Population density: 69 people/km2
Zhashui County is located in the south of Shaanxi Province, on the southern slope of the Qinling Mountains, 70 kilometers away from Xi'an directly. The county has a land area of 2,322 square kilometers and a population of 160,000, with ten towns and six townships under its jurisdiction. Zhashui County is high in the northwest and low in the southeast, and has a sloping terrain from northwest to southeast. The climate is warm temperate cool subtropical transitional climate.
Between the subtropical and warm-temperate zone of the excessive zone, the average annual rainfall of 742mm, the average annual temperature of 12.4 ℃, the forest coverage rate of 78%, was "nine mountains and half water and half field" pattern. Here, the mountains are beautiful, the air is fresh, the industrial pollution is small, the Chinese herbal medicine wild and artificial planting a wide range of suitable for life, since ancient times known as "natural medicine library". Initially proved to have mining value of metal and non-metallic minerals 37 kinds of mineral deposits in 213 places in the iron ore reserves of 302 million tons, accounting for about half of the province, silver and lead deposits in the country's second. There are more than 80 tourist attractions available for development in the county, among which the mountains, water and forest ecotourism resources at the source of Qianyou River in the north, especially the Xigouxia, Dagangou and Tieshougou on the periphery of Niubieliang National Nature Reserve, which are rich in ornamental and summer recreation; Zhashui Cave in the south is known as the "Wonders of the North" with hundreds of large and small caves, and is one of the top ten caves of the country and the top ten scenic spots in Shaanxi Province. It is one of the top ten famous caves in China and the top ten scenic spots in Shaanxi Province. The long tunnel of Qinling Railway Highway, the 40-kilometer green corridor of Qianyou River, and the landscape of garden-style tourist mountain towns are also of great development value.
The county's existing highway 23, including a provincial highway, outside and adjacent to the five counties interconnected, within the township material and factory and mining enterprises connected to the vertical and horizontal into a network of eight outbound. Has completed the Xikang Railway and will soon start the construction of the West Quercus secondary highway through the county and a township of four towns, across half of the county, so that the traffic situation to a new level. Electricity, 1986 and the Northwest Power Grid and grid, the existing 110kv transmission substation station 1, 35kv transmission substation station a number of, coupled with hydroelectric power, the county's development and production of electricity is very rich, the realization of the village electricity .
Resources are rich, especially mineral, biological, hydraulic and tourism resources enjoy a reputation. Zhashui County is one of the forestry counties in Shaanxi Province. High forest coverage, a wide variety of trees, economic value, wide range of uses chestnut, walnut, fungus, mushrooms, toon and other forest products sell well in the country and famous all over the world. At the same time, Zhashui County is a natural "medicine warehouse", with a wide distribution of Chinese herbs, many varieties, large quantities and high quality. Zhashui County is also a "natural museum" and a "natural park" everywhere. There are "a thousand paintings gathered on the earth, calling out ten thousand fairy houses in the jade world", and "how many scenic spots do you know of in the end of the South, but Zhashui County has a different heaven". In addition to the famous Zhashui Cave Wind Drying Area, there are Niu Bei Liang, incense burner conch, Buddha Cave Dragon Spring, Medicine King Temple, etc..
Mineral resources are unique. Initially identified non-ferrous metal deposits of 30 million tons, ferrous metal deposits of 35 million tons, non-metallic mineral deposits of 584,000 tons. Zhashui mineral resources are not only large in quantity, but also of many kinds, high grade, and convenient for mining and development. The geological department survey, the state identification of the Daxigou deposits is an iron deposits in the province's first, ranked first in the country, silver and copper deposits ranked second in the country of a multi-mineral ore field, known as the future of Shaanxi Province, a large-scale iron and steel base.
