It has jurisdiction over six administrative villages 16, 193 villagers' groups, and 5988 in Xicun, Dongcun, Wu Luo, Luokou, Hutuo, Didong, Guihua, Ludong, Li Yao, Zhao Yao, Yaoling, Zhanggou, Shui Sheng, Cheyuan and Wuling. The town government is in the west village. Xicun Town, located at the northern foot of Songshan Mountain, is a shallow hilly area with a temperate continental climate, with an annual precipitation of 488 mm and a frost-free period of 242 days. The rural population of the town is 57,000, accounting for 96% of the total population, with a total land area of 44,000 mu, mainly producing wheat, corn, millet, cotton, sesame, rape and Chinese herbal medicines. Based on the principle of "adjusting measures to local conditions, planting when appropriate, raising when appropriate, vegetables when appropriate, and forests when appropriate", large-scale and regional planting has been realized, and the national agricultural development demonstration area of 10,000 mu has become a big granary in western villages and towns. At the same time, vegetables, edible fungi, strawberries, forestry and fruit industry have also developed by leaps and bounds. The annual output of vegetables and edible fungi in the town is 6,543,800 Jin, accounting for half of the market sales in gongyi city. Four breeding communities have also been built, with 43,000 pigs, 65,438+0.8 million sheep and 200,000 chickens. The traditional dual structure of grain and economy has been optimized into a chicken farm.

The ternary structure of grain, menstruation and feeding. Xicun Town is rich in mineral resources, including coal, aluminum, iron, phosphorus, sulfur, kaolin, chalk, clay, gypsum and limestone, which has laid a unique condition for industrial development. The industrial economy is based on Yongtong and Baitupo Industrial Parks, with "park construction" and "project driving" as the carriers, adhering to Scientific Outlook on Development and promoting the development of industrial clusters, forming seven pillar industries such as steel, refractories, water purification materials, pipe fittings, chemicals, minerals, wires and cables, with 385 industrial enterprises. In 2005, the total industrial output value was 724.4 million yuan, accounting for 75% of the total industrial and agricultural output value of the town.

The electric power and communication industries in western villages and towns have developed rapidly. In terms of electricity, there are 8 10KV lines with a total length of 95.42km, 223 distribution stations, 223 distribution transformers, 3 12 15KVA, and the annual power supply is 38.5 million kwh. There are 9 14 telephones and 472 broadband installations. Cable TV has laid 40 kilometers of optical cables and transmitted 32 sets of programs, with more than 1800 cable users.

Xicun Town has obvious location advantages, with the distance from Longhai Railway, Lianhuo Expressway 10 km in the north and 4 km from National Highway 3 10. S3 1 line runs through the eastern part of the town, and the filial piety (righteousness)-holy (water) highway and filial piety (righteousness)-Zhang (ditch) kilometers run through the north and south, and the dock (Luo)-land (Zhuang) highway runs through from east to west, forming a highway network extending in all directions. Xicun Town is a big agricultural town in gongyi city. The town party committee and government adhere to the principle of "high yield, high quality, high efficiency, ecology and safety", adhere to the principle of "market orientation", take "developing agricultural economy and increasing farmers' income" as the goal, adjust the agricultural structure, lengthen the industrial chain, increase agricultural investment, build agricultural production bases, cultivate leading enterprises, use scientific and technological achievements, actively promote agricultural industrialization and improve agricultural economy.

Comprehensive strength. According to the characteristics of the north mountain and the south mountain of the town, the general idea of developing agricultural production is formulated: planting in the north and raising in the south, and promoting the economy with grain. That is, eight northern villages, such as Xicun, Didong and Luokou, have fertile land and good water conservancy conditions, and mainly grow grain and vegetables; Eight villages, including Shui Sheng, Zhanggou and Shandong, in the southern mountainous areas mainly develop aquaculture and forestry and fruit industry. Special emphasis is placed on adapting measures to local conditions, planting when appropriate, raising when appropriate, vegetables when appropriate, and forests when appropriate, so as to give full play to the industrial advantages of various regions. First of all, adjust the planting structure, adjust the proportion of the traditional dual structure of grain and economy from 79: 2 1 to 70: 20: 10, and adjust the planting area of 900 mu. Then, realize large-scale planting. Establish three grain growing areas in Beiling area. That is, Lingwa planting area (including Xicun, Hutuo, Changfeng and Dongcun), that is, the national agricultural development demonstration Xicun project area, with an area of 5,000 mu; Didong planting area, with an area of 1000 mu; Wuluo and Luokou planting area, covering an area of 3,000 mu. The town has established four farming communities: Didong Breeding Community, Hutuo Breeding Community, Luokou Breeding Community and Shui Sheng Breeding Community, with 43,000 pigs, 0.8 million sheep/kloc and 200,000 chickens. Before liberation, semi-feudal and semi-colonial old China severely restricted the development of productive forces, and its superior natural conditions were not fully utilized. 1975 10 under the instruction of chairman Mao, he published the article "great light and great hope", which injected a catalyst into the development of industry. Especially after the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee, industrial enterprises have taken off again and their economic benefits have been continuously improved. Reform and opening up have promoted the economic development of towns and villages in the west. Focusing on the grand goal of "strengthening the town through industry", the town party committee and government should enlarge and strengthen advantageous industries, give priority to the development of high-tech industries, transform and upgrade resource-based industries, rapidly develop private industries, and vigorously support large-scale industries. Yongyongtong Gong Xi Village and Town

