The total area of the town is 14 1 km2, with jurisdiction over 19 village committees, 1 neighborhood committees, 230 natural villages and a registered population of 82,447.
Mata has a lot of arable land, fertile land and rich water resources, and is known as the "electric white granary".
Agriculture has formed pillar industries such as rice, peanuts, taro, sweet corn, litchi, pigs and "three birds", and professional cooperatives such as agricultural machinery, fruits and vegetables, flowers and trees are in the ascendant, laying a good foundation for Mata agriculture to move towards scale, specialization and mechanization.
The lock-making industry is the leading industry, and the commerce and trade industry is gradually strengthened.
Rich in mineral resources, including granite, gold, yellow wax stone and so on. Among them, the granite reserves reach 654.38+0 billion cubic meters.
Mata has convenient transportation, all township roads are hard-bottomed, Wangfan line of county road and Guanma line intersect vertically and horizontally, and Guangzhou-Zhanjiang Expressway has Mata exit, which is connected with the first-class highway in Bohe Xingang District and is under planning.
Mata has many places of interest and complicated language.
Ma Ta, called Tooth Cold in ancient times, was named after the legend that there were immortals riding here in ancient times. Ma Xian left footprints on a boulder in Shi Cun today.
The town is an ancient cultural town with a long history, with many cultural landscapes, especially places of interest, including Santai Temple, Camelling Cave, salt water fish, Chiling Fengyun, Hejiao Reservoir and Mata Shengfeng, one of the eight old scenes of Dianbai.
Here, we will focus on eight scenes of riding a horse.
It is one of the eight old scenic spots in Dianbai (recorded in both old and new county annals), located near Mata Shi Cun and Mata Market.
The landscape is a large piece of bluestone, and the exposed part is more than ten feet long and more than ten feet wide.
There is a stone nest in the middle, which looks like horseshoe prints.
The wind is in the nest, and the cold is biting.
The rice bran was placed in the stone nest, and soon all the rice bran was moved to the stone nest, forming a circle evenly.
At the end of the Qing dynasty, a scholar left a couplet saying: the wind gives birth to horses, leaving immortal traces, and the aquatic dragon annotates the Bible.
Legend has it that a fairy traveled in Chiling, climbed high and looked far, reveled in the green mountains and green waters of China, galloped happily, and left a deep hoofprint on the bluestone.
Matawi got its name from this.
The poem says:
The fairy left the trail of the boulder horse, so it was named Eternity.
County annals were published in Eight Scenery and are still popular today.
Jinniuling is located on the west bank of Mengjiang River, 2 kilometers west of Matawei. There is a cliff several feet deep and 100 feet long on the ridge.
Legend has it that Taurus came out of a deep pit formed by a landslide.
According to investigation, this is a cliff formed by the collapse of the gold mining pit.
Jinniuling gold mine is rich in resources.
Due to indiscriminate mining and excavation, the mine collapsed due to the exhaustion of gold resources.
According to legend, Meng Jiangnv ferried on the Mengjiang River. One day, she suddenly shouted, "Taurus is out!" Taurus is out! Hurry up! " Hearing the noise, the workers rushed out of the mine. Suddenly, there was a loud bang, and half the ridge collapsed, burying those cruel supervisors and corrupt imperial envoys in the mine, and it was too late to escape.
At present, there are 10 self-employed gold miners in Jinniuling, and 1 gold miners produce 30-50 grams of gold every day, and those who are lucky can collect hundreds of grams every day.
At its peak in the early 1990s, nearly 65,438,000 gold miners were put into production.
Located on the Longwan River near Xianshui Village, 3 kilometers north of Matawei, the lake is close to 10 mu, with a water depth.
The lake is surrounded by fresh water, but it is salty.
The fish, shrimp, shellfish and algae in the lake are all marine life, which is of great scientific research value.
A few feet away from the salt lake, there is a hot spring with a water temperature of 70℃, where villagers often slaughter pig food such as chickens, ducks or baked potato leaves.
"Clear fish with salt water" is one of the eight old scenes in Dianbai, which is recorded in both old and new county annals.
Unfortunately, in recent years, villagers have reclaimed land, some of which have been silted up, while fish, shrimp and shellfish are still visible and algae are thriving.
Fortunately, in March, 2005, experts in Taiwan Province Province confirmed that this salty lake is a rare "salty hot spring" in the world.
The development value is immeasurable.
This project is about to attract investment! ! ! ChaoWu Shen Cave is located in Chaowuling, 3 kilometers northeast of Matawei.
The entrance to the cave is very narrow, and you have to climb to get into the inner hole.
The inner hole is deep, tortuous and flowing.
It is said that people went into caves to hunt snakes in the late Republic of China. Two hours later, they vaguely heard the sound of car horns, city dust and the tide at the top of the cave. It is estimated that they have arrived near Xukong Temple and hurried back.