Because of natural and historical reasons, Zhashui County has a relatively short history of development, and economic and social development is relatively lagging behind. The rich natural resources have not yet been transformed into economic advantages due to constraints such as lack of capital and talent.In 2003, the county's GDP was 502 million yuan, local revenue was 22.08 million yuan, and the per capita net income of farmers was 1,106 yuan. According to the actual situation of Zhashui county, the basic idea of the county in the current and future period is: to increase the income of farmers, financial growth as the goal, give full play to the advantages of resources, ecology, location, and actively implement the project-driven, open-up-driven, town-driven and talent development strategy, and prioritize the cultivation of pharmaceuticals, tourism, minerals, the three major industries; adhere to the people-oriented, to set up and implement a comprehensive, coordinated, and sustainable concept of scientific development, and attach importance to solving the "three rural" problem, the "three rural" is the most important factor. The "three rural" issues, pay attention to the survival and development of vulnerable groups; gather financial resources, increase the destruction of income, and promote the overall development of social undertakings.
Administrative divisions
Zhushui County jurisdiction of 10 towns, 6 townships: Qianyou Town, Yingpan Town, Shialiang Town, Shi urn town, Xiaoling Town, Phoenix Town, Hongyan Temple Town, Cao Ping Town, Cai Yuyao Town, Apricot Town, the two rivers Township, Chaizhuang Township, Majiadai Township, Wafangkou Township, Jiuzhafang Township, Fengbei River Township.
History
Qing dynasty qianlong forty-eight years (1783) set up xiaoyi hall, the Republic of China in the second year (1913) removed the hall set up xiaoyi county. In the fourth year of the Republic of China (1915), it was changed to Zhashui County, and the county was liberated on November 20, 1949, and the Zhashui County People's Government was established on December 1, 1958, when the county system was withdrawn and incorporated into Zhen'an County, and in 1961, the establishment was restored.
Chashui County is under the jurisdiction of Qianyou Town, Fenghuang Town, Zhou Plateau Township, Shiyuan Township, Dujiacun Township, Xialiang Township, Xichuan Township, Qiping Township, Gold Township, Sohe Township, Kuanping Township, Xingping Township, Shotai Township, Yunmeng Township, Tiefo Township, Chaizhuang Township, Xiaoling Township, Hongyanji Township, Wanqing Township, Huangtuqin Township, Zhangjiaping Township, Mujiadzhuang Township, Waifangkou Township, Majiadai Township, Jiubanfang Township, Kilometzhen Township, Yinchang Township, Fengbeihe Township, Gaoqiao Township, Fengjiagang Township, and Wafangkou Township, as well as the township of Wahangkou. Beihe Township, Gaoqiao Township, Hongshi Township, Caoping Township, Yawang Township, Laolin Township, Taihe Township, Longtan Township, and Lianghe Township.
In 2000, Zhashui County had 9 towns and 11 townships under its jurisdiction. According to the fifth census data: the county's total population of 158,421 people, of which the townships and townships of the population (people): Qianyou Township 22686 camping township 4548 Xiaoliang Township 11255 stone urn township 6568 Xiaoling Township 12078 phoenix township 14378 red rock temple township 9615 Caoping Township 6096 Caiyuao Township 7567 Laolin Township 3527 Two Rivers Township 808 Soha Township 3912 Apricot Ping Township 12460 Chaizhuang Township 5644 Xiaotai Township 6112 Zhangjiaping Township 7716 Majiadai Township 6731 Wafangkou Township 8266 Jiumafang Township 4258 Fengbeihe Township 4196.
Zhashui County has 10 townships, 6 townships and 120 villages under the jurisdiction of Zhashui County: Qianyou Township, Yingpan Township, Caiyucai Township, Xingping Township, Xiandiang Township, Hongyan Temple Township, Fenghuang Township, Caoping Township, Shiyuan Township, Xiaoling Township; Chaizhuang Township, Wafangkou Township, Fengbeihe Township and Xiaoling Township. Township, Wafangkou Township, Fengbeihe Township, Lianghe Township, Jiumafang Township, Majiadai Township.
