Yangcheng

Yangcheng County

Yangcheng County, belonging to Jincheng City, Shanxi Province, is located in the southeast of Shanxi Province, East Branch of Taiyue mountains, northeast of Zhongtiao Mountain, west of Taihang Mountain and West Bank of the middle reaches of Qinhe river. It is bounded by Jincheng suburb in the East, Qinshui County in the north, Yuanqu County in the southwest and Jiyuan City in Henan Province in the south. Between 112 ° E-112 ° 37 'and 35 ° 12' - 35 ° 40 'n, the county is about 54 km long from north to South and 53 km wide from east to west, with a total area of 1968 square kilometers.

Yangcheng was known as Hongze in ancient times. During the reign of Kangxi and Yongzheng in Qing Dynasty, Yangcheng, together with Hancheng in Shaanxi Province and Tongcheng in Anhui Province, was a culturally developed town. Its Chinese style was the highest in the five counties under the jurisdiction of Zezhou Prefecture, and it won the reputation of "ranking among the three cities with high wind and five genera". There are "the first cultural giant house in northern China", national 5A scenic spot imperial prime minister's residence, well preserved Ming Dynasty residential buildings Haihui temple, tianguanwangfu, Guoyu ancient city, etc., as well as Chinese famous mountains Xicheng mountain, Manghe and Lishan Nature Reserves.

By the end of 2018, Yangcheng County has 10 towns and 7 townships under its jurisdiction, and another forest farm with 394501 permanent residents, realizing a GDP of 23.7502.7 billion yuan. In terms of industries, the added value of the primary industry is 85755.5 million yuan, the added value of the secondary industry is 14.573.47 billion yuan, the added value of the tertiary industry is 8.3192.5 billion yuan, and the annual per capita GDP is 60262 yuan The average exchange rate is 9107 US dollars. China's top 100 summer leisure counties and cities in 2020.

Historical evolution

Yangcheng was known as Hongze in ancient times. In the legendary period of Yao, Shun and Xia, Yangcheng belonged to Jizhou, and Shang was the capital inland.

In the spring and Autumn period, it belonged to the Jin Dynasty, and in the Warring States period, it belonged to the Han and Wei dynasties.

Qin Zhize county is located 15 kilometers west of today's Yang City, which belongs to Hedong county.

In the first year of Jianwu in the Eastern Han Dynasty (25 years), Deng Li was granted the title of Marquis of Hongze city.

In the early years of Wei and Huang of the Three Kingdoms (220), the Marquis state of Hongze was abolished and Hongze County was established, which belongs to Pingyang County.

In the middle age of the Eastern Jin Dynasty (386), Hongze County was transferred to Jianxing county.

In 453, the second year of Xing'an in the Northern Wei Dynasty, the county government of Hongze moved from Zecheng to Yangcheng. In the first year of Xiaochang (525), fuze was divided into fuze and xifuze, belonging to Anping and Taining counties under the jurisdiction of Jianzhou.

In the seventh year of Tianbao in the Northern Qi Dynasty (557), fuze and xifuze were merged into fuze County, belonging to Anping County of Jianzhou.

In the third year of kaihuang (583) of Sui Dynasty, Zezhou was rebuilt. Anping County entered Zezhou, and Hongze County belonged to Zezhou.

In 618, the first year of Wude in Tang Dynasty, he was the governor of Zezhou. In the first year of Tianbao (742), fuze was changed into Yangcheng County, belonging to Zezhou (or Gaoping County), and Lihe East Road. In the second year of Tianyou (905), fuze county was renamed, belonging to Zezhou, under the jurisdiction of Zhaoyi Jiedushi.

In the Five Dynasties, the first year of Tongguang in the later Tang Dynasty (923), it was renamed Yangcheng, belonging to Zezhou, under the leadership of Zhaoyi army and Heyang Jiedu envoy.

In Song Dynasty, it was still Yangcheng, belonging to Zezhou (Gaoping County) and Lihe East Road.

The second year of Jin Yuanguang (1223) Shengyang City is Jizhou, which belongs to Zhongchang army.

In 1260, Xunzhou was restored to Yangcheng County and subordinate to the Marquis of Zezhou.

In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Yangcheng County belonged to Zezhou (Zhili prefecture) and Zezhou Prefecture.

In 1914, it belonged to Jining road. In 1924, it was directly under the jurisdiction of Shanxi Province. In July 1943, it was divided into Yangnan and yangbei counties. In April 1945, Yangcheng County was established.

In June 1945, Yangcheng County was liberated.

In 1958, it was under the leadership of the Southeast Shanxi special region.

In October 1958, heqinshui County became Yangcheng County. In October 1959, the two counties were separated.

In 1971, it was under the leadership of Southeast Shanxi.

