Complete detailed information of Qizhou Town

Qizhou Town is affiliated to Qichun County, Hubei Province. It is located at the southern end of Qichun County, across the river from Huangqokou Town in Yangxin County to the south. The center of the town is located at 115°12′ east diameter and 30°14′ north latitude. The town covers an area of ??150.45 square kilometers and has a population of 107,000 (2013). In 2013, Qizhou Town achieved a total social product value of 6.614 billion yuan. It is a Hubei Provincial Pharmaceutical Economic Development Zone, a pilot town for comprehensive reform of small towns in Hubei Province, and a demonstration site for the creation of civilized small towns in China. It is also a "Chutian Star Township" and "Chutian Star Township". Star of Chinese Townships" and "Civilized Town of Hubei Province". Town *** is located in Qizhou Town.

In 2013, Qizhou Town achieved a total social product value of 6.614 billion yuan, completed fixed asset investment of 1.8 billion yuan, and the public fiscal revenue reached 146 million yuan. The main attractions include Li Shizhen Cemetery, Qizhou Ancient City, Zhaohua Temple, Longquan Flower Sea, etc. Basic introduction Chinese name: Qizhou Town Foreign name: Qizhou Town Alias: Qiyang Administrative District Category: Town Area: Huanggang City, Hubei Province Areas under the jurisdiction: Yinshan, Zhulin Lake, Xipanshi, Jiekou and other villages *** Residence: Qizhou telephone area code: 0713 Postal code: 435315 Geographical location: Southern end of Qichun County, north bank of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River Area: 150.45 square kilometers Population: 107,000 (2013) Climate conditions: Subtropical monsoon climate Famous attractions: Li Shizhen Cemetery, Qizhou Ancient City License plate code: Hubei J Historical evolution, administrative divisions, geographical environment, location, climate, soil, natural resources, population and ethnicity, economy, overview, primary industry, secondary industry, tertiary industry, social undertakings, education, health care , transportation, history and culture, main attractions, local specialties, famous figures, historical evolution. It was established in the Southern Dynasties, and its administrative seat was Qichang County (renamed Qichun County in the Sui Dynasty, now northwest of Qizhou Town in the southwest of Qichun County, Hubei Province, and moved to the northwest of Qizhou Town in the Southern Song Dynasty). state town). Map of Qizhou During the Tang Dynasty, its jurisdiction was approximately the area north of the Yangtze River and east of the Ba River in present-day Hubei Province. Since the city was built in the third year of Jingding in the Southern Song Dynasty (AD 1262), and since the establishment of a state in the Southern Song Dynasty, it has been the seat of state, road, government and government until the end of the Qing Dynasty. In the early Yuan Dynasty, "Qizhou" was changed to "Qizhou Road", and the administrative office and subordinate counties were of the same clan. In the twelfth year of the Yuan Dynasty (1275), Emperor Shizu of the Yuan Dynasty established the Zhunxi Xuanfu Division on Qizhou Road. In the 14th year of Emperor Shizu of the Yuan Dynasty (1277), "Qizhou Road" was changed to "Qizhou General Manager's Office" and a recording department was established. In the twenty-third year of Yuan Dynasty (1286), it was directly under the jurisdiction of Huguang Province. After more than six years, it was restored to Zhunxi Road. At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Qizhou Road was successively occupied by the "Tianwan" and "Sanyou" regimes of the peasant uprising armies. In the 24th year of Yuan Zhizheng (1364), Zhu Yuanzhang destroyed the Han Dynasty and changed "Qizhou Road" to "Qizhou Prefecture" to govern Qichun. He was attached to Huguang Province and led Qichun, Qishui, Guangji, and Huangmei. , Luotian 5 counties. In the early years of the Ming Dynasty, Qizhou Prefecture