Natural features
Dashui is located in the south of Xi'an, west of Shangzhou, longitude 108°50′-109°36′; latitude 83°25′-36°56′ between the east and west, 72.7 kilometers long, north and south width of 55.2 kilometers, the southern slopes of the Mangmang Qinling. The total area is 2366.67 square kilometers. The Qinling Mountains cross the northern border, and the primitive forests of the sea of forests are the national biological gene pool. Topography to the northwest high, the main peak of the Niubei Liang elevation of 2802.1 meters; southeast low, the lowest elevation of the Shechuan River Valley 541 meters. From the northwest to the southeast, the mountain range extends like five fingers, and the Tang Dynasty poet Jia Dao wrote, "A mountain at the end of a mountain to meet, a hundred miles are not half a mile flat," which truly depicts the natural soil and stone mountainous terrain of Zhashui, "nine mountains and half water and half a field". The central part is 800 - 1500 meters above sea level in the low mountains and rivers, to Qianyou River, Shechuan River two major water systems are dominated by Chuan Dao flat land and green mountains, crustal movement, the sea floor rise of the karst landforms and seabed conch fossil deposits. There is the Jinshan granary known as the town of fish and rice, there are merchants gathered in the old town, there are preparations for the unexploited iron mountain, silver mine. From the sea of pine forests on the main peak in the northwest to the economic forest belt and dense agro-sanctuary in the south-central part of the country, Zhashui is a green botanical library, with green Yao grass and mountains, and the fragrance of Qihua medicine. From the drainage of natural geomorphological features, the advantages of generating Chinese herbal medicine are superior to those of the Taibai Mountains and even better than those of the Guanzhong Plain. The most important one is that Zhashui is located in the southern slope of the Qinling Mountains, with several crustal movement changes, different folds of different ages with different patterns and directions forming a small area of the terrain, which constitutes different ecological environments of plants and animals and a great variety of medicines.
Climatic characteristics
Chashui for the eastern inland area of northwest China, both north and south of the climate zone, the northern part of the warm temperate zone, the southeastern part of the northern subtropical, the entire county is a subtropical and warm zone of the two climates of the transition zone, the differences in the reproduction of vegetation communities are obvious. People often say, "high a different". "June sun half of the sun, that is, the climate affects the vertical and parallel distribution of plant belt features obvious. Suitable for many kinds of flora,, the original kinds of retention and reproduction, evolution, growth, is conducive to the growth of a variety of drugs base, the natural formation of natural medicine library. Annual sunshine 1860.2 hours, the coldest average temperature of 0.2 ℃, the hottest average temperature of 23.6 ℃. Extreme maximum temperature 37.1 ℃, the lowest one 13.9 ℃, frost-free period of 209 days, the annual precipitation of 742mm, the maximum precipitation of 1225.9mm (83 years), the minimum precipitation of 567.6mm (76 years), the four seasons are clear, warm and humid, summer is not parched, winter is not cold, suitable for the development of plant growth under the conditions of long and short sunshine and different temperature and humidity.
River Distribution
The county territory of the mountain green water long, water more medicine abundant. There are 7320 streams and sizes, water area accounted for 28,000 acres, the total length of the river 5693.4 kilometers. Among them, more than 10 kilometers 50, catchment area of 100 square kilometers above 9. Calculated in a flat water year, the county's total surface water flow of 654 million." , per capita water accounted for 4100m3", for the whole region per capita 3.2 times, is one of the Shaanxi river network density, water resources Feng Feng County. There are mainly Qianyou River, Jinjing River, Money River, Shechuan River, Luo River, the basin of high mountains and deep valleys, than the drop. Such as Qianbo River, the flow length of 131.6 kilometers, the annual flow of 251 million m3, catchment area of 865.76 square kilometers, hanging fall difference of 1037m, the maximum flow of 1094m3 / S; money River, the flow length of 133 kilometers, the annual runoff flow of 277 million m3, catchment area of 1041.46 square kilometers, the hanging fall difference of 1696. the maximum flow of 1565m3 / S. Use of hydroelectric energy Power generation and hydroelectric resources are abundant. What's more, this abundant muddy water is a superior condition for the nourishment of Chinese herbs. Water is the cradle of living things, there is water to have medicine, water more medicine more abundant. Such as aquatic drugs on the duckweed, water pine, coupling, fish, eels, turtles, frogs, toadstools, baby fish; Yin wetlands, woodchucks, birds; streams and gullies also have cypress, stone Zelan, stone needles, stone tea, the old gentleman Dan; swamps are commonly grown Putonghua, Fishweed, Cordyceps, Xiaku Cao and so on, and so on, and so forth.
