Xiangyun ,Nan'an ,Fujian Xiangyun town(Chinese: 翔云镇，pinyin: xiángyún)is a township-level division of Nan'an city, in southern Fujian province, China.
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Geography
Xiangyun Town is located in the western of Nan'an city, 22 kilometers away from the urban area. Area of 69 square kilometers, the population of 26664 people (the end of 2003). Jurisdiction over 12 administrative villages. Town government in the Shan zai wei .There are monuments Dragon Rock and martyrs monument. Xiangyun Town belongs to the subtropical oceanic monsoon climate. Is a landlocked mountainous, the terrain in mid mountain, an average of more than 600 meters above sea level, territory around the terrace, year-round wind around the clouds, 1175 meters southwest of the territory of the Genting Hill altitude, Nan'an City, the peak, the main stream is Huang Tian xi, Xiangyun River, red river, water resource rich. Xiangyun cultivation and processing of tea has a long history, Jiao Ling tea , specialty and rock onions, sour bamboo shoots, water bamboo and so on.
Economy
By the end of 1998, Xiangyun Town, the total output of grain reached 7262 tons, consolidate and improve the farmland protection area of 8000 acres, rice thoroughbred enclothe rate amount to 100%, the new total plant of 1200 acres of fruit trees. The town is now a total of development of town forest to do, Shaxi garden building, Huang Tian mowing as three comprehensive agricultural yard and Xiangshan, Meitou longan production base, Fujian, Jiao Ling tea production base, township acres of olive production base five tea fruit production base. Xiangyun Town water resources abundant, vigorously develop small hydropower, existing hydropower station 12 seats, installed capacity of 5060 kilowatts, annual generation capacity of 15 million degrees. Shibawan industrial district, the introduction of a number of knitting, clothing, footwear industry based labor-intensive enterprises.
By the end of 1998, the town's GDP of 9.9 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 15.3%.177.16 million yuan output value of industry and agriculture, an increase of 15.8%, including 39.4 million yuan of the total output value of agriculture, an increase of 9.0%, industrial output 137.76 million yuan, 17.0% increase, total output value of township enterprises 209.94 million yuan, an increase of 18.8% and turned over to the 89.1 million yuan of business revenue, an increase of 18.8%, the town finance income 110 million yuan, which was an increase of 10%, farmers per capita net income 3200 yuan, an increase of 6.7%.
Culture
Step on the street: every year in February will be held by the large folk custom foot street, time stretching for more than one thousand years of history. During the festive banquet seats: weddings, pay attention to Tuirang seats. The wedding feast, the first East West first push 'brother, mother's closest female statue, the first XI jin. The child, mother and baby Zhou Suiyan, the first statue and so on.
Hospitality: a guest to, go out to meet into the room, let sit cigarettes (smoke handed two),tea giving, then please dot small fried eggs, mushrooms, meat, eggs, line and plane, noodles, dry powder, and other content.
Wash the soil: Villagers in transplanting end to wash soil. Wash the soil, is the most important farm planting has been completed, the mud washed. Generally used for seedling Day festivities for inserting end helpers of the family.
Wei day: Xiangyun Township continuation of historical and traditional customs set up every five days every lunar four, nine days for a period of Wei (market).
Worship: "Jiao", also called "equal pay for work of God," thank God "and every sacrifice value, farmers turn to each household to kill a pig, the pendulum to old house in front of Buddhist worship God, also in front of the old house erection stage, performing drama for gods" appreciation ". After the sacrifice, please come to the family and friends to eat a good meal, some of the remaining pork to the guests. This ritual of the same surname clan every few years (some six or seven years, some 10 years) in order to turn the time, both can be, but people's wish, in front of the god Buddha Xu vows, and can adjust and improve farmers' life fun.
History
In 17 years the Xiangyun Township, to the Republic of China during the 35 years, the first district has a directly under it. And it's the first area of liberation in Nan'an.
Since 1956, the Yingdu (District, commune).
By the end of 1970, the Yingdu established Xiangyun commune commune.
1984 to the township.
In the beginning of 1992 to change the town.