Ruyuan Yao Autonomous County, Shaoguan City, Guangdong Province

Ruyuan Yao Autonomous County, a county under the jurisdiction of Shaoguan City, Guangdong Province, is located in the north of Guangdong Province and the west of Shaoguan City, adjacent to Wujiang District of Shaoguan City in the East, Yangshan County of Qingyuan City in the west, Yingde City of Qingyuan City in the south, Lechang City in the north and Yizhang County of Hunan Province in the northwest. It is one of the three minority autonomous counties in Guangdong Province.

Ruyuan County was established in the third year of Qiandao (1167 A.D.) in the Southern Song Dynasty. It was named because the cave in beifenggangling is rich in stalactites and there is a source flowing out of the cave. In October 1963, Ruyuan Yao Autonomous County was established with the approval of the State Council. With a total area of 2299 square kilometers, the county governs 9 towns, 115 Village (neighborhood) committees and 1071 natural villages. By the end of 2017, the county registered residence of 226 thousand and 600 people, including 153 thousand and 600 of the rural population and 24 thousand and 400 of the Yao population. Ruyuan is one of the ancestral places of guoshanyao in Laos, Thailand, Vietnam and other Southeast Asian countries, as well as the United States, France and other European and American countries. It is known as the "hometown of guoshanyao in the world".

In 2019, the county's GDP will reach 9.47 billion yuan, an increase of 6.5%.

History of construction

Ruyuan, ancient Qujiang, Lechang two counties.

In the third year of Qiandao in the Southern Song Dynasty (1167), Ruyuan County was located in Jiangxi Province, and Chongxin township was located in Jiangxi Province, and Xinxing (Yihua) township was located in the south of Lechang, with a total of 3 townships and 15 townships.

The Yuan Dynasty is located in Shaozhou Road, Guangdong Road, Jiangxi Province.

In the first year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (1368), it belonged to Shaozhou capital of Guangdong Province. In Qing Dynasty, it belonged to Shaozhou capital of Guangdong Province.

In 1914, it belonged to nanshaolian road in northern Guangdong;

In 1919, it was the capital of Shaozhou;

In 1946, it was the second administrative supervision district of Guangdong Province.

On October 9, 1949, Ruyuan was liberated and belonged to Guangdong Beijiang Administrative Office (later renamed as Guangdong northern administrative office).

Ruyuan Yao Autonomous County was established in October 1963 with the approval of the State Council. It successively belongs to Shaoguan Commissioner's office, Shaoguan District Reform Committee and Shaoguan District administrative office.

In 1983, Shaoguan area was merged with Shaoguan City, and Ruyuan belonged to Shaoguan City.

administrative division

In 1990, Ruyuan County governed 18 townships (farms), 107 administrative districts, 5 residents' committees and 1094 villagers' committees. The administrative area of the county is 2125.5 square kilometers, with a total population of 36500 households and 182600 people.

In 1993, according to the needs of social development of the whole province, Ruyuan County carried out the work of removing villages and building towns in the whole county according to the work deployment of the provincial Party committee and the provincial government. The eight townships of Fucheng, Hongyun, gumushui, Luoyang, Longnan, Liukeng, Dongping and Youxi were abolished and changed into town level system. After the completion of the work, the town system of the whole county has increased from the original 7 towns to 15 towns. Daping and Yangxi townships still retain the township administrative system due to the lack of conditions. So far, there are 15 towns, 2 townships and one township level forest farm in the whole county.

In 2003, Ruyuan County governed 14 towns, 106 villagers' committees, 17 residents' committees, 1107 natural villages and 1093 villagers' groups. The region has a total area of 2227 square kilometers and a population of 201200, including 22900 ethnic minorities.

In 2011, Rucheng Town, guitou Town, Daqiao Town, Dabu Town, Luoyang Town, Yiliu Town, Bibei Town, Youxi town and Dongping town were under the jurisdiction of the county, among which Bibei Town, Youxi town and Dongping town were Yao towns. There are 102 village committees, 13 community neighborhood committees and 1183 villagers' groups. The government is based in rural areas.

geographical environment

Location context

Ruyuan Yao Autonomous County is located in the north of Guangdong Province, the northwest of Shaoguan City, and the south foot of Qitianling in Nanling Mountains. It is between 112 ° 52 ′ - 113 ° 28 ′ E and 24 ° 28 ′ - 25 ° 09 ′ n, bordering Zhenjiang and Wujiang districts of Shaoguan City in the East and BOLUO town of Yingde City in the south. Yangshan County of Qingyuan City in the west, Lechang City and Yizhang County of Hunan Province in the north.

topographic features

terrain

Ruyuan is high in the northwest and low in the southeast. It inclines from west to East and looks like a larva. Wuzhishan pingtouzhai, Dadongshan, Yaoshan gouweizhang, laofutou and other five mountains are crisscross. There are 82 peaks with an altitude of 1000-1500 meters, 20 peaks with an altitude of 1500-1902 meters, and mengkengshi (Shikengkong), the first peak in southern Guangdong, is located on the northwest edge of the county.