was changed to Qizhou Prefecture. In the ninth year of Hongwu (1376), Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, Qizhou Prefecture was made a state and placed under the administration of the Chief Secretary of Huguang. Its jurisdiction covers the area north of the Yangtze River and east of Qichun County in present-day Hubei Province. Soon, it was changed to the Chief Secretary of Henan, Qichun County was removed, county affairs were taken over by the state, and 5 counties were taken over. In the eleventh year of Hongwu (1378), Qishui and Luotian counties under the jurisdiction of Qizhou were separated from Qizhou and came under the jurisdiction of Huangzhou Prefecture. Qizhou only governed Guangji and Huangmei counties. In the 10th year of the Zhengtong reign of Emperor Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty (1445), King Zhu Zhangang of Jing moved to Qi from Jianchang, Jiangxi, and built the palace of King Jing in Qizhou City. King Xian of Jing established his palace in Qizhou, and it has been passed down through ten generations of Jing kings for 198 years. In the early Qing Dynasty, Qizhou led the county to Ruguimo, which belonged to Huangzhou Prefecture and was subordinate to Han Huang Dedao, the Chief Secretary of Huguang. In the third year of Emperor Kangxi's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1664), Qizhou no longer governed the county, but still belonged to Huangzhou Prefecture. Because Huguang was reorganized into two provinces, Hubei and Hunan, Qizhou was subordinated to Hubei Province. Because of its prominent strategic position, Qizhou Weidao, Xiajiang Fangdao and Qizhou Camp were successively established here during the Ming and Qing dynasties. In the late Qing Dynasty and after the Republic of China, Qichun County has always been governed. After the founding of the Republic of China, the prefecture was eliminated and "Qichun County" was restored, which belonged to Jianghan Road in Hubei Province. Later, Jianghan Road was withdrawn and directly under the jurisdiction of Hubei Province. In October of the 21st year of the Republic of China (1932), provinces and counties established administrative districts and the Inspectorate's Office. Luotian, Yingshan, Guangji, Huangmei, Xishui and Qichun all belonged to the second administrative district, and the Inspectorate's Office governed Qi. In the prefecture city, he was appointed as the inspector-commissioner and also managed the affairs of Qichun County. Later, in the 25th year of the Republic of China (1936), the commissioner's office moved to Huangzhou. After the founding of New China in October 1949, Qizhou Town has been under the jurisdiction of Qichun County. Administrative divisions in 2013, Qizhou Town has jurisdiction over 12 communities and 34 villages: one-bedroom community, two-bedroom community, three-bedroom community, four-bedroom community, Yuhu community, Nanmen community, Chengnei community, Dongmen community, and Yiguan community , Li Park Community, Hongshitou Community; Shanghekou Village, Hengba Village, Xintang Village, Zhayingang Village, Weizhuang Village, Longquanyan Village, Yinshan Village, Zhulinhu Village, Xipanshi Village, Jiekou Village, Dagutai Village, Lianglukou Village, Fengshuling Village, Xijiaohu Village, Tutai Village, Shajing Village, Wangyao Village, Shaolong Village, Hengfeng Village, Panyuan Village, Chidong Village, Shijiatang Village, Huangtuling Village, Tang Yuancun, Hongmenlou Village, Laohutou Village, Youshunao Village, Puti Village, Jinji Village, Yutai Village, Qiushan Village, Caoying Village, Wulitun Village, Taichang Village, and Xiashitan Village. Geographic Environment Location and Territory Qizhou Town is located in the eastern border of Hubei Province, at the southern end of Qichun County, on the north bank of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, backed by the Dabie Mountains, facing the golden waterway of the Yangtze River, and has always been a transportation fortress.

