Lihou Town, Licheng County, Changzhi City, Shanxi Province

Lihou town

Lihou town belongs to Licheng County, located in the northeast of Changzhi City, at the junction of Shanxi, Hebei and Henan provinces, is the "East Gate" of Shanxi Province, known as the "thoroughfare of three provinces". The county is about 22.2 km wide from east to west and 50 km long from north to south, with a land area of 130.6 square kilometers and a permanent population of 59710 (2017). The county government is located in lihou town. Now it has jurisdiction over 5 towns and 4 townships and 251 administrative villages: Lihou Town, Dongyangguan Town, Shangyao Town, Xijing Town, huangyadong Town, Xiyi Township, tinghepu Township, chengjiashan Township and Hongjing township. Licheng is a "geomantic treasure land" with abundant resources, outstanding people, prosperous economy and bright prospects.

Historical evolution

During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Pingxian, Zhangyuan, longfu and Yuquan were set up in the county, which were under the jurisdiction of Longfu and Zhangyuan. In 1918, the county was divided into five districts and 91 villages, belonging to the first, second and third districts. In 1935, it was merged into three districts, which were under the jurisdiction of one district. In 1939, the county was divided into six districts under the jurisdiction of Chengnei and Dongbei. In March 1956, the whole county was divided into five base points, belonging to Chengguan base point. In August 1958, 10 people's communes were formed in the whole county. Chengguan Town, together with three townships of Xiluo, Lizhuang and tinghepu, is called Chengguan five-star people's commune. In August 1961, the county's 11 communes were divided into 17, and the town was under the jurisdiction of three communes, Chengguan, Lizhuang and Yanjing. In May 1984, 17 communes in the county were renamed as 5 towns and 12 townships. Chengguan, Lizhuang and Yanjing were renamed as Chengguan, Lizhuang and Yanjing respectively until December 2000. In January 2001, the former Chengguan Town, Lizhuang Township and Yanjing Township were abolished and lihou town was established. It has jurisdiction over Chengnei, Dongguan, geqiao, Beifang, zhaojiashan, Xiguan, shangguihua, xiaguihua, Kengdong, kengxi, kengnan, Zhengchuan, Xiwa, nanqiaogou, Nanguan, dongwa, Dongbei, Renzhuang, Xinzhuang, Qingnan, Dabashan, Chencun, Yannan, Shangcun, Xiacun, Wangbei, beiquanzhai, Lizhuang, Chengnan, Chengxi, Gangbei, Guxian, mengjiazhuang, Shangzhuang, qiaojiazhuang, saizhuang There are 47 villagers' committees in Li, Nancun, maicang, beiguihua, Yanjing, Fenyi, Songjiazhuang, Yuannan, dongxiazhuang, yushuping, haodigang and hongyihe. The town government is located in the villages in the city.

geographical position

Lihou town is located in Licheng County, Hebei Province in the East, Pingshun and Lucheng in the south, Xiangyuan and Wuxiang in the west, Zuoquan in Jinzhong in the north, and Linzhou in Henan Province. Logistics convergence, well-informed, large market capacity and fast circulation speed are the "Golden Triangle" of regional economic development, with huge development potential.

Climate and environment

County is a typical north temperate continental monsoon climate, mild climate, four distinct seasons, sufficient light, moderate rainfall. The annual average temperature is 10.4 ℃, the annual accumulated temperature is 3583.8mm; C, the average precipitation is 547mm, and the frost free period is 184 days, so it has the reputation of "Shangdang xiaojiangnan". The unique climate and environment, which are beneficial to the development of all industries, have created a relatively developed agricultural production in the county and bred a large number of agricultural products with local characteristics. Zanthoxylum, walnut, persimmon and jujube are known as the "four treasures of Licheng"; green agricultural products such as peppers and minor cereals are well-known both at home and abroad.

mineral resources

At present, 21 kinds of mineral resources have been found, and 5 kinds of proven reserves have been found. Among all kinds of mineral resources, iron ore has the most prominent advantages, with proven total reserves of 103 million tons and retained reserves of 95 million tons, ranking sixth in the province and first in the city. The county has 650 tons of iron ore per capita, which is six times of the province's per capita share. The main iron ore product concentrate has a low sulfur and phosphorus content, with a grade of more than 72%, second only to Sweden and known as "black gold". In addition, it also contains rich metallurgical auxiliary raw materials and non-metallic minerals. Among them, the reserves of silicon ore are about 500 million tons, dolomite about 500 million tons, potash about 500 million tons and gypsum about 50 million tons. Other mineral resources such as phosphate, marble and quartz are rich. It provides a strong resource guarantee for the rapid development of the industry, especially the mineral smelting industry in the county.

