Zhijiang Dong Autonomous County, which belongs to Huaihua City, Hunan Province, is located in the western part of Hunan Province, located in the southern foothills of the Wuling Mountains, the eastern remnants of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, east of Zhongfang County and Hecheng District, south of Hongjiang City, Huitong County and Tianzhu County of Guizhou Province, west of Xinhuang Dong Autonomous County and Wanshan District of Guizhou Province, and north of Mayang Miao Autonomous County and Tongren City of Guizhou Province. Zhijiang Town, where the county seat is located, is only 39 kilometers away from Huaihua City. The total area of the county is 2099 square kilometers. It is known as "the gateway of Dianqian and the throat of Qianchu". According to the data of the seventh population census, as of 00:00 on November 1, 2020, the permanent population of Zhijiang Dong Autonomous County is 307661.
Zhijiang was established as a county in the fifth year of Han Gaozu (202 BC), and the county seat of Zhijiang Town was the seat of the prefecture government. In August 1945, the victory of the Chinese War of Resistance was held in Zhijiang, and Zhijiang became famous and became a famous city in the history of the War of Resistance.
Zhijiang has a large number of cultural and natural landscapes such as the National 4A-level Scenic Spot - Chinese Min Anti-Japanese Memorial Hall, the Flying Tigers Memorial Hall, the Dongxiang Wind and Rain Bridge - Longjin Wind and Rain Bridge, the largest Mazu Temple in the inland - Tianhou Temple, the largest Dong drum tower group in China - Wanhe Lou, and the provincial nature reserve - Sandaokeng.
Zhijiang, ancient genus "Wuxi Barbarian Land". Excavated cultural relics prove that as far back as the Paleolithic period, there was already primitive human activity along the Coast of The Waters.
In 2015, according to the township zoning adjustment plan of Zhijiang County, after the adjustment, there were 9 townships and 9 towns under the jurisdiction of Zhijiang Dong Autonomous County, and a total of 10 township-level structures were reduced in Zhijiang Dong Autonomous County, and now it has jurisdiction over 9 townships of Niuyaoping, Dashuao, Heli pass, Lengshuixi, Dongxiaxia, Xiaoping, Luobutian, Lixikou and Shuikuan, and 9 townships of Zhijiang, Xindianping, Biyong, Tuqiao, Sandaokeng, Nanmuping, Yanqiao, Gongping and Luojiu.
Zhijiang is a bridgehead and transportation artery in the eastern and central regions of China into the southwest, shanghai-Kunming railway, 320 national highway, Shanghai-Kunming expressway, Baomao expressway, Shanghai-Kunming high-speed railway through the border, Zhijiang airport has opened Changsha, Guangzhou, Beijing, Kunming, Shanghai flights, and is being expanded, forming a railway, highway, aviation "trinity" traffic network.
Tourism resources
Zhijiang County has 5 key scenic spots Chinese memorial hall for the victory and surrender of the Anti-Japanese War, Gongping China Dong Cultural City, Mangtangxi-Mingshan Scenic Area, Luojiuhua Cottage, Wulangxi Sandaokeng Primitive Sub-forest Nature Reserve, and the main tourist attractions in the county include the Memorial Hall of the Victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the Memorial Hall of the "Flying Tiger Team", Mingshan, Zhijiang Airport, Tianhou Temple, Longjin Wind and Rain Bridge, Yangxi Yunshu, etc.
Ming Mountain
"MingShan Diecui" is the first of the eight scenic spots of Zhijiang. Mingshan Forest Park, in the north of the Zhijiang River, 10 kilometers away from the county seat, the hills repeat, the mountains and rivers are beautiful. Mingshan is one of the few famous mountains in Chudi to be included in the Great Dictionary of Ancient and Modern Place Names in China. It was once famous for its "stacked green mountains" of "thick green color cascading, peaks opposite, ridges and ridges, distant viewers but feel like nine folds of screens, and thousand layers of golden barriers". The Ming Mountains are tens of kilometers in circumference, and the main peak is 1008.2 meters above sea level.
