Xiangcheng County, Xuchang City, Henan Province

Xiangcheng County Xiangcheng County is located in the central part of Henan Province, which belongs to Xuchang city of Henan Province. Now it has jurisdiction over 10 towns, 6 townships, 448 administrative villages (communities), with a total area of 920 square kilometers, 965000 mu of cultivated land, 820000 mu of basic farmland, 900000 population, and 43.81% of permanent population.

Xiangcheng County is the main coalfield of Pingdingshan Coal Group. It is praised as "tobacco kingdom" by Chairman Mao Zedong. It is the hometown of Chinese tobacco culture and the research base of Chinese tobacco culture. The protein content of soybean is the highest in China, and it is rated as "national demonstration county of green, high yield and high efficiency of soybean". It is the preferred base for the production of soybean products. There are many kinds of sweet potatoes with good taste, such as chestnut and jujube Mud, purple potatoes, such as bean paste. "Xiangcheng tobacco" and "Xiangcheng sweet potato" have passed the certification of "national geographical indication of agricultural products".

Xiangcheng County has been known as the thoroughfare of nine provinces since ancient times. It is 20 kilometers away from Pingdingshan in the south, 40 kilometers away from Xuchang in the north, 70 kilometers away from Zhengzhou International Airport, and 45 kilometers away from Luohe in the East. Mengping and Pingyu railways run through the territory, national highway 311 and provincial highways 329, 238 and 103 meet in the county, and Xuping South Expressway passes through the territory.

In 2019, the county's GDP will reach 45.25 billion yuan, the added value of industries above Designated Size will increase by 8.7%, the investment in fixed assets will increase by 5.2%, the general public budget revenue will reach 2.052 billion yuan, the total retail sales of social consumer goods will reach 7.52 billion yuan, and the per capita disposable income of urban and rural residents will reach 30391 yuan and 17482 yuan respectively. The 90 non key ecological function areas (counties) in Henan Province ranked 12th in terms of high-quality economic and social development, and won the title of advanced county of high-quality economic development in Henan Province.

Historical evolution

Xiangcheng County has a long history. As early as the Neolithic age, there were ancestors hunting and farming here. Xiangcheng was named "fan" in the spring and Autumn period. In the 16th year of Jizheng (636 BC), King Xiang of Zhou lived in Fancheng. In the 5th year of King Jing of Zhou (540 BC), Xiangcheng belonged to Chu. King Ling of Chu built a new city in the northwest of Fancheng. Because King Xiang of Zhou once lived here, it was named Xiangcheng.

During the Warring States period, Xiangcheng lived among Qin, Chu, Han and Wei, and belonged to diegeng. After the unification of Qin Dynasty, Xiangcheng County was set up, and Yingyang county was set up in Chengying, which belongs to Sanchuan county,

In the early Western Han Dynasty, it was changed into Yingchuan county (now Yuzhou City).

During Wang Mang's new deal, Xiangcheng was changed into "Xiangcheng".

The original name of Xiangcheng was restored in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

The Three Kingdoms belonged to Wei Dynasty.

Xiangcheng County was still established in the Western Jin Dynasty.

In 336, the second year of Xiankang in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Xiangcheng County was abolished and Yingchuan was merged.

In the Northern Wei Dynasty, Xiangcheng County was established. In 487, the first mountain of Xiangcheng was analyzed. Gaoyang County was set up from the south of Gaoyang mountain to Sanshui, which was subordinate to Hanguang county.

In the sixth year of Wuding in the Eastern Wei Dynasty (548), the administrative office of Guangzhou moved to Xiangcheng.

The Northern Zhou Dynasty changed Xiangcheng County to Ruzhou. Ruzhou was abolished in the third year of Daye (607), and Xiangcheng still belonged to Yingchuan county.

