Gu County, Linfen City, Shanxi Province

Guxian county is a county under the jurisdiction of Linfen City, Shanxi Province. It is located in the northeast of Linfen City, the south foot of Taiyue Mountain, the middle and upper reaches of Fenhe River and Jianhe river, adjacent to Anze in the East, Hongdong in the west, Yaodu and Fushan in the south, Huozhou and Qinyuan in the north.

Guxian County governs 4 towns, 3 townships, 6 communities and 73 administrative villages, with a total area of 1206 square kilometers and a permanent population of 96000.

In 2013, the GDP of Guxian County reached 5.14 billion yuan. Gu county is Lin Xiangru's hometown, with Sanhe peony scenic spot and other famous scenic spots, as well as the provincial key cultural relics protection unit of reliu Guandi temple. Guxian county was awarded the national health county (township) in 2018. In May 2019, the people's Government of Shanxi Province approved the withdrawal of Guxian from poverty-stricken counties.

In November 2020, Guxian was selected as the sixth national civilized city.

Evolution of organizational system

In the first year of emperor Xiaozhuang's Jianyi reign in the Northern Wei Dynasty (A.D. 528), a county was built in the territory. It was named Anze County after the first two names of Anji and Zequan. The county was governed by Guyue Village (Guyang village, Guyang Town, Jinggu County) in the south of Anji and the north of Zequan, which was under the jurisdiction of Yining County.

In the 16th year of kaihuang (596 AD), Anze County was assigned to Qinzhou.

In the second year of Daye of Sui Dynasty (AD 606), it was renamed Yueyang County, which was subordinate to Linfen county. The county government was moved to xichibi (Jiuxian Town, Jiuxian village, ancient county).

In the second year of Wude (619 AD), dongchibao (Dongchi village, Chafang Township, Jingu county) and Yueyang City (Chengguan village, Yueyang Town, Jingu county) were transferred to Jinzhou in the sixth year of Zhenguan (632 AD).

During the Five Dynasties, Yueyang County was changed to Linfen county. In Song Dynasty, it belonged to Jinzhou.

In the second year of the Yuan Dynasty (1342 AD), Jishi and Hechuan entered Yueyang, and the three counties merged into Yueyang County. In the fourth year of Zhizheng reign, it was renamed Jishi county and transferred to the present Jishi County of Anze County. In the 13th year of Zhizheng reign, it was still renamed Yueyang and transferred to the city of Yueyang, belonging to Pingyang Prefecture.

In 1914, Yueyang County was renamed Anze County, still governing Yueyang, belonging to Hedong road. During the Anti Japanese War (1938-1941), Anze County, Yueyang County and Jishi county were set up. In 1938, the county was moved to Hechuan.

Yueyang County was established in Xinfo village in 1940.

In April 1942, the three counties were merged into Anze County, zhiyijing village, belonging to Taiyue District of Shanxi Hebei Shandong Henan border region.

In 1949, he ruled Sichuan and returned to southern Shanxi. In May 1951, it was transferred to Fucheng and returned to Linfen.

It was divided in 1971. The county is built between Wanli and Zhangjiagou village in the south of Guanzhen, the old city.

In August 1971, seven townships were designated from Anze County and three townships were designated from Fushan County, and they are ancient counties. They belong to Linfen district administrative office and were established in Yueyang (Chengguan village, Yueyang Town, modern ancient county).

In 1973, a new county was built between Zhangjiagou and Wanli villages in Yueyang town.

On March 6, 2019, the Central Propaganda Department, the Ministry of finance, the Ministry of culture and tourism, and the State Administration of cultural relics announced the list of counties for the protection and utilization of revolutionary cultural relics (the first batch), in which ancient counties are included.

administrative division

As of 2013, Gu County governs 4 towns (Beiping Town, Guyang Town, Yueyang town and Jiuxian town) and 3 townships (Shibi Township, Yongle Township and Nanyuan Township), with a total of 111 administrative villages and 1011 natural villages. The county government is located in Yueyang town.

geographical environment

geographical position

The geographical location of Guxian county is 111 ° 47 ′ 45 ″ - 112 ° 11 ′ 10 ″ e, 36 ° 2 ′ 30 ″ - 36 ° 35 ′ 35 ″ n, 56.85 km long from north to South and 20.05 km wide from east to west. It is adjacent to Anze in the East, Hongdong in the west, Yaodu and Fushan in the south, Huozhou and Qinyuan in the north. The county seat is 60 kilometers away from Linfen City, 290 kilometers away from Taiyuan, the provincial capital, and 860 kilometers away from Beijing.

climate

Guxian has a warm temperate continental monsoon climate. It has four distinct seasons. In spring, it is dry and windy. The temperature rises quickly. In summer, it is hot and rainy. In autumn, it is cool and humid. In winter, it is cold and dry.

The annual average temperature in Guxian county is 11.8 ℃. January is the coldest month with an average temperature of - 3.6 ℃, and July is the hottest month with an average temperature of 24.9 ℃. The highest temperature was 39 ℃ (measured on June 21, 1966), and the lowest temperature was - 23.4 ℃ (measured on January 31, 1971).

