Lixi Township, Yuanling County, Huaihua City, Hunan Province

Lixi Township

Lixi township is located in the southwest of Yuanling County, Huaihua City, Hunan Province. It is located in the upstream of Lixi basin, which is rich in tourism resources. It is adjacent to maxipu town in the downstream. It is composed of three townships: yuanchiping, Aoping and Zhuyuan. With a total area of 298 square kilometers, the township has 16 administrative villages, 276 villager groups and 29013 people (in 2017). More than 85% of the population of ethnic minorities in the territory are Miao and Tujia.

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Lixi township is located in the southwest of Yuanling County. It is connected with Liangshuijing town in the East and North, Xupu County in the south, shaujiwan town and maxipu town in the West. The total area is 298 square kilometers. 29013 people (in 2017), of which agricultural population accounted for 89%; Miao, Tujia and other ethnic minorities accounted for more than 85%. It has jurisdiction over 16 administrative villages including Shuanghe, Xiecun, Chiping, Mingzhong, tongcheping, Guanping, Xingfu, Guangming, Gaojia, Zhuyuan, Zhangqiao, Ludong, Nanping, Aoping, Dayuan and xiuxi. Township government in Aoping village, 45 kilometers away from the county.

The town area is rectangular from south to north, the north end is wider than the south, and the middle is slightly concave. The terrain is high in the East, South and West, opening to the north. Jiulong Mountain is 1214.2 meters above sea level, and zhailiju mountain is 1060 meters above sea level. There are more than 20 streams such as Lixi, xiuxi, Guanxi and Xiaoxi. It belongs to the mid subtropical monsoon climate zone, with an average annual temperature of 16.6 ℃. The annual rainfall is 1441 mm. Mazhu highway transit. The language is mainly "wa Xiang" dialect. There are three fairs: Aoping, Chiping and Zhuyuan.

evolution

In 1953, it belonged to the seventh district. In 1956, it set up Chiping Township, Aoping Township and Zhuyuan township. In 1958, it belonged to Xingfu commune. In 1961, it set up Chiping commune, Aoping commune and Zhuyuan commune. In 1984, it was changed to township. In 1996, Chiping Township, with an area of 104.2 square kilometers and a population of 15000, had 11 administrative villages under the jurisdiction of the township government; Aoping Township, with an area of 64 square kilometers and a population of 9000, had 10 administrative villages under the jurisdiction of the township government; Zhuyuan Township, with an area of 122.4 square kilometers and a population of 7000, had 10 administrative villages under the jurisdiction of the township government.

At the end of 2004, the code of Chiping township is 431222014, which governs 11 administrative villages including Tianping, Xiecun, majiaping, Shuanghe, Chiping, Diping, Mingzhong, Zhili, tongcheping, Guanping and mianhuaping; the code of Aoping township is 431222015, which governs 10 administrative villages including yangmingxi, xiaochaxi, Lanni, Gaojia, Xingfu, Zhongwan, Aoping, Dayuan, Guangming and Bamianshan; the code of Zhuyuan township is 431222016, which governs Zhuyuan There are 10 administrative villages, including xiuxi, Dongdi, Zhangqiao, siluoxi, Nanping, Qiaotou, Xinjian, Ludong and zhuyuping.

In February 2005, the three townships of Chiping, Aoping and Zhuyuan were abolished and Lixi township was established. Lixi Township, one of the five tributaries in Yuanling, was named because it runs through the whole territory. It has jurisdiction over 33 administrative villages with a total area of 296.57 square kilometers and a total population of 31800. The township government is stationed in Aoping. In the same year, Chiping office and Zhuyuan office were set up.

On October 27, 2005, Lixi Township passed the "resolution on the adjustment and merger of 31 villages into 16 villages". In November, the administrative villages were merged: Shuanghe village and Tianping village were merged into Shuanghe village, and Shuanghe village was set at the village site; Xie village and majiaping village were merged into Xie village, and Xie village was set at the village site; Chiping village and Diping village were merged into Chiping village, and Chiping village was set at the village site; Mingzhong village and Huchi village were merged into two villages Mingzhong village is located in Mingzhong village; the former two villages of tongcheping and yangmingxi are merged into tongcheping village, and the village site is set with tongcheping; the former two villages of Guanping and mianhuaping are merged into Guanping village, and the village site is set with Guanping; the former two villages of Xingfu and Zhongwan are merged into Xingfu village, and the village site is set with Xingfu; the former two villages of Guangming and Bamianshan are merged into Guangming Village, and the village site is set with Guangming; the former three villages of Gaojia, Lanni and xiaochaxi are merged into Gaojia village, and the village site is set with Langming The former Zhuyuan village, Dongdi village and zhuyuping village are combined into Zhuyuan village, with Zhuyuan at the village site; the former Zhangqiao village and siluoxi village are combined into Zhangqiao village, with Zhangqiao at the village site; the former Ludong village and Xinjian village are combined into Ludong village, with Ludong at the village site; the former Qiaotou village and Nanping Village are combined into Nanping Village, with Qiaotou at the village site; the former Aoping village, Dayuan village and xiuxi village remain unchanged. After the merger, Lixi township has 16 administrative villages and 276 villager groups.

