Pingtian Town, Nanxiong City, Shaoguan City, Guangdong Province

Pingtian town

Pingtian Town, belonging to Nanxiong City, Shaoguan City, Guangdong Province, is located in the east of Nanxiong City. It is adjacent to Jiezhi town and Xinfeng County, Jiangxi Province in the East, QUANNAN County, Jiangxi Province in the south, nanmu town in the West and Wujing town in the north. The administrative area is 138.26 square kilometers. By the end of 2018, 27461 people registered residence in Ping Tian Town, and as of June 2020, 1 towns and 14 administrative villages in Ping Tian town.

By the end of 2018, there were 9 industrial enterprises in pingtian town and 12 comprehensive stores or supermarkets with a business area of more than 50 square meters.

Historical evolution

Ming and Qing dynasties belong to pingtian capital of Huiyang township.

In 1932, pingtian township was established, belonging to the Fifth District.

In 1940, pingtian township was merged into Gongtian township.

After the founding of the people's Republic of China, pingtian township was restored, belonging to the fourth district.

In 1957, it was incorporated into nanmu township.

In 1958, it successively belonged to the upper reaches (Shuikou), Yuejin (Wujing) and Xinlong people's commune.

In 1962, it was separated from Xinlong people's Commune and pingtian people's commune was established.

In 1984, it was changed into district.

In 1986, it was changed to township.

In June 1994, it was changed into a town.

In December 2001, Xinlong town was merged into pingtian town.

administrative division

As of June 2020, pingtian town has jurisdiction over one community and 14 administrative villages.

geographical environment

Location context

Pingtian town is located in the eastern border of Nanxiong City, adjacent to Jiezhi town and Xinfeng County of Jiangxi Province in the East, QUANNAN County of Jiangxi Province in the south, nanmu town in the West and Wujing town in the north. The town government is located at 25 ° 11 ′ 53 ″ N and 114 ° 37 ′ 11 ″ E. The administrative area is 138.26 square kilometers.

topographic features

Two thirds of pingtian town belongs to mountainous area, and the rest is hilly area. The geology is monzonitic granite, mica granite, mica granite, biotite and purple sand shale. The natural soils are red soil, yellow soil, red sand shale red soil and sand shale red yellow mud field.

climate

The average annual temperature of pingtian town is 16 ℃ in mountainous area and 19.6 ℃ in hilly area. The frost free period is 290 days and the annual rainfall is 1630mm.

hydrology

There is xinlongshui in pingtian Town, which is called pingtian water in ancient times. It originates from Hongtai mountain and flows through pingtianwei, xinlongwei and jiangkouwei to Zhenshui. The river is 27 kilometers long.

natural resources

The mountainous area of pingtian town is 8870.8 hectares, with 8520.4 hectares of forest land, and the forest coverage rate is 65.3%. The average slope of the riverbed is 8.2 ‰, the natural fall is 568 meters, and the rainfall collection area is 109 square kilometers. The water energy reserve is 5500 kW, and Zhongping reservoir is built in the upstream, with a storage capacity of 2036 m3. There are Zhongping power station and quhou power station with an installed capacity of 1780 kW

population

By the end of 2018, 27461 people registered residence in Ping Tian town.

Economics

The cultivated land area of pingtian town is 1778.2 hectares. In 1992, the total industrial and agricultural output value of pingtian town was more than 14.88 million yuan. Among them, the industrial output value is 360000 yuan, accounting for 2.4% of the total output value; the agricultural output value is 14520000 yuan, accounting for 97.6% of the total output value. There are 24 industrial enterprises in the town. There are 2 Chinese companies, 8 collective companies and 14 individual companies. The main enterprises are forest farms and tea factories. In agriculture, rice and yellow tobacco are mainly planted. In 1992, 39.7% of the total agricultural output value was from planting, 39.9% from forestry, 13.3% from animal husbandry, 4.8% from sidelines, and 2.9% from fisheries. There is a farmer's market with an area of 1500 square meters. There are 217 commercial households in the town, including 4 Chinese business households, 3 collective households and 210 individual households. In 1992, the turnover of market trade was more than 2.5 million yuan, and the retail sales of social goods was more than 3.5 million yuan.

