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Shendong Town is located in the west of Yuzhou City, 30 kilometers away from the urban area. The area is 49. 1 km2 and the population is 43,369 (2006). The mountainous area of the town accounts for 80% of the total area. Chongqing (State) Shen (East) Highway, Ping (Dingshan) Shen (East) Highway and Chongqing (State) Dan (City) Local Railway transit. It is the birthplace of Jun porcelain art, and Shenhou Ancient Town is listed as one of the three major tourist brands in Xuchang. There is a flower theater in Bailingweng Temple, which belongs to provincial key cultural relics protection units.

Shendong Town has been successively identified as "100 National Pilot Town for Rural Economic Development", "National Key Town for Small Town Construction" and "Comprehensive Pilot Town for Reform and Development in Henan Province". In September 2003, it was awarded the honorary title of "Jun Porcelain Capital of China" by China Arts and Crafts Association. In 2005 165438+ 10/2 was named as the second batch of famous historical and cultural towns in China by the Ministry of Construction and National Cultural Heritage Administration. Seven neighborhood committees: Peking University neighborhood committee, Dongda neighborhood committee, Nanda neighborhood committee, Xida neighborhood committee, Hongshiqiao neighborhood committee, Kannonji neighborhood committee, Qinggangjian neighborhood committee and Zhaicun community neighborhood committee.

12 Village: Baijiagou Village, Zhujiashan Village, Liangqiao Village, Wang Luo Village, Biangou Village, Miaojiawan Village, Xinzhuang Village, Wentang Village, Yangling Village, Huaishuwan Village, Baiyu Village and Yugou Village. Rocket commune 1958 was established, 1968 was renamed Shenhou commune, and 198 1 was changed to town.

1997, with an area of 48.9 square kilometers and a population of 39,000, governs Nanda, Dongda, Xida, Peking University, Kannonji, Hongshiqiao, Yugou, White, Huaishuwan, Yangling, Wentang, Ying Zhuang, Biangou, Wang Luo, Miaojiawan, Liangqiao, Zhujiashan and Miaojiawan.

Now it has jurisdiction over 8 neighborhood committees and 13 administrative villages. The ancient and mysterious Shendong Town has been recorded in writing since the Ming Dynasty, and the origin of its name has always been a mystery. This paper introduces the special word "Dong" in Xinhua Dictionary: "Dong,, place name, Henan." Cihai also briefly introduced many times that Empress Shen is the hometown of Jun porcelain. Inferred from the sand-closing, red pottery and grate-gray pottery unearthed in recent years, as early as Xia and Shang Dynasties, Shen Xi was inhabited and engaged in farming and pottery management. The evolution from pottery to porcelain shows that the history of Shen Xi is almost synchronized with the history of civilization in China.

Shendong Town has a long history. As early as Xia and Shang dynasties, people lived here, engaged in farming and smelting pottery. Since the appearance of Jun porcelain in Tang Dynasty, Empress Shen has gradually developed into one of the ceramic centers in northern China. In the Song Dynasty, it was called Shenhou Store, and in the Ming Dynasty, it was called Shenhou Town, which belonged to Hongchang Capital, and in the Qing Dynasty, it was a style of writing. In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there was a popular folk song: "Enter the magic mountain, watch Qili long street, seventy-two kilns, fireworks cover the sky, merchants travel everywhere, and strive for money every day", which shows the prosperity at that time.

Shennan, called Shennandian in ancient times and Zhenming in Ming Dynasty, belongs to Lingjinli, the capital of Hongchang. Qing belongs to the style of writing; In the early years of the Republic of China, it was still in the style of writing, and after that, it set up Shenhou Town. 196 1 year was called Shenhou Town, 1968 was renamed Shenhou Commune, and 198 1 year was used to rebuild Shenhou Town.

A long history has left a wealth of cultural relics and historic sites for Shendong Town. At present, there are 1 national key cultural relics protection units, 3 provincial cultural relics protection units and more than 40 ancient temples, ancestral halls, most of which are located in the ancient town area with the old street as the core and an area of 3 square kilometers. Shennan Old Street is located in the central town of Shennan, commonly known as "Qili Long Street". It was originally formed by five ancient villages on both sides of the river, namely Erdao Street, Gaolaozhuang, Zhuyuangou, Chayegou and Laoyaopo. At present, Shendong Old Street is well preserved, such as East Street, Old Street, West Street, Baiyitang Street, Beizhai Street, Ancestral Hall Street, Hongshiqiao Street and Yangjialou Street, with a total length of about 4 kilometers. The buildings, buildings and many valuable architectural details, as well as the surrounding environment, have basically been preserved.

