Wujiagang District, Yichang City, Hubei Province

Wujiagang District Wujiagang district is under the jurisdiction of Yichang City, Hubei Province. It is located in the southwest of Hubei Province. It was established in 1986 and covers an area of 84.03 square kilometers. It has jurisdiction over 4 sub district offices, 33 community neighborhood committees and 16 village committees in a township, with a total population of 214194 at the end of 2010.

Wujiagang district is an old industrial zone in Yichang City, with a large amount of high-quality industrial stock. There are more than 300 enterprises and institutions under the jurisdiction of central, provincial and municipal governments, and the industrial output value accounts for more than 70% of the city's total industrial output value. By the end of 2013, the market clusters of Jinshan non-staple food, Hengchang building materials, Jinqiao fruits and vegetables, Xinding auto parts, auto trade city, Three Gorges building materials City, Jiarunduo supermarket, etc. have been formed, with 32 professional markets and a business area of more than 160000 square meters.

Yichang east railway station, the largest railway station in the Three Gorges area, is located in Wujiagang district.

In October 2019, it was rated as one of the top 100 new urbanization quality areas in China in 2019.

Evolution of organizational system

The origin of the name

There are two versions of the origin of the place name of Wujiagang: one is that the name of Wujiagang didn't come from long ago. After the Anti Japanese War, it got its name because several families surnamed Wu were moved to Wujiagang; the other is that long ago, five families with different surnames got their name from farming here.

Historical evolution

The discovery of dozens of Neolithic sites in the territory proves that the ancestors of the Chinese nation lived on this land seven or eight thousand years ago. Yichang belonged to the Xiling tribe in ancient times. According to the records of Yichang Prefecture, in the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties, Yiling was the ancient Jingzhou land. In 221 BC, the first emperor of Qin changed Yiling to Wuxian. "In Xia and Shang Dynasties, it was the territory of ancient Jingzhou. In the spring and Autumn period and Warring States period, it was the Western fortress of Chu state, with cities built. Later, it was the governing place of counties, counties, prefectures and prefectures.". In 278 B.C., Qin general Bai Qi "attacked Chu, pulled out Ying and burned Yiling" in the 21st year of King Qingxiang of Chu. The name of Yiling first appeared in historical records.

In the Qin Dynasty, in 221 BC, the first emperor of Qin set up prefectures and counties, and most of Yichang belonged to Nanjun.

In the Western Han Dynasty, Yiling belonged to the South County of Jingzhou

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, Yiling was changed into Linjiang County in the 13th year of Jian'an (208 AD). In the 15th year of Jian'an (A.D. 210), Linjiang county was changed into Yidu County, leading four counties, including Yidu (now Yichang), Zigui, Zhijiang and Yidao (now Yidu).

In the Three Kingdoms, Yiling was changed to Xiling County, also known as Yidu county.

In the Western Jin Dynasty, during the Taikang period (280-289 AD), it was changed to Yiling county.

In the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Yichang was named when another county was set up in the west of Fenyi Mausoleum (between huangniuyan and Heiyan on the South Bank of the Yangtze River). The meaning is to pray for the prosperity of the country by setting up a county in Fenyi mausoleum. In the southern and Northern Dynasties, song and Qi were the same as Jin. Liang changed Yidu county to Yizhou, Western Wei to tuozhou, and later Zhou to xiazhou.

In the Sui Dynasty, in the third year of Daye (607 AD), xiazhou was changed into Yiling County, which governed Yiling County, Yidao County, Changyang County and Yuan'an county. Yiling county was under the jurisdiction of Jingzhou Prefecture.

In the Tang Dynasty, Yiling county was changed to Shanzhou, which led the above four counties and belonged to Shannan Dongdao. Tianbao was changed to Yiling county at the beginning. In the first year of Qianyuan Dynasty (758), Shanzhou was rebuilt, which governed the original four counties and still belonged to Shannan Dongdao.

In the Five Dynasties, Shanzhou, Jingzhou and Guizhou were the states of Nanping. In the Northern Song Dynasty, Shanzhou was renamed as North Jinghu Road, still under the jurisdiction of the original Yiling four counties.

In the Yuan Dynasty, during the Yuanfeng period (1078-1085), Shaanxi was changed to Xia. In the 17th year of the Yuan Dynasty (1280), xiazhou was upgraded to xiazhou Road, leading the original four counties, belonging to the North Road of Jinghu in Henan Province.

In Ming Dynasty, xiazhou road was changed to xiazhou capital. In 1376, xiazhou was changed into Yiling Prefecture, which led Yidu County, Changyang County and Yuan'an county. Yiling Prefecture was under the jurisdiction of Jingzhou Prefecture of Huguang Prefecture.

In the Qing Dynasty, in 1647, Yiling Prefecture was subordinate to Jingzhou Prefecture. In the fifth year of Shunzhi, Yiling was changed to Yiling. In 1735, Yiling Prefecture was promoted to Yichang Prefecture, and Yiling county was changed to Donghu County, which was the seat of Yichang Prefecture. Yidu, Zhijiang, Dangyang and Yuan'an belong to Jingzhou Prefecture. In 1876, the Sino British Treaty of Yantai was signed, and Yichang was opened as a trading port. The next year, Yichang set up a customs and officially opened to the outside world.

In the early years of the Republic of China, the government and prefecture system was abolished, and the three-level system of province, state and county was implemented. In 1912, Donghu county was changed to Yichang County, which belongs to Jingnan road with Xingshan, Zigui, Badong, Changyang, Wufeng and Hefeng counties. Dangyang and Yuan'an belong to Xiangnan road. In 1922, Yichang belonged to Jingyi road. In 1932 and 1936, eight counties of Yichang, Yidu, Dangyang, Yuan'an, Xingshan, Zigui, Changyang and Wufeng successively belonged to the ninth and sixth administrative supervision districts, and the office of the commissioner was located in Yichang county.

