Xi County is located in the southeastern part of Henan Province, south of the Central Plains hinterland, under the Xinyang City. The county has 21 townships (offices), an industrial cluster, a business center area, 320 administrative villages, 44 communities (neighborhood committees), with a total area of 1,892 square kilometers.At the end of 2017, the total population of the county was 1.13 million.
Xi County is known as the living fossil of the "county system", known as the "first Chinese county". There are sites such as the former city of Xi State, the former city of Lai State, and the Qin Building.
Xi County is one of the top 100 counties in Henan Province for grain production, and an advanced county in the country for grain production. The fragrant rice pills produced here are the tribute rice of all times.On May 9, 2019, after the provincial special assessment and inspection, it reached the standard of poverty elimination and officially withdrew from the sequence of poverty-stricken counties.
Basic introduction Chinese name ：Xi County Foreign name ：Xi?County Alias ：The first county in the world Administrative district Category ：County administrative district Affiliated area ：Xinyang, Henan Jurisdictional area ：Qiaolou Street, Huaihe Street, Xiazhuang Town, Baoxin Town, etc.? *** Location ：Qiaolou Street? Telephone area code ：0376 Postal code ：464300 Geographic location ：Upstream of Huaihe River, northern foot of Dabie Mountain Area ：1892 square kilometers Population ：113,000(2017)? Dialect : Xinbeng, the official language of the Central Plains Climate conditions : Subtropical and warm-temperate zones Famous attractions : Xizhou Forest Park, Lai's Cultural Park Airport : Wuhan Tianhe International Airport, Xinyang Minggang Airport? Train station: Xixian Station? License plate code ：Yu S Administrative code ：411528 GDP ：20.801 billion (2017) County profile, history, administrative divisions, district history, district status, geography, geography, geography, geography, geography, geomorphology, hydrology, climate, population, ethnicity, population, ethnicity, natural resources, mineral resources, water resources, animal resources, plant resources, economy, agriculture, industry, tertiary sector Transportation, Railway, Highway, Water Transportation, Cultural Affairs, Education, Party Schools, High School Education, Vocational Education, Special Education, Sports Schools, Science and Technology, Health, Humanities, Social Culture, Diet, Dialect, Art, Folklore, Famous Specialties, Famous Characters, City Honors, Brief Introduction to the County of Xi'an County with a history of more than 3,000 years of founding. In 1046 B.C., the first sealed rest Hou country, 682 B.C. in the land of China for the first time set up the county, the ancient and modern not easy to extend the "interest" name, do not change the county, known as the "county system" of the living fossil, known as "China's first county! ". The territory has the rest of the country's old city, Lai country's old city, Qin Lou and other sites, the rest of the family, Lai's, Bai's are originated here. Historical celebrities are "three years of silence", Mrs. Xi, "horse leather wrapped corpse" of the general Ma Yan, clean and upright Ming Dynasty Shangshu Li Ruoxing, etc. In 2009, found in the territory of 3500 years of history of the Shang Dynasty canoe, is now stored in the museum of xinyang city. During the revolutionary era, the children of Xixian County actively participated in the revolutionary cause, and a large number of revolutionary aspirants emerged, such as the red warrior Wang Zunyi, the iron blood hero He Wanyi, the hero of the tiger's lair Hidden Sword, the one-armed general Liao Zhengguo, and the general who threw himself into the army, such as General Lai Yuan, etc. In 1947, Liu Deng's army grabbed the Huaihe River at Xixian County, and jumped into the Dabie Mountains by 1,000 miles to kick off the prelude of the strategic counteroffensive, which left a good story about the General's test of the water. The story of "General Testing the Waters" is left behind. Xixian county has arable land of 1,965,000 acres, the main planting of wheat in the north of the Huaihe River, the main planting of rice in the south of the Huaihe River, known as "money is hard to buy the