Where is chongzhou city in Chengdu, Sichuan?

Venue: chongzhou city, Chengdu, Sichuan.

Chongzhou city (formerly Chongqing County) is located in the beautiful and rich plain of western Sichuan, 25 kilometers east of Chengdu, the heart of the land of abundance. The whole city covers an area of 1090 square kilometers, with Pingba area accounting for 52%, mountainous area accounting for 43% and hilly area accounting for 5%. The total population is 64 1.5 million. The city governs 25 townships.

Chongzhou city has a long history, known as Zhou Shu in ancient times, with a history of 2200 years. The county system was established in AD 3 16. There is a famous saying in "Farewell to Du", which is called "However, China has our friendship and the sky is our neighbor", which is today's Chongzhou. 1994 Withdraw counties and set up cities. Chongzhou has been a prosperous place since ancient times and is known as "Shu in the middle of Shu" and "Shumen Town". Chongyang Town, where the government of chongzhou city is located, is one of the first historical and cultural cities named in Sichuan Province.

Chongzhou city has the reputation of "Tianfu Granary" and is a national commodity grain base county, lean pig base county, grain and cotton special loan county and national comprehensive agricultural development zone. Chongzhou mainly produces Chuanxiong and Yujin, which is the national production base county of Chuanxiong. Ebony produced in Huaiyuan area is exported to Japan and other places. Chongzhou loquat tea has been paying tribute to the imperial court since the Song Dynasty. It is called "Longmen tribute tea". Its black glutinous rice is known as the "king of black rice" and enjoys a good reputation at home and abroad. In addition, the city's bamboo and rattan products are also very famous.

The geographical conditions of mountains, hills, dams and rivers in chongzhou city have created many tourist attractions, among which Jiulonggou, a provincial scenic tourist area, and Jiguan Mountain, a provincial forest park, are the representatives. Chongzhou city's long history has formed a rich and colorful cultural landscape. Yanhua Reservoir, Zhouwen Temple, Luyou Ancestral Temple and Yan Guang Temple are rare historical sites in western Sichuan.

physical geography

Chongzhou city is a landscape where mountains, hills and plains coexist. High schools and mountains above 1000 meters above sea level account for 38.4% of the city's total area, low hills account for 8.7%, and flat dams account for 52.9%. The terrain gradually rises from southeast to northwest. There are many peaks above 2000 meters above sea level in the northwest, and the highest elevation is the main peak of the university hall at the westernmost end of Gou's hometown, reaching 5364 meters. The average elevation of hilly and plain areas is 560m, and the lowest point is Mengdu, sanjiang town, with an elevation of only 480m.

The terrain of chongzhou city gradually rises from southeast to northwest. There are many peaks above 2000 meters above sea level in the northwest, and the highest elevation is the main peak of the university hall at the westernmost end of Gou's hometown, reaching 5364 meters. The average elevation of hilly and plain areas is 560m, and the lowest point is Mengdu, sanjiang town, with an elevation of only 480m.

There are three main rivers in chongzhou city: Xihe River, Heishi River and Jinma River.

Xihe River originates from the northern foot of Huoshaoying, Gou's hometown, and flows eastward from Yaoziyan Mountain Pass to the plain, where it joins with Hehe River, Ganwuli River and Bojiang River. Tong Yuan is also called Wenjing River. From the lower part of Tong Yuan to the southeast, there are Shagou River, Xiangyang River and Baima River. Then it flows south through Mengdu Town, sanjiang town, and enters Xinjin County. Total length 109 km, and the length of the city is 96.8 km. It flows through 14 towns and is the longest river in the city.

Blackstone River, also known as "Blackstone River", flows into the urban area in Liu Jie Township, Dujiangyan City, flows south through 9 towns, joins Mayang River at Sanjiang Bridge, and flows into Xinjin County, with a total length of 65km and an urban area of 32.15km.

Jinma River is the main stream of Minjiang River, which flows into the urban area from Jiangyan Township of Dujiangyan City along the eastern boundary of the city, and is intermittently the boundary river between Chongzhou, Wenjiang and Shuangliu. The river bank (right bank) in the city is long10km.