Economic development
Successive party committees and governments in Zhashui grasped the advantages of resources, did a lot of detailed work, sent many inspection teams to the field, but also hired many experts and leaders, for repeated demonstration. At present, Zhashui's tourism industry has maintained a strong momentum of development, featuring ecological tourism and leisure vacation tourism industry development presents the following characteristics.
The development goal is very clear. Zhashui County around the construction of Shaanxi ecotourism county goal, highlighting ecotourism and leisure vacation characteristics of the positioning, according to a band of three districts and a town, (Qianyou River 100 miles of ecological landscape belt, caves, the county, cattle back beam scenic area, Phoenix town) the spatial layout to speed up the leading scenic spots, key scenic spot infrastructure and project construction, initially constructed a function supporting, perfect facilities, elements of the complete large tourism Framework. With the opening of the West Zhashui Expressway, Zhashui Tourism will be integrated into the Shaanxi Tourism Cycle with a brand new posture.
The leading role of the industry is becoming more and more prominent. The number of tourists received increased from 23,000 in 2000 to 50,000 in 2005, with an average annual growth rate of 17%, and the direct income from tourism increased from 400,000 yuan in 2000 to 1.05 million yuan in 2005, with an average annual growth rate of 21.5%. Residents of the county travel is on the rise, the local residents of the end of the "Tenth Five-Year Plan" than the same period in 2000, an increase of 350% of tourism expenditure. The total income from tourism increased from 3 million yuan in 2001 to 20 million yuan in 2005, with an average annual increase of 45%. Tourism revenue accounted for the proportion of the county's GDP from 0.4% to 2.9%, tourism has become the leading industry and the tertiary industry, one of the fastest-growing industries.
Tourism infrastructure continues to improve. In accordance with the overall layout of the "one belt, three districts and one town", launched a total investment of 560 million yuan Lin Feng, Longwang ditch, high advisory ditch, Qin Chu Road and other tourist attractions development and the Qianyou town of 100 miles of green corridor construction project, built a hundred God Temple, three wells, seven-mile gorges, a number of attractions, such as the Yuntai Mountain. Oxbridge Forest Park was approved, cave AAA national scenic area and provincial geopark project has been reported for approval. County "clothes and hats" project has been completed building renovation; Dongpo Forest Park road construction and guardrail has been completed, become a great place for residents to relax and play; phoenix town has developed a protection program, is currently being revised and improved. At the same time, the completion of the cave bond project, so that the "belt, three districts and a town" of the big tourism pattern is taking shape.
"Tenth Five-Year" period Zhashui County, tourism and transportation facilities continue to improve, the opening of the Xikang Railway greatly closer to the Xi'an source market and Zhashui County's distance to improve the scenic accessibility; the county opened the train station to the cave scenic area of the shuttle buses, the basic realization of the goal of the tourists as they go. Tourism consulting and service organizations are further completed. "One belt, three districts and a town" of the big tourism pattern is taking shape, driven by the leading scenic spots, cattle back beams and the county tourism functional area of the development and the protection and development of the ancient town of phoenix has been put on the important agenda, and has begun to develop. Nongjiale, water recreation and other projects, multi-point blossoming.
