Guzhai Town, Heping County, Heyuan City, Guangdong Province

Guzhai town

Guzhai Town, a town under the jurisdiction of Heping County, Heyuan City, Guangdong Province, is located in the southeast of Heping County. As of 2017, the town has a total area of 64.28 square kilometers, under the jurisdiction of one neighborhood committee and seven village committees, with a total population of 8800.

In 2015, the total industrial and agricultural output value of Guzhai town was 123.75 million yuan.

History of construction

In 1937, Guzhai township was built.

After the founding of new China, along with the old system, it was successively divided into pengzhai District, beidun district and Silian commune.

Guzhai commune was established in 1961.

It was renamed Guzhai Township in 1983.

It was established in 1993.

administrative division

By 2019, Guzhai town has one neighborhood committee and seven village committees (Street neighborhood committee, Fenghe village committee, Nanxing village committee, Sanlian Village Committee, Shuixi village committee, Hedong Village Committee, Meihua village committee and Qiancheng village committee). The town government is stationed in the neighborhood committee.

geographical environment

Location context

Guzhai town is located in the southeast of Heping County, 35 kilometers away from the county seat, adjacent to Huangshi town of Longchuan County in the East, pengzhai town in the South and West, and beidun town in the north. The total area of the town is 64.28 square kilometers, including 9500 mu of cultivated land.

climate

Guzhai town belongs to subtropical monsoon climate.

hydrology

Yutan River, a tributary of Dongjiang River, flows through Guzhai. The main drainage area of Yutan river passes through Hedong Village, Shuixi Village (including Hexi Village) and Qiancheng village. Yutan river is 22 kilometers long and the largest river is more than 200 meters wide. Guzhai hydropower station (located in Qiancheng Village) is built with an installed capacity of 1600 kW.

Mineral resources

Guzhai town is rich in river sand, mountain stone, rare earth, porcelain clay and other mineral resources.

population

In 2017, the population of Guzhai town was 8774.

Economics

The soil of Guzhai town is fertile and suitable for planting fruits and vegetables. Tea, Camellia oleifera, grapes and vegetables are developing continuously. Agriculture is dominated by planting. The town's arable land area of 8155 mu, mainly rice. Mountainous area of more than 110000 mu, natural growth of pine, fir, miscellaneous trees. In industry, there are casting, food, bamboo products, furniture, sugar, electricity, building materials and other industries. In 1995, the total industrial and agricultural output value was 12.0649 million yuan, including 3.18 million yuan of industrial output value and 8.8849 million yuan of agricultural output value, accounting for 17.5% and 82.5% of the total industrial and agricultural output value respectively.

In 2015, the total industrial and agricultural output value of Guzhai town was 123.75 million yuan, including 60.8 million yuan of industrial output value, 62.95 million yuan of agricultural output value, and 6.75 million yuan of local taxes.

social undertakings

education

Guzhai town has one nine-year school (Guzhai town Guzhai school in Heping County), six primary schools (Sanlian primary school in Guzhai Town, Heping County, Nanxing primary school in Guzhai Town, Qiancheng primary school in Guzhai Town, Heping County, Meihua primary school in Guzhai Town, Heping County, Hedong primary school in Guzhai Town, Heping County, Shuixi primary school in Guzhai town), and two kindergartens (Guzhai central kindergarten in Heping County Xinlei kindergarten, Guzhai Town, Heping County). There are 892 primary and secondary school students, 220 kindergarten children and 94 in-service primary and secondary school teachers.

medical and health work

Guzhai town has one township level health center and seven village level health stations. In 2017, there were 20 medical personnel, including 1 licensed doctor, 4 licensed assistants, 7 registered nurses and 4 registered pharmacists. The new rural cooperative medical institutions are sound, and 11896 people in the town are insured.

Transportation

Guzhai town has convenient transportation. Water transportation, civil small wooden boats direct to Laolong, Huizhou and other places. Land transportation, peace to Yangtian highway through Guzhai town to beidun, Chetian and other towns. There are 238 national highways passing through the territory.

History and culture

The cultural relic of Guzhai town is Longxing tower, which was built in 1894. It has five floors, red walls and green tiles. After being struck by lightning, it was rebuilt into a three-story building, which is a cultural relic protection unit of the county.

Guzhai town is an old revolutionary base area. It is the seat of the working committee of the ninth company of the Communist Party of China, the Eastern Branch Working Committee, the eastern Administrative Committee of the Communist Party of China, and the headquarters of the second East Branch of the Guangdong Jiangxi Hunan border column. It was one of the guerrilla bases during the war of liberation. Lin Ruo, former Secretary of the provincial Party committee, Comrade Zheng Qun and other elders once fought and lived here. Scenery of ancient village

Local specialties

Guzhai town specialties are: Guzhai rice flour, maltose, Guta brand soymilk, copper grinding ball and belt roller.

famous scenery

Jiulian small Yan'an, a red tourist attraction with learning, education and eco-tourism experience functions, is set up in Guzhai town. It was opened free of charge in November 2017.