Zhongtong Town, Yujiang District, Yingtan City, Jiangxi Province

Zhongtong town

Zhongtong town is located in the northeast of Yujiang District, Yingtan City, facing Xinjiang River in the northeast and Xiabu township of Yuehu district across the river, adjacent to Huangxi town in the northwest, Pingding Township in the West and liujiazhan reclamation farm in the south. Zhongtong town has a total area of 67 square kilometers, and its terrain is high in the northwest and low in the southeast. In the northwest, there are gentle slopes and low hills, with the highest point of fenghuanggang at an altitude of 50 meters; in the southeast, there are plains and Dafan, with the lowest point of Xuyang village at an altitude of 18 meters. Xinjiang River flows slowly westward along the eastern edge of Zhongtong town. National Highway 206 passes through the territory from west to East. There is an entrance of Liwen Expressway in Zhongtong town. The town governs 11 village committees, 2 neighborhood committees and 1 improved seed farm; there are 67 natural villages with a population of 29182 (2017) and a land area of 67 square kilometers. Most of them are barren mountains and woodlands, rich in red stones. The town has a total cultivated land area of 27123 mu, including 17123 mu of paddy fields.

Historical evolution

Before the founding of the people's Republic of China, it belonged to Shuangfeng Township, Luocun Township, Shatang Township and Zhongtong township. At the beginning of the people's Republic of China, it was Shuangfeng Township, Yatang Township, Guantang Township, Shidu Township, yaochi Township, Jiudu Township and Chenglong township. Shuangfeng commune was established in 1958. In 1960, after the central part of Shuangfeng commune was put under the jurisdiction of Yingtan City, Zhongtong commune was established, which was named after Zhongtong. The township was changed in 1984 and the town in 1993. In 1997, with an area of 67 square kilometers and a population of 29000, it has jurisdiction over 12 administrative villages including Chenglong, Yunxing, Xuyang, Jiudu, Yuyu, yaochi, Xuzhang, Aiguo, Shidu, Guantang, Yatang and CHENGMAO. The town government is located in Zhongtong, 18 kilometers away from the county.

geographical position

Zhongtong town is located in the northeast of Yujiang district and the west suburb of Yingtan City. The town has 11 village committees, 1 neighborhood committee and 1 improved seed farm, with a land area of 67 square kilometers and a population of 29182 (2017). The town Party committee has 28 party branches, including 4 newly established non-public enterprises and mobile party branches, with 982 party members.

administrative division

Jurisdiction: Shuishang neighborhood committee, 11 village committees including Chenglong, Yunxing, Xuyang, Jiudu, yaochi, Xuzhang, Aiguo, Shidu, Guantang, Yatang and CHENGMAO. The town government is stationed in Chenglong.

Traffic situation

Zhongtong town has convenient transportation. 311 highway and 206 National Highway Cross through the town. Yingxi entrance of 311 highway is located in the town. It is 500km to Shanghai, 500km to Wenzhou, 140km to Nanchang, 10km to Yingtan along 206 National Highway and only 10km to 320 national highway. Yingjing highway under construction also passes through Xuzhang, Yatang and other villages in the town.

Hydropower resources

Zhongtong town is rich in hydropower resources. Xinjiang River, a tributary of the Yangtze River, flows from east to west. Jiepai hydropower station, which integrates navigation, water diversion and power generation, crosses the Xinjiang River. Zhongtong town is located in the hilly area with more people and less farmland, but it has a history of operating glasses for more than 200 years. "A burden is flying all over the sky, all over Guangdong, all over western Liaoning." this is a doggerel spread in Zhongtong Town, Yujiang County, the birthplace of glasses. The glasses industry in Zhongtong town has a long history. As early as the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty, there were glasses processing workshops. After the reform and opening up, Zhongtong town with more than 30000 people now has more than 12000 people selling glasses all the year round. The whole town has a situation that "every village has a large number of glasses sales, and every household has an expert in glasses sales". Driven by Zhongtong people, more than 50000 Yingtan people have been on the road of glasses sales. Their footprints have not only traveled all over China, but also gradually expanded to more than a dozen countries, such as Russia, Brazil, the United States, and so on. In Moscow alone, there are more than 300 Yingtan people selling glasses. With this sales team, Yingtan optical people have set up more than 20000 optical shops all over the world, with an annual sales revenue of more than 4 billion yuan. Yingtan glasses market has become one of the four largest glasses markets in China. Zhongtong people also use a shoulder pole to pick out a world-famous "hometown of glasses". With the development and expansion of Yujiang (International) glasses Industrial Park, Zhongtong town timely organized the left behind personnel to work in the glasses factory of the park. There are 26 enterprises in the optical Park, and more than 300 of the 2000 employees are middle-aged children. The optical industry has become a "cornucopia" for farmers to get rich.

Geography and climate

Zhongtong town belongs to subtropical humid monsoon climate, which is characterized by four distinct seasons, mild climate, abundant rainfall and sufficient sunshine. From 1950 to 2008, the average temperature was 17 ℃, including 5 ℃ in January and 29 ℃ in July. The annual extreme maximum temperature is 41 ℃. The average annual precipitation is 1788 mm, the maximum annual precipitation is 2543 mm, and the minimum annual precipitation is 980 mm. The average precipitation from April to June is 844 mm, and the average precipitation from July to September is 350 mm. The average annual sunshine hours are 1739 hours and the frost free period is 258 days.

