Santai has a long history and rich cultural heritage. In the history of the Northern Song Dynasty, Su Yijian, Su Shunqin and Su Shunyuan were also known as Tongchuan Susan, and they were known as one scholar and two scholars. Li Jie, Chen Ziang and Li Jue, great poets in the Tang Dynasty, were all born in Santai. As for the foreign writers and poets living in Santai, they are even more spectacular, such as Yang Jiong, Lu, Li Bai, Du Fu, Zhang Jiuling, Wei, Lu Lun, Han Yu, Liu Yuxi, Jia Dao, Su Shi, Wen Tong, Yang Wanli, Li Tiaoyuan and Zhang Wentao. They all left many precious poems and ink marks for future generations. Xiao Longyou, a master of modern Chinese medicine, is a leader in Chinese medicine, and is praised by his peers as the "crown of four famous doctors" in Beijing. Chen Kaizhi, a silk giant, was the first industrialist in Sichuan to combine agriculture, industry and commerce. Today, there are countless celebrities: poets Ye Chuan, Li Changkong, Buyi and Xie Yun, writers Dai Li and Jasmine Zhang; Luo Zhongrong, a famous musician (masterpiece "How nice beyond the mountain", folk music ensemble "Moonlit Night on the Spring River" and so on. ), Deng Yuping (the lyricist of Girl in Alishan), Gong Longkun (the famous conductor of the front-line song and dance troupe of Nanjing Military Political Department), and Licensing Jing (the pioneer and founder of China Music Higher Education, Sichuan Music Education, and the founder of Sichuan Conservatory of Music and Southwest Normal University Conservatory of Music). Li Jiehui, a young musician, is a member of the Music Professional Committee of the Chinese Mass Culture Society of the Ministry of Culture, a member of the Chinese Light Music Society, a member of the Sichuan Musicians Association, a member of the Sichuan Piano Society, and a leader of the music discipline in Mianyang. As one of the 32 backbones of children's song creation in China, he has been invited by the Central Ministry of Culture for many times to participate in the national song writing pen meeting and solicitation activities. His works "Dream of Little Angels" and "Heart Talk" have won many national awards from the Ministry of Culture, China Music Association and China Pop Music Association, and have been well received by famous composers in China such as Fu Gengchen, Gong Yaonian, Wu Jiaji, Zhang Zhuoya and Gu Chunyu. Representative works include Dream of Little Angels, Civilized Flowers Blooming in Zizhou City (the theme song of Santai County to create a national civilized county), and China Entering a New Spring, etc. Their biographies have been compiled into China Musicians Dictionary by People's Publishing House. Famous calligraphers Luo Ziping, Zhou Zhencheng, painters Xie, Long Ronghua, Zhao Dexian, photographer Yuan and many other cultural artists, former vice president of the Supreme People's Court, commander of Chengdu Military Region Li Shiming, minister of national defense Liang Guanglie and other military and political dignitaries ... all these make Santai a charming city with rich cultural heritage.
Climatic characteristics
Santai County is located in the north-central Sichuan Basin, with an altitude of 307-672 meters. Santai County is located in the north subtropical zone, with mild climate and distinct seasons. The highest temperature is 39.9℃, the lowest temperature is-15℃, the annual average temperature is 16.7℃, the sunshine is 1376 hours, the frost-free period is 283 days, and the precipitation is 882- 1 134 mm. The county has reached the national air quality.
Geological landform
Santai County is located in the north-central Sichuan Basin, with an altitude of 307 meters to 672 meters. It is 58km away from Mianyang, China Science and Technology City in the north, 30km away from Chengdu/KLOC-0, the provincial capital in the west, and over 300km away from Chongqing in the east. It is a hilly area in central Sichuan, high in the north and low in the south.
Santai County is located in the northwest of Sichuan Basin, and its structural divisions are Zhongtai Depression in Sichuan on Yangtze Platform, Neogene Settlement Belt in Sichuan Platform Arch and Torsional Structure in Central Sichuan Fold Belt in Sichuan Basin. The geological structure in the territory is simple, all of which are composed of fold structures. The land bearing capacity is between 2.5 and 2.8 kg/cm, and there is no geological fault.
According to the degree of coordination between water, heat, gas and fertilizer in soil and crop growth, Santai can be divided into five landform types: high hills and narrow valleys in the east, wide valleys in the middle hills, wide valleys in the west bottom hills and wide valleys along the river. Among them, the Pingba Valley along the Yangtze River is distributed on the banks of Fujiang River, Kaijiang River, Zijiang River and Yongjiang River, and the first and second terraces, including the modern floodplain, are strip alluvial dams with different widths. The runoff in the experimental demonstration area is slow, the runoff coefficient is 0.22, and it is easy to drain. The annual soil erosion is 120683.6 tons, and the nutrient loss of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium is 10.59 tons/year. The soil is sandy to medium, with a wide source of parent materials, complex components, superior light, heat and water conditions and high production level.
Overview of resources
Santai county is rich in resources and has excellent agricultural ecological environment. The total output of major agricultural products such as grain, cocoon, oilseed, pig, fruit, aquatic products and medicinal materials ranks among the best in the province, and lean pigs, Ophiopogon japonicus, cocoon, olive and cotton are all national commodity production bases. The proven mineral resources are bentonite, salt wells, limestone, placer gold, quartzite, oil, natural gas, etc., which have the value of large-scale mining.
Travel and tourism
Santai has a long history and was called Zizhou in ancient times. It was once ruled by state, government and Taoism. During the Tang and Song Dynasties, the county seat was as famous as Chengdu, enjoying the reputation of "an important town in northern Sichuan and a famous city in southern Fujian", and it was a famous historical and cultural city in Sichuan.
Santai has been a bright pearl on the tourist line in central Sichuan since ancient times. The past six scenic spots were famous far and near, and today's scenic spots are unique. The Caotang of the Ministry of Industry, Lindong Night Bell, Kuige Ying Hui, Santai Cui Di, Qin Quan aftertaste, Panlong Buddha and elegant Lingfeng are all famous in Bashu. The site of Guguoyao, the Han Tomb of Yaojiang and the Tomb of Lingxingya in the pre-Qin period are mysterious and remote, and yuntaiguan, the second largest Taoist resort in Sichuan, is still well preserved after a hundred years of vicissitudes. Today, the majestic Luban Lake main dam is known as the "Oriental Pyramid". The lake is blue and beautiful. It is called the Unity Reservoir of "Little West Lake". Flat as a mirror, beautiful and charming, light makeup is always appropriate. After years of hard work, it has formed five brand advantages of Han folk culture, religious culture, Tang and Song culture, rural tourism culture and eco-tourism culture. The mysterious ancient country, fairyland yuntaiguan and ecological Luban Lake have attracted a large number of domestic and foreign tourists, and it is unforgettable to visit here.