Fangcheng County, Nanyang City, Henan Province

Fangcheng County is located in the south of Henan Province, in the northeast corner of Nanyang Basin, at the foot of Funiu Mountain and in the upper reaches of Tangbai River. It borders Wugang and Biyang counties in the east, Sheqi county and Wancheng district in the south, nanzhao county city in the west and Lushan county and Yexian county in the north, which is the north gate of Nanyang city. The county is 72 kilometers long from east to west and 6 1 km wide from north to south, with a total area of 2,542 square kilometers.

Fangcheng, known as the "Five Boundaries and One Mouth", is located on five natural boundaries: North Subtropical Zone and South Warm Temperate Zone, Yangtze River Basin and Huaihe River Basin, Nanyang Basin and Huanghuaihai Plain, Funiu Mountain Range and Tongbai Mountain Range, North China Platform and Qinling Geosyncline. The northeast of Fangcheng is one of the nine passes in China. The terrain inclines from northwest to southeast, with the highest elevation of 760.3m and the lowest elevation of108m, with shallow mountainous area, hilly area and plain area each accounting for one third. There are more than 70 rivers in China, with an annual average temperature of 14.4℃, an annual average sunshine of 2092 hours, an annual average precipitation of 803.9 mm and a frost-free period of 220 days. Fangcheng County governs 16 townships, 56 1 administrative villages, 4 1 15 natural villages and more than 5,400 villagers' groups. There are more than 230,000 households in the county, with nearly 6.5438 million people, and the population density is about 390 people per square kilometer.

Fangcheng, the land of Chu in the Spring and Autumn Period, was named after Chu built the Great Wall, Qin set Yangcheng County and Han renamed Tuiyang County. Fangcheng County, the first county in the Northern Wei Dynasty, was later abandoned and became the Song Dynasty. Jin is located in Yuzhou, which governs Fangcheng, Wuyang and Yesan counties. Fangcheng People's Prefecture was abolished in Ming Dynasty, and both Ming and Qing Dynasties belonged to Nanyang Prefecture. More than 500 years later, in the second year of the Republic of China (19 13), Yuzhou was revoked and moved to Fangcheng County. In Ming and Qing Dynasties, there was no Fangcheng or Fangcheng annals, so the land started from the local chronicles. In the twenty-fifth year of Jiajing in Ming Dynasty (1546), it is well known that Niu Menggeng initiated the National Records in this year, and this book has been circulated to this day. Still intact. It is well known that Putuheng was rebuilt in the 17th year of Wanli (1589) and then lost.

In 2000, Fangcheng County governed 7 towns and 9 townships. According to the data of the fifth census, the total population of the county is 886,230. Among them, there are 67,988 people in Chengguan Town, 67,487 people in Dushu Town, 62,902 people in Xiaoshidian Town, 82,224 people in Zhaohe Town, 86,962 people in Wang Bo Town, 64,554 people in Yangguang Town, 38,366 people in Guaihe Town, 5 1.565 people in Quanqiao Township, 49,529 people in Yangji Township and 409,665 people.

In 2005, the township division of Fangcheng County was adjusted: Dushu Township was abolished and merged into Dushu Town; Cancel Wang Bo Town and merge into Wang Bo Town. As of June 5438+February 3, 20051,Fangcheng County had jurisdiction over 7 towns and 9 townships: Chengguan Town, Wang Bo Town, Dushu Town, Guaihe Town, Zhaohe Town, Yangguang Town and Xiaoshidian Town; Quanqiao Township, Erlangmiao Township, Guzhuangdian Township, Liuhe Township, Yang Lou Township, Yangji Township, Silidian Township, Yuandian Hui Township and Qinghe Township.