By the time I got out of the hole, my batteries and candles had been used up.
According to legend, there are three brothers in the cave, who protect the environment in Dangcun, Matawei and Changshan.
Later generations set up temples to worship the King Temple, the Second King Temple and the Third King Temple.
Chaowu Shendong was once a scene of Dianbai, which was recorded in Dianbai County annals.
The origin of several surnames of Ma Ta;
Xu Shi
Ranked 13 in Dianbai District, it is the largest surname in Mata Town, accounting for 12% of the total population of the town.
Originated in Lianhuatang, Jiangxi.
Five eleven brothers moved to Guangdong province successively.
Xu will move to Jieyang County; Xu Waner moved to Luyuexia Village, Bai County; Xu Wansan moved to Yangjiang County; Xu moved to Haitou Village, County; Xu Wanwu moved to Wenchang County, Qiongzhou.
Xu Waner, the ancestor of the Xu family in Lu Yue, has a history of more than 700 years.
Tonghai dialect
Xushi, Lu Yue is a post sub-office township.
Xu Shi's descendants are all above the division level (or equivalent deputy division level or associate professor):
Xu Zeqing, a university student, once served as the head of a certain department and an engineer.
Xu Dasheng, a college student, has served as secretary and director of Guangzhou Paper Mill.
Xu Zhi, university culture, high school teacher, president of Dianbai No.1 Middle School.
Xu, university culture, high school teacher, president of Marta Middle School.
Xu Chairman of Shenzhen Science and Technology Co., Ltd.
In addition, Xu Baoguang, Xu Tong, Xu Huili, Da Chuan Hsu and Xu Neng are all retired revolutionary cadres.
All the above personnel are from Yueshanxia Village, Lu Yu.
Cai Shi
It is the ninth surname in Dianbai County and the second surname in Mata Town, accounting for about 10% of the total population of the town.
"Dianbai County Records" records that Cai's ancestral home, Cai Shudu, is the fourteenth son of King Wen and his half-brother. Cai, a native of Cai County, Henan Province, was named "Cai Shu".
The Duke of Zhou reinstated his son Hu, and later generations took Cai as their surname.
During Song Jingyan's reign (1276- 1278), Cai Qiufeng, the satrap of Qiongzhou, was born in Putian, Fujian, and lived in Dongying, Zhuang. Later, he was separated from Dadengpo, Shibao, Salt Water and Mata.
Cai is the ancestor of Cai's family in Dianbai (buried in Baihualing). It has been spread to the 28th generation for more than 700 years, and his descendants are all over the province and Guangxi Beiliu, Bobai and other counties and cities.
In the county seat, the number of Lintou people is the largest.
During the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty, Cai XIII gave birth to Cai and moved from Zhuangdong to Xianshui Village in Mata Township. Cai Liansheng moved to a new house pond and lived in Haipu and Tang Wei Village. Cai Shizhan moved to Qutang, bamboo songs and villages.
Live in the sea.
According to legend, the Cai family in Xianshui Village is very rich, with walls, river walls and gatehouses, similar to royal buildings.
His descendants argued with Li, who sued the provincial empire for "privately building the imperial city, destroying the imperial bridge, privately hiring nuns, and insulting teachers".
Although Cai got a tip-off in advance to tear down the "Imperial City" overnight, it was still destroyed.
Cai Shoupu and his son in Xianshui Village are both middle-class, and there is a site of "Father and Son Lianke Tomb" next to Xiashan Village.
There is an ancestral temple at Mata tail (the former site of Mata Primary School).
Modern celebrities (above deputy division level) in Cai's works are:
Cai Zhaoming, a native of Changshan Village, used to be the vice chairman of a company of Sinopec.
General manager and other positions, director of a domestic association, at the level.
Cai Runmin, a native of Changshan Village, has served as the director of a certain department in Dianbai County and the director of the Technical Supervision Bureau.
Cai Runmin, a native of Changshan Village, is a senior middle school teacher.
Cai Bingchao, a native of Changshan Village, received a master's degree and a doctor's degree successively. He is a representative of Futian District People's Congress in Shenzhen, and works for Sam Company (USA).
Cai, from Potian village, chairman of Guangzhou Yijiang Chemical Co., Ltd.
In addition, veteran cadres (retired cadres) include Cai Deming, Cai, Cai Jingyun, Cai and Cai; Revolutionary martyrs are brothers Cai Shengkun and Cai Jingxiang.
Yellow (form)
It is the fourth surname in Dianbai County and the third surname in Mata Town.
Dianbai County Records is quoted from cuan clan, the son of the sixth generation of Sun Luzhong of Zhuan Xu Emperor, who was sealed in the Yellow Kingdom at that time.
After the kingdom of Huang was destroyed by Chu, the descendants were scattered, so Huang was the surname.
