Xi county, Linfen City, Shanxi Province

Xixian County, which belongs to Linfen City, Shanxi Province, is located in the northwest edge of Linfen City and the south foot of Luliang Mountain in the west of Shanxi Province. It is a typical gully region of the Loess Plateau. The county government is located in Longquan town. It borders Fenxi in the East, Yonghe in the west, Puxian and Daning in the south, Shilou and Jiaokou in the north. It is 45 km wide from east to west and 52 km long from north to south, with a total area of 1415.3 square kilometers (2008) and a total population of 103000 (2009). In 2009, Xi county's GDP was 602.81 million yuan.

There are more than 30 cultural relics in Xixian county. The most famous building in the west of the city is "Xiaoxitian". Jinli, a local specialty of Xixian County, is famous for its large size, juicy and rich nutrition. Xi county is one of the key poverty alleviation counties in China, and it is also one of the 35 poverty-stricken counties in Shanxi Province. On April 18, 2019, the people's Government of Shanxi Province approved Xi county to withdraw from poverty-stricken counties.

Evolution of organizational system

The origin of the name

Erya said, "Xiashi is called Xi". It is called "Xi" because it is wet with springs in zhoudai. According to the records of the world of peace, there is Longquan in the south of Yixian County. The ground is wet and it is named Xi.

Historical evolution

In the Han Dynasty, it was located in Puzi county.

In the Northern Wei Dynasty, the county was set up in tujing County in the South and Pingchang County in the north. In the 12th year of Taihe (488), it was established in Fenzhou, abolished in Xiaochang, and restored in the Northern Zhou Dynasty. In the early years of Baoding, Daning County was established in this county. In the first year of Xiangxiang (579), Changshou county was established in Changshou village, 18 kilometers north of the county, and Longquan county was established in the county.

During the reign of emperor kaihuang of Sui Dynasty, the government of Daning County moved to the present Daning County. In 584, Fenzhou was changed to xifenzhou. In five years, Longquan county was abolished and Xifen Prefecture was changed into Xizhou. In the 18th year, Changshou county was changed into Xichuan County, and it was moved to the north of today's County, which belongs to Xizhou. Xizhou was changed into Longquan County in the third year of Daye (607), Xizhou in the first year of Wude (618), Daning County in the first year of Tianbao (742) and Xizhou in the first year of Qianyuan (758).

Nanxizhou was changed in the sixth year of jintianhui (1128) and restored to Xizhou in the third year of Tiande (1151). Xingding five years (1221) in today's County 30 kilometers south of the town home Wucheng County, Xizhou. The Yuan Dynasty abandoned Yicheng County. Zhizheng years, Xichuan County abandoned into Xizhou, Li Jinning road. After the restoration of Xichuan County, Ming Hongwu two years (1369) waste. In 1724, he was promoted to Zhili Prefecture.

In the early years of the Republic of China (1912), the state was abandoned and Xixian county was set up. It belongs to Hedong Road, and after the road was abandoned, it directly belongs to the province.

In 1949, it was divided into districts, belonging to the administrative office of Jinnan District. After the waste Xi county division, the county is Linfen district.

In 1954, it belonged to Jinnan special area. In 1958, it merged with Daning County to become Xining County, and then with Yonghe, Puxian and Shilou to become Luliang County.

Xixian county was restored in 1961, belonging to Jinnan District.

In 1967, it belonged to southern Shanxi.

In 1970, it belonged to Linfen area.

In 2000, it was a prefecture level Linfen City.

In 2001, Beizhuang township was abolished and merged into Chengguan town and renamed Longquan town; shuidi township was abolished and merged into Wucheng town; Houyan township was abolished and merged into diaojiayu Township and renamed yangtousheng township; Feng township was abolished and merged into Xiali township; Zhu township was abolished and merged into Chengnan Township. After the zoning adjustment, the county governs three towns and five townships: Longquan Town, Wucheng Town, Huangtu Town, yangtousheng Township, Zhaizi Township, doupo Township, Xiali Township and Chengnan Township. The county government is located in Longquan town.

administrative division

As of 2013, Xi county has jurisdiction over three towns: Longquan Town, Huangtu town and Wucheng Town, five townships: Chengnan Township, yangtousheng Township, Zhaizi Township, Xiali Township and doupo Township, 98 village committees, 4 neighborhood committees and 384 natural villages.

Population nationality

population

At the end of 2009, the total population of Xi county was 103014, 607 more than that at the end of 2008. In 2009, there were 1310 births, with a birth rate of 12.75 ‰, 703 deaths, with a mortality rate of 6.84 ‰, and a natural population growth rate of 5.91 ‰.

nation

Xixian nationality is mainly Han nationality, including Hui, Manchu, Tujia, Mongolian and other ethnic minorities.

geographical environment

Location context

Xixian county is located in the northwest edge of Linfen City and the central axis of Luliangshan anticline. It spans 110 ° 55 ′ ~ 111 ° 15 ′ E and 36 ° 30 ′ ~ 36 ° 55 ′ n. Fenxi in the East, Yonghe in the west, Puxian and Daning in the south, Shilou and Jiaokou in the north. It is 45 km wide from east to west and 52 km long from north to south, with a total area of 1415.3 square kilometers (2008).

