Xiaxi Township, Pingshan County, Yibin City, Sichuan Province

Xiaxi Township

Xiaxi Township, Pingshan County, Yibin City, Sichuan Province was built in the late Qing Dynasty. It is said that the original site was on the South Ridge (now the concave on the back of Zhongfeng Temple), which was named Baoqing street. At that time, it entered the rest place of the throat of Liangshan and Xiaoliangshan. After being destroyed in the turbulent times, he moved to Manao Xikou, named chongzhengchang. Later, he moved to the present site. Because he was located under the mouth of Manao Xikou, he changed his name to xiaxichang, and his elegant name was Xiaxi.

Basic information

Xiaxi Township in Pingshan County has many gullies, high mountains and steep slopes, warm and humid climate. Lexi highway and Xining river run through the East and West, with Xiaxi and Yuxi two market towns and 35.5 kilometers of village highway. The township covers an area of 70.89 square kilometers, governs 13 villages and one neighborhood committee, with a total population of 7334 (2017). There are 12619 mu of cultivated land (including 2672 mu of farmland), 12000 mu of forest land, 11800 mu of tea, 12300 mu of bamboo, 7000 mu of fruit forest, 11500 mu of barren hills suitable for forest, and the forest coverage rate is about 50%. It has broad prospects for development.

Historical evolution

Xiaxi township is located in the middle and lower reaches of Xining River in the west of Pingshan County. It was liberated in 1950. In July of the same year, the township farmers' Association was established to act as the administrative agent. In 1951, it was under the jurisdiction of the Fifth District (Pingbian District). In 1954, Xiaxi Township People's government was established by universal suffrage. The administrative seat was Xiaxi town. In September 1958, it was transformed into Xiaxi Township People's commune. In February 1959, it was merged into Pingbian commune. In September of the same year, it was set up as Xiaxi commune (including Tuanjie commune). In 1961, it was set out when the system was adjusted Tuanjie established the Xiaxi commune Revolutionary Committee in October 1968, changed its name to Xiaxi commune management committee in 1981, changed its name to Xiaxi Township People's Government in April 1984, and established Yuxi (Tuanjie) Township through institutional reform in September 1992.

Economic composition

1. Industrial structure: Xiaxi Township enjoys the reputation of the hometown of famous tea. There are two comprehensive leading tea processing enterprises, which produce high-quality famous tea longhucui, Zhuyeqing, fulongchun, Yanyu famous tea and high-quality roasted tea. The products are exported to foreign markets, with an annual output value of 25 million yuan. At the same time, it is also a new bamboo town. There are six small and medium-sized grass paper processing plants, and the sales of grass paper are in short supply. The two major industries support Xiaxi's economic backbone. 2. The thinning of animal husbandry, fruit industry and artificial forestation are the auxiliary resources of economy. Grain output has increased year by year, with an annual grain output of 3.9 million kg and a per capita net income of 2289 yuan. 3. The industrial support represented by Yuxin smelter is taking shape. 4. The two workshops of Jiuhe Electric Power Co., Ltd. (oujiacun power station) and Junshan Electric Power Co., Ltd. (xuetuo power station) are located in Xiaxi Township, and the guanyintuo Hydropower Station under construction has injected vitality into the economic development of the whole township.

Hometown of famous tea

Pingshan tea has a long history, because of its unique ecological, climate and soil conditions, rich contents and good quality, it is famous both inside and outside the province. It is a high-quality green tea base in Sichuan Province, a high-quality tea production base in Sichuan Province, and a demonstration base for tea export in Sichuan Province. The existing tea base covers an area of 5100 hectares, 4200 hectares have obtained the certification of pollution-free agricultural products production base, 560 hectares have obtained the certification of green food production base, and the annual output of tea is 2500 tons. It has created famous brands such as "Pingshan Chaoqing" which won the title of "Ganlu Cup" and "longhucui" and "Shuiyun" which won the gold and silver awards of China International Famous Tea Expo. As a green industry in the county, tea has great development potential.

social undertakings

There are 8 schools in the township, and the enrollment rate of school-age children is 98%. In 2005, it passed the acceptance of "two perfects" and implemented "two exemptions and one supplement" for poor students. There are 15 village level medical stations with health centers as the center to strengthen disease prevention and vaccination. The popularization rate of television is 80%, there are 6 information network stations, the coverage rate is 95%, and the natural growth rate of population is 8.09 ‰.