Pingtang Town, Xinyi City, Maoming City, Guangdong Province

Pingtang town

Pingtang town is located in the northeast of Xinyi City, Guangdong Province, between 111 ° 46 ′ - 110 ° 30 ′ E and 22 ° 21 ′ - 22 ° 32 ′ n, more than 100 km away from the urban area.

The town is a mountainous town with a total area of 190.58 square kilometers (2017). The town people's government is located in Lindong village, with a total of 21 village committees, 108 natural villages and 592 economic cooperatives.

The town has a population of 43426 (in 2017), with a population density of 286 people / km2.

geographical environment

Pingtang town is located in Guangdong Province

Xinyi City

The northeast is 111 ° 46 ′～

It is between 110 ° 30 ′ and 22 ° 21 ′ - 22 ° 32 ′ n. Yunhe Expressway passes by with entrance and exit.

It is 62.8 km away from the urban area. It is bounded by Xinbao town in the East, Heshui town in the south, Qianpai town in the West and Luojing and jiejie town in Luoding City in the north, covering an area of 190.58 square kilometers (2017).

topographic features

Pingtang town has many mountains, high in the West and low in the East, high in the South and low in the north, surrounded by high mountains (peaks), with a long basin in the middle, which is a high mountain area of middle mountain and low mountain. Every mountain has a single mountain nature, some ridges are serrated, and the high hills are alluvial plains. The altitude of low mountains is 500-800 meters, the relative height is 100-700 meters, the slope is 10-35 meters, and the altitude of high hills is 250-500 meters, which is relatively high The slope is 7-30 meters.

Yinyanding is the highest peak of Pingtang, with an altitude of 1334 meters. It borders on Qianpai. One of its mountain ranges extends to Maodong on the left, and the other extends to DAWANGDING on the left. The left branch passes through sanziding (1002 meters above sea level), Luosha, Lindong, Pingtang and xilingtou (1000 meters above sea level). The Mountain vein extends from the right to luolindong on the top of Chuanshan, and the baishiya mountain ranges from Mian, Beiyong, Pingtang to luodingfen on the right The world.

The shirending (1310 m above sea level) range extends right through Ma'an mountain to the sand.

The total land area of the town is 300000 mu, including 22448 mu of cultivated land, including 17328 mu of paddy and dry land, 5120 mu of dry land. The soil is relatively fertile, 60% of which is sandy loam, and 40% is yellow clay. Due to the large natural soil area, many types, deep soil layer and rich nutrients, it is very beneficial to the development of forest, fruit, medicine, tea, grain, vegetable and other economic crops.

Especially in the deep mountain areas of Ma'an, luopai and Gandong, the land is very fertile and the rainfall is abundant, which is very suitable for the growth of Phyllostachys pubescens, Chinese fir and pine, miscellaneous trees, etc. the development of forestry production has a unique advantage.

Meteorology and climate

Pingtang is a low latitude south subtropical zone south of the Tropic of cancer. It has both obvious monsoon climate and complex and changeable mountain climate. Generally, it is hot in summer and cold in winter, with four distinct seasons, hot rain in the same season, flood in summer and autumn, drought in winter and spring, warm in spring later and cold in winter earlier.

The natural season is 74 days from February 6 to April 20 in spring, 153 days from April 21 to September 20 in summer, 96 days from September 21 to October 25 in autumn, and 42 days from October 26 to February 5 in winter.

The safe sowing date of early rice is spring, the safe full heading date of early rice is summer, the safe full heading date of late rice is autumn, and the daily average temperature is lower than 12 ℃ in winter.

The spring growing season in Pingtang is 97 days from May 15 to June 19, the summer growing season is 89 days from June 20 to September 16, the autumn growing season is 70 days from September 17 to November 25, and the winter growing season is 109 days from November 26 to March 14 of the next year.

The annual average temperature in Pingtang is 19 ℃, the coldest in January and December, and the extreme low temperature is - 6 ℃. The temperature is higher in July, and the monthly average temperature is 28 ℃. There are freezing, frost, low temperature and rainy weather in winter.

The average annual rainfall in Pingtang is 1776.5 mm, while the average annual rainfall in Pingtang is 1400-1700 mm. According to the meteorological data, it is relatively dry from January to March, with a monthly rainfall of 50.3 mm. The rainfall increases from April to September, with a monthly average rainfall of 217.6 mm. It is relatively dry from October to December, with a monthly average rainfall of 52.5 mm.

Pingtang is prone to disastrous weather such as dragon boat water, cold dew wind, rainstorm, freezing, low temperature and overcast rain, which has a great impact on agricultural production and people's life.

Population nationality

The town has a population of 43426 (in 2017), with a population density of 286 people / km2.

administrative division

The people's Government of the town was originally stationed in pingtangwei and moved to Lindong village in 1993. The town has 21 village committees, 108 natural villages and 592 economic cooperatives.

The town now has 21 village committees, including Ma'an, Xinzhong, Huanglong, Maodong, Shasha, Houdong, luopai, Dawan, Wanlong, Lindong, tongziyin, Daoliu, Pingtang, Luoluo, Mianmian, Aodong, Gandong, Beizhong, Beiyong, Beinan and Machang.

Historical evolution

Qing Dynasty and before

According to research, Pingtang may have been inhabited by ancestors 4000 years ago. Before the Qin Dynasty, it belonged to Baiyue. After the unification of Lingnan (214 BC), Guilin, Xiang and Nanhai were established in Baiyue. Pingtang belonged to Guilin.