In 2004, the planting area of rice was 2141.33 hectares, with a total yield of 15755 tons; the planting area of yellow tobacco was 520 hectares, with a total yield of 967 tons, with a purchase volume of 329 tons; the planting area of peanut was 220 hectares, with a total yield of 482 tons; the number of cattle in stock was 5289; the number of pigs in stock was 23375, with a sale volume of 16180; and the number of three birds in stock was 325030. The aquaculture area is 100.2 hectares with a total output of 396 tons. There are 9000 hectares of forest land in the town, including 2094.27 hectares of ecological forest and 596850 cubic meters of forest stock. There are 400 hectares of Ginkgo base, 700 hectares of pine forest, with an annual output of 250 tons of pine resin. 400 hectares of Camellia oleifera forest has been planted, with an annual output of 150 tons of Camellia oleifera. In 2004, the total revenue of the town was 4.25 million yuan, and the total expenditure was 3 million yuan. The rural per capita net income is 2987 yuan. The balance of residents' savings deposits was 11 million yuan.

traffic

Pingtian town is 43 km to Nanxiong City, 146 km to Shaoguan City in the west, 45 km to Xinfeng County, 78 km to Longnan county and 124 km to Ganzhou City in the northeast. There are 1 county road and 15 rural roads in the town, and every village can be connected by car.

social undertakings

education

In 1992, there were 1 middle school, 16 primary schools and 9 kindergartens in pingtian Town, with 1787 students. The enrollment rate of school-age children was 98.5%.

In 2004, pingtian town had one junior middle school, 21 primary schools, 150 teachers and 3226 students. The enrollment rate of school-age children was 99%.

Cultural undertakings

In 1992, there were 16 cultural and entertainment places in pingtian town. The mass cultural life includes literary creation, photography, lantern riddle, lion dance, dragon dance, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, opera and singing, etc.

medical and health work

In 1992, pingtian town had one people's Hospital and eight medical stations.

In 2004, there was one health center and 15 cooperative medical stations in pingtian town.

infrastructure

In 2004, there were 1523 fixed line telephones and 1100 mobile phones in pingtian town.

social security

In 2004, the number of basic medical insurance participants in pingtian town was 12752, and the number of basic endowment insurance participants was 410.

History and culture

It is said that pingtian was named because it was surrounded by high mountains and flat in the middle.

famous scenery

Longkou Songta is located in Longkou village, pingtian town. Tower North, plane hexagon, 5 floors. Today, the top of the tower has been destroyed, with a residual height of 21.4 meters, a base circumference of 19.2 meters and a diameter of 5.6 meters. It is listed as a cultural relic protection unit in Nanxiong City.

Famous specialty

Ginkgo biloba

Pingtian town has a long history of planting ginkgo, with 1300 year old trees. There are 4000 white fruit trees bearing fruit, with an annual output of 700 tons. Pingtian ginkgo is characterized by large grain, thin shell, cryptic embryo, soft meat, fragrance and no bitterness. It has always been regarded as the top grade of Ginkgo by people at home and abroad and exported to Hong Kong, Macao, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia and other places. Buckwheat head. With an annual cultivation area of 6.7 hectares and an annual output of 1500 tons, buckwheat head has large rhizome, fragrant smell and good taste. It is a high-quality raw material for fruit processing plants all over the world.

Mangtou

There is a long history of mangtou cultivation in pingtian town. In 1991, it developed in a large area and has been operated on a large scale. The annual planting area is 6.7 hectares and the total output is 1500 tons. Yangtou has big rhizome, good taste and fragrant smell.

mushrooms

Due to the unique climate and environmental factors of pingtian, the quality of pingtian is better than other mushroom species. The products are exported to Guangzhou, Hong Kong and other places.

Chinese PinYin : Guang Dong Sheng Shao Guan Shi Nan Xiong Shi Ping Tian Zhen