Niuhua Town, Wutongqiao District, Leshan City, Sichuan Province

Niuhua town

Niuhua Town, also known as liuhuaxi, niuhuaxi and niuhua ancient town, is located in Wutongqiao District, Leshan City, Sichuan Province. It belongs to the downtown area of Leshan City. It is one of the recommended areas of small towns with provincial characteristics in the new era of Leshan City, one of the planning areas of Lingang new town of Leshan City, and an important node of the urban development system of "one core, two circles and multiple points" in Leshan City.

Niuhua town has been prosperous for its salt industry since ancient times. In the Qin Dynasty, Li Bing controlled the water by digging a well in Hongyanzi to make salt, which was even more prosperous in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. Therefore, niuhua town enjoys the reputation of one of the four ancient towns in China.

At the same time, it is also the first place in the world to break through the 100 meter deep oil shaft. Salt chemical industry and mechanical and electrical products are the leading industries of the town. 58 private enterprises are the main force of the town. The degree of agricultural industrialization is increasing day by day. Specialized organizations such as sprout Association, rare and famous fruit association and high quality flower and tree association are booming. Santa village has become the core area of flower and tree science and Technology Park, with tourism as the dragon The tertiary industry in the first half of the country has developed rapidly.

Niuhua town has been named as "the town of drama" by Leshan Municipal People's government, and has been rated as provincial cultural advanced town by Sichuan Provincial People's government. Niuhua spicy hot pot has established its status as "Shu chieftain" in Sichuan snacks.

On December 13, 2019, Sichuan Provincial People's Government approved Leshan City to adjust the administrative divisions of some towns and townships in 8 counties (cities, districts) including Shizhong District (cfzm [2019] No. 20): Xinyun township was abolished and its administrative area was put under the jurisdiction of niuhua Town, which was located at 623 commercial street.

Name and origin

Niuhua town is a millennium salt town. It is the place where Li Bing, the governor of Shu County, first discovered "salt irrigation" and the first place in the world to break through the 100 meter deep oil shaft. Niuhua town is Wutongqiao salt and phosphorus chemical production base. There is an evergreen Liuhua river at the foot of the mountain behind the town. In ancient Chinese, "Hua" is used to refer to "Hua". As time goes by, "Liu" becomes "Niu" and "Liuhua" becomes "Niu Hua".

Urban development

There are two agricultural markets in the old city and the new area in the town. There are 5386 telephone installations, 6500 optical fiber TV networks, 9 ordinary primary and secondary schools, kindergartens and other schools, including one primary school with a full set of multimedia network facilities. The junior high school is niuhua No.1 middle school, the senior high school is niuhua middle school, and the better primary schools are erdou primary school and Zhenhua primary school. There are 4 hospitals and more than 20 medical stations. There are 35 cultural and entertainment places such as cinemas, theatres, cultural stations, parks and dance halls, and 6 musical instruments, chess, calligraphy and painting cultural and sports organizations. It has been named as the "hometown of drama" by the Municipal People's government and has been rated as the provincial advanced cultural town.

Historical evolution

Qianlong 16 years (1795) town territory under Qianwei County in the middle, in the Republic of China 24 years (1935) set up niuhua Town, under Qianwei County Fourth District, 21 Street 38 Bao. in 1949, a small part of Yunhua Township in the north of the town belonged to the Second District of Leshan county. In August 1950, it was under the jurisdiction of the eighth District of Qianwei County, and in October 1951 it was niuhua town of Wutongqiao city. In November 1952, niuhua town was the residence of the third district office, with jurisdiction over one town (niuhua town) and three townships (Minjiang Township, Jiefang Township and Minsheng township). In June 1954, Xinmiao Township, Shanshu Township and Xinyun township of Leshan county were divided into the third district of Wutongqiao city. At that time, the third district governed one town (niuhua town) and five townships (Minjiang Township, Jiefang Township, Minsheng Township, Xinmiao Township and Shanshu township). In January 1955, the municipal system was abolished, and niuhua town was upgraded to a county-level town. In 1956, Minsheng, Minjiang, Jiefang and other small townships were designated to set up Jiefang township. In 1958, Jiefang township was changed into Jiefang commune. In 1984, Jiefang commune was changed into Jiefang township. In 1987, Jiefang township was merged into niuhua town. In September 1992, niuhua township was merged into niuhua town. In 2005, niuhua town had 3 community residents committees and 16 villagers committees.

natural condition

Most of them are shallow hills, the rest are alluvial plains of Minjiang River and yongshujiang River and jiangxinzhouba. The terrain is high in the East and low in the west, with shallow hills in the East. The highest peak is Baiyan temple in group 7 of Jinshui village, with an altitude of 465.8 meters, and the lowest point is group 8 of MianBa village, with an altitude of 350 meters. the Minjiang River, with a drainage area of 13.13 square kilometers, flows through tangjiaba village, shabantan village, santa village and Sanjiang village from qingyiba, Shizhong District, with a length of 14 kilometers and is mainly a tributary of popo river. the town covers an area of 41.69 square kilometers, with an altitude of 380 meters. Among them, the cultivated land area is 16969 mu, the forest land is 8487 mu (including 957 mu of economic forest land, 3277 mu of bamboo forest land, 4428 mu of natural forest management and protection land); the water area is 8877 mu, and the market town area is 3.2 square kilometers.