Water conservancy conditions

Surface water: clear, turbid two Zhanghe Jin, South winding north, one vertical and one horizontal. Qingzhang river flows through huangyadong Town, with a flow of 3.5 km, a drainage area of 550 square kilometers and an average annual runoff of 380 million cubic meters; Zhuozhang River flows through Shangyao, Xiluo and chengjiashan towns, with a total length of 39.6 km, a drainage area of 592.4 square kilometers and an average annual flow of 720 million cubic meters. Yongjin (construction started on December 26, 1966 and completed on July 1, 1974, with a total length of 102 kilometers of main canal and 76 kilometers of county territory, with a controlled irrigation area of 140000 mu), Zhangbei (construction started on January 9, 1958 and completed on July 1, 1958, with a total length of 26 kilometers of main canal and a controlled irrigation area of 20000 mu), Zhangnan (construction started in 1942, reconstruction and expansion started in 1966, and completed on August 1, 1973, with a total length of 30000 mu) The third irrigation canal inclines to the West and inclines to the East, with an annual water diversion of 108 million cubic meters. There are 41 springs with a total annual flow of more than 18 million cubic meters. Among them, Yuanyuan is located in Yuanyuan village, Xijing Town, Changzhi County, with an average annual flow of 0.36 cubic meters and an annual water yield of 11.353 million cubic meters, second only to xin'anquan in Changzhi City. In addition, there are 38 large, medium and small reservoirs in our county, with a total water storage capacity of 42.05 million cubic meters. Groundwater: the recoverable reserves are 20-40 million cubic meters, and the regulated reserves are 27 million cubic meters. It is a water rich area in Changzhi City and a relatively water rich area in North China. The county has 140000 mu of irrigated land, and the agricultural population per capita has one mu of irrigated land.

Natural scenery

Our county is located in the hinterland of Taihang Mountain, surrounded by mountains on all sides, with complex terrain. The mountainous area in the North has a peculiar terrain, Danxia landform, rolling hills in the southeast and southwest, and gentle hills and slopes. It is a section of eight hundred Li Taihang with magnificent and unique scenery, known as "Taihang Gallery" and "paradise". There are more than 80 mountains with an altitude of more than 1000 meters, among which Banshan, huangyadong, XingKong, Yangqi and Guangzhi are more famous. The original scene of the walnut woodcut "Taihang Sunrise" in the "Shanxi hall" of the Great Hall of the people was taken from Banshan scenic spot in the county. There are many limestone walls in the mountains of our county, forming a large number of karst cave wonders. Baiyun cave, Liyu cave, Zhaoze Dragon Cave and Bailong cave have been developed and proved, which are rare in northern China. The magnificent natural scenery provides abundant resources for the development of tourism in our county. Our county has built or is developing seven scenic spots, including Huangya cave, Guangzhi mountain, XingKong mountain, xiaojiangnan, Xier River, karst cave and Yangqi mountain. Among them, huangyadong scenic spot is a National Forest Park, a national patriotism education base, one of the top ten "famous scenic spots" in Shanxi Province, and an ideal summer resort integrating tourism and revolutionary traditional education.

Cultural details

The county has a long history. The current excavation of "jinjiajie ancient cultural site" shows that as early as the new stone age, human beings have been living and reproducing in this ancient land of Licheng, with a civilization history of more than 2700 years, leaving many cultural landscapes. Myths and historical stories such as Nuwa mending the sky, Chiyou contending for the sky, Xu youxier, King Yan contending for supremacy, xibokan Li and so on are all produced here; the "ancient eight sceneries" such as Lanshan night rain, Xiaosi morning bell, Hukou Guguan, lihou ancient Guo, Baiyan Xiaoyan, Jinya evening photo, Yuquan Shushi, Tianxi Lishui, and Feige Liudan, Zhongtian sunset, jinniumou moon, Weng Gallery dangerous road, Sanhuang overlooking, Baiyun Dongtian, etc The "new eight sceneries" such as Chilong sutuan and blue sky Youya are resplendent to each other; the cultural relics such as Moyan statues of the Northern Qi Dynasty, Confucian Temple of the Song Dynasty, shengyuanwang Temple of the Yuan Dynasty, xuyouxier River, dashunjing and fengfengshi tomb are scattered all over Licheng. Licheng people are simple, honest, hardworking, kind and honest. In the long-term transformation of nature and the struggle against the enemy, the people of Licheng county gave birth to a lot of immortal spirits that preserved the history and urged people to make progress. During the revolutionary war, the people of Licheng created the "Huangya cave spirit" of fearing no sacrifice and daring to win. The brilliant record of 6:1 casualties between the enemy and ourselves created a miracle in the history of resistance against Japan, with a great reputation. In the era of peace building, the people of Licheng created the spirit of "bravely entering the canal" of self-reliance and hard work, built the "artificial Tianhe" of Licheng and the red flag of Linzhou in Henan Province In the new period of socialist construction, the people of Licheng have created the "mine spirit" of bravery and struggle, and the "environmental sanitation spirit" of regardless of gains and losses and willing to contribute. They have composed magnificent triumphs on the journey of building socialism with characteristics and accumulated rich cultural heritage and valuable spiritual wealth.

infrastructure

The county has beautiful environment and complete functions. In 2002, it was officially named "national health county" by the national love Committee, and was awarded the title of "national civilized town" by the central spiritual civilization office, becoming two "gold lettered signboards". The county has developed posts and telecommunications, accessible power transmission, complete urban and rural infrastructure, and excellent hardware environment.

Education and health

In 2002, there were 44 primary schools in the town. In 1970, Chengguan seven-year school was renamed Chengguan nine-year school. In 1976, the community run high school, Lizhuang and Yanjing set up nine-year schools. After 1979, the high school was abolished. In 2001, Yanjing middle school was merged into Chengguan middle school. In 2002, it was renamed "Licheng No.3 middle school". In 2010, there was one middle school in the town. In 2010, there were 3 township level health centers, 72 medical staff, 47 village level health centers and 47 township level doctors

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