Tongshi Town, Pingjiang County, Yueyang City, Hunan Province

Tongshi town

Tongshi Town, a town under the jurisdiction of Pingjiang County, Yueyang City, Hunan Province, is 21 kilometers away from the county seat. It is adjacent to duzhuang and xiejiang villages in Yongsheng Township and Fuxing and Jiayi township of Pingjiang County in the East, paddy fields, Wade and Baili villages in Meixian town in the west, Miyan, Baiyan and Hexing villages in Sanyang Township in the southwest, Hengjiang, Yaotang and Tanjiang villages in Sanyang Township in the south, Zhiyi, Bali and Baili villages in Sandun Township in the north Zhiping. It was originally named Zhongdong, because it is located in the middle of the county and has many caves, so it was named Zhongdong, and later evolved into "Zhongdong". When the district was removed and the township was merged in May 1995, Zhongdong and Enxi townships in the former Zhongdong district were merged into Zhongdong township. When the township was removed and the town was built in November 2001, it was located in Tongping, which became a small mountainous city, so it was called Tongshi town.

By the end of 2003, Tongshi town had a total area of 158.79 square kilometers, under the jurisdiction of 1 neighborhood committee, 27 administrative villages and 364 Village (residents) groups, with a total number of 8003 households and a population of 27005 (2017). In 2013, after the adjustment of village planning, yueao and Xinle were merged into Xinyue village, shaping and xiedong into Jinsha village, and Tianhe, Hezhong and Shijian into Tianhe Village.

Evolution of organizational system

It was originally named Zhongdong, because it is located in the middle of the county and has many caves, so it was named Zhongdong, and later evolved into "Zhongdong".

In the Qing Dynasty, it belonged to the five capitals of Taiping Township, and in the Republic of China, it belonged to the Sanlian township of five districts.

After liberation, it belonged to eight districts, Zhongdong office, Zhongdong district and Zhongdong commune (later restored to district).

In 1984, the society was transformed into the countryside.

In May 1995, Zhongdong and Enxi were merged into Zhongdong township.

In November 2001, the township was removed and built into a town, which was named Tongshi town because it was located in Tongping, a small mountainous city.

administrative division

Division evolution

In May 1995, the township government was stationed in gaotangpu, with jurisdiction over 28 administrative villages including Tongshi, Yanzhou, Cuiyang, Tongyang, Yangdun, suodun, Dezi, Yizi, xiedong, shaping, pangshang, Paixing, Bajiao, Shidong, Yongxiang, Xinle, yueao, Dongyuan, Erlian, gaohao, Dazao, Jianshe, Tianhe, Shijian, Taohua, Yongfeng, Hezhong and baihuajian.

In 2004, it has jurisdiction over one neighborhood committee and 27 administrative villages.

Zoning details

As of October 2019, Tongshi town has 1 neighborhood committee and 19 administrative villages.

geographical environment

Tongshi town is located in the middle of Pingjiang county. It is adjacent to duzhuang village and xiejiang village of Fuxing and Jiayi town in Yongsheng township of Pingjiang County in the East, paddy field, Wade village and Baili village in Meixian town in the west, Miyan village, bairuo village and Hexing village in Sanyang Township in the southwest, Hengjiang village, Yaotang village and Tanjiang village in Sanshi town in the south, Zhiyi village, Bali village and Zhiping village in Sandun Township in the north.

population

In November 2001, the township was removed and built into a town, with a population of 7963 households and 29751 people, including 826 non-agricultural people. It has jurisdiction over 28 villages and 364 villager groups.

Economics

The town is a typical mountainous town with many mountains and few fields. It is a typical low mountain and hilly area. By the end of 2003, the town has a mountain forest area of 190000 mu, rich in Camellia oleifera and Phyllostachys pubescens, of which 146000 Mu is Camellia oleifera forest, known as "oil sea". In 2003, the town had 17726 mu of cultivated land, including 15216 mu of paddy field. In 2005, the average agricultural population was 0.6 mu. Rice, vegetables and medicinal materials are the main planting industries.

After the adjustment of agricultural industrial structure in 2005, the ratio of grain to economy in 2005 was 7:4. In 2003, the forest vegetation coverage rate of the town was 82.9%, and the tree species resources were rich, mainly Cunninghamia lanceolata, Phyllostachys pubescens and Camellia oleifera. Pig breeding, beef cattle, black goats.

From 1978 to 2005, remarkable achievements were made in economic construction and social development. By the end of 2005, the GDP had reached 98.51 million yuan, an increase of 89.16 million yuan over 1978, an increase of more than 11 times. The total fiscal revenue was 4.4892 million yuan, an increase of 4.16 million yuan over 1978, an increase of nearly 12 times.

In 2005, the total agricultural output value was 34.6 million yuan and the total grain output was 12471 tons. In the process of agricultural industrial structure adjustment, large farmers have been vigorously developed, Camellia oleifera, seedlings, chestnuts, lilies, medicinal materials and so on have gradually formed advantages, and are sold well in the markets inside and outside the province; the breeding industry has initially realized the development from traditional breeding to specialization and scale, and Tongshi pig association and beef cattle association have been established respectively to provide production, technology and sales services for farmers to develop the breeding industry Full service. In 2005, 37000 pigs, 18450 black goats, 4500 beef cattle, 42650 poultry and 190 tons of fish were sold.

social undertakings

education

By the end of 2003, there were 2 junior middle schools, 3 central primary schools, 24 village primary schools, 211 in-service teachers and 4156 students in the town. From 1978 to 2005, a total of 8 million yuan was invested in the construction of 12 village primary schools, the improvement of teaching facilities in middle schools and central primary schools, the construction of 4 audio-visual classrooms and the purchase of 75 computers. By reforming the teaching quality evaluation system, improving the management of education objectives, strengthening quality education and moral education, the teaching quality has been greatly improved. From 2003 to 2005, the "four rates" (enrollment rate, consolidation rate, qualification rate and excellent rate) of primary and secondary schools in the town ranked first in the county, and the results of the middle school entrance examination ranked first among the 27 towns in the county.

medical and health work

By the end of 2003, there were two central health centers in the town, with departments of surgery, internal medicine, gynecology, pediatrics, and ENT. The physical examination rate of primary and secondary school students was 100%, and the coverage rate of "four vaccines" (hepatitis A, hepatitis B, Leptospira, Japanese encephalitis, epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis, and parotid vaccine) was more than 90%. The delivery rate of the new method reached 90%.

infrastructure

In 1989, the town built 1800 kV substation, and in 2000, Tongshi, Yizi, Bangshang, Paixing and other villages realized rural power grid transformation. The program-controlled telephone was opened in 1995. As of 2003, there were 3752 program-controlled telephone users in the town, with an entry rate of 49%. There are China Unicom and three mobile communication towers, with a signal coverage rate of 75%. At the end of 2003, there were more than 5000 mobile phone users in the town. In 1994, cable TV was launched, with more than 2200 cable users. In 2002, broadband network was opened. In 2003, modern distance education in rural areas was started. Learning computer became a hot topic, and people began to contact the network. As of 2003, there are four small type II reservoirs in the town, including lijialang reservoir, Yanshan Reservoir, banqiaodong reservoir and Yongxiang reservoir.

Chinese PinYin : Hu Nan Sheng Yue Yang Shi Ping Jiang Xian Tong Shi Zhen