Zigui County, Yichang City, Hubei Province

Zigui County, belonging to Yichang City, Hubei Province, is located in the west of Hubei Province, on both sides of the Xiling Gorge of the Yangtze River, at the head of the Three Gorges Project dam, bordering Yiling District in the East, Changyang Tujia Autonomous County in the south, Badong County in the west, and Xingshan County in the north; it is a mountainous landform of the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River, with undulating hills and crisscross valleys; it is a subtropical continental monsoon climate, with warm and humid climate It is moist, well lit, well rained and has four distinct seasons. By the end of 2018, Zigui County has a land area of 2427 square kilometers, which governs 12 townships, 8 neighborhood committees, 186 administrative villages, 1111 Village (neighborhood) groups, and the county government is stationed in Maoping Town, with a total population of 370788.

The name of Zigui county comes from shuijingzhu: "Qu Yuan had a virtuous elder sister, and when he heard that Qu Yuan was exiled, he also came back. Because of the name" sister GUI ", Zigui evolved from" elder sister "and won the titles of" hometown of Chinese folk culture and art "," China's most beautiful location "," hometown of Chinese dragon boat "and" hometown of Chinese poetry ". By the end of 2018, there was one human intangible cultural heritage list of "Dragon Boat Festival custom in Qu Yuan's hometown", three national intangible cultural heritage lists of "Dragon Boat Festival custom in Qu Yuan's hometown", "Legend of Qu Yuan" and "song of Xiajiang River in Yangtze River", six provincial intangible cultural heritage, 14 municipal intangible cultural heritage and 43 County intangible cultural heritage in nine categories. It has five national AAA level or above tourist attractions, including one 5A level scenic spot, two 4A level scenic spots and two 3A level scenic spots. It is the transportation hub of Eastern Chongqing and Western Hubei, and the traffic throat of the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. It has 64 kilometers of the Yangtze River Golden waterway, one expressway, one national highway and five provincial highways.

In 2019, the GDP will reach 14.5 billion yuan, an increase of 8.0%; in December 2019, it will become a pilot unit for the construction of the national rural governance system.

Historical evolution

Zigui was the place of returning to China during the Yin and Shang Dynasties.

In the early Western Zhou Dynasty, it was the initial state of Chu Zi Xiong Yi. Kuizi state was established from the late Western Zhou Dynasty to the early spring and Autumn period. In the middle of the spring and Autumn period, it belonged to Chu. In the late Warring States period, it was called homecoming.

After Qin Shihuang unified China, he set up prefectures and counties, and returned home under the jurisdiction of Nanjun.

Zigui County was established in the first two years of the Western Han Dynasty. Zigui is named because it is the hometown of Qu Yuan, a doctor of Sanlu in Chu Dynasty. According to Yuan Shansong's Yidu mountains and rivers, it is quoted in shuijingzhu: "Qu Yuan has a virtuous sister. When he heard that he was exiled, he also came back Because of the name of Zigui. "

In 577, Zigui County was set up in Northern Zhou Jiande of the northern and Southern Dynasties, and Zigui County was changed into Changning County instead of the county with the same name.

Sui kaihuang three years (583 years) strike the world's counties, Changning to Zigui.

Tang Wude two years (619 years) home to the state. In the first year of Tianbao (742), Badong County was established to govern Zigui. In the first year of Qianyuan (758), it was restored to the state.

In Song Dynasty, it was still named Guizhou.

In 1277, it was promoted to Guizhou Road, and in 1279, it was reduced to Guizhou Road.

In the ninth year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (1376), Zigui County was set up as the abandoned Guizhou, which was subordinate to Yiling Prefecture. In 1377, Zigui was changed into Changning County, and in 1380, Changning County was abolished and Guizhou was restored.