Duanxi county was set up in the sixth year of the Ding Dynasty (111 BC). It is also under the jurisdiction of Cangwu (now Guangxi) county. Liang (502 AD) in the Southern Dynasty began to set up Liangde county and Liangde County in Xinyi.

In the fourth year of Wude of Tang Dynasty (621), Huaide was located in Xinyi county. And in Xinyi county (now Zhenlong) Pingtang belongs to Xinyi county.

In 976, Xinyi county was changed to Xinyi county.

In the past, a large number of Yao people lived in Pingtang. Because of the rulers' discrimination and oppression, Yao people's uprising came one after another, and luopang Yao people's uprising broke out in the Wanli year of Ming Dynasty.

Luopang is located in today's Yunan County, affecting Luoding, Xinyi, Yangchun and parts of Guangxi.

The Governor General of Guangdong and Guangxi gathered more than 200000 troops to encircle, suppress and suppress in ten ways. In the spring of the fifth year of Wanli, the Yao rebellion from Song Dynasty to Ming Dynasty was completely put down. After the luopang war in the fifth year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1577 AD), Longshui county was upgraded to Zhili Prefecture and named Luoding after the meaning of "luopang has been pacified".

Dongshan is located in Dong'an County, and Xishan is located in Xining County, which includes Dingkang, Xinfeng, Ganhua, Congshan and Zhennan (Baishi, Dacheng, Qianpai, Heshui, Xinbao, Pingtang, Sihe, Guizi, Wangsha, Zhusha, aner, Hongguan, Chashan, Huaixiang, etc.), Chidong, Magui, Guding, Shenzhen in Gaozhou, Fuhe, Jiayi, Fubin and Xinle in Luoding The area is zoned to Xining county.

This part of Xinyi county is called "Xintu". In 1756, Pingtang was under the jurisdiction of Xinyi county.

During the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty, it was called Lindong fort, which was divided into Niudong (spicy), Shankou, Gandong, Huanglong, Pingtang, Maodong, yunsha, Beiyong, Luoluo, Luomo, Dawan, Daoliu, Shasha, nanyong, Jinlong, etc.

The period of the Republic of China and after

In 1940, Xinyi was divided into four districts. Pingtang was under the jurisdiction of Heshui District, known as Lindong township. The Township Office was located in the ancestral hall of shaziguang Town, with linchao, Linzhong, shuangluo, Shangzhong, Beiyong, Yungui and other small townships under it.

Liberated in 1949, Xinyi set up the East, West, South, North and central districts, and Pingtang belonged to the East District.

In May 1950, it was divided into six districts. Pingtang belonged to six districts (Heshui District). Later, in memory of Huang guobing, a revolutionary martyr, it was once called guobing township. It governed 21 villages and peasant associations and carried out land reform.

In December 1952, Xinyi was divided into 15 districts, and Pingtang was divided into 14 districts (Heshui District), with Xinzhong, Huanglong, Shasha, luopai, Wanlong, Lindong, Daoliu and other 7 townships under its jurisdiction, while Gandong, Beinan, Beizhong, Xianggui, Luoluo and other 5 townships were under Qianpai's jurisdiction.

In 1956, Xinyi was merged into 103 townships, and soon into 86 townships and 22 central townships. Shasha Central Township was established, and Shasha, Lindong, Huanglong and other townships were under its jurisdiction. Qimian and Beiyong townships are under the jurisdiction of the Central Township of the thirteen districts (Qianpai).

In February 1957, the county withdrew its districts and merged 235 small townships into 36 Large townships. Pingtang merged Shasha, luopai, Wanlong, Lindong, Daoliu, Xinzhong and Huanglong into Shasha township. Gandong, Beinan, Yunkai, Xianggui and Luoluo merged into Beizhong township.

In May 1958, the county merged 36 Large townships into 20 townships. Shasha Township put Gandong, Beinan, Xianggui, Luoluo and Beizhong townships under the jurisdiction of Shasha township.

In 1958, the township was abolished, and eight people's communes were established in the county. Pingtang belongs to Heshui people's commune. It is divided into five battalions: Xinzhong, Shasha, Luoluo, Pingtang and Beiyong.

In 1960, the county was divided into 16 communes and 242 brigades. Pingtang was separated from Heshui and established Pingtang people's commune, which has 13 production teams, 3 farms and 293 production teams.

In November 1961, Heshui was divided into three communes: Pingtang commune, Beiyong commune and Shasha commune. In 1963, the three communes were merged into Pingtang people's commune, which has 21 production teams and 543 production teams.

In 1982, the commune was withdrawn and Pingtang district was established. 21 brigades were renamed as townships.

In 1986, it was renamed Pingtang Town, and the township was renamed administrative village.

In 1989, the village was renamed management area.

In 1996, the administrative area was renamed administrative village.

River Basin

There are many streams in Pingtang mountain, mainly including Shasha River, Beiyong River, luopai River and Luoluo river.

Shasha River: it is the main channel in Pingtang. It originates from Ma'an mountain, flows through Xinzhong and Huanglong villages, and then joins Maodong River, then flows through Shasha and Houdong village.

Luopai River: it receives Dongkeng Xiaoxi River in Dawan village and meets Wanlong river

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