Dongtang Town, Renhua county, Shaoguan City, Guangdong Province

Dongtang town

Dongtang Town, a town under the jurisdiction of Renhua county, Shaoguan City, Guangdong Province, is located in the southwest of Renhua county, adjacent to Danxia street in the East, Hongshan Town in the north, Shitang town and Lechang City in the west, and Zhenjiang District in the south. Dongtang community, where the town government is located, is 12 kilometers away from the county. The administrative area is 193 square kilometers. In 2019, there will be 48812 permanent residents in Dongtang town. In 2020, Dongtang town will have 3 communities and 17 administrative villages.

Dongtang town has provincial highway S246, national highway g535 and provincial highway s517 running through Xuzhen. In 2002, Dongtang town was established as one of the central towns by the people's Government of Guangdong Province; in 2003, Dongtang town was listed as the pilot town of village and town construction by Shaoguan City.

In 2018, there were 25 industrial enterprises in Dongtang Town, including 11 Industrial Enterprises above Designated Size and 7 comprehensive stores or supermarkets with a business area of more than 50 square meters. In 2019, the GDP of Dongtang town will reach 4.18 billion yuan, an increase of 4.7%.

Historical evolution

Tang chuigong four years (688), Renhua county Tongyang township (Dongtang, Shitang).

During the Wanli period of Ming Dynasty (1573-1620) and the period of the Republic of China, Dongtang belonged to pingshandu (the former site was located in the range of Fankou technical school in front of Angang Village).

In the winter of 1949, it belongs to the Second District of Renhua county.

In 1956, it was renamed Dongtang district.

In 1957, Dongtang township was changed.

In 1958, Danxia commune was established with Shitang and Fucheng.

In 1959, Dong Tang was separated from Danxia commune and established Dongtang commune.

In 1983, Dongtang district was established.

In 1985, it was changed into Dongtang town.

administrative division

In 2020, Dongtang town governs 3 communities and 17 administrative villages: Dongtang community, Guangdong aluminum factory community, Fankou community, Bailian village, Hongxing Village, Nanhu village, Pinggang village, Angang village, Dongzhong village, Wuyi village, Xinlian village, Xinlong village, Yantou village, tanglian village, Hefu village, Gaozhai village, Jiangtou village, Yao village, Donglian village and Gaolian village. The town government is located in Dongtang community.

geographical environment

Location context

Dongtang town is located in the southwest of Renhua county, adjacent to Danxia street in the East, Hongshan Town in the north, Shitang town and Lechang City in the west, and Zhenjiang District in the south. Dongtang community, where the town government is located, is 12 kilometers away from Renhua county. The administrative area is 193 square kilometers.

topographic features

Dongtang town is located in the mountainous area of northern Guangdong Province. The whole terrain is surrounded by mountains, with a small basin in the middle. Xuzhen town is in the center of the basin, mainly hilly and mountainous. There are bazhai, Yanyan, dashishan, Feihua waterfall and other Danxia Landforms in the territory, belonging to Danxia Mountain scenic spot.

climate

Dongtang town belongs to the subtropical monsoon climate.

hydrology

Dongtang river flows through Xuzhen to Danxia Xiafu and into Jinjiang River.

population

In 2017, there were 42368 permanent residents in Dongtang town.

In 2018, Tung Tung town registered residence with 42962 people.

In 2019, there will be 48812 permanent residents in Dongtang Town, including 26750 agricultural residents and 7229 migrant residents.

Economics

overview

In 2019, the GDP of Dongtang town will reach 4.18 billion yuan, an increase of 4.7%; the investment in fixed assets will reach 540 million yuan; the per capita disposable income of rural residents will reach 19000 yuan, an increase of 5.5%.

Agriculture

Dongtang town is gradually transforming from traditional agricultural economy to commodity economy. The main planting products are high-quality rice, peanut covered with plastic film, Huaishan, citrus, pitaya, bamboo, etc.

In 2019, Dongtang town promoted the construction of "one village, one product, one town, one industry" demonstration project, built a high standard, high-yield and efficient vegetable planting demonstration base in Hefu village and Jiangtou village, and successfully applied for "one industry, one village, one product" (vegetable planting) professional village in Guangdong Province.

Industry

The main industrial projects of Dongtang town are iron ore, lead-zinc ore, limestone, oil processing, lime manufacturing, lead-zinc ore cleaning, bamboo and wood processing, etc. There are Fankou Lead-zinc Mine, the largest lead-zinc mine base in Asia, and Danxia smelter, the world's lead-zinc "singles champion". Dongtang town enterprises to metallurgy, building materials, transportation, manufacturing, services as the main body.

In 2018, there were 25 industrial enterprises in Dongtang Town, including 11 Industrial Enterprises above designated size.

business

In 2018, there were 7 comprehensive stores or supermarkets with a business area of more than 50 square meters in Dongtang town.

social undertakings

Urban construction

In 2002, Dongtang town was established as one of the central towns by the people's Government of Guangdong Province; in 2003, Dongtang town was listed as the pilot town of village and town construction by Shaoguan City. In 2015, the construction project of Dongtang town sewage treatment plant and supporting pipe network was completed, and the daily sewage treatment capacity reached 3000 tons / day. In 2018, Dongtang town basically completed the reconstruction and upgrading project of fantang road to S246 line section, which solved the travel difficulties of nearly 70000 people in the town and surrounding Shitang Town, Fankou Mine, geding mine, etc. The road section is officially named "Xingtang road", which means prosperous Dongtang. In 2019, the red culture square of Dongtang town will be completed and put into use.

