Erkou Township, Guixi City, Yingtan City, Jiangxi Province

Erkou Township

Erkou Township, subordinate to Guixi City, Jiangxi Province, is located in the south of Guixi City and the middle reaches of Luxi river. It is separated by Tangwan town in the East, Lengshui town in the south, Jinxi County and Zixi County in the West and Shangqing town in the north. The area is about 184 square kilometers, with 12300 mu of cultivated land and 170000 mu of forest land. It has jurisdiction over 6 administrative villages, 52 natural villages, 76 village groups, 2786 households, with a total population of 10400 in 2018.

Erkou township has developed public utilities, including primary and secondary schools, State Taxation Bureau, police station, telecommunication station, health center, forestry workstation, grain management station, credit union, power supply station, etc.

In 2017, there were 25 enterprises in Erkou Township, with 238 employees, including 20 industrial enterprises and 1 industrial enterprise above designated size.

Historical evolution

On the eve of the founding of the people's Republic of China, it belonged to Shangqing and Lengshui townships in Shangqing district.

In 1950, it belonged to Zhenshang, Erkou and Lengshui townships in Shangqing district.

In 1952, it belonged to Zhenshang, Erkou, Gangkou, Guanqiao and Meitan township of Bixi district.

In 1958, it belonged to Erkou and Niwan communes.

In 1964, Ekou and Niwan communes merged.

In 1965, Niwan, Baimiao and Meixi brigades were drawn out.

In 1968, it was merged with Lengshui forest farm.

In 1973, Lengshui forest farm was restored.

In 1984, Erkou township was established.

administrative division

By the end of 2019, Erkou township has jurisdiction over six administrative villages: Erkou village, Zhenshang village, Nangang village, Meitan village, Henggang village and Changpu village.

geographical environment

Location context

Erkou township is located in the south of Guixi City, in the middle reaches of Luxi River, with Tangwan town in the East, Lengshui town in the south, Jinxi County and Zixi County in the West and Shangqing town in the north. The area is about 184 square kilometers.

topographic features

The terrain in Erkou Township inclines from south to north, and the Wuyi Mountains wedge into the East and West, forming an irregular T-shaped depression. Bijiafeng in the west is the highest, with an altitude of 1375.5 meters, while Caoyuan in the north is the lowest, with an altitude of 85 meters.

climate

Erkou township has four distinct seasons, abundant rainfall, annual average temperature of 17.8 degrees, frost free period of 257 days, annual precipitation of 1817.9 mm.

hydrology

In Erkou Township, there are Luxi River, Meitan River, Huitan River, etc. with large river drop, there are broad prospects for hydropower development. Four hydropower stations have been built with an installed capacity of more than 6000 kilowatts.

Luxi river is about 10 kilometers long, flowing from Erkou forest farm in Southwest China to the northwest of caoyuankou. One of its tributaries is from the West foot of Longji peak on the eastern border, flowing West to Huitan, and the other is from the northwest foot of salmon peak on the southwest border, flowing from the Northeast to Qizhou Hekou.

natural resources

Forestry resources

Erkou township has a mountain forest area of 170000 mu, including more than 60000 mu of Phyllostachys pubescens forest and 6.2 million bamboo roots. It is the township with the largest area and volume of Phyllostachys pubescens Forest in Guixi City.

Biological resources

There are more than 50 kinds of wild animals and plants in Erkou Township, including Taxus chinensis, Cinnamomum camphora, Podocarpus arvensis, Osmanthus fragrans, orchid, pangolin, muntjac, bear, civet, boa constrictor, Chinese merganser, salamander, etc.

mineral resources

Erkou township is mainly composed of rare earth, gold, iron, silica, granite, etc., of which the distribution area of rare earth ore is 68 square kilometers, and the better section is 15 square kilometers, with a total amount of thousands of tons. The silica ore has been explored and mined.

population

In 2017, there were 18400 permanent residents in Erkou township.

In 2018, there were 2786 households in Erkou Township, with a total population of 10400.

Economics

overview

In 2005, the total industrial and agricultural output value of Erkou township was 50.51 million yuan, including 38.36 million yuan of agricultural output value, 12.15 million yuan of industrial output value, and 3180 yuan of per capita net income of farmers.

In 2014, the financial revenue of Erkou township was 23 million yuan, accounting for 219.1% of the annual task, with a year-on-year growth of 31.2%; the local financial revenue was 4.77 million yuan, accounting for 238.5% of the annual task.