Shendong Old Street consists of four ancient villages in the east, west, south and north, and two administrative streets in Hongshiqiao and Kannonji. The small river (Li Yuhe) runs through the old street from west to east, and the Li Yuhe Bridge connects two villages. There are many stockade gates in the old street, with tall and solid stockade walls and watchtowers. In ancient times, they were mainly used for military defense, resisting bandits and preventing floods. Each stockade has an elegant name, such as "Wang Song" in Dongzhai and "Tianbao" in Xizhai. Like the city gate, it is inlaid with bluestone Dan trees on the stockade door. At the same time, each stockade has many traditional buildings, houses and hutongs with local characteristics.

The buildings in Shendong Old Street are arranged on both sides of the street, with unique landscape and rich architectural types. The main buildings include religious buildings, residential buildings, characteristic markets and shops. Among them, the main religious buildings are Bolingweng Temple, Guandi Temple, Confucian Temple, laojunmiao and Baiyitang. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there were mainly Yunjiayuan, Baijiayuan, Wenjiayuan, Huojiayuan, Wangjiayuan and Xinjiayuan. In addition, there are buildings or facilities such as Junci Street, Antique Market, Wangsongmen, Liyuqiao, Tianbao Zhai and Dengyu Zhai. Yuzhou is one of the four ancient porcelain capitals in China, and Shenqi is the main producing area of Jun porcelain, which is famous for its rich resources of coal, porcelain clay and glaze clay. God's unique natural and material conditions have promoted the development of God's ceramics production and trade economy. In addition, Jun glaze is the first ceramic copper red glaze, which has the characteristics of "one color in the kiln, one color in the kiln", so it has the precious value that "a rich family is not as good as a piece of Jun porcelain". In September, 2000, the archaeological excavations of Xiabaiyu and Liujiamen's Shenhou Jun kiln sites by Peking University Archaeological and Cultural Institute proved that the production of Shenhou Jun porcelain began in the Tang Dynasty and flourished in the Song Dynasty. At present, there are 83 registered manufacturers of Jun porcelain in Shennan, among which Kongjia Jun Kiln, Rongchang Jun Kiln, Camus Jun Kiln and Jintang Jun Kiln have become large-scale and high-grade enterprises.

Shen Cong, the hometown of Jun porcelain, has also bred a large number of Jun porcelain arts and crafts masters. Shen Cong-born Jun porcelain masters mainly include Lv Guangdong, Wang Fengxi and Wang Fengxi. Contemporary China arts and crafts masters, Miao Changqiang, Kong, Yang Zhi,; China ceramic arts and crafts master, winner of the first Henan Arts and Crafts Lifetime Achievement Award; Yan Fuli, director of Ceramic Association of China People's Association; And a large number of jun porcelain masters such as Henan arts and crafts masters. The splendid Jun porcelain culture since the Tang and Song Dynasties has made Shen Dong famous at home and abroad. At the same time, many classical legends have added mystery and historical and cultural highlights to the ancient town. Historically, Emperor Gaudi of the Han Dynasty liked to hunt in Daliushan. The legendary remains of Emperor Guangwu of Han Dynasty after the gods; The story of Deng Yu, the Han general, who stationed troops here to repel enemy soldiers; Li Zicheng insurgents stationed in Shendong; In the Qing Dynasty, the Nian army conquered the immortals twice; During the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression period, the famous anti-Japanese base area in Shen Ming, western Henan, and the heroic battle of Ganmingshan; Jun Porcelain Vocational School; The struggle experience of underground party organizations and the indomitable strike struggle of kiln people in previous dynasties; There are also myths and legends such as the Burlington Temple and the magical "Virgin of Golden Fire".

Shendong Town attaches importance to education because of its rich economy and the existence of foreign officials in history. According to the system, there is a Confucius Temple, which is held every spring and autumn and is held by nearby students. In the imperial examinations in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there were officials from the State Council and the Ministry of Education.

There are stilts, dry boats, dragon lanterns, lion dances and loud noises. Every festival, all walks of life should hire local troupes such as Bangzi, Quzi and Yuediao to perform, among which "A handful of clay" (kiln worker) troupe, which is performed by local kiln, is the best and most famous. Traditional snacks with local characteristics are located in Shangpokou area, including roast beef, stewed mutton, fried cake and Sheng Mao Xiang cake.