Yuxiakou Town, Changyang Tujia Autonomous County, Yichang City, Hubei Province

Yuxiakou town

Yuxiakou town belongs to Changyang Tujia Autonomous County, Yichang City, Hubei Province. It is located in the southwest corner of Changyang County, at the junction of Wufeng and Badong, Ziqiu town in the East, Wufeng County in the south, Badong County in the West and LANGPING town in the north.

Yuxiakou town covers an area of 294.2 square kilometers (in 2017), with 16 administrative villages and a total population of 35682 (in 2017).

Yuxiakou town is an important producing area of Ponkan in Hubei Province. Yansongping village is the main producing area of Qingjiang Ponkan, a high-quality fruit in Hubei Province, with a planting area of more than 100 mu.

Historical evolution

In the old days, Yuxiakou was named after Yuqiao, a descendant of Yuba people, who was located at the exit of the mysterious pangxia. In 1979, Yuxiakou commune was under the jurisdiction of six administrative areas. in 1984, Yuxiakou district was built, under which Yuxiakou town was set up. in 1985, Yuxiakou town was upgraded to district level town. In 1987, zhizheping was designated as a new township from Yuxiakou town. In 1988, Yuxiakou town had four offices: Shiping, Zhaolaihe, shuanggumu and Xiping. In January 2001, zhizheping township was incorporated into Yuxiakou Town, still known as Yuxiakou Town, which is under the jurisdiction of Changyang County.

administrative division

As of 2012, Yuxiakou town has 16 administrative villages, including Yuping village, Shiping village, Gaofeng village, Yanping village, Xiping village, Shuanglong Village, Zhaolaihe village, Longchi village, zhaojiawan village, zhizheping village, yansongping village, liangshanba village, Qinglong village, bandengao village, Longping village and Buzheng village. The town government is located at 105 Yicheng road.

geographical environment

Location context

Yuxiakou town is located in the southwest corner of Changyang Tujia Autonomous County, at the junction of Wufeng and Badong, Ziqiu town in the East, Wufeng County in the south, Badong County in the West and LANGPING town in the north. The total area of the town is 294.2 square kilometers (2017), and the geographical coordinates range from 110 ° 21 ′ - 110 ° 34 ′ e to 30 ° 13 ′ - 30 ° 30 ′ n.

topographic features

Yuxiakou town is located in the upper reaches of Geheyan reservoir area, with high mountains and deep valleys and great altitude difference. It belongs to Wuling Mountain and Wushan mountain in East Sichuan. The terrain of the town is mainly mountainous.

climate

Yuxiakou town belongs to the subtropical monsoon climate zone. It is humid and hot in summer and mild and humid in winter. The annual average temperature is 17-20 ° C and the annual average rainfall is 1366.2 mm.

natural resources

land resource

In 2012, the total land area of Yuxiakou town was 29415 hectares, including 3386 hectares of cultivated land, 5241 hectares of water area and 17508.23 hectares of forest land.

Animal and plant resources

the main plants in Yuxiakou town are citrus, rape, corn, konjac, tobacco and so on; the main animals are livestock such as pigs, chickens, sheep and so on.

mineral resources

the mineral resources of Yuxiakou town include copper carbon, iron ore, silicon ore, clay and other mineral deposits, including 60 million tons of copper carbon, 15 million tons of iron ore, 180 million tons of silicon ore and 10 million tons of clay. Coal mines are mainly distributed in Shuanglong and Xiping areas.

population

35682 (2017)

economic development

overview

In 2012, Yuxiakou town achieved a GDP of 45464 million yuan, a fiscal revenue of 12.13 million yuan, a national tax of 3.57 million yuan, a local tax of 8.56 million yuan, and an annual per capita net income of 3452 yuan.

primary industry

In 2012, Yuxiakou town had 4706 hectares of grain sown area, with a total yield of 16144 tons and 228.7 kg per mu; 1099 hectares of oil sown area, with a total yield of 1981 tons; 346 hectares of tobacco planted area, with a total yield of 2076 tons; 123 hectares of tea planted area, with a total yield of 16 tons; 1497 hectares of Alpine vegetables planted area, with a total yield of 39156 tons; 796 hectares of orchard area, with a total yield of 13595 tons of fruits, including citrus It covers an area of 780 hectares with a total output of 13484 tons; 71901 live pigs are sold; other economic crops cover an area of 845 hectares with a total output of 2898.9 tons. The total income of rural economy is 3452 yuan per capita.

the secondary industry

The industry of Yuxiakou town is mainly hydropower and coal mine. In 2012, the total industrial output value of the town was 98.1 million yuan; there were 12 industrial enterprises, the main industrial categories were coal, electricity, etc., and the main industrial products were coal, electricity, etc.

