Located in: Chongzhou City, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province
Chongzhou City (formerly Chongqing County) is located in the beautiful and fertile Western Sichuan Plain, 25 kilometers east of Chengdu, and located in the heart of the Land of Abundance. The city covers an area of ??1,090 square kilometers, with Pingba District accounting for 52% of the total area, mountainous areas accounting for 43% of the total area, and hilly areas accounting for 5% of the total area. The total population is 641,500. The city governs 25 towns and villages.
Chongzhou City has a long history. It was called Shuzhou in ancient times. Its organizational history is as long as 2200 years. The county system was established in 316 AD. The Shuzhou mentioned in the eternal famous saying in "State" is today's Chongzhou. In 1994, the county was removed and a city was established. Chongzhou has been a prosperous and prosperous place since ancient times, and is known as "Shu among Shu" and "an important town at the gate of Shu". Chongyang Town, where the Chongzhou Municipal Government is located, is one of the first batch of named historical and cultural cities in Sichuan Province.
Chongzhou City has the reputation of "Tianfu Granary". It is a national commercial grain base county, a lean pig base county, a major grain and cotton loan county, and a national-level agricultural comprehensive development zone. Chongzhou mainly produces Ligusticum chuanxiong and turmeric, and is the national base county for chuanxiong production. The plums produced in Huaiyuan are exported to Japan and other places. Chongzhou loquat tea has been offered as tribute to the imperial court since the Song Dynasty. It is called "Longmen Tribute Tea". The black fragrant glutinous rice it produces is known as the "King of Black Rice" and is famous both at home and abroad. In addition, the city is also famous for its bamboo and rattan products.
Chongzhou City’s geographical conditions of mountains, hills, dams and rivers have created numerous tourist attractions, among which Jiulonggou, a provincial scenic tourist area, and Jiguan Mountain, a provincial forest park, are representatives. The long history of Chongzhou City has formed a colorful cultural landscape. The Huhua Pond, Zhou Confucian Temple, Lu You Temple, and Guangyan Zen Temple are rare historical sites in western Sichuan.
Physical Geography
Chongzhou City has a landform type that includes mountains, hills, and plains. The high and high mountainous areas with an altitude of more than 1,000 meters account for 38.4% of the city's total area. Low mountains and hills It is 8.7 and flat dam is 52.9. The terrain gradually rises from southeast to northwest. There are many peaks with an altitude of more than 2,000 meters in the northwest. The highest altitude is the main peak of Daxuetang in the far west of Gou's hometown, which reaches 5,364 meters. The average altitude of the hilly and plain areas is 560 meters. The lowest point is Mengdu in Sanjiang Town, with an altitude of only 480 meters.
The terrain of Chongzhou City gradually rises from southeast to northwest. There are many peaks with an altitude of more than 2,000 meters in the northwest. The highest altitude is the main peak of Daxuetang in the far west of Gou's hometown, which reaches 5,364 meters. The average altitude of the hilly and plain areas is 560 meters. The lowest point is Mengdu in Sanjiang Town, with an altitude of only 480 meters.
There are three main rivers in Chongzhou City: Xihe River, Heishi River and Jinma River.
The Xihe River originates from the northern foot of Huoshaoying in Gou's hometown, flows eastward from the mountain pass of Yaoziyan into the plain, and reaches Yuantong where it joins Weijiang River, Ganwuli River and Bojiang River. Above Yuantong, it is also called Wenjing River. From below Yuantong, it turns to flow southeast, with Shagou River, Xiangyang River and Baima River flowing into it. Then it flows south through Mengdu in Sanjiang Town and enters Xinjin County. It has a total length of 109 kilometers, 96.8 kilometers long within the city, and flows through 14 towns. It is the longest river in the city.
The Black Stone River, also known as the "Black Stone River", flows into the city in Liujie Township, Dujiangyan City, flows south through 9 towns, and merges with the Yangma River at the Sanjiang Bridge to flow into Xinjin County, with a total length of 65 kilometers. , the city is 32.15 kilometers long.