slope of Xixian County, half of the dry rice and half of the bun," the reputation of the county. Perennial grain cultivation area of 2.4 million acres, of which 200,000 acres of high-quality weak-grain wheat planting area, grain output of nearly 2 billion pounds for nine consecutive years, "the national advanced grain production county. Here produced fragrant rice pills for generations of tribute rice. Geographical indications products are rest half summer. Xixian City, south of Pu Gongshan, Huaihe River and Peach Blossom Island, east of the Ziyi River, west of the Qingshui River, Long Lake and Feng Lake, with "a mountain, an island, two lakes and three water" surrounded by the geographic pattern. At present, the urban area formed a "seven vertical and eight horizontal a ring" road network framework, Pu Gongshan Scenic Area, Longhu Park, Forest Park is accelerating. Xixian is located in the Central Plains Economic Zone, the Anhui River city cluster and the Wuhan metropolitan area of the triangle core belt, the territory of G106, G230 and S336, S337 crisscrossing the Ningxi Railway across the east and west, Daguang high-speed across the north and south, with the Huaihe River Xixian Lukhekou Port, Xixing Highway, Anluo high-speed, Pu décor railroads, and other major transportation projects, the planning and implementation of Xixian's advantages of the location will be more obvious. In recent years, the county party committee of Xixian County, the county *** based on the actual situation of the county, seize the opportunity for development, clear "ecological staple food, meals to treat the country" development mission, vigorously implement China's eco-staple food kitchen development strategy, and make every effort to create a green food from the "field to the tongue"! Leading industries, the ecological advantages of Xixian County, resource advantages into industrial advantages and development advantages. At present, the gourmet food industry, which mainly consists of three series of nutritious staple foods, leisure foods and ecological beverages, has initially formed a whole industrial chain from planting to processing, from research and development to testing, and from circulation to consumption. Historical Development "Yugong" reads: "Jing, River but Yuzhou". Xixian County belonged to Yuzhou. In the Shang Dynasty, it was the state of Xi Fang. In the thirteenth year of King Wu of Zhou, it was partitioned into the state of Xi Hou. Zhou Zhuang Wang 15 years, Chu destroyed the rest of the country to set up the rest of the county. In Qin Dynasty, Xixi County belonged to Yingchuan County. In the Han Dynasty, Xixi County was established and belonged to Runan County. Eastern Han Dynasty for the new rest of the marquisate, and divided the land to set up the Bergson County, and later for the Bergson Marquisate. Wei belongs to Yuzhou Runan County. Jin dynasty, new interest county belongs to runan county, county of new interest; praise letter county belongs to ruyin county. Liu Song is divided into south and north Xinxi County. Northern Wei Taihe nineteen years (495), set the East Yuzhou in the new interest, leading Ru Nan, East Xin Cai, Xin Cai, Yiyang, Changling, Yangan six counties. The state ruled Xinxi. In the period of North and South Dynasties, South and North Xinxi belonged to Runan County, Baoxin County first belonged to East Xincai County, and then belonged to Xincai County and Changling County, Changling County first belonged to Xincai County, and then belonged to Changling County. In the first year of Datong of Liang (527), it was changed to West Yuzhou. In the first year of Taiqing (547), it was changed to Huaizhou. East Wei Wuding seven years (549), reset the East Yuzhou, Northern Qi followed unchanged. Northern Zhou Daxiang first year (579), changed to the state of interest. Sui because of it. Taiye early abolished the state of interest, new interest, praise letter two counties belonging to Ru Nan County. Tang Wude four years (621), reset the rest of the rest of the state, leading the new interest, Huaichuan, Changling three counties, Bergson belongs to Shuzhou (now Caixin). The first year of Zhenguan (627), the abolition of the state, the province of Huaichuan into the real sun, Changling into the Bergson, to the new interest county