Introduction to Shiqiao Town

Shiqiao Town is located in the northeast of Sichuan, (107 degrees east longitude, 31 degrees north latitude) to the west of Tieshan, Dazhou City, 61 kilometers away from the urban area, adjacent to Qu County in the south, Yingshan in the west, and Pingchang in the north. , known as the "Western Gate" of Dachuan District. The "Papeng" provincial road passes through the town from east to west, making it an important town in the west of the district and a place for materials distribution. Baidu Map: The town covers an area of ??56.33 square meters, governs 20 administrative villages, 5 community committees, 222 villager groups, 9221 households, and a total population of 70,000 people, of which Changzhen has a population of nearly 40,000. In 2005, the town’s total GDP revenue exceeded At the 180 million yuan mark, the per capita net income reached 3,135 yuan.

In the west of Dachuan District, Dazhou City, there is a beautiful ancient town with beautiful mountains and clear waters, outstanding people, lush forest vegetation and beautiful pastoral scenery. There are many ancient courtyards in the village, and the ancient buildings have outstanding Sichuan characteristics. It is the only Shiqiao town in Dazhou that has entered the first batch of provincial key construction demonstration towns in Sichuan Province. Shiqiao Town is located to the west of Tieshan and is the west gate of Dachuan District. It is 61 kilometers away from Dazhou City and 45 kilometers away from Pingchang County. Provincial Highway 202 and the Bada-Dalian Railway pass through the town. The location and transportation advantages are obvious, radiating and driving the development of more than 20 towns in the western part of Dachuan District and the southern part of Pingchang. Ancient style and charm create a happy, beautiful and livable town. Strolling through the old streets of Shiqiao Ancient Town is like traveling through a time tunnel and being in another world. The stone archways and Red Army slogans on Lenin Street seem to bring people back to that war-torn era. On Lenin Street, there are four archways. The first archway is located about 30 meters inside the east entrance of Lenin Street. It was built in the sixth year of Tongzhi by Xu, the wife of Fengzheng doctor Ma Chun; the second archway was built in the 21st year of Jiaqing. Archway No. 3 was built by Ma Zhou's wife Guo; Archway No. 3 was built by Li Shi, wife of Xu Wendian, who was from his hometown in the 9th year of Tongzhi; Archway No. 4 was built by Wang Shi, wife of Xu Dingguo, the wife of Wu Sheng in the 26th year of Guangxu's reign. . The four archways are all made of bluestone, with three-story brackets, cornices and wings, and exquisite carvings. There are five dragons holding edicts (hollow carvings) on the top, and flower figures and drama stories below. There are 480 carved figures and 16 animals. Everything is lifelike. In September 1933, the Fourth Front Army of the Red Army marched south from Bazhong and Pingchang to station troops in Shiqiao Town. They carved revolutionary slogans on the four archways and stone walls of the stone bridge. The original Lujiaping Street was later renamed Lenin Street, and was therefore known as " China’s first red street”. In the middle of the No. 2 archway, there are engraved the five characters "Leninism Street" and the inscription "The Political Department of the 30th Army of the Fourth Front Army of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army" is engraved. There are more than 30 slogans such as "Down with imperialism" engraved on the entire street. These slogans are still shining brightly and are clearly visible, fully demonstrating those prosperous years in full swing. Therefore, it is not only a historic site, but also full of the spirit of the times. It is rare to have four archways in one street and integrate ancient and modern times. In Shiqiao Town, a local resident told reporters that in addition to the town area, Shiqiao has "Inverted Stone Bridge, Xiaojie Archway, Lenin Street, Lenin Park, Red Army Stele Stone Forest, Gaosizhai Quotations Stele, Tianshui River, and Huanhua Stream." In addition to other tourist attractions, the town's tourist attractions include "Nine-Layer Village Mountain, Fairy Mountain, Gaoqiao Reservoir, Li Chun Tomb, Sanjiao Temple Cliff Statues, Weiwu Village Ancient Courtyard", etc. The scenery and neighborhoods are beautiful, and it is a beautiful, happy and livable place. According to Xia Huayong, Secretary of the Party Committee of Shiqiao Town, Shiqiao Town has a long history and culture and pure folk customs. Traditional culture includes Kongming lanterns, clowns, flower drums, money boards, sedan chairs, stilts, etc. Among them, "Fire-Burning Dragon" and "Mountain-Climbing Jiaozi" have been identified as provincial key intangible cultural heritage. New Town Dachuan Western Economic and Trade Center Walking out of the old streets of the ancient town, the atmosphere of a modern new town hits your face. The streets are busy with cars and shops. Xia Huayong said that Shiqiao Town is the largest town in Dachuan District outside the suburbs, with a population of 46,000, a built-up area of ??2.1 square kilometers, 41 old streets and new streets and alleys, prosperous commerce, and above There are 5 large-scale supermarkets, 320 department stores, 510 convenience stores, and 22 hotels. It can accommodate more than 500 tourists at the same time. It is concentrated in two commercial markets, making shopping here very convenient. The streets in Changzhen Town are very clean, and sprinklers are used to remove dust every day. Compared with other towns, the residents living on the streets in Shiqiao Town seem to have a faster pace of life. Most of them have their own stores, and through labor, they have accumulated a lot of money. wealth. At the same time, Shiqiao Town has a unique geographical location, which radiates and drives the development of the western part of Dachuan District and the southern part of Pingchang, and the transportation is very convenient. Shiqiao Town has a relatively wide area, climate and soil suitable for the comprehensive development of agriculture, forestry and animal husbandry, and has a variety of agricultural products.