It has a long history, beautiful mountains and rivers, rich tourism resources, and more than 80 scenic spots for viewing. It is the Neolithic site of Dushu Zhangzhuang Village more than 7,000 years ago, the earliest Great Wall in China-Chu Great Wall site, Tingwei Zhang Shizhi Temple in the Western Han Dynasty, the site of drinking horses and pouring wells in the Eastern Han Dynasty-Lian Zhen Palace site practiced by Liu Xiu and Princess Hu Yang, Fogou Cliff Statue carved in the Northern Wei Dynasty, Puyan Temple, one of the four famous temples in the Tang Dynasty, Songxiang Han Caoqu site, and Dushu Town Monument in the bloody battle of the Red 25th Army. Known as Wudang Mountain in the north, Huangshan Mountain, Qifeng Mountain, Dacheng Mountain, Sanxian Mountain, Wanghuating Reservoir and other natural landscapes come from Puyan Temple. Among them, Zhangzhuang Village, Pinggaotai Ancient Culture Site, Chu Great Wall, Confucian Temple, Wang Bo Ancient City, Fogou Cliff Statue and Dushu Town Monument of Red 25th Army are provincial-level cultural relics protection units.

Fangcheng has beautiful mountains and rivers and rich tourism resources. There are the oldest existing Great Wall in China, the Great Wall of Chu, the Taoist resort of Huangshi Mountain, which is known as the Northern Wudang, the place where Zhang Qian, a diplomat of the Western Han Dynasty, served as the Hou, the Millennium Taoist temple practiced by Princess Hu Yang in the Han Dynasty, the place where Liu Xiula, the Guangwu Emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty, drank horses, and the site of Liu Bei's "Burning Bo Wang Po" carved for the first time in Fogou Cliff Statue in the Northern Wei Dynasty, and Puyan Temple, one of the four famous temples in the Tang Dynasty. The unique and novel summer resorts, such as Wanghuahu Reservoir Tourist Area, Yahekou Reservoir, Jade Waterfall Julian, and Tantan, are unforgettable. Natural landscapes such as Shengsi Forest Park and Qi Fengshan Forest Park with beautiful scenery and quiet peaks and forests are not to be missed. Scenic spots such as the site of Huoshao Bowangpo are also listed as the main scenic spots of the tourist routes in China.

Fangcheng folk art has a long history. Huangshi inkstone is one of the five famous inkstones in China, and it is a well-known research treasure. It was founded in Han Dynasty and flourished in Song Dynasty. With exquisite carving, it shines in today's world, which can be said to be a must. Ancient great calligraphers Mi Fei and Huang Tingjian, and contemporary great calligrapher Qi Gong all splashed ink and spoke highly of it. 1993, Fangcheng Huangshi inkstone won the gold medal in the International China Calligraphy and Painting Expo; 1994 participated in the national famous inkstone exhibition and won two gold medals in stone and craft; 1995 was listed as a brand-name product by the Ministry of light industry and as a national gift for international friends. At present, nearly 100 new products have been developed, with an annual output of 50,000 cubic meters of fine inkstones. Products are exported to 26 provinces and cities in China, Japan, the United States, Hongkong, Taiwan Province and other countries and regions.

This is the largest world-class super-large rutile deposit in China. 29 kinds of minerals have been discovered in the county, with proven reserves of 10. The main minerals are metallic minerals such as gold, silver, lead, zinc, aluminum and titanium, and nonmetallic minerals such as fluorite, talc, potash feldspar, dolomite, silica, marble, granite, limestone and barite. Among them, Fangcheng is located in the main section of the largest world-class extra-large rutile deposit recently discovered in China. The rutile ore belt in China is 30 kilometers long with a total area of about 60 square kilometers. It is predicted that the prospective weathering crust (Joe) rutile resources will reach 6.5438+0.239 million tons, the primary ore resources will reach 44.87 million tons, and the total resources will reach 57.26 million tons, which is equivalent to the scale of 500 large rutile deposits. In addition, dolomite reserves are 300 million tons, talc reserves are 80 million tons, and fluorite reserves are 65.438+million tons, all of which are one of the large-scale deposits in China.

Fangcheng famous food

Fangcheng mutton Huimian Noodles is a world-famous food. It not only has great influence in Henan, but also has a place in the whole country and even abroad. Fangcheng people take Hui noodles as their staple food, and there are hundreds of Hui noodles in the county. Its unique flavor is the favorite of Fangcheng people. There are Hui noodle restaurants opened by China people in Chinatown all over the world.