An essay on "Enshi" Folk Culture

Located in the southwestern part of China's Hubei Province, the upper reaches of the Qingjiang River, northwest of Chongqing Municipality. Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, the capital. Area of 3967 square kilometers, population of about 780,000, mainly Han Chinese, Han Wuxian, Wu set the Three Kingdoms sand drainage county, Yuan for Shi Zhou, Ming Hongwu fourteen years (1381) set the Shi Zhou Wei, Qing Yongzheng six years (1728) changed the Wei set Enshi County, the county in 1982, the county of Chengguan town and the suburbs of the city of Enshi, 1983 Enshi County into the Enshi City, Enshi City, within the territory of the south of the mountains in western E. The main coal, iron, sulfur and other natural resources, and the city of Enshi, the city of Enshi, the city of Enshi is a mountainous region. Mainly coal, iron, sulfur, crystal stone and other minerals, agricultural production of corn, rice, sweet potatoes, wheat, etc., cash crops to tung, tea, lacquer, hemp famous, Enshi black pig as a good breed. Valuable tree species are spice fir, dove tree, sequoia, etc., production of ginseng, angelica, asparagus, more than 100 kinds of medicinal herbs. There are machinery, coal mining, electricity and other industries. Specialties include Yulu tea, Panchiao ginseng, stone kiln angelica, purple oil thick Park, fragrant mushrooms, Chinese kiwi, etc. It is an ancient historical city, where the Hubei Provincial Government was relocated during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and famous monuments include Lianzhu Pagoda, Wenchang Ancestral Hall, and the ruins of Liujiu City.

Enshi City is located in the hinterland of southwestern Hubei Province, is located in the south of the Yangtze River in the middle reaches of the Qingjiang River, is embedded in the mountains of the south of western Hubei, a bright pearl, because of the rare selenium resources and known as the "world selenium capital". The city has a land area of 3967 square kilometers, with 10 townships, 3 towns, 3 street offices and 172 administrative villages and 34 neighborhood committees. The city has a total population of 780,000, of which 38% are Tujia, Miao, Dong and other ethnic minorities. it was listed as a national open city in 1998, one of the nine famous historical and cultural cities in Hubei province, and is now the capital of Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture.

Enshi is a magical land. The city contains a rare selenium resources, selenium-rich carbonaceous shale exposed area of about 850 square kilometers, reserves of up to 2.5 billion tons, the highest selenium content of more than 8000 mg / kg. Within the large selenium-rich area formed under the influence of the selenium-rich rock layers, the selenium content in grain, oilseeds, Chinese herbs, forage feed, livestock and poultry products and mineral water is the highest in the world. This has brought gospel to people in more than 70% selenium-deficient areas in the world, and also provided a broad prospect for the development and utilization of selenium products and selenium deposits. Enshi City is a rich land. There are more than 40 kinds of protected animals above the provincial level, such as roe deer, monkey-faced eagle and red-bellied woodcock. There are more than 2,000 kinds of medicinal plants, enjoying the reputation of "Natural Botanical Garden" and "Chinese Medicine Bank", of which the plate party, kiln return, purple oil thick Park and other valuable Chinese herbs are unique in the world. Here is "West Hubei forest sea", "natural oxygen bar", the city's forest coverage rate of 65%, per capita forest area of nearly 5 acres. The rivers in the territory are longitudinal, water energy resources are abundant, and the installed capacity can be developed in more than 630,000 kilowatts, and only 13% of them are utilized at present, so the development potential is huge. The perfect development of karst topography and geomorphology in the area, coupled with more than 300,000 Tujia, Miao, Dong and other ethnic minorities inherited by the folklore, so that Enshi tourism is unique and has become an important part of the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River, Zhangjiajie large tourist areas. Qingjiang River Rafting" is known as "the first rafting in China"; "Sobuya Stone Forest" has become a provincial-level tourist attraction; Tujia "Daughter's Meeting" is known as "Daughter's Meeting"; "Daughter's Meeting" is known as "Daughter's Meeting"; "Daughter's Meeting" is known as "Daughter's Meeting". "is known as" Oriental Valentine's Day ";" Salhao "," Nuo opera "and so on is regarded by academics as a national cultural wonders.