Kachang Town, Yingjiang County, Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province

Kachang town

It is subordinate to Yingjiang County of Dehong Prefecture, with a total land area of 345.9 square kilometers. It is located in the northwest of Yingjiang County, between 97 ° 42 ′ 55 ″ - 97 ° 54 ′ 12 ″ E and 24 ° 50 ′ 59 ″ - 25 ° 5 ′ 32 ″ n. It is adjacent to Mengnong Township in the East, Sudian Township in the north, and the union of Myanmar in the West and south. The border line is 41.66 km long. It is one of the main port passageways in Yingjiang County, leading to Myanmar There are 18 large and small channels, and the town government is 52 kilometers away from the county.

survey

Kachang town is located in the northwest of Yingjiang County, 97 ° 43 ′ - 97 ° 54 ′, 24 ° 51 ′ - 25 ° 6 ′. It borders Mengnong Township in the East, Sudian Township in the north, and Myanmar landscape in the West and south. The maximum horizontal distance from east to west is 15.2 km, and the maximum vertical distance from north to south is 25.8 km, covering an area of 345.9 square kilometers, with a population of 10415 (2017). It has jurisdiction over Wupa, kachang, wupai, caobazhai and Heihe village committees. The town government is located in Wupa, 52 kilometers away from the county. the highest altitude is 2624.7 m and the lowest is 480 M. It is a frontier port. The border line is 41.66 kilometers long, 86 kilometers from Myitkyina, north of Burma.

evolution

It belonged to Lianshan county from 1951 to 1958 and Yingjiang County after October 1958. In 1974, jiankachang commune was set up from Mengnong. After the reform of district and township, it was called kachang township. In 2001, towns were set up instead of townships. In 1997, it covers an area of 284.12 square kilometers. It has a population of 6000, of which Jingpo and Lisu make up 82.75% of the total population. It governs five administrative villages: kachang, Wupa, wupai, caobazhai and Heihe.

Geography

Kachang town is subordinate to Yingjiang County of Dehong Prefecture, with a land area of 345.9 square kilometers. It is located in the northwest of Yingjiang County, between 97 ° 42 ′ 55 ″ - 97 ° 54 ′ 12 ″ east longitude and 24 ° 50 ′ 59 ″ - 25 ° 5 ′ 32 ″ north latitude. It is adjacent to Mengnong Township in the East, Sudian Township in the north, and the union of Myanmar and Diandian in the West and south. The border line is 41.66 km long. It is one of the main port passageways in Yingjiang County, and has a long border There are 18 passages to Myanmar, and the town government is 52 kilometers away from the county seat. It belongs to the subtropical semi humid monsoon climate, which is controlled by the southwest monsoon of the Indian Ocean all the year round, forming the climate characteristics of abundant rainfall, sufficient light, clear dry and wet monsoon. The annual rainfall is mainly concentrated from May to September, with an average annual rainfall of 2500 mm, an average annual temperature of 17-18 ℃, and a frost free period of 300 days. Due to the great differences in geographical environment, it forms a three-dimensional climate, which includes both cold mountain and cold mountain areas There are dry hot valley dam areas without frost all year round. Kachang town is located in the Irrawaddy River Basin and belongs to the international boundary river bus system. The main rivers are Mengnong River, Mengdian River, mengga River and Shizhu River, which flow through the town from east to west and then enter Myanmar. The water resources in the basin are rich. There are 10 hydropower stations built or under construction. The terrain gradually decreases from southeast to northwest. The geomorphic structure is that the middle and low mountains alternate with the small valley basin, the peaks are connected, and the rivers cross the valleys. The mountainous area accounts for 86% of the total area, and the dam area accounts for 14%. The highest altitude of the town is 2624.7 meters, the lowest altitude is 480 meters, and the relative elevation difference is 2144.7 meters. The altitude of the town government is 1250 meters. The forest coverage area is 288300 mu, with a coverage rate of 55.4% The main types of soil are black soil, brown soil and yellow soil. The pH value of the soil is between 4.5 and 7.0. The soil is deep and rich in organic matter and minerals. It is suitable for planting rice, corn, grass and fruit, tea, Betula alnoides, Chinese fir and other crops. the town has 5 village committees, 33 natural villages and 35 villager groups, with a total population of 10415 people (2017), inhabiting Jingpo, Lisu, Han and other major ethnic groups. The total land area of the town is 345.9 square kilometers, including 11355.50 mu of arable land, 1.52 mu per capita, 3142 mu of garden land, 408543.90 mu of forest land, 27.5 mu of natural grassland, 5545 mu of residential and industrial land, and 18450.30 mu of traffic land The water area is 15004 mu, and the unused land is 58716.80 mu; in the cultivated land area of the town, there are 5774.50 Mu paddy field, 0.77 mu per capita, accounting for 50.85% of the cultivated land area; and 5581 Mu dry land, 0.74 mu per capita, accounting for 49.15% of the cultivated land area. Over the years, the main food crops in the town are big and small spring crops. The main food crops are rice, upland rice, corn, potato and beans. The main economic crops are grass and fruit, tea, Betula alnoides, Cunninghamia lanceolata and other economic trees.

