Langxi County, Xuancheng City, Anhui Province

Langxi County, belonging to Xuancheng City, Anhui Province, was called Jianping in ancient times. It was built in the first year of Duangong in the Northern Song Dynasty (988). Located in the southeast border of Anhui Province, at the junction of Anhui, Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, it is known as the "thoroughfare of three provinces" with superior location.

By 2019, Langxi County has jurisdiction over 7 towns, 2 townships and 1 provincial Development Zone, with a total population of 347800 and an area of 1104.8 square kilometers.

Langxi County, with mild climate, fertile soil and abundant products, is known as the "land of fish and rice" and "natural botanical garden". It is an important production area of grain, oil and silkworm cocoons in Anhui Province and a national commodity grain base county. Its main products are green tea, yellow rice wine, golden silk dates, stuffy sauce, wild geese, silver fish, green shrimp, crab, turtle, etc. its main minerals are fluorite, yellow sand, limestone, granite, kaolin, etc The reserves of fluorite are 2 million tons. Langxi County has Shifo mountain, Longxu lake, gaojingmiao Forest Park and other tourist attractions.

In 2019, Langxi County will achieve a GDP of 18.01 billion yuan and a fiscal revenue of 2.93 billion yuan.

History of construction

According to the discovered ancient cultural sites and cultural relics, in the Neolithic age, there were already clans of ancestors living here, reproducing, living a life of slash and burn farming, fishing, hunting and animal husbandry. Later, due to the migration of tribes, this place became the settlement of Aborigines and Shanyue people; after the flood control by Xiayu, it was divided into nine states, now Langxi belongs to Yangzhou; Shang belongs to Gouwu. In the spring and Autumn period, the 40th year of King Jing of Zhou (480 BC) belonged to the TONGDI of Wu state; in the Warring States period, the 3rd year of King yuan of Zhou (473 BC) more destroyed Wu and belonged to Yue State. In the 35th year of King Xian of Zhou Dynasty (334 BC), Chu became more and more dominant and was destroyed by Chu.

In the 26th year of the reign of the king of Qin (221 BC), Qin destroyed six countries and divided the whole country into 36 counties. The ancient Wuyue area was divided into Zhang county and Kuaiji County, and Langxi belonged to Zhang county. In the second year of Yuanfeng (109 BC), Zhang county was changed into Danyang County, and the county government was moved to Wanling (now Xuanzhou), and the former Zhang county was set up in the surrounding area. Langxi belongs to Guzhang County. In the eighth year of Jian'an (203), Guangde County was established in the west of Zhangxian County, and Langxi County was Guangde County.

During the Three Kingdoms period, Jiangnan belonged to Wu state, and Guangde County belonged to Danyang county. In the second year of Taikang in the Western Jin Dynasty (281), it was changed to Xuancheng county. During the northern and Southern Dynasties, it was a dependency of song, Qi, Liang and Chen. In 422, sui'an county was established in Guangde, Guzhang, Changxing, Yangxian and Yixiang. In 468, it was transferred to Yixing County of Southern Xuzhou. Soon after the abolition, Guangde County was restored and still belonged to Xuancheng county. In the Southern Qi Dynasty, Guangde County belonged to Xuancheng County of Southern Yuzhou. In the first year of Liang shaotai (555), Guangde County was subordinate to Guangliang County of Southern Henan. In 558, Guangliang county was changed into Chenliu county.

In 589, Chenliu county was abolished, and Guangde, Guzhang, Anji and Yuanxiang counties were transferred to Shifeng County, which was changed into Suian county. Renshou three years (603 years) into Huzhou. In the second year of Daye (606), it was changed to Xuancheng County; in the third year of Wude (620), it was divided into Suian County, Tongchen county and Huaide County, belonging to Taozhou. In the second year of Zhide (757), sui'an county was changed to Guangde County, which belonged to Xuancheng county and later to Xuanzhou. In the Southern Tang Dynasty of the Five Dynasties, Guangde Zhi Shi was set up, which belonged to Jiangning Prefecture.

In 979, the Guangde army was set up. Duangong first year (988), renamed Jianping County. In 1277, Guangde army was changed to Guangde Road, which led Jianping County and belonged to the province of letters in Zhejiang Province. In 1356, Zhu Yuanzhang occupied the area and changed Guangde road into Guangxing Prefecture, which led Jianping County and belonged to the province of letters in the south of the Yangtze River.

In the first year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (1368), Guangxing Prefecture belonged to the capital Zhili, which was renamed Guangde Prefecture. Jianping County belonged to Guangde Prefecture. Hongwu four years (1371) in September to state, Jianping County is guangdezhou. Yongle first year (1403), Jianping County Zhili Nanjing. In the sixth year of Kangxi (1667) of the Qing Dynasty, Jianping County was transferred to the administrative department of Anhui Province. In the fourth year of Xianfeng (1854), Jianping County was temporarily put under the custody of the governor of Zhejiang Province. In the third year of tongzhi (1864), Jianping County was restored to Anhui Province, under the jurisdiction of Taiguang road and Wannan road of huiningchi.

In 1914, Jianping County was renamed Langxi County. In 1922, jiyuanbao was set up, which belongs to Chengxiang District. In 1939, it was set up in the town, belonging to the first district. In 1940, it was directly under the county government. On December 10, 1942, it was renamed langbu town. On November 8, 1945, it was renamed Jiyuan town.

