Litang Town, Binyang County, Nanning City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region

Litang town

Litang town belongs to Binyang County, Nanning City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. It is located in the south of Tropic of cancer, between 23 ° 06 ′～ 23 ° 15 ′ N and 109 ° 01 ′～ 109 ° 17 ′ e, in the middle of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and the east of Binyang County, 93 km away from Nanning City, 50 km away from Guigang City and 99 km away from Liuzhou city. Litang town covers an area of 219 square kilometers. By the end of 2017, the total population was 115564.

Litang town is a key town in China, a well-off demonstration town in the autonomous region, a transportation hub and an industrial city in Central Guangxi. In October 2019, Litang town was selected as one of the "Top 1000 towns with comprehensive strength in China in 2019".

Evolution of organizational system

Litang system began in Jin Dynasty, known as Shicheng.

Ancheng village, three kilometers away from the northern suburb of Litang, was originally the county seat of Ding County, Guangyu County in the Han Dynasty, and Linpu county (now Binyang County) in the Three Kingdoms. Emperor Wu of Jin Dynasty divided Linpu County into Lingfang county and Suining County, and Suining County was established here.

During the reign of emperor Liang Wu of the Southern Dynasty, Suining was withdrawn and the county and group governments of Ancheng were established here.

In the Song Dynasty, Jiebao city was incorporated into Lingfang County, where county and county governments were set up for more than 600 years. The city was built in the Jin Dynasty and then rebuilt in different dynasties. There are government offices and residents in the city. The surrounding walls are more than Zhang high and one Zhang thick. A gate opens to the south. They are all made of big stones, so they are called stone city.

After the Yuan Dynasty, it was no longer a place of governance.

During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, the market was moved to the current site of Litang.

Around the 13th year of the reign of Emperor Daoguang of the Qing Dynasty (1833), local people and foreigners set up shops in Litang.

In 1927, the binpan line (from Binyang to Panlong in Luchuan county) was opened to traffic, with more and more merchants from Guixian, Yulin and Wuzhou.

In 2003, liming town and Litang town merged into Litang town.

administrative division

By the end of 2013, Litang town had 9 communities under its jurisdiction: Jinlong community, Yong'an East community, Yong'an West community, Jiefang community, democratic community, Jianshe community, Zhongying community and Chengnan community; 14 administrative villages: Sima village, Maomao village, Longsheng village, Nongye village, Qiming village, Xinwei village, Fengming village, Qingshan village, Sanli village, Butang village, Sanhe Village, Wujiang village, Longgong village and Ouyang village Village, Sanxuan village, Yihe village.

geographical environment

Location context

Litang town is located between 23 ° 06 ′ - 23 ° 15 ′ N and 109 ° 01 ′ - 109 ° 17 ′ E. It is located in the east of Binyang County, 80 kilometers away from Nanning City, 99 kilometers away from Liuzhou City in the north and 50 kilometers away from Guigang City in the East.

topographic features

Most of Litang town is alluvial plain with flat and open terrain. The northeast area is hilly with a height difference of less than 10 meters.

Climatic characteristics

Litang town is a subtropical monsoon climate zone with mild climate, abundant rainfall, long summer and short winter. The annual average temperature and rainfall are 20.8 ℃ and 1598 mm respectively.

natural resources

Water resources

Litang town is about 4.5km away from Qingshui River, the source of water. There are four rivers, Xinbu River, Jinji River, lijiujiang River and Tuoshan river.

mineral resources

As of 2013, Litang has proven 10 kinds of mineral resources, including antimony, silver, lead soil, clay, limestone, etc., with an annual development reserve of more than 10 million tons of limestone.

Population nationality

By the end of 2013, the population was 156000, including 84000 in urban areas and 72000 in rural areas. The level of urbanization reached 66%. Litang town is a town where Han and Zhuang people live together.

In 2013, the total number of births in Litang town was 1663, with a natural growth rate of 8.4 ‰ and a sex ratio of 107.

By the end of 2017, the total population was 115564.

economic construction

primary industry

Litang town mainly produces rice, corn, sugar cane, lotus root and vegetables, mainly including lotus root, radish, Huaishan, balsam pear, etc. Litang town adheres to the construction of eight production bases, including high-quality grain production, sugarcane, three-dimensional planting of cash crops, watermelon planting, winter agriculture, lotus root, carrot, large-scale breeding of animal husbandry and aquatic products, so as to continuously expand the scale, realize intensive management, and become the leading industry for the economic development of the town and the increase of farmers' income. Litang town also introduced improved varieties of sugarcane, taro, fruit sugarcane, new varieties of double season lotus root, off-season vegetables and other varieties, developed order agriculture, strengthened the circulation of agricultural and sideline products, and gradually led the rural economy from the traditional planting mode to the track of large-scale and industrialization. According to statistics, in 2013, more than 50% of farmers' income in Litang town came from agriculture. In 2013, the per capita net income of farmers in Litang town exceeded 10000 yuan.

