Taihu County, Anqing City, Anhui Province

Taihu County Taihu County, a county under the jurisdiction of Anqing City, Anhui Province, is located in the west of Anhui Province, at the south foot of the Dabie Mountains, adjacent to Qianshan city and Huaining County in the East, Wangjiang County in the south, Susong County in the southwest, Qichun county and Yingshan County in Hubei Province in the west, and Yuexi County in the north. It has the characteristics of north subtropical monsoon climate. In winter, it is controlled by the northwest inland air flow and the temperature is low; in summer, it is hot and humid by the southeast ocean air flow. With a total area of 2040 square kilometers, the county governs 10 towns and 5 townships, with a permanent population of 535000 by the end of 2019.

Taihu County was founded in 420 by Emperor Wu of Song Dynasty. In ancient Chinese, "Tai" is sometimes used with "Tai" and "Da", and "Taihu" means "Dahu". Therefore, Taihu county is named after lake. According to the records of Nanji annals, it is named because of its great lakes. On May 18, 2019, Taihu County was selected into the "list of the most beautiful counties in China in 2019". On October 9, 2020, it was awarded the title of the fourth batch of national ecological civilization construction demonstration cities and counties by the Ministry of ecological environment.

In 2019, Taihu County's GDP will reach 18.917 billion yuan, an increase of 6.8% at comparable prices. Among them, the added value of the primary industry was 2.836 billion yuan, an increase of 2.0%; the added value of the secondary industry was 7.364 billion yuan, an increase of 6.8%; the added value of the tertiary industry was 8.718 billion yuan, an increase of 8.7%.

Historical evolution

Taihu County in the Western Han Dynasty is the land of Huling, belonging to Lujiang County. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Huling County in Anhui Province still belonged to Lujiang County.

In 448, the 25th year of Yuanjia in the Southern Song Dynasty, Zuoxian County in Taihu Lake was set up because the right was respected and the inferior was left. In the Southern Dynasties of song and Qi, it was called "Zuo county". After the province, Tai Shi two years (466) restoration. According to Taiping Huanyu Ji, in the second year of Jianyuan (480) of Qi Dynasty in the Southern Dynasty, Longan County was established and led by Zuoxian county and Dongchen County of Taihu Lake (the county government is in Houhe of Xiaochi town).

In 573, the fifth year of the Taijian reign of the southern Chen Dynasty, the eastern Chen Dynasty was abandoned and left alone in Zuoxian County, Taihu Lake. According to the geographical records of the Sui Dynasty, in the early days of kaihuang, the name of Jinxi County was changed to Xizhou, and the name of Zuoxian County in Taihu Lake was changed to Jinxi County. In the 18th year of kaihuang reign, Jinxi County was renamed Taihu County. The name of Taihu County was changed from "left" to "left". At the beginning of Yangdi's great cause, Xizhou was renamed Tongan County, and soon it was still called Tongan county.

In the fourth year of Wude (621), the county was divided into Qingcheng and Jingyang counties. Seven years, Qingcheng Province, into Jingyang. Eight years, Jingyang Province, into the Taihu Lake, Shuzhou.

In the first year of Tianbao (742), Shuzhou was changed into Tongan county.

In the second year of suzong Zhide (757), Tongan county was changed into Shengtang county.

In the first year of Qianyuan (758), suzong changed Shengtang County into Shuzhou.

According to Taiping Huanyu Ji, Taihu county is located on the side of Longshan lake. Because there are large and small lakes all over it, and the pronunciation of "Da" is pronounced as "Tai" in the local dialect, it is named "Taihu Lake", which means "Dahu Lake". According to the records of the unification of the emperor and the Ming Dynasty, Taihu County was originally located in Wanshan, with large lakes and small lakes. That is to say, the area of Dahu River and Xiaohu river is now inundated by Huating lake. "Taiping Huanyu Ji" records: "in the last years of Yuanjia, the county lived in the mountain and moved to the plain, 38 li away from the old county." from then on, the county government moved to the old town of Jinxi.

Song Dynasty belongs to Shuzhou, Huainan West Road.

In the fifth year of Zhenghe (1115), Shuzhou was transformed into Deqing army.

In 1147, the Deqing army was renamed anqing army. In the first year of Qingyuan (1195), Anqing army was promoted to Anqing Prefecture. Taihu County successively belongs to Deqing army, Anqing army and anqing Prefecture. The Yuan Dynasty belonged to Anqing Road, and the Ming and Qing Dynasties belonged to Anqing Prefecture.

The first year of the Republic of China (1912) abandoned Fu Dao, Taihu county directly under Anhui Province.

In June 1914, it belonged to Anqing road. In August of 1928, Dao was abolished again and the county was directly under the province.

In the 21st year of the Republic of China (1932), Anhui Province was divided into ten administrative supervision districts. Anqing road was the first administrative supervision district. Taihu County was set up in the district (moved to Tongcheng County in April 1940).

In 1945, the first administrative supervision area was renamed anqing special area, and Taihu county belongs to Anqing special area.

In March 1949, Taihu County was liberated. That night, the CPC Taihu County Committee, county government and anqing Commissioner's office moved into Taihu County. Taihu county belongs to Anqing District of Wanbei administrative office.

In August 1952, Taihu County belonged to Anqing District of Anhui Province.

