Zhitang Town, Changshu City, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province

Zhitang town

Zhitang town is subordinate to Changshu City, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province. It has a history of more than 1300 years. It is one of the major towns in Changshu City, covering an area of 128.96 square kilometers.

Zhitang town has won the honorary titles of National Health Town, national beautiful environment Town, famous town of nonwovens and equipment in China, and demonstration town of coordinated development of environment and economy in Jiangsu Province. It is one of the 500 key construction small towns determined by the Ministry of construction, one of the 100 new model small towns determined by the people's Government of Jiangsu Province, one of the key central towns determined by Suzhou City, and one of the two satellite small cities in Changshu City in the future.

In 2015, the GDP reached 7.251 billion yuan. The total revenue of the whole year was 813 million yuan, of which the public budget revenue was 333 million yuan, an increase of 10% compared with 2014. The economy is moving steadily. In October 2019, Zhitang town was selected as one of the "Top 1000 towns with comprehensive strength in China in 2019".

Evolution of organizational system

From the Tang Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty, Zhitang has always belonged to Changshu.

Changshu county was established in 540 A.D. in the sixth year of Liang Datong in the Southern Dynasty. In 624 ad, Changshu county was moved from Nansha city (now Fushan town) to Haiyu city (also known as Qinchuan, now Changshu City).

In the middle and late Tang Dynasty, villages were formed in Zhitang. It belongs to Nanxu township of Changshu county.

Zhitang village in the Northern Song Dynasty belongs to jixianli, Shuangfeng Township, Changshu county.

In the third year of song Chunyou (1243 AD), Changshu county magistrate Zhang Conglong reopened Hucao, which was a tributary of baimaotang, and the residents gathered in Chengshi.

In the Yuan Dynasty, in the first year of Yuanzhen (1295 A.D.), Changshu county was upgraded to Changshu state (Zhongzhou), belonging to Pingjiang Road (today's Suzhou City), and Zhitang (Zhichuan) was attached to Shuangfeng township of Changshu.

On New Year's Eve in 1355, Zhang Shicheng captured Changshu. In the 24th year of Zhizheng (1364), Zhang Shicheng sent LV Zhen, the prime minister, to set up an army, and his husband was one hundred thousand. It is said that the earth excavated from kaitang has built an earth city with a radius of 5 li in Zhitang, which is called Zhichuan city.

In the second year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (1369 AD), Changshu was demoted to a county, subordinate to Suzhou. Zhitang belongs to Changshu County of Suzhou. Changshu County originally governs 9 townships and 50 capitals.

In the 10th year of Hongzhi in Ming Dynasty (1497 AD), five towns of Shuangfeng Township in Changshu county were assigned to the newly established Taicang Prefecture, and Zhitang still belonged to Shuangfeng Township in Changshu county.

In 1726, Zhaowen county was established in the eastern part of Changshu County, and Zhitang was transferred to Shuangfeng township of Zhaowen county.

In 1860, the Taiping army occupied Changshu and Zhaowen, both of which belonged to Sufu province. In the first year of tongzhi (1862), the Taiping army withdrew, and the two counties still belonged to Suzhou government.

In the second year of Xuantong (1910 A.D.), Zhitang township was set up after the capital and township were changed.

In 1911, the revolution of 1911 broke out. On November 7, Changshu and Zhaowen counties were merged into Changshu County after their restoration. Zhitang Township returned to Changshu county.

In the first year of the Republic of China (1912 AD), Zhitang township was one of 35 cities and townships in Changshu County, governing Zhitang and Yaozhen.

In August 1929, Changshu county was divided into 15 districts according to the county organization law issued by the national government.

In April 1934, 15 districts of Changshu county were divided into 8 districts. Villages with more than 100 households were townships, and villages with less than 100 households were townships. Markets with more than 100 households were towns, and those with less than 100 households were incorporated into townships. The county was divided into 26 townships. Zhengxiu District was then changed into the Fifth District (Zhitang District), with 4 towns (Zhitang, Xushi, DONGBANG, Heshi) and 25 townships (Yao Town, Feng town) Tang, Meiyuan, Shenshi, Hongsha, Changhao, Huangpu, heshe, Yantie, Yong'an, Yishi, Wangxian, Guishi, Zhilin, Zhouqiao, Xiangqiao, Lianhu, Guizhuang, Nanqiao, zhoujing, Lushi, Limu, Yangtang, Qianbu, zhulai). In the same year, the Lu neighborhood system was abolished, the Bao Jia system was implemented, and the Bao Jia chief was set up.

On December 23, 1937, in the occupied county seat of Changshu, the puppet regime "Changshu County autonomous committee" was formed by traitors, and "autonomy" was implemented in all districts and townships. Zhitang district set up a puppet District Office, appointed "district head" and "deputy district head"; Township set up "maintenance meeting", set up "township head". On July 1 of the following year, Changshu puppet autonomous society was renamed "Changshu county magistrate office".

In September 1940, the office of the puppet magistrate was renamed Changshu county government. In Zhitang district and town, there are pseudo district heads and town heads.

From July to September 1941, the puppet government launched a large-scale "Qingxiang" campaign, and the puppet government divided Changshu County into 10 administrative regions. Zhitang town belongs to the Fifth District, and the puppet district office is located in Xushi town. Zhitang town has a fake mayor and a fake Baojia mayor.

