Gubei Town, Jinzhai County, Lu'an City, Anhui Province

Gubei town

Gubei town is located in the hinterland of Dabie Mountains, upstream of Meishan reservoir, in the center of Jinzhai County, adjacent to Qingshan town in the East, Mazongling forest farm in Huashi Township and Tianma National Nature Reserve in the south, Nanxi town in the west, and Xiangshan temple in Huaishuwan Township, a millennium Buddhist holy land in the north. Gubei town is a big town composed of the former seven neighbors, Nanfan, Gubei and shuizhuping. With a total area of 221.59 square kilometers, the town governs 15 administrative villages and 355 residential groups. It is the center of economy, culture, commerce, human settlements and important commodity distribution in the central part of the county. It is an important mountainous town integrating the old area, reservoir area, mountainous area and red area (2011).

Town landforms

The complex geographical conditions make the town rich in products. The south of the town is mountainous area, and the north is hilly area. The geological structure of the town is gneiss, strongly weathered, and the surface is sandy soil and sandy loam. It is suitable for planting ramie, Gastrodia elata and kenaf. It was once known as the "hometown of three kinds of hemp". In addition, the territory also contains lead-zinc ore, rich iron ore, kaolin and other mineral resources; and rich in chestnut, tea, mulberry cocoon, moso bamboo, Gastrodia elata, tung oil, edible fungus and traditional Chinese medicine and other agricultural products and cash crops; there are rich water resources with large natural fall and wide drainage area; there are red tourism resources such as Guandi temple and Ge ancestral temple; at the same time, there are rich labor resources.

Gubei town is high in the southeast and low in the northwest, mostly sandy soil. The town is surrounded by high mountains in the East, South and West, and low in the North: Zhonghe village and Wuhe village in the East, Sanhe Village and Guling village in the south, liangchong village and Yinghe village in the southwest, and gentle hills in the northwest and North. The climate in the town is mild and humid with four distinct seasons. The minimum temperature is - 10 ℃, the maximum temperature is 39 ℃, the frost free period is 210 days, and the average annual rainfall is 1350 mm.

There are Wuji River, sandaohe River, Wangjiahe River and other three main rivers, and a number of tributaries. Among them, Songjia river flows into xipi River from north to East, Sandao River, Baishui River and Zimu river flow into Shihe River at Qilianwan, and the mountains extending northward from sanshennao are the watershed between Shihe River and xipi river. The Baishui River, which originates from the state-owned Mazongling forest farm, flows through Qilin, Dalong and Yuanling villages in the town and then enters Meishan reservoir.

Historical evolution

Gubei Town, the capital of Anhui Province during the Anti Japanese War, was named after the ancient stone tablet engraved with "gubeichong" which was rushed out by the mountain torrents in the seventh year of Xianfeng in Qing Dynasty. Gubei originally belonged to Lu'an County, which was classified as "Lihuang county" during the period of the Kuomintang. In 1947, it became Jinzhai County, and Gubei township was established. In 1954, Meishan reservoir was built, and Gubei district was established due to the change of zoning. In 1968, Gubei commune was established by withdrawing the district and merging the community. In 1972, Gubei district was restored. Until 1992, Gubei Town, Nanfan Township and qiliwan Township were merged into Gubei Town, and Shuibei town was merged in 2008 Zhuping township has become an ancient monument town.

In history, Gubei town was only a small street with 20 or 30 families. During the Anti Japanese War, it was the headquarters of Anhui University, the 21st group army of the National Revolutionary Army, and the headquarters of the cadre training regiment of the fifth war zone. After the victory of the Anti Japanese War, the provincial government moved eastward to Hefei. After the construction of Meishan reservoir, Jinjiazhai immigrants moved here. Chengguan District and Maoding District merged into Gubei district. As the residence of the district office and the units directly under the District, the town became more and more prosperous.

economic development

Gubei town governs 26 administrative villages, a neighborhood committee, 284 villager groups, with a population of 42216 (2017). The total area of the town is 221.59 square kilometers. In 2008, the per capita net income of farmers in the town was 1930 yuan, the gross industrial and agricultural product was 183.7062 million yuan, and the fiscal revenue was 1.7102 million yuan. In 2008, the annual output of grain and oil was 6174 tons, 6500 silkworms were raised, 200000 kg fresh cocoons, 180000 kg dry tea and 150000 kg chestnut were produced. There are 776 enterprises of various types in the town, with an operating income of 250 million yuan, and five pillar industries of silk, tea, building materials, green food and metal microfilament have been initially formed.