Population health

There are 10415 people in the town (2017). There are 7497 participants in the town, with the participation rate of 100%. There are 1368 people enjoying the minimum living allowance, including 1 health center, 8 medical staff, 5 village clinics, 5 rural doctors, 21 public toilets and 1 garbage disposal site.

rural economy

The main food crops in kachang town are big and small spring crops; the main economic crops are grass fruit, tea, Betula platyphylla and Cunninghamia lanceolata; the main breeding crops are pigs, cattle and goats. in 2008, the total rural economic income of the town was 13.91 million yuan, an increase of 29.16% over 2007; the net income of farmers was 1278 yuan, an increase of 195 yuan over 2007. The total grain output was 1.91 million kg, an increase of 20.89% over the previous year; the number of large livestock sold was 842, 40 less than that in 2007. The number of cattle on the market was 685, 88 less than that in 2007.

human geography

Kachang town is located in the northwest of Yingjiang County. It belongs to Yingjiang County. It is connected with Mengnong Township in the East, Myanmar in the southwest and northwest, and Sudian Township in the north. The maximum horizontal distance from east to west is 17.1km, the maximum vertical length from north to south is 33.3km, and the altitude of the station is 1200m. Jingpo language, card: water, field is: drilling; meaning River Drilling mountain meaning. It gets its name from its natural village. Before liberation, it belonged to chieftain Prefecture of Zhanda, Mengdian township of Lianshan County in 1951; kachang cultural station was established in 1956; it belonged to Mengnong District in 1961; jiankachang commune was separated from Mengnong District in 1974; kachang district was established in 1984; kachang township was established in 1988. The main rivers are Mengdian River and its tributaries, Mengnong River, penlong River, wailangka River and Wugu River, belonging to the perennial river of Irrawaddy River system. There are also China Myanmar boundary river and Shizhu river. There are stone dragon, gonglao waterfall and Maidong rock. There are mainly Jingpo, Lisu and Han nationalities. Most of the residents live in the mountain and hillside gentle slope zone. The annual "Mu Nao Zong Ge" Festival (the 15th day of the first month of the lunar calendar, the Lantern Festival of the Gregorian calendar) has a grand scene, with thousands of people dancing together. Jingpo men wave a long knife, and Jingpo girls throw up their silver robes, attracting domestic and foreign guests. The simple local style and people's enthusiasm reflect the original Jingpo culture.

education

There is a middle school in the town with an area of 2208 square meters, 18 teaching staff and 272 students; there are 5 complete primary schools and 19 primary schools with 60 teachers, 1080 students and two kindergartens. there are eight cultural activities in the town, which greatly enrich the leisure cultural life of the villagers.

Resources and environment

It is a subtropical monsoon climate with an annual rainfall of 2500 mm and an average annual temperature of 15-16 ℃. With good light and abundant rainfall, it is an ideal area to develop all kinds of high-quality timber forests, cash crops, fruits in hot areas and southern medicine. Kachang is a vertical three-dimensional climate, cold, warm, hot three climate types coexist, suitable for a variety of economic crops planting and growth. Nowadays, the high-quality timber mainly of Cunninghamia lanceolata is planted all over the township, and caokuo has become the pillar industry of the township. kachang township is rich in water resources. There are Mengdian and mengga rivers in the township, with large short distance drop and natural conditions for many power stations. Tourism resources development potential, folk customs, natural landscape, vigorous gonglao waterfall, majestic maidongyan and Shilong, shigu are very good tourist attractions. Due to the influence of tropical monsoon climate, all kinds of forests and bamboos have strong growth ability and fast growth speed. There are national rare plants hongyunxiang, zhasang, heixinmupeng, etc. and wild bamboos become forests, which are boundless and need to be developed and utilized. Mineral resources are also very rich. The content of silica ore is as high as 98%. The reserves of baishitonite are up to several hundred million tons. Chlorite, mica, crystal stone, glassstone and agate need to be developed.

Development trend

After the reform and opening up, kachang has rapidly developed into an active border town in Yingjiang. As an important channel for Yingjiang County to export Myanmar's industrial and mechanical and electrical products, jade, wood, rattan, leather and turtle, which are needed domestically, enter the mainland through the card farm, and the proportion of the total import and export volume of border trade in the county's total value increases year by year. At the same time, the card field is the shortest way to Myitkyina, the largest city in northern Burma. The existing highway has been repaired, only 86 kilometers away from the card farm, and only 137 kilometers from Yingjiang county to Myitkyina. With the further development of reform and opening up, the advantages of kachang market town will further play an important role.

infrastructure

The infrastructure construction of our town is relatively backward, especially in rural roads, irrigation and water conservancy, education, health, culture, villagers' housing, communication and other aspects. In recent years, under the leadership of the town Party committee and government, with the strong support and help of departments at all levels, the infrastructure of our town has been improved

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