under the Caizhou Ru Nan County, five generations of inheritance has not changed. In the Northern Song Dynasty, Xinxi County and Baosin County still belonged to Caizhou. The Southern Song Dynasty Shaoxing eleven years (1141) and the Jin peace, to Huai for the border, two counties belong to Jin. In the eighth year of Jin Taihe (1208), Xizhou was re-established, with four counties of Xinxi, Xincai, Zhenyang and Baosin and the town of Wangwu. Meng Zhongtong three years (1262) in February, the abolition of interest in the state, December reset. Yuan Yuan thirty years (1293), under the Henan Jiangbei province Ru Ningfu. light state interest county Ming Hongwu four years (1371), interest state belongs to the Zhongdu Linhaofu. Soon changed the state into a county, belonging to Yingzhou. Hongwu seven years (1374) belongs to Ru Ningfu, Hongwu thirteen years (1380) belongs to the light state. Ming Hongzhi seventeen years (1504), the whole county for 13 miles. Jiajing five years (1527) for 15 miles, Jiajing forty years (1562) increased to 28 miles. The early Qing dynasty along the Ming system, the interest of the county belongs to the South Ru Guangdao sub-jurisdiction. Yongzheng two years (1724), the light of the county of interest in the state (Zhili state), set up 28 miles, led by 47 insurance. The first year of the Republic of China (1912) directly under the Henan Province. Three years (1914) belongs to Henan Province. Seventeen years (1928) belongs to the thirteenth administrative district of henan province. Twenty-one years (1932) belongs to Henan Province, the ninth district administrative inspection commissioner's office. In May 1949 belongs to the dorchon area. 1952 in October belongs to xinyang area. 1970 belongs to xinyang area. 1998 June, approved by the state council, and by the provincial people *** July 29 official notice, abolished xinyang area, set up xinyang city prefecture level. Xixian County belongs to it has not changed. Administrative divisions District History In 2005, Xixian County township zoning adjustments: the abolition of Xudian Township, its administrative area under the jurisdiction of Caohuanglin Township, Caohuanglin Township *** station remains unchanged; the abolition of Litang Township, its administrative area under the jurisdiction of Bailichao Township, Bailichao Township *** station remains unchanged. 2009 May set up the county industrial agglomeration area management committee. On August 31, 2012, xi xian township zoning adjustment: abolish the township of chengguan, chengjiao township, its original jurisdiction of the administrative area of the implementation of urban management system; will be sun temple township of he construction system village into the urban management; the establishment of biaoqiaolou, longhu, huaihe 3 street office. After the zoning adjustment Xixian jurisdiction 3 offices, 5 towns and 13 townships. On March 9, 2013, Xi County township zoning adjustment: CaoHuangLin township withdrawn from the township to build town, the original jurisdiction of the administrative area and *** station unchanged. After the zoning adjustment Xixian jurisdiction 3 office 6 townships 12 townships. In June 2016, the county business center area construction and development office was established. Zoning status As of the beginning of 2018, Xixian County has jurisdiction over 21 townships (street offices) and 1 industrial agglomeration area, 1 business center area. 21 townships (street offices)) are: Qiaolou Street Office, Huaihe Street Office, Longhu Street Office, Xiangdian Township, Baoxin Township, Dongyue Township, Xiaofuidian Township, Xiazhuang Township, CaoHuangLin Township, Yangdian Township, JiaoKou Township, PangDian Township, SunMiao Township, Baitudian Township, Chenpeng Township, Linhe Township, Baliqiao Township, Guandian Township, Changling Township, Zhangtao Township, Ganglidian Township. Geography Geographic location Xi County is located in the east longitude 114 ° 34′ ~ 115 ° 07′, north latitude 32 ° 08′ ~ 32 ° 40′, the hinterland of the Central Plains in the south, the northern foothills of the Dabie Mountains. It is located in the southeast of Henan Province and the northeast of Xinyang City, spanning the north and south of Huaihe River, bordering on the Lvhe River in the east and Huaibin