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The history of Xikou
In 2004, Gu Xi Town was renamed Xikou Town. Xikou is surrounded by mountains, with lush trees and a forest coverage rate of 87%. It is known as "natural oxygen bar". There are rare animals and plants such as clouded leopard, elk, macaque, yew, arhat pine and crape myrtle in the territory. With superior ecological environment, it has the reputation of "natural zoo" and "natural botanical garden".

Xikou is rich in tourism resources, with mountains, water, caves, rocks, natural scenery and human landscape complement each other, and it is a flowing landscape painting. There are four scenic spots in China: Sihe Adventure Scenic Spot, Gao Feng Natural Ecological Scenic Spot, Baiyundong Holiday Scenic Spot and Xuefeng Mountain Buddha Cultural Tourist Zone, each with its own characteristics and fascinating features. With the concept of "building a town by ecology and enriching the people with two wings", Xikou has made every effort to promote the greening projects of "ecological agriculture", "three-dimensional agriculture" and "blue sky and clear water", vigorously protect the ecological environment, rationally develop and utilize tourism resources, promote the healthy development of eco-tourism, form a unique eco-tourism landscape and enjoy a good reputation. Xikou has a long history and a long culture. It is famous for its prosperous writing style and talented people. The great poet Li Bai entered Xikou, while Du Mu, Mei He Shi stayed there and wrote countless poems. In modern times, Wu Zuoren, Liu Haisu, Li Keran, Lin Sanzhi, Qigong, Shutong, Lai Shaoqi, Yaming, Xiao Xian and the aesthetician Wang Chaowen have also left footprints here or in Mo Bao.

Xu Anbi, Jing Wen Shi and Dui Wu Hua are the treasures of Xikou culture. Walking into Xikou, you will be amazed at the numerous ancient buildings in Ming and Qing Dynasties and fascinated by the village pattern of "small bridges and flowing water families". As the saying goes, "Poetry is better than life, painting is everywhere". The cultural atmosphere here is a combination of history, architecture, cultural relics, folk customs, diet, philosophy and religion, and it is a unique and intriguing natural landscape.

In recent years, there have been many kinds of talents in Xikou, including folk poets, folk storytellers and some ordinary farmers who are committed to studying earthquakes and geophysics. Xikou has become the "second Buddhist holy land in southern Anhui" after Jiuhua Mountain because of its famous temples such as Chaotiandong Longquan Temple, Jingshan Temple and Juehai Temple.

The noise of the world may make you tired. Then, come here. The mountains here are quiet, the water here is clear, walking between mountains and rivers, melting into fog and haze, letting your heart stretch freely in the rhythm of flowing water in the mountains and feeling the Zen life and life in Zhong Xin's voice. Xikou is an eco-economic demonstration town in Anhui Province, which is rich in resources and products. It is rich in mushrooms, tea, chestnuts, torreya grandis, bamboo shoots, hanging melons, Gynostemma pentaphyllum and kudingcha.

It is a famous "hometown of mushrooms" and one of the four anti-season mushroom production bases in China; It is a well-known production base of bamboo and wood products, and the Boya floor produced by it sells well in Europe and America. It is the production base of high-quality mineral water;

Taquan Wu Yun, Tianzhu Yunyan Cliff, Guxuejian, Xikou Lan Xiang, Gao Shan Ye Tea and other products are of high quality, won the national honorary certificate, and sell well in the north and south of the country. Xikou's agricultural industrialization level has entered the leading level in the province. Xikou is 45 kilometers away from the urban area and 29 kilometers away from the tourist passages of Huangshan Mountain and Jiuhuashan Mountain. Railways, amusement facilities and high-grade highways crisscross. In addition, the perfection of modern energy, communication, education, medical care and other infrastructure and the complete hotel service industry have provided convenience for friends from all over the world to travel and invest.

Many well-known enterprises such as Boya Bamboo Industry have settled in Xikou, forming an atmosphere of pro-business, safe business, harmonious business, stable business and wealthy businessmen. In step with economic development, Xikou's culture, education, medical care, communication, social security, military-civilian co-construction and other undertakings have developed harmoniously. With the rhythm of the rise of new Xuancheng City, the construction of new rural demonstration sites in the town has been actively promoted, and projects such as biogas Han people, "village-to-village" roads and safe drinking water have been completed, and the appearance of villages has changed with each passing day.

There is a poem that says:

Xishan soul

Xixiang shows great power,

White clouds spit in the cave.

The mountain temple is covered with iron tiles.

Stone makes scenery.

In the poem, "Baiyun Cave" refers to "Baiyun Cave", "Tiewa Temple" refers to "Tiewa Temple" and "Shijing Stone" refers to "Wenjing Stone", all of which are unique natural landscapes in Xikou Town.