Tongcheng County, Xianning City, Hubei Province

Tongcheng County Tongcheng County, also known as Junyi, belongs to Xianning City, Hubei Province. It is located in the southeast of Hubei Province, at the junction of Hunan, Hubei and Jiangxi provinces. It is the intersection of the golden triangle of Xianning, Yueyang and Jiujiang, and an important part of Wuhan city circle. The county is located between 113 ° 36 ′ - 114 ° 4 ′ - east longitude and 29 ° 2 ′ - 29 ° 24 ′ - north latitude, with a total area of 1140.7 square kilometers. Tongcheng county belongs to the north subtropical monsoon climate zone, with moderate light, mild climate, abundant rainfall, four distinct seasons and the same period of rain and heat. By the end of 2018, Tongcheng county had 416600 permanent residents. By 2019, Tongcheng county has jurisdiction over 9 towns, 2 townships and 5 township level units. The county government is located in junshui town.

In the fifth year of Xining reign of emperor Shenzong of Song Dynasty (1072), Tongcheng county was divided into eight townships, namely, nanshangjun, Lehua and Tianbao in Chongyang County. In November 1958, Tongcheng county and Chongyang County were established. In December 1961, Tongcheng county was restored and still belongs to the office of Xiaogan commissioner. In 1998, Xianning was set up as a city. The name of Tongcheng County originates from the meaning of "the waterway is open, the terrain is smooth, and the city of Wuchang is directly noted". There are hangrui expressway, Wushen expressway, national highway 106 and yuejiu railway crossing the territory; there are "baishuiyan waterfall", the first waterfall in Central China, "Yaogu mountain" known as Jiangnan medicine storehouse, "Huanglong Mountain" as the 25th cave of Taoism, and Huangpao mountain of Taoism.

In 2018, Tongcheng county achieved a GDP of 13.65 billion yuan, an increase of 8.6% at comparable prices. Among them, the primary industry realized 2.435 billion yuan, an increase of 1.1%; the secondary industry realized 5.639 billion yuan, an increase of 9.5%; the tertiary industry realized 5.576 billion yuan, an increase of 11.6%. In April 2020, Tongcheng county will get rid of poverty.

Historical evolution

Tongcheng Zhou is the place of Chu, Qin belongs to Nanjun. In the sixth year of emperor Gaozu of Han Dynasty (201 BC), Xiajun county was set up in Nanjun county. Emperor Wu belonged to the state of Changsha. Jianwu 13 years (37 years) changed the state of Changsha to Changsha County, Xiajun county is subordinate to Changsha County. In the Three Kingdoms, Zhou Yu was granted the capital of Hao. in the 16th year of Yuanjia (439), Emperor Wen of Song Dynasty, he was transferred to baling county. In 499, Xiajun county was changed to Shangjun county and Xishan City (now Tongcheng county) was established. In 539, Shangjun county was abolished, Xiajun county was restored, and Lehua county was separated from Xiajun county. Today, Tongcheng county is divided into two counties, Lehua county and Xiajun county. In 592, Yuehua and Xiajun counties were merged into puzhe County, belonging to Jiangxia County of Jingzhou. In the first year of Tianbao in Tang Dynasty (742), it was divided into puzhe South territory and tangnian county (now Tongcheng and Chongyang territory), belonging to Ezhou. In the second year of Yuanhe (807) of Xianzong, Xishan City was promoted as a town. Yuanhe five years (810) renamed Tongcheng. In the Five Dynasties, Yang xingmi (902-903) changed Tang Nian county to Zongyang County, and in the Southern Tang Dynasty, Zongyang County to Tang Nian county. In the middle period of Baoda (about 950), the county was moved to the southwest of Baimian mountain in Tang Dynasty. in the eighth year of Kaibao (975), Emperor Taizu of the Northern Song Dynasty, it was changed to Chongyang County, belonging to Ezhou. In the fifth year of Xining reign of emperor Shenzong of Song Dynasty (1072), Tongcheng county was divided into eight townships, namely, nanshangjun, Lehua and Tianbao in Chongyang County. In 1135, Tongcheng was incorporated into Chongyang. Shaoxing seventeen years (1147), the restoration of Tongcheng County, Wuchang army. Yuan belongs to Wuchang road. The Ming and Qing Dynasties belonged to Wuchang Prefecture. after the first year of the Republic of China (1912), the abandoned government changed its way, and Tongcheng belonged to Jianghan Road. After 1932, it was the office of administrative inspector of the first district of Hubei Province. From 1929 to 1935, most areas of Tongcheng belonged to the revolutionary base of Hunan, Hubei and Jiangxi, and county Soviets were successively established in Yaogu mountain and Huangpao mountain. After Tongcheng was liberated in 1949, it belonged to Daye Commissioner's office of Hubei Province. After the autumn of 1952, it belonged to the office of the Commissioner of Xiaogan. in November 1958, Tongcheng and Chongyang joined the county. In January 1960, it belongs to Wuhan city. In December 1961, Tongcheng county was restored and still belongs to the office of Xiaogan commissioner. In August 1965, it belonged to Xianning Commissioner's office, and later changed to Xianning area. In 1998, Xianning was set up as a city. administrative divisions

By 2019, Tongcheng county has jurisdiction over 9 towns and 2 townships: junshui Town, Maishi Town, Tanghu Town, Guandao Town, Shadui Town, Wuli Town, Shinan Town, Beigang Town, Magang Town, Sizhuang Township and Daping township; it also has jurisdiction over 5 township level units: lujiaoshan forest farm, Xishan Forest Park management office, Huanglong forest farm, Huangpao forest farm and Yaogu forest farm. The county government is located in junshui town.

