Education has a long history, the township has a middle school, a complete elementary school, four elementary school, more than 1,400 students, more than 100 staff members, the campus covers an area of more than 30 acres, to fully meet the requirements of the township's compulsory education. Since the resumption of the college entrance examination system, Washima school for the country to cultivate thousands of talented people, especially in 2005-2012, Washima secondary school teaching results have made remarkable achievements, the comprehensive ranking of the city's rural secondary schools in the first, second and third. 2011 Washima Township Party Committee, the government put forward the "science and education township" development strategy, since 2011, Washima Township Party Committee, the government has put forward the "science and education township" development strategy. In 2011, the party committee and government of the township put forward the development strategy of "science and education in the township", and awarded more than 100,000 yuan of scholarships and awards to 87 key teachers and 91 outstanding students for two consecutive years since August 2011, and established the reward fund of science and education in the township, which is the largest scholarship fund in China. The establishment of science and education in the township reward fund, the introduction of Lequn scholarship, recognized a large number of outstanding teachers, students.
Health service network covers all corners of the township, *** there are 16 village health centers, a health center for the whole township, more than 40 medical personnel, affordable pharmacy three, in the best efforts to become the people to provide high-quality and inexpensive medicines. 2005, the state invested 240,000 yuan, self-funded 100,000 yuan on the renovation of the township health centers, with the full range of medical equipment and medical personnel, beds to 20, 2010 investment of more than 800,000 yuan to the township health center, with a full range of medical equipment and medical staff, beds to 20, 2010 investment of more than 800,000 yuan to build the township health center complex, to protect the township people's health care access.
Washing Horse Township has a reputation as a township of culture, the masses enjoy the cultural activities of the dragon lantern dance, dance incense lamp, playing flower stick, twisting rice-planting songs. In the wash horse dance dragon lantern has its special side is the dance of the broken neck dragon, dragon body and head of the dance separately, which is unique in the country, in January 2007 for the excavation and protection of the wash horse broken neck dragon lantern, the financial input of 60,000 yuan held an unprecedented Hongjiang City, the wash horse dragon lanterns will be "CCTV", "Hunan Television," "People's Daily", "Hunan Daily," and other media to be reported one after the other. It has now officially applied for the national intangible cultural heritage protection program.
Cultural celebrities in ancient times, the former Qing Dynasty scholar Yi Liangshu, the famous general Yi Kongzhao, modern and nationally renowned flower and bird painter Yi Tujing.
Tourist attractions include Zhuge Bridge, Wash Horse Pool, Dragon Pavilion, Wind Pavilion, Red Temple, Yi Ancestral Hall Group, Lotus Bridge, Tianxintang, Land Boundary, Yi Tujing Art Garden and so on.