Folk customs of Ma Lao Township, Santai County, Mianyang City

Ma Lao Township, Santai County, Mianyang City, Sichuan Province, was called Ma Lao Canal in ancient times. Legend has it that the Bajiao Temple where Emperor Liu Bei stationed troops was separated from Liu Zhang. Liu Zhang must have flooded Liu Bei's army in Fujiang, and Zhang Fei led the troops to retreat. Because the water was too urgent to cross the canal, Zhang Fei was too impatient to cross the canal, which was later called Ma Lao Canal, hence the name of the township. Located 30 kilometers north of the county seat, the geographical coordinates are 3 1 16' north latitude and 0/0459' east longitude. The total area of the township is 25.43 square kilometers, and the town area is 0.8 square kilometers. The township governs 9 administrative villages, 1 neighborhood committee. By the end of 200 1, the total population of the township was 14370, with 4 109 households. There are 2222 hectares of land and 824 hectares of cultivated land, with a per capita land of 0.92 mu. There are two main rivers. Fujiang River is the longest, with a total length of 5.5 kilometers. 1 tourist attractions. Vegetation area 1592 hectares, forest area of 725 hectares, and forest coverage rate of 3 1%. The township borders Shi 'an and Liuchi towns in the east, Li urban and rural areas in the south, Garden and Jianshe towns in the north and Fujiang and Liu Ying in the west. The territory belongs to shallow hills, and there is an alluvial dam of Fujiang River-Xiaowei Dam, which has a mild climate and is suitable for farming all year round. The annual average temperature 16.7℃, the precipitation is 886 mm, and the frost-free period is about 270 days. Water conservancy facilities are complete, and the Yonghe weir of Fujiang River runs through the whole territory, with an irrigation control area of 7,500 mu. There are placer gold, quartzite and limestone along the Fujiang River.