The rise of xiang tang is closely related to railways. Just as Shijiazhuang went from a village with hundreds of people to Zhengding, a historic city in Hebei, xiang tang became an important town in Jiangxi from a village to surrounding areas, relying on the rise of railways. 1938+0935, Zhan Tianyou presided over the construction of the zhejiang-jiangxi railway in xiang tang village, where a small station was set up to take charge of the maintenance and management of the nearby railways. This name was used when the village was named. This is even the past life of Xiangtang Town. Of course, this village still exists, but the meaning she represents is different, just like there is a Nanchang County in Nanchang City and a A Xiang Tang Village in Xiangtang Town.
The history of xiang tang is really ugly. As a town in Nanchang County, sanjiang town next to it is an ancient town with a history of thousands of years. It is not difficult to find that most places with a long history are near the water, such as Nanchang, Hangzhou and Luoyang. Most emerging cities such as Zhengzhou, Shijiazhuang and yingtan are near the railway. The main reason is that these places have convenient transportation and bring commercial advantages. However, this is only the first stage of xiang tang's development. If you don't use it, it's still a remote place. Xiangtang Town has really developed from scratch in the eyes of the older generation of Xiangtang Town people. According to the old man in my hometown, I used to go to Wuyang Town or the county seat. Now the surrounding rural areas have basically come to the town to go to the market. It can be seen that even in the 1960s and 1970s, xiang tang was just an ordinary town. In fact, her second stage of development was the construction of Xiangtang Railway Station in the 1980s, which was different from the first one. This time, xiang tang was really regarded as a passenger station. At the same time, with the development of reform and opening up, groups of China people who have been farming for generations have gone to the north and south to do business, and xiang tang is the southern gate of the provincial capital. At that time, the railway station was located near the present square. In the center of the town, many passengers who changed trains stopped in xiang tang, so the main streets in the past were filled with people with local accents, as well as various hotels, restaurants and food stalls. When I was a child, I felt very fresh every time I saw dusty people carrying sacks and parcels on their backs. We always hear adults say that children will be abducted, so we actually dare not run around the street to play. It can be said that the streets of xiang tang at that time were the most dynamic period. At the end of 1990s, the Beijing-Kowloon Line was connected, which moved Xiangtang Railway Station to its present position, and the streets in the town became quiet again until now. Where the railway station is located now, because of its location, the surrounding services provided by nearby residents are insufficient, and few passengers transfer. The lack of tourists on the street and the gradual depression of the catering industry can be regarded as a lose-lose outcome. Of course, some people disagree, just like a netizen in front likes quiet towns, and some people, especially businessmen, like tourists coming and going. Everyone has different preferences. For me, whether it is quiet or noisy, I just hope that she is a small town full of life. I will build the railway station on the other side of the railway to isolate the bustling town center from the station. Really a failure. But who knows, maybe xiang tang's goal is not just a bustling town. The farther you plan, the wider the future town will be. Xiang tang is already the largest town in Jiangxi. If the periphery of the railway station is developed according to this plan and connected, xiang tang in the future will be more than just a so-called small town.
From scratch, from village to town, xiang tang is destined to be no ordinary place. Although it has no glorious history, it does not mean that it has no bright future.