Zhijiang Surrender Memorial
On August 15, 1945, the Japanese government announced its unconditional surrender, and from August 21 to 23 of the same year, takeo Imai, the representative of the surrender of the Japanese army invading China, surrendered to the Chinese government on behalf of the Japanese government in Zhijiang, Hunan. Zhijiang Qia surrendered to handle the specific matters of the surrender of 1.28 million Japanese troops invading China. In order to commemorate the major historical event of the surrender of the Zhijiang River, the Nationalist Government built the Memorial Hall for the Victory of the Anti-Japanese War in Zhijiang in August 1945, the general surrender site of the Chinese Theater. Zhijiang Memorial Hall is the only landmark building in China to commemorate the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and world war II, and is known as the "Chinese Triumphal Arch", one of the eight triumphal arches in the world. Engraved on the square are 12 inscriptions and inscriptions of Chiang Kai-shek, Li Zongren, He Yingqin, Bai Chongxi, Yu Youren, Sun Ke, Wang Dongyuan, Ju Zheng, Wang Yunwu and other military and political leaders of the National Government, as well as 223-character inscriptions of "Zhijiang Memorial Hall".
Red Army Martyrs Memorial Tower
The memorial tower is in Shangping Township, with a height of 5 meters and a base width of 6 meters, and was built to commemorate the martyrs who died in the winter of 1934 when the Red Army went north to resist japan, and He Long and Ren Bishi led the Red Second Front Army to carry out the "Battle of Benshui".
Monument to the Martyrs of banditry
Located at the northern end of the county stadium, the Memorial Tower for the Suppression of Bandits was built to commemorate the martyrs who died in the battle against bandits in western Hunan Province. The tower is 18 meters high and is built with Cen Gong white stone. The bronze plate of the tower is engraved with the names of 470 martyrs of the bandits. The inscription on the stone stele is the heroic deeds of the martyrs. It is surrounded by green pines and white flowers in all seasons.
Tianhou Temple
Located on the west bank of the River, across the river from the county seat, Tianhou Temple is the largest Mazu Temple in the inland, built in the thirteenth year of the Qianlong Dynasty (1748 AD), covering an area of more than 3,700 square meters, the palace has a stage, the main hall, Guanyin Hall, the left is the Temple of Wealth, the right is the Wu Temple and the Wutong Shrine, all of which are complete in structure.
China Dong Culture City China Dong Culture City is located in Zhijiang Xiangshipo Provincial Forest Park, 6 kilometers away from huaihua city center, west to the Zhijiang Anti-Japanese War Victory Memorial Hall more than 20 kilometers, the entire scenic area covers an area of 3500 acres, sunshine, pine forests, streams, grass beaches constitute a unique and beautiful natural landscape here.
Longjin Wind and Rain Bridge
Since the nineteenth year of the Ming Dynasty (1591), after being donated by the famous monk Kuan yun, it has been destroyed several times and repaired many times, and has always been a traffic fortress of Xiangqian Highway, and it is also the most prosperous place where merchants and tourists gather, which is known as the "First Bridge of Southwest Sanchu". At the beginning of 1999, the construction of longjin bridge began again, and it was completed on November 7, 1999. The restored Longjin Wind and Rain Bridge is 146.7 meters long and 12.2 meters wide, making it the largest wind and rain bridge in the world today.
Zhijiang specialties
Zhijiang onion duck is a traditional famous dish in western Hunan Province, not only good duck, good dishes, but also good stories.
Zhijiang, known as Yuanzhou in ancient times, has had a tradition of enjoying ducks in the Mid-Autumn Festival since the Yuan Dynasty, when every household had to slaughter ducks. It is said that at that time, the people could not bear the brutal rule of the Yuan Dynasty, so they used the Mid-Autumn Festival to send prayers and spread the slogan of "killing ducks (Tartars) on August 15" to gather the people. The real appearance of Zhijiang duck was in the Qing Dynasty, when a famous chef named "Three Lepers" in Zhijiang "Kuixinglou Restaurant", although his name was indecent and improper, he made a good dish, and the color and aroma of the duck cooked by him were all amazing, attracting countless rich politicians at that time, so he became famous for a while.
"Zhijiang scallion duck" should be selected from the baby duck, and there should be an appropriate amount of pork belly with skin as the ingredient. Among them, duck head, duck feet, duck liver, etc. are also to be cooked, first fried, and then stir-fried with the same pork belly, duck pieces and various spices to fry the flavor, put cold water to submerge the raw materials, simmer until the duck meat is crispy.
The whole dish is very grand, the duck meat is 3.4 cm long, 2.3 cm wide thick and solid pieces of meat, pork belly is a large domino slice, as well as fried oily duck head, feet, etc., the color is red and heavy, and mixed with crisp fresh pepper slices and innocent green onions, just look at it is tempting, not to mention the spicy and delicious after tasting.
Spicy and sour braised lamb
It is a characteristic of Hunan cuisine with its sour and spicy flavor. The soup is thick and thick, the meat is soft and rotten, and it is delicious and delicious.
