Xixia County, Nanyang City, Henan Province

Xixia County Xixia County is a county under the jurisdiction of Nanyang City in Henan Province. It is located in the southwest of Henan Province, at the south foot of Funiu Mountain, bordering Shangluo City in Shaanxi Province in the west, Sanmenxia City and Luoyang City in the north, Neixiang city in the East and Xichuan city in the South. It is the second largest county in Henan Province. It has jurisdiction over 2 townships, 14 towns, 3 offices, 299 administrative villages (community neighborhood committees), with a total population of 450000 in 2016.

Xixia is the birthplace of Chinese Chongyang culture. Five thousand years ago, there were communities in Xixia. In the early years of the Western Zhou Dynasty, it was a dependency of the ancient Ruo state, and was set as Baiyu city. From 524 BC to 506 BC, it was the capital of the state of Xu, and the county of Xi was set up in the Qin Dynasty. Xixiakou town was established in late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China, and Xixia County was established in 1948. Xixia is Qu Yuan's hometown, the main remains of Qu Yuan's culture and the place where Qu Yuan's story of "bucking horses to admonish the king" took place.

Xixia County has successively won the honorary titles of "national civilized county", "national health county" and "National Garden County". In 2009, Xixia County was awarded "hometown of dinosaurs in China" by the National Geological Bureau. In 2014, Xixia County was announced as "National Tourism standardization demonstration county" by the National Tourism Administration. At the 4th China tourism integration and Innovation Forum in 2016, Xixia was once again selected as "the most beautiful China in tourism" with its rich tourism resources. In 2017, Xixia was selected as "China's top 100 deep breathing small cities in 2017" by China Institute of land economics. In 2017, Xixia County was selected as the fifth national civilized city. In 2018, Xixia County won the title of "China's natural oxygen bar" in 2018. The best global tourism destination of China National Tourism in 2018. In 2018, the national health county (township) was reconfirmed. The second batch of water-saving society construction standard counties (districts).

In 2018, the annual GDP reached 26.52 billion yuan, an increase of 8.6%. The fixed assets investment increased by 11.2%; the total retail sales of social consumer goods reached 9.82 billion yuan, an increase of 9.5%; the local public budget revenue reached 1.527 billion yuan, an increase of 8.4%.

Historical evolution

In the early years of the Western Zhou Dynasty, it was a dependency of the ancient state of Chu. Later, it became the Baiyu city of Danyang, the capital of the state of Chu.

From 524 BC to 506 BC, it was the capital of Xu state. Qin and Han Dynasty set up Xi county, which extended to the south of Xichuan County.

In the Western Wei Dynasty, Zhongxiang county was established in this region.

In Sui Dynasty, Zhongxiang was changed into Neixiang.

In the 24th year of Kaiyuan (736) of Tang Dynasty, Neixiang and Jutan counties were set up in Xixia.

In the third year of Xiande (956) of the Zhou Dynasty, Jutan was abandoned and entered Neixiang. The county was extended from Xixia to Neixiang County. From Qin Dynasty to Jin Dynasty, the county government was in Xixia County.

In the early Yuan Dynasty, the county government was moved from Xixia County to Zhuyang town (now Neixiang County). The original county was renamed Xiakou town and the inspection department was set up.

Ming and Qing Dynasties followed the old system.

In the Republic of China, the inspection department was abolished, and Xixia was divided into districts (towns) and townships. It was still under Neixiang County, and Wanxi autonomy was implemented in 1930.

On May 6, 1948, Xixia was liberated and separated from Neixiang to establish Xixia County.

In January 1949, Xixia County was abolished and merged into Neixiang. In December of the same year, Xixia County was rebuilt, including Xiping District of Xichuan County.

Xixia is located in the hinterland of Funiu Mountain, with a forest coverage rate of 81%, known as the "green kingdom". It has 2 National 5A scenic spots, including China Xixia dinosaur Heritage Park and Xixia Laojieling, 4 national 4A scenic spots, including longtangou, stork river drifting scenic spot, Xixia Laojun cave and Sishan National Forest Park, 4 national 3 scenic spots, including wudaozhuang, Hehua cave, Yunhua bat cave and Shenxian cave, as well as Shimen lake, a National Water Conservancy Scenic Spot and Wanxi Pharmaceutical Industrial Park, a national industrial tourism demonstration site And many other famous scenic spots.

administrative division

Xixia County governs 3 streets, 15 towns and 1 township: Baiyu street, Zijin street, Lianhua street, Danshui Town, Yangcheng Town, HUICHE Town, Wuliqiao Town, DINGHE Town, Chongyang Town, Xiping Town, SANGPING Town, MIPING Town, Shuanglong Town, ERLANGPING Town, Taiping Town, shijiehe Town, junmahe Town, Tianguan town and zhaigen town.

geographical environment

position

Xixia County is located in the southwest of Henan Province, bordering Shangluo city of Shaanxi Province in the west, Sanmenxia City and Luoyang City in the north, Neixiang city in the East, Xichuan County in the south, south foot of Funiu Mountain, east longitude 111 ° 01 '- 111 ° 46', north latitude 33 ° 05 '- 33 ° 48'. Xixia is located in the "three belts and three lines": the intersection zone of Henan, Hubei and Shaanxi provinces, the suture zone of ancient North China plate and Yangtze plate, and the hinterland of Funiu Mountain.