In 1988, Taihu County belonged to Anqing city.

administrative division

By 2018, Taihu County has 10 towns and 5 townships: Jinxi Town, XUQIAO Town, Xincang Town, Xiaochi Town, Siqian Town, Tianhua Town, niuzhen Town, Mituo Town, Beizhong Town, Baili Town, Dashi Town, Chengxi Town, Jiangtang Town, Tangquan town and Liufan town. Taihu County People's government is located in Jinxi town.

geographical environment

Location context

Taihu county is located in the southwest of Anhui Province and the southern edge of Dabie Mountains, between 30 ° 09 'to 30 ° 46' n and 115 ° 45 'to 116 ° 30' E. It is adjacent to Qianshan and Huaining in the East, Wangjiang in the south, Susong in the southwest, Qichun and Yingshan in Hubei in the west, and Yuexi in the north. It is 64 kilometers from east to west and 23 kilometers from north to south, with a total area of 2040 square kilometers.

topographic features

Taihu county is a hilly and low mountainous area in Southwest Anhui, with high terrain in the northwest and low terrain in the southeast. In the northwest of the county, there are 16 peaks with an altitude of more than 800 meters, including Jiangjun mountain, Tongshan mountain, shanjianzhai, liushengpo, tianhuajian and furongzhai. Among them, Jiangjun mountain is the highest, with an altitude of 1109 meters, which is the natural barrier of Anhui and Hubei provinces. In the southeast, except for the fragrant tea and beautiful lake, most of them are hilly and plain. The main rivers in the county are Changhe River, which originates from Duozhi mountain in Yuexi, and flows into the county in the south of Xinghua village. Nayangjiao River, Tongyi River, Xueyi River, Baisha River, Anle River, Nanyang River, Heiyan River, Qingshi River, Xiaohu River, Dahu River, Siqian River and Luoxi river flow into Hualiangting reservoir, xialongshan, near the county, through Xincang, into buried hill, huiwan River and then into Yangtze River. The long river runs through the whole county, with a total length of 81 kilometers. The mountainous area of the county is 1242.41 square kilometers, accounting for 61.18%; the hilly area is 490.27 square kilometers, accounting for 24.14%; the plain area is 77.37 square kilometers, accounting for 3.83%; and the water surface is 222.25 square kilometers, accounting for 10.85%.

climate

Taihu County has four distinct seasons, with the characteristics of north subtropical monsoon climate. In winter, it is controlled by the northwest inland air flow and the temperature is low; in summer, it is hot and humid by the southeast ocean air flow. The annual average temperature is 16.4 ℃. The average temperature is 3.7 ℃ in January and 28.4 ℃ in July. The extreme maximum temperature was 40 ℃ (August 28, 1967), and the extreme minimum temperature was - 12.7 ℃ (February 6, 1969). The annual average sunshine is 1937.7 hours, the frost free period is 249 days, and the annual average rainfall is 1368.4 mm.

natural resources

plant resources

In Taihu County, there are Cunninghamia lanceolata, Pinus massoniana, Phyllostachys pubescens, Cinnamomum camphora, Liquidambar formosana, Quercus glauca, Sapium sebiferum, Platycladus orientalis, Camellia oleifera, tung oil tree, etc., which are not only everywhere, but also have a long history of cultivation. Taihu county is the key production county of tea, lacquer and chestnut in the whole province. Medicinal plants include lily, aconite, Poria cocos, Atractylodes macrocephala, Vitex trifolia, etc.

Animal resources

In addition to pigs, cattle, sheep, chickens, ducks, geese and other livestock and poultry, there are wild boars, rabbits, foxes, wolves, otters, goats, chickens, ducks and other wild animals in Taihu County. Taihu Lake is one of the production bases of commercial cattle and lean pigs in China.

water resource

Taihu County has high mountains, deep streams and abundant water resources. There are 108 large and small rivers in the territory. In 2012, the theoretical reserve of hydraulic resources is 128000 kW, and the exploitable capacity of small hydropower is 56000 kW.

mineral resources

The mineral resources in Taihu County include: quartzite, porcelain clay, kaolin, purple shale, limestone, marble, vermiculite, copper, iron, coal, etc., among which quartzite, kaolin and purple shale have the largest reserves. By 2012, the reserves of quartzite are 20 million tons, the silicon content is 99.98%, and the reserves and grade are the first in the province; the reserves of kaolin and purple shale are 30 million tons.

population

By the end of 2019, there are 171894 households in Taihu County, with a total population of 578831, including 275961 females. The permanent population is 535000. The annual birth rate is 11.34 ‰, the death rate is 6.8 ‰, and the natural population growth rate is 4.54 ‰.

Economics

overview

In 2019, Taihu County's GDP will reach 18.917 billion yuan, an increase of 6.8% at comparable prices. Among them, the added value of the primary industry was 2.836 billion yuan, an increase of 2.0% over the previous year; the added value of the secondary industry was 7.364 billion yuan, an increase of 6.8% over the previous year; the added value of the tertiary industry was 8.718 billion yuan, an increase of 8.7% over the previous year. The ratio of three industrial structures in the county is 15.0:38.9:46.1. The per capita GDP was 35359 yuan, an increase of 2974 yuan over the previous year.

In 2019, Taihu County's annual general budget revenue was 1107.51 million yuan, an increase of 10.6% over the previous year, of which the local general budget revenue was 609.07 million yuan, an increase of 12.5% over the previous year. In the general budget revenue, industrial and commercial taxes accounted for 877.03 million yuan, an increase of 16.5% over the previous year. The county's general budget expenditure was 5223.99 million yuan, an increase of 11.6% over the previous year, including 384.96 million yuan for general public services, an increase of 23.2% over the previous year; 195.9 million yuan for public security, an increase of 8.0% over the previous year; 896.85 million yuan for education, an increase of 3.9% over the previous year; 34.6 million yuan for science and technology, an increase of 27.7% over the previous year