Cave brand effect is becoming increasingly obvious. After years of positive tired and "Tenth Five-Year" period of efforts, cave tourism has become the main brand of Zhashui tourism. Zhashui Cave has been enjoying high popularity in Xi'an area. After the opening of Xikang Railway, a large number of tourists came to Zhashui Cave, which was even more favored by tourists after the lighting transformation in 2004. In the surrounding cave tourism alternatives, Zhashui Cave is still the first choice of tourists, the scenic area in 1999 by the China Cave Association as "China's top ten caves" one of the increasing number of tourists to Zhashui.
Tourism resources
Chashui Cave "Northwest one"
Chashui Cave Scenic Spot, located 15 kilometers south of the city, the entire scenic area of 25 square kilometers, there are 118 large and small caves, has developed the Tianfo Cave, the Hundred God Cave, Wind Cave, on the Peak Terrace, the millennium old ginkgo tree and the Qianyou River rafting and other attractions. In 1990, it was approved by the provincial government as a provincial scenic spot, and in 1999, it was honored as "China's Famous Cave". With its unique karst landforms and natural masterpieces of the ghostly work of God made the tourists marveled at, known as the "Northwest one".
NiuBeiLiang Eco-tourism Area, Zhashui, "Natural Oxygen Bar"
NiuBeiLiang Eco-tourism Area, Zhashui, is located in 25 kilometers north of the county, set of XiongXiuYuYiOu in a body, which is the source of water, the sea of flowers, the world of greenery, the paradise of flora and fauna. Cangshan Mountain peaks, clear streams and blue pools, silent valleys and dense forests, craggy cliffs and other natural landscapes abound, known as the "natural oxygen bar, the lungs of the city", is the search for secluded exploration, forest healing, mountaineering and science and technology is the ideal place.
Terminal South Mountain Qin and Chu Road
Terminal South Mountain Qin and Chu Road, from the south of Zhashui in the territory of the Huamenlou, the north to Chang'an jurisdiction of the Tendu Pond, belongs to the history of the Qin and Chu through the throat of the key road - "Yi Valley Road" in a section. Because this section is in the north-south Qinling ridge, special geographic location and climatic conditions, forging a very obvious north-south natural landscape edge. Walking in the ancient road on the north and south view, ten thousand acres of meadows, ten miles of azaleas, thousands of acres of waist bamboo, glacier relics and other natural landscapes as far as the eye can see. Coupled with the long history of the ancient road, leaving the Tang King Li Shimin and the poet Li Taibai as the representative of the footprints of emperors and generals and talented women and legends, these rich cultural deposits, so that the ancient road has become a set of natural scenery and cultural landscape as one of the tourist attractions.
Tourism development
Strive to use about three years, around the industrial elements, the initial construction of Zhashui tourism industry system, after five years of efforts, so that tourism-led tertiary industry in the county's GDP as well as a larger share of fiscal revenue.
Development of Zhashui Tourism Industry--Relying on Xi'an, Staggered Selection, Highlighting Characteristics, and Leveraging Development
Relying on Xi'an: Zhashui's tourism resources are positioned in Xi'an, and Xi'an is taken as a platform for the development of tourism with the help of Xi'an's capital, talents, and experience.
Dislocation selection: that is, the selected tourism products must be not available in Xi'an and Guanzhong area and difficult to replace, as an effective supplement to the tourism products in Xi'an and Guanzhong first line.
Highlighting the characteristics: that is, highlighting the location, ecology, resource characteristics, with "Xi'an people's resort" as the theme, to create ecological tourism brand into nature, leisure and vacation.
Taking advantage of the development: is to take the initiative to accept the radiation, consciously put Zhashui tourism resources in the city, the province and even the northwest region of the market to develop, as a number of municipal and provincial boutique routes to a point to develop into the Xi'an as the center of the province's large tourism cycle, with the aid of a large environment driven by the development of the search.