terrain

Xixian county belongs to the Loess Plateau relict gully region. In the territory, the walls are high and wide, the gullies are crisscross, the mountains are continuous, and the hills are undulating. Xixian county is mainly composed of Sanchuan, Qiyuan and badagou, with high terrain in the northeast and low terrain in the southwest. Most of them are between 950 and 1300 meters above sea level. The highest is 1955 meters in Zijing mountain of Huangtu Town, and the lowest is 770 meters in shanghucheng village of Wucheng town.

climate

Xixian has a warm temperate continental monsoon climate, with an average annual temperature of 9.5 ℃, an average annual precipitation of 450-550 mm, an average annual sunshine of 2740.9 hours and an average frost free period of 150-160 days.

natural resources

land resource

As of 2008, Xi county has 2120900.7 mu of land, including 1107883.3 mu of agricultural land, 385074.2 mu of cultivated land (206734.5 mu of basic farmland), 511422.4 mu of forest land, 94845.8 mu of garden land, 116540.9 mu of pasture land, 38419.6 mu of construction land and 943324.3 mu of unused land.

mineral resources

Up to 2008, the proven mineral resources in Xi county include coal, granite, marble, gypsum, dolomite, silica, kaolin, bentonite, high alumina clay, limestone, quartzite, etc. Among them, coal is widely distributed. Within 150 square meters of the East and west sides of the Zijingshan fault, there is No. 2 main coking coal buried. Granite covers an area of more than 20 square kilometers, with a reserve of about 300 million cubic meters. The main colors are purplish red, yellow, white, sesame black, etc. marble covers an area of about 3 square kilometers, with a reserve of 100 million cubic meters. Dolomite covers an area of about 10 square kilometers, with a reserve of about 90 million cubic meters. Limestone covers an area of about 10 square kilometers It covers an area of about 40 square kilometers with a reserve of 8500 cubic meters, mainly used for calcining lime, cement and building materials; quartzite covers an area of about 8 square kilometers with a reserve of about 30 million cubic meters; gypsum covers an area of about 1 square kilometers with a reserve of about 170 cubic meters.

Biological resources

Up to 2008, 66 species of terrestrial animals have been found in Xixian county. Among them, there are 32 species of birds, 16 species of mammals, 5 species of reptiles, 2 species of amphibians, 10 species of arthropods and 1 species of annelids. Large animals include leopard, sika deer, wolf, wild boar, yellow sheep, etc. Among the wild animals, brown eared pheasant and sika deer belong to the first class of national protected animals; leopard and Eagle belong to the second class of protected animals; swallow, owl and snake belong to the third class of protected animals.

The edge of Xixian county is forest steppe zone, and the middle part is typical loess plateau zone. The main tree species of natural forest are: Pinus tabulaeformis, Pinus bungeana, Platycladus orientalis, etc.; the main tree species of artificial forest are: Pinus tabulaeformis, Robinia pseudoacacia, poplar, etc.; the main tree species of shrub forest are: peach, apricot, Hippophae rhamnoides, bayberry, etc.; the economic forest are: apple, pear, walnut, grape, etc., there are 114 species of Gramineae, 90 species of Leguminosae, 35 species of Rosaceae, 47 species of Compositae, 145 species of other plants, a total of 474 species. Medicinal plants are widely distributed, including licorice, wolfberry, Platycodon grandiflorum, bupleurum, radix rehmanniae, Polygala tenuifolia, Artemisia capillaris, etc.

Forestry resources

As of 2008, the forest area of Xi county is 800300 mu, including 272300 mu of natural forest, 317000 mu of artificial forest, 95000 mu of shrubbery, 116000 mu of unforested forest, and 16 million trees planted around. The forest coverage rate has increased from 30% in 2000 to 33.2%.

Economic overview

comprehensive

In 2009, Xi county's GDP was 602.81 million yuan, which was 2.6% higher than that of 2008. Among them, the added value of the primary industry was 104.01 million yuan, an increase of 0.4%; the added value of the secondary industry was 104.61 million yuan, a decrease of 24.1% compared with 2008; the added value of the tertiary industry was 394.19 million yuan, an increase of 13.2% compared with 2008. The added value of the primary industry accounted for 17.3% of the GDP, an increase of 4.0% over 2008; the added value of the secondary industry accounted for 17.4%, a decrease of 18.6%; the added value of the tertiary industry accounted for 65.3%, an increase of 14.6% over 2008. The per capita GDP is 5853 yuan, which is 857 US dollars according to the RMB exchange rate at the end of 2009.

primary industry

In 2009, the total sown area of crops in Xi county was 21725 hectares, an increase of 285 hectares or 1.3% over 2008. Among them, 20721 hectares of grain crops were planted, 321 hectares more than in 2008; 339 hectares of oil crops were planted, 21 hectares less; 267 hectares of vegetables were planted, 3 hectares less. Among the grain planting areas, the corn planting area was 14722 hectares, an increase of 202 hectares; the millet planting area was 1947 hectares, an increase of 147 hectares; the potato planting area (converted grain) was 1095 hectares, a decrease of 85 hectares.

In 2009, Xi county's total grain output reached 47495 tons, an increase of 5926 tons over 2008, an increase of 14.3%. Among them: 38684 tons of corn, increased by 13.5% over 2008; 3033 tons of millet, increased by 28.4% over 2008; 2908 tons of potato, increased by 1.8% over 2008.

In 2009, there were 331 large livestock in Xixian county

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