Xiangdong District, Pingxiang City, Jiangxi Province

Xiangdong District Xiangdong district is subordinate to Pingxiang City, Jiangxi Province, bordering Liling City, Hunan Province in the West and Youxian County, Hunan Province in the southwest. Located on the border of Jiangxi and Hunan, eastern Hunan is the west gate of Jiangxi, known as "gateway of western Jiangxi" and "thoroughfare of Wu and Chu". The total area of the region is 858.75 square kilometers. By the end of 2018, Xiangdong district has jurisdiction over 8 towns, 2 townships, 1 Street, 156 administrative villages (communities), with a permanent resident population of 371800.

Eastern Hunan has a profound cultural heritage, with the reputation of "hometown of folk painting", "hometown of Tongguan music", "hometown of hualuogu", "hometown of Nuo culture". In eastern Hunan, there are bihutan National Forest Park, Taxus, sandalwood, ginkgo and other precious trees, as well as coal, limestone, iron ore, clay and other mineral resources with high reserves and high quality.

In 2018, the GDP of Xiangdong district was 18.469 billion yuan, and the total fiscal revenue was 2.006 billion yuan. On December 31, 2019, Xiangdong district was selected as a typical county of rural innovation and entrepreneurship in China.

Historical evolution

Eastern Hunan has a long history. As early as four or five thousand years ago, the ancestors of eastern Hunan worked here.

In the sixth year of Yuanguang (129 BC), Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was subordinate to the Marquis state of Yichun; in the fifth year of Yuanding (112 BC), the Marquis state of Yichun was abolished and restored to Yuzhang County, which was subordinate to Yichun County until the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

In the early and middle period of the Three Kingdoms, the territory was Yichun County, Yuzhang County, Yangzhou, the state of Wu. In 267, when Pingxiang was established as a county, eastern Hunan was always under the jurisdiction of Pingxiang County, which was called "Pingxi district".

Sui kaihuang 11 years (591), belongs to Yichun County Pingxiang county.

In 621, Yichun county was renamed Yuanzhou, belonging to Pingxiang county.

In 1277, it belonged to Yuanzhou County, Hunan Province; in 1282, it belonged to Jiangxi Province.

In the second year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (1369), the provincial government was abolished and Jiangxi Province was renamed as the chief minister. Pingxiang was restored as a county and still attached to Pingxiang County, belonging to Yuanzhou Prefecture.

In 1645, the second year of the reign of emperor Shunzhi of Qing Dynasty, Pingxiang County, Yuanzhou Prefecture, Jiangxi Province, was the province of Fuxing.

In 1970, Pingxiang was upgraded to a prefecture level city.

In 1971, with the approval of Jiangxi Provincial Revolutionary Committee, the county-level district was established in eastern Hunan.

administrative division

Division evolution

In January 1971, Xiangdong district was established, which is located in the old street of Xiangdong town and has jurisdiction over Xiangdong Town, including eight people's communes of Heyao, Laoguan, Xiabu, Dongqiao, Paishang, Lashi, Baizhu and guanghanzhai reclamation farm; in October, four production teams and 16 production teams of Zhangli, Wuliting, Ganquan, LiuTian in Xiangdong town were assigned to Xiangdong District Institute of Agricultural Sciences.

In January 1973, the state-owned Longtai forest farm was transformed into Longtai people's commune. The Yuanbing people's commune was set up by the four brigades of Mashan people's commune, namely Yuanyuan, Bingtian, Chongyuan and Dafeng, with a total of 10 people's communes, one farm, one town and one institute under its jurisdiction.

In 1984, the township was established by withdrawing the society, with 11 townships including Heyao, Laoguan, Xiabu, Paishang, Dongqiao, Lashi, Mashan, Longtai, Baizhu, yuanban and Guanghan, and Xiangdong Town, Xiangdong District Agricultural Science Institute and guanghanzhai reclamation farm under its jurisdiction; in June, guanghanzhai reclamation farm was set up with guanghanzhai Township and guanghanzhai reclamation farm under the separation of government and enterprise.

On February 15, 1986, quantian township was set up in eastern Hunan, with jurisdiction over Zhangli, qingni, Ganquan, penxing, Wuli and LiuTian villages of the Institute of Agricultural Sciences.

On May 29, 1993, Mashan Township and Laoguan Township were abolished and Mashan town and Laoguan town were established.

On August 26, 1994, Lashi Township, paixia Township, Xiabu Township and Heyao Township were abolished, and Lashi Town, Paishang Town, Xiabu town and Heyao town were established.

On December 12, 1995, Dongqiao township was abolished and Dongqiao town was established.

In 2000, Xiangdong District governed 8 towns and 5 townships: Xiangdong Town, Heyao Town, Xiabu Town, Laoguan Town, Paishang Town, Dongqiao Town, Mashan Town, Lashi Town, guanghanzhai Township, Longtai Township, Baizhu Township, yuanban Township and quantian township.

On September 4, 2003, yuanban Township and Longtai Township were abolished, and the Chengjian system was put under the jurisdiction of Baizhu township; quantian township was abolished, and the Chengjian system was put under the jurisdiction of Xiangdong town.