Litang town focuses on high-quality rice, fruits, vegetables, edible fungi, lotus root, sugarcane and other traditional advantage industries and emerging characteristic industries, and carries out targeted technical training to guide the development of advantage industries. After a large number of farmers have mastered the technology through training, they go out to work and start businesses, which not only solves the employment problem, but also increases their income. As of 2013, the number of migrant workers in Litang town has reached more than 15000, and the per capita income of farmers has increased by about 2000 yuan.

Litang lotus root professional association was established in Litang Town, which was rated as "national 100 demonstration professional association" by the Ministry of agriculture. Chaoyang vegetable wholesale market has become the base of lotus root wholesale. As of May 2013, under the leadership of Litang lotus root professional association, Litang town has developed more than 6000 households to plant more than 18000 Mu lotus root, with an annual output of 210 million kg, and radiated to surrounding counties, forming a planting scale of 80000 mu. The membership of Litang lotus root professional association has grown from 48 households to 1170 households, covering 13 surrounding towns.

Litang town has implemented the new rural cooperative medical system, new rural social security, family planning support, direct grain subsidy, social security and other policies to benefit farmers. At the same time, it has invested more than 3 million yuan to complete the 5000 meter long sanmianguang irrigation projects in Fengming, Qingshan, Sima, Butang, Sanli and Longsheng, tamping the foundation for increasing farmers' income.

Litang town has also opened an agricultural information network, with seven columns including agricultural news, scientific and technological knowledge, new varieties, expert forum, policies and regulations, supply and demand information, providing decision-making and production information for local governments and relevant departments. It has become a window for the masses to understand agricultural science and technology information, master agricultural science and technology, and promote the circulation of agricultural and sideline products.

the secondary industry

Since 2006, 196 new projects have been started in Litang Town, with a total investment of 5012.782 million yuan, including 49 new industrial enterprises, introducing 2911.716 million yuan of capital, and 12 enterprises with an investment of more than 50 million yuan, including China Resources, Guangxi Sanwei, Guangjie medical equipment, Huaheng powder, Guangxi binwei decoration materials Co., Ltd. The park is divided into "one zone and four parks", which are Eastern Industrial Park (8.6 square kilometers), shiguling Industrial Park (7.3 square kilometers), Northern Industrial Park (4 square kilometers) and East Lake Industrial Park (11 square kilometers). In 2009, Litang industrial concentration area was upgraded to A-class Park in Guangxi.

In 2010, Litang town completed investment in fixed assets of 2.494 billion yuan, 5.13 times that of 486 million yuan in 2005; the total output value of industries above designated scale (including industrial concentration areas) of 2.075 billion yuan, 2.2 times that of 943 million yuan in 2005; the investment of 2.093 billion yuan, 6.66 times that of 314 million yuan in 2005; the per capita net income of farmers of 6928 yuan, 2.40 times that of 2887 yuan in 2005; The total output value of agriculture was 544 million yuan, 2.35 times of 231 million yuan in 2005.

In August 2012, Litang industrial concentration area and Luwei industrial concentration area were integrated into Litang Industrial Park in Binyang County.

the service sector; the tertiary industry

By the end of 2013, Litang had invested 80 million yuan to build Litang market. In particular, in 1992, with an investment of 12.6 million yuan, a closed and comprehensive "Longteng market" with an area of more than 20000 square meters and direct access to the top floor by cars was built. It is mainly engaged in the wholesale of snacks and clothing, with an annual turnover of more than 1 million yuan and an annual profit and tax of more than 600000 yuan. Litang Chaoyang vegetable wholesale market, the largest "lotus root market" in the region with 14000 square meters of investment of 900000 yuan in 1995, mainly purchased lotus root, xiayangcai, green beans, radish, etc., of which more than 25 million kilograms of lotus root were listed in the market during the year, the annual turnover was more than 30 million yuan, the annual profit tax was more than 1.5 million yuan, xiayangcai was more than 6.3 million kilograms, and the annual profit tax was more than 800000 yuan .

By the end of 2013, Litang had more than 20 large and small markets, including floor type farmers' market, Litang seafood market, Litang Libao market, Litang cattle farm, Litang East District farmers' market, Southern District farmers' market, Litang agricultural integrated wholesale market, with a market area of about 260000 square meters. Yong'an street, Ren'ai street, Jianshe street, Minzhu street and Jinlong Avenue are opened up as business districts with active business activities. The annual turnover is 580 million yuan, and 9.13 million yuan of fiscal and industrial and commercial taxes are paid.

social undertakings

Urban construction

From 2006 to 2010, Litang town organized and implemented the "213" project of urban construction, with a total investment of more than 59 million yuan from the higher authorities, completed 86 urban infrastructure construction projects such as the reconstruction of Litang road into the city, built 3 main drainage ditches in the east of the city, paved 8 sidewalk color Street bricks such as Minzhu Road, installed 4 urban trunk road lights such as Jinlong Avenue, and hardened 3 roads such as Ren'ai road The main roads in the city are green

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