Basic situation of Chishi Town
Chishi New City is located in Shenshan Special Cooperation Zone, bordering Huidong County, and Chishi River, the largest river in Shenshan District, runs through the whole territory. The town covers an area of 293.5 square kilometers. Chishi Town governs 1 1 administrative villages, 2 communities and 86 villagers' groups. According to statistics, its total population exceeds 1.9 million, and overseas Chinese and compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan exceed 3,000. It is the seat of the sixth detachment of the former Dongjiang column and the Shanwei Central County Committee, and it is the place where the older generation of proletarian revolutionaries such as the Red Second Division, the Red Fourth Division and Xu fought and moved. The existing Chishi ancient villages include Sanjiang Pagoda, Linzhai, Tang Qiu Village, Malongwei Village (Matouling) and Xincheng Village. In the past, Jinshizhai had the largest area of 1.99 million square meters. Residents have the most surnames, with about 20 surnames. Ye and Li Er moved to the village earlier. According to an old man named Ye Yi, his ancestors moved from Luoxi to Zhengde during the Hongzhi period of the Ming Dynasty. At that time, it was called "Jinzhuzhai", and later it was changed to "Jinshizhai". According to the tablet of the village's Li Ancestral Temple, "The ancestral temple was built on December 13th of the first year of Daoguang. . . . . 。” According to professional investigation, the village was built from the lower limit of Yuan Dynasty to the early Ming Dynasty. Today, it has changed beyond recognition.