The spatial layout of Zhashui tourism industry - a band of three districts, a town of a band: that is, from the Huanghualing in the north, south to the town of stone urns Qianyou River hundred miles of ecological landscape belt. Focus on the project is mainly along the Qianyou River greening, residential renovation and folk village construction projects.
Three districts: Niubi Liang scenic area, focus on projects mainly Niubi Liang Forest Park, Lin Feng Jinyuan Pangu Villa, Longwang ditch vacation resort, high advisory ditch Xiu Xian vacation project, An ditch extracurricular activities for college students time base project and the Qinchu Ancient Trail project, and so on. County scenic area, mainly Wuhuashan Forest Park project, urban function supporting projects, water storage amusement and other leisure and entertainment projects, high passenger transportation company and Panlong ecological industrial park. Cave scenic area, mainly Shaanxi Province, cave geopark, cave depth development projects.
One town: that is, the phoenix ancient town, the main phoenix ancient town restoration, protection and development projects.
Scenic Spots
Chashui Pair of Peak Terrace
Pair of Peak Terrace scenic spots include: steel brazier stabbing throat, immortal residence, elevation, natural stone Guanyin, fixed wind cave, Shaolin qigong, dripping Guanyin and so on.
The Right Peak Terrace is one of the long-famous steep and magnificent peaks in Zhashui. Come to the cave sightseeing people, have to travel to the bottom of the mountain to look at the appreciation, it is "like the Russian eyebrow, better than Mount Huashan", by the local people called "strange peaks".
The Peak Terrace, 35 miles south of the county township of Stone Urn, the peaks of the abrupt, precipitous and difficult to climb, the peak built Niangniang Temple. The two sides of the twin peaks towering, the northwest side of the mountain under the hole, according to the hundred God hole has a tablet: Legend has it that the middle of the Ming Dynasty, "the hole roar for three days, suddenly paddled open, there is a god of the water, pray for rain more than should be."
According to legend, during the Tianxi years of the True Father of the Song Dynasty, local celebrities and the masses built and repaired the Ancestor's Temple for three years on the Peak Terrace. One day at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, a woodcutter went to Penjieshan to cut firewood, resting with his back to the mountain, facing the right peak of the platform, and suddenly saw the right peak of the platform of the mountain mount on a woman facing the east there to comb her hair. He was very strange, combing hair not at home, but to the top of the mountain to comb what head. I thought so, but did not care. The next day after breakfast picked up the machete still to this mountain firewood, keep cutting, cut the bundle, bundle cut, when he rested on the ground, suddenly saw the woman combing her hair, he was surprised and fear, then a breath of running back to the crowd, said: "to the peak of the platform there is a woman combing her hair". Everyone heard very strange, that is the Bodhisattva manifestation. Therefore, in the Ming Dynasty, the temple of Goddess of Mercy was built on this mountain. In the South China Sea Goddess of Mercy, sitting on a lotus platform, golden body Ding Guan; before the Great Sage of Qi Tian Da Sheng statue; the left side for the delivery of children; the right side of the three Shaw Maiden. There are incense burners, oil lamps, ironware, signing cylinders and signing books; the left side of the drums and gongs each side, the two walls are painted with murals. Lattice doors and windows, door square engraved with a couplet on the top: this mountain is Putuo Mountain, why come far to seek the gods and immortals; the next: only to the hearts of the people to the good, back to the heart is the immortal.
In the old days after the construction of the temple in the four towns and villages of many visitors, every first day, 15, the husband seeks life, the crone lead daughter-in-law to seek children, young couples lead their children to return the wish; businessmen seeking wealth, farmers blessing the five cereals, the smoke drifting, each of its own request; and every year in February 2 and September 18th over the festivities twice, each time for three days, monks chanting sutras. In order to entertain the incense guest, in the mountain below the west dry ditch construction of public house three, with the chief manager, accountant, reception staff.