In August and November 1945, Changshu county government abolished the fake zoning and restored the eight districts before the Anti Japanese war.

In May 1946, the towns below the district were expanded and merged into 82 towns, and Baojia was reorganized. After the expansion of the township, Zhitang district was set up, which governs four towns of Zhitang, Heshi, DONGBANG and Xushi, and five townships of Guibu, zhoujing, Yaoxiang, Shenshi and Guishi, with a total of 106 guarantees and 1450a. The district office set up Zhitang town. Zhitang district was originally under the jurisdiction of Zhitang Town, Huangpu Township, Meiyuan Township, Yantie Township and heshe township (half) were merged into new Zhitang town; Xiangqiao Township, Yaozhen Township, Fengtang Township and heshe township (the other half) were merged into new Yaoxiang township.

In May 1948, there were 82 townships and towns in the county, which were further reduced to 57 townships and towns. Among them, Zhitang town and Yaoxiang township are merged into Zhitang town (Grade A), which is a town under the jurisdiction of the county. Zhitang town is set up by the town government, which still belongs to Zhitang district.

In February 1949, the county's eight districts were divided into six districts, with jurisdiction over 57 townships and towns. The five towns of Zhitang, DONGBANG, Xushi, Heshi and Wushi, as well as five townships of Shenshi, zhoujing, Hengtang, Dongzhang and Xiaoshi, are designated as Xushi urban area, and the District Department sets up Xushi. As one of the townships in Xushi District, Zhitang town still has a town office.

Changshu was liberated on April 27, 1949. Changshu military control committee of the East China Military Region of the Chinese people's Liberation Army was established on the 30th as the highest authority of the county during the period of military control. On May 30, Changshu county and municipal people's governments were established, and grassroots people's political power at all levels was established. Changshu county is divided into seven districts, with Zhitang District re established, which governs Zhitang Town, Xushi Town, Heshi Town, DONGBANG Town, zhoujing Township and Shenshi Township, with 106 households, 1458a households and 25599 households. New China was founded.

In March 1950, Changshu county and municipal people's governments adjusted the setting of districts and towns. The adjusted Zhitang district has 16 townships including Zhitang, Tuanjie, DONGBANG, Xinlian, Meiyuan, Yantie, Yaozhen, Hongsha, Minzhu, Xiangqiao, Duqiao, Xinmin, Heshi, Limu, Guizhuang and Yangtang. The district government set up Zhitang town. In the same year, Baojia was abolished.

After the adjustment of district and township setting in March 1950, there were the following changes in the district and township setting of Zhitang District in April 1956: in September 1952, Guizhuang Town, Huayuan village, Xinjian village, Huangni village, Minle village, Yudong village, Gaoling village, Huagao village, Xinli village and Zhangjing village in Zhitang district were assigned to Taicang county. In November of the same year, Zhitang town was designated as a town directly under Zhitang district.

In September 1953, Tuanjie Township of Zhitang district was changed into Zhinan township.

In April 1956, four villages in the former Democratic township of Zhitang District, Xinqiao, Xinlu, Xinjie and Xinsha, were assigned to Taicang county.

In 1956, the administrative divisions of Changshu county and city were greatly changed and adjusted. The county is divided into eight districts, and the implementation of small township and township, township cooperatives on behalf of the village, still set up Zhitang District, jurisdiction Zhitang town (district town) and Zhimei, Baimao, Lishi, Duqiao, DONGBANG, Yao Town, Xiangqiao, Heshi, Renyang and other nine townships.

In September 1957, the whole county was divided into 44 big townships and one county town (Hupu). Zhitang township was one of the big townships.

In September 1958, with the rise of the national rural people's commune, Changshu county built the commune with the township, and implemented the system of integrating the government and society. The original administrative townships and towns were abolished, and there were production brigades and production teams under them. Zhitang township was also changed into Zhitang people's commune, and a commune management committee was set up with chief and deputy directors.

From April to June 1968, revolutionary committees were successively established in communes and production brigades, and revolutionary production leading groups were established in production brigades.

In February 1979, the Revolutionary Committee of the brigade was withdrawn and the name of the captain and the Committee of the brigade was restored. In April 1981, the people's Congress was convened, the commune management committee was elected, and the Revolutionary Committee was abolished.

In May 1982, Zhitang commune was restored to Zhitang township.

On March 1, 1983, in accordance with the decision of the State Council on January 18, the establishment of Changshu county was abolished and Changshu City (county-level city) was established throughout the territory. Since March of the same year, the township and town administrative communities have been set up separately. Through the convening of the Township People's Congress, the people's Government of Zhitang township has been established, and the head and deputy head of the township have been set up. The original production brigade has been changed into an administrative village, the villagers' committee has been established, and the original production team has been changed into a villagers' group.

On April 5, 1986, with the approval of Jiangsu provincial government, nine townships, including Zhitang Township, Changshu City, abolished the establishment of townships and built towns in their original jurisdiction. In this way, the full name of Zhitang government is "Changshu Zhitang Town People's government". On April 24 of the same year, Changshu Municipal Party committee issued No. 22 document, which changed the Zhitang Township Party committee into the town Party committee.

administrative division

As of 2010, Zhitang town has 2 offices, 3 community neighborhood committees and 15 administrative villages.

geographical environment

Location context

Zhitang is located in the southeast of Changshu City, 21 kilometers away from the city. It is located at 31 ° 30 ′ N and east longitude

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