Tuokou Town, Hongjiang City, Huaihua City, Hunan Province

Tuokou town

Tuokou town is located in the south of Hongjiang City, which is the junction of two provinces (Hunan, Guizhou) and four counties (Hongjiang, Huitong, Zhijiang and Tianzhu). It is connected with Jiangshi town in the East, Huitong County in the south, Zhijiang Dong Autonomous County in the West and Yuanhe town in the North, with a total land area of 117.33 square kilometers (2017). The town government is located near Tuokou central square, commercial street, Tuokou new town, which is close to the city The city governs Qiancheng 22 kilometers, 66 kilometers away from Huaihua.

Water and land transportation is convenient. Water transportation can reach Yangjing, Yangliu and Luoyan villages of the town, Dalong Township, lengshuixi Township, Heliao Township, Banshan township of Zhijiang County, and Tianzhu County of Guizhou Province. Land transportation highway: Jiang Tuo highway is connected with national highway 209, and the entrance point of Jiangshi town expressway of Baotou Maoming expressway is not far from Tuokou town.

Located in n27 ° 07 ′ 36.69 ″ N and E109 ° 37 ′ 44.42 ″ e, it is known as the "budding town of inland capitalism".

For hundreds of years since Ming Dynasty, it has been an important commercial port in Southwest Hunan, known as "little Nanjing" and "Xiangxi pearl".

At the end of February 2014, with the impoundment of Tuokou hydropower station in Hunan Province, this millennium old town of Tuokou, born of Yuan River, will sink to the bottom of the river forever.

In August 2014, it was listed as a national key town (170 towns in Hunan Province)

In January 2015, the State Forestry Bureau of Qingjiang Lake in Hongjiang City officially approved it as a national wetland park

From June 23 to 24, 2015, "2015 China Hongjiang Tuokou bayberry Festival" and "Qingjiang Lake National Wetland Park dragon boat race for Yanggong" were held

On June 29, 2015, Hunan city channel "Hunan's most beautiful town" Huaihua Hongjiang Tuokou Town: located at the junction of the two provinces, once broadcast for the program of prosperous commercial ancient town

On June 22, 2016, the second Tuokou red bayberry festival in Hongjiang City, China will open in full dress. This year's red bayberry festival will be held with "Qingjiang Red Pearl Tuokou" fairy! On June 15, 2018, the summer rural tourism festival of Hongjiang City and the Yangmei festival of Tuokou were grandly opened!

Memorabilia of Tuokou

Neolithic Age

Archaeological findings have proved that human beings have lived here.

In 634, the eighth year of the reign of emperor Zhenguan of Tang Dynasty

Langxi County is located in Langxi village in the western suburb of Tuokou. In 1080, Tuokou village was set up, which belongs to Yuanzhou

In the Yongle reign of Ming Dynasty (1403-1424), the emperor of the Qing Dynasty (1911-1949) was the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty

The imperial court moved its capital to Beijing, built the Forbidden City, and expropriated a large amount of timber from Southwest China. Tuokou became the first transfer station on the Yuanjiang River, forming the famous "ancient road of Timber Merchants".

In 1662, the first year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty

Tung oil has become a pillar industry of Tuokou, and has given birth to the "germination of inland capitalism"

The 15th year of the Republic of China (1926)

Tuokou water transport business prosperity, all walks of life gathered in Tuokou, grab the dock, build workshops, open shops, repair homes, all trades flourished, forming a prosperous situation of nine streets and eighteen alleys.

After the founding of the people's Republic of China (1949)

In the 1970s, the state carried out "three lines" construction, and a large number of factories moved to Hunan and Guizhou. Huaihua became a "city dragged by train".

In 2005:

The construction of Tuokou hydropower station starts 3 km downstream. Tuokou town and Sanli village on the North Bank of Yuanjiang River, as well as 12 administrative villages, including Xintian, Xintang, wangjiaao, Tongzhou, Yangjing, Yangliu and Luoyan, are included in the reservoir area.

2010:

The reservoir inundation involved 46504 people in Hongjiang City, Huitong County, Zhijiang County of Hunan Province and Tianzhu County of Guizhou Province, of which 24000 people in Tuokou basin needed to rebuild their homes.

At the end of February 2014:

Tuokou dam was closed to store water. In 1380, the ancient town of Tuokou died and sank to the bottom of the water.

August 2014:

Tuokou town of Hongjiang City has been listed as a national key town.