The above three rivers are connected with more than 80 tributaries in the city/kloc-0, forming a waterway network in the city, which flows into the Minjiang River in Xinjin County.

Chongzhou belongs to the subtropical humid monsoon climate in Sichuan Basin, with four distinct seasons, short spring and autumn, long winter and summer, abundant rainfall, less sunshine and long frost-free period. The annual average temperature 15.9℃, the hottest monthly average temperature in July 25℃, and the hottest monthly average temperature in Leng Yue10.4℃. The temperature difference is 19.7℃. Average annual sunshine hours 1 16 1.5 hours, average annual rainfall 10 12.4_, rainy days, less rainfall in summer, and spring 176. 1_ The frequency of wind direction is mostly static wind, accounting for 37% of the whole year; Followed by the north wind, accounting for 9%. The annual average wind speed is 1.3m/s, the average frost day is 19 days, and the average frost-free period is 285 days. The average annual snowfall is 3 days, and the snowfall is small. The main disastrous weather is continuous rain, flood, drought, strong wind, hail, cold wave and frost.

land resources

The total urban land area is 1090. 17k_. Among them, the mountainous area is 47 1.52 k_, the hilly area is 54.95 k_ and the plain area is 563.7 k_. The water surface of mountains, hills and dams is 65,438+10,000 mu, and the city has formed a land pattern of "four mountains, one water and five fields".

mineral resources

Chongzhou is rich in mineral resources, and 14 species have been discovered, among which 5 species have been proved: coal, lead, zinc, limestone and peat; There are 9 kinds of unexplored reserves: pyrite, silver, gold, mica, realgar, gypsum, aluminum, salt and natural gas. The mines are located in Goujia, Wanjia, Maolang, Huaiyuan, Jiezi, Gongyi, Wangchang, Ming Dow and Longxing. Among them, coal and limestone have the largest reserves, and there are three kinds of minerals being mined: coal, limestone and gold. Six minerals have been mined: peat, zinc, pyrite and gypsum.

water resource

Except precipitation, the total annual runoff of rivers in the city is 654.38+057.074 million cubic meters. Among them, Dujiangyan's water transfer capacity is 805 1 1 10,000 cubic meters, the local river water volume is 739.52 million cubic meters, and the hills, ponds, reservoirs, electromechanical water lifting and mountain stream water diversion can use shallow groundwater of 26 1 1 10,000 cubic meters. Agricultural production can use 676.48 million cubic meters of water, with an average of per mu 1090 cubic meters.

The city is rich in hydraulic resources, with theoretical reserves of 1 10900kw and exploitable capacity of 53605kw.

The city consists of rivers, ponds, reservoirs and pools. The water surface is 654.38+ 10,000 mu, and the aquaculture water surface is 3807 mu. There are still more than 3,500 mu of water surface to be developed.

Biological resources

Chongzhou is a subtropical humid climate zone, suitable for biological growth. In terms of plants, there are many kinds of trees, including more than 300 species in 65 families and more than 20 species of medicinal plants/kloc-0. There are five kinds of rare tree species under state protection: red bean tree, Metasequoia glyptostroboides, Davidia involucrata, Podocarpus and rosewood.

There are many kinds of wild animals, including hundreds of mammals, birds, fish, amphibians, reptiles, insects, mollusks, arthropods, annelids and so on. Rare animals include golden monkey, rock donkey, roe deer, pronghorn (bison), giant panda, red panda and so on. Precious birds include love birds, lark, pheasant, parrot, shellfish hen and so on. In addition, there are rare giant salamander (giant salamander) and giant salamander (common name).

Chongzhou city is one of the fourteen panda ecological nature reserves in China.

forest resources

Chongzhou is located in subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest, evergreen broad-leaved forest and deciduous broad-leaved forest. There are rich types of forest vegetation and diverse tree species, including more than 200 species in 65 families. There are trees, shrubs, needles and broad-leaved forests. The forest coverage rate of the whole city is 42. 1%, which is divided into alpine Metasequoia reserve, Zhongshan timber economic forest area, hilly firewood economic forest area and Pingba roadside comprehensive area. The total number of standing trees in the city is nearly one million cubic meters.

