Historical evolution of Chenqiao tourist attraction

In AD 1250, the tenth year of Chunyou in the Southern Song Dynasty, the Chen family moved to "Zhongcunqiao" from Limen Xishan after Jiugong. Before that, there were Zhang family residents in "Zhongcunqiao". Tiandi split thorns and built a thatched house. A few years later, he married a daughter of the Zhang family. Because of his simple family style and charity, he received the guidance of a Feng Shui master and moved to the current ancestral hall. In the first year of Yuanzhen (AD 1295), he bought the ancestral hall. The foundation was laid and halls were built for the activities of descendants, and the area was enclosed to 136 feet (how many square feet has not yet been verified). After that, the descendants of the Chen family multiplied rapidly, and the proportion of the population in Zhang and Chen continued to increase. The name of the village Zhongcunqiao (Zhangjiaqiao) was continued until the end of the Republic of China. In the early days of liberation, Nakamura Qiao was called Zhang Jiaqiao (or Chen Jiaqiao).

The county was peacefully liberated in 1949. In April 1950, the county was divided into three administrative districts. Chen Jiaqiao (or Zhang Jiaqiao) belonged to the second division. In August 1958, districts were removed and townships were established, and 20 townships were established in the county. In September of the same year, the townships were changed into communes. Chen Jiaqiao was affiliated to Qiulou People's Commune; in January 1959, 20 townships were merged into 4 people's communes. Jiaqiao belongs to Lidun People's Commune. In August 1961, 9 people's communes were established. Chenjiaqiao was affiliated to the Limen Township People's Commune and named "Chenqiao Brigade", with 7 production teams (6 in the main village and 1 in Houping Natural Village). In April 1984, the township organizational system was restored and named "Chenqiao Village Committee". There were seven villager groups in the village, and Houping Village was also moved to the main village. Since then, only three vacant houses have been left in Ping Village. The name of Chenqiao village has been used to this day.