Infrastructure

By the end of 2008, there were 1 middle school, 1 junior high school, 19 primary schools, 3 central kindergartens, 264 teaching staff and 4900 students in the town. Gubei town has a central health center and two branches, with more than 50 medical staff and more than 20 beds. It is a first-class health center with excellent medical service quality and complete equipment. 26 villages in Gubei town have access to roads, electricity, post, telephone and tap water, and 15 villages have access to cable TV. The popularization rate of tap water is 80%, that of domestic gas is 70%, and that of cable TV is 30%. There is a substation and three small hydropower stations in the town, with an installed capacity of 335 kW and an annual power consumption of 1.6 million kwh. By 2004, there were 4482 fixed line telephones installed in Gubei town (including 1583 Gubei), 6500 mobile phones, 3 Unicom stations and 3 mobile stations.

Administrative villages

infrastructure

Township Enterprises

There are 776 enterprises of various types in the town, with an operating income of 250 million yuan. Silk, tea, building materials, green food and metal microfilaments have been formed

cultural education

There are 1 middle school, 1 junior high school, 19 primary schools, 3 central kindergartens, 264 teaching staff and 4900 students in the town.

medical and health work

Gubei town has one central health center and two branch hospitals, with more than 50 medical staff and more than 20 beds. It is a first-class health center with excellent medical service quality and complete equipment.

At present, 26 villages in Gubei town are connected with roads, electricity, post, telephone and tap water, and 15 villages are connected with cable TV.

historical figure

Pidingjun

Born in 1914, he joined the Communist Youth League of China in 1928, joined the Red Army of workers and peasants in 1928, and transferred from the League to the Communist Party of China in 1931. After the founding of the people's Republic of China, he served as commander and political commissar of the 24th army, commander and political commissar of the 24th army of the Chinese people's Volunteer Army, deputy commander of Fujian military region, deputy commander of Fuzhou military region, commander of Lanzhou Military Region, and commander of Fuzhou military region. Members of the ninth and tenth Central Committee of the Chinese military, members of the ninth and tenth Central Military Commission, and deputies to the third and fourth National People's Congress. He was awarded the rank of lieutenant general in 1955. He was awarded the second level 81 medal, the first level independent freedom medal and the first level Liberation Medal. Hong Xuezhi, born in Jinzhai County in 1913, joined the Shangnan uprising in 1929, the Red Army of workers and peasants in the same year, and the Communist Party of China. During the Agrarian Revolutionary War, he served as the leader of the guerrilla unit of Shangcheng County, the monitor and platoon leader of the third division of the first Red Army, the company commander, company political instructor and battalion political commissar of the 29th regiment of the 10th division of the Fourth Red Army, the director of the political Department of the 274 regiment of the 93rd division of the 31st Red Army, the director of the Political Department of the 923rd division and the director of the Political Department of the Fourth Red Army. Took part in the long march.

During the Anti Japanese War, he served as the leader of the fifth brigade of the second brigade, the leader of the first detachment of the third brigade, the deputy leader of the fourth brigade, the head of the fourth regiment, the vice president of the fifth branch, the commander of Yanfu military region in Northern Jiangsu, and the chief of staff and deputy division of the third division of the New Fourth Army.

During the liberation war, he served as deputy commander of Liaoxi military region in Northeast China, commander of Heilongjiang military region and Secretary of Heihe prefectural committee of CPC, commander of the sixth column of the fourth field army and commander of the 43rd army. After the founding of the people's Republic of China, he served as the first deputy commander of the 15th corps of the fourth field army, the deputy commander of the Guangdong military region, the deputy commander and logistics commander of the Chinese people's Volunteer Army, the deputy director and Minister of the General Logistics Department of the Chinese people's Liberation Army, the director of the agricultural machinery department and the heavy industry department of the Jilin Provincial People's government, the director and Secretary of the Party group of the National Defense Industry Office of the State Council, and the CPPCC Minister and political commissar of the PLA General Logistics Department. Deputy to the first, fifth and Seventh National People's Congress, member of the Standing Committee of the Fifth National People's Congress. Member of the first, second and third National Defense Commission. In March 1990, he was elected vice chairman of the CPPCC at the third session of the Seventh National Committee of the Chinese people's Political Consultative Conference. In 1955, he was awarded the rank of general. He was awarded the first level 81 medal, the first level independent freedom medal and the first level Liberation Medal. He was awarded the first level national flag medal and the first level independent freedom Medal of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. He was awarded the rank of general again in 1988.

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