Xiangcheng County, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province

Xiangcheng County Xiangcheng County belongs to Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan Province. It is located in the west of Sichuan Province and the southeast edge of Qinghai Tibet Plateau. It is located in the southwest of Ganzi Prefecture of Sichuan Province and in the middle and north section of Hengduan Mountains. It spans 99 ° 22 ′～ 100 ° 04 ′ E and 28 ° 34 ′～ 29 ° 39 ′ n. It is adjacent to Daocheng County in the East, Litang County in the north, Batang County and Derong County in the West and Shangri La city in Yunnan Province in the south. The county is 68.6 km wide from east to west and 120.7 km long from north to south. It is 488 km from Kangding, 860 km from Chengdu and 930 km from Kunming, Yunnan.

By the end of 2011, Xiangcheng County had an area of 5016 square kilometers, with jurisdiction over 3 districts, 12 townships and 89 villages. At the end of 2011, the total population was 29826, with a natural growth rate of 3.22 ‰.

In 2011, the GDP of Xiangcheng County was 515 million yuan, an increase of 26.2% over 2010. The industrial added value was 49.5 million yuan, an increase of 54.1% over 2010; the investment in fixed assets was 1.678 billion yuan, an increase of 1.7% over 2010. On April 28, 2019, the people's Government of Sichuan Province decided to withdraw Xiangcheng County from the sequence of poverty-stricken counties.

Historical evolution

Xiangcheng, named after the terrain, is the transliteration of Tibetan "kacheng", which means the Buddha beads in hand. The Shuoqu river runs through the whole county from north to south, like a silk thread connecting the white villages on both sides of the river, just like a string of Buddha beads, so it is named.

Xiangcheng was the land of Bailang Qiang in ancient times, and it belonged to Tubo in Tang Dynasty.

Yuan belongs to the Xuanwei Department of Tubo and other roads.

Ming Dynasty belongs to duogan Dusi, which was under the jurisdiction of Mu's chieftain in Lijiang, Yunnan Province in 1554.

The Qing Dynasty was under the jurisdiction of Litang chieftain; in 1907, Zhao Erfeng implemented the policy of "returning the land to Liu", and in 1908, he established Dingxiang County under the jurisdiction of ba'an Prefecture.

In 1913, it belonged to chuanbiandao; in 1939, it belonged to the fifth administrative supervision district of Xikang province.

In 1950, it belonged to Xikang Tibetan Autonomous Region. It was renamed Xiangcheng County in 1951. In 1955, it belonged to Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan Province. Xiangcheng County is located in Xiangbala town.

In 2004, Xiangcheng County governed one town and 11 townships.

On April 6, 2005, the people's Government of Sichuan Province approved that sangpi town in Xiangcheng County should be renamed Xiangbala town. Xiangbala town means "the place where gods live" in Tibetan.

In December 2019, the people's Government of Sichuan Province approved the adjustment of administrative divisions of some towns in Ganzi Prefecture

（1） Nice town was abolished and its administrative area was put under the jurisdiction of Xiangbala town. The people's Government of Xiangbala town was stationed at No. 25, group 1, mase village.

（2） Qingmai township was abolished and its administrative area was put under the jurisdiction of Qingde town. The people's Government of Qingde town was stationed at No. 24, group 1, gonggai village.

（3） Seba village of reda town will be under the jurisdiction of shagong Township, and the people's Government of shagong township will be stationed at No. 11, group 1, Dagen village.

administrative division

By the end of 2011, Xiangcheng County had jurisdiction over 3 districts and 12 townships: Xiangbala Town, reda Town, nice town, shagong Town, shuiwa Town, Qingde Town, Qingmai Town, Ranwu Town, Dongsong Town, Dingbo Town, zhengdou town and Baiyi Town, with a total of 89 administrative villages.

Population nationality

At the end of 2011, the total population of Xiangcheng County was 29826, with a natural growth rate of 3.22 ‰. There were Yi, Tibetan, Qiang, Miao, Hui, Mongolian, Tujia, Lisu, Manchu, Yao, Dong, Naxi, Buyi, Bai, Zhuang, Dai and other ethnic groups, of which Tibetan accounted for 94%.

geographical environment

Location context

Xiangcheng County is located in Southwest China, the southwest of Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, the middle and north section of Hengduan Mountains, and the longitudinal valley area on the East Bank of Jinsha River. It is the hinterland of the great Shangri La tourism circle, bordering Daocheng County in the East, Shangri La County of Diqing Prefecture in Yunnan Province in the south, Batang County and Derong County in the west, and Litang County in the north.

Xiangcheng County spans 99 ° 22 ′～ 100 ° 04 ′ e, 28 ° 34 ′～ 29 ° 39 ′ n, with an altitude of 2865 meters. It is 488 km away from Kangding, the capital of Sichuan Province, 860 km away from Chengdu, and 222 km away from Shangri La County, Yunnan Province, with a total area of 5016 square kilometers.

topographic features

Xiangcheng County is high in the northeast and low in the southwest. The highest elevation is 5336m in the southeast of the county, and the lowest is 2560m in Zhongda village, Dongsong Township in the south. The relative elevation difference is great, which forms a slope like slope with high northeast and low southwest.