Shiqiao Town has always focused on developing characteristic breeding industries. The focus is on pigs, grass-fed livestock and aquaculture. Shiqiao Town has a solid economic foundation and strong development potential. It is the economic and trade center in the western part of Dachuan District. Characteristic agriculture, eco-tourism and red tourism are well developed. The main industries include grain and oil, vegetables, fruits, livestock and poultry breeding, etc. Its financial The income and resident income rank among the best in Dazhou City. In recent years, provinces, cities and counties have introduced many preferential policies and invested in the development of Shiqiao Town. In 2009, Lenin Street in the ancient town was fully repaired, and Lenin Park, Lenin Lake, and Lenin Square were newly built, providing tourists and local residents from all directions with places for visiting, traveling, leisure, entertainment, and fitness. Every year during the Lantern Festival in the first month of the year, the traditional custom of "burning fire dragons" is unprecedented in scale, attracting many tourists from inside and outside the province to watch. Future Planning Four Major Advantages Promote the Development of Shiqiao When talking about future planning, Xia Huayong said that Shiqiao Town occupies an important position in the planning of future tourist attraction projects in the entire Dachuan District. The overall layout of tourism development in the region is based on the basic structure of "1 zone, 5 zones, and 10 sceneries", among which the "Shiqiao Style Resort and Sightseeing Area" occupies an important position. Next, Shiqiao will build a well-known domestic tourism brand integrating natural ecological scenery and prehistoric relics. In the future development, Shiqiao Town has its own advantages. The first is the location advantage. Shiqiao Town is located in the west of Dachuan District, 61 kilometers away from Dazhou City, 45 kilometers away from Pingchang County, and 178 kilometers away from Bazhong City. It is the central town at the junction of Dazhou and Bazhong, radiating and driving the development of the western part of Dachuan District and the southern part of Pingchang. With obvious location advantages, it has been integrated into the Bada Urban Economic Zone and built into an urban sub-center reaching (Chuan) Ping (Chang) Canal (County), radiating and driving the economic development of more than 20 surrounding towns and villages. Secondly, there is transportation advantage. If location is an innate condition for urban development, then the improvement of transportation conditions will definitely further expand the location advantage of cities and towns. Provincial Highway 202 (Bapeng Highway) runs longitudinally from the east of Shiqiao Town to Dazhou and Kaijiang. It connects to Dazhou-Chongqing Expressway and 210 National Highway in Dazhou. The Bada-Dalian Railway under construction runs across the town and connects The Xiangyu Railway has a railway station in Shiqiao Town, and the transportation is very convenient. In addition, Shiqiao Town is a typical agricultural town and eco-tourism town. It mainly grows rice, wheat, corn, and rapeseed, with aquaculture, fruits, and vegetables as the leader in economic development. It uses history, culture, and Red Army culture as the carrier. Ecological tourism has brought the town's GDP to 312 million yuan, and its per capita net income to more than 7,500 yuan. Shiqiao Town has a unique long history and rich culture. In the future development, the tourism industry will shine. Here, you can take a tour of "Lenin Ancient Street" and feel the heritage of China's first red street; you can appreciate the traditional custom of "burning fire dragons" and witness the perfect combination of strength and beauty; you can also stroll through more than ten old streets in Shiqiao , experience the ancient street style of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Development Ideas for Building New Trade and Tourism Towns Talking about the future development of Shiqiao, Xia Huayong, Secretary of the Party Committee of Shiqiao Town, believes that the urbanization road will generally go through three stages from dispersion to agglomeration and then to decentralization, and urban and rural development will generally follow an inverted U-shaped curve. state. It is necessary to comprehensively improve development concepts, development paths, development motivation and development quality to attract production factors to gather in cities and towns, promote the adjustment of industrial structure and optimal allocation of resources, break the urban-rural dual structure, and coordinate the coordinated development of urban and rural areas in order to achieve faster and more rapid development. We will narrow the gap between urban and rural areas and accelerate the development and construction of new towns integrating commerce, trade and tourism. Regarding how to promote the rapid development of new urbanization, Secretary Xia put forward six "prominences": First, highlight planning guidance and build a scientific urban system. Planning is the leader in guiding overall work. Shiqiao Town will strive to ensure that urban planning, land use planning and economic and social development planning achieve the "three-in-one plan"; secondly, it will highlight the implementation of land use planning to achieve healthy and orderly development. Secretary Xia believes that land use planning is important, and its implementation also needs to be strong in order to better promote the development of Shiqiao Town; then, it is necessary to highlight the foundation first and enhance the comprehensive carrying capacity of the town. The development of cities and towns cannot be separated from the support of infrastructure. Thirdly, it is necessary to highlight industrial support, accelerate the development of modern agriculture and service industries, and promote new industrialization to achieve balance; in addition, it is also necessary to highlight service guarantees, solve some problems faced by farmers in the construction of new urbanization, solve their sources of livelihood, and cultivate their vocational skills foundation to help them re-employ and ultimately achieve a smooth transition; finally, it is necessary to highlight reform and innovation, streamline administration and delegate power.