The development of history

Chongzhou city has a long history. In the first year of Emperor Gaozu (206 BC), Jiangyuan County was established. In 686, Wu Zetian of the Tang Dynasty established Zhou Shu, which governed four counties: Jinyuan, Tang Long, Qingcheng and Xinjin. In the 14th year of the Southern Song Dynasty (1 146), Shaoxing was promoted to be the prefect of Chongqing and also led several counties. From the Yuan Dynasty to the twentieth year of the Yuan Dynasty (1283), it was reduced to Chongqing Prefecture; In the second year of the Republic of China (19 13), the abandoned state was changed to Chongqing county; 1994 Withdraw counties to set up cities and establish chongzhou city.

1July, 983, Wenjiang District Administrative Office was revoked, and Chongqing County was placed under the jurisdiction of Chengdu. 1June, 994, the State Council approved the withdrawal of counties and the establishment of cities, and the name of "Chongqing County" has since become history.

19 13 (in the second year of the Republic of China), the government of the Republic of China abolished the government, prefectures and departments established in the Qing Dynasty. As a result, Chongqing government was changed to Chongqing county, which was successively assigned to Sichuan West Road, Xichuan Road and the First Administrative Supervision District Commissioner's Office. 1949 After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Chongqing County was under the jurisdiction of Wenjiang Commissioner's Office of Western Sichuan Administrative Office, and after 1952, it was under the jurisdiction of Wenjiang Commissioner's Office of Sichuan Province.

Local customs and practices

Jinji Township, chongzhou city is the largest kite-making base in China. It is famous at home and abroad for its exquisite craftsmanship and variety, and enjoys the reputation of the hometown of kites.

The annual Chongzhou Golden Rooster Kite Festival is a grand kite festival in China, where Sichuan Kite Competition and National Kite Classic Competition are often held. Every March, kites fly over Chongzhou with the warm spring breeze, and tourists from home and abroad like flying. Activities: East-West Kite Competition, West Sichuan Kite Classic Competition, performances by famous domestic kite-flying performance teams, large-scale, super-large, miniature, fine, collectible kite exhibitions, orchid exhibitions, Sichuan Opera, Beijing Opera performances, soldering iron paintings, strange stones, root arts, Ming Dow bamboo weaving exhibitions, and large-scale cultural programs; Visit the hometown of golden rooster kites, mass free flying hope activities, kite making performances, and tourists make their own kites; Famous snacks in Chongqing include Zhazha noodles, chicken slices from Catholic Church, king chicken, home-cooked chicken and Huaiyuan Sanjue.

In the old society, most people were buried underground. After death, people stop to mourn and stand up, with tobacco leaves in their mouths, set off firecrackers, put X-shaped white paper on the door, "put out the death star" in the house, bathe the dead, put on the shroud, leave the coffin and unseal it, stop in front of the hall, serve food before their heads, light lamps at their feet, and burn old symbols to open the way for Yin and Yang. Please honor the Lord, set the spirit to cry and drink. Relatives put on mourning clothes, the dutiful son put on hemp Dai Xiao, held a wake to mourn, sent someone to send a funeral report, posted an obituary, sent relatives and friends to sacrifice, and the dutiful son cried and worshipped, and sealed the coffin. Three days later, relatives got together, bid farewell to the body, sealed it, and put it in the mourning hall to pay homage, asking monks and Taoist priests to recommend the dead. Before the funeral, he believed in the "three sacrifices", offering incense, silk, soup and wine bottles, reciting poems and eulogizing, and reviewing the achievements of the deceased before his death. Filial piety shed covers the sky, drums and music are everywhere, and guns and guns are endless. There were many relatives and friends on the day of the funeral. The dutiful son stood there in mourning, pulling filial piety to the front, followed by his dutiful wife, sobbing as she walked to buy money. The coffin goes into the coffin, the meal is scattered, the money is earned, and it is buried. Speaking of the third, returning to evil spirits, reading the seventh, hundredth, anniversary, exorcism, from death to ghosts, to ancestors. In recent decades, funeral reform has been vigorously promoted. Funeral service was replaced by mourning service, and burial was changed to cremation. During the Spring Festival, Tomb-Sweeping Day, and July and a half, flowers are presented to graves, and some people burn paper money and incense sticks to show their hearts.