It is adjacent to Pengsi Town in the west, Wuxue in the east, and across the river from Huangqikou Town in Yangxin County in the south. The center of the town is located at an east diameter of 115°12` and a north latitude of 30°14`, with an area of ??150.45 square kilometers. Qizhou Town Climate Qizhou Town has a subtropical monsoon climate, with sufficient sunlight and rainfall, and four distinct seasons in spring, summer, autumn and winter. The average annual sunshine hours are 1904 hours, and the sunshine rate is 43.5%. The annual average temperature is 16.9℃, the extreme maximum temperature is 41.1℃, and the minimum temperature is -14.9℃. The frost-free period is between 252 and 257 days, and the average annual rainfall is 1,374 mm, of which spring and summer account for about 70-75% of the total annual rainfall. Soil The soil in Qizhou Town is red soil, and the area near the river is sandy soil formed by river alluvial. The natural resources crops in Qizhou Town include rice, wheat, barley, cotton, rape, sorghum, corn, potatoes, soybeans, broad beans, peas, mung beans, soybeans, peanuts, taro, sugar cane, peaches, pears, plums, apricots, and persimmons. , citrus, chestnut, loquat, watermelon, cantaloupe, melon, etc. Aquatic products in Qizhou Town include herring, grass carp, carp, crucian carp, silver carp, mandarin fish, yellow catfish, shrimp, crab, turtle, turtle, eel, as well as lotus root, lotus root, water chestnut, gorgon fruit, cattail grass, etc. Animals and plants There are 54 families and 105 species of wild animals in Qizhou Town, and 519 species of plant resources. Among them, Qizhu, Qi mugwort, Qi turtle, and Qi snake are known as the "Four Treasures of Qichun". Population and Ethnicity As of 2013, the total population of Qizhou Town was 107,000. Among them, the township population is 56,000. The main ethnic group is Han. Economic Overview In 2013, Qizhou Town achieved a total social product value of 6.614 billion yuan, completed fixed asset investment of 1.8 billion yuan, and the public fiscal revenue reached 146 million yuan, an increase of 13.17% compared with 2012; the per capita net income of farmers was 8015 yuan, an increase of 15%; the number of enterprises above designated size reached 21, and the added value of industries above designated size was 3.514 billion yuan, a growth rate of 17.8%. Qizhou Wharf Scene Qizhou Town focuses on the development of five major industries: health and cultural tourism, shipbuilding and logistics, textile and clothing industry, construction and building materials industry, and agricultural product processing industry. Primary Industry In 2013, Qizhou Town invested 1.5 billion yuan to build an agricultural production base focusing on the planting of precious flowers and trees such as osmanthus, cherry blossoms, crabapples, crape myrtle, etc., of which 500 million yuan was invested to build a 10,000-acre "Longquan Flower Sea" "The ecological sightseeing park has taken shape. Qiushan, Yutai, Shitang and other villages have invested 100 million yuan to build 5,000 acres of flower and tree nursery bases, and 50 million yuan has been invested to build 2,000 acres of flower and tree nursery bases in Puti, Taichang, Caoying and other villages. Secondary Industry In 2011, Qizhou Town introduced 20 large-scale industrial projects with an investment quota of 1 billion yuan, a new factory area of ??40,000 square meters, and 30 enterprises above designated size. There are Li Shizhen International Health and Culture Tourism Project with an investment of 4 billion yuan, Xijiaohu Village, a famous tourist village in Hubei Province, Qizhou Cotton Spinning Co., Ltd., Qichun County Yongchang Wanli Papermaking, Xiangyun Gas, Huachen Linen Textile, Kaixiang Power Supply, Qianlong Group Cold Solid "Pellets". The tertiary industry Qizhou Town combines the development of tourism with the construction of small towns and new rural areas, focusing on the main line of "Millennium Palace-Historic City-Hometown of Medical Saints-Health City", integrating Chilong Lake, An ecological tourism belt will be built by imitating Ming Dynasty Street, Li Shizhen Holiday Hotel, Li Shizhen Memorial Hall, Zhaohua Temple, the ruins of Prince Jing’s Mansion in the