On November 15, 1949, Yichang city was liberated. The Commissioner's office of Yichang Administrative Region governs nine counties: Yichang, Yidu, Zhijiang, Dangyang, Yuan'an, Xingshan, Zigui, Changyang and Wufeng. At the same time, the former urban area and suburban countryside of Yichang county were set up as Yichang City, directly under the jurisdiction of Hubei Provincial People's government.

In 1951, the office of the Commissioner of Yichang administrative region was changed into the office of the Commissioner of Yichang District of Hubei Provincial People's government, and in 1955 it was changed into the office of the Commissioner of Yichang, Hubei Province. In November 1954, Yichang city was changed to be under the leadership of Yichang special administration.

In December 1958, Yichang Commissioner's office was abolished and the administrative office of Yidu industrial zone was established. In May 1961, the administrative office of Yidu industrial zone was abolished and Yichang Commissioner's office was established.

In June 1962, Zhijiang county was restored and still under the jurisdiction of Yichang special administration. So far, Yichang Office of the Commissioner has jurisdiction over 9 counties and 1 city. Yichang regional Revolutionary Committee was established in January 1968. In January 1971, Shennongjia forest area was under the leadership of Yichang region, and in March 1972, it became a provincial forest area.

In August 1978, the Yichang regional Revolutionary Committee was abolished and the Yichang regional administrative office was established. In June 1979, Yichang city became a provincial city.

On December 13, 1986, the State Council approved the establishment of Xiling District, Wujiagang district and Dianjun District of Yichang city.

Wujiagang district was established in 1987. On December 13, 1986, the State Council approved the establishment of Xiling District, Wujiagang district and Dianjun District of Yichang city. 】

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 Wujiagang district was included.

administrative division

Wujiagang district has four sub district offices and one township.

Dagongqiao sub district office has jurisdiction over 8 communities including Shengli 2nd Road, beishanpo, babaota, dagongqiao, Lixing street, Longkang Road, Shengli 4th Road and jinjiatai;

Wanshouqiao sub district office has jurisdiction over 8 communities, including yangcha Road, Shengli 1st Road, port affairs, construction, shipping, Honggang, Hanyi road and zhangjiadian;

Baotahe sub district office has jurisdiction over 8 communities: Zhangjiapo, Baolian, hanjiaba, Guta, Heyi Road, aijiazui, Zhongnan road and bicuiyuan;

Wujiagang sub district office has jurisdiction over 14 community neighborhood committees including Wujiagang, Wulin Road, baishaneo, Baimashan, Wangjiahe, Huayan, xiaoyangba, lijiahu, shenjiadian, longpanhu, linjiangxi, Jiangshan, Bayi Road and Jucheng road.

Wujiaxiang governs 16 villages: Gongqian, Gongqin, Gonglian, Gongyi, Gongsheng, Gonghe, Gongqiang, Huoguang, Heyi, Xuguang, Lianfeng, Qianping, Lingbao, Nanwan and Hanyi.

geographical environment

position

Wujiagang district is located in the southwest of Hubei Province, at the junction of the upper and middle reaches of the Yangtze River, the transition zone from Qinba Mountains and Wuling mountains in Western Hubei to Jianghan Plain. It is about 10 km away from Xiling Gorge at the boundary of the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River, and 38 km away from the Three Gorges water conservancy hub. It is adjacent to Yiting District in the East, Point Military District across the river in the south, Xiling District in the West and Yiling District in the north. The horizontal distance between East and West is 14 km, and the vertical distance between North and south is about 9 km and 1 km respectively. It is the material distribution center and transportation hub of Western Hubei and Eastern Sichuan, the only way to get in and out of the Three Gorges, and the throat of Sichuan Hubei transportation.

terrain

Wujiagang district is located in the hilly area bordering Huangling mountain and Jianghan Plain. It is in the transition section from mountain type to flat type. The river surface tends to be open from narrow. There are three types of landforms: low mountains, hills and hilly plains. Among them, low mountains and hills account for about 70%, and the area from Yima road to Wujiagang is 57-59 meters above sea level; to the northeast, there are low mountains and hills, ranging from 100-200 meters above sea level.

geology

The geological structure is complex. From the Proterozoic era to the Cenozoic Era 2.5 billion years ago, the strata of each geological age are distributed, and they are well developed and fully exposed. The world-famous "Li Siguang's geomechanical structure" and the oldest and primitive shelled animal fossils were discovered in Xiling Gorge, which aroused great interest in the world geological circles and was known as the "natural geological museum".

In the spring of 1924, geologist Li Siguang once investigated the geology of Xiling Gorge area from Zigui to Yichang, and wrote "the geology of the east of Yangtze Gorge and the history of the gorge", which named the strata in Longmaxi area of Xintan in Zigui as "Silurian Longma rock". The Sinian, Ordovician and Silurian sections are one of the standard sections studied by Chinese and foreign geologists. There are many karst geology in the central hilly area, and there are many karst caves in the mountains. Thick stalactites and stalagmites are all over the caves, and there are underground water systems in the caves.

climate

The climate of Wujiagang district is subtropical monsoon humid climate. It has four distinct seasons and a long spring and Autumn period. The annual average water volume is between 992.1 mm and 1404.1 mm. The rainfall is abundant, mostly in summer, and the longer precipitation process occurs from June to July. The rainfall is hot in the same season, the annual accumulated temperature is higher, the frost free period is longer, and the annual average temperature is 1

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