County in the east, separated by Huaihe River and Zhaihe River in the southeast and Ducheon River in the southeast, neighboring Guangshan in the south and Luoshan County in the southwest across the Huaihe River in the southwest, bordering Zhengyang County of Zhumadian City in the west and northwest, and adjoining Xincai County of Zhumadian City in the north, and is 74 km away from the downtown area of Xinyang City. The maximum distance between east and west of the jurisdiction is 53.2 kilometers, and the maximum distance between north and south is 58.5 kilometers, with a total area of 1892.46 square kilometers. The total area is 1892.46 square kilometers, of which 1715.79 square kilometers are land, accounting for 90.66%; 176.67 square kilometers are water, accounting for 9.34%. Map of Xixian County Geomorphology Xixian County is located in the southern edge of the Yellow-Huai Plain, with a predominantly low plain terrain and an average elevation of 47 meters. The terrain north of the Huaihe River slopes slightly from northwest to southeast, while the terrain south of the Huaihe River gradually decreases from northeast to southwest. Due to the long-term influence and erosion by geological and external forces, the surface morphology can be roughly divided into three types: hills, depressions and plains. The rivers in Xi'an County belong to the Huaihe River system, and the main rivers are the main stream of the Huaihe River; the first-grade tributaries of the Huaihe River - the Qingshui River, the Lvhe River, the Naihe River, the Yiyi River, the Zhugang River, the Yungang River, the Fan Harbor, and the Linhe Harbor; and the second-grade tributaries of the Huaihe River - the Lianhua Harbor, the Wulong Harbor, the Mabu Harbor, the Mengdianz Harbor, the Mangdianz Harbor, and the Mabu Harbor. Port, Mengdianzi Port, Ruhe Inverted Stream, Xiao Li River, Longquan River; Huaihe River third-level tributaries - Zhuhe Port, Baima Port, Wu Port, Gu Port and so on. In addition to the Huaihe River, all of them are rainwater type rivers. Climate Xi County is in the monsoon humid zone of the transition from the northern subtropical zone to the warm temperate zone, with four distinct seasons. Temperature: the average temperature in 2017 was 16.8℃, 1.3℃ higher than the standard value. Among them, the annual extreme minimum temperature of -3.3℃ appeared on December 17th. The annual extreme maximum temperature of 39.1℃ occurred on July 27th. Precipitation: total precipitation in 2017 was 1,371.0 mm, 372.5 mm more than the standard value. Sunshine: 1,686.5 hours of total sunshine in 2017, 54.4 hours less than the standard value. Climate impact on crops: the annual average temperature in 2017 was high compared with the value of the same period of the previous years, precipitation was high compared with the value of the same period of the previous years, and sunshine was low compared with the value of the same period of the previous years. From January to March of the current year, high temperatures favored wheat plucking and returning to green. precipitation was on the high side during the September flood season. Population Ethnicity Population At the end of 2017, the total number of households in Xi County was 325,004, with a total household population of 11,259,552 (of which 917,718 were registered as agricultural households). Ethnicity There are 8 ethnic groups in Xixian County***, mainly Han Chinese, with a minority population of about 146, accounting for about 0.14‰ of the county's total population. The county's seven ethnic minorities, Mongolian population of 54 people, Hui 24 people, Tujia 11 people, Hani 11 people, Lisu 11 people, Wa 24 people, Lahu 11 people. Natural Resources Mineral Resources The main types of mineral resources in Xi'an County are: limestone, marble, silica, iron, river sand, clay, coal and so on. Water Resources The total water resources in Xi'an County are about 784 million cubic meters, of which: surface water is about 525 million cubic meters and groundwater is about 259 million cubic meters. Animal Resources Breeding animals: mainly cattle, horses, donkeys, mules, pigs, sheep, rabbits, minks, cats, dogs, chickens, ducks, geese, white mandarin ducks, pigeons, quails, flower mandarin ducks and so on. Wild animals: raccoon (mountain