Chongzhou people regard the wedding as a gift package with the most red tape, commonly known as "a lifelong event". The wedding time is the most in spring in slack season, which generally includes appointment, change of location, date setting, bride's wedding, marriage, return to the door and so on. And every etiquette has a conventional meaning. Among them, the wedding is the most complicated. On the eve of the wedding, the man must hold a "flower night wine" and hang a hairpin bonus ceremony to celebrate until late at night. On the wedding day, the man held a "wine delivery ceremony" and the woman held a "wine delivery ceremony", which was guided by the matchmaker and the groom went. After the wedding, he will send a sedan chair to the woman's house to pick up the bride. The bride combs her hair, opens her face, steps on the bucket, sends her away, spreads chopsticks and gets on the sedan chair. When the sedan chair arrives at the door of the man's house, it is necessary to block the road and return to the horse, then enter the door to pay homage, lift the veil and enter the bridal chamber, open the door to pay homage, drink "Bai Zi soup" and make trouble in the bridal chamber. Nowadays, most marriages are free love, and the marriage procedures have been greatly simplified. The "dowry" has long been replaced by electrical furniture, and the bride's sedan chair has been replaced by a float. Unwilling to make a fuss, they even left in the form of "traveling to get married", and marriage became more of a matter between husband and wife.

Legend has it that a long time ago, Saburo Town in Chongzhou turned red on the mountain at night. The villagers suspected that the temple was on fire and went to put out the fire. All the monks said there was no such thing. Suddenly, I heard a baby crying. Everyone followed the sound and found a beggar's maternal child outside the mountain gate. They invited each other to help. They sent bamboo materials to build a shed to keep out the cold, rice to satisfy their hunger, and a bamboo tube of rice and an egg to those who were extremely poor. After more than ten years, the beggar's son grew up and unified the world. In order to commemorate this event, from now on, no matter who gave birth to a child, relatives, friends and neighbors will send food and clothing to the mother and baby, such as dog ear hats, tiger head shoes, sweaters, bulging stomachs and so on. And chicken, fish, meat, eggs, oil, rice, etc. For the mother, everything. "Sending bamboo rice" is also called "sending Mi Zhu", which means that the water is filled with many noodles to express good wishes. From this, customs such as "soup rice wine", "soup pot wine", full moon wine, and a hundred-day banquet were also derived, which are still in use today.

When Chongzhou people celebrate their birthdays, those under 50 can only live or live. Generally, they eat noodles on their birthdays and pray for a long life. Families with better conditions hold birthday presents, prepare banquets, greet guests, fire guns and give gifts. At that time, they held a ceremony to pray for a happy birthday and end this grand banquet. Although there are people who do great things now, more people eat cakes, blow out candles and sing birthday songs instead.

Chongzhou is known as the "state of etiquette", which was highly praised by Huayang Guozhi in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Qing Guangxu's "History of Chongqing" records: "Outside Chengdu, scholars are gentle, respectful and frugal, and the voice of string songs reaches all corners of the country." It is praised by people in western Sichuan. Chongzhou people who live in this hot land are accompanied by customs from birth to death, including birth ceremony (including birthday ceremony), coronation ceremony, wedding and funeral. There are all kinds of rituals and customs of offering sacrifices and congratulations, as well as countless taboos and customs, as many as in those days.