terrain

Xixia has a complex terrain. In the north, there are high altitude and steep middle and low mountains. In the south, there are stork Valley and undulating low hills on both sides. The highest peak in the county is 2212.5 meters above sea level, and the lowest point is located in Mabian village, Danshui Town, 181 meters above sea level, with a natural gradient of 33%.

climate

Xixia is located in the transition zone from subtropical zone to warm and humid zone, which belongs to the continental monsoon climate of warm temperate zone. The climate is mild, the rainfall is moderate, the light is sufficient, the average annual temperature is 15.1 ℃, the average annual rainfall is about 830 mm, the average annual frost free period is 236.2 days, and the average annual sunshine is 2019 hours.

hydrology

There are many rivers in the area. The stork River, which belongs to the Danjiang River system of the Yangtze River Basin, runs through the whole county from north to south, and is pinnately distributed in the mountains with 526 rivers. The main rivers are stork River, Qi River, gorge river, Shuanglong River, Danshui River and so on. In addition, the chrysanthemum water in Jutan of Xixia is widely recorded in ancient literature.

natural resources

Botany

Xixia County forest coverage rate of 81%, the State Forestry Bureau named "China's famous special economic forest - kiwifruit town.". The main rare plants Ginkgo biloba and Aesculus are called living fossil plants.

Xixia is rich in 1328 kinds of natural Chinese medicinal materials and 279 families, among which more than 150 kinds of valuable Chinese medicinal materials are included in the Pharmacopoeia. The output of Cornus officinalis accounts for 70% of the whole country. It has been certified as "the hometown of Cornus officinalis" by the State Forestry Administration.

mineral products

Xixia is rich in mineral resources. There are 5 types and 38 kinds of proven mineral resources with mining value, and the development prospect is broad. Metallic minerals include magnet, ferrochrome, copper, lead, gold, silver, etc.; non-metallic and refractory materials include graphite, andalusite, sepiolite, etc.; building materials include marble, granite, limestone, quartz, etc.; chemical raw materials include fluorite, barite, etc.; and special non-metallic process materials such as crystal, Iceland, jade, mica, etc. The most representative is the "four stones": the reserves of rutile, an indispensable raw material for aerospace industry, are over 100 million tons, with great development potential; the reserves of andalusite rank first in China; the reserves of forsterite are 1 billion tons, ranking first in Asia; graphite is a rare large-scale open-pit rich mine in China.

water resource

There are 562 rivers and 66 small and medium-sized reservoirs in Xixia, with an average annual water resource of 1.29 billion cubic meters, and the per capita water resource is six times of that of the whole province.

population

At the end of 2009, the total population of the county was 444526. In the whole year, 4819 people were born, with a birth rate of 10.84 ‰; 2743 people died, with a death rate of 6.17 ‰; 2075 people grew naturally, with a natural growth rate of 4.67 ‰.

traffic

Railway: two railways will meet (Ningxi Railway (completed), Ningxi double track (completed), and Mengxi Huazhong railway will meet at Xixia, and two passenger and freight stations will be set up at Xixia west station and Xixia East Station); there are 43 trains passing through Xixia station every day, which can directly reach Nanyang, Urumqi, Lanzhou, Yinchuan, Xining, Xi'an, Hefei, Suzhou, Nanjing, Shaoxing and Wuhan Changsha, Nanchang, Jiujiang, Ningbo, Guilin, Nanning, Baotou, Huizhou, Dongguan, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Fuzhou and other large and medium-sized cities;

High speed: three high-speed intersection (Shanghai Shaanxi high-speed, three Xi high-speed, as well as the upcoming Wuxi high-speed throughout the territory);

National Highway: five national highways (G312, g209, G208, g345, G241);

Provincial Road: three provincial roads (s328, s329, s527);

Aviation: Xixia is 120 km away from Nanyang Airport and 300 km away from Zhengzhou, Wuhan and Xi'an international airports. Xixia has become an important transportation hub at the intersection of Henan, Hubei and Shaanxi provinces.

Economics

overview

Xixia County built-up area of 46.7 square kilometers, including the county built-up area of 16.9 square kilometers, 14 square kilometers of industrial agglomeration area, 15.8 square kilometers of town built-up area. The green space area, green coverage area and public green space area of the built-up area of the county are 616 hectares, 763.2 hectares and 258.2 hectares respectively, and the green space rate, green coverage rate and per capita park green space area are 37.6%, 45.2% and 15.88 square meters respectively.

In 2014, the county's GDP reached 20.3 billion yuan, an increase of 10.6% (expected). Local public budget revenue was 1 billion yuan, an increase of 18%. Investment in fixed assets of the whole society reached 25.5 billion yuan, an increase of 21%. The per capita disposable income of urban residents was 23400 yuan, an increase of 10%. The per capita net income of farmers was 11500 yuan, an increase of 11%.

In 2017, the county's GDP reached 25.46 billion yuan, an increase of 8.9%, 2, 1.1 and 2.4 percentage points higher than the average level of the whole country, the whole province and the whole city, respectively; the added value of industries above Designated Size reached 11.74 billion yuan, an increase of 11% over the same period of last year; the investment in fixed assets reached 32.16 billion yuan, an increase of 4.4%; the local public budget revenue reached 1.41 billion yuan, an increase of 9.3%; the total retail sales of social consumer goods reached 9.33 billion yuan, 7%; the per capita disposable income of residents was 21219 yuan, an increase of 9.4%; the per capita disposable income of urban residents was 2