The Jinma River is the main stream of the Minjiang River. It flows from Yanjiang Township in Dujiangyan City into the city. Along the eastern boundary of the city, it is intermittently the boundary river between Chongzhou, Wenjiang and Shuangliu. The city's river bank (right bank) is 10 kilometers long.
The above three major rivers are connected with more than 180 large and small tributaries in the city, forming a waterway network in the city, and merge into the Minjiang River in Xinjin County.
Chongzhou has a subtropical humid monsoon climate in the Sichuan Basin, with four distinct seasons, short spring and autumn, long winter and summer, abundant rainfall, less sunshine, and a long frost-free period. The annual average temperature is 15.9℃. The average temperature in July, the hottest month, is 25℃. The average temperature in January, the coldest month, is 5.4℃. The temperature difference is 19.7℃.
The annual average sunshine hours are 1161.5 hours, and the annual average rainfall is 1012.4mm. The number of rainy days and rainfall is more in summer and less in winter. It is 176.1mm in spring, 588.0mm in summer, 218.4mm in autumn and 29.9mm in winter. The frequency of wind direction is calm wind, accounting for 37% of the year; followed by northerly wind, accounting for 9%. The average annual wind speed is 1.3m/s. The average frost days are 19 days and the average frost-free period is 285 days. The annual average snow days are 3 days, and the amount of snow is relatively small. The main disastrous weather conditions include continuous rain, floods, drought, strong winds, hail, cold waves, frost, etc.
Land resources
The city’s total land area is 1090.17k_. Among them, the mountain area is 471.52 k_, the hilly area is 54.95 k_, and the plain area is 563.7 k_. There are 100,000 acres of water in the mountains, hills, and dams. The city generally forms a land structure of "four mountains, one water, and five fields."
Mineral Resources
Chongzhou is rich in mineral resources. 14 species have been discovered, of which 5 species have proven reserves: coal, lead, zinc, limestone and peat; they have not yet been investigated. There are 9 types of reserves: pyrite, silver, gold, mica, realgar, gypsum, aluminum, salt and natural gas. Mineral sites are distributed in Goujia, Wanjia, Maolang, Huaiyuan, Jiezi, Gongyi, Wangchang, Daoming and Longxing townships. Among them, coal and limestone have the largest reserves, and there are three types of minerals being mined: coal, limestone and gold. There are 6 minerals that have been mined: peat, zinc, pyrite and gypsum.
Water resources
Excluding precipitation, the city’s total annual river runoff is 1,570.74 million cubic meters. Among them, Dujiangyan's water delivery volume is 805.11 million cubic meters, local river water volume is 739.52 million cubic meters, hill pond reservoir water storage, mechanical and electrical water pumping, mountain creek water diversion and available shallow groundwater total 26.11 million cubic meters. The amount of water available for agricultural production is 676.48 million cubic meters, with an average of 1,090 cubic meters of water per mu.
The city is rich in water resources, with a total theoretical reserve of 110,900kw and a developable capacity of 53,605kw.
The city’s water surface consists of rivers, ponds, reservoirs, rivers, etc., totaling 100,000 acres, and the water surface available for farming is 3,807 acres. There are still more than 3,500 acres of developable water surface.
Biological Resources
Chongzhou belongs to the humid subtropical climate zone, which is suitable for biological growth. In terms of plants, there are many kinds of trees, including trees and shrubs all over the mountains, hills and dams. There are mainly more than 300 species in 65 families, and more than 120 species of medicinal plants. There are 5 species of precious and rare trees protected by the state: red bean tree, metasequoia, involucrata, podocarpus and rosewood.
There are many kinds of wild animals, including hundreds of species of mammals, birds, fish, amphibians, reptiles, insects, molluscs, arthropods, annelids and other animals. Rare animals include golden monkeys, Rock donkey, deer, takin (i.e. bison), giant panda, red panda. Rare birds include lovebirds, larks, pheasants, parrots, fritillaries, etc. In addition, there are also rare giant salamanders (salamfish) and bang bang fish (common name).
