Mengshan Township, Pingyao County, Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province

Mengshan Township

Mengshan Township, located in the southeast of Pingyao County, Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province, is a mountainous area. There are no mineral resources in the mountainous area of the township, and the ecological environment is good. It is adjacent to Zhukeng Township and Dongquan town in Pingyao County in the north, Dongquan town in Pingyao County in the west, Qinyuan county and Qinxian County in Changzhi City in the south, and Wuxiang County in Changzhi City in the East. It is the township with the largest area, the most forests, the best ecology, the least population, the worst conditions and the lowest net income per capita of farmers.

On November 2, 2020, Mengshan township was cancelled.

Historical evolution

On November 2, 2020, Mengshan township will be abolished, and the administrative system of Mengshan township will be adjusted to Dongquan town.

brief introduction

Mengshan township has the largest area, the most forests, the best ecology and the least population in the county. In 2017, weijiazhuang, Erlang, zhaosijiao, xiashian, Shiyao, changyuanzhuang, Huagou, shijiapo, Anwa, Jiafeng, kangjiazhuang and kongziyu were 12 administrative villages and 54 natural villages with a permanent resident population of 1450 (2017). The township has 15 branches and 318 party members. The area of cultivated land is 10752 mu, and the per capita disposable income of the township is 6100 yuan.

Location and Geography: Mengshan township is located 43 kilometers southeast of Pingyao County. The township government is stationed in zhaosijiao village, adjacent to Qixian and Wuxiang counties in the East, Qinyuan County in the south, Qinxian County in the southeast, Zhukeng Township in the north and Dongquan town in the West. Mountains, valleys crisscross, is the county's only poor mountain township. There are Meng Mountain (the highest peak of the main peak is 1962 meters above sea level) and Baota Mountain (commonly known as Bangchui mountain) (the highest peak of the main peak is 1895 meters above sea level). It covers an area of 229.63 square kilometers, accounting for 18% of the total area of the county.

Traffic conditions: the township circular Highway 50 kilometers, through the Jiafeng, Changyuan river two big ditch, the road through 9 villages. Fen Xing Expressway passes through the border and goes directly to national highway 208, and Pingmeng highway goes directly to the county seat.

Agricultural Development: Mengshan Township, as a mountainous area without mineral resources, planting, breeding and labor export are the main channels to increase farmers' income. In the aspect of planting industry, it is inclined to develop characteristic small coarse cereals, and local specialties include Mengshan silver plate mushroom, stupid eggs, naked oats noodles, buckwheat noodles, millet, walnuts, etc. In the breeding industry, the use of barren hills and slopes resources, mainly cattle, sheep feeding large herbivorous animals. In terms of labor export, there are 2600 people in the township, 80% of whom are working outside, which has become one of the main ways to increase farmers' income.

Forestry Development: the township has 210000 mu of state-owned and village owned forest land, accounting for 70% of the forest area of the county, and the forest coverage rate of the township is nearly 70%.

Water resources: Changyuan river originates from Mengshan Township, which is a seasonal river,. There is a small reservoir, Shibao reservoir, with a total storage capacity of 1.39 million cubic meters, Xingli storage capacity of 1.07 million cubic meters, and annual water supply of 8 million cubic meters.

Cultural relics and historic sites: Wenfeng pagoda is located on the main peak of Baota Mountain in the northwest of Yangling natural village, Huagou village, Mengshan township. Its founding date is unknown. Yongshou temple is located on Sanfeng mountain in the southeast of Zhangjiazhuang natural village, Jiafeng village, Mengshan Township, at the junction of Pingyao, Qinxian and Qinyuan counties, so it is commonly known as "Sanjie Temple". It was first built in the first year of Wuping in the Northern Qi Dynasty (570 A.D.). The stone Buddha site is located in the west of the stone Buddha natural village, Jiafeng village, Mengshan township. The original building has been destroyed. There is a yellow sand stone Buddha statue on the surface. There are two reliefs on the four facades, each with two niches. The weathering is not clear. There are one remnant stele, which should be in the northern and Southern Dynasties.

position

Mengshan Township governs 12 administrative villages, including zhaosijiao village, weijiazhuang village, Erlang village, xiashian village, Shidi village, changyuanzhuang village, Jiafeng village, Anwa village, Huagou village, shijiapo village, kangjiazhuang village and kongziyu village, 54 natural villages, 1206 households, 3867 people, 10773 mu of cultivated land and 210000 mu of state-owned and village owned forest land, accounting for one fifth of the total area of the county, and the forest area accounts for 30% of the total area of the county Seventy percent of the population is less than 50 percent of the county. There are one primary and one secondary school in the township.

In 2007, the total rural economic income of the township was 13.51 million yuan, and the per capita net income of farmers was 2188 yuan. It is the township with the largest area, the most forests, the best ecology, the least population, the worst conditions, and the lowest per capita net income of farmers in the County.

income

Mengshan township of Pingyao County covers an area of 240 square kilometers, accounting for one fifth of the total area of the county, with a forest area of more than 180000 mu.

Pingyao County, focusing on improving the tourism ecological environment and increasing farmers' income, decided to start the green bank construction project in Mengshan township.

First, we should pay attention to the development of herbivorous aquaculture;

Second, we should do a good job in protecting natural forests, returning farmland to forests and planting trees on barren hills and slopes;

Third, we should do a good job in the project of "planting willow trees in gullies and beaches of one hundred thousand li, one thousand mu and one hundred thousand trees". Through three major projects, every household in Mengshan township will be able to plant more than 1000 willow trees in about three years. After 10-15 years, the average household income will be more than 100000 yuan.

economic construction

In order to vigorously promote the construction of well-off Township, since 2003, the township party committee and government have established the overall working idea of vigorously implementing the "1,1,1,2,3,4,5" project to accelerate economic development. That is to adhere to one overall plan (to build a well-off society in an all-round way); to focus on one theme (to accelerate development); to grasp one main line (to grasp the main line of rural economic structure war and strategic adjustment); to implement two major strategies (to revitalize rural areas through science and education and to strengthen rural areas through industry); to aim at three major goals (that is, to realize the goal of "developing rural areas not along the Yellow River" in the whole city) We should strive for the strongest comprehensive strength, the first-class work and the first task, push forward the process of "four modernizations" (agricultural industrialization, rural industrialization, farmers' urbanization and urban-rural integration), realize five innovations (i.e. innovating investment mechanism, creating investment environment, taking a new road of industrialization, vigorously promoting the process of rural industrialization, and innovating development) We should innovate the mode of agricultural production and management, vigorously promote the strategic adjustment of agricultural and rural economic structure; innovate the content of civilization construction, improve the quality of the whole people, and promote the process of urbanization of farmers; innovate the leadership and management system, change functions, and comprehensively improve the ruling level). Around this overall idea, the township party committee has successively established the mengke Township Industrial Development Leading Group, the commerce and circulation industry development leading group, the agricultural industrialization development leading group, the new village planning and construction leading group, and set up the support key construction work office.

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