Shouxian County is located in the middle of Anhui Province, on the south bank of the middle reaches of Huaihe River, near Bagongshan, Huaihe River and Pi River, and borders on Hefei, the provincial capital, and Huainan, the national energy city. Between east longitude11627-11704 and north latitude 3 1 54-32 40. The county covers a total area of 2986 square kilometers, with 6.5438+0.78 million mu of cultivated land, and governs 25 townships. The total population is 6.5438+0.34 million. Shouxian has a long history. Shouchun, Shouyang and Shouzhou were called in ancient times and were under the jurisdiction of states, prefectures, prefectures and counties. It belonged to Huai Yi in ancient times, Yangzhou in summer, Zhou in Shang Dynasty and Chu in Spring and Autumn. The Three Kingdoms is the land of Wei, and it is already an important town with a population of over 100,000. From the Jin Dynasty to the Tang and Song Dynasties, Shouxian County continued to be famous for its prosperity. The so-called "Yangshou (state) and Shouzhou (state) are both important towns." Shouxian has a splendid culture. This is the hometown of Chu culture, the birthplace of China tofu, and the ancient battlefield of "Battle of Feishui". Based on Chu culture, it has formed its own unique local culture, especially Zhengyang Elbow Pavilion and Shouzhou gongs and drums. Shouxian is a scenic spot in Hongbo. Today's ancient buildings include Hongji built during Zhenguan period in Tang Dynasty, the ancient city wall in Jiading period in Song Dynasty, Nuo school in Yuan Dynasty, the largest mosque in East China in Ming Dynasty, and the elegant and solemn Sungong Temple. Celebrities' tombs are scattered all over the place, mainly including Cai Hou's tomb, Wang Chu's tomb, Huainan Wang's tomb, Lianpo's Tomb's tomb and Mizi's tomb. Ancient sites include ancient Du Ying site, Anfengcheng site and ancient battlefield of Feishui War. Others include Chunshen Square, Shigong Temple, Cockfighting Terrace, Lv Mengzheng Cold Kiln, Chen Yucheng Prison, Champion House, Wang Huai Single Crystal, and the Eight Scenes of Shouzhou recorded in the local chronicles of the Qing Dynasty. At present, there are more than 60 historical sites 10 in the county, including more than 60 buildings10 in Tang, Song and Ming dynasties, more than 80 ancient tombs and 29 ancient sites. There are many cultural relics in Shouxian County, including 3 national key cultural relics protection units, 7 provincial cultural relics protection units, more than 60 national first-class cultural relics/kloc-0, and more than 2,000 second-and third-class cultural relics. It is called "underground museum". Shouxian county is full of humanistic atmosphere. During the Spring and Autumn Period, Anfengtang, which was built by Sun Yin at the order of Chu State, was called the four major water conservancy projects in ancient China together with Dujiangyan, Zheng Guoqu and Zhanghe. Shouxian County is the birthplace of the world's gun weapons, pituitary hormones and tofu, and also the location of the world's first pool Anfengtang, so it is also known as the "crown of four wonders" by the world. In particular, the masterpiece Huai Nan Zi compiled by Liu An, the ancestor of tofu culture, and his disciples has far-reaching influence in Asia and even the world. Nowadays, many countries and regions have academic groups specializing in Huai Nan Zi. As early as the Tang Dynasty, the story of "a teenager who achieved success" was regarded as a model of children's enlightenment education, and idioms such as "Stop whipping", "Fear of wind and trembling", "All trees and grass are soldiers" and "One man gets the word, and chickens and dogs ascend to heaven" are well known to Chinese people. Politicians Lv Yijian and Lv Gongzhu in the Song Dynasty, poets Lv Benzhong and Emperor Sun Jianai in the Qing Dynasty, Wen Wei in the Republic of China, anti-Japanese famous Fang Zhenwu, etc. , is already very famous in the history books. Shouxian is an old revolutionary base area, and the earliest party organization in Anhui Province of the Communist Party of China (CPC), Xiaodian Town Special Branch of Shouxian County, was born, and a number of revolutionary martyrs such as Cao Yuan, Xue, Fang and Sun, who campaigned for national independence and liberation and made brilliant contributions to the China revolution, were born. Shouxian county is rich in resources. It is one of the top 100 counties in grain, oilseeds and aquatic products production in China and an advanced county in China plain greening. At present, it has formed eight leading industries such as high-quality grain and oil, cotton, aquatic products, pigs, white geese, broilers, summer sleeping mats, fruits and vegetables, and trees. The local specialties Shouhuo Black Pig and Wanxi White Goose are well known. Wang Huaiyu, whitebait and tile shrimp have all been listed as tributes in history. Bagongshan tofu, crisp pears, peaches, Long Ting melon seeds and Shouzhou herbs have always been favored by domestic and foreign guests. Shouxian County is one of the famous historical and cultural cities in China announced by 1986 the State Council and one of the seven key tourist cities in the province determined by the provincial government. Rich in tourism resources, Bagongshan National Forest Park, Shouzhou Ancient City and Anfengtang have initially formed three major tourist attractions, receiving more than 300,000 tourists annually. Shouxian has convenient transportation, and Hehuai Fuxia Expressway passes through the territory, about 25 kilometers away from Huainan Railway Station. Hefei Xinqiao International Airport, which is under construction, is located at the county boundary and has obvious location advantages. Shouxian Industrial Park, a provincial development zone, is located in the western suburbs of the county seat, with more than 30 enterprises, which has begun to take shape. The Provincial Airport (xinqiao airport) Industrial Park has been initially approved by the provincial government and is under planning. Township industrial clusters have also made great progress. The economic and social undertakings in Shouxian County are developing vigorously. Since the reform and opening up, Shouxian county has actively seized the opportunity, vigorously strengthened governance, and made great progress in national economy and social undertakings. People's income has increased significantly, urban and rural areas have improved significantly, and spiritual civilization activities have been further promoted. Won the title of national advanced county in science and technology, sports, funeral reform, justice, radio and television.