The annual average sunshine time is 2278.8 hours, the sunshine rate is 51.7%, the first frost date is about October 20, the last frost period is about April 14, and the annual average frost free period is 183 days. Precipitation is more in the northeast and less in the southwest, with an average annual precipitation of 558.5mm. The seasonal distribution of precipitation is extremely uneven, with 60% concentrated in July, August and September.

geology

The geology of Guxian is composed of Huoxian group of Archean, Changcheng System of Mesoproterozoic, Cambrian and Ordovician of Lower Paleozoic, Carboniferous and Permian of Upper Paleozoic, Triassic and Jurassic of Mesozoic, tertiary and Quaternary of Cenozoic.

landforms

Guxian is located in the south foot of Taiyue Mountain, the edge of Qinshui Basin, and the southeast of Taiyue Mountain Uplift. It belongs to the composite part of Taiyue Mountain meridional structural belt and Neocathaysian structural system. The territory of mountains, ravines, complex terrain, belongs to the Taiyue Mountain system. From Lingkong mountain to Taiyue Mountain in the South and Wuling Mountain in the southeast, the whole county is surrounded by "V" shape, which is like "treasure gourd". In the territory of ridge ridge ridge ridge valley river continuous overlap, complex terrain. The terrain is high in the northwest and low in the southeast, with the highest altitude of 2346.8 meters. It is located at laoyeding, the main peak of Huoshan mountain in the northwest, and the lowest altitude of 590 meters. It is located at Jianhe beach in the southwest.

river system

There are Jianhe river, Linhe River, Caizi River and Liuyuan River in Guxian County, among which Linhe river is a tributary of Qinhe River, the rest is the first tributary of Fenhe River and the second tributary of Yellow River.

natural resources

water resource

As of 2013, the total amount of water resources in Guxian is 143.2 million cubic meters, including 64.9 million cubic meters of surface water and 78.3 million cubic meters of groundwater. The annual average runoff is 110.2 million cubic meters, including 79.4 million cubic meters of clean water and 39.8 million cubic meters of flood.

land resource

As of 2013, the total area of Guxian is 1206.38 square kilometers, equivalent to 1809600 mu. In addition to 240000 mu of temporarily unusable land, 982000 mu of the remaining 1.57 million mu of land has been developed and utilized, including 14000 mu of garden land, 620000 mu of forest land, 76000 mu of natural slope and artificial grassland, and 206000 mu of cultivated land. There are 360000 mu of unused barren hills and slopes.

mineral resources

Guxian is rich in mineral resources. Up to 2013, more than 20 kinds of mineral resources have been proved, among which coal, iron, bauxite, copper and refractory clay are the most abundant. In addition to the above five major minerals, the largest reserves are limestone 3.409 billion tons, dolomite 2.315 billion tons and silica 21.112 million tons. In addition, there are titanium, cobalt, molybdenum, silver, rare earth, graphite, kaolinite, potassium feldspar, purple clay, marble, barite, gangue and decorative stone.

Animal and plant resources

Laoyeding mountain in the north of Guxian county and zushiding mountain in the south of Guxian county are densely forested and rich in biological resources, including leopard, brown eared pheasant, musk deer, white crowned pheasant, beaver and other rare animals.

As of 2013, the vegetation coverage rate of Guxian county was 38.9%. The forest area is 325 square kilometers, and the grassland area is 45 square kilometers.

Population nationality

The majority of the population in Guxian county is Han nationality. According to the sixth census in 2010, the permanent resident population is 91798, with 21194 households in the county. The population density is 70.2 people per square kilometer. Among them, there are 47572 males, accounting for 52.5% of the total population, and 43041 females, accounting for 47.5% of the total population. The ratio of males to females is 1.08:1.

Economics

overview

In 2012, the GDP of Guxian county was 6.245 billion yuan, the added value of industries above designated size was 5.098 billion yuan, the investment in fixed assets was 2.88 billion yuan, the per capita disposable income of urban residents was 20543 yuan, the per capita net income of farmers was 6381 yuan, the fiscal revenue was 1.0067 billion yuan, and the total retail sales of social consumer goods was 651 million yuan.

In 2015, the county's GDP reached 4.303 billion yuan, with an average annual growth rate of 9.31% during the 12th Five Year Plan period; the added value of industries above Designated Size reached 2.143 billion yuan, with an average annual growth rate of 12.67%; the investment in fixed assets reached 6.039 billion yuan, with an average annual growth rate of 29.04%; the general public budget revenue reached 196 million yuan; the total retail sales of social consumer goods reached 917 million yuan, with an average annual growth rate of 12.95%; the number of urban and rural residents increased by 10% Disposable income reached 26259 yuan and 8601 yuan respectively, with an average annual growth of 10.82% and 11.51%.

In 2016, the GDP of the whole year reached 4.43 billion yuan, an increase of 4% year on year; the general public budget revenue reached 210 million yuan, an increase of 8.5%; the added value of industries above Designated Size reached 1.67 billion yuan, an increase of 7%; the investment in fixed assets reached 5.63 billion yuan; the total retail sales of social consumer goods reached 990 million yuan, an increase of 8.3%; the per capita disposable income of urban and rural residents reached 27888 yuan respectively , 9065 yuan.

In 2017, the GDP reached 4.77 billion yuan, an increase of 6.5%; the general public budget revenue reached 280 million yuan, an increase of 31.5%; the added value of industries above Designated Size reached 2.4 billion yuan, an increase of 3.4%; the total retail sales of social consumer goods reached 1.07 billion yuan, an increase of 7.2%; the per capita disposable income of urban residents and rural residents reached 29895 yuan and 9754 yuan, an increase of 7.2% and 7.7% respectively

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