Chongzhou City is one of the fourteen panda ecological nature reserves in the country.
Forest resources
Chongzhou is located in subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest, evergreen, and deciduous broad-leaved forest. The forest vegetation is rich in types and tree species, with more than 200 species in 65 families. Arbors, shrubs, needles, and broad-leaved forest trees are all present. The city's forest coverage rate is 42.1, which is divided into the alpine metasequoia conservation area, the mid-mountain timber and economic forest area, the hilly fuel wood and economic forest area and the Pingba roadside comprehensive area. The city's total stock of standing trees is nearly one million cubic meters.
Historical evolution
Chongzhou City has a long history. In the first year of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty (206 BC), Jiangyuan County was established; in the second year of Chui Gong (686 BC), Wu Zetian of the Tang Dynasty established Shuzhou and led the Jin Dynasty. The four counties of Yuan, Tanglong, Qingcheng, and Xinjin; in the 14th year of Shaoxing in the Southern Song Dynasty (1146), were promoted to Chongqing Prefecture, and also led several counties; in the 20th year of the Yuan Dynasty (1283), they were demoted to Chongqing Prefecture; in the Republic of China In the second year (1913), the abandoned state was changed to Chongqing County; in 1994, the county was removed and Chongzhou City was established.
In July 1983, the Wenjiang Regional Administrative Office was abolished and Chongqing County was placed under the jurisdiction of Chengdu City.
In June 1994, with the approval of the State Council, the county was removed and established as a city, and the name "Chongqing County" became history.
In 1913 (the second year of the Republic of China), the government of the Republic of China abolished the prefectures, states, and departments established by the Qing Dynasty. Therefore, Chongqing Prefecture was changed to Chongqing County, and it was successively under the jurisdiction of West Sichuan Road, Xichuan Road, and the First Administrative Supervisory District Commissioner's Office. After the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, Chongqing County came under the jurisdiction of the Wenjiang Commissioner's Office of the Western Sichuan Administration. After 1952, it came under the jurisdiction of the Wenjiang Commissioner's Office of Sichuan Province.
Customs
Jinji Township in Chongzhou City is the largest kite-making base in China. It is famous at home and abroad for its exquisite technology and wide variety of kites, and enjoys the reputation of the hometown of kites.
The annual "Chongzhou Golden Rooster Kite Festival" is a grand event for Chinese kites. The Sichuan Provincial Kite Competition and the National Kite Elite Competition are often held here. In March every year, kites fly over Chongzhou in the warm spring breeze, and tourists from home and abroad enjoy the fun of flying. Activities: East-West Kite Competition, Western Sichuan Kite Classic, performances by famous domestic kite flying teams, exhibitions of large, super-large, miniature, high-quality and collectible kites, orchid exhibitions, Sichuan Opera and Peking Opera performances, iron paintings, strange stones and root arts , Daoming bamboo weaving exhibition and large-scale cultural programs; visit the hometown of golden rooster kites, mass free flying hope activities, kite making performances, tourists make kites with their own hands; taste Chongzhou famous snacks Chazha noodles, Tianzhutang chicken slices, Wang chicken, Liuke chicken, Huaiyuan three unique things.