It is a custom in chongzhou city from New Year's Eve to Lantern Festival the following year. The midnight snack reaches its climax, and towns such as Chengguan, Huaiyuan, Tong Yuan and Sanjiang are the most lively. There are two types of lights: chandeliers and swimming lights. A chandelier is a lamp hung under the eaves in front of every house, which is made of colored paper, round, square, diamond, flat and changeable; Fish lanterns, shrimp lanterns, melon lanterns and palace lanterns have different shapes. Lantern, in particular, is the most striking. It integrates carving, pasting, paper-cutting, poetry, painting and calligraphy. Generally cylindrical, the height is about 1 m, and a turntable is placed in the middle. After burning the lamp, the turntable rotates due to the airflow, and the landscape figures, birds and animals attached to the turntable will change repeatedly. Children take pleasure in playing with rabbit lanterns. When they take them off, the tether will pull, making the night tour beautiful. By the end of the season, the streets and alleys are full of colorful lights, and tourists are competing for each other. Dragon lanterns, lion lanterns, cow lanterns, sister lanterns, platforms and stilts are the most common tourist lanterns. Streets and alleys are full of gongs and drums.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, this habit was inherited, but the scale was greatly reduced. By 1983, Chongzhou participated in the "Vientiane Renewal" large-scale light group in the 16th Chengdu Lantern Festival, which reflected the great changes in urban production and construction and people's lives and won the first prize. After that, it was transported back to the city and held a lantern show in Yanhua Reservoir Park. More than 1000 lanterns were newly displayed, which was unprecedented. The following briefly records several kinds of tourist lights in the city.

Dragon Lantern Festival Every year, there are dragon lantern parades in urban and rural areas, which are auspicious and wishful, celebrate the Spring Festival, break five lanterns and collect fifteen lanterns. There are many kinds of dragon lanterns in towns and villages such as Chengguan, Jixie, Dahuan and Sanjiang, and dragon dances, colorful dragons and fire dragons are all kinds, which compete with each other. Dragon dance is exquisite, decorated with yellow cloth, 5 to 7 knots, 6 to 8 people waving. Longbao is decorated with gold, hanging on the top of the pole and rotating freely. 1 people make fun of it. When dancing, the dragon head is chasing the treasure, and the body is surrounded by the tail. In the sound of gongs and drums, sometimes "bitter bamboo cleans up" and sometimes "fishing for the moon in the sea", various names emerge one after another. Colorful dragons are gorgeous, usually 7 or 9 knots, with all kinds of soft satin as dragon skin, and their shapes are realistic. When traveling, fish, shrimp, snails, mussels, turtles and other lights are used to perform various actions in percussion music such as "rolling hydrangea" and "dragon wagging its tail" or Sichuan opera gongs and drums, which are colorful and dazzling. Besides the Spring Festival and Lantern Festival, it is often active in large-scale temple fairs. There are 99 colorful dragons on the Tomb-Sweeping Day in Tong Yuan. Dragons are rough, with linen and scales as the body. The dance team is huge, and most of them use oil whips and incendiary bombs to illuminate the road. The dancers ran very fast in their shorts, pot covers and sandals. Lamp burners hold fireworks and spray them on the street. The more intense the burning, the more intense the dance. Although the eyebrows are burning, the face remains unchanged, symbolizing prosperity and good luck. This dragon dance, which delights in suffering, was eliminated after the founding of the People's Republic of China.

Lion Lantern is famous in Xishan, Huaiyuan, Sanjiang, Ma Yang, Wangchang, Dongguan and Wanjia. Huaiyuan Lion Lantern is particularly famous. During the Republic of China, it was skipped in Chengdu, Wenjiang, Xinjin and Leshan. Lion lanterns in these towns are divided into "Wen Lion" and "Wu Lion". Tattooed lions are more important than expressions, such as scratching, licking, curling and shaking. Wushi is good at acrobatics and can jump, roll and turn. They are strong and brave, and there are as many as 100 kinds of formations above their heads as Wutai Mountain. Chongzhou's lion lantern "broken array" is particularly wonderful. The owner of the lantern-viewing set up an elevated frame with poles, tables and stools, and put the reward money in the top bucket basket, so that the dancing "monkeys" can take it for themselves, integrating drama, juggling and dancing. Others let the "lion" also go up to the elevated level, showing the lion's intelligent and mighty character as the king of beasts. After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), lion dancing became fashionable and out of date. Since the 1980s, the Spring Festival has been active in urban and rural areas every year.

Farmers in towns and villages such as Baitou, Tingjiang and Ming Dow in Ma Yang are good at jumping bull lights, decorating the bull's head with dustpans and connecting the head and tail with linen to show the body of the cow. A man is the head, a man is the tail, and a man is a shepherd boy. Dragon lanterns are often followed during the Lantern Festival. Performing feeding cows, morning glory, Daniel, etc. during the March; When playing with lights, there are procedures such as killing cattle, turning around and being trapped. Simple and funny, strong local flavor.

