Wangjiang County, Anqing City, Anhui Province

Wangjiang County, a county under the jurisdiction of Anqing City, Anhui Province, covers a total area of 1347.98 square kilometers, governs 8 towns and 2 townships, with a permanent population of 554000 by the end of 2019. It is located in the southwest edge of Anhui Province, at the junction of Anhui and Jiangxi, and on the North Bank of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. With mountains on one side and water on three sides, it is known as the "water town and water country"; the terrain is gently inclined from northwest to Southeast, with hills in the northwest, low hills in the middle, and alluvial plains along the Yangtze River in the southeast, with fertile land. North subtropical monsoon climate, four distinct seasons.

Wangjiang county is named "Wangjiang" because the Baota River in the southeast of Wangjiang County used to be the old road of the Yangtze River. Wangjiang county is the ancient town of Binjiang, the hometown of Leichi and the hometown of Sanxiao. It is the hometown of Chinese folk culture and art. The idiom "dare not cross Leichi one step" is derived from it. It is the place where the stories of Wang Xiang wobing, Meng Zong crying bamboo and Zhong Yuan crying tomb happened in the Chinese "24 filial piety". The traditional folk craft "Wangjiang Tiaohua" is listed as the national intangible cultural heritage list. Wuchang lake is an ecological wetland reserve in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. It is a wintering habitat for rare birds such as Swan, white crane, white stork and wild goose.

Historical evolution

As early as 5000 years ago in the Neolithic age, there were human activities in Wangjiang county.

Xia and Shang belonged to Yangzhou, Shu in the Western Zhou Dynasty, Wu before the spring and Autumn period, Yue after the spring and Autumn period, Jiujiang in the Qin Dynasty, Huainan in the Western Han Dynasty, Lujiang in the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Three Kingdoms and the Western Jin Dynasty.

During the period from Long'an to Yuanxing (397-404) of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Dali garrison was set up. In the first year of Yixi (405), Xinye county was set up, belonging to Jinxi County of Yuzhou. According to Wangjiang county annals in the 33rd year of Qianlong reign of Qing Dynasty, there were iron officials in Anhui Province. Now Huaixi looks to the north with traces of ancient metallurgy, wuchangkou with refining mounds, Zhanghu with refining fans, chairs and grinding forks with pit mines, and Xinye is the name of the county

During the reign of Chen Tianjia (560-566) of the Southern Dynasty, Xinye county was upgraded to Dalei County, belonging to Jiangzhou. In the 11th year of kaihuang (591), Dali County was changed into Yixiang County, belonging to Xizhou. "Wangjiang county annals" in the 33rd year of Qianlong recorded: "between Chen and Sui dynasties, there were righteous people in the county to help the country. It was difficult in peacetime, and Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty honored him as a righteous township." Kaihuang eighteen years (598) changed Yixiang county to Wangjiang County, belonging to Tongan county. Baota River in the southeast of the county seat was once the old road of the Yangtze River. Climbing Boyu mountain in the city, you can see the victory of the river, so it is called Wangjiang.

In 621, Wangjiang county was changed to Gaozhou, belonging to Tongan county. In the seventh year of Wude, Gaozhou was changed into Zhizhou, belonging to Tongan County of Huainan road. Zhide two years (757) the abolition of Zhizhou fuwangjiang County, Huainan road is a county Yan Tang.

From the Northern Song Dynasty to the Early Daoist period (995-997), Wangjiang belonged to Shuzhou, Huainan road. Zhenghe five years (1115) belong to Huaixi road Deqing army.

In 1147, Wangjiang belonged to Anqing army of Huaixi road. The first year of Qingyuan (1195) belongs to Anqing mansion on Huaixi road.

In the 14th year of the Yuan Dynasty (1277), the government was changed into a road. Wangjiang belonged to Anqing Road, Xuanwei County, Qihuang county. In the 23rd year of the Yuan Dynasty (1286), the government was abolished and the province was established. Wangjiang belonged to Anqing Road, Jiangbei Province, Henan Province. In the early Ming Dynasty, Wangjiang belonged to Nanjing Ningjiang mansion, and in the sixth year of Hongwu (1373), it belonged to Nanjing anqing mansion.

