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Xuwen County is located in the southernmost part of China Mainland; bordering South China Sea in the east and Beibu Gulf in the west; being separated from Hainan by the 18-nautical-mile wide Qiongzhou Straits. Coastal line is 372 kilometers, covering an area of 1,779 square kilometers with a population of 680,000.
In Yuanding VI, Han Kingdom (111.B.C), the county was established, capital was in the rear of islets, integrated with Shiwei, Erqiao and Nan wan (Touwang Village, in ancient times), where leans on Shiling Mountain, Passage in the east to South China Sea and adjoins the Pacific Ocean, adjacent to southwestern Asian countries. Creator's preference concentrated on her, thus the superior Port came into being thanks to Providence, then became the starting Port for Sea-Silk-Road. She has experienced two-thousand-year ups and downs. Plain Customs and folks seem to remain. Scenery is charming. Ancient wells, commercial port and docks have testified history.
Now the old battle field, where the PLA across Qiongzhou Straits to liberate Hainan has been sanitary sea and blue sky. Seagulls crying, trade ships sail here and there frequently, (adjacent to a mound) Guangdong-Hainan Railway Ferry Wharf stands grandly. Ancient and contemporary landscapes converge; Culture and economy combine; a conjunction of human civilization and cream of nature.
The initial port of the ancient Silk Road
It is located in the northwest of the northern port of the ferry of Guangdong-Hainan Railway. Around the region of Erqiao, Nanwan and Shiwei Villages there was the Xunwen County set up in 111 AD in Western Han Kingdom. The site covers an area of 25,000 square meters, where has unearthed relics of brick, tile, bronze ware, porcelain, Pearls and ornaments, etc. In November 1993 and December 2002 to January 2003 the provincial archeological institution, municipal museum and the Cultural Administration of Xunwen County jointly made the large-scale exploration after the approval of the State Administration of Cultural Heritage and checked that the site was of the early Western Han Kingdom. In November 2001 the Counselor's Office of Guangdong Province, Pearl River Cultural Research Association, Cultural and History Exhibition Hall and the government of Zhanjiang City jointly held the large-scale symposium of South Chinese Port and Marine Silk Road. The expert group again made an investigation on spot and confirmed that the port was the beginning of marine Silk Road of Han Kingdom.
Village of Longevity
Jintu Village of Xilian Town is the poorest one among Xuwen before 1949, but the poor named their village “Jintu”, meaning the golden land. After the founding of the PRC, the village has taken great changes and the life of native villagers has been getting better and better. Its special ecological environment contributes to the village of longevity with over 170 people aged 70 or older, over 150 people aged 80 or older and 7 people aged 100 or older. Entering the village, you will learn effective methods for nourishing the elder, keeping longevity and good health.
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