In the lantern market, there are two kinds of lanterns: car lanterns and boat lanterns, both of which are mainly singing. Yaomei dances in a float or lotus boat. When riding a float, a driver pushes a cart and holds a square flag with wheels in each hand to show the car; Tie the trolley to your shoulder with colored silk to show it. Sister Yao performed with her hands holding the flag. In the lotus picking boat, Yao Mei stood in the boat with a ferryman beside her. When singing, another "Lianxiang Team" led, Jin Qiangun stepped on the cross, and one person led the singing. Everyone had their own voices, drumming and dancing along the street. The lead singer is mostly the traditional lyrics of December, and some improvise. It is said that the lover vividly wrote "Liu Ya De Liu Ya" and "A Lotus Flower De Begonia". Yaomei danced T-dance in the music, mostly dressed as men, wearing colorful clothes and sunglasses on her nose, which was very charming. Wherever this lamp goes, it often attracts people to gather together to talk about it and guess who the imitator is.

In addition, platforms and stilts often appear in the Lantern Festival. Most of the platforms are based on Sichuan opera fragments, such as Guiying Hunting Wild Goose and Qiu Jiang. The goblet is also the costume of the characters in the play. After the founding of New China, the stage created more heroic images in the new period, and stilts also played modern Sichuan opera characters.

According to legend, there is a multi-arch stone bridge outside the west gate of the ancient Chongqing government. It is about forty or fifty feet long, two feet wide and has thirteen arches. This bridge is made of red sandstone. From a distance, it looks like a crescent moon across the rolling Xijiang River.

This bridge is the Xijiang Bridge, which is well-known and known as "the first bridge in western Sichuan". Over the past 100 years, many beautiful legends have been produced around it, which are still widely circulated among the people.

It is said that in the Ming and Qing dynasties, the Xihe River outside the west gate of the ancient Chongqing government was once a lively and extraordinary land and water wharf. Because there is no bridge on the river, pedestrians have to cross the river by ferry. The folk commerce in ancient Shu was developed, and there was an endless stream of businessmen, wealthy businessmen and porters traveling between the two sides of the Xihe River every day. Especially at dusk, there are so many people on the dock that people who are busy crossing the river are jostling with each other, so the world has the saying that "3,000 passengers cross the Xijiang River in one night". But in May, July and June, it will be miserable. The river swelled and most ferrymen stopped working. A few young people are bold enough to get up the courage to ferry, and nine times out of ten they will be finished. At that time, people were sad when they mentioned Xihe River, and they were frightened when they crossed the river. Looking forward to building a bridge over the river has become an extravagant hope that people miss so much. But building a bridge needs a lot of money.

Unconsciously, during the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty, there was a tribute student in Chongqing, surnamed Huang and named Buyun. This Huang is over half a year old, and he has an only son who is an official outside. At home, only husband and wife depend on each other as partners. The Huang family has more than 500 acres of excellent oil and sand fields outside the city, and their family is quite well-off. Although Huang was born in a big family, he did not catch the bad habits of ordinary rich children. He is generous and charitable, and enjoys a good reputation in the countryside. When Huang heard that the Xijiang River was flooded and the traffic was blocked, he was very worried and immediately decided to sell his land to make money to build a bridge. As soon as he put forward his own idea, his wife robbed him first: "build a bridge, build a bridge, you just say it lightly, rush." Let me ask you something. You and I will drink the northwest wind for two days until all the fields are cleared. "But Huang Sheng was born a stubborn temper, and he decided that even ten cows can't turn back. Through a well-meaning persuasion on the pillow, although the wife is not very happy, there is nothing she can do because of the old lady's feelings.