Ming Dynasty, and relying on Chilong Lake Scenic Area to develop characteristic tourism villages, agricultural sightseeing parks and style farmhouses, forming a The village has unique tourist landscapes. It has basically formed a tourism economic and industrial belt around Chilong Lake that integrates medical forums, leisure vacations, green ecology, and tourism. In 2010, Qizhou Town received 150,000 tourists, and the tourism industry is comprehensive. The income reached 120 million yuan. In 2013, China Primary School in Qizhou Town included Qizhou Town No. 2 Middle School (Qichun County Li Shizhen Middle School), Qizhou Town Junior High School, Qizhou No. 1 Primary School, and Qizhou Shi Primary School (No. 2 Primary School), Qizhou Doctor Street Elementary School (No. 3 Primary School), Qizhou No. 4 Primary School, Qizhou No. 5 Primary School, Binhu Chenguang School, and kindergartens in Qizhou. Health care As of 2013, there are three hospitals in Qizhou Town: Huanggang City. There are three famous hospitals: the Second People's Hospital (Rehabilitation Hospital), Li Shizhen Hospital, and Qizhou Town Hospital. Transportation Qizhou Town is adjacent to the Yangtze River in the west and Dabie Mountain in the north. The Beijing-Kowloon Railway passes by in the east, the Shanghai-Rongcheng Expressway runs through the territory, and the Yangtze River Port ships. The transportation is very convenient. It is known as "the intersection of Wutou, Chuwei, Jingyang, Kuanglu on the left, and Dongting on the right." It has always been a transportation fortress and a place where merchants gathered. According to historical records, the ancient Qizhou city wall. It is high-rise, surrounded by lakes and ditches, with a large number of residents, a forty-mile long street along the river, many merchants berthed, and prosperous trade. During the Southern Song Dynasty, Qizhou was one of the six major commercial centers in the north gate of Wenchang. Since ancient times, the state has valued literature and education, and literati have emerged in large numbers in the past dynasties. In the Ming Dynasty, there were the sayings of "Luoyang Er Cheng" (Cheng Hao, Cheng Yi) and "Qizhou Er Gu" (Consultant, Gu Que) in ancient times. There are many poets and writers, including Hu Feng (Zhang Guangren), a modern poet, literary critic and one of the advocates of the Left-wing Federation of Literary and Art Circles. There are many doctors and professors in modern and modern times. There are 116 doctors and professors in Dongchang Street, which is less than 500 meters long. It is known as "Doctor's Street". ".

Due to its geographical location and the construction of the royal palace, ancient Qizhou was compatible with the northern and southern cultures, and the Wu and Chu cultures were integrated. Poems, songs, and gorgeous articles abound, operas and folk arts are rich and colorful, and religious culture is also extremely popular. Historically, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism and Catholicism coexisted. There are still Taoist sites Chunyang Pavilion, Jinglie Palace, and Wusheng Palace in the territory; Buddhist sites Zhaohua Temple, Bolian Temple, Dongyue Temple, and Shigu Temple; Confucian sites Places such as Jinling Academy and the ruins of ancient Catholic churches. Li Shizhen's spirit of hanging pots to help the world and pursuing science inspired the younger generations to cure diseases and save people, use medicine to help the world, and strengthen China. In ancient Qizhou, there was a common proverb that "all the grass can be used as medicine, and everyone who passes by knows medicine". Its medicine market also It is extremely prosperous. "Thousands of houses have moxa hanging hanging on them, and when you go out of the city, you can smell the fragrance of medicine." There is also a saying that "people go to the holy hometown to pilgrimage to the medical saint, and the medicine can only be found in Qizhou." The Holy Land of the Royal Palace In the 10th year of Ming Zhengtong (AD 1445), King Zhu Zhankuo of Jingxian moved his palace from Jianchang, Jiangxi Province to the foot of Qilin Mountain in Qizhou. It has been passed down through ten generations of Jing kings for 198 years.