Transportation

Provincial Highway S246 runs through dongtangxu Town, reaching Shaoguan station of Wuhan Guangzhou high speed railway within one hour; national highway g535 reaches Lechang City; provincial highway s517 reaches Hongshan Town; Huanggang branch line of Beijing Guangzhou railway passes through the north of the town.

History and culture

Cultural relics

Yunlong Temple Pagoda

Yunlong Temple Pagoda is located in the west of Angang village. It was built in the period from qianning to Guanghua of Tang Dynasty (894-901). It is the only famous brick pagoda of Tang Dynasty in Guangdong Province. On February 23, 883, the third year of the Zhonghe reign of emperor Fu Zong of Tang Dynasty, master Huiji passed away in dongpingshan, Shaozhou. After Huiji was transformed, people built a tower for Huiji. Later, the tower was renamed Yunlong temple tower. In January 1988, Yunlong Temple Pagoda was listed as a national cultural relic protection unit.

Shuxi Temple Pagoda

Shuxi Temple Pagoda is located beside the Yao village in Shuxi mountain. There is a temple 50 meters away, formerly known as xiubao pagoda. After textual research, this tower was built in the late Tang Dynasty and early Song Dynasty. In December 1979, Shuxi Temple Pagoda was listed as a cultural relic protection unit in Guangdong Province.

Tengfeng pagoda

Tengfeng pagoda is located at the side of Tongyang water stream, 2km southwest of Dongtang town. It was built in the Wanli period of Ming Dynasty (1573-1619). One of the characteristics of Tengfeng pagoda is that the first floor gate is located in the southwest to the north. In 1989, Tengfeng pagoda was listed as a cultural relic protection unit in Renhua county.

Yunlong Temple

Yunlong temple is located on the west side of the mountain in Angang village. It was originally named Xishan temple. In the Qing Dynasty, it was renamed Yunlong temple. It was built in the Tang Dynasty (894). It is said that Zen master Huineng, the sixth patriarch, once lived here when he first went south. Later, Zen master Yangshan also preached here. On November 8, 1999, the Shaoguan Bureau of public and religious affairs allocated funds for the maintenance of Yunlong temple.

Siyitang

Siyitang, located in Angang village, Dongtang Town, is a quadrangle building of Qing Dynasty. During the great revolution, siyitang was the birthplace of the Renhua peasant movement, the residence of the Executive Committee of the farmers' Association of Angang Township, the birthplace and residence of the first Renhua county committee of the Communist Party of China (1928, the 17th year of the Republic of China), the Secretary General's Committee of the Angang branch of the Communist Party of China, the Soviet government of Angang Township, and the Guangdong Industrial and Agricultural Revolution Committee. It was the command center of the land revolution struggle in Renhua county. In 2000, siyitang was repaired. In 2006, the second comprehensive renovation was carried out. In 2018, during the construction of the "Red Village" party building demonstration project in Angang village, it was repaired and exhibited again. In September 2020, siyitang was selected as a cultural relic protection unit in Shaoguan City.

Dongquan Academy

Dongquan academy is located in the town of dongtangxu. It was built in Qing Dynasty, with brick and wood structure. During the period of the great revolution, Dongquan Academy was the base of the standing executive committee of the Fifth District farmers' Association and the Fifth District farmers' self-defense army; at the beginning of the Agrarian Revolutionary War, Zhu De and Chen Yi led the rest of the Nanchang Uprising to the army headquarters of Dongtang twice, the fourth independent regiment of the workers' and peasants' revolution, and the base of the Fifth District Soviet government. In April 2019, Dongquan Academy was listed as a cultural relic protection unit in Guangdong Province.

Huayangzhai site

Huayangzhai site is located in Angang village, Dongtang town. It was built in 1928 to defend the army and fight against the enemy.

Former residence of Ruan Xiaoxian

Ruan Xiaoxian's former residence is located in Angang village, in front of siyitang. According to the memory of the old man in the village, the house was built in the early years of the Republic of China, with a total of five blue brick houses. Ruan Xiaoxian is one of the early members of the Communist Party of China, the first director of the central audit committee, the founder and founder of the people's audit system. He once served as the Secretary of the Agricultural Committee of Guangdong provincial Party committee, established the Angong Soviet government of Renhua county, and was elected as the chairman.

Former residence of CAI Zhuowen

Cai Zhuowen, a native of Angang village, Dongtang Town, Renhua county, joined the Communist Party of China in the winter of 1926. He was one of the organizers of the early peasant movement in Renhua county. Under his initiation and organization, the peasant associations of Dongtang, pitouchang and Dongmen Township were established one after another. In Dong Tang, he presided over a trial meeting attended by Zhu De's troops, and shot 27 local tyrants and evil gentry who sabotaged the Agricultural Movement and committed heinous crimes. On February 10, 1928, the Soviet government of the Fifth District of Renhua county was established, with Ruan Xiaoxian as chairman, Cai Zhuowen as vice chairman and chairman of Renhua county Revolutionary Committee. In October of the same year, Cai Zhuowen was appointed secretary of Renhua county Party committee and chairman of Renhua county reform committee. Cai Zhuowen's former residence is located in Angang village, behind siyitang. The house was built in the early years of the Republic of China, with three single mud brick houses.

The origin of place names

According to the records of Shaoguan toponymy, "Dong Tang, in the southwest of Renhua county, lived in the South Bank of Dongtang River in ancient times, and lived there

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