Brief introduction of Jieshou town
Jieshou Town, named after its location in Gaoyou, Baoying and Jinhu in Jiangsu Province, was founded in 957 AD and has a history of 1000 years. It is one of the most prosperous famous towns and ancient towns in He Lixia. It covers an area of 86.8 square kilometers, governs 8 administrative villages, 1 community and has a population of 4 1 10,000. Jieshou has been rated as a national ecological town, a provincial health town, a provincial advanced cultural town and a strong sports town. It is applying for a famous historical and cultural town in the province. Lian Zhen Railway has set up Gaoyou North Station in Jieshou Town, with superior ecology and beautiful natural environment. Gaoyou lake reed wetland park is located in jieshou reed field, with a total area of 35 square kilometers, including 8 square kilometers of land area and 27 square kilometers of water area. Gaoyou lake, where the scenic spot is located, is the third largest freshwater lake in Jiangsu Province. Known as "natural oxygen bar, green ocean and birdsong world", it is also an excellent place for eco-tourism and leisure vacation. Superior ecological environment and abundant natural resources have bred industrious and intelligent pioneers, as well as world-famous pioneer dry tea. As early as when Emperor Qianlong went to the south of the Yangtze River, Jieshou dry tea was designated as a tribute, and won the gold medal in Hangzhou West Lake Expo in 18. In 2009, it was listed in the second batch of intangible cultural heritage list in Jiangsu Province, with a long history and many cultural relics. The cultural background of Jieshou is profound. Since ancient times, it has been a gathering place for literati and wealthy businessmen, and Emperor Qianlong once lived here. Jiangsu provincial cultural relics protection unit 1, Gaoyou cultural relics protection unit 6, the town's cultural relics 16. Among them, the former site of Huazhong Xuefeng University, the predecessor of Nanjing Army Command College, was approved as a provincial-level cultural relics protection unit in 438+00, which is of great historical value and practical significance. Jieshou Post Station, Jieshou Huguo Temple, Nanbei Street, Taiping Street and other streets and lanes were mostly built in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and Shiqiao Street was paved with stone slabs, which has a history of hundreds of years.