Sulongkou Town, Yuanping City, Xinzhou City, Shanxi Province

Sulongkou town

Sulongkou town is located 35 kilometers northeast of Yuanping City, Shanxi Province, bordering Wutai and Daixian in the East and Yangou Township and Guyang town across the river in the West. It is a standard semi hilly and mountainous area. There are 31 administrative villages with a permanent population of 12871 (2017), a total area of 227.83 square kilometers and a total cultivated land of 55560 mu.

Brief introduction of villages and towns

Sulongkou town is located to the east of Hutuo River and at the foot of Zijing mountain. It borders Daixian County in the north, Daixian County and Wutai County in the East, Dongshe town in the south, yanggou Township and Xiaoyang town across the river in the northwest, and Zhongyang Township in the West. The geographical coordinates are 38 ° 51 ′ - 38 ° 56 ′ N and 112 ° 51 ′ - 112 ° 54 ′ E. The eastern part of the territory is mountainous, which is the extension of Wutai Mountains. The altitude is 900-1600 meters. It is located in aimutujian, which is at the junction of the northeast of Mutu village and Wutai County. Its main peak is 2023 meters above sea level, which is the highest point in the town. There are two county-level highways in the territory. Baiting line passes through Shangfeng, Siyu, lianjiagang, Xinzhang, muzhang, Zhongyang, Linhe, Dayang, dalianggou in Zhongyang Township and nanwangjiu, beiwangjiu, Shuigou, Qicun, sulongkou, Guojiazhuang, xiachangle, shangchangle, Liujiazhuang and other villages in sulongkou Town, with a total length of 45 km. Sumu line passes through 5 villages of xisongzhang, dongsongzhang, longwangtang, shangzhenghua and xiazhenghua, and from xiazhenghua village to Daixian County, with a total length of 8 km. There are Hutuo River and Changle River in the territory. Hutuo River flows in from xiazhenghua village to nanwangjiu village. It is about 10 kilometers long. Changle River, once known as sulongkou River, was changed to Changle River and named after the village. The birthplace is Shizuishan. In Xiyu, Baishi, Changle, sulongkou and other places, surface water and undercurrent flow into Chenghe river all the year round. Through Baishi, sulongkou and Qicun, it flows into Hutuo River. The drainage area is 170 square meters, the main stream is 22 kilometers long, and the riverbed is 20-80 meters wide. At ordinary times, the water surface is 2 meters wide, the water depth is 0.2 meters, and the flow rate is 1.1 meters per second; the riverside is mountainous and hilly, and the irrigation area is about 17000 mu.

Climatic characteristics

It is a continental monsoon climate with an annual average temperature of about 6 ° C and an accumulated temperature of 3000 ° C. It is coldest in January and hottest in July. The frost free period is 135-140 days and the annual precipitation is 350-400mm.

power

With an area of 90.42 million square meters, sulongkou power supply station is responsible for the supply, management and service of industrial and agricultural production of 31 administrative villages, 4868 households, 30 enterprises, and domestic power consumption of 16900 people, as well as the maintenance and repair of power grid, with an average annual sales of 20 million kilowatt hours. It has jurisdiction over 94 10kV distribution transformers, with a capacity of 11675 KVA and 3 lines of 82 km There are 38 lines with a total length of 67 km.

Educational culture

There are 25 primary schools, 1 junior middle school and 105 teaching staff in the town. There are 2 Baishi health centers and 2 sulongkou central health centers in the town, with 27 medical staff, 23 village clinics and 27 employees. Sulongkou town has a long history and splendid culture. The field of folk art includes Kang Wai painting, Yangko, Daoqing and other colorful folk decorative art and performance forms. there are many folk art talents in the field of cultural figures. In the field of drama, there was Kang Huantong in nanwangjiu village before liberation, whose stage name was dianguangchou. In the field of fine arts, there was the fifth floor of Cheng before liberation. After liberation, Cheng Xiuheng and others emerged. Among them, Cheng Xiuheng's works have participated in cultural works exhibitions organized by provinces and cities for many times. The famous ones are traditional Chinese painting "quality guarantee" and print "window decoration". In the field of calligraphy, Cheng Yousan of nanwangjiu village is a famous calligrapher in the county after the founding of new China. traditional temple fairs include Nanpo temple fair on the first day of March in the lunar calendar, grandmother temple fair in Qicun village on the 22nd day of April in the lunar calendar, and Notre Dame temple fair in Xinzhuang on the 20th day of June in the lunar calendar. One of them is the mangwang temple in Nanpo village. It is said that there is a boa constrictor in this temple. He lives in a fairy cave behind the temple and drinks water from Hutuo River with his long head every night. The cave where the boa constrictor lives is even more magical. The temperature in the cave is constant throughout the year, full of spring. This is one of the famous eight sceneries in Gu County, which is called "Xiandong Tibetan spring".

natural resources

Sulongkou town has a vast territory and abundant resources. The eastern part is rich in mineral resources, the central part is rich in soil and water resources, the Hutuo River in the West and North, and the Changle River irrigation area in the south.

Agriculture and animal husbandry

The soil quality is mainly grass irrigation cinnamon soil and cinnamon soil, as well as leaching cinnamon soil and Meadow Cinnamon soil. The area along the river is mainly saline light meadow soil. the town has 55560 mu of arable land, including 15283 mu of irrigated land. The main crops are corn, sorghum, millet, millet, beans, potatoes and winter vegetables. Among them, millet and millet are of good quality and enjoy a good reputation. Walnut and apricot are another important economic source for local farmers in the eastern hilly region. The dried fruit walnut forest has begun to take shape, and animal husbandry is mainly based on raising cattle and sheep. Over the years, the total greening area of the town is 350000 mu, the total forestland area is 166000 mu, the conversion of farmland to forestland is 37600 mu, the pure forestland is 12600 mu, the forestation area is 99000 mu, the shrub land is 6200 mu, and the economic forest is 10600 mu.

Comprehensive construction

Sulongkou town focuses on building small towns with characteristics, building a new socialist countryside in an all-round way, and building a well-off society of affluence type. In rural areas, it pays attention to orders, markets, enterprises, and urban construction. We will focus on harnessing soil erosion, carrying out ecological projects, and vigorously processing agricultural and sideline products. We should build a leading iron ore enterprise, improve the level of modern production, build a small grain market, and improve the characteristic grade of small towns, so as to make it a new sulongkou with the development of agriculture, developed industry, beautiful environment, harmonious society, and the prosperity and well-being of the people.

Population data

The resident population was 12871 (2017). (fifth census data)

Villages under the jurisdiction of the town

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