In the old days, burials were mostly carried out. After the death, the funeral was held, tobacco leaves were held in the mouth, a sky cannon was fired, an The coffin is left unsealed and parked in front of the hall. Food is offered in front of the head, lamps are lit at the feet, the old burden is burned, the yin and yang open the way, and the virtuous and respected people are asked to nod their heads and lay a memorial ceremony for the coffin. Relatives wear mourning clothes, dutiful men and women wear sackcloth and mourn, and mourners are sent to report the funeral. Obituaries are posted, relatives and friends send funeral banners and couplets, dutiful sons cry and pay homage, and the coffin is sealed for burial. Three days later, when relatives gather together, they bid farewell to the body and seal the coffin, display it in the mourning hall to pay homage, and ask monks and Taoists to recommend the deceased soul. Before the funeral, the "three offerings" are performed, including offering incense and silk, soup and food, and wine bottles, reciting poems, reading memorial texts, and reviewing the deceased's achievements during his lifetime. The filial piety tent covers the sky, the drums and music sound, and the artillery and iron blunderbuss are endless. On the day of the funeral, relatives and friends gathered in large numbers. The filial son held the mourning stick and held the filial fiber in front of him in grief. The filial wife followed closely behind, sobbing loudly and scattering money as she walked. When the coffin is lowered into the pit and put into the coffin, after rice is thrown in to bring in money, the coffin is covered with earth and buried. When it comes to Fu San, Hui Sha, Seven, Hundred, Anniversary, and Elimination of Spirits, the worship of the dead turns to the worship of ghosts and ancestors. In recent decades, funeral reforms have been vigorously promoted. Funeral services have been replaced by memorial services, and burials have been replaced by cremations. During the Spring Festival, Qingming Festival and July half, graves are visited to offer sacrifices and flowers, and some burn paper money, incense and candles to express their feelings.
Chongzhou people regard weddings as a grand ceremony with the most red tape, commonly known as "a lifelong event." Weddings take place most often in the spring during the off-season, and generally include making an appointment, changing gender, setting the date, welcoming the bride, getting married, returning home, etc. Each of these etiquettes has a customary meaning. Among them, the wedding etiquette is the most complicated. On the eve of the wedding, the groom must hold a "Flower Night Wine" and perform a red hairpin ceremony. The celebration lasts until late at night. On the day of welcoming the bride, the man holds a wedding party and the woman holds a wedding ceremony. Under the guidance of a matchmaker, the groom comes in person. After the wedding guests are gathered, he sends a sedan chair to the bride’s home to pick up the bride. The bride combs her hair, grooms her face, steps on the bucket, sends her hair, scatters chopsticks, and gets into the sedan chair. When the sedan arrives at the groom's door, he has to block the road, return to the carriage, and then enter the door to pay homage. He then takes off his hijab and enters the bridal chamber, bows to the guests, drinks "Baizi Soup", and makes noise in the bridal chamber. Nowadays, most marriages are free love, and the marriage procedures have been greatly simplified. The "dowry" items have long been replaced by electrical appliances and furniture, and the wedding sedans have been replaced by floats. Those who do not want to attract a large crowd even get away with "travel marriages", and more and more people get married. It became a personal matter between husband and wife.
According to legend, a long time ago, a red light appeared at night on Huacheng Mountain in Sanlang Town, Chongzhou. Mountain residents suspected that the temple was on fire and went to put out the fire. All the monks said nothing about it. Suddenly they heard a baby crying, and everyone went to look for it. They saw a beggar woman giving birth outside the mountain gate. They invited each other to help, and sent bamboo materials to build a tent to keep out the cold, and rice to satisfy their hunger. Even those who were extremely poor were asked to give one. Bamboo tube rice, an egg. In the next ten years or so, the beggar woman's son grew up and unified the world.
In order to commemorate this event, from then on, no matter who gave birth to a baby, relatives, friends and neighbors would give food and clothing to the mother and baby. The baby would be given dog-ear hats, tiger-head shoes, shawls, belly-bulging children, etc. There are chickens, fish, meat, eggs, oil, rice, etc. for the mother. She has almost everything she needs. "Sending Bamboo Rice" is also called "Sending Bamboo Rice". Mi refers to the appearance of abundant water, which is used to express good wishes. From this, customs such as "Tommy Wine", "Soup Pot Wine", Full Moon Wine, and Hundred Days Banquet were also derived, which are still in use today.
