Hexi Town

Hexi Town

Hexi Town is located in the northwest of Tonghai County, with a total area of 187.26 square kilometers and a permanent population of 50695 (in 2017). The Hexi village committee, where the town government is located, is 12 kilometers away from the county seat. It is the seat of county administration in all dynasties and is one of the four ancient cities of Yuxi City. The town borders Sijie town and Xingmeng Township in the East, Jiujie town in the south, Eshan county and Hongta District in the west, and Jiangchuan County in the north. The ethnic minorities include Hui, Yi, Hani and Mongolian,

In January 2019, Hexi Town was selected as the seventh batch of famous historical and cultural towns in China.

Geographical location

Hexi Town is located in the northwest of Tonghai County, with a total area of 187.26 square kilometers,

It is the seat of county administration in all dynasties and one of the four ancient cities of Yuxi City. In ancient times, it was known as "famous nation of Confucianism". The town borders Sijie town and Xingmeng Township in the East, Jiujie town in the south, Eshan county and Hongta District in the west, and Jiangchuan County in the north.

Historical evolution

Hexi Prefecture was established in 1276, and it was reduced to county in 1289. As a county level administrative region, Hexi has been under the jurisdiction of Hexi Town, Xingmeng Township, Sijie Town, Nagu Town, Jiujie Town, Jiujie village and Xiaojie town of Eshan county since then. After the founding of the people's Republic of China, the county belonged to the central Yunnan (Yuxi) region. On December 22, 1956, it merged with Tonghai County and was called Xicheng commune (including Hexi Town and Xingmeng township). On July 26, 1982, it was renamed Hexi commune. In January 1984, it was renamed Hexi District. In October 1987, the district was withdrawn and Hexi Town was built. In the same year, Xingmeng Township under the jurisdiction of the original town was designated as County township. In 2002, there were 83 natural villages, 15 villager committees and 108 villager groups, including 3 Hui village committees and 3 mountain village committees (including 2 Yi village committees).

Natural conditions

Hexi Town has a mild climate and abundant rainfall throughout the year, and the mountainous and semi mountainous areas account for about 70% of the total area. The terrain is high in the West and low in the East, forming a drainage and irrigation system dominated by Hongqi river. Roads crisscross, land is fertile, groundwater resources are rich, mineral resources are poor, mainly quartz sand, granite. Inside the mirror are Luofeng mountain (2441 meters above sea level), dianjiba reservoir, the largest reservoir, and Hongqi River, the longest river in the county. The forest coverage rate was 54.7%. The annual frost free period is about 265 days. It mainly produces rice, wheat and broad beans; it is rich in flue-cured tobacco, radish and vegetables.

Economic situation

The town's economy is dominated by agriculture, and its industry is developed, especially its handicraft sidelines. It has gradually formed an industrial production system with a reasonable industrial structure and complete categories, with Masteel, bearings, cement, agricultural machinery accessories as the backbone, iron miscellaneous farm tools, white iron products, stone carving, wine making, agricultural products and other "one village one product". By the end of 2002, there were 1143 Township, village, private and imported industries, with a total output value of 612.09 million yuan and 6528 employees. Agriculture focuses on grain, flue-cured tobacco, vegetables and animal husbandry, forming a diversified pattern of high and stable grain yield, high-quality and excellent flue-cured tobacco production, regional and large-scale vegetable industry, specialized breeding villages, and coordinated development of flowers, fruits, forests, oil plants and fisheries. Driven by the primary and secondary industries, and taking the construction of small towns as an opportunity, the business, beverage, service and transportation industries have also developed rapidly. In 2002, the total economic income of the town was 580.67 million yuan, the per capita income was 12382 yuan, and the per capita net income of farmers was 2450 yuan; the current rural social output value was 755.72 million yuan, of which the agricultural output value accounted for 19%, the rural industrial output value accounted for 60.8%, the construction industry accounted for 0.4%, the transportation industry accounted for 13.8%, and the business and beverage industry accounted for 4.7%; the total financial income was 7.93 million yuan, of which the local financial revenue was 6.3983 million yuan.

