Zhanjiang City is located in Leizhou Peninsula, across the sea from Hainan Province, bordering Maoming City in Guangdong in the northeast and Yulin City in Guangxi in the northwest. Lianjiang is the northernmost city in Zhanjiang. These two enclaves are villages under Lianjiang, which is the northernmost part of Zhanjiang.
Figure-Topographic Administrative Division Map of Guangdong Province
Both enclaves belong to Shijiao Town, Lianjiang City. On the east side of Hedi Reservoir, there is only one small village-Changdong Village, which is located in Lanshan Town, Huazhou City (under the jurisdiction of Maoming). Although Changdong Village is also an enclave, because it is close to the jurisdiction of this city, there is little difference for the villagers.
Another large enclave, in the northeast of Hedi Reservoir, is called Shandi. As the name implies, it should be a relatively flat valley. That's true. This enclave is surrounded by mountains, and there are three administrative villages: Tiantou, mountainside and Banyan. At the foot of the mountain are Huazhou City and Luchuan County, Yulin City, Guangxi.
Figure-Two enclaves in Lianjiang City
Although the bottom of the mountain is not very big, only about 50 square kilometers, but there are many people, more than 10 thousand people. Because it is not connected with Lianjiang City, there is a river bottom reservoir in the middle. If the villagers at the foot of the mountain want to be in Lianjiang City, they have to borrow Daohua City. Or go out of Guangxi first and then bypass Lianjiang, which is really troublesome. And there are mountains all around, and the road conditions are not very good. There is no bus or direct bus to the city or town, so you can only ride a bike. It's still hard to get to the city.
Why not put the foot of the mountain under the jurisdiction of Huazhou City or Yulin City in Guangxi? This will be more convenient for the villagers. In fact, two or three times after liberation, I planned to row the mountain to Huazhou and send people to do the work, but the villagers at the foot of the mountain disagreed and gave up, so this situation has continued until now.
Figure-Map of Zhanjiang City
Since it is more convenient for everyone and more conducive to management, why don't people at the foot of the mountain agree? Because people at the foot of the mountain are nostalgic, they think they are Lianjiang people and have special feelings for Lianjiang. Sometimes feelings really can't be understood by common sense. People at the foot of the mountain value feelings. In fact, we can see some clues from another thing.
As an enclave in Lianjiang City, the existence under the mountain is quite special. What's more, most people at the foot of the mountain are surnamed "Liu Fu". We have seen many compound surnames like Zhuge and Ouyang, but they are really rare, and most people have never heard of them. The name Liu Fu has actually been around for hundreds of years, and there is a touching story about it.
Figure-Topography and Administrative Division Map of Zhanjiang City
During the Ming Dynasty, Fu Luan moved to Lianjiang with his wife, son Fu Lichuan and sworn brother Liu Rong. As a result, he died halfway, leaving orphans and widows, leaving orphans to his brother Liu Rong. Liu Rong raised Fu Lichuan and Fu Lichuan changed his surname to Fu Liu to repay his adoptive father's kindness. Li Chuan's son Wan Jin went to catch the exam. When he signed up, the examiner had never heard of this surname, and he was quite puzzled. After listening to the reason, he thinks that life is not as good as raising, and Liu Fang should be put in front of Fu. Wanjin agreed very much, so he changed his surname to Liu Fu. Later, Liu Fu was abbreviated as Liu Fu, which gave him the current surname of Liu Fu.
Figure-Liu Fu Ancestral Temple
Liu Fu's descendants thrive and become Lianjiang's surname. Yamashita's family and Liu's surname are both well-known names. They have been friends for generations, built a spectacular ancestral temple and became cultural relics protection units.
Judging from the origin of Liu Fushi's surname, Liu Fushi's people are very nostalgic and sentimental, which may be the reason why people at the foot of the mountain would rather bear the trouble brought by the enclave than be classified as Huazhou.