In 1645, Wangjiang belonged to Anqing Prefecture of Jiangnan province. In 1667, Jiangnan province was divided into Anhui Province and Jiangsu Province.

In the first year of the Republic of China (1912), Wangjiang was directly under Anhui Province. In the third year of the Republic of China, it belonged to Anqing Road, Anhui Province. In the 17th year of the Republic of China, the road was abandoned, belonging to Anhui Province. In the 21st year of the Republic of China, it was the first administrative supervision district in Anhui Province. In the 34th year of the Republic of China, it belonged to Anqing Commissioner's office of Anhui Province.

In 1939, the Japanese invaders occupied the county seat, and the county government moved to changlingpu. On May 20 of the same year, he moved to Jin's ancestral hall in nanxixiang because of the Japanese aircraft attack. In 29 of the Republic of China, he moved to quantang temple. In 30 of the Republic of China, he moved to Jin's ancestral hall in front of Zhegu Mountain. In November of 32 of the Republic of China, he moved to Wu's ancestral hall in laoyatan. After the victory of the Anti Japanese war in 34 of the Republic of China, he moved back. So far, the county government has been stable.

After the establishment of Wangjiang County, its territory was relatively stable, and the biggest change was the construction of Taiwang County by the West Anhui administrative office under the leadership of the Communist Party of China. From 1947 to the end of March, the old territory was still restored. In July of the 25th year of the Republic of China, Kong Xiangxi, the vice president of the executive yuan of the national government, assigned the new Peng County, Longze County, Baisha County, Jiangdiao county and Tonglu County, which belong to Pengze County of Jiangxi Province, to Wangjiang County in order to deal with the border flower arrangement land of Anhui, Henan and Jiangxi provinces. In 1957, two villages (4000 mu) in Xinba township of Wangjiang county were assigned to Wanhe township of Huaining County due to the Wanhe River dyke; one villager group (more than 200 mu) in Jiangzhen township of Huaining County was assigned to Jindi township of Wangjiang County, and Shangmo Village (800 people, 3000 mu) in Jindi township of Wangjiang county was assigned to Jiangzhen township of Huaining County. In the same year, due to the construction of baoyinsi reservoir, Zhuanqiao Xianfeng Village (1081 Mu and mountainous area) in Taihu County was assigned to dock Township in Wangjiang county.

On February 26, 1959, the Anhui Provincial Committee of the CPC decided to merge Wangjiang and Huaining counties to form huaiwang county (in Shipai town). On March 22, the State Council officially approved it, but because it was not implemented, the territory of the county remained unchanged. On December 5, 1961, the State Council officially abolished the old division, which actually did not exist. It is still two counties.

administrative division

By 2018, Wangjiang county has 8 towns and 2 townships: Huayang Town, Yangwan Town, Zhanghu Town, Saikou Town, Gaoshi Town, yatan Town, Changling Town, taici Town, Liangquan town and Leichi Town, with a total of 118 administrative villages and 17 communities. Wangjiang County People's government is stationed in Huilong East Road, Huayang town.

geographical environment

Location context

Wangjiang county is located in the southwest edge of Anhui Province, on the North Bank of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. It faces Dongzhi County in the southeast and Pengze County in Jiangxi Province across the river. It is adjacent to Susong Lake in the southwest, Taihu Lake in the northwest, Wanshui and Huaining in the North. At the junction of Anhui, Hubei and Jiangxi provinces, Wangjiang county has a maximum East-West length of 54 km and a maximum north-south width of 43 km. The total area is 1347.98 square kilometers.

topographic features

Wangjiang County, with mountains on one side and water on three sides, is known as the "water town" for its gentle slope from northwest to Southeast, roughly presenting the distribution of hills, hills and plains. The northwest is hilly, the highest is Xiangming mountain, the main peak is 489 meters above sea level, the middle is low hillock, the southeast is alluvial plain along the Yangtze River, the land is fertile.

