Guazhou

1. Guazhou: the name of the town, on the north bank of the Yangtze River in present-day Jiangsu Province, south of Yangzhou City, opposite Zhenjiang across the river.

Boat mooring Guazhou

Wang Anshi, Song Dynasty

Jingkou Guazhou is separated by water,

Zhongshan is only separated by several mountains,

The spring breeze is green again On the south bank of the Yangtze River,

When will the bright moon shine on me again?

2. The Dunhuang area was inhabited by Rong with the surname Yun in ancient times and was named Guazhou. Guazhou was placed in the north, governed Dunhuang (to the west of today's county), and governed the west of Jiuquan. In the Tang Dynasty, Guazhou and Shazhou were divided into two states. Guazhou governed Jinchang (now southeast of Anxi); Shazhou was located to the west of Guazhou and governed Dunhuang.

Guazhou County (formerly known as Anxi County) is located at the western end of the Hexi Corridor and is the thoroughfare of the four provinces of Gansu, Xinjiang, Qinghai and Inner Mongolia. It is connected to China Petroleum City Yumen to the east, Dunhuang, an international tourist city to the west, Subei Mongolian Autonomous County to the north and south, and Hami City of Xinjiang to the northwest. It currently governs 7 townships and 5 towns, with a total population of 119,100 and a total area of ??24,100 square kilometers. The territory is rich in cotton, honeydew melon, wheat, grapes, licorice, Cynomorium cynomorium, cistanche, etc., and enjoys the reputation of "China's Hometown of Honeydew Melon", "China's Hometown of Cynomorium Cynomorium", Gansu's "Cotton Base" and "Hexi Granary".

Guazhou has a long history. As early as 4,000 years ago, ancestors lived here. When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty "listed four counties to occupy two passes", it was under the jurisdiction of Dunhuang County. Changle County was established in the Sui Dynasty, and Wude County was established in the Tang Dynasty. In the fifth year of the Republic of China (AD 622), it was called Guazhou because it was rich in melons. During the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty, Anxi Wei was established based on the "meaning of stability in the West". In the second year of the Republic of China (AD 1913), it was changed to Anxi County, which has been followed to this day.

Guazhou has many cultural relics and historic sites. There are currently 5 national-level cultural relics protection units, 14 provincial-level cultural relics protection units, and as many as 314 other well-preserved ancient relics. Yulin Grottoes, the sister cave of Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, is one of the six famous grottoes in China; Suoyang City, a scenic spot in the Han and Tang Dynasties, and Qiaowan City, the "Dream City of Kangxi", have profound historical and cultural heritage; the rare treasure Ivory Buddha is a symbol of Sino-Indian culture Witnesses of communication. Desert camel bells, ancient grottoes, Silk Road art, vast sea mirage, Populus euphratica autumn colors, and clear spring oasis constitute Guazhou's unique cultural landscape of the Western Regions.

The implementation of the Western Development Strategy has provided Guazhou, a hot land to be developed, with broad development space. In accordance with the overall idea of ??"focusing on projects for development, deepening reforms, and ensuring party building", the whole county has fully implemented the six-county strategy of "establishing an ecological county, strengthening the county with projects, enriching the county with industry, and prospering with private enterprises, governing the county according to law, and revitalizing the county through science and education" Strategy, we have explored a path that takes projects as the leader, industry as the focus, parks as the platform, reform as the driving force, and party building as the guarantee to promote coordinated and rapid economic and social development. The ancient city of Guazhou is full of vitality and vitality. In 2005, the county completed fixed asset investment of 962 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 48.6%; realized total retail sales of consumer goods of 433 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 16%; realized large-scale fiscal revenue of 72.17 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 24.9%; urban residents' disposable income Reaching 7,773 yuan, an increase of 891 yuan over the previous year, a year-on-year increase of 12.9%; the per capita net income of farmers reached 4,449 yuan, an increase of 291 yuan over the previous year, a year-on-year increase of 7%. From Yuan to July 2006, the total investment in fixed assets of the whole society was 1.111 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 116.4%; the total retail sales of consumer goods was 259 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 15.6%; a large-scale fiscal The income was 50.84 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 32.1%; the per capita disposable income of urban residents was 5,003 yuan, a year-on-year increase of 15.8%, and the per capita cash income of rural residents was 1,248 yuan, a year-on-year increase of 19.7%.