Pingwang Town, Wujiang District, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province

Pingwang town

Pingwang Town, a famous historical and cultural town in Jiangsu Province, is subordinate to Wujiang District of Suzhou City, connecting Suzhou, Wuxi and Changzhou, Hangzhou, Jiaxing and Huzhou in the Yangtze River Delta.

Pingwang town has a total area of 135.65 square kilometers and a total population of 129173 people (in 2017). The town has 21 administrative villages and 7 communities.

In 2013, the GDP of Pingwang town exceeded 10 billion yuan, with a year-on-year growth of 15.4%; the total industrial output value was 27 billion yuan, with a year-on-year growth of 12.5%; the total investment in fixed assets was 6.6 billion yuan, with a year-on-year growth of 23.1%; the public budget revenue was 556 million yuan, with a year-on-year growth of 11%; the total import and export value was 405 million US dollars; the total retail sales of social consumer goods was 2.9 billion yuan.

In October 2019, Pingwang town was selected as one of the "Top 1000 towns with comprehensive strength in China in 2019".

In July 2020, the National Patriotic Health Association confirmed Pingwang town as a national health Township in 2019.

History of construction

From Wu to Tang, Pingwang was a dependency of Jiaxing county.

Tang Kaiyuan belongs to Wucheng County, Huzhou Prefecture.

In the 28th year of Kaiyuan period of Tang Dynasty, the old people of Suzhou requested that the west of pingwangyi and the 50li of Nanxun should belong to Wuxian County, while the south of pingwangyi still belonged to Wucheng county.

In the third year of Kaiping in the Later Liang Dynasty, Qian Liu, king of Wu and Yue, asked him to cut the southern part of Wu County and the northern part of Jiaxing to Wujiang county.

In the 16th year of the Yuan Dynasty, Zhang Shicheng occupied Pingjiang road in Jiangsu Province and built the city in Pingwang Xiatang, which belongs to Longping mansion.

In the first year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty, the famous general Yuchun defeated Zhang Shicheng and destroyed Pingwang Tucheng as a town, belonging to Suzhou mansion.

In the fourth year of Yongzheng reign of Qing Dynasty, the old Wujiang county was divided into Wujiang and Zhenze counties. Pingwang is bounded by canal and lanxitang, Wujiang in the East and Zhenze in the West.

After the revolution of 1911, Wujiang and Zhenze were merged into Wujiang County, which was divided into six cities and twelve townships, and Pingwang was Pingxi township.

In August 1929, 18 cities and townships in the county were divided into 10 districts, and Pingwang was the eighth district.

In September 1934, Wujiang county was divided into eight districts, and Pingwang was still the eighth district.

In 1937, the Japanese imperialists invaded China and expected to fall.

In the 29th year of the Republic of China (1940 AD), Wang puppet regime set up Pingwang district. Pingwang district was the third district of Wujiang County in 1943.

In August 1945, after the victory of the Anti Japanese War, the Kuomintang government took over power and set up the Pingwang district.

In March of 1947, Pingwang district was changed into horizontal sector.

On May 3, 1949, Pingwang was liberated and Pingwang district was set up.

In May 1953, Pingwang town rose from a district town to a county town.

In March 1956, Pingwang district and Shengtan District merged into Shengtan district. In October 1957, Shengze district was withdrawn and Pingwang village was established.

In September 1958, Pingwang commune was established in Pingwang rural area.

In May 1959, Pingwang commune and Pingwang town were merged, and Pingwang town was managed by Pingwang commune management committee.

In September 1965, Pingwang commune was separated from Pingwang town. Pingwang town is a county town, and rural areas are still Pingwang commune.

In July 1983, Pingwang commune was changed into Pingwang township.

In October 1985, Pingwang Township and Pingwang town were merged into Pingwang town under the county, and the new system of town governing village was implemented.

administrative division

Division evolution

The Qing Dynasty Daoguang 20 years "Pingwang Zhi" records: Pingwang for Fanyu Township, jurisdiction over two capitals, five maps and fifteen polders.

After the revolution of 1911, the form of grassroots organizations changed. In 1912, Pingxi Township governed Pingwang and Xigang.

In August 1929, Pingxi Township and Meiyan Township merged into the eighth district (Pingmei District).

In March 1947, Pingwang district was changed into Hengfan District, which governed two towns and nine townships: Pingwang town and Hengfan Town, Pingbei Township, Pingxi Township, Xigang Township, Xixi Township, chongpu Township, Guangrong Township, Meiyan Township, Zhouping Township and Zhonglie township.

Pingwang was liberated on May 3, 1949. By taking over, Pingwang district was set up, with jurisdiction over Pingwang Town, Hengfan Town, Meiyan Township and Xigang township. To abolish the system, street committees should be set up below the town, with residents' groups under it. Administrative villages should be set up in rural areas, with villagers' groups under it.

In October 1957, Shengze district was removed. Pingwang township was established in Pingwang rural area, with jurisdiction over Pingbei, Dagu, Pingxi and Xigang.

In September 1958, Pingwang township was abolished and Pingwang commune was established, with 23 brigades under its jurisdiction.

In 1959, it was adjusted to 21 production teams and 189 production teams.