According to historical records, the ancient Qizhou city wall was towering, surrounded by lakes and ditches, and the city had a large number of residents. Forty-mile long streets along the riverside, many merchant ships were berthed, merchants gathered, and trade was prosperous. During the Southern Song Dynasty, it was one of the six major commercial and trade centers in China, accounting for 5% of China's tax revenue. There are ninety-nine archways, ninety-nine wells, and ninety-nine temples in the city. There are still Zhaohua Temple, Dongyue Temple, Bolian Temple, Jinling Academy and the north gate of the ancient city - Xiongwu Gate. Overview of the main attractions in Qizhou Since ancient times, there have been "Lin Pavilion Jiangshan", "Fengshan Dawn Bell", "Taiqing Night Moon", "Longji Sunset", "Lotus Pond in the North City", "East Lake Spring Water", "Hongzhou Misty Rain", There are legends of the "Ten Stars of Qiyang" such as "Turtle Crane and Plum Blossom", "Yuhu Fishing Boat", "Beiguan Snow Reflection", etc. Within the territory there is the "National Patriotism Education Demonstration Base" - Li Shizhen Memorial Hall, and the National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit - Li Shizhen Tomb of Zhan Dabei, a key cultural relic protection unit in Hubei Province, North Gate of Qizhou City, Jinling Academy, Gu Jingxing Tomb, Qizhou Revolutionary Martyrs Cemetery, and more than 30 tourist attractions such as Qilin Mountain, Phoenix Mountain, Xuanmiao Temple, Zhaohua Temple, and Doctor Street . Yuhu Scenery Qizhou Ancient City was built in the Southern Song Dynasty. It is entirely made of stone. It rises from Fenghuang and Qilin Mountains and faces the Yangtze River. It is magnificent and unique in scale. According to Jiajing's "Qizhou Chronicles", "The city is nine miles and thirty-three steps in circumference, one foot eight feet high, and seventeen feet eight feet wide from east to west and north to south. The sky is full of chasms on both sides, and it cannot be measured in feet. There are six city gates. There are 2,165 battlements and 990 hanging towers on the city." The Great Hall of the People (Hubei Hall) in Beijing has a collection of screens from the Ming Dynasty ancient city of Qizhou, Li Shizhen’s hometown. The existing city wall has been well repaired and maintained, and there are antique buildings such as the "Medical Saint Pavilion". Qizhou City is the largest city in eastern Hubei, with only the north gate and two walls of 162 meters remaining. The North Gate of Qizhou was built in the Southern Song Dynasty, with the style of the Ming Dynasty and is well preserved. On November 7, 2002, it was announced as the fourth batch of cultural relics protection units in Hubei Province. Li Shizhen Cemetery Li Shizhen Cemetery is located on the shore of the beautiful Yuhu Lake in the southeast of Qizhou City, covering an area of ??80 acres. It consists of four parts: Li Shizhen Cemetery, Li Shizhen Memorial Hall, Li Shizhen Medical History Archives and Medicine Garden. It is a national key cultural relics protection unit. China’s patriotism education demonstration base. Li Shizhen's cemetery is located in Cazidi, across the lake from Wannioba, Li Shizhen's birthplace. It is surrounded by mountains and rivers and has beautiful scenery. It was included in the "Eight Scenic Spots of Qiyang" in ancient times. The original tombs and tombstones of Li Shizhen and his son are well preserved. The name of the Li Shizhen Memorial Hall was inscribed by Comrade *** himself. It is a complex of antique (Ming Dynasty) buildings. It is magnificent and well-proportioned. The project won the "Luban Award". The museum displays a large number of precious medical materials, drug specimens and the likes of Guo Moruo, Deng Yingchao, Fang Fang and others. Inscriptions by Comrades Yi and others. The name of the Li Shizhen Medical History Archives was inscribed by Shu Tong, the former chairman of the Chinese Calligraphers Association. The main attractions are Li Shizhen Cemetery, Xuanmiao Temple and Li Shizhen Memorial Hall. Rainy Lake has always been a tourist attraction. It has more than 2,000 temples on the water surface and is pollution-free. It has many peaches and plums in spring and hibiscus in summer. It has been praised in history as "there is Rainy Lake, but there is no West Lake". There are Celebrity Professor Hall and Medicine Capital Hotel by the lake. Yuhu Lake is rich in Wuchang fish, crucian carp, etc. Longquan Flower Sea Longquan Flower Sea is located in Longquan Village on the south side