Pingshun County, Changzhi City, Shanxi Province

Ping Shun county, Shanxi County, Changzhi, Shanxi Province, located in the southeast of Shanxi, east of Changzhi, with an area of 1550 square kilometers, with 5 towns and 7 townships, and 152 thousand and 500 registered residence population (2018).

Pingshun county is located in the western half of the southern section of Taihang Mountains, which is a typical dry stone mountain area and old revolutionary base area. The whole area is rugged, high mountains and deep valleys, barren soil, drought and water shortage, and poor natural conditions. During the Anti Japanese War, Pingshun county was a part of Taihang Anti Japanese base, where revolutionaries of the older generation such as Zhu De and Yang Xiufeng lived and fought. In the 1950s, during the period of agricultural cooperation, Li Shunda, Shen Jilan and other advanced models led the masses of Xigou village to develop agricultural and forestry production. The "Xigou spirit" became a banner of China's agricultural front.

Pingshun county is a key county of national poverty alleviation and development. It mainly grows corn, millet, wheat, potato and other crops, and is rich in Zanthoxylum bungeanum, Codonopsis pilosula and Forsythia suspensa. Industrial categories include mining, metallurgy, building materials, hydropower, wind power, machinery, agricultural and sideline products processing, etc. The main tourist attractions are Taihang water town, Tongtian gorge, Tianji mountain, shenlongwan, Xigou village, etc. Waji railway and Changping Expressway run through the whole area.

On September 25, 2018, it won the honorary title of "2018 e-commerce into rural comprehensive demonstration county" of the Ministry of Commerce. Pingshun county was awarded the national health county (township) in 2018. In March 2019, it will be listed in the first batch of counties for the protection and utilization of revolutionary cultural relics. On February 27, 2020, with the approval of Shanxi provincial government, Pingshun County withdrew from poverty-stricken counties. China's top 100 summer leisure counties and cities in 2020.

Evolution of organizational system

The origin of the name

According to Jiaqing's Yi Tong Zhi, after the Ming Dynasty suppressed the peasant uprising in Qingyang mountain between Lucheng and Huguan, it set up a county on the spot and took Taiping Shunhua.

Historical evolution

In the period of the ancient emperors he and Tang Yao, the present Pingshun county belongs to Jizhou; in the period of Yushun, it belongs to Bingzhou.

In the Xia Dynasty, it belonged to Jizhou.

In the spring and Autumn period, it belonged to the state of Li first; the Marquis of Li was expelled by the Lu family of CHIDI and belonged to the state of Luzi baby; the state of Jin destroyed Lu and established Marquis of Li and then belonged to the state of Li; the state of Li combined with Jin belonged to the state of Jin.

During the Warring States period, it belonged to South Korea; with Zhao exterminating South Korea, it belonged to Zhao state.

In the Qin Dynasty, it belonged to Shangdang county.

In the early Han Dynasty, the system of Qin was adopted. In the period of Emperor Wu, the governor of Shangdang county was set up, which belonged to Bingzhou area and governed 14 counties, including Lucheng county and Huguan county.

From the period of Cao Wei to the Northern Dynasty, the subordination remained unchanged.

In the Sui Dynasty, Pingshun belonged to Licheng county and Lucheng county respectively.

In the fourth year of Wude of Tang Dynasty (621), Huguan county was restored. Today, the Pingshun territory is located in Huguan County in the south, Licheng county and Lucheng County in the north.

In the Later Zhou Dynasty, it was transferred to Luzhou.

From the Song Dynasty to the middle and early Ming Dynasty, the subordination remained unchanged.

In 1529, Pingshun county (named by Emperor Shizong of Ming Dynasty for "suppressing the rebels and taming the local people") was set up in 31 li of Licheng County, Lucheng county and Huguan county.

In 1644, the first year of the reign of emperor Shunzhi of the Qing Dynasty, Shanxi Province was established. Pingshun county belongs to Lu'an Prefecture of Shanxi Province.

In 1764, Pingshun county was abolished. Thirty villages under the jurisdiction of the former Pingshun county were assigned to Licheng County, 70 villages to Huguan County, and 12 Li and 44 villages to Lucheng county.

In April 1912, Pingshun county was restored to Lu'an Prefecture.

In 1914, Pingshun County belonged to Jining road.

In February 1915, Pingshun county was abolished and the former administrative region of Pingshun county was merged into Lucheng county.

In August of 1916, Pingshun county was restored, still belonging to Jining road of Shanxi Province.

In 1924, Jining road was abolished and Pingshun county was directly under the jurisdiction of Shanxi Province.

In 1937, Shanxi Province was divided into five special districts, and Pingshun county was the fifth.

In the 29th year of the Republic of China (1940), the Anti Japanese democratic government led by the CPC was established in Pingshun County; in March, the Kuomintang Pingshun county government stayed away from Huayuan village; in June, taking Laomaling line as the boundary, Pingshun (South) county and Pingshun (North) County were established (because there was no unified Anti Japanese regime at the higher level, both counties were under the unified leadership of the CPC's higher level Party committee); in August, Jitai joint office was established and Tainan was established Special office, Pingshun (South) County, Pingbei county.

In August 1941, the Taihang administrative office of Shanxi Hebei Shandong Henan border region was established. Pingshun (South) county and Pingbei County belong to the four special districts of Taihang.

In June 1942, Pingbei county and Pingshun (South) County merged into Pingshun County, which still belongs to the four special districts of Taihang.