In March 1968, Pingwang commune had 28 brigades including Qunxing, Lixing, Jinxing, Xinfeng, Lianfeng, shengdun, liannong, Lianhe, Liuwan, Xigang, Xinmin, Qianjin, Gufan, Zenghe, Xiaowei, Xingfu, Sanlian, Tongxin, Hongqi, Xinlian, Jinlian, Jianxin, Zhuangtian, Shengli, Gonglian, Xinnong, Fuxing and fishery. In 1981, Pingwang people's commune had 32 brigades including Lixing, Jinxing, Xinfeng, shengdun, liannong, Lianhe, Liuwan, Xigang, Xinmin, Qianjin, Gufan, Zenghe, Xiaowei, Xingfu, Sanlian, Tongxin, Hongqi, Xinlian, Jinlian, Jianxin, Zhuangtian, Shengli, Gonglian, Xinnong, Fuxing, Liannan, Liandong, lianbei, Pingdong, zanglong, changbang and fishery.

In July 1983, the Pingwang people's commune management committee was changed into Pingwang Township People's government, the brigade was changed into a village, and a villagers' committee was set up. In October 1985, the new system of town governing village was implemented, with jurisdiction over Pingwang town and Xuehu, Xiaoxi, Xinfeng, shengdun, liannong, Shangheng, Liuwan, Xigang, Shewan, Nanyang, Gufan, Zenghe, Xiaowei, Yinghu, Beiwan, Tongxin, Duanshi, Pingxi, Jinlian, Qiancun, Zhuangtian, shuangmiaotou, Gonglian, Miaoshan Fuxing, Liannan, Liandong, lianbei, Pingdong, zanglong, changbang, vegetable Fishery and other 33 villages.

Zoning details

As of November 2015, Pingwang town has jurisdiction over 21 administrative villages and 7 communities.

geographical environment

Location context

Pingwang town is located in the middle of Wujiang River, on the shore of Taihu Lake, with latitude of 30 ° 58'49.16 "n and longitude of 120 ° 38'17.32" e. it is adjacent to Lili town in the East, Meiyan in the west, Shengze Town in the South and Bache town in the north. The town covers an area of 135.65 square kilometers.

landforms

The terrain is flat and belongs to Taihu Plain. The terrain is slightly undulating, the northeast is higher, and gradually inclines to the southwest. The geological structure belongs to Neogene sediments. The ground elevation of the town is 4.1-4.8m (Wusong base, the same below), the field elevation of the suburb is 3.12-3.3m, and the reclamation field elevation of the west of the town is about 1m.

climate

Pingwang town is located in the middle latitude, belonging to the north subtropical monsoon region. The climate is mild, with four distinct seasons, abundant rainfall, sufficient sunshine, water and heat in the same season, long frost free period, and relatively uniform seasonal distribution. The annual average temperature is 15.70 ℃, the annual average precipitation is 1015.6 mm, the annual average sunshine is 2058 hours, and the annual frost free period is 226 days.

hydrology

The main rivers flowing through Pingwang town are grand canal, Taipu River, Luotang River, Lanxi River, new canal, Shihe River, etc. The main lakes in the territory are Yingluo lake, caodang lake, Xuehu lake and tangjiahu lake. There are also dalongdang, zhangyadang, yangjiadang, CHANGDANG, xixiashadang, nanwandang, dongxiashadang and qiancundang connected with neighboring towns. Irrigation, boats, people's livelihood depend on water.

natural resources

Botany

Pingwang town has 28 kinds of forest resources, such as Euonymus japonicus, Ginkgo biloba, Paulownia, Cedrus. There are 45 kinds of aquatic plants, such as Plantago, Lysimachia, Leonurus. There are 48 kinds of medicinal resources, such as dandelion, Plantago, medlar, honeysuckle, wild chrysanthemum. There are 9 kinds of bamboo resources, such as Indocalamus, Phyllostachys and Phyllostachys.

animal

Pingwang town has 35 kinds of aquatic resources, such as carp, mackerel, silver carp, pond carp, mandarin fish. There are 15 kinds of livestock, such as goats, sheep, pigs and chickens. There are 22 species of insects, such as dragonflies, grasshoppers, silkworms and leafworms.

Population nationality

According to the records of Pingwang by Daoguang of Qing Dynasty, Pingwang has been a village with few residents since Sui and Tang Dynasties. During the period of Kaiyuan in Tang Dynasty (713-741), the post was built with two stations on land and water. The Post pavilion was set beside the embankment, and the residents gathered a little. In the second year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (1369), it was a complex place in the thoroughfare of eight provinces, with three li in the ground and thousands of residents. During the reign of Yongzheng in the Qing Dynasty, the products were finished, merchants gathered together, and there were thousands of residents. In 1929, there were 10871 households with 40168 people. In August 1930, Qingxiang Branch Bureau was organized and household survey was started. There were 10435 households and 40479 people in the district. In June 1934, the survey ended, with 10462 households and 40126 people. In 1948, there were 11182 households with 47417 people. The total population of Pingwang town was 4100 in 1949 and increased to 6046 in 1957, an increase of 47.4%. But from 1957 to 1970, the population growth was very small. In these 12 years, the net increase in population is only 24.

As of November 2015, Pingwang town has a population of 125000, the Han nationality.

129173 (2017).

economic development

overview

In 2015, the annual GDP was 11.948 billion yuan, the public budget revenue was 641 million yuan, an increase of 8.79%; the industrial power consumption was 2.75 billion kwh, an increase of 7.9%; the total investment in fixed assets was 7.471 billion yuan, of which the industrial investment was 5.55 billion yuan.

In 2013, the town's GDP exceeded 10 billion yuan, the total industrial output value reached 27 billion yuan, an increase of 12.5%; the investment in fixed assets of the whole society reached 6.6 billion yuan, an increase of 23.1%; the total investment in fixed assets of the whole town was 12.5%

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