Laershan Town, Fenghuang County, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Hunan Province

Laershan town

Laershan town is under the jurisdiction of Fenghuang County, Xiangxi Prefecture, Hunan Province.

essential information

Laershan town is located in the northwest of Fenghuang County, 37 kilometers away from the county. With a total area of 83.01 square kilometers (2017), the town has 19 administrative villages, 1 neighborhood committee and 125 villager groups, with a total of 15920 people (2017). The area of cultivated land is 1277 hectares, including 1141 hectares of paddy field and 136 hectares of dry land.

Geography and climate

The terrain in the territory is low mountain and high platform, with an average altitude of 800 meters, the highest altitude of 1059 meters and the lowest altitude of 555.8 meters. It has a humid monsoon climate in the middle subtropical zone, with low temperature, high humidity and many clouds. The annual average temperature is 13.5 ℃, and the annual average rainfall is 1428 mm.

Industrial Development

The main agricultural production is rice, followed by corn, soybean and sweet potato. In 2008, the town's rice area was 16945 mu, corn planting area was 1193 mu, beans planting area was 1029 mu, potato planting area was 2410 mu, and the total agricultural output value in 2008 was 13.65 million yuan. The industrial development area is more than 3000 mu, including 2594 mu of tobacco leaves and 700 mu of honeysuckle. The main industrial production is sanding and brick making, followed by family rice processing industry. In 2008, 2948 workers were exported, and the labor income was 6.49 million yuan. In 2008, the average net income was 1289 yuan.

administrative division

Laershan town is located in the northwest of Fenghuang County, 37 kilometers away from the county. The total area of the town is 83.01 square kilometers (2017).

Laershan town

Jurisdiction: Xinzhai community, including 19 administrative villages of DUOXI, Luotuoshan, Yankan, DIHE, BAGOU, Kelong, Shandu, laren, Wuneng, sumahe, Datang, banla, Dajiao, liugun, Renhe, zhuigaolai, sode, zhuigaolu and tampka, with a total of 15920 people (2017). The area of cultivated land is 1277 hectares, including 1141 hectares of paddy field and 136 hectares of dry land.

Historical evolution

Laer mountain is a remote mountain Miao Township in Fenghuang, Western Hunan, two hours' drive from Fenghuang ancient city. The laershan platform has been the core area where the Miao people live in the border areas of Hunan, Guizhou and Sichuan (Chongqing) since ancient times. This is where the fuse of the historical "war of decline in the Qing Dynasty" and the "Qianjia Miao uprising" was ignited. Laershan is a relatively stable Miao inhabited area gradually formed since the Tang and Song dynasties. The Miao people in Western Hunan are centered on the "laershan Miao" in Western Hunan. They still retain the characteristics of simplicity, ruggedness and obstinacy, diligence, tenacity and hatred for evil. I remember Shen Congwen's article once said: the mystery of Western Hunan is only in this area, which is not easy to understand and worth understanding. Is mount laer really a mountain of romance and seriousness, beauty and cruelty, love and resentment?

Climate conditions

The terrain in the territory is low mountain and high platform, with an average altitude of 800 meters, the highest altitude of 1059 meters and the lowest altitude of 555.8 meters. It has a humid monsoon climate in the middle subtropical zone, with low temperature, high humidity and many clouds. The annual average temperature is 13.5 ℃, and the annual average rainfall is 1428 mm.

Development status

Laershan town is the center of agricultural trade, transportation and cultural activities in laershan area. The main agricultural production is rice, followed by corn, soybean, sweet potato and tobacco. In 2005, the town's rice area was 16945 mu, corn planting area was 1193 mu, beans planting area was 1029 mu, potato planting area was 2410 mu, and the total agricultural output value in 2005 was 13.65 million yuan. Industrial production is mainly sand and brick making, followed by family rice processing industry. In 2005, 2948 workers were exported, with 6.49 million yuan of labor income and 824 yuan of per capita net income.

local customs and practices

Laershan Miao belongs to the eastern dialect Miao, also known as Xiangxi dialect Miao, formerly known as Hongmiao. Laershan town is one of the two Miao nationality gathering areas in Fenghuang county (the other is Shanjiang town in Fenghuang County), which is a pure Miao Nationality Town. The Miao people in Fenghuang call themselves ghobxiongb (Guoxiong), and they call each other ghuebzheat (black horn). They like to wear dog hoof printed black head handkerchief. Their language is the same as that of other Miao people in Fenghuang. They are familiar with the local language of Miao people in different regions. They mainly go to lianglin, laxrous and ghobkhud in Fenghuang, yayou and jibwei in Huayuan County s) Banxmilnux and dabncaob in Jishou.

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