In July 1943, the governor of Pingshun County led the remnant of the Kuomintang to join the Daoping Office of the Japanese puppet party, and the Pingshun county government of the Kuomintang collapsed.

In November 1945, Pingshun county was transferred to Taihang No.3 special district.

In June 1946, it was transferred to Taihang second special zone.

In January 1947, it returned to Taihang district.

In September 1949, Pingshun County belonged to Changzhi district.

In October 1958, Changzhi district was renamed Jindongnan District, which belongs to Pingshun County; in November, Pingshun county and Huguan county were merged into Huguan County, and the organs of Huguan county were stationed in the former Pingshun county.

In September 1959, Pingshun county was restored, still belonging to Southeast Shanxi Province.

In 1967, the special region of Southeast Shanxi was changed to Southeast Shanxi, which belongs to Pingshun county.

In May 1985, the southeastern region of Shanxi Province was abolished, and a prefecture level Changzhi City was established under the jurisdiction of Pingshun county.

administrative division

Division evolution

After the county was established in the Ming Dynasty, Pingshun county was divided into four townships, eight capitals and thirty-one Li (ten households for one Li and ten for one Li).

In 1648, thirty-one Li was merged into nineteen Li, eleven Li into eighteen Li and fourteen Li into seventeen Li. Kangxi 32 years (1693), Pingshun County jurisdiction four townships, 17 Li, eight towns.

Before the abolition of Pingshun County in 1764, Pingshun county had jurisdiction over 23 Li.

In the first year of the Republic of China (1912), Pingshun county was reestablished. Shanxi province implemented the system of linking villages. Pingshun county was divided into 95 villages. Villages governed Lu and Lu governed neighbors (5 neighbors per Lu, 5 households per neighbor).

In December 1918, the district village system was implemented in Shanxi Province. Pingshun county has three districts, 96 main villages, 423 joint villages, 733lu and 3212 neighbors.

In 1937, Pingshun County governed three districts and 36 villages.

In March 1940, the Anti Japanese democratic government of Pingshun County adjusted the administrative divisions and abolished the village arrangement. Pingshun County governed seven districts and 96 administrative villages. In June, Pingshun (South) county and Pingshun (North) County were divided. Pingshun (South) County governed four districts (the first, second, Fifth and sixth districts of Pingshun county), 63 administrative villages, and Pingshun (North) County governed three districts (the third, fourth and seventh districts of Pingshun county), 33 administrative villages Political village.

In March 1941, the four villages of shangwujing, zhongwujing, Zhangjing and lueyu in Pingbei county were assigned to Pingshun (South) county. Pingshun (South) county has jurisdiction over five districts and 96 administrative villages; Wutou, Anle, Shihui, Wangqu and Xipo in Lucheng county have jurisdiction over Pingbei County, and Pingbei county has jurisdiction over four districts and 52 administrative villages.

In June 1942, Pingshun (South) county and Pingshun (North) County were merged into Pingshun county. The original nine districts of the two counties were adjusted to six districts, and the administrative villages were newly divided into 92 districts.

In September 1943, Pingshun County added the seventh district in the southeast border area. The district office was stationed in yuxiaguan, and then moved to Xingcheng. Pingshun County governs 7 districts and 183 administrative villages.

In December 1949, Pingshun county was divided into seven districts and 177 villages.

In August 1953, Gaojiatai and weichiao, the seventh district, were assigned to Linxian County, Henan Province; meanwhile, 178 administrative villages in the county were newly assigned to 101 townships, belonging to 7 districts.

In September 1954, the first, the second, the fourth and the fifth districts were abolished, and the third, the sixth and the seventh districts were changed into three rural basic working areas. Pingshun county has three basic districts and 58 townships directly under the central government.

In March 1956, Pingshun county was divided into one town and 51 townships.

In February 1958, the original 52 townships were merged into 9 market townships and 20 general townships.

In August 1958, 29 townships were abolished and 24 people's communes were set up: Chengguan (red flag), Xigou (Jinxing), Longzhen (dawn), Yangwei (Yuejin), Xingcheng (cooperation), yuxiaguan (Liaoyuan), Sitou (fighting), yanglaoyan (happiness), shiyaotan (Taiyang), zhongwujing (Chaomei), Daqu (Xianfeng), hongtiguan (Feiyue), shiziling (Yuhua) and Xixi (Xianfeng) Qiaogou (construction), penglanyan (innovation), Shihui (learning from the Soviet Union), beidanche (Lighthouse), Yanggao (Dongfanghong), Shicheng (Qianjin), Wangjiazhuang (Hongguang), Beishe (Chaomei), dongqingbei (upstream), Miaozhuang (satellite), yangjingdi (Hongxing). There are 242 administrative areas in the county.

On November 5, 1958, Pingshun county and Huguan county were merged into Huguan County, and the county organs were stationed in Pingshun Chengguan. At the same time, Huangchi, huangniuti and xiahuang in Lucheng county were divided into 10 communes, namely Chengguan (red flag) commune, Xigou (Jinxing) commune, Lizhuang (Chaoying) commune, Shicheng (Qianjin) commune, beidanche (Lighthouse) commune, Beishe (Chaomei) commune, hongtiguan (Feiyue) commune, Xingcheng (cooperation) commune and Sitou (hero) commune ）Commune, Xincun commune.

In July 1959, the organizational system of Pingshun county was restored, with 10 people's communes under its jurisdiction; in September, six administrative areas, including Miaozhuang, were separated from yangjingdi people's commune, and Miaozhuang people's commune was established. Under the jurisdiction of Pingshun County

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