Secretary Xia said that establishing a first-level grassroots government that truly enjoys relative equality in human rights, administrative rights, financial rights, and administrative law enforcement rights in the field of land construction and urban management is particularly important in the process of promoting urbanization. Introduction to the town

Shiqiao Town was originally called "Shiqiao River" and was named after the 15 stone arch bridges in the town. It has a long history and culture, pure folk customs, and the four famous "Festival and Filial Piety" stone archways built in the Qing Dynasty run through Lenin Street. The revolutionary slogans carved by the Red Army on the four archways in 1933 are still well preserved, and Lenin Street is known as the "First Red Street in China". The traditional folk culture of Sichuan Opera is widely spread, such as sitting singing, carrying sedan chairs, walking on stilts, and beating waist drums. "Fire-Burning Dragon" has been listed as a provincial key intangible cultural heritage, and was named the hometown of "Fire-Burning Dragon" by the Ministry of Culture; in 1991, it was included in the first batch of historical and cultural towns by the Provincial Department of Construction; in 2013, the Lenin Street Stone Archway and Red Army slogans are included in the national key cultural relics protection units; cultural relics such as the inverted stone bridge, the Moyan statue of Sanjiao Temple, and Li Chun's tomb are protected; in 2000, it was approved as a provincial-level pilot town for small town construction; in 2004, it was rated as a national Key town; in 2005, the National Tourism Administration and the Sichuan Provincial Government listed "Lenin Street" as a red classic scenic spot in Sichuan, Shaanxi and Chongqing, and Lujiaping Village was listed as a national traditional village; in 2013, Shiqiao Town was designated by Sichuan Province as a key town. The first batch of provincial key town construction demonstration towns. Characteristics of the town: "Fire-Burning Dragon": a provincial key intangible cultural heritage. In ancient times, Shiqiao was a famous dry wharf. In order to pray for God to bless you with good weather and good harvests, the people of Shiqiao held every year from the 11th to the 15th day of the first lunar month (Lantern Festival) during the Spring Festival for five consecutive nights. Fire dragons celebrate the New Year, so Shiqiao Ancient Town in Dachuan District is known as the "Hometown of Fire Dragons" and has never stopped for more than 100 years. "Mountain Crossing Hinge": Provincial key intangible cultural heritage. The Shiqiao mountain climbing hinge was first created by Feng Bairen, a folk artist in Shiqiao Town, Daxian County during the Xianfeng period of the Qing Dynasty. It has been passed down for five generations and has a history of more than 150 years. "Crossing the mountain with a cymbal" is a dance that involves waving and hitting a cymbal (a small copper cymbal). According to the "Collection of Chinese Ethnic Folk Dances·Sichuan Volume", there are 39 kinds of 85 programs in Sichuan Han folk dances, and "Mountain Crossing" is one of them.