raccoon), badger, wild cat, hare, rat (commonly known as mouse), weasel, hedgehog, water rat, yellow heron, pheasant, mallard, sparrow, woodpecker and so on. Plant resources Xi County is in the transition between the north and south of the two climate zones, there are differences in vegetation between the north and south, Huainan vegetation is the type of evergreen broad-leaved forest in the middle south, Huabei is the type of deciduous broad-leaved forest in North China, the county's plant species (excluding fungus, algae) have more than 140 families, more than 500 species. Forest trees: 136 species, mainly horsetail pine, black pine, wetland pine, torch pine, fir, wild hawthorn and other forest species, mostly distributed in Huainan. Grain Crops: more than 20 species, mainly wheat, rice, soybean, sweet potato, sorghum, corn, barley, grain, mung bean, red bean, pea, fava bean, cowpea, black bean, lentil, buckwheat, and cold corn. Cash crops: 65 species, mainly red hemp, rape, peanuts, sesame, cotton, castor, tobacco, sugarcane, sunflower, cabbage, radish, watermelon, cucumber, potato, celery, tomato, eggplant, pepper and so on, which are all distributed in Huainan and Huabei. Aquatic plants: 56 species, mainly lotus roots, rhododendrons, gorgonians, water chestnuts, water peanuts, water hyacinth, water flora, duckweed, reeds, and winnowing. Wild Medicinal Plants:*** 294 species, mainly including resting half-summer, Ming Dangshen, white-headed ginseng, cat's claw, wolfberry, mint, cangzhi and so on. Economic Overview In 2017, the gross domestic product of Xixi County completed 20.801 billion yuan, an increase of 7.5% year-on-year; the value-added of industries above designated size completed 5.599 billion yuan, an increase of 6.2% year-on-year; investment in fixed assets completed 28.901 billion yuan, an increase of 18% year-on-year; total retail sales of consumer goods completed 10.117 billion yuan, an increase of 10.2% year-on-year; the budget of the local general public **** Income growth of 22.6%, general public **** budget expenditure growth of 15%. Urban residents per capita disposable income of 25,079 yuan, an increase of 8.9%; rural residents per capita disposable income of 10,733 yuan, an increase of 9.4%. Agriculture Xi County has 1.965 million acres of arable land, perennial grain cultivation area of 2.4 million acres, for nine consecutive years, "the national advanced county of grain production". 2017, the new high-standard grain field of 150,000 acres, the new arable land of 5,700 acres, the planting of 200,000 acres of weak gluten wheat area, the annual total grain output of nearly 2 billion pounds, the province's first to complete the adjustment of permanent basic farmland delineation. The first to complete the permanent basic farmland adjustment and demarcation tasks and pass the provincial acceptance. Reached a strategic cooperation agreement with Maotai Group, "national wheat" brew "national wine", and strive to build organic wheat characteristics of the county brand. Provincial and municipal key leading enterprises increased to 39, 95 new types of agricultural business subjects. Industrial county party committee, county *** based on agricultural county resource endowment, seize the opportunity of industrial transfer, clear "ecological staple food, meals for the country" development mission, vigorously implement China's ecological staple food kitchen strategy, focusing on building the whole industrial chain from the field to the tongue. 2017, the county industrial enterprises above designated size reached 112, realizing the main business income of 25.2 billion yuan, the county's industrial enterprises above designated size reached 112, realizing the main business income of 25.2 billion yuan. Realized main business income of 25.2 billion yuan. China's ecological staple food kitchen strategy to promote the depth of the main business income accounted for 53%, the interest of half a summer medicine and food industrial park, Yudao food, a number of leading industrial projects such as the production line of fruits and vegetables of the Mingde took root. The construction of industrial clusters expanded and improved, completed fixed asset investment of 4.918 billion yuan, added more than 2,000 acres of new industrial land, built 