Lianshan Zhuang and Yao Autonomous County, Qingyuan City, Guangdong Province

Lianshan Zhuang and Yao Autonomous County Lianshan Zhuang and Yao Autonomous County, which is subordinate to Qingyuan City, Guangdong Province, is located in Mengzhu mountains, one of the five ridges of Nanling, and is located in the junction of Guangdong, Hunan and Guangxi provinces (regions). Babu District, Hezhou City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in the west, and Jianghua Yao Autonomous County, Hunan Province in the north. There are many peaks, streams, and high terrain in the territory. 87% of the total area is mountainous. In ancient times, it was called "nine mountains, half water, half farmland". It is rich in Shatian pomelo, big meat ginger, rosin, Huaishan, mushroom, tea oil, honey, Xiangjing, bamboo shoots and other local products, among which big meat ginger has long been known as the "hometown of Guangdong ginger". Under its jurisdiction, there are 7 towns, 48 administrative villages and 4 neighborhood committees in Jitian, Taibao, Hedong, Yonghe, Futang, xiaosanjiang and shangshuai. The county seat is located on a gentle hillside beside the Jitian River, high in the north and low in the south, with a population of more than 20000 and a small urban area. The local language is mainly Cantonese with Zhuang, Yao, Lianshan and local accent, and Putonghua is also popular.

Lianshan has won the following Honors: National Top 100 afforestation counties, national advanced sports counties, hometown of Chinese folk culture and art (fireworks), national health county, civilized county of Guangdong Province, forestry ecological county of Guangdong Province, and strong education County of Guangdong Province.

In 2018, it was rated as an advanced county in promoting education modernization in Guangdong Province and a livable County in China.

From 2015 to 2018, it was rated as "national top 100 deep breathing town" for four consecutive years. On October 9, 2020, it was awarded the title of the fourth batch of national ecological civilization construction demonstration cities and counties by the Ministry of ecological environment.

Evolution of organizational system

[before the Tang Dynasty] Lianshan has a long history. It was Changsha County in the Qin Dynasty, Guiyang County in Jingzhou in the Han Dynasty, Shixing County in the Three Kingdoms, Xiping County in the Jin Dynasty, and Xiping County in the Southern Qi Dynasty. In the 506 year of Liang Tianjian in the Southern Dynasty, Emperor Wu of Liang analyzed the land of Guiyang County and established Guangde County (Guanghui county). Guangde means Guangshi Dezheng. At the beginning, it belonged to Shixing County. The county government was set at the foot of Zhongshan (now guxianping, Jitian town). The next year, it was changed to Hengzhou Yangshan County. Sui kaihuang ten years (590), renamed Guangze County, is a new set of Lianzhou jurisdiction. Renshou first year (601), avoid Prince Yang Guang name taboo, renamed Lianshan County, "Lianshan" county name since then. Daye three years (607), changed to Yangzhou Xiping County.

[Tang Dynasty to Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms] in the fourth year of Wude of Tang Dynasty (621), it was under the jurisdiction of Lianzhou, the governor of Tanzhou. In the first year of Zhenguan (627), a new Jiangnan Road was established under the jurisdiction of Tanzhou governor Lianzhou. Kaiyuan 21 years (733), Li Lingnan road Lianzhou. In the first year of Tianbao (742), it was promoted to Lianshan county and still belonged to Lingnan road. In the first year of the Qianyuan Dynasty (758), the county was restored to daoshao, Hunan Province, and Lianzhou, the regiment commander of Chendu. In the third year of Dali (768), it was changed to Guangzhou. In the third year of the reign of emperor Guanghua (900), it was changed to Lianzhou. During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, in the first year of Qianyou (948) of the later Han Dynasty, it was changed to Lingnan daolianzhou.

In the third year of Kaibao in the Northern Song Dynasty (970), it was changed to Lianzhou in the west of Jiangnan. In the third year of Zhidao (997), it was transferred to Lianzhou, Guangnan East Road. In the sixth year of Shaoxing in the Southern Song Dynasty (1136), the county was abandoned and changed into a town, belonging to Lianzhou, Guangnan East Road. Shaoxing eighteen years (1148), Fu County, governance transfer Chengshan (now Yongfeng city), renamed Chengshan county. At the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, the provincial government was set up. Lianzhou was transferred to Lianshan, and Zhili was set up as Zhongshu province. In the 15th year of Zhiyuan (1278), the county was restored to guxianping, and was renamed Lianshan county. It was transferred to Lianzhou, Hunan Province. In the 19th year of Zhiyuan (1282), it was transferred to Lianzhou, Guangdong Province. Yuan Zhen two years (1296), change Li Jiangxi Province Guangdong Road Yingde house.

In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, in April 1369, Lianzhou was abolished and attached to Shaozhou Prefecture, Guangdong Province; in 1371, Lianshan county was merged into Yangshan County; in 1380, Lianshan county was reestablished; in 1381, Lianzhou was transferred to Lianzhou Prefecture, Guangzhou Prefecture, Guangdong Province. In the first year of Yongle (1403), Chengshan was moved again. Tianshun six years (1462), moved to Xiangshan xiaoshuiping (now Taibao old city). In the early Qing Dynasty, it was established as a province under the jurisdiction of Lianzhou, Guangzhou Prefecture, Guangdong Province. In the fifth year of Yongzheng (1727), it was changed to Lianzhou in Nanshao, Guangdong Province. In the seventh year (1729), it was changed to Lianzhou in Guangdong Province (Zhili). Jiaqing 21 years (1816), promoted to Lianshan suiyao Zhili hall.

In 1912, the county was restored. In 1914, it was attached to Lingnan Road, Guangdong Province. In 1926, it was transferred to Beiqu rehabilitation office. In 1936, it was transferred to the second administrative supervision office of Guangdong Province. In 1946, he was transferred to Yonghe.

