Shahe City, Xingtai City, Hebei Province

Shahe Shahe, a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Hebei Province and managed by Xingtai City, is located in the southwest of Hebei Province and the east foot of Taihang Mountain. The terrain is slowly inclined from west to East, belonging to warm temperate continental monsoon climate. As of March 2020, Shahe has jurisdiction over 15 Township offices, 290 administrative villages and a total population of 480000.

There is Xingtai airport in Shahe City. Beijing Hong Kong Macao expressway, Beijing Guangzhou railway and danwu branch line pass through the city. It is an important channel and fulcrum connecting East with West and North with South.

Shahe is one of the nine counties in Xingzhou. It has a long history and beautiful scenery. There are Taohuayuan, beiwudang mountain, qinwanghu and other scenic spots. There are also some precious cultural heritages such as song Jing stele in Tang Dynasty, plum blossom Fu written by Emperor Qianlong in Qing Dynasty, rattan array and so on.

The green Taihang international road cycling race in Xingtai, China in 2018 passes through Shahe City. On October 22, 2018, it was selected into the list of pilot areas for the integrated development of rural primary, secondary and tertiary industries in 2018.

Historical evolution

Shahe county was built in Sui Dynasty. In 596 ad, Shahe county was set up in the south of Xiangguo county. It was named after Dasha River. The old city is one kilometer east of the county, belonging to Xingzhou.

Shahe was established as Wenzhou in 618 A.D. in the first year of Wude of Tang Dynasty, belonging to the general manager's office of Xingzhou. In the fourth year of Wude, Shahe county was restored to one of the nine counties of Xingzhou. In the first year of Tianbao, Julu County was restored to Xingzhou, and in the second year of Zhide, it was restored to Xingzhou.

In the Five Dynasties, Shahe County moved to Shahe Town in the first year of Kaiyun in the later Jin Dynasty (944 A.D.), still belonging to nine counties of Xingzhou.

Shahe County in Northern Song Dynasty belongs to Xingzhou, Hebei West Road. In 1119, Xingzhou was promoted to Xinde Prefecture. Shahe county is one of the eight counties under the jurisdiction of Xinde Prefecture.

In 1129, Xinde government restored Xingzhou and set up an Guojun under the jurisdiction of Shahe.

In 1262, Xingzhou was upgraded to Shunde Prefecture, and later changed to Shunde Road, which governs nine counties including Shahe.

In the first year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty, Shunde road was restored to Shunde Prefecture, and Shahe was one of the nine counties in Shunde Prefecture.

In Qing Dynasty, Shahe county was subordinate to Shunde Prefecture of Zhili Province, and still belonged to nine counties of Shunde Prefecture.

In the second year of the Republic of China, Shunde Prefecture was abolished, and the observation envoys were stationed in Xingtai County. Shahe county was subordinate to Jinan road. In the next year, the observation envoys moved to Daming County and became subordinate to Daming Road.

In 1928, the Nanjing national government abolished Daming Road, and Shahe county was transferred to Hebei Province.

In 1937, after the fall of Shunde (now Xingtai City), Hebei Province, the puppet North China Committee set up Shunde road and governed 15 counties including Shahe.

In 1939, the Communist Party of China established the Taihang Anti Japanese base area, and Shahe county was under the jurisdiction of Jixi special area.

In September 1941, the Communist Party of China set up the Shanxi Hebei Shandong Henan border region, set up Taihang District, Shahe is Taihang six special area.

In September 1945, Shunde was liberated and Shunde road was abolished. Shahe county was subordinate to Taihang No.1 special district.

In September 1948, the people's Government of North China was established. Shahe belongs to the Taihang Special Administrative Region of North China.

On August 1, 1949, the Communist Party of China resumed the establishment of Hebei Province. Shahe belongs to Xingtai District of Hebei Province.

In 1958, Xingtai district was abolished and Shahe was incorporated into Xingtai County.

In 1961, Xingtai district was restored and Shahe county was restored.

In 1968, the people's Government of Shahe County moved from Chengguan Shahe Town to Danlian town.

In 1987, with the approval of the State Council, Shahe City was established from the county, which is subordinate to Xingtai area.

