Xingxian County, Luliang City, Shanxi Province

Xingxian County, subordinate to Luliang City, Shanxi Province, is located in the northwest of Shanxi Province, at the north end of Luliang City, adjacent to Lan county and Kelan in the East, Linxian county and Fangshan in the south, Baode in the north and Shenmu city in Shaanxi Province across the Yellow River in the West. It is the largest county in Shanxi Province. Xingxian covers an area of 3168 square kilometers, with 7 towns and 10 townships.

Xingxian has a temperate climate with four distinct seasons and low temperature, with an average annual temperature of 8 degrees. Proven minerals include coal, bauxite, iron ore, silicon, coalbed methane and graphite. People lived and multiplied in Xingxian County as early as 5000 years ago, but it was not until the Northern Qi Dynasty that Weifen county was established. The county was located in Bicun, which is near the Yellow River. Later, it changed its name to Xingxian County until 1369. Celebrities in Xingxian County include Liu ang, Liu Hai, sun Jiagan, Kang Jitian, Zhang Wang, etc.

Xingxian is an old revolutionary base area and also a poverty-stricken mountainous area. At the beginning of the 21st century, it was listed as the first of 35 poverty-stricken counties supported by the state in Shanxi Province. In 2012, the county's GDP reached 7.04 billion yuan and its total fiscal revenue reached 2.53 billion yuan, an increase of 15.8% and 47.1% respectively over the previous year.

On February 27, 2020, with the approval of Shanxi provincial government, Xingxian County withdrew from poverty-stricken counties.

Evolution of organizational system

The origin of the name

"Xingxian county is also known for its proximity to Xinxing County.".

Historical evolution

According to historical records, Xingxian belonged to Zhao in Warring States period and Yanmen in Qin Dynasty. In the Western Han Dynasty, it was located in Fenyang county (the ancient town of Lan county).

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, Fenyang county was abolished, and Emperor Ling and Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty were occupied by Xiongnu.

The Three Kingdoms and the Western Jin Dynasty belong to qianghu.

During the Sixteen Kingdoms period, it belonged to the former Zhao, the latter Zhao, the former Yan, the former Qin and the latter Yan.

In the northern and Southern Dynasties, it belonged to the Northern Wei Dynasty. In the second year of Xiaochang (AD 526), it belonged to Xiurong County of Sizhou (now the ancient town of Lan county).

Weifen county was set up in the Northern Qi Dynasty. The old annals of Xingxian County said: "the county was set up in the Northern Qi Dynasty. Because the county is located in the wide and flat area of the Weifen River Valley, it is named Weifen county. It was the beginning of the establishment of Xingxian county. According to the historical places list of Shanxi Province, the Han Dynasty was located in Fenyang, and Weifen county was set up in the Northern Qi Dynasty. It was named Shenwu county because of the Weifen River in the county. Kaihuang three years (583) home county is a stone state (now Lishi). Daye four years (608) changed Weifen county to Linquan County, Loufan County. In 624, it was renamed Linjin County, belonging to Lanzhou. In the first year of Zhenguan (627), it was changed to hehe county. At that time, the county seat was located in Peijia Chuankou Beiliang, 60 Li west of Xingxian.

Song Yuanfeng years, moved to the north of Weifen water city, which is now the seat of the county.

In the Jin Dynasty, it was changed to Xing, belonging to hedongbei road.

Yuan Dynasty is still named Xingzhou, belonging to Jining road.

Ming Hongwu two years (1369), known as Xingxian County, under the Taiyuan government. Hongwu nine years belong to Kelan Prefecture, Taiyuan Prefecture.

Qing Yongzheng three years, Li Bao Dezhou, eight years back to Taiyuan. After the revolution of 1911, the system of state capital was abolished, and Xingxian County belonged to Jining road.

In 1924, the government of Shanxi Province was directly under the central government.

After the "Western Shanxi incident" in 1940, an anti Japanese democratic government led by the Communist Party was established. Xingxian County became the capital of the famous Shanxi Suiyuan border region, belonging to the first special office of the Shanxi Suiyuan border region.

In 1948, it belonged to the central area of Wuzhai.

In September 1949, the Xingxian district was established, which has jurisdiction over eleven counties, namely Xingxian, Linxian, Lishi, Fangshan, Lanxian, Pianguan, Shenchi, Wuzhai, Hequ, Baode and Kelan, and is stationed in Xingxian.

In 1952, Xingxian county was under the office of Xin County Commissioner,

In 1958, it belonged to the office of the North Shanxi commissioner,

In 1961, it returned to Xin County Commissioner's office,

In 1971, it was returned to the office of commissioner Lu Liang,

In 2001, xiaojiawa Township and guanjiaya Township were abolished and merged into Chengguan town and renamed Weifen town; muyatou Township and Baijiagou Township were abolished and merged into weijiatan town; peijiachuankou township was abolished and merged into Watang town; yangjiapo township was abolished and merged into caijiaya township; Xiaoshan township was abolished and merged into mengjiaping township. After the zoning adjustment, the county governs 7 towns and 10 townships: Weifen Town, weijiatan Town, Watang Town, Kangning Town, Gaojiacun Town, luoyukou Town, caijiahui Town, jiaoloushen Town, ehutan Town, Donghui Town, Guxian Town, aojiawan Town, caijiaya Town, hejiahui Town, mengjiaping Town, zhaojiaping town and gedangshang town. The county government is located in Weifen town.