Take the industrial park as the carrier, attract investment, build large projects, lead the scale, radiate the whole town and promote the development of industrial clusters. It has formed seven pillar industries, such as steel, refractories, water purification materials, pipelines, chemicals, minerals, wires and cables. There are 385 industrial enterprises in the town, including 3 enterprises above designated size/kloc-0. The 15 products of Yongtong Special Steel, Yinshan Refractory, Zhongyue Valve Co., Ltd. and Everbright Bellows Factory have passed the ISO international quality system certification. In 2005, the total industrial output value was 724.4 million yuan, accounting for 75.9% of the total industrial and agricultural output value of the town. The folk art in Xicun area has a long history, various forms and rich contents, mainly including lion dance, high platform, stilts, donkeys and dry boats. Lions in Shui Sheng and Luokou, the high platform in the West Village, are the most exquisite and have a long-standing reputation.

Gao Tai, Gao Tai, originated from the west village of the town and has a history of more than 200 years. Later, it was spread to feed farms and Yanshi. In the 10th year of Qianlong (A.D. 1746), the winter plums in the home of Wang Zhibin, a famous lighting engineer in Nishimura, were in full bloom, and a bird landed on a branch and sang in Nishimura.

Whew, he made a "Magpie on Plum" lamp with this, which was very appreciated. Later, by chance, he was enlightened. He asked the blacksmith to make an iron crutch more than two feet long, decorated with plum blossom patterns, and put it on an overlapping table for a child to sit on. This is the original prototype of Gaotai. Later, according to the folklore of Changyu cooking the sea, the children above were dressed as the third princess of the East China Sea Dragon King, and the children below were dressed as Changyu. In this way, people can walk on the high platform and stop, and the audience can see it from a distance. Therefore, Gaotai, a folk art, stands out among lanterns. People call Wang Zhibin "the founder of Gao Tai". In June, 1994, the special report of the third program of CCTV.

With the development of the times, the art of high platform is constantly innovating. 1948 On the eve of the liberation of Gongxian County, zhang defa, the fortuneteller of Gao Tai Nishimura, made a kidnapper's pattern of "Cockcrow at Dawn", which implied that the darkness had passed and the dawn was coming. 1976 After the Gang of Four was crushed, zhang defa, Hu and Wu Chuanzeng designed the kidnapper mode of "singing and dancing to make peace". After the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee, they designed "harmony between fish and water", which means close relationship between the party and the masses. With the development of art, there are more and more designers and producers, such as, Pang, Zhao, Fei Lianshan, Wu Xuangan, Zhang Xiaoguan, zhang defa, Jing, Hu, Wu Chuanzeng, Zhang Maoni and Zhang Zhijiao. The kidnapper patterns designed and staged include: magpie climbing branches, plum blossom announcing good news, ancient temple in the mountains, comfortable sacred stone, harmony between fish and water, century-old legend, cock crowing, singing and dancing, etc.

Lion dance is an early traditional literary and artistic project in Xicun area. Shui Sheng, Xicun, Luokou, Wu Luo, Dongcun, Zhanggou, Shangdong, Didong and other villages all have the tradition of lion dancing, and Shui Sheng and Luokou have the most exquisite acting skills.

Lion dance began in the Qianlong period of Qing Dynasty and has been followed in the local area for more than 200 years. In the off-season, especially in the first month after liberation, the scale of rehearsals and performances has been expanding, and there are more and more patterns, mainly including:

Set up a stall: that is, perform at the end of the village or in an open place on the street. One person beat the lion with hydrangea, single knife, gun, double knives and other equipment, and the lion danced, whistling and cheering with the help of shooting and releasing system in order to surrender the lion. The stalls in Luokou Village are the most exquisite, showing lions eating snacks, eating soft persimmons and drinking water. "Eat" one plate, the lion will roll on the spot, then eat the second plate, and then spit it out after eating four plates. It's hard, it's enjoyable, it's incredible.

Gaotan

This is a wonderful program in the lion dance. During the performance, oranges are layered, commonly known as "orange shelf", located in Xicun Town.

Then put the desk, oranges and chairs (plush chairs) on it, and put them on the overhead of 10 meters. One or two lions jump in the air or along the chair ring, or stand upside down, or scratch. Exquisite acting skills, narrowly missed.

Shanglaogan

This is the most difficult program in lion dance. It is to use eight big ropes to fix a piece of wood more than ten meters high, tie a wooden table with a length of two meters and a width of two meters, and then put oranges or round-backed chairs on it. During the performance, several people dressed in lion costumes climbed up the high platform along the rope and performed various thrilling actions like on the flat ground. As soon as the lion was put on the shelf, the drums were deafening, the utensils were shocking, the bronzes were ringing, and the crowd cheered. The momentum is earth-shattering and spectacular. The artist appeared in Shui Sheng, Wu Luo, Xicun and other villages in this town, especially Shui Sheng.