Zoning details

By 2018, Xiangdong district has jurisdiction over one street, eight towns and two townships: xiashankou street, Xiangdong Town, Heyao Town, Laoguan Town, Lashi Town, Xiabu Town, Paishang Town, Dongqiao Town, Mashan Town, guanghanzhai town and Baizhu town. Xiangdong District People's government is located in Xiangdong town.

geographical environment

Location context

Xiangdong district is adjacent to Pingxiang City and Luxi County in the East, Lianhua County in the southeast, you County in Hunan Province in the south, Liling City in Hunan Province in the West and Shangli County in Pingxiang City in the north. It is 29 kilometers wide from east to west and 43 kilometers long from north to south. Its geographical coordinates are 111 ° 49 ′ - 113 ° 36 ′ E and 27 ° 31 ′ - 27 ° 51 ′ n. The total area is 858.75 square kilometers.

topographic features

Xiangdong district is mountainous and belongs to the Wugong mountain range. Popoyan stands in the south, with an altitude of 1161.4 meters, which is the highest point in the whole district. The lowest point is pitouzhou, Laoguan Town, with an altitude of 15.4 meters, and the average altitude of the whole district is 203.6 meters.

Climatic characteristics

Eastern Hunan has a subtropical monsoon climate with abundant rainfall and high vegetation coverage. The annual average temperature is 17.2 ℃ and the annual rainfall is 1576.7mm.

natural resources

land resource

The land area of eastern Hunan is 853.4 square kilometers. According to the terrain classification, the low mountain area is 583000 mu, accounting for 5.16% of the total area of the region; the hilly area is 643300 mu, accounting for 49.75% of the total area of the region; the valley plain area is 66700 mu, accounting for 5.16% of the total area of the region. The total area of available land in the region is 1288100 mu. According to the utilization, the cultivated land area is 197600 mu, accounting for 15.28% of the total area. Among them, the paddy field area is 180000 mu, accounting for 91.1% of the cultivated land area and 13.92% of the total area; the dry land area is 17500 mu, accounting for 8.9% of the cultivated land area and 1.36% of the total area. The garden area is 11100 mu, accounting for 0.89% of the total area. Woodland area is 8213000 mu, accounting for 63.53% of the total area; grassland (artificial grassland) is 3 mu. The area of village land is 121100 mu, accounting for 9.37% of the total area. The area of traffic land is 57500 mu, accounting for 4.45% of the total area. The water area is 35700 mu, accounting for 2.76% of the total area. 433500 mu of unused land, accounting for 3.38% of the total area. The unusable land area is 4855 mu, accounting for 0.38% of the total area.

Biological resources

There are more than 560 species of wild animals, including birds, mammals, amphibians and reptiles. Among them, the key protected animals are hawk cuckoo, monkey faced eagle, water deer and leopard. Plant resources are all over the region. It has 368 kinds of woody plants, more than 260 kinds of medicinal woody plants in 88 families, and precious trees such as Taxus, sandalwood, ginkgo, etc.

mineral resources

Xiangdong district has proved 24 kinds of mineral resources, including coal, iron, gold, silver, manganese, copper, zinc, silicon, limestone, kaolin, etc., with coal reserves of 850 million tons. It is the largest coal production base in Jiangnan, mainly distributed in Juyuan, Wugang, Liushi, huangtang, shangguanling, Mashan, lengtanwan, Dapingshan, etc., belonging to zijiachong coal formation, mainly bright coal and dark coal Dengxinqiao, Heyao coal is anthracite, belongs to Leping coal series.

population

By the end of 2018, the permanent population of Xiangdong district was 371800, including 248400 urban residents, with a natural population growth rate of 6.83 ‰.

Economics

overview

In 2018, the GDP of Xiangdong District reached 18.469 billion yuan, with a year-on-year growth of 8.7%, of which the added value of the primary industry was 1.329 billion yuan, with a year-on-year growth of 4.0%; the added value of the secondary industry was 8.493 billion yuan, with a year-on-year growth of 8.0%; the added value of the tertiary industry was 8.647 billion yuan, with a year-on-year growth of 11%. The total fiscal revenue was 2.006 billion yuan, with a year-on-year increase of 2%, and the per capita income was 5403 yuan (calculated according to the average annual resident population of 371240 in 2018); tax accounted for 80.5% of the total fiscal revenue.

In 2018, the per capita disposable income of urban residents in Xiangdong district was 35900 yuan, a year-on-year increase of 7.96%; the per capita disposable income of rural residents was 18200 yuan, an increase of 8.21%. The year-end savings balance of urban and rural residents was 8.734 billion yuan, an increase of 7.6%.

primary industry

In 2018, the total agricultural output value of eastern Hunan was 2.114 billion yuan, up 4.1% year on year. The total grain output is 104200 tons, including 97700 tons of rice, 373500 pigs and 7154 tons of rapeseed.

In 2018, the total grain output was 104200 tons, including 97700 tons of rice, 373500 pigs and 7154 tons of rapeseed.

the secondary industry

In 2018, the industrial added value above the norm increased by 8.0% year on year. Investment in fixed assets increased by 10.3% year on year. Industrial ceramics are its main industrial products, of which the output of industrial ceramics of Industrial Enterprises above designated size is 1.2498 million tons.

In 2018, the added value of industries above designated size increased by 8.0% year on year. Investment in fixed assets increased by 10.3% year on year. Industrial ceramics are its main industrial products, of which the output of industrial ceramics of Industrial Enterprises above designated size is 1.2498 million tons. The total agricultural output value was 2.114 billion yuan, up 4.1% year on year.

the service sector; the tertiary industry

In 2018, the total retail sales of social consumer goods reached 5.540 billion yuan, up 11.1% year on year.

In 2018, the total retail sales of social consumer goods was 5.540 billion yuan, an increase of 1