Xingtai County, Xingtai City, Hebei Province

Xingtai County Xingtai County, Hebei Province Xingtai City formerly under the jurisdiction of the county, located in the southwest of Hebei Province, Taihang east foot, is a "seven mountains, one beach, two fields" mountain county. As of October 2018, Xingtai County has jurisdiction over 10 towns, 6 townships and 519 administrative villages with an area of 1848 square kilometers and a population of 336000. Xingtai County was founded four times and its capital was established twice since Shang Dynasty. In Qin Dynasty, Xiangguo county was set up, and Longgang county was changed in Sui Dynasty. In 1120, Zhao Ji, Emperor Huizong of the Northern Song Dynasty, changed Longgang County into Xingtai County.

Xingtai County was nominated by UNESCO as "top 500 global livable environment" and named as provincial Geopark by Hebei provincial government. Qiannanyu, known as "the greenest place in Taihang Mountain", is the former site of the Chinese people's Anti Japanese military and Political University, and has won the nomination award of "global top 500 environmental protection".

In 2017, Xingtai County achieved a GDP of 15.58 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 7%; the per capita disposable income of urban residents was 27500 yuan, a year-on-year increase of 8.8%; the per capita disposable income of rural residents was 12631 yuan, a year-on-year increase of 9.6%.

In June 2020, the State Council approved to abolish Xingtai County, put yurangqiao street, yanjiatun Town, Zhucun town and Dongwang town of Xingtai County under the jurisdiction of Xiangdu District of Xingtai City, and put nanshimen Town, Yangfan Town, Huangsi Town, Huining Town, xihuangcun Town, luluo Town, jiangjunmu Town, Jiangshui Town, Songjiazhuang Town, taizijing Town, longquansi Town, beixiaozhuang town and Chengji town of Xingtai County Tou Township, Bai'an Township and Jijia Village Township are under the jurisdiction of Xindu District of Xingtai City.

Historical evolution

In the spring and Autumn period, Xingtai County was the territory of Xingguo first, and xingmie belonged to Wei, then Jin. During the Warring States period, it was under the jurisdiction of Zhao state.

In the Qin Dynasty, Xindu County belonged to Handan county. "Qin and the world, in this county, is the county of Julu. According to tan Qixiang's "boundary site examination", this county should also belong to Handan county. At the end of Qin Dynasty, Liu and Xiang fought against each other, Xiang Yu occupied Zhao, established Zhang Er as the king of Changshan, ruled Xindu, and changed Xindu to Xiangguo.

In the fourth year of emperor Gaodi of the Han Dynasty (203 BC), Xiangguo county was re established. The old city is located in nanbaiquan village, Xingtai City (according to Shunde Fu Zhi: "the ancient city is located in nanbaiquan village of Fucheng City, and the ruins still exist"), belonging to the state of Zhao in Jizhou (in the third year of emperor Jingdi [155 BC], the state was abandoned and changed into Handan County; in the fifth year of emperor Jingdi [153 BC], the state of Zhao was restored). In the Eastern Han Dynasty, Xiangguo county was first the state of Zhao in Jizhou (initially Zhao county, which was granted the title in the fifth year of Jianwu), and it was transferred to Wei County in Jizhou in the 17th year of Jian'an (212).

In the Three Kingdoms and Wei Dynasty, Xiangguo county was even subordinate to Guangping County of Jizhou (in 221, the second year of Huangchu). In Jin Dynasty, Xiangguo County belonged to Sizhou Guangping County, then Renxian county. In the 20th year of Taihe (496) of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Ren county was restored to Xiangguo County, and now Xingtai City was moved to govern. It was originally under the jurisdiction of Guangping County of Sizhou. In the third year of Xiaochang (527), it was changed to beiguangping county. In the Northern Qi Dynasty, Yiyang County (now Yongnian County) was abolished and merged into Xiangguo County, which was also subordinate to Guangping county (beiguangping county was abolished). In the Northern Zhou Dynasty, the county of Xiangguo was restored to Yiyang County, and Xiangguo county was transferred to Xiangguo county.

In the Sui Dynasty, Xiangguo county was ruled and led by Xiangguo county at the beginning; in the third year of kaihuang (583), Xiangguo county was abolished and renamed Longgang County in the ninth year of kaihuang (589); in the 16th year of kaihuang (596), Xingzhou was set up to govern Longgang County; in the third year of Daye (607), Xiangguo county was restored.

In the Tang Dynasty, Longgang county was ruled and led by Xingzhou, Hebei Province (in 742, the first year of Tianbao, the county was called Julu County, and in 757, the second year of Zhide, the county was abandoned and restored to Xingzhou). In the first year of Wude (618), the two counties of Longgang and Neiqiu were set up as Qingshan county (now Neiqiu county), which was abolished in the fifth year of Wude (622). In the Five Dynasties, Longgang county was under the jurisdiction of Xingzhou.

In Song Dynasty, Longgang County belonged to Xingzhou of Hebei road at first; in 1120, Longgang county changed its name to Xingtai County and became subordinate to Xinde Prefecture of Hebei West Road; in 1129, Jin Dynasty, Longgang County descended to Xinde Prefecture as Xingzhou and still belonged to Hebei West Road, succeeding Xingtai County.

In the Yuan Dynasty, Xingtai County was ruled and led by Zhending road at the beginning; Xingzhou was promoted to Shunde Prefecture in 1262, and changed to Shunde road in 1265.

In the Ming Dynasty, Xingtai County was the capital of Shunde.

In the Qing Dynasty, it was Shunde Prefecture of Zhili Province.