Economic overview

Agriculture

The cultivated land area is 14631 mu, 0.75 mu per capita; the available grassland area is 003 mu, and the forest land area is 89.59 mu. Sprouts, water dumpling powder and other agricultural products are ranked first in the country, is an important national production base. In 2011, the total agricultural output value was 43.13 million yuan.
Rice and corn are the main food crops. In 2011, 24700 tons of grain were produced, with an average of 1259 kg per capita, including 4873 tons of rice, 176 tons of wheat and 1620 tons of corn. Oil crops cover an area of 0.043 million mu, with an output of 65 tons, including 65 tons of peanuts. The vegetable planting area is 726 mu, and the yield is 14655 tons. The main varieties are leaf vegetables, melons and vegetables, root tubers and tubers, including 1460 tons of Chinese cabbage and 7500 tons of green vegetables. The output of sprouts is 5000 tons and the output value reaches 15 million yuan.
Animal husbandry is mainly based on pigs, cattle, sheep and poultry. In 2011, the number of live pigs was 475600, and the year-end stock was 1918; the number of sheep was 07500000, and the year-end stock was 01700; the number of cattle was 073800, and the year-end stock was 037100; the number of poultry was 783000, and the number of listed poultry was 535600. In 2011, it produced 2585 tons of meat, including 2043 tons of pork, 30 tons of beef, 5 tons of mutton, 2120 tons of eggs, and the total output value of animal husbandry accounted for 56% of the total agricultural output value.
By the end of 2011, the total area of afforestation was 13600 mu, including 104 mu of protective forest, 957 mu of economic forest, 3277 mu of bamboo forest, 101000 trees around farmers' houses, with forest coverage rate of 37.4% and living stock of 23000 cubic meters. In 2011, the fruit planting area was 8200 mu, and the output was 174 tons. The main varieties were citrus, including 1500 tons of red citrus.
The fishery mainly includes crucian carp, common carp, grass carp, silver carp and freshwater fish. The fresh water surface that can be used for aquaculture is 0.19 square kilometers. In 2011, the fish pond aquaculture area was 0.14 hectares, the output was 30 tons, and the total fishery output value was 705000 yuan, accounting for 8.9% of the total agricultural output value.
In 2011, it has 136 large-scale agricultural machinery; famous and special agricultural products include green environmental protection agricultural products sprouts, Shuixiang Tangyuan powder; the per capita net income of farmers is 7849 yuan.

Industry

Niuhua town is an important industrial production base in WUTONGQIAO district. It has initially formed an industrial system dominated by salt and phosphorus chemical industry, with the focus on the industrial cluster planning of MianBa district. In 2011, the total industrial output value was 6.45 billion yuan, an increase of 15% over the previous year.
In 2011, there were 17 industrial enterprises above Designated Size with 5500 employees, realizing an industrial added value of 1.67 billion yuan, an increase of 25% over the previous year. Among them, there were 3 large and medium-sized industrial enterprises with 3800 employees, realizing an industrial added value of 1.337 billion yuan, an increase of 25% over the previous year. There are 4 enterprises with sales revenue of more than 100 million yuan, including 1 enterprise with sales revenue of more than 1 billion yuan.

Commercial trade

At the end of 2011, there were 16 commercial outlets with 110 employees; in 2011, the total sales of social goods reached 875 million yuan, an increase of 17.9% over the previous year; the turnover of urban and rural fair trade was 850 million yuan, an increase of 16% over the previous year.

finance

In 2011, the total revenue was 25.17 million yuan, an increase of 5% over the previous year.

social development

Culture and art

At the end of 2011, there were 16 art performing groups with 1200 performers, 1 cultural station with a construction area of 350 square meters, 17 public libraries with a construction area of 280 square meters and a collection of 20000 books, and 17 employees in the cultural industry, including 1 employee in an institution.

education

At the end of 2011, there were 3 private schools and educational institutions at all levels, 322 children and 11 full-time teachers. There are 1 public kindergarten with 240 children and 12 full-time teachers; 3 primary schools with 1411 students and 105 full-time teachers, and the enrollment rate of primary school-age children is 100%; 1 junior middle school with 1091 students and 63 full-time teachers, and the enrollment rate of junior middle school-age population is 100%, the enrollment rate of primary school and junior high school is 100%, and the coverage rate of nine-year compulsory education is 100%; 1 ordinary senior high school with 1200 students and teaching in special school 89 teachers;

science and technology

At the end of 2011, there were 220 scientific and technological talents, including 130 professional and technical talents, 62 management talents, 45 skilled talents and 2880 rural practical talents.

medical and health work

By the end of 2011, there were 41 medical and health institutions at all levels, 1 Community Health Service Center, 138 beds and 90 professional health personnel, including 40 licensed doctors

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