After intensive planning, Xihe Bridge was completed in the first year of Daoguang. On the day when the ground was officially broken, the flags of Xiheba were flying and the drums were loud, and the riverbank was crowded with people who came to watch the excitement. It is said that Huang wants to do great good deeds and take the lead in building the Xijiang Bridge, and everyone has a hard time with him. As a result, the rich pay, the poor contribute, and all kinds of skilled craftsmen gather quickly. Even Zhang Mozi, a stonemason at the foot of the Western Hills, forgot about his wife's pregnancy. I need someone to take care of my family, so I picked up two hammers and rushed to the construction site at night. At that time, a huge Xihe dam was crowded with migrant workers, and the ears were full of tinkling and screaming. Farmers in Zhu Shi Street near the ferry were flooded. Not only did all the young and middle-aged people go to the construction site, but even their mother-in-law and aunts spontaneously organized themselves to cook tea and rice for migrant workers. Everyone has only one wish, hoping that the bridge will be built one day earlier.

At that time, the main material for bridge construction was red sandstone, which was not available locally. It's a long way to collect and it's difficult to carry. So the progress of the project is far from as smooth as people think. The huge cost of building the bridge also greatly exceeded the original budget. When the bridge was delayed to 15 years, there was not much left. Due to the failure to pay wages on time, most migrant workers have quit. It's almost time to blow out the lights, but thanks to the timely donation of some squires, the urgent need was solved. But at this time, because of the age, people are distracted, and only twenty or thirty masons go to work every day, the whole site seems deserted.

It was eight years in a flash, and when the main project of the huge Xijiang Bridge was about to be completed, the construction of the whole bridge finally stopped due to lack of funds. When the last batch of masons left Huang's construction site, they couldn't help feeling sad. For more than ten years, he has entered his twilight years from a century and a half old man, but his long-cherished dream of building a bridge has not been finally realized, which is a great regret in life. To this end, he worried about tea and rice all day and fidgeted at night. He often squats on the river bank and stands on the bridge for a long time. He couldn't control the bitterness in his heart, and tears filled his eyes.

God seems to be deliberately against people. That summer, it rained cats and dogs for more than half a month. The Xihe River soared five or six feet, overflowed the riverbank, flooded crops, and the two sides were bustling. The huge waves violently hit the towering pier, and the bridge is in danger of collapse at any time. Despite repeated dissuasion from his family, Huang stayed on the bridge every day and vowed to live and die with it. At noon one day, there was a sudden strong wind and dark clouds, and the world was in chaos. After a burst of lightning and thunder, a dragon rolled up the waves and rushed from the upstream. Suddenly, the river was muddy and the waves thundered. Seeing this, Huang was dumbfounded with fear. He knew it was a dragon pouring water into the city to make waves. According to the older generation, in ancient times, during the flash flood season in May, July and June every year, the dragon would swim to Wangniang Beach in the upper reaches of Dujiangyan to visit his mother, and wherever he went, he would be flooded. Later, under the leadership of Li Bing and his son, the local people subdued the dragon and locked it in the Longfu Temple, which made western sichuan bazi suffer from a hundred years of drought, favorable weather and bumper crops. Unexpectedly, the dragon broke free from the chain, escaped from the cage and came along the Minjiang River. Seeing that the bridge where I have worked hard for half my life is about to be destroyed, my feet are weak, and I can't help kneeling on the riverbank, chanting, begging the dragon to have mercy on the people on both sides of the strait, be merciful, and stop doing evil and poisoning life.

Huang knelt for five hours. The dragon was very tired because of the long journey, so he restrained the momentum just now and gasped and dozed off in the water after a few flutters. It happened that a god was patrolling the clouds and caught a glimpse of this scene on earth. The god was deeply moved by Huang's piety, and suddenly he felt pity, so he came down from the sky with a seven-foot bronze dragon sword in his hand. When the dragon saw the battle, he was terrified out of his wits and ran away in despair. Because of the narrow river, it is difficult for the huge body to turn around for a while. The helpless dragon had to swim down more than 300 meters before taking the opportunity to fall off the faucet. He forced his way out of the farmland on the shore and fled back to Xihe. So, the Xihe River is divided into two here, forming two rivers, surrounded by a spindle-shaped island with an area of about 200 mu, which is today's Emerald Island. The Jade Emperor was moved by Huang's sincerity to benefit the people and sent all the skilled craftsmen in the sky to help him. In a blink of an eye, the Xijiang Bridge was completed. When he saw this scene, Huang collapsed on the river bank because of excessive excitement and never woke up. In order to prevent the dragon from making waves again, the gods deliberately untied the dragon-cutting sword and hung it high on the arch of the bridge before leaving. Since then, there has been no major flood in Xihe for many years, and people on both sides of the strait enjoy peace.