climate

Wangjiang is a north subtropical monsoon climate zone with four distinct seasons, mild climate and an average annual temperature of 16.5 degrees. It has abundant rainfall with an average annual precipitation of about 1300 mm. It has long sunshine time with an average annual sunshine of nearly 2000 hours, a frost free period of 254 days, an average annual precipitation of 1300 mm and an average annual sunshine of 1962.7 hours. It is one of the counties with the richest heat resources in the province. The northeast wind is the main wind, and the south wind is the main wind in late spring and midsummer.

hydrology

There are five fresh water lakes in Wangjiang County, including Wuchang lake, Pohu lake, Qingcao lake, langgan lake and Jiaosai lake. Wuchang lake is located in the middle of the county, 6 kilometers away from the county, with a water surface area of 130000 Mu and an average water depth of 2.5 meters. It has excellent water quality and rich aquatic products. There are more than 100000 white swans and other migratory birds living in Wuchang lake every year, and the ecological environment is beautiful. It has been approved as a wetland reserve in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River by the provincial government.

natural resources

land resource

The administrative area of Wangjiang county is 1347.98 square kilometers, including 15908 hectares of forest. At the end of the year, the cultivated land area was 63400 hectares.

plant resources

During the reign of Emperor Qianlong, there were eight kinds of bamboo. Among them, Neosinocalamus affinis is rare. It "four seasons bamboo shoots, winter born outside, summer born inside, have the meaning of mother and son. The name of "Zi Mu Zhu" is recorded in different stories. The high beaches and sandbanks along the rivers and lakes are overgrown with reeds; the pine forests or mixed forests of Liquidambar formosana and Quercus acutissima in hilly areas are dozens or hundreds of mu. Heiao in fengqichong of Mingshan, Laolin of Haojia in the south of Erming, Guishan in Wuchang, Laolin of Liaojia in Xinba, Qiuyu mountain in Tuanshan, Jinjiling in maiyuan, etc. used to be full of ancient trees. After liberation, pine and Cunninghamia lanceolata were dominant in hilly areas, and Cunninghamia lanceolata had shown its development advantages in hilly areas. The riverside polder area is dominated by Pterocarya stenoptera, willow and Robinia pseudoacacia. In 1985, there were 458 kinds of medicinal plants in the county.

Animal resources

There are 31 species of birds, 12 species of mammals, 39 species of fish, 9 species of ostracods and 27 species of insects in Wangjiang county annals in Qianlong of Qing Dynasty. So far, for more than 200 years, bunting and pelting in birds, deer, tiger and monkey in animals, Shaoyang in fish, and turtle and alligator in ostracods have disappeared in the county. Muntjac and Swertia are rarely found in the reeds of Jiangzhou. In the winter of 1963, one leopard appeared in yatan township. There were many wolf nests in xiangmingshan and Nanshan. From 1958 to 1960, the wolf was seriously damaged. In three years, 167 people (mostly children) were killed and 227 people were bitten. It is rare now. The maiyu in the Taipingqiao section of the Matou river is like a grain of wheat in shape and color. It was once paid tribute to the imperial court as a treasure. Now the river channel is gradually silting up, and its yield is very small. There are fewer and fewer snakes, weasels, frogs, toads and grey magpies. Owls, eagles, harriers and woodpeckers are on the verge of extinction.

mineral resources

Mainly coal, natural gas, limestone, iron, copper, gold and so on. Coal and limestone have been mined.

coal

The coal seam system in the county is Permian Longtan coal formation, which is distributed in the north slope of Taiyangshan and the lakeside and yatan area west of Saikou. Only Xinqiao Coal Mine has proved reserves. Xinqiao Coal Mine is located in the north of Xinqiao township. The coal seam in the mining area is about 2400m long, 36m wide and 100m deep. It can be mined in 3 layers with a thickness of 0.66-1.55m and an average thickness of 0.5m. Anthracite. It contains 19.27% carbon and 10.2% volatile

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