geographical environment

Location context

Tongcheng county is located in the southeast of Hubei Province, at the junction of Hunan, Hubei and Jiangxi provinces, between 113 ° 36 ′～ 114 ° 4 ′ E and 29 ° 2 ′～ 29 ° 24 ′ n. The county borders Xiushui County in Jiangxi Province in the southeast, Pingjiang County in Hunan Province in the south, Yueyang County and Linxiang City in Hunan Province in the West and northwest, and Chongyang County in Hunan Province in the north and northeast. The county town (junshui town) is 29.5km southeast to nanlouling, at the junction of Xiushui County; 20.4km south to Jieshang, at the junction of Pingjiang County; 21.2km West to Dajie, at the junction of Linxiang County; 25km southwest to Yanmen jiepaiao, at the junction of Yueyang County; 6km north to tiezhugang, at the junction of Chongyang County. The longest is about 45 kilometers in the East and West, and the widest is about 40.5 kilometers in the north and south, with a total area of 1140.7 square kilometers. The county seat is 200 kilometers away from Wuhan, the provincial capital, and 111 kilometers away from hot springs in Xianning.

topographic features

Tongcheng county is a Hilly Basin, surrounded by mountains in the East, West and south, and flat and open in the north. The height decreases from south to north. The highest point is zhijiaolou, the main peak of Huanglong Mountain at the junction of Xiushui County in Jiangxi Province and Pingjiang County in Hunan Province, with an altitude of 1528.3 meters. The lowest point is the north border of Xiaojing in Sizhuang Township, with an altitude of 78 meters. Mountains Tongcheng county is surrounded by mountains in the southeast and West, forming a medium and high mountain area of 488.7 square kilometers, accounting for 42.84% of the total area of the county. Among them, 346.18 square kilometers are 250-500 meters above sea level, 107.6 square kilometers are 501-800 meters above sea level, and 30.19 square kilometers are 801-1200 meters above sea level. 4.73 square kilometers above 1200 meters. The Huanglong Mountain System on the southeast edge belongs to Mufu mountain range. Huanglongshan system is divided into Northeast Branch, Southwest Branch and middle branch. The Northeast branch is composed of Huanglong Mountain, Baimian mountain, nanlouling, kuzhuling, shigujian, Huangpao mountain and so on. The southwest branch is composed of fenghuangchi, yanziyan, Dongtao mountain, zhangshishan, Huangjinshan, Baishi mountain, GuLun mountain, Xiangshi mountain, etc. From the north foot of Huanglong Mountain, the middle branch divides into two branches, East and West, and extends into the middle of the county. East branch from Yunxi mountain, big Baoshan, nine ridge ridge to connect the chicken Hill; West Branch from the cool mountain, Yellow Crane Tower north to Xishan, West to nine ridge, Wutong Mountain, Jianshan. The hilly area of Tongcheng county is 525 square kilometers, accounting for 46.02% of the total area of the county. According to the terrain, it can be divided into high hilly area in the South and low hilly area in the north. The hilly area of the South high mountain area includes the southeast to the town of Mai Town, the southwest to Ma Gang Town, the five Li Town, the Shinan town and the north port town, and the hilly area of the southern part of the Juen Shui town. The area is nearly 300 square kilometers, and the hills are densely distributed. Except for Wutong Mountain above 300 meters above sea level, the altitude is generally 150~300 meters above sea level. The northern low hilly area includes Sizhuang Township and Sandui town in the northeast, Daping Township, Guandao town and junshui town in the northwest, and the northern hilly area covers an area of more than 200 square kilometers. The distribution of hills is relatively high, and there are few hilly areas with low terrain. Except Duishan and tiezhushan, the altitude is more than 150 meters, and the space is generally 90-150 meters. Pingfan in Tongcheng County, Pingfan is widely distributed on both sides of rivers and hills, commonly known as Duan, fan and long. There are more than 60 big and small Pingfan in the whole county, which are the main rice producing areas in the county. The area is generally 1-5 square kilometers, with a total area of 127 square kilometers. About 11.13% of the total area of the county.

climate

Tongcheng county belongs to the north subtropical monsoon climate zone, with moderate light, mild climate, sufficient rainfall, four distinct seasons and the same period of rain and heat. However, due to the influence of monsoon and landform, the temporal and spatial distribution is uneven, and the disastrous weather often occurs, such as low temperature and rainy in spring, flood and drought in summer. The annual average sunshine hours of the county are 1706 hours, the annual average temperature is 17.1 ℃, the average temperature of the coldest month in January is 4.4 ℃, the average temperature of the hottest month in July is 28.7 ℃, the extreme maximum temperature over the years is 40.7 ℃, and the extreme minimum temperature is 15.2 ℃. The annual average rainfall is 1556 mm, of which the rainfall from April to October is 1267.1 mm, accounting for 81% of the annual rainfall, the annual average relative humidity is 79%, and the minimum relative humidity is 8%. Due to the influence of Mufu mountains and the warm and humid air in the South passing through the county, the climate often forms a regional microclimate, which makes the rainstorm concentrated and intensifies, becoming one of the rainstorm centers in Hubei Province. The annual average frost free period is 256 days, the annual sunshine is 1706 hours, the annual average wind speed is 1.6 m / s, the maximum wind direction is northeast wind, the annual average evaporation is 1344 mm, and the annual thunderstorm days are 41 days.

natural resources

land resource

The total land area of Tongcheng county is 113121.22 hectares. Among them, the cultivated land area is 29974.47 hectares, including 24267.51 hectares of paddy field, 54970.60 hectares of dry land and 136.36 hectares of irrigated land; the garden area is 1139.38 hectares, including the orchard area

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