100,000 square meters of new standardized factories, roads, pipeline networks, greening and other infrastructure continued to improve, and took the lead in the city in upgrading to the province's one-star industrial parks. Tertiary industry In 2017, the added value of the tertiary industry amounted to 7.719 billion yuan, with a year-on-year growth of 12.3%. Successful creation of "provincial-level e-commerce into rural areas comprehensive demonstration county", rural e-commerce service stations reached 113, a number of e-commerce enterprises represented by the road outdoor, three pandas, the rapid growth of the "Guandian potatoes," "Yinwan Sticky corn" and other online sales. A total investment of 5 billion yuan of mobile network letter e-commerce comprehensive demonstration park project signed and landed. Modern logistics industry, logistics, express delivery companies developed to 46, Xixian Yili Logistics Co., Ltd. in the Central Plains Equity Exchange Center successfully listed. Tourism industry, Xizhou Forest Park was named 2017 "China's forest experience base", bending willow tree moral and filial piety culture village tour vibrant, Xiguo style garden to receive tourists exceeded 200,000 times. Traffic night view of Qiaolou Xi County is 358 kilometers away from Zhengzhou City in the north, 287 kilometers away from Hefei City in the east, and 254 kilometers away from Wuhan City in the south, located in the north and south of the land and Huaihe River east and west waterway, in the Central Plains Economic Zone, the Wuhan River urban agglomeration and Wuhan metropolitan area of the triangle of the core area. National Highway G106, G230 and provincial highway S336, S337 crisscrossing, Ningxi Railway across the East and West, Daguang high-speed across the North and South, Xi Xing high-speed, An Luo high-speed, Pu Dui Railway, Huaihe River Xixian Luhaikou port and other projects in the planning and implementation. Railroad Ningxi Railway 13.04 kilometers in Xi County, Cao Huanglin Town, He Xiaozhuang village to build a third-class passenger and freight station (county-level station). Highway The total highway mileage of 4630 kilometers, highway density of about 125 km / 100 square kilometers. Daguang, Xihuai 2 highway 76.02 kilometers, in the construction of Xixing highway 27.1 kilometers, will soon start the construction of Anluo highway 5.35 kilometers. The total mileage of trunk highway is 174.2 kilometers. Water Transportation Huaihe River Xixian Lukhekou harbor project construction investment of about 460 million yuan, the design of 10 500-ton berths, the annual throughput capacity of 3 million tons, the length of the shoreline of 785 meters, scheduled for December 2019 to complete the construction tasks and put into use. Cultural undertakings Xi County continued to enhance the cultural venues supporting facilities such as Mrs. Xi cultural park, Liu Deng army crossing the Huai Memorial Museum, Ma Aid Square, and comprehensively upgrade the construction of Xinhua Bookstore; complete the Xi State Imperial City, Lai State Imperial City, the declaration of the national security unit investigation work, compilation and publication of a new version of the "Xi County Zhi", collation of the Jiaqing version of the "Xi County Zhi," the protection of cultural heritage and inheritance has been strengthened. As of the end of 2017, Xixian County built 100 village-level comprehensive cultural service centers, 21 townships (offices) built cultural stations, built 365 farm bookstores. Education As of the end of 2017, Xixi County **** has 2 ordinary high schools, with 14,775 students; 2 vocational high schools (junior colleges), with 2,996 students; 35 state middle schools (including 5 private), with 37,993 students; 145 state primary schools (including 20 private), 161 teaching points, with 89,476 students; 1 special education school, with 51 students ; 76 kindergartens, 35,125 children in school (including attached classes). Party Schools *** Xi County Party School High School Education Xi County First Senior High School Xi County Second Senior High School Xi County High School (chips) Xi County Dongyue Five Seven Cadre School Old Site Vocational Education Xi County Vocational High School Xi County Health School Special Education Xi County