres in rural party member, Taizhou, which was also held in Yongquan. The Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee issued a special document to promote the practice of "credit system management" in Yongquan. These advanced models fully illustrate Yongquan's reform and innovation in agriculture. Agriculture leads industry and agriculture supports industry, which makes Yongquan's economy prosperous, its structure reasonable and its industry developing rapidly. At present, Yongquan industry is mainly engaged in shipbuilding, medicine and chemical industry, machinery manufacturing and embroidery. There are 50 large and small enterprises/kloc-0, and 22 large and small enterprises in the town. The industrial output value has achieved steady growth at a rate of more than 13% per year, setting a "spewing speed" for the whole city. The unique geographical location has made some foreign merchants flock to this hot land, and they have taken a fancy to it and rushed to settle down. The total amount of introduced funds reached 805 million yuan. In 2007, the industrial output value of the town was 2.45 billion yuan, and the industrial and commercial tax was 6 165438+ 10,000 yuan, of which the local tax was15.93 million yuan. Enterprises have continuously increased investment in technological transformation, expanded production scale, improved management, developed high-tech products, and made new breakthroughs in entrepreneurial innovation, product research and development, and sales. The shipbuilding technology and management level of Taizhou Maple Leaf Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. is in a leading position in the city; Zhejiang Shaxing Pharmaceutical Chemical Co., Ltd., a powerful enterprise in the city, produces cyclopropane series intermediate products, accounting for more than 60% of the national total; Taizhou Xuri Machinery Co., Ltd. was rated as "Top Ten Industrial Enterprises" by Linhai City ... The construction of market towns, garden village and new countryside is not what it used to be. The old houses and roads in the past have been rebuilt now. The area of the township has been continuously expanded, and the functions of the market towns have been gradually improved. There are many shops in the newly-built main streets such as Lingquan Street and Fengshou Road, and the market trade is prosperous. The long-awaited Binjiang Park is about to start construction. The implementation of the project, the construction of garden villages and ecological villages, and the renovation of villages have all achieved phased results. The village road in the town is hardened, and the front and back of the house are green. The hardening rate of roads in Tongcun is over 90%, the greening rate of main roads in towns and villages and the treatment rate of domestic garbage are all 100%, and the per capita greening area is 22.6 square meters. 50% of the villages have passed the municipal garden villages or renovation villages. Meixian Village and Xinhua Street Village were awarded the titles of "Taizhou Xiaokang Demonstration Village" and "Ecological Village" respectively in 2005. In 2007, Waiao Village was rated as a national green well-off demonstration village, and Xiaomei Village was rated as a provincial well-off demonstration village. Today's Yongquan, the living environment has been optimized, and the pattern of ecological towns has basically taken shape. The cultural and educational environment in towns and villages is even more icing on the cake, and the school buildings have been greatly improved, with a total investment of nearly 10 million yuan, which is a first-class level. Yongquan Middle School Student Dormitory, Yongquan Middle School Sports Ground, Yongquan Primary School Teaching Building and Zhongao Primary School Teaching Building have been built, and the comprehensive strength of education has been significantly improved. In 2004, it was rated as a strong education town in Zhejiang Province. In 2007, it was rated as an ecological town in Zhejiang Province, a provincial sports town, a well-off sports town for the elderly, an industrial town with advantageous agricultural characteristics, and an advanced collective in Taizhou's new rural construction.