Yanyuan Town, Zhenxiong County, Zhaotong City, Yunnan Province

Yanyuan town

Yanyuan town was separated from the original Luokan commune in 1984 to set up Yanyuan district. It was changed into a township in 1988 and was withdrawn from the township to build a town on November 30, 2012. Yanyuan town is located in the northwest of Zhenxiong County, 74 kilometers away from the county.

geographical position

Yanyuan town is located in the northwest of Zhenxiong County, connecting Luokan town in the East, Wude town and Niuchang town in the south, Wanchang town in the West and Luokan town in the north. It covers an area of 164 square kilometers. The whole terrain is high in the West and low in the East. Daliangzi, bojiyan, liaoye village, is 1762 meters above sea level, which is the highest point of the whole town. The exit of Yanxi River, yingpantou, Wenshui village, is 680 meters above sea level, which is the lowest point of the whole town. The government is located in Yanyuan village, 74 kilometers away from the county seat.

administrative division

By the end of 2019, Yanyuan town has jurisdiction over 10 villages including Yanyuan, Wenshui, Canghai, fujiazhai, tielu, shanshuping, muwai, liaoye, Ganhe and Yanxi, with 211 villager groups.

Population nationality

In late 2019, the total registered residence of Yanyuan town was 45787, an increase of 0.13% over 2018. Among them, there are 6394 non-agricultural population and 21442 female population. Among the total population, there are 799 ethnic minorities, accounting for 1.74% of the total population, including 703 Miao, 68 Yi and 8 Hani. The birth rate was 55.3 ‰, the death rate was 39.3 ‰, and the natural growth rate was 16 ‰. At the end of the year, there were 45787 permanent residents, an increase of 0.13% over 2018

history

Yanyuan town had a history of boiling salt with natural brine in the old society. First there are several residual wells. The old man still vaguely remembers the scene of boiling salt. In the 1970s of the new society, the eighth provincial geological team once said that the mineral resources were drilled in Yanyuan Town, which made the ancient name of Yanyuan more mysterious and legendary. Before the reform of district and township system, Yanyuan was called Luokan District, and the other two village offices which combined with Yanyuan into one township were Wude and Niuchang.

Rural resources

The annual precipitation is 935 mm, the average annual temperature is 13 ℃, the annual sunshine hours are 1920 hours, and the frost free period is 215 days (supplementary data at the red mark). The total forest area is 9306.6 hectares, and the forest coverage rate is 64%. The main food crops in the territory are Baogu, wheat, potato and soybean. The main cash crops are flue-cured tobacco, rape and peanut. The forest fruits include citrus, peach, plum, cherry, walnut, chestnut, bamboo and loquat. Mineral resources include coal, pyrite, lead and zinc, phosphorus, brine, etc. Precious tree species are Phoebe, Taxus, ginkgo, etc. Wild animals include wild goat, wild boar, monkey, porcupine, etc. Tourism resources include "moon cave, Zen light" and karst cave. The main specialties are chicken fir, Morchella, Gastrodia elata, Paris polyphylla, bamboo shoots, etc. the pleasant climate of Yanyuan town has created abundant resources of Yanyuan. In addition to the Chinese fir, which is called "the first in Yunnan and famous in the whole country", forestry: Yanyuan has a woodland mainly composed of Chinese fir, covering an area of 120000 mu. The forest coverage rate was 56.7%, ranking second in the county. Cunninghamia lanceolata is an excellent material for building and furniture making; the lead-zinc mineral in liaoye village, the iron ore in fujiazhai village, the coal in Yanxi village and Wenshui village, and the limestone in the whole rural community all have the advantages for development: the salt source environment is suitable, the foundation of Caoshan grassland is good, and the development trend of animal husbandry based on pigs, cattle, horses and mules is promising

rural economy

In 2006, the total income of rural economy in the town was 53.035 million yuan, including 28.692 million yuan of planting income, accounting for 54.10% of the total income of rural economy; 16.431 million yuan of animal husbandry income, accounting for 30.91% of the total income of rural economy; 1.167 million yuan of forestry income, accounting for 2.2% of the total income of rural economy; 11.67 million yuan of labor income, 1382 yuan of per capita total income of farmers, 1056 yuan of per capita net income. By the end of 2006, the town had 18 cars, 25 tractors and 254 motorcycles. the main industries of the town are planting, breeding and forestry, which are mainly sold in the county. In 2006, the total sales income of planting industry was 10.782 million yuan, accounting for 20.32% of the total income of rural economy.

Local specialties

Wood lacquer, tung oil seed

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