The Peak Tower is a major wonder in the county, people say: "four peaks rows of gargling, eight Ren Li Ping". The former peak of the penstock mountain, shaped like a penstock like penstock, two mountain back bend, Zhongshan straight base, near and far, ink oil a top two horns. After the peak of Peach Hill, grew like peach non-peach, like the May fairy frivolity, green hills and red cliffs, now the peaches in their own right. East, south and north of the three sides, there are eight hills toward the peak of the platform; Qianyou River, West Dry Gully River, East Dry Gully River three water around the peak of the platform to the east.
According to legend, the peak of the platform was called the wind platform, the temple door to the east, the east wind again, the dust blowing whirlpool, the temple on the lamp and the lamp flame does not move at all, it is said to be the mountain side of the two wind beads of the reason.
The Peak Terrace hillside there is a path to the peak and the West Dry Gully, according to legend, at the end of the Song dynasty corruption, the people of the people overburdened, the peasants revolted in all four, raised the flag of revolt, there is a Xu's, her husband was robbed by the government army, soldiers, children were killed, their own escape from the mouth of the tiger, was forced to set the crowd revolt. The court sent troops to eliminate the Xu widow, Xu's troops passed this road, met a young woman sitting on the mountainside, a foot from the mountain stepped on the mountain to not let go through, Xu's had to lead the troops back to the turn, down the Qianyou River and down. So this trail is called the long leg bend.
The peak of the platform of the many attractions, east of the fish hole, Qingming to the valley rain between the hole out of the fish, the annual output of more than 10,000 pounds. 1980 due to road construction and destroyed. South of the west dry ditch has nine three holes, explore the hole, jade flaw hole and saddle, the wonders can be seen, very attractive. West of the Hundred God Cave, the cave has two dragons playing beads, dragon pool, underground river, etc., in recent years to go to the hole to view the people are not endless. What do you mean? What do you mean? What do you mean by Green Dragon Pool, Danyangpo, Xiaoyangpo, Tiantianmen, Baimutian, Lotus Pond, Wanrenkeng, Chenyang Erdao, Coffin Rock, Ertianmen, Qinling Pit, Hanging Hole, etc. The cave is a great place to visit. It is really majestic peaks, spectacular scenery, steep peaks wall, hole into a group, landscape like a picture, this side is unique.
Donggangou Ancient Ginkgo Tree, Zhashui County
Donggangou, Shijun Town, Zhashui County, has a pair of ginkgo trees with intertwined roots, one female and one male, locally known as the "husband and wife" ginkgo tree. Now the two have gone through more than 1,700 years of wind and rain, still flourishing, fruitful.
The pair of "husband and wife" ginkgo trees grow in the village of Donggangou, Shiyuan Town, Zhashui County. According to evidence, the two trees are 7 meters apart, the root system is coiled, the branches are intertwined, such as a couple of hand in hand, head to head, whispering intimately. Female tree up to 45 meters high, chest 8.5 meters, covering an area of 420 square meters, vigorous growth, branching and leafy, annual output of more than 600 kilograms of white fruit or so; while the male tree up to 44 meters high, chest 7.1 meters, covering an area of 410 square meters, the tree crown like a huge umbrella opened up, shading the sun, annual output of 450 kilograms of white fruit or so.
Pretty snow beautiful mountain city
Ginkgo tree fruit nutritional value is very high, rich in protein, starch and a variety of vitamins, can be medicinal, edible, laxative, cough, bright eyes, expectorant and detoxification, and other efficacy, and at the same time can be sedative, the treatment of coronary heart disease and a variety of cardiovascular diseases, there is a wide range of medicinal value.