of Qizhou Town, Qichun County, Hubei Province. It is an important part and supporting project of Li Shizhen Theme Park. The entire flower sea has a planned area of ??20,000 acres. As of April 2004, 6,000 acres of barren hills and sloping land have been reclaimed, and more than 5,000 acres of osmanthus, cherry blossoms, red maples, crape myrtle, red plums, red-leaf heather and weeping crabapple gardens have been planted. In January 2015, it was rated as a 3A tourist attraction by the Hubei Provincial Tourism Attractions Quality Rating Committee. Longquan Flower Sea Jinling Academy Jinling Academy is located in Qizhou Town and is one of the only remaining ancient academy sites in Huanggang. It was built by raising funds for Nanjing residents in Qing Dynasty. The existing building was built in the sixth year of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1867), with a construction area of ??210 square meters. It consists of three parts: "Jinling Academy", "Jude Hall" and "Baoying Hall". There are 5 inscriptions in the courtyard, including "Zhongshan Heritage" and "Reconstruction of the Stele". The powerful characters "Jinling Academy" at the front of the gate are still vivid in my mind, and are now changed to Taoist temples. The Fourth Patriarch Zhengjue Zen Temple is located at the foot of Fenghuang Mountain in Qizhou, also known as "Fengshan Temple". It was founded by Daoxin, the fourth ancestor of Zen Buddhism, during the Sui and Tang Dynasties. It was rebuilt during the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty. Outside the main hall, there are Zhuanlunzang Pavilion, Qianren Pavilion, Wangjiang Pavilion and other buildings. The scale is relatively large and it is "one of the jungles in ten directions". It was destroyed by war in the third year of Xianfeng in the Qing Dynasty (1853). It was rebuilt during the Tongzhi and Guangxu years and became the Qichun Buddhist Center. Zhaohua Temple is located at the southern foot of Kuaishan Mountain in the north of Qizhou City.

At the beginning of Emperor Xianzong's reign in the Ming Dynasty, monk Wukong made a grass knot here to build a nunnery. In 1471, King Jing, who was building a royal palace in Qizhou, donated money, and monk Zhiming presided over the construction of a temple in the nunnery. Once it entered the fourth level, it was grand in scale. The entire building covers an area of ??more than fifty acres, and houses more than a hundred Buddha statues. The stone incense table in the hall and the dragons, phoenixes, flowers and birds carved on the stone pillars and beams. Doctor's Street Qizhou Doctor's Street was gradually formed into a market from the Ming and Qing Dynasties when celebrities, sages, merchants and common people from Waziba, Xionghualing, Quanshengfang, Hengjie and other places gathered here, with a total length of several hundred meters from east to west. After 1949, it was called Dongchang Street. In 2003, the Qichun County Place Names Committee changed Dongchang Street to Doctor Street. Doctor Street has always had a tradition of respecting learning and education. In ancient times, there were Chongzheng Academy, free schools, private schools, and ethnic schools for various surnames. In the past dynasties, there were Li Shizhen, Feng Tianyu, Gu Que, Li Shuchu, Gu Jingxing, Li Jichun, Li Shengchun, Li Bensheng, There are hundreds of celebrities, doctors, experts, and professors including Wang Heng, Wang Kaitai, Wang Kaiyin, Wang Zhonglie, Huang Hengxue, Liu Wenxing, Wang Jianmin, Wang Dachang, and Huang Lei. Local specialties: Qizhou's "Four Treasures" refer to "Qi snake, Qi bamboo, Qi turtle, and Qi moxa". Qizhu Qizhu, derived from Peach Branch Bamboo, is also known as Flute Bamboo, Cong Bamboo, Filial Bamboo, Penglai Bamboo, etc. Its scientific name is Bambusamnltiplex (Lour.) Raeus.exj.A.etj.H.schnlt. Its bamboo may be as thin as a thumb. , or as thick as a wine glass, with crystal-clear color, sparse bamboo joints, soft bamboo strips, and wide range of uses. It is one of the best products among more than 1,200 species of bamboo in the world. It is recorded in "The Classic of Mountains and Seas", "Compendium of Materia Medica", "Bamboo Pu", "Bamboo Pu Xianglu", "Cihai" (1989) and local chronicles of Huguang, Hubei and Qizhou. There are two main functions of Qizhu, one is its bamboo products, and the other is its medicinal value. Qia mugwort Qia mugwort is Artemisia argyiLevletVant.cv.qiai and its related species in the Asteraceae family. The difference between Qi mugwort and other mugworts is that the plant is