[period of the people's Republic of China]

On December 10, 1949, after the liberation of Lianshan, it was subordinate to the Beijiang administrative office of Guangdong Province (it was changed into the North Guangdong administrative office in November 1952 and Shaoguan administrative office in February 1956).

On January 25, 1953, it merged with Liannan to form Liannan Yao Autonomous Region (county level), which is subordinate to northern Guangdong administrative office. On September 18, Lianshan office was established in Yonghe to lead the administrative work of the first district (Yonghe), the third district (Futang) and the fourth district (xiaosanjiang) of Lianshan County on behalf of the government of the autonomous region.

On January 21, 1954, the organizational system of Lianshan county was restored.

On May 29, 1958, the 77th plenary session of the State Council adopted the decision of "Abolishing Lianshan county and establishing Lianshan Zhuang and Yao Autonomous County". The original administrative region of Lianshan county was taken as the administrative region of Lianshan Zhuang and Yao Autonomous County. On September 10, the seal of "lianshantong Yao Autonomous County People's Committee" issued by the State Council and engraved with Chinese and Zhuang characters was put into use. On September 28, the seal of "lianshantong Yao Autonomous County Committee of the Communist Party of China" was put into use. In late November, it merged with Lianxian, Liannan and Yangshan to establish "Lianyang Autonomous County of all nationalities". The county government is located in Lianzhou and subordinate to Shaoguan area. The plan of establishing an autonomous county has not been formally implemented.

After the restoration of Yangshan County in October 1960, Lianyang Autonomous County was renamed Lianzhou Autonomous County.

In October 1961, Lianzhou Autonomous County was abolished and restored, and Liannan Yao and Zhuang Autonomous County was established. The cadres of Lianshan and Liannan counties did not widely solicit opinions on this plan. They thought that the merger in January 1953 was less than a year and the separation was not conducive to the work. Therefore, they directly divided Lianshan and Liannan into two parts and returned to the original administrative areas of Lianshan and Liannan respectively, and reported the relevant situation to the higher authorities at the same time.

On March 27, 1962, the first 15th meeting of the State Council passed the decision of "Abolishing Liannan Yao and Zhuang Autonomous County and restoring Liannan Yao and Lianshan Zhuang and Yao Autonomous County".

On September 26, 1962, Lianshan Zhuang and Yao Autonomous County was officially established, still under the jurisdiction of Shaoguan.

In June 1983, Shaoguan Prefecture and county-level Shaoguan City merged to form prefecture level Shaoguan City, and Lianshan was subordinate to Shaoguan City.

In January 1988, Qingyuan City was newly established, and Lianshan was under the jurisdiction of Qingyuan City.

administrative division

After Lianshan was set up as a county, its division changed many times. In September 1370, the territory of Yangshan County was merged into Lianshan in the third year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty, and in the fourth year it was merged into Yangshan. In November of 1380, the county was restored, and its territory remained unchanged. In 1612, shafang village of Lianxian county was divided into the county territory for the benefit of the government and businessmen. In 1946, Liannan county was set up, and five platoons, three platoons and 126 Xiaochong of Yao District in the eastern part of the county were divided into Liannan jurisdiction.

In July 1951, Gonghe Township, the former shafang village, was assigned to Lian county. In 1953, it merged with Liannan. In 1954, the county system was restored and the territory remained unchanged. In 1958, small counties merged into large counties and merged into Lianyang Autonomous County. In 1960, when Yangshan County was established, Lianyang Autonomous County was renamed Lianzhou Autonomous County. On October 15, 1961, Lianzhou Autonomous County was abolished and Lianshan county was restored. In that year, when Lianshan assigned the production teams of Daping, junliao, Dazhang, niulushui, tangji'er, Panshi and other Yao districts in Bingxian county to Liannan Yao Autonomous County, the paddy fields and mountains cultivated by the residents of the above regions in the county were also included in Liannan territory as "Three Guarantees and four fixations", including Taibao Maogu cave, Jitian Shankou cave, Qixing cave, dalutang, Gulu cave Lingjiao, yongfengwan Island cave, futangliang cave and other cultivated land is about 2000 mu.

On December 28, 2001, according to the ruling of the municipal and county boundary survey departments, the 7500 Mu mountainous area of niulushui, which was originally Lianshan, was assigned to Liannan as the water source of the county drinking water project. By the end of 2017, the county has a total area of 1265 square kilometers, covering 7 towns, 48 administrative villages and 4 communities including Jitian, Taibao, Hedong, Yonghe, Futang, xiaosanjiang and shangshuai. Lianshan forest farm, a provincial forest farm in Guangdong, is located in the county.

geographical environment

geographical position

Lianshan is located in the northwest corner of Guangdong Province, at the southwest foot of Nanling Mountains, adjacent to Liannan Yao Autonomous County in the East, Babu District of Hezhou City in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in the west, HUAIJI County in the South and Jianghua Yao Autonomous County in Hunan Province in the north. It is located between 24 ° 10 ′ 25 ″ - 24 ° 51 ′ 15 ″ N and 111 ° 55 ′ 15 ″ - 112 ° 16 ′ 00 ″ E. National Highway G323 runs through Taibao, Jitian and Yonghe from east to west, connects with Qinglian Expressway from east to south, and reaches Hezhou and Guilin from yingyangguan from west; ErGuang expressway runs from northeast to south through Taibao, Jitian, Futang and xiaosanjiang to HUAIJI to Guangzhou and Foshan; provincial highway S263 runs from north to South through Jitian, Futang and xiaosanjiang to HUAIJI; County Highway x399 runs from Hedong to HUAIJI Connect with Jianghua and Changzhou in Hunan Province

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