Introduction to Zhuting Town

As an ancient town, Zhuting has a long history and has endured for thousands of years.

In the second year of Qiandao in the Southern Song Dynasty (1166), the great Neo-Confucian scholar Zhu Xi and Zhang Shi traveled to Nanyue.

After liberation, under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, the people of Zhuting fought hard and made remarkable achievements. In 1952, Zhuting Town was awarded the title of China's first-class health model town and was commended by the State Council. In 1958, Zhuting Commune was rated as an advanced unit in the construction of national agricultural socialism. Xiao Runsheng, deputy secretary of the commune party committee at the time, attended the commendation meeting held in Beijing and was cordially received by party and state leaders such as Mao Zedong, Liu Shaoqi, Zhou Enlai, and Zhu De. . In 1960, the town health center and He Kainan attended the National Conference of Cultural and Educational Heroes as representatives of advanced units and individuals.

Zhu Ting’s forestry is unique and well-known in China. It is known as the “hometown of artificial forests” and has been recorded in history. It has been commended by the State Council and praised by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations many times. It has been used in 39 countries and Representatives from the region came to visit and learn. On July 5, 1977, Chen Yonggui, then member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China and Vice Premier of the State Council, visited Zhuting for inspection and praised it as "an artificial forest sea worthy of its name." In January 1978, "People's Daily" reported on the advanced deeds of afforestation in Zhuting Forestry Area under the title "Zhuzhou County, the Hometown of Artificial Forests". In 1995, Hongqi Village in Zhuting Town was awarded the title of "National Thousand Best Villages for Greening and Afforestation". Zhuting National and Forest Park, which is under planning, will be perfectly integrated into the Xiangjiang River Scenic Belt and become a beautiful landscape on the Lujiang River.