Podi Township, Pinglu County, Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province

Podi Township

Podi township of Pinglu county is located in the south of Zhongtiao Mountain, bordering Caochuan town in the East, Sanmen town in the west, and the Yellow River in the south. It covers an area of 112.1 square kilometers, with 2.07 million mu of cultivated land, 45 kilometers away from Pinglu county and 40 kilometers away from Sanmenxia city. Zhongtiao Mountain stretches to the south, with three main beams, more than 200 natural villages and 8354 permanent residents (2017).

General situation of hometown

Podi township of Pinglu county is located in the south of Zhongtiao Mountain, bordering Caochuan town in the East, Sanmen town in the west, and the Yellow River in the south. It covers an area of 112.1 square kilometers, with 2.07 million mu of cultivated land, 45 kilometers away from Pinglu county and 40 kilometers away from Sanmenxia city. Zhongtiao Mountain stretches southward, with three main beams, more than 200 natural villages, 56 residential groups and 8354 permanent residents (2017). Overall relocation, small villages and large villages, 1568 immigrants. The town has 300 households. After the implementation of the "three beams, three roads, three waterways and village connection" project, the village was connected by 74 kilometers of township highway. The "three waterways" project solved the problem of draught of people and livestock in more than ten administrative villages. There was one middle school and ten boarding schools in the Township, with good teaching conditions. During the "Tenth Five Year Plan" period, the implementation of the "water circuit school migration project" and the overall promotion of national poverty alleviation greatly improved rural conditions, and the economy entered a good stage The fast track of sexual development.

administrative division

The township has 10 administrative villages: Podi village, Yadi village, Tongyuan village, qiwan village, houyao village, Xiangyang Village, Jianping village, Guoyuan village, Mahe village, Niandao village, etc.

natural resources

In the township area, there are more than ten kinds of mineral products available for mining, such as coal, iron, aluminum, gypsum, gypsum, marble, rare earth and barium ore. in particular, gypsum has a mining history of more than 200 years. The gypsum at the bottom of slope has won the world Panama gold award. The jade pillow processed with gypsum as raw material has become a good gift and sold well at home and abroad, becoming a health care product. This village is a part of the ancient state of Yu. Long ago, people lived on the hillside of tuyaodong. It has beautiful mountains and rivers, and the forest coverage area reaches 28.4%. All day long, it is full of birds singing, flowers fragrant and full of vitality. Maquangou and podihe have natural pure gold, and there is an endless stream of people who come to panning for gold every summer.

economic development

Podi township is dominated by agriculture. It can grow wheat, corn, beans, oil, cotton, vegetables, tobacco and other crops, with an annual grain production of 5 million kg. The township takes grain, tobacco cultivation, dry fruit economy and mineral exploitation as the pillar industries. The iron works and three barium clay calciners have been set up. In 2005, the per capita net income reached 1230 yuan.

Local specialties

Maquangou hydrated persimmon is a local product in urban and rural areas, which is famous all over the world. It is high in sugar and soluble in water.

Scenic Spots and Historical Sites

In the rural area, there are many places of interest, such as the remains of the Yellow River's trackers, the slope of the hero, the inverted well, and the long-lived river.

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