In May 1985, the southeast area of Shanxi Province was abolished and Zhili was established in Jincheng City, Shanxi Province.

administrative division

By 2018, Yangcheng County has 10 towns, 7 townships and 1 forest farm. The people's Government of Yangcheng County is located at No. 1, Xinyang East Street, Fengcheng town.

geographical environment

Location context

Yangcheng County is located in the southeast of Shanxi Province, East Branch of Taiyue Mountain, northeast of Zhongtiao Mountain, west of Taihang Mountain and West Bank of Qinhe river. It is bounded by Jincheng suburb in the East, Qinshui County in the north, Yuanqu County in the southwest and Jiyuan City in Henan Province in the south. It is between 112 ° E-112 ° 37 ′ and 35 ° 12 ′ N-35 ° 40 ′ with a length of 54 km from north to South and a width of 53 km from east to west. It is slightly convex, with a total area of 1968 square kilometers, accounting for 2.952 million mu, accounting for 1.15% of the total land area of the whole province and 20.3% of the total land area of the whole city, ranking third among the six counties (cities and districts) in Jincheng city.

topographic features

Yangcheng County has undulating mountains, overlapping peaks, crisscross gullies and intertwined rivers. The terrain inclines from southwest to northeast, the north and south parts are high and the middle part is low, which constitutes the five geomorphic units of high and middle mountain area, middle mountain area, low mountain area, hilly area and valley basin area. Taihang Shanxi branch extends into the south of the county, Zhongtiao Shandong branch extends into the southwest of the county, and Taiyue Mountain extends from the north to the south central of the county. The mountain ranges are as follows: in the southern part of the county, there is Xicheng mountain, 1888.3 meters above sea level, with a flat and broad peak and an area of about 20 square kilometers, which is called shengwangping; the main peak of Xicheng mountain extends to the surrounding areas, with Fengshan mountain, Wudou mountain, daleling mountain and Aobei mountain extending to the South; Xiaojianshan mountain and Yunmeng Mountain extending to the southwest; Zhizhu mountain and Sanpan mountain extending to the East. There are Niutoushan, xianwengshan, Goushan, Bailongshan and Huanglongshan in the north and West. There is dalingtou at the end of the Western Branch of Taihang. The highest point is Yunmeng Mountain, 1951.4 meters above sea level, and the lowest point is 380 meters beyond the boundary of nanqin River in shayaohe village, Sanyao township.

Climatic characteristics

Yangcheng County has a warm temperate continental climate with four distinct seasons in spring, summer, autumn and winter, with an annual average temperature of 11.7 ℃. January was the coldest, with an average temperature of minus 3 ℃ and the lowest of minus 19.7 ℃. July is the hottest month with an average temperature of 24.9 ℃ and the highest temperature of 40.2 ℃. The daily minimum temperature generally falls below zero in early November and rises above zero in early April of the next year. The frost period is from mid October to late March of the next year. The frost free period varies from 170 days to 180 days due to regional differences. The average annual precipitation is 659 mm. The largest seasonal variation was 33852.5 mm in 1997 and 1998.

Water system hydrology

All rivers in Yangcheng County belong to the Yellow River system. From suoquanling in the west to sanpanshan in the East is the North-South watershed. To the north of the watershed are the Qinhe River, the reed river and the huoze river. Qin River is located in the east of the county, with a total length of 72 kilometers and a drainage area of 175 square kilometers; reed river is located in the north of the county, with a total length of 50 kilometers and a drainage area of 366 square kilometers; huoze river is located in the middle of the county, with a total length of 57 kilometers and a drainage area of 845 square kilometers. To the south of the watershed, there are eight small rivers, including Zitan, panting, Nanmen, qiuchuan, Manghe, Shiquan, Jianghe and Longmen, with a total drainage area of 380 square kilometers. Qinhe River is the largest, with an average width of 260 meters and a maximum peak discharge of 15000 cubic meters per second.

natural resources

water resource

The total reserves of groundwater and surface water in Yangcheng County are 380.4 million cubic meters. Among them, 332.2 million cubic meters of surface water, 198.4 million cubic meters of groundwater, and 150.2 million cubic meters of repeated water. Of the 154.8 million cubic meters available for development and utilization, 31.9 million cubic meters can be used for surface water and 122.9 million cubic meters for groundwater.

land resource

In the total land area of Yangcheng County, the mountainous area is about 1082.4 square kilometers, or 1624000 mu, accounting for 55% of the total land area, with an altitude of 1000-2000 meters; the hilly area is 787.2 square kilometers, or 1181000 mu, accounting for 40% of the total land area, with an altitude of 700-1000 meters; the valley plain area is 98.4 square kilometers, or 147000 mu, accounting for 5% of the total land area, with an altitude of 600 meters. The cultivated land area of the county is 560865 mu. The grassland area of mupo is 329700 mu, the forest area is 1210000 mu, and the forest coverage rate is 36%.

mineral resources

Yangcheng County has dozens of mineral resources such as coal, coalbed methane, bauxite, pyrite, ceramic clay and dolomite. The proven reserves of coal are 5.618 billion tons, accounting for more than 1 / 10 of the total reserves of Shanxi Province. It is the production base of anthracite, a high-quality chemical raw material in China, and the proven reserves of coalbed methane are 7.8 billion cubic meters.

Biological resources

There are more than 1100 kinds of animals and plants in Yangcheng County, and more than 40 kinds of animals and plants listed in the national first and second level protection, among which the wild macaque, forest musk deer, deer, leopard, giant salamander and brown eared pheasant are extremely rare; there are more than 300 kinds of wild Chinese medicinal materials.

population

By the end of 2018, the permanent resident population of Yangcheng County was 394501, including 196690 males and 197892 females, with a sex ratio of 99.35 (female = 100). There are 191755 urban residents and 202746 rural residents. The proportion of urban population is 48.61%. The birth rate is 8.62 ‰ and the death rate is 6.66 ‰,

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