In 618, the first year of Wude in Tang Dynasty, Ruzhou was set up in Xiangcheng, leading rufen and Qicheng county. In the first year of Zhenguan (627), Ruzhou, rufen and Qicheng counties were abolished. Rufen originally belonged to Xiangcheng County and belonged to Xuzhou. Kaiyuan four years (716 years) belong to Xianzhou (governance now ye county). In the 16th year of Kaiyuan (738), Xianzhou was abolished, and it belonged to Xuzhou. In the same year, it belonged to Ruzhou. In the 28th year of Kaiyuan (740), it belonged to Xuzhou again. Tianbao seven years (748) belong to Linru county. In the early Qianyuan period, it was changed to Ruzhou. In the fourth year of Dali (769), Xianzhou was established by Ye and Xiang. The next year, the state was abolished and still attached to Ruzhou.

In the Five Dynasties, Houliang belonged to Xuzhou, and later Tang, later Jin, later Han and later Zhou belonged to Ruzhou.

The Northern Song Dynasty still belonged to Ruzhou, where it belonged to the south of the river. Zhidao three years (997) belong to Jingxi road. Yuanfeng six years (1083) belong to Beijing northwest road.

Jinchu belonged to Ruzhou and Bianjing road. Taihe seven years (1207), changed to Xuzhou Changwu army, Li Nanjing Road.

Yuan to Yuan 25 years (1288) belong to Xuzhou, Li Bianliang road.

Ming belongs to Xuzhou, Kaifeng Prefecture.

In 1724, Xuzhou was promoted to Zhili Prefecture. In 1741, Xuzhou was restored to Zhili Prefecture. In 1913, Xiangcheng County belonged to Yudong Road, Henan Province.

In 1914, Xiangcheng County belonged to Kaifeng Road, Henan Province. In 1925, it was directly under the Henan provincial government. In 1932, it was the fifth administrative region of Henan Province. In the 36th year of the Republic of China (1947), Xiangcheng County was liberated on December 12. In January of the next year, it was subordinate to the Henan Shaanxi Hubei border region and transferred to the fifth administrative region of western Henan.

In July 1949, it was subordinate to Xuchang administrative region of Henan Province.

In February 1986, it was designated as Pingdingshan county.

In August 1997, it was under the jurisdiction of Xuchang city.

administrative division

By 2018, Xiangcheng County has jurisdiction over 10 towns and 6 townships: Chengguan Town, Yingqiao Hui town, mailing Town, Yingyang Town, Wangluo Town, Ziyun Town, kuzhuang Town, Shilipu Town, shantoudian Town, fenchen Town, Zhanbei Town, Cigou Town, Dingying Town, Jiangzhuang Town, Fanhu town and Shuangmiao town. The county people's government is located in Yancheng Road, Chengguan town.

geographical environment

Location context

Xiangcheng County is located in the middle of Henan Province, 113 ° 22 ′ - 113 ° 45 ′ e, 33 ° 42 ′ - 34 ° 02 ′ n, Xuchang, Linying and Yancheng in the East, Wuyang, Yexian and Pingdingshan in the south, Jiaxian in the West and Yuzhou in the north. The county is 41 kilometers wide from Jiangzhuang Township, Hebei Wang Village in the east to Shilipu Township, Gaozhuang village in the West; zhanwan village in Zhanbei Township in the south to fenchen Township, Songtang village in the north. The county is located in the southwest of the central part of the city, 113 kilometers away from the provincial capital Zhengzhou in the north and 20 kilometers away from Pingdingshan in the south. The total area is 920 square kilometers.