During Song Xianchun (1265— 1274), Huang Shijiu, a native of Min County, Fujian Province, lived in Zhuangdong Town, Dianbai County after leaving office.
It has been more than 730 years since it was separated from Shandou, Shantang and Xiangdong villages.
Huang's genealogy records: Zhong Lie and other Huang Nineteen, whose ancestral home is Putian, Fujian. Song served as the 13th ambassador of Si Tuleideng, the governor of Fujian Province, and served as the governor of the capital.
Since Huang 19 Buju Zhuangdong Village, later generations have moved to various villages in Mata Town, and the largest village is located in Dafapo Village. Thanks to the efforts of Huang, the 23rd grandfather, Huang's genealogy has been written to this day.
Up to now, Houyi has bred for twenty-seven or eight generations and lived in the sea for more than 700 years.
On 19, Yuan Bing was stopped in Zhuangdong and sacrificed to save Song Junchen who escaped. Song Li, a martyr, was buried at the northern foot of Zhuangshan Mountain and built a temple to worship. He was the ancestor of the Huang family in Dianbai.
The Ming Tombs are now cultural relics protection units.
Huang IX moved to Xiangyu Village, Mata Township; The fifteenth poem praised the relocation of Shidi village, and later made great contributions to the villages.
Jiuhuangjian, a native of Qiaotoukeng Village, Mata Township, Ming Dynasty, was the magistrate of Yunmeng County, De 'an Prefecture, Huguang.
The 14th Huang, who lives in Qiaotoukeng Village, will start paying tribute tomorrow. He is the deputy list of his subjects. He has served as Cheng in Pinghu County, Zhejiang Province, and has the experience of staying in Nanjing.
Huang, the word Taichu, lived in Longwan Village for twenty-two years. He was inspired by Fugong and was awarded a position of Guimao in Guangxu period. In the early years of the Republic of China, he served as the magistrate of Dianbai County.
Modern Huang celebrities Huang Deming and Longwan people, deputies to the National People's Congress, general manager of Hanshan Lock Industry Group, and deputy director of Dianbai Second Light Industry Bureau.
Shi Yang
It is the third largest surname in Dianbai County and the fourth largest surname in Mata Town.
"Dianbai County Records" quoted cuan clan as saying that Yang's surname originated from Ji's surname and was a descendant.
Sun Ji of the Duke of Jin, his son Boqiao surnamed Yang, and his descendants took Yang as their surname.
At the end of the Tang Dynasty, there was chaos in the Central Plains, and Nan Yang crossed Fujian and settled in Zhangzhou.
"Dianbai District Local Records" contains: During the Song and Shaoxing years, Yang Renshou moved from Fujian to Guangdong and settled in Chaozhou.
During the reign of Shao (1190—1194), Yang Changxuan, the son of Renshou, moved from Chaoshan to Jueshan Village in Dianbai County, and later separated from Danbu and other villages.
"Yang's Genealogy" records that Yang Renshou, the ancestor of Yang, entered Guangdong from Fujian during Shaoxing in the Southern Song Dynasty and lived in Chaozhou.
Yang Changjue, the son of Renshou, moved from Chaozhou to Jueshan Village, Dianbai County during the southern Song Guangzong period. It has been more than 800 years since then.
/kloc-In the 20th century, Yang Yuanjun moved from Jueshan Paipo to Matayou village, which lasted until the 28th century.
The18th Yang Yuanjun moved from Jueshan Township to Mata Village, and has been breeding until the 3rd1th.
Yang in Mata Town has lived in Youjian, Matawei, Tudidui, Pengcun, Crab Land, Shangyao Village, Fengmen, Xiahe, Wuniangen, Jiaotan, Tian Xin, Guo Zhonghua, Shuanghuapo, Pozai, Danzhai, Huang Po Tsai, Baitu, Yuanpozai and Heshuipo successively.
Yang Ruifen, a native of Changshan Village, was the first county magistrate of Dianbai County, New China, and the director of fisheries in Zhanjiang.
Yang Rihui, a native of Matawei, has served as technical director and engineer of Mao Petrochemical.
Yang Yingzeng, a native of Coral Village, has worked in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Economic Relations and Trade.
Yang Rongguang, representative of the Eighth People's Congress of Guangdong Province.
Yang Baolong, a native of Changshan Village, is a member of the District Political Consultative Conference and the project manager of the District Construction Corporation.
Yang Li, a native of Changshan Village, is the manager of a construction engineering company.
In addition, retired veteran cadres include Yang Ruizhen, Yang De, Yang Zhuangwu and others.
Liang family
They are the five surnames of Dianbai District and Mata Town.
"Dianbai County Chronicle" contains: Liang's family is after Huangdi's surname won.
Qin Zhongzikang was named Liangshan hero, xia yang and Earl.
It was destroyed by Qin in the Spring and Autumn Period, and later generations took Liang as their surname.