Scallion fresh squid taro cake
Preparation:
1, cut the squid into small cubes, press the taro into a puree together into a bowl, add chopped onion and ginger, eggs, pepper, salt, chicken essence, starch and mix well;
2, the mixed paste into a small cake, put into the pot, add a little oil to fry until both sides of the golden brown;
3: Squeeze out the lemon juice, cut the lemon peel into small pieces and put it into the juice, add the minced bell pepper, minced green onion and ginger, soy sauce, pepper, sesame seeds and chicken essence, mix well and pour on the pan-fried cake.
Features: soft and delicate, crisp and tender and smooth.
Lotus heart gum
Originally known as "Mint Puff pastry", it is produced in Zhijiang. Production began at the end of the Qing Dynasty and has a history of more than 100 years. The above-grade sugar is the main ingredient, and vegetable oil, cream, etc. are the auxiliary materials. The production is exquisite, the process is unique, the shape is exquisite, the color is white as jade, it is rectangular, and the inside is like a lotus heart, each one has 16 main holes and 9 sub-holes, and the holes are through, arranged neatly, about 80 per kilogram. It has the characteristics of crispy and sweet, dissolving in the mouth, relieving the heat and refreshing, and easy to carry, and is well received by consumers.
Alpine grapes
Zhijiang alpine grapes are native to the local alpine areas of Zhijiang, and after careful cultivation in recent years, the varieties can be described as "blue out of blue and better than blue", which has been continuously optimized. The main varieties are Alpine Grape 1#, Alpine Grape 2#, Alpine Grape 3# and other 3 varieties. These varieties of fruit compact structure, large sweetness, high yield, general yield of 2000 kg per mu, by the Hunan Provincial Institute of Agriculture Institute of Fruit Research Institute measurement and analysis, sugar content of 16-18%, soluble solids of 11.8%, the market prospect is excellent. At present, the products are in short supply, mainly sold to Zhijiang, Huaihua, Xinhuang, Mayang, Changsha, Guizhou, Guangxi and so on.
Zhijiang golden autumn pear
Zhijiang golden autumn pear has early fruit, abundant yield, late ripening, large and neat fruit (single fruit weight of about 0.5 kg), bright and beautiful, white and crisp flesh, tender and juicy, small core, high edible rate, storage resistance (natural storage period of 2-3 months), strong disease resistance and other excellent characteristics, won the 1994 Chengdu National Spark Science and Technology Boutique Exhibition "Gold Award". Golden autumn pear is known as the "king of pears" in the south, its breeding to overcome the southern sand pear "high-quality people are not tolerant to storage, storage resistant to quality is not good" shortcomings, the county area of 6700 hectares, hanging fruit area of 1300 hectares, the annual output of 40,000 tons.
Spicy White Lai
Flavor characteristics
This dish is beautiful in shape, crisp and tender in texture, sweet and sour, pure and cool.
Local specialties
Ash is a special product made of processed wax secreted by ash worms parasitic ash trees, also known as "insect ash". It has a production history of more than 400 years. Zhijiang ash has a high melting point, white color, and stable physical and chemical properties. The quality of the head wax is better than that of rice heart wax and horse tooth wax. Two waxes are similar to rice heart wax and horse tooth wax. Mingshan Stone: Named after the Ming Mountains produced in the county. Because of its dark purple and turquoise color, it is also known as purple robe jade with stone. Mingshan stone is of excellent stone quality and colorful. Pressure resistance, bending resistance, shear strength, good acid resistance, and easy sawing, easy cutting, easy grinding and polishing, can be processed into high-grade building decorative sheets, but also can be carved into large landscapes, character painting screens, small flowers and birds and insects. The reserves are about 190 million cubic meters.
Pomegranate: It is a traditional fruit of Zhijiang. There are three kinds of sugar pomegranate, golden pomegranate and iron-shell pomegranate. Sugar pomegranate skin red, flesh red, seed round; golden pomegranate skin yellow, white flesh, grain tip; iron shell pomegranate skin is firm, thick flesh, thick seed. Sugar pomegranate sweet and delicious, well-known at home and abroad, the Ming and Qing Dynasties once made tribute to the imperial court.
Horse-headed sheep: Named because the head has no horns and resembles a horse's head. It is an ancient meat-type local goat breed first excavated in Zhijiang during the national livestock and poultry breed resource survey, and its outstanding characteristics are large size, gentle temperament, strong sociality, high slaughter rate, good meat quality, less smell, and wide skin area. Dingzhijiang, Hunan Province, is a horsehead sheep reserve with 2 original breeding farms and 6 breeding farms.