In July 1993, Xingtai City merged with Xingtai area, which has jurisdiction over two districts, 15 counties and two county-level cities (Nangong and Shahe).

On March 6, 2019, the Central Propaganda Department, the Ministry of finance, the Ministry of culture and tourism, and the State Administration of cultural relics announced the list of counties for the protection and utilization of revolutionary cultural relics (the first batch), in which Shahe was included.

administrative division

As of 2012, Shahe City has jurisdiction over 5 streets, 4 towns and 4 townships: Danli street, Qiaodong street, Qiaoxi street, zanshan street, Zhouzhuang street, Xincheng Town, Baita Town, Shiliting Town, Qicun Town, Cejing Township, Liushigang Township, chaiguan Township and Chanfang Township, including 290 administrative villages. The people's Government of Shahe City is stationed in Tongli. In addition, Shahe Town and Liucun town are managed by Xingtai development zone. Shahe City is also one of the mother counties of Xingtai City. Now one third of the land area of Xingtai City belongs to Shahe county.

geographical environment

Location context

Shahe City is located in the southwest of Xingtai City, Hebei Province, adjacent to Xindu District and Xiangdu District in the north, Nanhe District in the East, Yongnian district and Wu'an city in the south, covering an area of 999 square kilometers.

Shahe City has superior location and convenient transportation. In ancient times, it was called "the throat of Zhaobei and the fan of Xiangnan". It was a transportation hub connecting Shanxi, Hebei, Shandong and Henan. Jingguang railway and Jingguang high-speed railway run through the urban area, danwu railway extends westward to the central part, Xinghe railway and Xinghuang railway connect the East and West, Jingzhu Expressway, national highway 107, Xingdu, Xingfeng, Pingshe and Danhua highways crisscross, Shahe airport is 5km away from the urban area, forming a three-dimensional transportation network of railway, highway and aviation, with convenient transportation.

topographic features

Shahe City is located in the eastern foot of Taihang Mountain and the western edge of Hebei plain. From west to East, it is mountainous area, hilly area and plain area, each accounting for about one third. The highest peak, North Wudang Mountain (Laoye Mountain), is 1437 meters above sea level. The main mountains and rivers are dukouchuan, chaiguanchuan and kongzhuangchuan. In the hilly area, the hills are low and gentle, the valley is open, the platform is mostly composed of glacial mud and gravel, and there are many underground coal and iron deposits. The plain is formed by proluvial alluvium, with a ground slope of about 1 / 400. The southeast corner of the city is the lowest place in the city, with an altitude of 47.2 meters.

Hydrological climate

Shahe River, also known as Dasha River and Lihe River, was originally called Heshui River and Yehe river. It originated from six big rivers in the western mountainous areas of Neiqiu, Xingtai and Shahe counties and flows through seven counties, namely Neiqiu, Xingtai, Shahe, Nanhe, Renxian, Longyao and Ningjin. The upper reaches of Xingtai are called Yehe River, Shahe River is called Dasha River, Nanhe River and Renxian River are called Nanli River, and Beili river is called Beili river through Longyao and Ningjin. Dasha River (Lihe River) is the longest river in Xingtai City, with the largest drainage area, the largest number of counties and cities, and the largest flow. It runs through the whole territory of Shahe City from west to East, with a length of 86.4 km. The river bed in the lower reaches is several miles wide and covered with white sand. There is no water on weekdays. It is a typical seasonal flood discharge river. In the southwest, there are small rivers such as Mahe.

Zhuzhuang reservoir is located near Zhuzhuang village, Qicun Town, Shahe City. It is a large (II) type water conservancy project on Shahe River, a tributary of Fuyang River in Ziya River system of Haihe River Basin, which is mainly for flood control and irrigation, and also for comprehensive utilization of power generation and urban water supply. The control basin area is 1220km2, and the engineering grade is grade II. At the same time, the beautiful scenery and fresh air around the reservoir make it a good place for tourism.