landforms

Ruyuan County is located in the neotectonic intermittent rising area, with significant dissolution landform, strong terrain cutting and obvious Valley formation. Divided vertically and horizontally, the west is the mountainous area with an altitude of 1000-1902 meters, which is the highest area in Ruyuan, the middle is the mountainous area with an altitude of 600-1200 meters, which is the second highest area, and the northeast to southeast is the hilly plain area with an altitude of less than 300 meters. Small streams are densely distributed in the western and northern mountainous areas of the county, and nine major rivers crisscross the county.

mountain range

The main mountains in the county are: laobotou mountain in the East, with the main peak of "laobotou" at 1241 meters above sea level; Dadong mountain in the south, with east-west crossing, with the main peak of "Dadong mountain" at 1390 meters above sea level; Wuzhi Mountain in the northwest, with north-south trend, with the main peak of "mengkengshi" at the junction of Yizhang County in Hunan Province at 1902 meters above sea level, the highest peak in Guangdong Province; gouweizhang mountain and pingtouzhai mountain in the north, with“ Gouweizhang is 1684 meters above sea level, pingtouzhai is an east-west mountain, and pingtouzhai is 1534 meters above sea level.

climate

Ruyuan County belongs to the subtropical humid monsoon climate zone. The climate is between the South and the north of the five ridges. In winter, it is often affected by the cold air from the north. However, the intensity of the cold air from the north is weakened by the barrier of Shikengkong and other mountains in the northwest of the county. In summer, it is often affected by the warm and humid air flow in the South China Sea and has abundant rainfall. The general climate features are: four distinct seasons, early and changeable spring, long hot summer, short and cool autumn, few frost and snow in winter; abundant heat, concentrated precipitation, but uneven rainfall distribution, easy waterlogging and drought in summer and autumn; long sunny days lead to warm winter, long rainy days lead to cold summer. Because of the complex terrain and the great difference of altitude in the county, the obvious regional microclimate is formed. In particular, the climate at the foot of the mountain is very different. It is often cold at the top and warm at the bottom, light frost at the bottom and freezing at the top. "The field has been planted at the bottom of the mountain, and the seeds are sown at the top of the mountain.". The terrain is high in the West and low in the East. Luoyang and Wuzhishan in the west, Hongyun and Daping in the north, Youxi and Bibei in the middle and North, where the altitude is more than 600 meters, and there are more than 1000 meters of mountains, the climate is humid and cold, with heavy frost and snow in winter, cool in summer, overcast and rainy in the first half and less rain in the second half. In the central hilly area, including Dongping, Longnan and Dabu in the south, the climate change is complex, and the distribution of temperature and rainfall is uneven. Longnan and Dongping are affected by the water temperature in the reservoir area of nanshai reservoir. The temperature changes slightly. The rainfall is slightly more than that in the plain area. The light is abundant and the frost and snow is light. The eastern plain is hot in summer, less frost and snow in winter, strong illumination, and concentrated rainfall and rainy season.

natural resources

land resource

Ruyuan County is located in mountainous area with vast territory and rich land resources per capita. According to the detailed land survey conducted in 1992, the total area of the county (including water surface) reached 2226.92 square kilometers, equivalent to 3.34 million mu. According to the average population of 187700 people in 1992, the per capita land resources was 17.8 mu. It is higher than that of the whole province and Shaoguan City in the same period.

1、 Cultivated land

The total area of cultivated land in the county is 352000 mu, including 220000 mu of paddy field, 120000 mu of dry land and 1.8 mu of cultivated land per capita. Since 1994, due to the population, economic development and highway construction, the total area of cultivated land in the county has shrunk to 153000 mu by the end of 2003, with only 0.76 mu per capita.

2、 Woodland

Woodland is the largest land resource in Ruyuan. The total area of woodland in the county is 2.694 million mu, accounting for 80.6% of the total area of the county. The per capita area of woodland is 14.35 mu. Due to the population, economic development, construction requisition and other reasons, by the end of 2003, the forestry land area of the whole county had been reduced to 2.241 million mu, and the per capita forestry land area was 11.1 mu.

3、 Pastures

In 1992, the county owned 19300 mu of pasture land, accounting for 0.58% of the total land area. By 2003, the amount of grass in the county has dropped to less than 10000 mu, and the per capita amount can be almost ignored.

4、 Garden

Garden land refers to the land where various economic crops or trees have been planted, mainly including various orchards, vegetable gardens, mulberry gardens, etc. In 1992, the whole county had 9700 mu of garden land, accounting for 0.29% of the total land area, including 5200 mu of orchard, 2600 mu of vegetable garden and 0800 mu of mulberry garden. By 2003, the garden area had a great development, but the statistics showed that the area of fruit, mulberry and vegetable was lower than the detailed survey, because part of the garden area was mixed with the forest area and included in the economic forest area.

5、 Urban and rural construction land

In 1992, the county had 141400 mu of construction land for residential areas, transportation, water conservancy, industry and mining, accounting for 4.23% of the total land area of the county, with 0.75 mu of construction land per capita. By 2003, with the development of population, economy and transportation, only 0.23 mu of construction land was left per capita.

6、 Water land

According to the detailed land survey statistics in 1992, the total land area of the county, including rivers, reservoirs and ponds, is 88000 mu, accounting for 2.63% of the total land area of the county, including 14100 mu of river water surface, 48200 mu of reservoir water surface, 90000 mu of pond water surface, and 16000 mu of other water area

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