The town vigorously carried out the promotion and implementation of agricultural science and technology measures, grain, oil production model, stable and high yield, group production contract. In particular, in recent years, we have focused on the adjustment and optimization of the agricultural industrial structure, rationally arranged the planting area, made great efforts to increase the planting proportion and multiple cropping index of cash crops, vigorously developed diversified management, accelerated the production of high-quality pollution-free agricultural products, gradually formed four pillar industries of grain, tobacco, vegetables and animal husbandry, and coordinated and diversified agricultural production of flowers, fruits, forests, oilseeds and fisheries Pattern. A number of specialized villages and households have emerged, and gradually embarked on the large-scale and industrialized production of "one village, one product". On the basis of stabilizing grain yield, the total sown area and total yield decreased year by year, the introduction of demonstration and promotion of advanced achievements projects and excellent varieties; the flue-cured tobacco production was guided by "stabilizing planting area, high-quality and excellent crops, increasing economic benefits", and developed the famous, special, new and excellent vegetable industry. In 2002, 98% of high-quality grain crops were planted, 12670 mu of high-quality tobacco was planted, 77.9% of high-quality tobacco was planted, the output value was 18.75 million yuan, accounting for 18.5% of the total agricultural output, and the vegetable planting area was 10724 mu. The production of radish based vegetables was comprehensively improved, and the regional industrialization of radish based, beans and leafy vegetables based appeared. Qingshuihe, Hanyi, Dongqu (now Dahui), qutuoguan and other villages in Shangpian have become important bases for the production and processing of shredded radish. In addition, the production and marketing are integrated to form a specialized distribution market of shredded radish with Hanyi as the center. The products have entered the international market, with an annual output value of more than 33.4 million yuan, which radiates and drives the radish planting in surrounding counties and cities (qutuoguan village also develops high-yield corn, with the yield rising from 280 kg in 1988 to 787 kg in 2002, which is the forefront of Yunnan Province, covering an area of 2500 mu). Cuncun as the leading experimental demonstration base construction of new vegetable varieties and comprehensive agricultural measures in Liulihe area have achieved remarkable results. In 2002, 92% of the total area was planted with spore cabbage, pod eating pea, Japanese pumpkin, broccoli and other famous and special new varieties in the town. The proportion of grain to economy was 4.6:5.4, and the per capita vegetable income of farmers was 1216 yuan.

In terms of animal husbandry, the wine making and pig fattening professional village in Diangao village, the piglet breeding in jiejiaying, shishanzui, Daiwen, Dianxin and other villages, the cattle and sheep breeding in Qingshuihe, Dawan, qutuoguan and the local chicken and cattle and sheep breeding in the ditch have gradually become large-scale. In 2002, the total output value of animal husbandry was 22.22 million yuan, 162% higher than that of 8.6457 million yuan in 1990, accounting for 49.7% of the total agricultural output, becoming a major pillar industry of the town's rural economy. In addition, the town's flower, fruit, aquatic industry is also in further development, rich and colorful agricultural and sideline products, each with its own characteristics.

The secondary industry is booming and gradually developing, forming a number of professional villages. Professional villages with obvious effects have emerged, such as the stone carvings of jiejiaying and shishanzui, the cooking utensils and hardware of Luoji, the white iron products of Xiaohui village, the craftsman tools of shishanzui, and the wine making of Diangao village. There are 1143 township enterprises with 6528 employees in the town, including 1142 private enterprises, with an operating income of 639.13 million yuan, accounting for 98.9% of the income of township enterprises. The total output value at current price is 604.74 million yuan, accounting for 98.8%, with a total profit and tax of 33.3 million yuan. The rapid development of private enterprises has made the non-public economy a new highlight of the town's economy.

The third industry focuses on taking market construction as the leader, improving transportation and other infrastructure and creating a good environment. Taking the construction of small towns as an opportunity, it has transformed the appearance of towns and villages, strengthened market management and services, and vigorously developed the individual and private economy. It has formed a commercial street from south gate to North Gate with the town market as the center Various commercial purchase and sale points are all over the villages. Around the old Tongyu highway, which is 15km away from the town government, a professional market for sorting, processing and marketing of Luobu silk (strips) has also formed. In 2002, there were 1724 commercial and beverage service outlets and 2536 employees in the town, with an annual output value of 7.984 million yuan. The total income of the tertiary industry accounted for 18.9% of the total income of the town's rural economy.

Culture, education, technology and health

The town insists on giving priority to the development strategy of "revitalizing the town through science and education". With multi-party investment, it has successively built two high standard public middle schools that can accommodate the whole town's middle school students, built one party school, and gradually relocated Tonghai No.8 Middle School (the original town No.1 Middle school). There are 19 schools of various types in the territory, including 1 county high school, 2 junior high schools, 15 primary schools and 1 government kindergarten, with a total of 9009 students. The enrollment rate and consolidation rate of students and school facilities have reached the "universal nine" standard.

The popularization and application of animal husbandry supporting technology, drought resistance and energy saving technology, flue-cured tobacco quality improvement and efficiency enhancement technology have been fully reflected in the economic and social life. In 2002, there were 8 agricultural science and technology departments at the town level, with 33 scientific and technological personnel, and the popularization rate of agricultural science and technology reached more than 95%.

In terms of culture, literary, music, photography, opera, calligraphy and other creative activities were carried out in an all-round way, and the mass culture was active and prosperous. A theater was built in June 1961, a cultural center was built in 1972, the Confucian temple was restored in 1989 and 1992, and the Yuxi library branch was established here in 1999, with 15000 books

Chinese PinYin : He Xi Zhen