Shuoqu, Dingqu and Mayi rivers run parallel from north to south in Xiangcheng County, cutting the county into three valleys, four mountains and six slopes. To the west of Dingqu River and its upper reaches, to the upper reaches of Mayi River and to the east of Shuoqu River, the vast area is the original surface of mountains, accounting for about 68% of the total area. The central and southern parts are mainly high mountains and valleys, accounting for 29%, and flat dams are scattered, accounting for only 3%.

hydrology

In Xiangcheng County, there are three rivers, Shuoqu, Dingqu and Mayi, with a total flow of 300 kilometers and a total flow of 2.392 billion cubic meters. There are 21 primary tributaries, 72 tributaries and numerous gullies, and 44 big and small seas.

natural resources

land resource

By the end of 2010, the county had 34912 mu of cultivated land, with 1.57 mu per capita, including 5011 mu for two crops a year, 10081 mu for three crops a year, and 19820 mu for one crop a year. There are 4.0802 million mu of forest and 4.211 million mu of grassland, including 2.785 million mu of land for animal husbandry.

Biological resources

plant resources

There are 615 species of plants, more than 50 species of trees, mainly Chinese fir, pine, cypress, birch and poplar. The rare and endangered plants include jinqiansuo, Abies fargesii, haicaihua, Trillium, etc. Xiangcheng County is rich in Tricholoma matsutake and other wild fungi.

Xiangcheng County is rich in traditional Chinese medicine resources, including Cordyceps, Fritillaria, astragalus, Qinqi, dangshen, Danpi, Taoren, Gansong, Xueshan Yizhihao, Duyiwei, Huangling and a variety of rare medicinal materials for Tibetan medicine.

Animal resources

There are 54 species of the first and second level protected animals determined by the state, including leopard, clouded leopard, snow leopard, white lipped deer, black necked Crane, Golden Eagle, jade belt sea eagle, otter, lynx, stone marten, forest musk deer, red musk deer, brown bear, red billed crow, great azalea, little skylark, etc.

mineral resources

Xiangcheng County belongs to the "Three River" metallogenic belt, with gold, silver, tin, tungsten, copper, zinc, antimony and other minerals, which has great development potential. The identified mineral resources include lead, zinc, tungsten and tin mines, which are open-pit mined with high grade. By 1990, 160 tons of ore had been produced.

Economics

overview

In 2008, the GDP of Xiangcheng County was 3.304 billion yuan, an increase of 22.2% over 2007. In 2010, the GDP of Xiangcheng County was 408 million yuan, an increase of 13.5%, the investment in fixed assets was 1.65 billion yuan, an increase of 37.8%, and the local general budget revenue was 45.08 million yuan, an increase of 29.2%,

primary industry

Before liberation, the economy of Xiangcheng County was very backward. In 1949, the total industrial and agricultural output value of the county was only 1.5 million yuan. After liberation, the economy has developed greatly. In 1990, the total industrial and agricultural output value of the county was 11.91 million yuan, 10.8 times that of 1949. The total grain output is 9.237 million tons, mainly wheat, corn, highland barley, etc., and the total agricultural output value is 9.63 million yuan. In 2010, Xiangcheng County produced more than 500 tons of Tricholoma matsutake and about 3000 tons of other fungi.

In 2011, Xiangcheng County achieved a total agricultural output value of 182 million yuan, completed 2581.6 hectares of grain sowing and 9276 tons of grain output. There are 114800 livestock in stock, and the total growth rate, listing rate and commodity rate of livestock are 22.92%, 21.52% and 29.32% respectively.

In 2011, 245000 hectares of forest resources in Xiangcheng County were effectively managed and protected, 100 hectares of public welfare forest were constructed, 1666.67 hectares of forest were closed, 100000 trees were planted voluntarily, and the forest coverage rate reached 52%.

In 2012, the added value of agriculture in Xiangcheng County was 161 million yuan, an increase of 10.7% over 2011; the planting area of crops was 48510 mu, the coverage rate of improved varieties was 87.6%, and the grain output reached 10004 tons. The production was increased for nine consecutive years, and the livestock stock was 110000, with the total growth rate, listing rate and commodity rate reaching 23%, 29% and 22% respectively.

the secondary industry

By the end of 2010, there were 17 national and collective industrial enterprises in Xiangcheng County, mainly including electric power, mining, agricultural machinery, building materials, wine making, etc. in 1990, the total industrial output value was 2.28 million yuan, the industrial added value was 32.12 million yuan, and the industrial added value above designated size was 21.02 million yuan, increased by 28% and 47.3% respectively compared with 2009. A total of 29.06 million yuan was paid for hydropower development.

In 2010, Xiangcheng County introduced 6 domestic funded projects, an increase of 20% over 2009; the agreed capital was 640 million yuan, an increase of 326.7%; the available capital was 299.28 million yuan, an increase of 258.2%; and the annual task was completed by 199.5%. The industrial structure of the introduced projects is as follows: there are 2 primary industries with 20 million yuan of agreed capital and 12.3 million yuan of in place capital, accounting for 3.12% and 4.11% of the total capital respectively; there are 3 secondary industries with 190 million yuan of agreed capital and 284.18 million yuan of in place capital, accounting for 29.69% and 94.95% respectively

In 2012, the industrial added value of Xiangcheng County was 59.9 million yuan, an increase of 21% compared with 2011.

the service sector; the tertiary industry

In 1990, rural and urban areas

Chinese PinYin : Si Chuan Sheng Gan Zi Cang Zu Zi Zhi Zhou Xiang Cheng Xian