the service sector; the tertiary industry

In 2012, there were 2 financial outlets in Yuxiakou Town, with a year-end deposit balance of 249.71 million yuan and a loan amount of 35.87 million yuan; there were 200 commercial outlets, with a business area of 4000 square meters and a commercial retail value of 7.3 million yuan; there were 57 merchants engaged in the tertiary industry, including 32 in catering industry, 5 in accommodation industry, 11 in hairdressing industry and 9 in repair industry.

social undertakings

infrastructure

Up to 2012, Yuxiakou town has built 20 bridges, 3.2km long market roads, 1100m long sewers, 7200 square meters of green belt, 4788km long water pipeline, 150t daily water supply, more than 500 households, 100% water supply penetration rate, 800km long sewers, 1 liquefied gas station, 50 street lighting lamps, 28 garbage cans, 5 garbage pools and 1 garbage disposal site There are 9 wharves, 1 ferry station, 2 passenger stations and 260 km of village roads, with a hardening rate of 24.71%.

cultural education

In 2012, there were 1 junior middle school, 5 primary schools, 3 teaching sites, 1 kindergarten, 160 in-service teachers and 2047 students in Yuxiakou Town, including 770 junior middle school students, 1139 primary school students and 138 kindergarten children. The enrollment rate of school-age children was 100%, and the proportion of primary school to primary school was 100%. The enrollment rate of junior middle school age population is 100%, the enrollment rate of junior middle school is 100%, and the coverage rate of nine-year compulsory education is 100%.

medical and health work

In 2012, Yuxiakou town has one central health center and one branch hospital, 72 health center staff, 46 medical points, 49 medical staff, 43 clinics, 45 rural doctors, 9783 households, 31681 people, and the participation rate is 95.32%. The family planning rate is 99.35%, the birth rate is controlled at 8.28 ‰, and the sex ratio at birth is 129:100.

social security

In 2012, 2 954 households with 3708 people in Yuxiakou town were granted the minimum living allowance of 4127209 yuan. There are 141 elderly people with five guarantees, 54 of whom are provided by the central government and 87 by the decentralized government. The annual per capita living allowance is 2261 yuan.

traffic

Yuxiakou town is located in the mountainous area. Its external traffic mainly depends on highways. There are 14 kilometers of county roads, 86 kilometers of township roads and 880 kilometers of village roads.

local customs and practices

Weeping marriage

In Yuxiakou Town, weeping usually starts three or seven days before the bride's wedding, and some of them begin to cry half a month, a month, or even three months before their wedding. At the beginning, they all go on intermittently. They are free to cry, and relatives and neighbors come to see them. They cry and thank each other. From the night before the wedding to the sedan chair the next day, weeping has reached its peak Climax, this period of crying singing must be carried out according to the traditional etiquette, can't cry; generally speaking, the content of crying singing mainly includes "crying parents", "crying brothers and sisters", "crying sisters" and so on; "lyrics" are not only handed down from generation to generation, traditional, but also improvised by the bride and "accompany crying" sisters, the content is mainly to thank the parents and elders for their nurturing kindness and brothers and sisters Some of them pour out their dissatisfaction with marriage and hate for matchmaker's life.

Sun lamp

Yangdeng is also known as Kongming lantern. In Yuxiakou Town, the traditional custom of releasing Yangdeng is from the 13th of the first month of the Spring Festival to the 18th of the first month. But later, it started on the first night of the first month. The main production materials of the sun lamp are miezi and paper. First, tie the miezi into a round hoop and fix it with thin iron wire at the intersection. Then paste the selected tissue paper on the three sides of the hoop, leaving only the bottom for baking. Before flying, put the sun lamp on the fire and bake it fully, so as to completely exhaust the cold air in the lamp, and wait until the sun lamp is fully supported by the hot air inside After opening, it means that it can be released. At this time, a cloth strip or rubber covered with oil can be hung below. After the cloth or rubber is ignited, the people baking around can release their hands at the same time and let them fly up freely.

Local specialties

Yansongping Ponkan

Yansongping Ponkan is produced in yansongping village, Yuxiakou town. Because of its abundant heat resources, the effective accumulated temperature of ≥ 10 ℃ is more than 5800 ℃, and it is located in the transition zone from north subtropical zone to middle subtropical zone. In the north, there are mountain barriers to block the invasion of cold wave. The three-dimensional climate is obvious, which is very suitable for the production of high-quality Ponkan. With the completion of Geheyan reservoir and Gaobazhou reservoir, the temperature regulation effect of large water body is more obvious, and the probability of causing damage to citrus trees and fruit is becoming smaller and smaller. The characteristics of yansongping Ponkan are: high yield, the main production area of Ponkan has maintained the production level of more than 2000 kg per mu, the high-quality fruit rate of more than 80%, the fresh fruit has the remarkable characteristics of "beautiful appearance, sweet and delicious, rich juice, crisp and tender residue".

scenic spot

Tomb of Lin Jun

Mianjun mausoleum, the ancestor of Ba people, is located 1 km northwest of Yuxiakou Town, 1.5 km east of xianglushi early Ba culture site, with an altitude of 368 meters. The cemetery covers an area of 25 mu, of which

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