Three Liang's moved to Dianbai District.
The second Song Dynasty moved to Moyuan Village and wushi village in Baixian County; One was built in Ming Dynasty and located in Liangxiao Village, Baixian County.
Wang (surname)
Ranked 1 1 in Dianbai District and 6th in Mata Town.
Dianbai County Records shows that "Wang Xing" has a complicated origin, and it is more authentic after "Zhou Wenwang".
Wang Haoru, a native of Min County, Fujian Province, served as the county magistrate of Dianbai County in Song Xianchun's junior high school for four years (1268), and then moved to Xia Dong V Wang Wanxuan with his family from Shuangcun Village in Ningxiang.
This town is backward in economy and culture in history. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, only private schools taught four books and five classics.
In the early years of the Republic of China, there were about 50 private schools, and two new primary schools, Mata and Lu Yue, were established.
After liberation, primary schools and three middle schools were established in remote mountainous areas.
1995, popularize nine-year compulsory education.
In 2000, there were three kindergartens in the town.
There are 24 full-time primary schools with 255 classes and 7 189 students. There are 2878 students in 44 classes in 3 middle schools.
379 primary school teachers; Middle school teachers 126, including 4 senior teachers and 1-level teachers 10.
In the 1990s, the reform of the education system in the whole town was the heyday of education development and achieved fruitful results. It was rated as "Education Window Town" in the city and district.
In 2000, the primary school enrollment rate was 100%, the junior high school enrollment rate was 97.6%, and the disabled enrollment rate was 100%.
The total population of young adults in the town is 2 1463, of which 2 1398 are illiterate, accounting for 99.7%.
There are 64 illiterate and semi-illiterate people in the town, accounting for 0.3% of young adults.
1882 people passed the literacy acceptance test of grass-roots units, with a passing rate of 97.4%; 253 natural villages were accepted, and the qualified rate was 100%.
From the middle of Qing Dynasty to the end of Qing Dynasty, there were 4 juren and 2 vice-lists in the town, 1 1 scholar.
Among them, 1 person is called Fengmen Yang; Longwan Huang surname1; Down the mountain, Cai surnamed two people.
Lu Yue, Xu Ruan and Xu Rufu were the vice names of Guangxu period.
Longwan juren Huang Taichu, moved in Guangxu years.
Raising Cai's family down the mountain is a joint branch of father and son, both of which were promoted during Guangxu period.
During the Republic of China, there were only eight college students in the town.
Huang Luduan (now called Huang Dong) is the grandson of Huang Taichu and the first college student in this town.
Our school is located at the eastern foot of Chiling, half a kilometer away from Matawei, and was founded in the autumn of 1958.
In September of that year, with the approval of the Provincial Department of Culture and Education, Dianbai County Culture and Education Bureau enrolled new students 160, belonging to Mata Central Primary School.
Since its relocation the following year, it has been named "No.9 Middle School in Dianbai County" according to the county order, and later renamed "Mata Middle School in Dianbai County".
High school was established in 1967- 198 1, and it is a complete middle school.
The academic system is four years, two years in junior high school and two years in senior high school.
Since then, high schools have been closed.
Restore the six-year system (three years of junior high school).
In 2000, there were 24 classes in junior high school, with students 1407 and 73 faculty members.
Successive principals include Zhong (in charge), Lai, Huang Xiongcai, Zhang Jixian, Yang Hexiu.
Mata Middle School has trained more than 9,000 junior and senior high school graduates from its establishment to 1995.
Shanghainese (city dialect): It is popular in Matawei, Changshan, Xiashan, Lu Yue, Shangcun, Youshi, Fengmen, Xiahe, Longwan, Lianhe, Songtang and Baitu.
Over 50,000 people speak Mandarin.
Yahua (Ya, the original word belongs to, meaning me, me, the first person; Ya dialect (Hakka dialect): It is popular in Lianqun, Hejiao, Shiqiao, Jicai and Huang Qiang, with a population of about 6,000.
Bai language (Cantonese): Also called salt water white.
Popular in Shek Kwu Wan, Tianxing, Huang Qiang and other places, about 3000 people use it.
In recent years, more than 70% of the population can use or switch to Cantonese.
Jiang dialect (Yangjiang dialect): It belongs to Cantonese and is popular in Tudi, Longwan, Dianzipo, Qiuwu Village and other places, and is used by about 3,000 people.
Min Dialect (also called Min Dialect): It is only popular in Potian Village.
Old saying: Shiqiaozi Village, Xiutian Xihe Village, Shiguwan Yatanghu Village, Qingmayuan and other villages are common.
Note: "Dianbai County Records" contains: 33 1.49 people who speak Shanghai dialect by Ma Ta; Ya dialect 12420 people; Cantonese 1725 people; Jiang Yu 2967 people; Old society 1725 people.