Qingjiang Lake

Qingjiang lake,

The reservoir area of Tuokou hydropower station is named after Qingshui River, the main stream of the reservoir. The lake is clear and the river is rippling all the year round. Qingjiang lake, also known as Wanxia lake, is also known as "Wanxia Lake in China". It is located in Huaihua City of Hunan Province and Qiandongnan of Guizhou Province. It is close to zhiliu railway, Baotou Maoming Expressway and national highway 209. It is more than 70 kilometers away from the center of Huaihua City and only 40 kilometers away from Zhijiang airport. The lake area controls a drainage area of 24500 square kilometers. The largest water surface is 8.8 kilometers long from east to west and 5.6 kilometers wide from north to south. The average water depth is 50 meters. The total water area is 52 square kilometers. The lake surface is second only to Dongting Lake in Hunan Province, which can be called "West Dongting Lake". The lake is vast and clear, with 200 square kilometers of crystal clear. The scenic area has pleasant climate, beautiful mountains and waters, charming scenery, and a combination of recreational, participatory and ornamental projects. It has the characteristics of masculinity, strangeness, beauty, danger, seclusion, interest and joy. The main scenic spots in the scenic spot are: Tuokou hydropower station dam, Tuokou Town, Yuanhe ancient town, Dong people Island, yuanshenwan, Tianlei mountain, xiangjianpo, guozipo, Maoshan, Suyu's former residence, lengshuixishui cave, qiyanwang hall, Bihe ancient Dong village, Yang ancestral hall, yanziyan, Matang Dong village, guest shed Dong village, etc. there are more than ten scenic spots of different sizes Beautiful island, dozens of grotesque, uncanny cliff. What is particularly worth mentioning is that there are thousands of natural lakes, gorges and canyons in the scenic area. Such as mashanxi gorge, Yangxiu gorge, matianxi gorge, Yangjing gorge, Miaoxi gorge, Xiaokou gorge, Damu gorge, longkong gorge, Yanban gorge, Daxi gorge, Maoshan gorge, Jintang gorge, Matang gorge, Dajin gorge and so on. Therefore, the Qingjiang lake is also known as Wanxia lake. Gorge after gorge, you can't cope with it! Waiting for you to explore, seek novelty and seek seclusion! Among the thousands of canyons, there are some ancient Tengs, some streams and waterfalls, some wild and interesting, some grotesque rocks, some cliffs and some deep caves

Location area

It is located in the western border of Hongjiang City, on both sides of Yuanshui River and Qushui River, at the junction of two provinces (Hunan and Guizhou), four counties (Hongjiang City, Huitong County, Zhijiang county and Tianzhu County) and nine towns. It is connected with Jiangshi town in the East, Huitong County in the south, Zhijiang Dong Autonomous County in the West and Yuanhe town in the north. The total land area is 117.33 square kilometers (2017). The town government is located in Tuokou new market town, 22 kilometers away from the city of Guizhou.

Historical evolution

The town is located at the confluence of Yuanjiang River and Qushui river. The two rivers support each other, so it is called Tuokou. In the eighth year of Zhenguan of Tang Dynasty (634 AD), jielongbiao was set up in Langxi County, which belongs to Xuzhou. Tuokou is the old city of Langxi. In Song Dynasty, tuokouzhai belonged to Qianyang County. It was called Tuokou town in the period of the Republic of China. After the founding of the people's Republic of China, it was subordinate to four districts (Tuokou District). In 1956, it was established as a township. In 1958, it was changed into a commune. In 1984, the township system was restored. In 1985, it was withdrawn and merged into a town.

Regional population

The town governs 12 administrative villages of Langxi, Yangxiu, Yunong, Shiqiao, Matian, Baowu, Xintian, Xintang, wangjiaao, Sanli, Yangjing and Yangliu, 1 community of Xinmin Street, 185 villager groups, 27623 people (2017), and 16167 people of Dong, Miao and other ethnic minorities, accounting for 54.8% of the total population of the town. The birth rate is 11.3 ‰, and the natural growth rate is 7 ‰.

Natural characteristics

The town is 20 kilometers long from east to west and 18 kilometers wide from north to south. The southwest of the territory is high, with undulating mountains, belonging to low mountains and medium low mountains; the northeast is low, belonging to hilly land with a small amount of valley plain. The highest point is Baowu mountain, 804 meters above sea level, and the lowest point is shanmuqiao, 185 meters above sea level. It belongs to subtropical monsoon humid climate with mild climate, abundant precipitation and sunshine. The annual average temperature is 17.8 ℃ and the annual precipitation is 835mm.

Resource characteristics

The town has 1675.9 hectares of arable land, 109580 mu of forest land, 60% of forest coverage, 170000 cubic meters of standing trees, 76000 mu of useful timber forest, 22500 mu of economic forest and 1500 mu of Phyllostachys pubescens. Luoxitang hydropower station is located in Langxi village of Hongjiang City. There are 3 small type I reservoirs, 7 small type II reservoirs, 28 backbone mountain ponds, 752 shanpingtang, 37 Xiba and 26 electric drainage irrigation stations. The total length of irrigation channels is 1250km and the effective irrigation area is 12580 mu. Tuokou hydropower station, a key project of the third cascade project in the Yuanshui River Basin, is the largest hydropower station in Hunan Province with a designed installed capacity of 810000 kW and an annual power generation of 2.23 billion kwh.

Transportation and communication

The water and land transportation of the town is convenient. Jiang Tuo highway is connected with national highway 209. Tuo Zhulin district highway is the main traffic artery of mountainous villages. There are 6 Highways in the town, with a mileage of 100 km. The waterway runs through 12 administrative villages. On the waterway, it can reach Tianzhu County, Zhijiang Dalong, Huitong Mobin Township, Yuanhe River and Jiangshi town. The total length of the waterway is 15 km. Communication is developed, every village is connected with telephone, and telecom broadband network service has been opened. Mobile company and UniCom company have set up five signal base stations in the town. The bus station frequency of Tuokou New Town: 1. Tuokou Huaihua, 2. Tuokou Qiancheng, 3. Tuokou Yuanhe (qingshuiqing); 4. Tuokou Yangxiu, Yunong, Zhufeng, Shiqiao, Matian, Shapo, Baowu, Xintian, Xintang, wangjiaao

Science, education, culture and health

The town has three activity rooms, more than 40000 books, one middle school, one central primary school and 11 village primary schools,

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