tall, up to 1.8 to 2.5 meters, contains more volatile oils, has a deep smell, and has thick papery leaves with dense and long hairs. The dried leaves can be kneaded into velvet balls. Its shape and quality are of top quality. Qi Ai is more fragrant than ordinary medicine, and the human medicine has better curative effect. The stems of Qijia moxa grow straight, and the leaves are white in the north, soft and hairy. They mostly grow on the edges of fields or hillsides, with water facing the sun. Qi turtle Qi turtle is named after the green hairs growing up and down its back and abdomen, and there are golden threads in the hairs. It is commonly known as the green-haired turtle. The green hair of the turtle is caused by the parasitism and growth of the algae Basilidae. Due to the growth of the algae, it affects the parasitized turtle's ability to move and feed, making the turtle thin. "The spine has three edges and the bottom carapace is ivory-colored." Since there are very few wild turtles, they are regarded as treasures and are now raised through artificial inoculation and other methods. Agkistrodonacutus Agkistrodonacutus (Gunther) is a five-step snake in the family Viperidae. Its nose (snout scales and internasal scales) has an upturned tip, which is called "pointed snout adder" or "upturned nose"; there are twenty-four squares on its back. The spotted snake is called the "chessboard snake"; the back is brown and black, the side of the head is khaki, and the belly is milky white with black beads spots, so it is called the "white flower snake"; it is also good at fighting fire, and is called the "fire snake". "Erya" records: "All snakes are closed after death, but the flowers and snakes in Qizhou bloom." The Ki snake is a highly venomous snake. According to legend, if a person is bitten, he will die within five steps, so it is called the "Five-step snake". The snake head is flat and triangular in shape, with a dark brown back, white head, abdomen and throat, and a few dark brown spots scattered around, called "rosary spots". Although the adder is poisonous, it is a precious traditional Chinese medicine in China and a treasure designated as tribute by the emperor of the feudal dynasty. Famous Figures Li Shizhen Li Shizhen (1518-1593), whose courtesy name was Dongbi and whose nickname was Binghushan, was from Wachiba (today's Doctor Street) on Dongchang Street in Qizhou during the Ming Dynasty. World-renowned medical scientist and medical sage of the Ming Dynasty. He studied medicine with his father, studied hard, read hundreds of classics and history, and became a good doctor. Later, he served as the Fengcizheng of the Prince of Chu and the Royal Imperial Hospital. Since 1565, after 27 winters and summers, he has revised his manuscript three times and completed the 1.92 million-word masterpiece "Compendium of Materia Medica". Gu Jingxing Gu Jingxing (1621-1687), courtesy name Chifang, nickname Huanggong, alias Yushan Jushi, was a native of Qizhou City, and had a family of scholars for generations. His great-grandfather Gu Que and his great-great-grandfather's advisors were all Jinshi and famous Neo-Confucianists; his grandfather Gu Daxun was a book collector. He was also a writer; his father, Gu Tianxi, was well versed in classics and history, and good at medicine. Many of his poems and books were included in the "Sikuquanshu". Hu Feng Hu Feng (1902.11.1-1985.6.8), formerly known as Zhang Guangren, also known as Zhang Guangying, used pen names such as Gu Fei and Gao Huang. A native of Xiashitan Village, Qizhou Town, Qichun County, Hubei Province. He joined the Communist Youth League in 1927 and joined the Japanese Communist Party in 1929 while studying in Japan. Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, he served as the Propaganda Minister and Secretary of the Chinese Left-wing Writers' Alliance, and a member of the Standing Committee of the All-China Association for Literary and Art Resistance against the Enemy, making outstanding contributions to progressive cultural undertakings. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he served as a director of the Chinese Writers Association and a member of the National Committee of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles. In May 1955, he was imprisoned for more than 20 years due to the "Hu Feng Group" case. He was acquitted in 1979 and "rehabilitated" in 1980. In 1981, he was elected as a standing member of the Fifth Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and served as an advisor to the Chinese Writers Association.