Yaotianping Town, Dingcheng District, Changde City, Hunan Province

Yaotianping town

Yaotianping town is located in the southwest of Dingcheng District, adjacent to Taoyuan County, changmaoling Township, gangerkou Township and nijiangping township. It enters Changde City through dingchangyao highway and passes through Taohua highway (Taohuayuan to Huayan stream). It is a hilly town and a big agricultural town.

geographical position

The town governs Jinfeng neighborhood committee; 14 administrative villages and 2 neighborhood committees, including wufuqiao, Hongfu temple, jinjiachong, Baiyangping, Xiyang, yanyunshan, Matoushan, shuangheqiao, changshoushan, yaotianping, zhongtaiqiao, Guihua, hounchong, jingangling and Taipingqiao, with a total population of 29790 (2017) and a total area of 119.8 square kilometers (2017). The town government covers an area of about 3500 square meters, with a total fixed assets value of about 2 million yuan and 39 cadres and workers. The subordinate organizations include the party and government office, the judicial office, the land and resources office, the forest management station, the water management station, the economic management station, the agricultural comprehensive service station, the comprehensive management station, and the family planning service station. Yaotianping town was built in 1996. In the 1970s, it was the "hometown of agricultural machinery" of the whole province. In 2007, it was awarded the "hometown of national folk culture and art" by the State Council. Since the reform and opening up, the industry of yaotianping town has started, and the pace of industrial development of five categories, including building materials, textile, machinery manufacturing, food processing and wood processing, has accelerated. After the completion of the agricultural trade market in 2005, the characteristics of border trade have been brought into full play, and the three industries with complete categories have flourished. More than 30000 mu of mountain forests and 28000 mu of arable land have been fully utilized to do a good job in agriculture, forestry and aquaculture. The primary industry is rising steadily, and the proportion of labor economy in the national economy is very important. It is famous for its colorful cultural life such as dragon and lion team, witch dance team and Xiang embroidery team.

Cultural environment

The culture, education and health undertakings of yaotianping town are booming. TV coverage is 100% and telephone coverage is 100%. Among them, two neighborhood committees and two villages have opened cable digital TV. At present, there is one town run primary school and one town run middle school. In 1996, the nine-year compulsory education and the double basic education have reached the standard. Yaotianping Town Central Primary School and yaotianping town middle school were rated as "the province's excellent rural model school" in the provincial school standard audit in 2011, and were praised as "a rare bright pearl and a shining star in the rural primary school"

Local customs

1、 Unique geographical location

Yaotianping town is located in the southwest of Dingcheng District, 45 kilometers away from Changde City. It is close to Taohuayuan, a fairyland on earth, and Huayan stream, a national forest park. Its tourism trunk line passes through the town. There are 14 administrative villages, two neighborhood committees, and 15300 people in the town.
In ancient times, there were kilns here, commonly known as yaotianping. It is said that Emperor Yao stopped here to set up a forum for lectures when he visited the noble and noble scholars in Changde. Later generations took the meaning of "Yao Tian Shun Ri" and renamed it Yao Tian Ping.

2、 The origin of folk art

Changde was a place of Jingchu in ancient times. As a district of Changde, yaotianping town's folk culture and art were also deeply influenced by the witchcraft custom of Chu, with strong traces of Jingchu culture and rich national characteristics and local color. Particularly prominent is the dragon and lion dance here. The dragon and lion activities in the territory rose in the Tang and Song Dynasties and prevailed in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Under the influence of the dragon and lion activities, the corresponding inheritance and development of the dragon and lion include dihuagu, Yaogu, jiuzibian, bengke dance, trampling on the dragon boat, Yugu, sanbang drum, Weigu, folk paper cutting, embroidery, percussion music of gongs and drums, folk suona. In recent years, there are also brass bands and folk professional song and dance troupes.

3、 Measures taken by the town Party committee and government

The town Party committee and government put the local cultural construction into the agenda, and took a series of measures to inherit and carry forward the folk art. The first is to have a clear division of labor and make unremitting efforts; the second is to increase capital investment to ensure the regular development of activities and the inheritance and development of folk art; the third is to hold "folk culture and Art Festival" every two years, so that all folk art lovers in the town can participate in and fully display, and award each item to enhance the enthusiasm of folk artists; the fourth is to organize folk artists to visit neighboring counties and townships once a year The town carries on the artistic exchange, lets the folk art carry forward truly.

administrative division

Yaotianping town and changmaoling Township formed a system and merged to establish yaotianping town. The newly established yaotianping town has jurisdiction over 2 community neighborhood committees and 33 villages, with a total area of 119.8 square kilometers (2017) and a total population of 29790 (2017). The town people's government is stationed in Jinfeng.

Population data

Population data of yaotianping Town: (the fifth census data) 29790 people (2017).

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