In 2015, the total industrial and agricultural output value of Erkou township was 116 million yuan, an increase of 35% over 75 million yuan in 2010; the total rural economic income was 85 million yuan, an increase of 27.1% over 62 million yuan in 2010; and the fiscal revenue was 15.02 million yuan.

Agriculture

In 2015, the gross agricultural product of Erkou township was 77 million yuan, 17 million yuan more than that in 2011, an increase of 18%; the per capita net income of farmers was 5655 yuan, 30% more than that in 2010, 4350 yuan more than that in 2010; the income from labor services was 15 million yuan, 5.25 million yuan more than that in 2010, an increase of 40%; the total grain production reached 5500 tons, and the total sown area of grain was stable at about 13000 mu.

In 2017, more than 120 mu of early rice and 10800 mu of middle rice were sown in Erkou township; the bamboo shoot dual-purpose forest industry was developed in Yuntaishan forest farm, and 1000 mu of low-yield forest was added on the basis of consolidating the 1500 mu low-yield forest transformation in cuikeng group of Meitan village in 2016; the characteristic species breeding industry began to take shape, with 5 goat scale farmers developed throughout the year, the goat stock rate reached more than 460, and the pig scale breeding industry increased There are 3 breeding households, and the rate of live pigs is 1800.

In 2018, a total of 10500 mu of medium rice were sown in Erkou Township, with a planting area of 100 mu more than that in 2017. There are 5 large-scale goat farmers in the township, with a goat stock rate of more than 460 and 3 large-scale pig farmers, with a pig stock rate of 1800.

enterprise

In 2017, there were 25 enterprises in Erkou Township, with 238 employees, including 20 industrial enterprises and 1 industrial enterprise above designated size.

In 2018, there were 5 wood and bamboo processing enterprises in Erkou township.

tourism

In 2018, Erkou Township received a total of 12000 tourists, including 9 hotels, 2 hotels and 3 farmhouses.

traffic

Yingxia railway runs 8 kilometers across the territory of Erkou Township, with Zhenshang railway station. Gongzi line, Ernan line and erheng line form a "cross" shaped highway network, 70.8 kilometers away from Guixi City and 56 kilometers away from Yingtan City.

In 2018, the narrow road of Erkou township will be widened by 3.6 km; the group road for more than 25 households will be widened by 6 km; the road safety and life protection project will be completed by 6.7 km; and the rural road will be widened by 6 km.

social undertakings

education

In 2015, there were 6 primary schools and 1 middle school in Erkou township. The new school buildings of five village primary schools in the township have been completed and put into use, the Erkou middle school and one village primary school have been upgraded, and the construction of central kindergarten has been completed and put into use.

hygiene

In 2015, the Ekou health center, which has invested more than 600000 yuan, has been built and put into use, and more than 1 million yuan of new medical equipment has been added.

social security

In 2017, Erkou Township issued 6.0157 million yuan of agricultural related funds. Among them: 1.6921 million yuan for subsistence allowances, 190 thousand yuan for five guarantees, 38.87 million yuan for preferential care, 92.89 million yuan for social assistance, 1.1298 million yuan for farmland productivity protection and 241.1 million yuan for returning farmland to forest. A total of 10427 people participated in urban and rural medical insurance, with a participation rate of 106.83%; a total of 4183 people participated in urban and rural social endowment insurance, with a participation rate of 89.71%.

In 2018, Erkou Township issued 3.8121 million yuan of agricultural related funds. Among them: 1.364 million yuan for subsistence allowances, 429000 yuan for five guarantees, 459300 yuan for preferential care, 190000 yuan for social assistance, 1.1298 million yuan for farmland productivity protection and 241100 yuan for returning farmland to forest. A total of 8739 people participated in the new cooperative medical system, and the participation rate was 93.7%.

famous scenery

Yuntai Mountain

Yuntai Mountain, with an altitude of 858.2 meters, is one of the 13 scenic spots of Longhu Mountain. According to the records of Longhu Mountain scenic spots, in the third year of Yanguang (124) of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Zhang Daoling, the founder of Taoism, came to Yuntai mountain to practice Taoism, collect medicine and practice pills, and set up a temple on the top of the mountain for practicing and accommodation. In 1737, Qianlong traveled down to the south of the Yangtze River to write poems and Engraved Stone Tablets.

Caoyuan waterfall group

Caoyuan waterfall group, located on the Bank of Luxi River in Erkou Township, is within the scope of Longhu Mountain, a national scenic spot. The road is 40 kilometers away from Yingtan City. The waterfall connects Wuyi Mountains in the north, Luxi River in the South and Caoyuan village.

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