In 2020, Lixi Township governs 16 administrative villages, including Shuanghe village, Xie village, Chiping village, Mingzhong village, tongcheping village, Guanping village, Xingfu village, Guangming Village, Gaojia village, Aoping village, Dayuan village, Zhuyuan village, Zhangqiao village, Ludong village, Nanping Village and xiuxi village.

Geography

The township is the main concentration place of "Waxiang people" in the county. It has unique local language, local customs and other folk culture. Its mysterious "Waxiang culture" and beautiful natural scenery are fascinating.

Lixi township is located in the southwest of Yuanling County, Huaihua City. In 2005, it was formed by merging the original Chiping, Aoping and Zhuyuan townships. The township is named after Lixi, one of the five tributaries of Yuanling river. It borders Xupu County in the East, shaujiwan town in the south, maxipu town in the West and Liangshuijing town in the north, 52 kilometers away from Yuanling County. The township governs 16 administrative villages, 276 villager groups and 29013 people (in 2017), including Han, Miao, Tujia and other ethnic groups, of which more than 85% are ethnic minorities. It covers an area of 298 square kilometers, with 33130 mu of cultivated land, including 18035.97 mu of paddy field and 354800 mu of forest land. The economy of the township is dominated by planting and breeding, mainly including rice, live pigs, native chickens, edible fungi, etc. The territory is rich in mineral resources, including 11 kinds of ores such as pyrite, lead-zinc, antimony, manganese and vanadium. It is a typical remote mountainous area, and also a big forestry and agricultural township.

The village has a beautiful environment and rich resources, including the beautiful Lixi Valley scenery, the simple and mysterious folk customs, and the well protected ancient architecture of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the Dai family courtyard in the middle of the Ming Dynasty. Lixi is not only a potential stock for leisure and holiday in Western Hunan, but also a cultural treasure house for folk custom research and ethnic origin exploration.

Lixi Township People's government is located in Aoping market town, with 56 cadres and employees, including 17 civil servants and 39 institutions. There is one party building committee and 21 branches in the township.

There are three nine-year schools in Lixi, three township health centers with clinics in each village, three township credit cooperatives and the corresponding postal and other vertical management units.

History and culture of Lixi Township

The town has a profound historical and cultural heritage. It is located in the Ming and Qing Dynasties architectural complex, which covers an area of nearly 40 mu and has 53 houses, and xiajiaxi ancient residential complex, which covers an area of 26 Mu and 28 houses. The architectural style of the ancient residence is unique, which fully reflects the distinctive layout and structure in the architectural form. In particular, the carving of window pattern and door panel is exquisite and of high artistic value, which can help us to understand the local historical and cultural background and appreciate the profound cultural heritage of "waxiangren". The village still retains the unique customs of "waxiangren". One is unique language. The language used by local people in their daily life is very unique, with sound but no words, also known as "rural dialect" or "wa rural dialect" (meaning "say"). Second, unique festivals. It keeps the custom of respecting the family God, and every seventh day of the lunar calendar has a "half year festival". In particular, the festival from September 20 to October 10 is the most lively day in the township. At this time of the year, every village will hold "tiaoxiang" activities to sacrifice "land God" and "five grain God" to celebrate the harvest. The whole activity is full of mysterious atmosphere of Miao witchcraft and lively scenes, which reflects the characteristics of people and God's entertainment.

There are more than 20 natural landscapes in the township. There are majestic "Baiyan mountain", lifelike "sleeping Foshan", historical mystery "Chi Ping hanging coffin", octagonal pavilion flooding "happy thousand acres of countryside", and the local people known as the holy mountain "Bamian Mountain", as well as "clear, strange, beautiful, unique" in one of the bamboo garden primeval forest valley scenery.

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