Besides the story of Huang, there are many legends about Xihe Bridge. Add one or two here to provide dinner for readers. First, there are countless stone slabs on the deck of Xijiang Bridge. It is said that a local warlord did not believe this rumor during the Republic of China. Out of curiosity, his subordinate soldiers stood on the slate in turn, hoping to get the exact number. However, because some soldiers were dissatisfied with the consistent style of officers and deliberately kidnapped, the number of people counted after two queues did not match, which made people believe this statement even more. Second: the mystery of the disappearance of the dragon sword. The saying that there is a dragon-cutting sword hanging on Xijiang Bridge is widely circulated in the local area. However, according to the memory of the old man in Xijiang Township, since the Republic of China, the iron buckle of the sword has been hung on the arch of the bridge and has never seen a sword. When the Dragon Sword was stolen and disappeared is still an unsolved mystery. The above anecdotes add mystery to the ancient bridge.

1In the summer of 953, the Xihe Bridge, which has experienced vicissitudes, collapsed after encountering the worst flood in a century. People deeply regret the disappearance of the century-old bridge, and the feelings of nostalgia are beyond words. It is gratifying that the people's government complied with public opinion and built two magnificent new Xijiang bridges on the Xihe River. In recent years, the development of riverside road scenic spot has given the ancient crossing of Xijiang a brand-new look.

This is precisely: after the reform and opening up, people's lives are booming, and the legend of the ancient bridge has been passed down from generation to generation.

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Chongzhou city is located in the beautiful and rich plain of western Sichuan, with an area of 1090 square kilometers and a total population of 650,000 (including urban population of150,000). Chongzhou is an excellent tourist city in China, a demonstration city of human settlement environment in China, an advanced sports county in China, a famous historical and cultural city in Sichuan, a provincial ecological garden city, an advanced health city, and a medium-sized city focused on the development of Chengdu Plain Metropolitan Area in Sichuan. At the same time, Chongzhou was selected in China 100 list of charming cities, second only to Dujiangyan among all charming cities in Sichuan. Chongzhou city's comprehensive economic strength has been ranked among the "Top Ten Counties (Cities)" for three consecutive years, ranking 12 in the evaluation of counties with strong economic competitiveness in western counties.

Chongzhou city is located in the 20-minute traffic circle of Chengdu, only 20 kilometers east of Chengdu and 30 kilometers southeast of Shuangliu International Airport. The second passage under construction (connecting Guanghua Avenue without toll station) will greatly enhance the traffic advantage of our city, especially the straight line connection with the industrial concentrated development zone, which will further narrow the distance from Chengdu and make the location advantage of the industrial concentrated development zone of our city more obvious.

202 1, 1, in 2020, the ranking of influential counties in rural revitalization was released, and chongzhou city ranked 1 12.

202 1, 1, chongzhou city was listed on the list of advanced counties (cities, districts) in Sichuan Province to implement the rural revitalization strategy in 2020.

On October, 2002 1,1year 10, chongzhou city was recognized as the third batch of food safety demonstration counties (cities, districts) in Sichuan province.

From June 5438 to February 2020, the Sichuan Provincial Office of Spiritual Civilization Construction published the list of the fifth civilized cities in Sichuan Province, and chongzhou city was on the list.

From June 5438 to February 2020, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism announced the second batch of national tourism demonstration zones, and chongzhou city was on the list.

From June 5438 to October 2020 10, chongzhou city won the title of National Model City (County) with Double Support in 2020.

In September 2020, the list of "Top 100 Counties and Cities in Western China in 2020" was published, and chongzhou city ranked 25th.

20 18,10 in June, chongzhou city was selected as the 28th in the list of the top 100 counties and cities in western China on 20 18.

July 20 16, chongzhou city won the title of National Model City (County) with Double Support.

In May of 20 16, the Ministry of Agriculture identified it as the first batch of demonstration counties (cities, districts) in chongzhou city that basically realized the whole mechanization of main crop production.