Special Education Schools Physical Education Schools Xi County Amateur Physical Education Schools Science and Technology As of the end of 2017, Xi County has a high and new technology enterprises; provincial-level As of the end of 2017, Xi County has 1 high-tech enterprise; 1 provincial-level engineering technology research center, 2 municipal-level engineering technology research centers; 1 municipal-level key laboratory; 2 municipal-level crowdsourcing spaces, 1 municipal-level science and technology business incubator, 1 municipal-level agricultural science and technology park, and 1 municipal-level Star Creation World. Among them, 80 patents were applied for in 2017, 52 patents were authorized, and 8 invention patents were owned. Health As of the end of 2017, there were 408 health institutions in Xixi County***, including 31 hospitals and health centers, 1 maternal and child health care service center, 1 CDC (epidemic prevention station), and 8 private hospitals. In recent years, Xixian County, in-depth promotion of the payment method as the main content of the medical and health system reform, *** purchase by disease payment program increased to 420, basically covering the region's common diseases, multiple diseases. The experience of medical reform has been published and promoted by the State Council Medical Reform Office, and it has been honored with the title of "Comprehensive Reform Demonstration County of Public Hospitals in Henan Province". Humanities and Landscapes There are dozens of provincial, local and county cultural relics protection units in Xi County, such as the ruins of the former city of Xi State, the ruins of the Qin Building, the ruins of the former city of Lai State, and the ruins of the May 7 Cadre School. There is a river ecological zone nurtured by the Huai River and its tributaries, and Pu Gong Mountain, the "First Peak in Southeast China" written by Su Shi, as well as rich agricultural and fishery products. The main attractions of the city include the Xi Zhou Forest Park, Pu Gong Shan Mining Park, Huaihe River National Wetland Park, Liu Deng Army Memorial Hall, Lai's Cultural Park, Yue'er Bay Recreation and Ecological Sightseeing Park, the traditional village of Pangwan, and the Xi Guo Style Park. Pu Gongshan Society and Culture Food and Drink The people of Xixian County have inherited the traditional cooking techniques of stewing, braising, steaming, sliding, pan-frying, kang, deep-frying, etc. The Xixian County cuisine, "Xinyang Cuisine", is savory and fragrant, with a variety of ingredients, and is compatible with both the north and the south. Noodle bed series: chicken, mutton, green pepper rings and gourd soup. Stewed dishes series: chicken stewed on gas bun, stewed chicken with five claws, stewed fish with vinegar. Stewed dishes: stewed eel with bacon, stewed beef brisket, stewed fish head, stewed old duck, and so on. Steamed vegetables series: steamed elm leaves, steamed acacia flowers, steamed thorns, steamed three kinds of original flavor. Slippery dishes series: slippery beef with three mushrooms, slippery fish fillet, slippery pork fillet and so on. Deep-fried dishes: dry-fried charred fish, crispy river shrimp, deep-fried spring rolls, deep-fried radish balls, and so on. In addition, pan-fried Huaihe River Dabai Diao fish, iron pot fish pieces, casserole fish pieces, iron pot sheep three treasures, slippery slices of fish and other banquet dishes, brushing chicken pieces, crispy buns, Baoxin Dacao, Au Zi Buns rolled salted duck eggs, sesame charred buns, loose eggs, and other snacks are also local specialties. Dialect The Xixian dialect is a kind of Jianghuai dialect among the northern dialects. The characteristics of the Xi County dialect are as follows: plain and simple, varied, and both north and south. Such as: moving slope children - moving chairs and stools for people to sit; road dams - there are ditches and ponds in the village house of the way out; do not become a fairy - do not compete; confused melon - a person who forgets everything. - the person who forgets three or four; eye gas - envy; Hua Niang - a small aunt, and so on. Art Xixian County is located in the middle of the culture and Jingchu culture intersection, the ancient Ji fiefdom. The folk culture of Xi County includes: Bench