Zhoucun district (Chinese: 周村区; pinyin: Zhōucūn Qū) is a district in Zibo, Shandong Province, China. The district covers 307 km2 (119 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 288,440 in 2013.[1] Its main industry is textiles and furniture manufacture. The center of the commercial district has a recently refurbished area with traditional buildings. Some of the filming for Zhang Yimou's film To Live was done in the district.[2]
In the 17th century, the textile industry was flourishing in Zhoucun, while the local government was corrupted to a point that it set up a department called "二公衙门" for extorting money. The department hired parasitic scumbags to levy various high taxes. It was not long before the merchants disappointed and began to leave.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Justice of the Qing Government, Huahsi Lee, came back to Zhoucun to see his family. He was outraged by the state of the economy of his hometown, and reported to Emperor Shunzhi. It would have been embarrassing for Shunzhi not to show his mercy, but inadequate to take ease on his taxes. He compromised: Zhoucun shall take only one day off the tax.
This kind of stingy "mercy" was really some gigantic excrement drained upon Huahsi's head, but he thought of a way around it. Hushsi made orders to build a monument with "今日无税" ("No Tax Today") carvings ambiguously under the command of the emperor, so merchants are able to do business tax-free all the time.
Later on Huahsi felt guilty about tax evasion and undertook the taxes himself. Huahsi even promised that whoever got robbed within 200 Li(about 115 km) around Zhoucun shall get reparation from his family. Such act maintained for seven generations, about 200 years.
The economically preposterous and doubtful monument is still at the center of the relics called "周村大街", but it was long invalid.[3]
Administrative divisionsedit
Zhoucun district is divided to 5 subdistricts and 4 towns.[4]
Subdistricts
Sichoulu Subdistrict (丝绸路街道)
Dajie Subdistrict (大街街道)
Qingnianlu Subdistrict (青年路街道)
Yong'an Subdistrict (永安街道)
Chengbeilu Subdistrict (城北路街道)
Towns
Beijiao (北郊镇)
Nanjiao (南郊镇)
Wangcun (王村镇)
Mengshui (萌水镇)
Climateedit
Climate data for Zhoucun (2006–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Zhoucun Zibo news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Zhoucun district Chinese 周村区 pinyin Zhōucun Qu is a district in Zibo Shandong Province China The district covers 307 km2 119 sq mi and had an estimated population of 288 440 in 2013 1 Its main industry is textiles and furniture manufacture The center of the commercial district has a recently refurbished area with traditional buildings Some of the filming for Zhang Yimou s film To Live was done in the district 2 Zhoucun District 周村区DistrictLocation in ZiboZhoucunLocation in ShandongCoordinates 36 48 14 N 117 52 05 E 36 80389 N 117 86806 E 36 80389 117 86806CountryPeople s Republic of ChinaProvinceShandongPrefecture level cityZiboArea Total307 km2 119 sq mi Population 2018 Total287 494 Density940 km2 2 400 sq mi Time zoneUTC 8 China Standard Postal code255300Area code 86 0533 Contents 1 Historical anecdote 2 Administrative divisions 3 Climate 4 ReferencesHistorical anecdote editIn the 17th century the textile industry was flourishing in Zhoucun while the local government was corrupted to a point that it set up a department called 二公衙门 for extorting money The department hired parasitic scumbags to levy various high taxes It was not long before the merchants disappointed and began to leave Meanwhile the Ministry of Justice of the Qing Government Huahsi Lee came back to Zhoucun to see his family He was outraged by the state of the economy of his hometown and reported to Emperor Shunzhi It would have been embarrassing for Shunzhi not to show his mercy but inadequate to take ease on his taxes He compromised Zhoucun shall take only one day off the tax This kind of stingy mercy was really some gigantic excrement drained upon Huahsi s head but he thought of a way around it Hushsi made orders to build a monument with 今日无税 No Tax Today carvings ambiguously under the command of the emperor so merchants are able to do business tax free all the time Later on Huahsi felt guilty about tax evasion and undertook the taxes himself Huahsi even promised that whoever got robbed within 200 Li about 115 km around Zhoucun shall get reparation from his family Such act maintained for seven generations about 200 years The economically preposterous and doubtful monument is still at the center of the relics called 周村大街 but it was long invalid 3 Administrative divisions editZhoucun district is divided to 5 subdistricts and 4 towns 4 SubdistrictsSichoulu Subdistrict 丝绸路街道 Dajie Subdistrict 大街街道 Qingnianlu Subdistrict 青年路街道 Yong an Subdistrict 永安街道 Chengbeilu Subdistrict 城北路街道 TownsBeijiao 北郊镇 Nanjiao 南郊镇 Wangcun 王村镇 Mengshui 萌水镇 Climate editClimate data for Zhoucun 2006 2020 normals extremes 1981 2010 Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearRecord high C F 20 4 68 7 22 3 72 1 31 4 88 5 35 3 95 5 40 0 104 0 41 8 107 2 40 9 105 6 37 5 99 5 40 1 104 2 32 3 90 1 27 1 80 8 22 0 71 6 41 8 107 2 Mean daily maximum C F 4 0 39 2 7 9 46 2 15 1 59 2 21 4 70 5 27 6 81 7 31 8 89 2 32 2 90 0 30 7 87 3 27 2 81 0 21 6 70 9 13 1 55 6 5 9 42 6 19 9 67 8 Daily mean C F 1 7 28 9 1 7 35 1 8 6 47 5 14 9 58 8 21 4 70 5 25 9 78 6 27 2 81 0 25 6 78 1 21 1 70 0 15 2 59 4 7 2 45 0 0 2 32 4 13 9 57 1 Mean daily minimum C F 6 4 20 5 3 2 26 2 2 4 36 3 8 5 47 3 15 0 59 0 20 2 68 4 22 7 72 9 21 5 70 7 16 0 60 8 9 7 49 5 2 2 36 0 4 4 24 1 8 7 47 6 Record low C F 19 7 3 5 14 5 5 9 8 7 16 3 3 3 26 1 2 4 36 3 10 2 50 4 15 6 60 1 11 1 52 0 6 3 43 3 2 7 27 1 12 1 10 2 18 7 1 7 19 7 3 5 Average precipitation mm inches 6 9 0 27 12 2 0 48 11 0 0 43 30 1 1 19 60 6 2 39 80 6 3 17 158 0 6 22 172 6 6 80 61 4 2 42 27 1 1 07 27 3 1 07 8 9 0 35 656 7 25 86 Average precipitation days 0 1 mm 2 6 3 6 3 7 5 6 7 0 8 0 12 2 12 1 7 3 5 9 4 7 3 7 76 4Average snowy days 3 9 3 6 1 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2 4 12 4Average relative humidity 58 55 48 52 56 59 75 80 73 65 64 60 62Mean monthly sunshine hours 146 4 156 8 214 4 230 6 260 6 217 5 177 8 184 5 177 6 184 5 160 3 155 7 2 266 7Percent possible sunshine 47 51 58 58 59 50 40 44 48 54 53 52 51Source China Meteorological Administration 5 6 References edit 淄博市周村区2013年国民经济和社会发展统计公报 2014 04 01 Credits at the movie s end 淄博市周村区2010年国民经济和社会发展统计公报 2011 03 31 淄博市 行政区划网 www xzqh org in Chinese XZQH Retrieved 2012 05 24 中国气象数据网 WeatherBk Data in Simplified Chinese China Meteorological Administration Retrieved 12 August 2023 中国气象数据网 in Simplified Chinese China Meteorological Administration Retrieved 12 August 2023 nbsp This Shandong location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Zhoucun Zibo amp oldid 1185646589, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
