Belongs to: Qixian County, Kaifeng City, Henan Province
Qixian County has a long history, outstanding people, rich cultural heritage, and numerous celebrities from past dynasties. In ancient times, there were the famous Prime Minister Yi Yin of the Shang Dynasty, the famous counselor Li Shiqi of the Han Dynasty, Dong Xuan, the commander of Luoyang in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and the famous writers Cai Yong and Cai Wenji. In modern times, there are famous figures such as Wu Zhipu, the former Secretary of the Henan Provincial Party Committee, and Mu Qing, the famous journalist and former president of Xinhua News Agency. Qixian County is rich in historical and cultural heritage, and currently has 41 provincial and county-level key cultural relics protection units. The relatively well-preserved ones include Dacheng Hall of Confucius Temple, Fuchen Tower, Wenchang Temple, Tiandi Temple, Shuidong Martyrs Cemetery, etc.
Qixian’s longitude: 114.8 degrees, latitude: 34.5 degrees. It is located in the eastern Henan Plain and has a temperate continental monsoon climate with sufficient sunlight, abundant rainfall, and four distinct seasons. The annual average temperature is 14.1°C, the annual precipitation is 722 mm, and the frost-free period is 210 to 214 days.
Qixian County has developed agriculture and rich agricultural products. It is the National Huanghuaihai Agricultural Comprehensive Development Zone, known as the "Granary of the Central Plains". It is the national grain and cotton production and export base county. It is among the top 100 counties in the country for wheat, cotton, meat and oil. It is the national lean pig, board Goat production and export base county. In recent years, Qixian County has vigorously implemented the adjustment of the agricultural industry structure around the goal of revitalizing the county and enriching the people. The grain-to-economic ratio has reached 4:6, and the multiple cropping index has reached 2.2. At present, 450,000 acres of garlic, 250,000 acres of peppers, 250,000 acres of peanuts, 60,000 acres of cauliflower, 40,000 acres of asparagus and 1 million bags of mushroom production bases have been built; 23 high-efficiency agricultural demonstration parks and 24 agricultural and sideline products transactions have been built market; it has cultivated a large number of leading enterprises in the deep processing of agricultural products, such as Fangyuan Tannery Company, Jiajiafu Flour Mill, and Lianfu Food Factory, and was rated as one of the "Top Ten Counties for Agricultural Structural Adjustment in the Province" by the provincial government. In 2000, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce approved the registration of the "Jinqi Brand" trademark for the county's agricultural products. Garlic planting area and output rank second in the country. In May 2002, "Jinqi" brand garlic was reviewed and approved by the State Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, becoming the first garlic product in the country to obtain the certification of origin mark. In December 2002, Qixian "Jinqi" brand garlic was identified as a pollution-free product by the Henan Provincial Product Quality Supervision and Inspection Institute. In March 2003, "Jinqi" garlic products were rated as "Henan Famous Brand Products" by the Provincial Famous Brand Strategy Promotion Committee and the Provincial Technical Supervision Bureau. In February 2004, Qixian County established an economic and technical cooperation relationship with China Agricultural University, and signed cooperation agreements with the School of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering of China Agricultural University and Chaolai Company respectively. The Qixian Garlic Industry City, which is jointly built by Qixian County and China Agricultural University and integrates research and development, garlic seed cultivation, deep processing, sales, testing, and demonstration, is about to start construction!
Introduction to Sumu Township, "Hometown of Garlic in China", Qixian County, Henan Province
Sumu Township is located in the middle of Qixian County, covering an area of ??48 square kilometers, 54,889 acres of arable land, and jurisdiction over 42 natural villages. It is divided into 27 village committees, 166 village groups, 9,306 households, and a total population of 43,173 people. It is 12.5 kilometers away from the county seat in the north, only 70 kilometers away from Xinzheng Airport on Henan Provincial Highway 04 in the west, 55 kilometers away from Beijing-Kowloon Railway and Shangqiu City in the east, and 40 kilometers away from the ancient capital Kaifeng. Chaoqi local railway passes through the township, and Qi County and town roads Running from north to south. _
Most of the "supermarket garlic" and "gift garlic" in the international market come from Sappan. There are more than 500 stores in the garlic trading market, with an annual output of 110,000 tons and a transaction volume of 120 million yuan. It has become one of the four major garlic distribution centers in the country, and is known as the "Hometown of Garlic" among the "Top Ten Garlic Industry Townships (Towns) in the Country". The 30 cold storages built with an investment of 18 million yuan can preserve and store 28,000 tons of garlic. The 22 garlic slice processing plants built can deeply process 2,000 tons of garlic, with an annual output of more than 500 tons of high-quality garlic slices. _
Urban construction has begun to take shape. The development along both sides of Henan 04 Provincial Highway (S325) has reached 2.5 kilometers. Halls, shops, buildings, and museums are lined up in rows, and the streets are wide. The nationwide network of telephones can be seen everywhere. High-end and high-end taxis are readily available. It is very convenient for business activities such as garlic management, storage, transfer, and trading. It is an ideal place for you to seek wealth.
In January 2021, the fourth batch of Henan Province food safety standard counties (cities, districts) list was released, and Qixian County was on the list.
In July 2020, the Ministry of Commerce announced the list of comprehensive demonstration counties for e-commerce to enter rural areas in 2020, and Qixian County was selected.
In June 2020, Qixian County was included in the second batch of counties for the protection and utilization of revolutionary cultural relics (Hebei, Shandong and Henan Areas).
In March 2020, Qixian County was rated as the first batch of national "Green Prevention and Control Demonstration Counties" for crop diseases and pests.
In March 2019, Qixian County was included in the list of counties (cities, districts) with basically balanced development of compulsory education nationwide in 2018.
In January 2019, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs identified Qixian County as the third batch of demonstration counties (cities and districts) in the country that were the first to basically realize the full mechanization of major crop production.
In August 2018, Qixian County won the honor of the fourth batch of advanced units in the national rule of law county and city creation activities.
In 2005, Qixian County ranked 89th among the top 100 cotton-producing counties in the country in 2005.