Dabu Town, Ruyuan Yao Autonomous County, Shaoguan City, Guangdong Province

Dabu town

Dabu Town, a town under the jurisdiction of Ruyuan Yao Autonomous County, Shaoguan City, Guangdong Province, is located in the south of Ruyuan Yao Autonomous County, bordering Jiangwan Town of Wujiang District in the East, BOLUO town of Yingde City in the South and Luoyang Town in the West and North, with an administrative area of 220.26 square kilometers. In 2018, the registered residence of the town was 13873. In 2020, Dabu town governs one community and seven administrative villages.

Dabu town is located in the depth of Lingnan mountains in northern Guangdong, which is a typical limestone alpine town. The main scenic spots in the territory are Ruyuan Grand Canyon.

In 2018, there were 10 industrial enterprises in Dabu town and 3 comprehensive stores or supermarkets with a business area of more than 50 square meters.

Historical evolution

Before the founding of new China, it was Dabu township.

At the beginning of the founding of new China, it was still called Dabu township.

In 1961, it was changed into Dabu commune.

In 1983, it was changed to Dabu district.

In 1987, Dabu town was built.

administrative division

In 1996, Dabu town governed seven administrative districts (administrative villages) including Jiashui, Yingming, Chengtou, Wuying, Wulian, Pingshan and baikeng.

In 2020, Dabu town governs one community and seven administrative villages: Dabu community, Jiashui village, Yingming village, Chengtou village, baikeng village, Wulian village, Wuying village and Pingshan village.

geographical environment

Location context

Dabu town is located in the south of Ruyuan Yao Autonomous County, bordering Jiangwan Town of Wujiang District in the East, BOLUO town of Yingde City in the South and Luoyang Town in the West and North, with an administrative area of 220.26 square kilometers.

topographic features

Dabu town is surrounded by emerald peaks, which is a typical limestone alpine town with an average altitude of more than 600 meters.

climate

Dabu town has a subtropical monsoon climate, with an average annual temperature of 18.7 ℃ and a frost free period of 286 days. Rich in water resources, the average annual rainfall is 1995.6 mm.

natural resources

Dabu town is rich in water resources. The water resources that can be developed and utilized in Dabu town reach 38000 kwh, of which only 8700 kwh has been developed and utilized. The annual power generation is 42 million kwh, less than 24% of which needs further development. There are many kinds of mineral products in Dabu town. There are more than 30 kinds of proven products, such as tin, bismuth, tungsten, copper, pyrite, manganese, etc., among which tin and iron ore are the first in the county. The annual output of tin ore is more than 10000 tons and pyrite is 150000 tons. There are 17600 hectares of forest land and 283000 cubic meters of forest standing stock in the town.

population

In 1996, the population of Dabu town was 12000.

In 2017, there were 7629 permanent residents in Dabu town.

In 2018, the registered residence of the town was 13873.

Economics

Dabu town is a typical rural township in mountainous area. Historically, rice, peanuts, soybeans, vegetables and other crops were cultivated, and pigs, three birds and other livestock were raised.

Dabu town has planted bamboo shoots, Youdan bamboo, off-season vegetables, Holland beans, pepper, watercress, yellow tobacco and other high-efficiency and high-value economic crops, and has expanded the scale of planting year by year. Dabu town has produced a number of processing products, such as "Grand Canyon spicy bamboo shoots", "Grand Canyon restored bamboo shoots", "Grand Canyon dried sweet potato" and a series of special foods with Grand Canyon as the brand, and has been rated as "green food" by the national green certification center.

In 2017, the GDP of Dabu town was 294 million yuan, an increase of 7% over 2016. The fiscal revenue was 20.32 million yuan, and the per capita net income of farmers was 8255 yuan, an increase of 8% over 2016. The planting area and output value of bamboo shoots, peppers, soybeans and other characteristic products in the town were the same as those in 2016; the planting area of sweet potato was 7 hectares, and the annual output value of dried sweet potato was 9 million yuan, which was the same as that in 2016.

In 2018, there were 10 industrial enterprises in Dabu town and 3 comprehensive stores or supermarkets with a business area of more than 50 square meters.

social undertakings

education

In 2018, there will be one middle school and one primary school in Dabu town.

medical and health work

In 2018, Dabu town has one township level health center and seven village level health stations.

traffic

There is a provincial highway in Dabu Town, which runs through the north and south.

History and culture

dialect

The main languages of Dabu town are Hakka dialect and Sihui dialect.

famous scenery

Guangdong Grand Canyon

Located in Dabu Town, Guangdong Grand Canyon is located in Yingming and Chengtou administrative villages. It is a national 4A tourist attraction. The fall of Chengtou waterfall is 219 meters, and the water flow is even greater. Peach blossom jellyfish, the oldest and lowest invertebrate, was discovered in the deep pool at the bottom of the Grand Canyon, adding mystery to the scenic spot. Ruyuan Grand Canyon, Guangdong

Specialty food

Dabu town's main specialties are Grand Canyon jade bamboo shoots, Grand Canyon Yuzhu, Grand Canyon dried sweet potato, known as "three treasures of Ruyuan".

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