In 2004, it was returned to Luliang City.

administrative division

Seven towns under the jurisdiction of Xingxian county are: Weifen Town, weijiatan Town, Watang Town, Kangning Town, Gaojiacun Town, luoyukou town and caijiahui town; ten townships are: jiaoloushen Township, ehutan Township, Donghui Township, Guxian Township, aojiawan Township, caijiaya Township, hejiahui Township, mengjiaping Township, zhaojiaping Township and gedashang Township. There are 376 natural villages and 742 administrative villages.

natural resources

mineral resources

There are 23 proven minerals in the county, including coal, bauxite, iron ore, silicon, coalbed methane, graphite, etc. most of them are of good quality and easy to exploit, among which coal and aluminum are the dominant minerals. The coal storage area of the whole county is about 2000 square kilometers, accounting for 63% of the total land area. It is an important part of Hedong Coalfield, with a total reserves of 46.154 billion tons and proven reserves of 13.6 billion tons. Among them, the reserves buried within 1000 meters are more than 7.1 billion tons, with an average calorific value of 7874 kcal / kg. It belongs to high-quality steam coal and coking coal. With proven reserves of 186 million tons, prospective reserves of more than 500 million tons and distribution area of 254 square kilometers, bauxite is one of the five largest bauxite mining areas in the province. The average contents of alumina and silica are 64.61% and 7.78% respectively, and the ratio of alumina to silica is between 5.81 and 11.52:1, ranking first in all bauxite mining areas in the province. The predicted reserves of coalbed methane reach 200 billion cubic meters.

land resource

Xingxian county has a total land area of 4.7539 million mu, including 4.0906 million mu of agricultural land, 116000 mu of construction land and 547300 mu of unused land.

Forestry resources

The forestry land of Xingxian county is 2242700 mu, accounting for 47.2% of the total land area, including 636600 mu of woodland, accounting for 26.1% of the forestry land, 420500 mu of shrub, accounting for 17.2% of the forestry land, 74000 mu of open woodland, accounting for 6.2% of the forestry land, and 1.16 million mu of barren hills, accounting for 47.6% of the forestry land. The forest coverage rate was 10.78%.

Water resources

The total amount of surface water and shallow groundwater in Xingxian county is 160 million cubic meters. The Yellow River flows 82 kilometers through Xingxian County, with an annual runoff of 29.3 billion cubic meters. Main rivers: Lanyi River, 28.5 km through Xingxian County; Weifen River, 55 km through Xingxian County; Qiushui River, 26 km through Xingxian county. The above three rivers belong to the primary tributaries of the Yellow River. Nanchuan River, 56.3 kilometers through Xingxian County, is a secondary tributary of the Yellow River. There are three small reservoirs: Tianguya reservoir, with a total capacity of 23.09 million cubic meters; mingtonggou reservoir, with a total capacity of 9.54 million cubic meters; gelaowan reservoir, with a total capacity of 10.6 million cubic meters. There are 268 warping dams, including 32 backbone dams and 19 medium dams. There are 65000 mu of water and land. As of the end of December 2011, 687 safe drinking water projects have been completed, including 506 water lifting projects, 160 water diversion projects and 21 water storage projects, with a total investment of 91.75 million yuan, solving the drinking water problem for 241016 people and 313 large animals in 715 villages.

geographical environment

Location context

Xingxian county is located in the northwest of Shanxi Province, at the north end of Luliang City, between 385 ′ 40 ″ - 3843 ′ 50 ″ north latitude and 11033 ′ 00 ″ - 11128 ′ 55 ″ east longitude. It is adjacent to Baode in the north, Lan county and Kelan in the East, Fangshan and Linxian in the south, and Shenmu city in Shaanxi Province across the Yellow River in the West. With an area of 3168 square kilometers, the county is the largest in Shanxi Province.

landforms

Xingxian county is located in the hilly area of Northwest Shanxi Province, the terrain is low in the West and high in the East as a whole. The main peaks are Heicha mountain, Shilou mountain, Shihou mountain and Zijin Mountain. Among them, Heicha mountain is 2203 meters above sea level; Shilou mountain is 1770 meters above sea level; Shihou mountain is 1600 meters across the river from Shilou mountain.

geology

The geological structure of Xingxian county is mainly composed of Cenozoic quaternary fine sand, marl, red soil, loess and modern alluvium. There are Mesozoic Triassic and Paleozoic Permian strata in the valley, and Paleozoic Ordovician, Cambrian, Lower Proterozoic and Archean strata in the eastern mountainous area.

soil

The soil in Xingxian county is mainly composed of grey cinnamon soil, the valley is composed of grey cinnamon soil, and the western mountainous area is composed of mountain grey cinnamon soil and brown soil.

hydrology

There are three main rivers in Xingxian County: Lanyi river is located in the north of the county, Weifen river is located in the middle of the county, Qiushui River is located in the south, all of which flow into the Yellow River from east to west, belonging to the Yellow River system.

climate

Xingxian has a continental monsoon climate, with long winter, cold and little snow, short hot and rainy summer, strong spring drought, fast warming, cool and sunny autumn. The frost free period is 120-170 days, the average annual sunshine hours is about 2600 hours, and the precipitation in recent six years is relatively less, which are 291.4 mm in 2006, 689.4 mm in 2007, 524 mm in 2008, 566.2 mm in 2009, 425 mm in 2010 and 465.3 mm in 2011.

population

In 2000, the total population of Xingxian county was 259451. The population of each township was 47368 in Chengguan Town, 12531 in weijiatan Town, 18933 in Kangning Town, 13481 in Gaojiacun Town, 11121 in Watang Town, 8894 in luoyukou Town, 11057 in caijiahui town and 8965 in jiaoloushen town

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