When Chongzhou people celebrate their birthdays, those who are under 50 years old can only live or celebrate their birthdays. On their birthdays, they usually eat longevity noodles to pray for longevity. Families with better conditions organize birthday gifts, prepare banquets, greet guests, fire cannons and give gifts. When the time comes, hold a ceremony, pray for good fortune, longevity and happiness, and then treat the guests to a banquet. Nowadays, although there are some people who make big plans, more people eat cakes, blow out candles, and sing happy birthday instead.
Chongzhou is well-known as a "state of etiquette". The "Huayang State Chronicles" of the Eastern Jin Dynasty highly praised it. "Shang, the sound of string chanting reaches all over the world." It is highly praised by people in western Sichuan. Chongzhou people living in this hot land are accompanied by etiquette and customs from birth to death. There are four major etiquettes: birth ceremony (including birthday ceremony), crown ceremony, wedding and funeral. There are various sacrifices and congratulatory etiquette and customs, as well as countless taboos. There are as many etiquette and customs as there are days.
It is a custom in Chongzhou City that lantern shows are popular from New Year's Eve to the following year's Lantern Festival. The Lantern Festival night reaches its climax, and Chengguan, Huaiyuan, Yuantong, Sanjiang and other towns are the busiest. Lamps are divided into two categories: chandeliers and traveling lights. Chandeliers are lanterns hung under the eaves in front of every home. They are made of colored paper and can be round, square, diamond-shaped, flat, and come in many shapes; fish lanterns, shrimp lanterns, melon lanterns, and palace lanterns are all in different shapes. Especially the revolving lantern is the most eye-catching, which integrates various arts such as carving, paper-cutting, poetry, calligraphy and painting. It is generally cylindrical in shape, about 1 meter high, with a turret in the middle. After the lamp is lit, the turret rotates due to air flow, and the landscapes, figures, birds and animals attached to the turret will change over and over again. Children enjoy playing with rabbit lanterns. They take down the hanging rabbit lanterns and pull them around with ropes to enjoy the beauty of the night. During the festival, the streets and alleys are lit up with colorful lanterns, and tourists compete for them. The most common traveling lanterns are dragon lanterns, lion lanterns, cow lanterns, Yaomei lanterns, platforms and high-footed lanterns. The gongs and drums are noisy in the streets and alleys day and night.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, this custom continued, but the scale was greatly reduced. By 1983, at the 16th Chengdu Lantern Festival, Chongzhou participated in the "Vientiane Renewal" large-scale electric lamp unit, which reflected the huge changes in the city's production and construction and people's lives, and won the first prize. Afterwards, they were transported back to the city and continued to hold a lantern show in Yuhuachi Park. More than 1,000 new lanterns were displayed, which was an unprecedented event. Here are some types of tourist lanterns in the city.
Dragon lanterns Every Spring Festival, dragon lanterns travel around the city and rural areas to herald good luck and celebrate the New Year. Chengguan, Jixie, Dahhua, Sanjiang and other towns have many varieties of dragon lanterns, including dancing dragons, colorful dragons, and fire dragons. The dragon dance is exquisite, decorated with yellow cloth, with 5 to 7 sections and 6 to 8 people waving it. The dragon treasure is decorated with gold and hangs from the top of the pole. It can rotate freely and can be lifted by one person. When dancing, the dragon's head is chasing treasures, and its body and tail are surrounding. In the sound of gongs and drums, sometimes it is "twisting the roots of bitter bamboo", sometimes it is "fishing for the moon from the bottom of the sea", with various names and endless changes. The colorful dragon is gorgeous, usually with 7 or 9 sections, with various colors of soft satin as the dragon skin, and the shape is lifelike. During the outing, fish, shrimp, snails, clams, turtles, soft-shell turtles and other lanterns are used, and various movements are performed amidst the sounds of wind and percussion music such as "rolling embroidered balls" and "dragon wagging its tail" or gongs and drums of Sichuan opera, which are colorful and dazzling. In addition to the Spring Festival and Lantern Festival, they are also often active in large temple fairs. There were 99 colored dragons in Yuantong Qingming Festival. The fire dragon is rough and rough, and its body is painted on linen with scales and armor patterns. There is a huge team of dancers, and most of them use oil whips and fire bombs to illuminate the way. The dancers are naked and shorts, with pot lids on their heads and straw sandals on their feet, running quickly. Those who burned the lanterns held fireworks and sprayed them along the street. The more intense the burning, the more intense the dance. Although the beard and eyebrows are all burned, the face remains unchanged, symbolizing prosperous age and good luck. This kind of fire dragon dance, which seeks pleasure from hardship, was eliminated after the founding of the People's Republic of China.
