Nanping Yao Township, Shangsi County, Fangchenggang City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region

Nanping Yao nationality township

Nanping Yao nationality township is a nationality township under the jurisdiction of Shangsi County, Fangchenggang City, Guangxi autonomous region. It is located in the southwest of Shangsi County, with 100000 mountains towering and becoming a natural barrier at the southwest end of the county. Therefore, it is called Nanping. Nanping Yao nationality township borders Fangcheng District of Fangchenggang City and Ningming County of Chongzuo City, about 40 kilometers from the sea surface of Beibu Gulf. Nanping Yao township is one of the only two minority townships in Fangchenggang City. Qukunwei, where the township government is located, is 52 kilometers away from the county seat. The total population of the township was 13390 (2017). It has a beautiful natural environment and rich Yao customs, and is known as "the source of Yao outside the world"

Historical evolution

Nanping Yao township was Nanping Township before liberation, under the jurisdiction of Pingfu township. In 1949, Nanping Yao township was the seventh district of Shangsi county. Nanping people's commune was established in 1958, and Nanping Yao township was established on October 2, 1984. It is one of the only two Yao townships in Fangchenggang City.

administrative division

With a total area of 526.46 square kilometers, the township has nine village committees, including Yingming, qukun, banai, Jiangbo, wangle, kujiao, Changlong, Qiaogong and miqiang, with 84 villager groups and 72 natural villages (villages).

geographical environment

Location domain

Nanping Yao nationality township is located in the hinterland of Shiwandashan Mountain in the southwest of Shangsi county. The terrain is high in the South and low in the north. It is located in the south of Tropic of cancer. The location is 107 ° 42 'e and 20 ° 5' n. It is connected with the red flag forest farm of jiaoan Township in the East, 100000 mountains in the south, Fulong and BANBA in Fangcheng, Nanan Township in Ningming County in the West and Pingfu Township in the north, 52 kilometers away from the county. The rural area extends from east to south along the 100000 mountains. The whole mountain range is like a green Great Wall, which naturally forms a natural barrier at the southwest end of the county, hence the name "Nanping".

topographic features

Most of the villages in Nanping Yao Autonomous Prefecture belong to the alpine mountain area, with the South high and the North low, and the soil is mostly * Red Soil and flooded type, and rice paddy soil. Shuliangling (Jilong mountain) is located at the southern end of Nanping Yao nationality township, with an altitude of l462 meters. It is the highest mountain in the county. There are more than 30 peaks with an altitude of more than 500 meters in the township, including Fushan peak, Qixingling mountain, Balai mountain, Qiaogong mountain, Tianrong mountain, midading mountain, mashenuiding mountain, lvqu mountain, etc.

climate

Nanping Yao nationality township belongs to the south subtropical monsoon climate zone, with an annual rainfall of 1600 mm-2000 mm. The climate is affected by the environment of 100000 mountains, and the temperature difference between morning and night in summer is small, which is suitable for the growth of animals and plants.

hydrology

The territory of high mountains and lush forests, rivers crisscross. There are wangle River, qukun River, Yingming River and miqiang river. Water resources are extremely rich, with a drop of 45m-65m and a river flow of 5-7m3 / s.

natural resources

Nanping Yao nationality township is rich in natural resources, with proven mineral resources of hematite; wild animals of leopard, wild goat, black bear, yellow tusk, Eagle beaked turtle, etc., which belong to the national first-class protection, breeding animals of 6 species, second-class protection animals of 15 species; more than 400 kinds of precious medicinal materials; rare tree species of Phoebe, tiantaomu, vertebra, niujiaomu, etc.; medicinal materials of Morinda officinalis, qiyeyizhi, Eucommia ulmoides, Zhuangyu, etc There are more than 2100 kinds of Chinese herbal medicines, such as Codonopsis pilosula, Caulis Spatholobi, etc.; local products include star anise, Osmanthus fragrans, Lentinus edodes, Auricularia auricula, gecko, propolis, etc., among which Osmanthus fragrans and star anise are the main production bases of the township, with an average annual output of nearly 1 million jin of star anise and an average annual output of 25000 Jin of Osmanthus fragrans.

Population and nationality

By the end of 2017, there were 13390 permanent residents.

Economic overview

Nanping Yao nationality township is located in the hinterland of 100000 mountains, with vast and fertile land and rich products. The forest area is about 490000 mu, and the forest volume is 656000 cubic meters. Its annual output is 3250 tons of star anise, 250 tons of Yugui and 2800 tons of rosin. There are many precious tree species in the forest, such as Cerambycidae, lamiophyllum, Phoebe, Metasequoia glyptostroboides and so on. Among the mountains and valleys, there are rare animals such as mountain pig, civet, gecko and bamboo mouse. There are more than 400 kinds of wild medicinal materials. Local products such as Lentinus edodes, Russula edodes, honey and Ganoderma lucidum are well-known both inside and outside the region. The hilly areas of qukun, Yingming and banai villages are suitable for planting sugarcane. The planting area of sugarcane is 35200 mu, and the annual output of sugarcane is about 120000 tons. The main economic sources of farmers are planting star anise, cinnamon, pine resin, sugarcane and other crops.

folk custom

Among the Yao surnames in Nanping, Li is the most, followed by Jiang, pan, Deng and Zhang. It is said that the ancestors of the Yao people in Nanping came by boat from a long distance. After a long migration, they came to settle down in Nanping. In the long-term contact with Zhuang and Han nationalities in Nanping, most of the Yao people speak Zhuang dialect and Cantonese. They use Yao dialect when communicating with their families or their own ethnic groups at home, and speak local Zhuang dialect or vernacular when conducting economic or daily exchanges with foreign countries. Students learn Mandarin at school. the Yao nationality in Nanping still has strong folk customs, and their costumes are colorful. The women's headdress is covered with embroidered cloth towel and bead string, and then the red silk thread is coiled and hung on both sides, with embroidered belly pocket inside, and a knee length double cardigan with black cloth lace on the upper body. Leg tie foot cloth, black and red, unique style. The King Pan festival of Yao people has been rarely celebrated, and the custom of "Dujie" is still preserved. Yao men and women love to sing folk songs at happy events or festivals. They are represented by folk songs, such as narrative songs, road blocking songs, welcome songs, etc. In the wedding ceremony of Yao nationality, the custom of the elder brother or uncle carrying the bride out of the house with unique national characteristics is still preserved. Yao people living in the mountains, due to environmental constraints, mainly grow corn, early rice, sweet potato, potato and other crops.

Tourist destination

1. Baima terrace

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2. Potato ridge

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3. Pinglongshan gorge.

4. Jiangpo "France" village.

5. Baima River waterfall.

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