Shahe City has a continental monsoon climate with four distinct seasons. The annual average temperature is 13.1 ℃, the average frost free period is 207 days, and the average precipitation is 529 mm, mostly in summer.

natural resources

plant resources

Forest

According to the general survey in 1983, there are 88 species of woody plants in Shahe City, belonging to 37 families. Among them, there are 36 timber trees, 25 economic trees and 27 shrubs, and the forest coverage rate is 13.7%.

Timber trees mainly include: Robinia pseudoacacia, Pinus tabulaeformis, poplar, willow, toon, Sophora japonica, Platycladus orientalis, oak, oak, mangrove, Paulownia, elm, Albizzia julibrissin addition, Catalpa bungei, kudong, black leaf tree, native tung tree, white ash and so on.

Economic trees: lacquer tree, shiyangou, Daqian, Xiaoqian, Shipen, etc. In the 1970s, 5000 strains were investigated. Mulberry, Zanthoxylum bungeanum, walnut, chestnut, pear, apple, persimmon, grape, jujube, in addition, apricot, peach, Huahong, Naizi, Begonia, duri, black jujube, pomegranate, Shaguo, betel, etc.

Shrubs: mainly including Vitex negundo, Zizyphus jujuba, Sanguisorba, Lespedeza, hazelnut, liudaomu, bangbangbangmu, Amorpha fruticosa, Vitis amurensis, shandouman, etc.

Flowers and herbs

According to incomplete statistics, there are more than 180 kinds of herbaceous plants in 54 families, most of which are in mountainous areas. It mainly includes:

Weeds: white grass, wheat grass, thatch grass, Artemisia, Salicornia, Digitaria, Setaria, wangbuliu, Cyperus, Malan grass, Spiraea, graminea, guigezhen, Xanthium sibiricum, Tribulus terrestris, Ocimum, Grifola, chrysanthemum indicum, Vallisneria, Phragmites australis, Allium tuberosum, Allium, morning glory, milkweed, jiecao, Acorus calamus, etc.

Flowers and trees: clove, peony, crape myrtle, nail grass, Prunus mume, chrysanthemum, pomegranate, oleander, Hibiscus syriacus, rose, rose, sunflower, Shandan, Jiguan, jasmine, yuyemei, Yingchun, passionflower, cactus, asparagus, nocturnip, Begonia, iris, orchid, lotus, holly, etc.

Medicinal materials: Radix rehmanniae, Radix Bupleuri, Radix Scutellariae, Platycodon grandiflorum, radix sophorae tonkinensis, Radix Angelicae sinensis, Rhizoma Scutellariae, Fructus Trichosanthes, Rhizoma asari, Tetrastigma, Herba Aristolochiae, gradually concave ginseng, semen plantaginis, Herba Artemisiae Scopariae, semen rabbitae, dandelion, radix puerariae, Herba Leonuri, Rhizoma Cyperi, Rhizoma asparagi, cortex mori, Qumai, Rhizoma Tougucao, Pinellia ternata, mint, Aristolochiae, Schizonepeta tenuifolia, semen spinosus, mulberry leaves, etc. In addition, there are 161 kinds of animal traditional Chinese medicine, such as water centipede, cuttlebone, scorpion, cicada, swallow eggs, etc. Mineral traditional Chinese medicine: such as magnetite, Hanshuishi, yemingsha, talc, etc.

Animal resources

Raising animals: horse, cattle, sheep, pig, donkey, mule, chicken, duck, rabbit, dog, cat, fish, etc.

Wildlife: Wolf, leopard, fox, hare, civet, weasel, squirrel, badger, hedgehog, vole, bat, house mouse, snake, grass carp, loach, carp, frog, toad, gecko, lizard, crab, turtle.

Birds: sparrow, magpie, pigeon, grey magpie, swallow, grouse, quail, eagle, Harrier, owl, cuckoo, crow, woodpecker, oriole, turtledove, stork, pheasant, etc.

Insects: locusts, butterflies, snails, etc.

mineral resources

As of 2012, there are more than 40 known mineral resources in Shahe, including more than 10 preliminarily proved reserves, such as 1 billion tons of coal, 340 million tons of iron ore, 8.1 million tons of pyrite and 8.7 million tons of porcelain clay

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