topographic features

Xiangcheng County is located in the eastern part of Funiu mountain range. In the southwest of the county, there are rolling shallow mountains, with Mapeng mountain as the highest, with an altitude of 462.7 meters; in the north, there are hills, with an altitude of 90-128 meters; in the Middle East, there are plains, with an altitude of 80-90 meters; in the East, there are low-lying areas, with an altitude of 64 meters. The county is about 41 kilometers long from east to west and 31 kilometers wide from north to south. The terrain of the county is high in the West and low in the East, from Fangcun, Wangluo Township in the northwest to Wangcun, Hebei Township, Jiangzhuang Township in the southeast, with a slope of 1:1600. Zhushan is the remnant vein of Funiu Mountain, and its structure is eroded low mountain area. The county has 9 mountain tops, covering an area of 80.4 square kilometers, including Shoushan, Ziyun, Lingwu, Mengliang, jiaozan, Guishan, Jianshan, Baishi and yehushan. The mountains are distributed in three towns of Ziyun, Zhanbei and shantoudian in the southwest of the county. There are 7 hills with an altitude of 81-128 meters. It includes bashigang, baininggang, fengyanggang, mailinggang, hugang, yaochenggang and lingshugang, covering an area of 44.8 square kilometers, accounting for about 20% of the total area of the county.

climate

Xiangcheng County has a warm temperate continental monsoon climate with four distinct seasons. Generally, the whole county is controlled by continental air mass in winter and oceanic air mass in summer. Spring and autumn are the transitional seasons of the two. The Spring Festival is short, dry and windy, and the temperature rises quickly; the summer is long, the temperature is high, the rain is concentrated, and the space-time distribution is uneven; the autumn is short, the temperature difference between day and night is large, and the precipitation gradually decreases; the winter is long, windy, cold, and less rain and snow. The annual average sunshine hours is 2281.9 hours, the annual average sunshine rate is 52%, and the annual total solar radiation is 121.49 kcal / cm2. The total solar radiation, photosynthetically active radiation and sunshine are abundant in crop growing season, which can meet the needs of two crops a year. The annual average temperature is 14.7 ℃ and the annual average accumulated temperature is 5463.8 ℃. The daily average temperature is 27.6 ℃ in July and 0.8 ℃ in January. The extreme minimum temperature is 15.3 ℃ below zero and the extreme maximum temperature is 42.3 ℃. The wind direction changes obviously with seasons. Northerly wind prevails in winter, southerly wind prevails in summer, and southwest wind prevails in the whole year. The annual average wind speed is 2.4 m / s. Dry hot wind often appears in early summer, with the highest frequency from May 24 to 29.

hydrology

Xiangcheng County belongs to Huaihe River Basin. There are 16 rivers in the territory, covering 16 townships (towns) in the county, most of which flow from northwest to Southeast, with a total length of 299.5 km. In the south is the Sharu river system, and in the northeast is the Yinghe river system. BEIRU River and Yinghe River, two main rivers, flow through 11 townships (towns) from the West and northwest, with a total length of 69.9 kilometers and a drainage area of 309 square kilometers. They undertake the water flow of 12 counties in 3 regions outside China, and there are 14 seasonal drainage channels in their tributaries. It flows from northwest to Southeast, north to South and southwest to northeast, and is distributed in 16 townships (towns) of the county.

natural resources

water resource

Xiangcheng County is rich in surface water, but its spatial and temporal distribution is uneven, and the differences among different areas are obvious. In addition, there are few ground control projects, and the available amount is not large. The surface runoff is consistent with the natural precipitation, and the intensity is large and concentrated in rainy season, resulting in runoff loss. The total annual runoff of hilly plain and artesian area is 142 million cubic meters, and the reservoir can only control 3.59 million cubic meters. Most of the runoff is discharged out of the river. The average annual transit water volume is more than 1.1 billion cubic meters. The flow of BEIRU river is the largest, reaching 947 million cubic meters per year. The control project and lift irrigation can only use 57.2 million cubic meters, accounting for 11.8% of the total amount (according to the 75% guarantee rate); the flow of Yinghe river is 204 million cubic meters, which can use 121 million cubic meters, accounting for 12% of the total amount.

plant resources

There are 467 kinds of cultivated crops, trees, flowers and medicinal plants in Xiangcheng County. The county is rich in forest resources, and the whole county is rich in forest resources

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