Lion lanterns The lion lanterns in Xishan, Huaiyuan, Sanjiang, Yangma, Wangchang, Dongguan, Wanjia and other towns in the city are exquisite in craftsmanship. Huaiyuan lion lanterns are particularly famous. During the Republic of China, they were danced in Chengdu, Wenjiang, Xinjin, Leshan and other places.
The lion lanterns in these towns are divided into two types: "Wenshi" and "Wushi". Literary lions focus on expressions, such as scratching, licking fur, rolling, shaking fur, etc. Martial lions are good at skills, which are combined with acrobatics. They can jump, roll, and soar. They are strong and brave. There are hundreds of elevated formations such as climbing Mount Wutai. The "breaking formation" of Chongzhou lion lanterns is particularly exciting. The owner of the lanterns uses a bamboo mat, a table, and a stool to build an elevated stand, and puts the gift of money in a bucket basket at the top, and lets the dancing "monkey" go up and get it for himself, which is a combination of drama and juggling and dance skills are included; some also let the "lion" go up the elevated platform to show the clever and mighty character of the lion as the king of beasts. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, lion lantern performances became popular and fell out of fashion. Since the 1980s, it has become active again in both urban and rural areas during the Spring Festival every year.
Cattle lanterns. Farmers in Baitou, Tingjiang, Daoming, Yangma and other townships are good at dancing cow lanterns. They decorate the cow's head with a dustpan and connect the head and tail with linen cloth to show the cow's body. One holds the head, the other holds the tail, and the other plays the role of a shepherd boy. During the lantern festival, he often follows the dragon lantern. While marching, scenes such as feeding cows, taking care of cows, and shouting cows are performed; while playing with lanterns, there are performances such as killing cows, making circles, and trapping cows. Simple and interesting, with strong local flavor.
Yaomei lanterns Yaomei lanterns in the city are divided into two types: cars and boats, both of which focus on singing. Yaomei dances on floats or lotus-picking boats. When riding a float, there is a driver pushing the cart, holding a square flag with wheels painted on it in each hand to indicate the cart; a colorful silk tethered handle is hung on the shoulder to indicate the cart. Yaomei held the flag with both hands and cooperated with the performance. When riding a lotus-picking boat, Yaomei stands in the middle of the boat, and a man on the side of the boat goes with her. During the singing, there is also a "company team" holding money sticks and stepping on the cross step in front to lead the way. One person leads the singing, and everyone contributes with the singing, drumming accompaniment, and dances along the street. The lead singer mostly uses the traditional lyrics of "December", and there are also improvisers, which are flexible and changeable; the vocalist complements the lyrics with "Liu Ya De (er) Liu Lian Liu Ya" and "Lotus A Lotus De (er) Begonia Flower" ,impressive. Yaomei dances in the T-step to the music. Most of them are men disguised as women, wearing colorful clothes, wearing sunglasses on their noses, and they are very attractive. Wherever the lanterns go, people often gather, talking and guessing who the person is.
In addition, platforms and tall lamps often appear at city lantern festivals. The platforms are mostly shaped like Sichuan opera clips, such as "Gui Ying Fighting Wild Geese" and "Autumn River". Tall lamps are often dressed as characters in dramas. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the platforms mostly portrayed the heroes of the new era, and the tall lanterns often acted as modern Sichuan Opera characters.