Dragon, Hizi Opera, Huaihe River Row, shadow puppets, ground lamps, flower umbrella and dry boat. Hizi opera, also known as "flower basket opera", locally known as "Langdang Demon", was formed during the Jiaqing and Daoguang years of the Qing Dynasty, with a history of about 200 years, and is the traditional local opera of Xixian County. The dry boat, which was passed down during the Ming and Qing dynasties, is a folk art with dance as the main part and rap as the supplementary part. in the 1970s and 1980s, the dry boat appeared in the temple fair of Pu Gongshan, the township meeting of Zhang Tao Township and Baoxin Township, and during the folk festivals of the 15th day of the first month of the lunar calendar. Folklore Xi County has folklore from the beginning of the year to the end of the year. Spring Festival, the first day of the first month of the lunar calendar, the younger generation to the elders to pay tribute to the New Year; the tenth day of the first month, to the stone firecrackers, praying for a year of wind and rain; the first month of the fifteenth, to see the Lantern Show, the children hit the lanterns, celebrating the festivities; February 2, the day the dragon carries the head, adults and children are grabbing the day haircut, moving, to the unmarried young people engaged to be married; March 3, to the Pu Gongshan to catch the temple fair to the temple to incense and petitioning for blessings; the Dragon Boat Festival, the doorsteps inserted in front of the wormwood, deep-fried doughnut Duanwu Festival, in front of the door plug wormwood, fried dough sticks, eat zongzi, early in the morning to cook wormwood water to children bathing, praying for the expulsion of the five poisons; July 7, to the beloved send flowers; August 15, the family gathered around to eat mooncakes and enjoy the moon; Chongyang Festival hiking, filial piety and respect for the elderly; Lunar New Year's Day 23 days after the family cleaning, purchase of new year's goods. Famous specialties Xi County rice pills: also known as "rice pills", as early as the Song Dynasty has been planted. Ming and Qing Xi County records as "alkaline rice", was once one of the palace tribute. In 1914, at the San Francisco Universal Commodities Exhibition, Xi County fragrant rice pills won a favorable review. Xi half-summers: Xi County's unique variety of fine Chinese medicinal herbs, more than 2,000 years ago, "Rituals - Moon Festival" had a medicinal record of half-summers. According to the "fifty-two disease formula", "Bureau", "Ren Zhai straight guide formula" and "Jin Gui Yao Liao" and other records, the interest of half-summers can be used to treat coughing and phlegm wheezing, lungs and stomach cold, vomiting and palpitations, constipation and diarrhea, pediatric convulsions and other diseases, drug experiments have a suppressant of coughs, antiemetic, detoxification and other efficacy, can be applied to the external pain and swelling. High-quality weak gluten wheat: the topography of Xixian County is mainly plains and hills, is the transition zone from subtropical to warm-temperate zone, the Huaihe River as a climatic watershed through the territory, the soil sandy, low organic content, wheat gluten formation time is short for the province and even the country's most suitable for the weak gluten wheat planted in one of the regions. Famous people Ma Yuan, Mrs. Xi, Li Ruoxing, Dun Fuzhi, Yu Wenbin, Zhou Zhuchen, Liao Zhengguo, Chen Xicheng, Zhang Ming, Hidden Sword, Zhao Haosheng, Zhu Chao (Sheng Han), Liulanfang, Liao Jinping, Zhou Mengze, Gu Zhengfang, Liu Yingcai, Lai Yuan, Meng Jin, Zhou Dawu, Xia Shutang. City Honors China's Most Characteristic Tourism County, National Ecological Demonstration Zone, China's Financial Ecological Civilization County, National Model County of Land Resource Conservation and Intensification, China's Best Harmonious and Stable City, China's Most Investing Potential County, China's Top 100 Reforestation and Greening Counties, National Advanced County of Grain Production, China's Green Agricultural Demonstration County, and China's Green Ecological Fruit and Vegetable Demonstration County. In March 2019, it was selected into the list of the first batch of revolutionary cultural relics protection and utilization of piece area counties.