Qing Yongzheng seven years (1729), home to the state as Zhili Prefecture, Hubei Province. In 1735, Yiling Prefecture was promoted to Yichang Prefecture, and Zhili Prefecture was reduced to county-level Prefecture, which belonged to Yichang Prefecture and no longer governed counties.

In the first year of the Republic of China (1912), it was changed into Zigui County, which was subordinate to Jingnan road in 1922, Jingyi road in 1932, the ninth administrative supervision district in 1936, and the sixth administrative supervision district in 1936.

After the founding of the people's Republic of China, it was still named Zigui County. From 1949 to 1991, it was subordinate to the office of the Commissioner of Yichang administrative region, the office of the Commissioner of Yidu Industrial Zone, the office of the Commissioner of Yichang, the Revolutionary Committee of Yichang region, and the Office of the administrative region of Yichang. In 1992, Yichang district administrative office and Yichang municipal people's Government merged to form Yichang municipal people's government, and Zigui County was subordinate to Yichang city.

administrative division

Division evolution

In 1979, Zigui County set up 16 people's communes including Longjiang, Sanlu, Sangping, SHUITIANBA, Xietan, Xiling, Jinsha, Lianghe, Tuanjie, moping, Wenhua, Guojiaba, Zhouping, Zhilan, Yanglin and Maoping, and 2 agricultural and forestry farms including Maoping improved variety farm and jiulingtou forest farm. In September of the same year, Zigui County rebuilt 62 social management areas, 460 production teams and 3135 production teams.

In February 1984, the reform of the administrative system abolished the people's Commune and established the District Office; abolished the management area and established the Township People's Government under the jurisdiction of the district; changed the production brigade and production team into villagers' committee and villagers' group respectively. Zigui County has two towns: Guizhou town (former Chengguan town), Xiangxi town (jiulingtou Forest Farm merged); 11 districts: Longjiang, Sanlu, SHUITIANBA, Xietan, Xiling, Lianghekou, moping, Guojiaba, Zhouping, Yanglinqiao, Maoping (Maoping improved variety farm merged). The district has 55 townships and 5 township level towns.

In October 1985, the original two towns and 11 districts were adjusted to one town, eight towns (districts), two farms and three districts. The new system of "coexistence of towns and districts, two brands (town government, District Office) and one set of leading group" was implemented. One town is Guizhou town; eight towns (districts): Xiangxi town (District), Xintan town (District), shazhenxi town (District), Lianghekou town (District), Guojiaba town (District), Zhouping town (District), Yanglinqiao town (District), Maoping town (District). There are 2 farms: jiulingtou forest farm, yuntaihuang medicine farm; 3 Districts: paddy field dam area, spillway beach area, moping area. There are 50 townships and 3 township level towns under the town and district. County governs town and district, town governs village, district governs Township and township level town.

In October 1987, the administrative division of Zigui County was adjusted. The original 12 districts (towns), 50 townships and 3 township level towns were transformed into 8 towns and 8 townships, namely Guizhou town, Xiangxi Town, Quyuan Town, Xintan Town, SHUITIANBA Town, Xietan Town, shazhenxi Town, Lianghekou Town, meijiahe town, moping Town, GUOJIABA Town, Wenhua Town, Zhouping Town, Zhilan Town, Yanglinqiao town and Maoping town.

In October 1995, Zigui County adjusted its administrative division and merged 8 towns and 8 townships into 7 towns and 7 townships. Guizhou town, Xintan town and Quyuan Township were abolished, and Quyuan town and Xiangxi town were established. The 12 village committees of Quyuan, Sanxing, dazhouping, Beifeng, Wuzhishan, Bancang, Lujiahe, xiannuping, Yuanjialing, Jiulong, Gaofeng and Shuanglong under the jurisdiction of the former Xintan town and Quyuan township are under the jurisdiction of Quyuan Town, and the people's Government of the town is stationed in qianshanpo. The seven villagers' committees of Baiguoyuan, gaoguping, jiajiadian, yunwuya, zhuangwuling, yanglaidong and xiaojiaya in Guizhou town and Quyuan Township were put under the jurisdiction of Xiangxi Town, and the people's Government of Xiangxi town was stationed in taojiapo. The seven towns and townships in Zigui County are Xiangxi Town, Quyuan Town, SHUITIANBA Town, Xietan Town, shazhenxi Town, Lianghekou Town, meijiahe Town, moping Town, GUOJIABA Town, Zhouping Town, Yanglinqiao Town, Maoping Town, Zhilan town and Wenhua town.