With the gradual decrease in temperature, the county finally ushered in the first snow of winter. 13, looking at the county was beautifully wrapped in snow, donkeys can not hold back the excitement, stepping on the winter footprints, to overlooking the county panoramic Zhazigou, looking for the long-awaited winter scenery. As you look around, the whole county has been dressed in festive attire, and a few magpies flew up to the branches of the small trees next to it, a beautiful picture scroll suddenly appeared in front of your eyes, as if the breath of the traditional Chinese New Year had already arrived.
Local Snacks
Bacon Fried Vermicelli
Bacon Fried Vermicelli is a traditional dish, bacon is fragrant and not greasy, Vermicelli is smooth and soft, it is a good dish with wine. In the county records, it is said that during the annual festival, those who are a little bit more affluent will slaughter a pig, salted and smoked, that is, preserved meat. Zhashui's bacon fried vermicelli is different from the bacon fried vermicelli in restaurants and hotels, it is the choice of good bacon and white taro powder made of fine work.
The selection of bacon, preferably pork buttocks, fat and thin, washed with warm water, placed in an iron pot to cook, cut into thin slices to be used. Taro powder in a large bowl, put salt, water, a fresh egg, stirring intercepted into a paste. Pan set on the fire, make the paste into coins thick powder skin, cut it into diamond-shaped square for use. Set the frying pan, put bacon roasted and fried, drain out the oil, put onions, ginger slightly fried, and then put green peppers, powdered skin stir-fry, put garlic when the pan is good. The dish is full of aroma, smooth and delicious, bacon brown and red, pink skin white and yellow, color delicious, nutritious, long aftertaste, is the first choice for entertaining guests and friends dishes. The thickness of the skin can also show the housewife's cooking skills.
Shushui stir-fry
Shushui stir-fry Ingredients:
Lean meat 4 two, potatoes 1, sweet potato vermicelli, fungus, a little green pepper, green onions, ginger, salt, cooking wine, monosodium glutamate (MSG), eggs, flour.
Production:
1 Potato peeled and shredded, lean meat shredded with salt, cooking wine to taste, add egg white, flour batter, sweet potato vermicelli hot water soaking soft, fungus, green pepper shredded.
2 pan on the fire heat half a catty of oil to burn three or four percent of the heat under the shredded meat slip loose, fish out and wait for use.
3 pan bottom oil under the onion, ginger choking pot, add potatoes, fungus, green pepper, shredded meat, vermicelli, salt, cooking wine, stir fry cooked with monosodium glutamate (MSG) out of the pot on the plate.
In January 2021, the 2020 Rural Revitalization Communication Influence County Ranking was released, and Zhashui County was ranked 15th.
On December 2, 2020, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism announced the list of the second batch of national demonstration areas for regional tourism, and Zhashui County was on the list.
On November 4, 2020,the Department of Culture and Tourism of Shaanxi Province identified Zhashui County as one of the first batch of Shaanxi Provincial Territorial Tourism Demonstration Zones.
November 2020, "2020 China's Rural Revitalization Top 100 Demonstration Counties and Municipalities" list was released, and Zhashui County was ranked 29th.
October 2020, Zhashui County was selected to the list of the first batch of national digital countryside pilot areas.
September 2020, 2020 China's Top 100 Counties and Cities for Comprehensive Quality of Life list was released, and Zhashui County ranked 80th.
August 24, 2020, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development selected Zhashui County as a pilot county for the "Internet +" agricultural products out of villages and into cities project.
In June 2020, Zhashui County was included in the list of counties in the second batch of revolutionary cultural relics protection and utilization area (Long March Area (Red 25th Army)).
In March 2019, Zhashui County was included in the list of counties in the first batch of revolutionary cultural relics protection and utilization piece area (Sichuan-Shaanxi piece area).
On November 21, 2018, the list of the first batch of national innovative counties (cities) construction was announced, and Zhashui County was included in the list
In September 2018, the list of 2018 Comprehensive Demonstration Counties of E-commerce into Rural Areas was released, and Zhashui County was listed.
On January 23, 2009, Zhashui County was on the list of the second national civilized villages and towns.