It is said that outside the west gate of the ancient Chongqingzhou City, there was a large stone bridge with multiple arches. It is about forty to fifty feet long and two feet wide, with thirteen arches in total. This bridge is entirely made of red sandstone. From a distance, it looks like a crescent moon spanning the rolling waves of the West River.
This bridge is the Xijiang Bridge, which is well-known far and wide and is known as the "No. 1 Bridge in Western Sichuan". For more than a hundred years, many beautiful legends have been produced around it, which are still widely circulated among the people.
It is said that during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there was a bustling water and land wharf on the bank of the Xihe River outside the west gate of Qingzhou City in ancient Chongqing. Since there is no bridge on the river, pedestrians have to cross the river by ferry. In ancient Shuzhou, folk business was flourishing, and there was an endless stream of merchants, wealthy merchants, peddlers and porters traveling between both sides of the Xihe River every day. Especially at dusk, the pier is bustling with people, and people rushing to cross the river are crowded together, creating a busy scene. Therefore, there is a saying that "there are three thousand passengers ferrying to the Xijiang River at night". But when it comes to May, Yellow and June, it will be miserable. The river water surged, and most of the boatmen went out of business. There are a few strong and ambitious young people who dare to use a boat to ferry, but there is a high chance that the boat will be destroyed and everyone will be buried in the belly of the fish. At that time, people felt sad when they mentioned the Xihe River, and were frightened when thinking about crossing the river. Looking forward to building a bridge across the river has become a luxury that people dream about day and night. But repairing the bridge requires a lot of money, which is not easy.
Unexpectedly, during the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty, there was a Gongsheng student in Chongqing Prefecture, whose surname was Huang and whose name was Buyun. Huang Gong was over fifty years old, and he had an only son who was an official outside the country. He and his wife usually only had each other as companions at home. The Huang family has more than 500 acres of ancestral high-quality oil sand fertile land outside the city, and the family is quite prosperous. Although Huang Gongsheng came from a wealthy family, he did not have the bad habits of eating, drinking, whoring and gambling that are common among wealthy children. He is a generous and charitable person and has a good reputation in the countryside. When he heard that the Xihe River was overflowing and blocking traffic, Huang Gongsheng was worried and immediately decided to sell off the property in his house to use it to build the bridge. As soon as he put forward his idea, he was overtaken by his wife: "Build the bridge, build the bridge, you insist on saying it lightly, just use a lamp grass.
The god was deeply moved by Huang Gongsheng's piety and felt sympathy, so he descended from the sky with a seven-foot bronze dragon-slaying sword. When the evil dragon saw this formation, it was like waking up from a dream, and it was so frightened that it fled in a hurry. Due to the narrowness of the river, it was difficult for the huge body to turn around. The helpless Nielong had no choice but to swim down for more than 300 meters before taking the opportunity to turn over the faucet. He forcibly carved a path from the farmland on the bank and escaped back to the Xihe River. As a result, the Xihe River split into two here, forming two river channels, with a spindle-shaped small island covering an area of ??more than 200 acres surrounding the middle. This is today's Emerald Island. The Jade Emperor was moved by Huang Gongsheng's sincerity for benefiting the people, and sent all the skilled craftsmen from heaven to come down to earth to help. In the blink of an eye, the Xijiang Bridge was completed. When he saw this scene, Huang Gongsheng was so excited that he collapsed in the river. On the embankment, I never woke up again. In order to prevent the evil dragon from coming again and causing trouble, the god took off the dragon-slaying sword before leaving and hung it high on the arch of the bridge. For many years since then, there have been no major floods in the Xihe River, and people on both sides of the river have enjoyed peace and tranquility.