Characteristic culture

Panhu is a character in ancient Chinese mythology. According to legend, Panhu became the son-in-law of emperor Gao, one of the "Five Emperors" in ancient times, because of his outstanding military achievements. Later, he moved to the mountains, cultivated by slash and burn, and propagated to become the later she nationality. The legend of Panhu, which is similar to Miao and Yao people, is widely spread among she people. In the Neolithic Gaoxin's (i.e. Diku) period, the empress of Liu's family came down to the lower boundary of Lou golden dog in a dream at night. She woke up with pain in her ears. She called on a famous doctor to produce a beautiful three inch long golden worm. It was stored on a jade plate and covered with gourd leaves. It was one inch long a day and was about two feet long. It looked like a phoenix and was named Lingou. It was called Panhu, with beautiful body lines and 24 yellow spots on its head. At that time, the dog soldiers came to attack, and the emperor issued an imperial edict to seek virtue, proposing that those who could behead the king of fan should marry him as their wife. After the Dragon dog unveiled the list, he went to the enemy country, took advantage of the king's drunkenness, bit off his head, and returned home to offer it to Emperor Gaoxin. Gao Xindi wanted to repent because he was a dog. Panhu said, "put me in the golden bell, and seven days and nights will become a man." Panhu into the clock six days, the princess afraid he starved to death, open the golden bell. He was in human form, but his head remained unchanged. So Panhu married the princess. After marriage, the princess lived in the mountains with Panhu and lived on hunting and farming. He gave birth to three sons and one daughter. The eldest son's surname was pan and his name was Neng. The second son's surname was LAN and his name was Guanghui. The third son's surname was Lei and his name was Juyou. His daughter married Zhong Zhishen. The She people have passed on and praised the achievements of Panhu from generation to generation. Panhu is a totem worship object of She nationality. The ancestors of the She nationality portrayed Panhu as a magic, witty and brave national hero by personification, and respected Panhu as the ancestor of the She nationality.

economic development

The economic development of middle school children has its own characteristics. In terms of industry, it has formed characteristic industries such as glasses, chemical industry, grain and oil, and is a famous hometown of glasses in China. Yujiang (International) glasses Industrial Park is located in the town. There are more than 70 glasses production and processing enterprises. It has basically formed a production system of division of labor and cooperation from the production of frames, accessories, electric ferry, lenses to finished lenses and sales. In 2006, it was awarded the honor of Jiangxi eyeglasses industrial base by the provincial government. In 2011, the sales revenue reached 4.75 billion yuan and the profits and taxes reached 420 million yuan. The newly planned "Yingtan international optical city" is under construction. In agriculture, planting and breeding are the main industries, which gradually form superior agricultural industries such as high-quality rice, peanut, commercial vegetables and live pigs. It is the main breeding base of high-quality lean meat type live pigs in our county. Every year, 145000 pigs, 190000 poultry and 17000 tons of aquatic products can be sold, with a sales revenue of 380 million yuan. The process of agricultural industrialization continues to accelerate, the town's agricultural products processing enterprises have achieved a total sales revenue of 800 million yuan, and realized profits and taxes of 60 million yuan. Zhongtong town is rich in hydropower resources. Xinjiang River, a tributary of the Yangtze River, flows from east to west. Jiepai hydropower station, which integrates shipping, water diversion and power generation, crosses the Xinjiang River. In 2005, the town's GDP was 275 million yuan, the fiscal revenue was 4.12 million yuan (including industrial park), and the per capita net income of farmers was 3182 yuan. In 2005, Zhongtong town was rated as "the advanced unit of national marriage and childbirth activities from 2001 to 2005" by ten ministries and commissions including the Propaganda Department of the CPC Central Committee and the national population and Family Planning Commission. Zhongtong Town Family Planning Association was rated as "the advanced unit of National Family Planning Association" by the National Family Planning Association. The town family planning service institute was rated as "the top 100 towns in Jiangxi Province" by Jiangxi Provincial Population and Family Planning Commission Ranked fourth in the population and family planning assessment. In 2005, Zhongtong town was also honored as one of the top 100 villages and towns in animal husbandry industry in the province, one of the city's advanced villages and towns in rural economic development, one of the city's and county's advanced units in comprehensive management of social security and petition work, and one of the county's advanced villages and towns in comprehensive work. in 2015, the gross national product reached 1.46 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 21%; the fiscal revenue reached 72.77 million yuan, the total economic volume ranked third in the county, and the per capita net income of farmers reached 12000 yuan. in 2016, the gross national product was 1.68 billion yuan, the fiscal revenue was 80.13 million yuan, and the per capita net income of farmers was 13100 yuan, showing a good situation of political stability, social stability, economic prosperity, and vigorous development of various social undertakings.

Industry

Zhongtong town is famous for its glasses, chemical industry, sculpture, grain and oil, and power generation. The glasses industry has a long history. As early as the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty, there were glasses processing workshops. Nearly 20000 people in the whole town are engaged in the sales of glasses outside the city. They are "carrying a heavy burden all over the world, traveling all over Guangdong and Western Liaoning". They have traveled all over the country and gradually expanded to more than 40 countries and regions such as Russia, Brazil and the United States. Yujiang (International) glasses Industrial Park is located in the jurisdiction, there are more than 100 glasses production and processing enterprises, industrial park

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