At the beginning of the Republic of China, Xingtai County was under the jurisdiction of Jinan Road (later renamed Daming Road) in Zhili Province. In 1928, Xingtai County was under the jurisdiction of Hebei Province. In 1937, Xingtai County was designated as the 15th supervision district of Hebei Province.

After the outbreak of the Anti Japanese War, Xingtai County was occupied by Japanese invaders, and its jurisdiction was Taihang district. In 1941, the border region of Shanxi, Hebei, Shandong and Henan was established, which governed Taihang district. Xingtai County is divided into Xingxi county and Xingdong County, both of which belong to the sixth special district of Taihang district. In 1943, Xingtai County was merged with Xingxi county and Xingdong County, which is still the sixth special district of Taihang District in Shanxi Hebei Shandong Henan border region. After the victory of the Anti Japanese War, in October 1945, the administrative division of the border region was adjusted, and Xingtai County was changed into a special district of Taihang district. In December of the same year, Xingtai County was divided into Xingxi and Xingdong counties, and its county (now Xingtai City) was set as Xingtai City, belonging to the same special district of Taihang district. In May 1946, the administrative division of Shanxi Hebei Shandong Henan border region was adjusted again. Xingtai County was merged into Xingtai County, a special district of Dahang District, and Xingtai City was directly under the jurisdiction of Taihang district. In September 1948, the North China administrative region was established, and Xingtai County belonged to Taihang district. In June 1949, Xingtai County was liberated. On August 1 of the same year, the people's Government of Hebei Province was established, Taihang district was abolished immediately, and Xingtai County was assigned to Xingtai District of Hebei Province.

After the founding of the people's Republic of China on October 1, 1949, Xingtai County still belonged to Xingtai special district. On April 23, 1958, Xingtai district was abolished and Xingtai County was transferred to Handan district; on December 20, 1958, Xingtai City and Shahe county were merged into Xingtai County. On May 3, 1960, Handan district was abolished and changed to Handan city. On May 23, 1961, Xingtai district was reestablished, and Xingtai County still belonged to it; on July 9, 1961, Xingtai City and Shahe county were established, and Xingtai County still belonged to Xingtai district. In 1970, Xingtai district was renamed Xingtai area, and then Xingtai County. In July 1993, Xingtai area was merged with Xingtai City and renamed Xingtai City.

administrative division

As of 2018, Zhucun town of Xingtai County is managed by Qiaodong District of Xingtai City, and Dongwang town is managed by Xingtai economic development zone. Xingtai County actually has jurisdiction over 16 towns (10 towns and 6 townships), including nanshimen Town, yanjiatun Town, Yangfan Town, Huangsi Town, Huining Town, Xihuang Town, luluo Town, jiangjunmu Town, Jiangshui Town, Songjiazhuang Town, taizijing Town, beixiaozhuang town and Longquan Temple Township, chengjitou Township, Baian Township, Jijia Village Township. The county government is located in Qiaodong District of Xingtai City.

geographical environment

Location context

Xingtai County is located in the southwest of Hebei Province and the eastern foot of Taihang Mountain. The county is located at 37 ° 08 ′ N and 114 ° 30 ′ e, facing Zuoquan, Heshun and Xiyang counties of Shanxi Province in the west, Ren county and Nanhe County in the East, Shahe and Wu'an County in the South and Neiqiu County in the north. The county is 75 km long from east to west and 34 km wide from north to south, with a total area of 1847 square kilometers.

topographic features

Xingtai County is high in the West and low in the East, with mountainous, hilly and plain terrain in turn. The highest altitude is 1822 meters (bulaoqingshan, Songjiazhuang town), and the lowest altitude is 54.2 meters (yanjiatun town).

Xingtai County has 1882000 mu of mountain farms and 546000 mu of cultivated land, known as "seven mountains, one beach and two fields".

climate

Xingtai County has a warm temperate semi-arid monsoon climate, with an average annual temperature of 12.8 ℃ and an average annual rainfall of 558.7mm.

hydrology

There are four seasonal rivers in Xingtai County, including Dasha River, Qili River, Niuwei River and Baima River.

natural resources

mineral resources

Xingtai County is rich in mineral resources. More than 30 kinds of minerals such as magnesite, kyanite, quartz, gypsum, limestone, coal, iron, graphite, marble, granite and dolomite have been proved. Among them, the reserves of Kyanite are 2 million tons, ranking the first in China, and the reserves of magnesite are 33.9 million tons, ranking the third in China (2.249 million tons of iron, 877 million tons of gypsum, 66 million cubic meters of limestone, 67.5 million tons of dolomite, 1.049 million tons of feldspar and 1.049 million tons of sandstone) 2.15 million tons).

Biological resources

Xingtai County is rich in biological resources, with 1.57 million mu of Yilin mountain farm, with 45.1% forest coverage and 87% vegetation coverage.

population

By the end of 2017, the total registered residence of Xingtai county was 358104, 553 fewer than the end of last year. Among them, there are 268683 agricultural population and 89421 non-agricultural population. There were 62127 people over 60 years old, accounting for 17.35%. There are 7087 births and 6836 deaths in the county. At the end of the year, there were 330302 permanent residents in the county, including 109462 urban residents. The proportion of urban population (urbanization rate of permanent residents) was 33.14%, 1.2 percentage points higher than that of the previous year.

Economics

overview

Xingtai County has distinctive industrial characteristics. The county has initially formed a "3 + 1" industrial development pattern of iron and steel, coal chemical industry, equipment manufacturing and tourism.

In 2017, the GDP of Xingtai County reached 15.58 billion yuan, an increase of 7% over the previous year. Among them, the added value of the primary industry was 1.24 billion yuan, an increase of 12.4%; the added value of the secondary industry was 10.35 billion yuan, an increase of 4.7%, of which the industrial added value was 9.75 billion yuan

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