In January 2001, Zigui County adjusted its administrative division and merged 7 towns and 7 townships into 7 towns and 5 townships. The former administrative region of Zhilan township was put under the jurisdiction of Zhouping Township, and the Township People's government was stationed in Zhouping. The cultural township was abolished, and the administrative area of Yuanhua township was put under the jurisdiction of Guojiaba town. The town people's government was stationed in cuijiawan. Xiangxi town was renamed Guizhou town. The seven towns and five townships in Zigui County are Maoping Town, Quyuan Town, Guizhou town, SHUITIANBA Town, Xietan Town, shazhenxi Town, Lianghekou Town, meijiahe Town, moping Town, GUOJIABA Town, Yanglinqiao town and Zhouping town.

In April 2009, Zhouping Township officially changed its name to Jiuwanxi Town, transforming 7 towns and 5 townships into 8 towns and 4 townships in Zigui County. Eight towns and four townships in Zigui County are: Maoping Town, Quyuan Town, Guizhou town, SHUITIANBA Town, Xietan Town, shazhenxi Town, Lianghekou Town, meijiahe Town, moping Town, GUOJIABA Town, Yanglinqiao town and Jiuwanxi town.

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 confirmed the list of the first batch of counties for the protection and utilization of revolutionary cultural relics, and Zigui county is the western part of Hunan and Hubei.

Zoning details

By 2018, Zigui County has jurisdiction over 8 towns, 4 townships, 8 neighborhood committees, 186 administrative villages and 1111 Village (neighborhood) groups. The county government is located in Maoping town.

geographical environment

Location context

Zigui county is located in the west of Hubei Province, on both sides of the Xiling Gorge of the Yangtze River and at the head of the Three Gorges dam. It is between 30 ° 38 ′ - 31 ° 11 ′ N and 110 ° 18 ′ - 111 ° 0 ′ E. It borders Sandouping Town, Taipingxi town and dengcun township of Yiling District in the East, LANGPING town and Hejiaping town of Changyang Tujia Autonomous County in the south, Xinling Town, xiqiuwan town and chadianzi town of Badong County in the west, Xiakou town and Gaoqiao Town of Xingshan County in the north. Zigui county starts from Fenghuangshan of Maoping town in the East, liangfengtai of moping Township in the west, xiangwangshan of Yanglinqiao town in the south, langbandengya of SHUITIANBA Township in the north, Fenghuangshan of Maoping new County in the East, liangfengtai of moping Township in the west, xiangwangshan of Yanglinqiao town in the south, langbandengya of SHUITIANBA Township in the north. The distance between East and West is 66.1km, and the distance between North and south is 60.6km.

topographic features

Zigui county is high in the southwest and low in the northeast, with Huangling anticline in the East and Zigui Syncline in the West. The Yangtze river divides the county into South and north parts from west to East. The north part of the river is higher than the north part and the south part is lower than the south part. The county is dominated by Wushan mountain, with many mountains, high rocks and deep valleys. The highest point is yuntaihuang, with an altitude of 2057 meters, and the lowest point is maopinghekou, with an altitude of 40 meters. There are 128 mountains above 800 meters, and 2 mountains above 2000 meters. The mountains in the county face each other, mostly in the north-south direction, forming the vast undulating hills and crisscross valleys of the county. Due to the continuous flow of the Yangtze River system, the ground is deeply cut

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