Introduction to Huangqiao Town
In the past, it was said that there was an ancient wooden bridge built on the Yangliu River in the west of the town (it was rebuilt into a stone arch bridge in the 48th year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty and is still in good condition). The water under the bridge was yellow all year round, so it was named Huang Bridge. shop, so the place is named Huangqiaopu.
Huangqiao formed a market town in the Han Dynasty and began to flourish after the Tang Dynasty. The area around Yaowang Village at the southern end of the town contains the former seat of Jianxing County in the Jin Dynasty. Huangqiao Town was founded in 1951. In 1961, Huangqiao Town was merged into Huangqiao Commune. In 1966, Huangqiao Town was restored. In 1978, it belonged to Huangqiao District. In 1985, Huangqiao People's Commune was merged into Huangqiao Town. In 1995, it was withdrawn from the district and merged with the township. , the original Huangqiao Town, Jintian Township, and Shibei Township were merged to form New Huangqiao Town.
Huangqiao is a typical agricultural town with beautiful mountains and clear waters, rich resources, and convenient transportation. The Shangrui Expressway passes through it, with abundant rainfall all year round and fertile soil. It is suitable for the development of agricultural and animal husbandry production. The main agricultural and sideline products include rape, wheat, corn and soybeans. Other cash crops such as plums, mousse plums, crisp peaches, golden peach pears, seedless ponkans, etc. all have a certain scale. At the same time, Huangqiao Town has a long history. From the first year of Taikang (280) of Emperor Wu of Jin Dynasty to the fourth year of Wude (621) of Tang Dynasty, Xingxian County was established twice, and Huangqiao was established as the county government. It can be found in Yaowang Village of Huangqiao Town to this day. Ancient city wall ruins.
In 2011, the town’s total social output value reached 1.38 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 11%. Fixed asset investment was 351.53 million yuan; fiscal and tax revenue reached 4.7 million yuan, an increase of 7.3%. The average income of farmers reached 3,295 yuan, an increase of 4.6%.
- Unique location and convenient transportation. The Shaohuai Expressway passes through 9 villages including Sanjiao Village, Congshan Village, Yongfa Village, Yaobei Village, Paishang Village, Fengchan Village, Shiwan Village, Gaotang Village, and Taohua Village in Huangqiao Town, and ends at Yongfa Village. Fa Village has set up an interchange with a total length of 9.2 kilometers, which greatly highlights the geographical advantages of Huangqiao. In addition, in recent years, the roads to the village in our town have crisscrossed each other and extended in all directions. It is an emerging distribution center for the flow of people, logistics and information. The Yellow Bridge will become the "east gate" of the cave entrance.
——Rich resources and outstanding advantages. Huangqiao Town is rich in hydropower resources. The Nanshui River flows through Huangqiao Town from southwest to northeast for about 20 kilometers. Both sides are alluvial flat areas, suitable for agricultural development. The cultivated land area is 61,233 acres, including 42,568 acres of paddy fields and 18,665 acres of dry soil. The main agricultural products include rice, sweet potatoes, peanuts, corn, etc. The breeding industry is mainly based on pig breeding. Huangqiao has always had a tradition of raising pigs. After years of development, it has now formed large livestock farms such as Dapu, Jintian and Paishang. Pig breeding base.
——Urban construction is improving day by day. Since 2001, through three phases of development, the urban area has been expanded to 2.8 square kilometers. The town plan will be revised again in 2010. In 2009, the overall relocation of the Central Primary School and the development project of Niluling were launched. This project will drive the commercial development of the Niluling area and open a new chapter for the construction of small towns in Huangqiao: a wide cement road will pass in front of the new Central Primary School. , connected Shiyang Road and Huangma Road, and then opened a new cement road from Jintian Credit Cooperative to Zhengshan New Village. Zhengshan New Village was connected to Huangchang Road and Nanyue Road. Since then, the "blocky" pattern caused by previous partial development has Once it is cracked, the city will be connected in all directions and become a whole on its own.
——It has a long history and outstanding people. Huangqiao has many cultural and natural landscapes, representative ones include "Longtan Night Rain", "Zhigong Temple", "Jintian Temple", "Shuanglong Cave", etc., all of which have beautiful legends and are fascinating. "Longtan Night Rain" is located in Gaotang Village, Huangqiao Town, where the Nanshui River and the Pingxi River merge to form a pool. It is said that there is a dragon in the pond, and the wind blows up at night, sounding like a shower, which is called "Longtan Night Rain". It has a long history and is one of the ten scenic spots in Laowugang Prefecture. Both Wang Changling in the Tang Dynasty and Chen Mayi in the Song Dynasty wrote many poems praising Longtan.
Couplet on the gate of Longtan Puqing’s ancestral hall in Huangqiao Town, Dongkou County, Shaoyang City, Hunan Province: Night raindrops, Longtan overlapping text waves return to the Bohai Sea, Qing Yun Teng, Phoenix edicts, floating auspicious colors and bright smoke. Speaking of famous people, with There are many Huangqiao celebrities and capable people represented by General Yuan Yelie, who are famous at home and abroad.