In April 1949, Langxi County was liberated. In February 1952, Southern Anhui and Northern Anhui were merged to be called Southern Anhui and Northern Anhui. In August, the southern and northern districts of Anhui Province were abolished and Anhui Province was established. Langxi is a special district of Wuhu. In March 1971, the special area was renamed area, Langxi belongs to Wuhu area, in February 1980, Wuhu area was changed to Xuancheng area, and Langxi County belongs to Xuancheng area. In 2000, Langxi County was established as Xuancheng City.

administrative division

Division evolution

In 2000, Langxi County governed 8 towns and 9 townships.

At the end of 2004, Langxi County had jurisdiction over 8 towns and 4 townships: Jianping Town, Shizi Town, Xinfa Town, Taocheng Town, Nanfeng Town, Meizhu Town, Dongxia Town, Biqiao Town, Lingda Township, Feili Township, Yaocun Township and Xingfu township.

Zoning details

By the end of 2017, Langxi County had jurisdiction over 7 towns and 2 townships: Jianping Town, Meizhu Town, Taocheng Town, Shizi Town, Biqiao Town, Xinfa Town, Feili Town, Lingda town and Yaocun town. The county government is located in Jianping town.

geographical environment

Location context

Langxi County is a border county in the east of Southern Anhui, covering an area of 1104.8 square kilometers. The terrain is narrow in the South and wide in the north, about 54 km long in the north and 37 km wide in the East and West. The geographical coordinates are between 30 ° 48 ′ 45 ″ n to 31 ° 18 ′ 27 ″, 118 ° 58 ′ 48 ″ e to 119 ° 22 ′ 12 ″, and 31 ° 08 ′ n passes through the county. Guangde city is bounded by Baimaoling and tingzishan in the East, Xuanzhou City by Yihu Lake in the west, Xuanzhou City by yashanling in the south, Gaochun District of Jiangsu Province by Xuhe River in the northwest, and Liyang City of Jiangsu Province by wuyashan in the northeast. It is 297 km to Shanghai in the East, 167 km to Wuxi, 146 km to Changzhou and 226 km to Hangzhou in the south. It is 58 km to Xuanzhou in the west, 130 km to Wuhu, 268 km to Hefei in the northwest and 141 km to Nanjing in the north.

topographic features

Langchuan River in Langxi County runs through the county from east to west. The terrain inclines from southeast to northwest. It is high in the southeast and low in the northwest. The hills are undulating and the rivers crisscross, forming a hilly terrain. The landform of Langxi County is relatively complex. The north and middle parts are mainly plain along the main and tributaries of Langchuan River and the East Bank of Nanyi Lake, and the South and East edges are covered with underlying hills, hills and low mountains. The total terrain inclines from southeast to northwest with an average ground slope of 1:1000. The plain area of the county is the largest, accounting for 80% of the total area of the county, hillock land 12%, hills 6% and low mountains 2%.

climate

The climate of Langxi County belongs to "north subtropical monsoon humid climate zone". The main features are: mild climate, significant monsoon, four distinct seasons, hot and rainy season, abundant rainfall, sufficient sunshine, long frost free period.

hydrology

Most of the surface water in Langxi County belongs to two major water systems, namely, the Shuiyangjiang river system in Langxi basin and the Taihu Lake system outside the basin, which always belongs to the Yangtze River system.

In addition, the annual volume of water flowing through the Langchuan river is 900 million cubic meters. However, due to the lack of interception and storage works, most of the runoff is discharged from the stream and is not utilized. When the water level of Nanyi Lake is 8.5 meters, the water storage capacity of Nanyi Lake is 350 million cubic meters, which is an important water source for irrigation along the lake in the county. The county has 3322 sets of agricultural drainage and irrigation power machinery, accounting for 23871 kilowatts. The effective irrigation area is 330000 mu, and the guaranteed irrigation area is 261000 mu. According to the standard of 80% and 90% guarantee rate, the county still lacks 8-100 million cubic meters of water.

natural resources

land resource

Langxi County covers a total area of 1104.8 square kilometers (1.6573 million mu), accounting for about 0.79% of the total area of Anhui Province. Low mountains accounted for 11.15%, hills accounted for 46.05%, plain polder accounted for 30.11%, water accounted for 12.69%. The total area of cultivated land is 372500 mu, including 331100 mu of paddy field and 41400 mu of dry land. There are 201 000 mu of water area and 407 000 mu of forest land.

mineral resources

The main mineral resources of Langxi County are fluorite, yellow sand, limestone, granite, kaolin, pyrophyllite, etc., with fluorite reserves of 2 million tons. The larger reserves of iron ore in the county are Tongguanshan, Wuguishan, niuweibashan and Niuhushan, which are respectively located in Gangnan, Lingda and Taocheng towns. The total geological reserves of the four mining areas are about 3.5 million tons and the iron content is 39-57%. The metallogenic types are fault filling and bottom sediments of old strata. These iron ores are associated with other ore bodies, mainly sulfur, and the rest are phosphorus, arsenic, copper, zinc, lead, etc.

population

By the end of 2018, the total registered residence of Langxi county was 347515, and the total population was 179076 men and 168439 women. According to the statistics of the county health and Family Planning Commission, the birth rate of the whole county is 10.07 ‰, the natural growth rate is 4.05 ‰, and the sex ratio of the birth population is 104.11:100.

By the end of 2019, the total registered residence of Langxi county was 347807, and the total population was 179246 men and 168561 women. According to the County Health Commission statistics: the county's birth rate of 8.8%

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