In addition to the story of Huang Gongsheng, there are many legends about Xihe Bridge. I will add a few details here for the benefit of readers. One: There are countless stone slabs on the Xijiang Bridge deck. It is said that during the Republic of China, there was a local warlord who did not believe this rumor. Out of curiosity, he ordered his subordinate soldiers to stand on the stone slab in order to find out the exact number. However, because some soldiers were dissatisfied with the commander's usual style and intentionally pulled the strings, the number of people counted after queuing up twice did not match, which made people believe this statement among the people even more. Second: the mystery of the missing dragon-slaying sword. The theory that there is a dragon-slaying sword hanging on the Xijiang Bridge is widely circulated in the local area. However, according to the memories of the elders in Xijiang Township, since the Republic of China, there have been empty iron buckles hanging on the big arches of the bridge, and the sword has never been seen. Exactly when the Dragon-Slaying Sword was stolen and disappeared is still a mystery to be solved. The above anecdotes add a mysterious color to the ancient bridge.
In the summer of 1953, after encountering a severe flood that had not been seen in a century, the Xihe Bridge collapsed suddenly after many vicissitudes of life. People deeply regret the disappearance of the century-old bridge, and their nostalgia is beyond words. It is gratifying that the people's government complied with public opinion and built two more majestic new Xijiang Bridges on the Xihe River. In recent years, the development of the Binhe Road Scenic Area has given the Xijiang Ancient Ferry a new look.
This is exactly what it is: People’s lives are flourishing after the reform and opening up, and the legend of the ancient bridge is passed down from generation to generation.
Economic Overview
Chongzhou City is located in the beautiful and fertile Western Sichuan Plain, with an area of ??1,090 square kilometers and a total population of 650,000 (including 150,000 urban population). Chongzhou - China's Excellent Tourism City, China's Model City for Human Settlements, National Sports Advanced County, Sichuan Province Historical and Cultural City, Sichuan Provincial Ecological Garden City, Provincial Advanced Health City and a medium-sized city focused on the development of the Chengdu Plain Urban Agglomeration in Sichuan Province At the same time, it is listed on the list of China's 100 charming cities just released, ranking second only to Dujiangyan among all the charming cities in Sichuan. The comprehensive economic strength of Chongzhou City has entered the ranks of the "Top Ten Counties (Cities)" in the province for three consecutive years, ranking 12th in the evaluation of strong counties with economic competitiveness in western counties.
Chongzhou City is located within the 20-minute traffic circle of Chengdu City, only 20 kilometers east of Chengdu City, and only 30 kilometers southeast of Shuangliu International Airport. The second channel under construction (connecting to Guanghua Avenue and without a toll station) will greatly enhance our city's transportation advantages, especially its straight-line connection to the industrial concentrated development area, which will shorten the distance with Chengdu and enable the concentrated development of our city's industry. The district’s location advantage is even more obvious.
In January 2021, the 2020 ranking of rural revitalization communication influential counties was released, and Chongzhou City ranked 112th.
In January 2021, Chongzhou City was listed on the list of advanced counties (cities, districts) in Sichuan Province for implementing the rural revitalization strategy in 2020.
In January 2021, Chongzhou City was recognized as the third batch of food safety demonstration counties (cities, districts) in Sichuan Province.
In December 2020, the Sichuan Provincial Spiritual Civilization Construction Office announced the list of cities selected for the fifth Sichuan Provincial Civilized Cities, and Chongzhou City was on the list.
In December 2020, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism announced the second batch of national all-region tourism demonstration zones, and Chongzhou City was on the list.
In October 2020, Chongzhou City won the title of National Double Support Model City (County) in 2020.
In September 2020, the list of "Top 100 Counties and Cities in Western China 2020" was announced, and Chongzhou City was on the list, ranking 25th.
In October 2018, Chongzhou City was selected into the 2018 Top 100 Counties and Cities in Western Region, ranking 28th.
In July 2016, Chongzhou City won the title of National Double Support Model City (County) in 2016.
In May 2016, the Ministry of Agriculture identified Chongzhou City as one of the first national demonstration counties (cities, districts) to basically realize the full mechanization of major crop production.