Shitai County, Chizhou City, Anhui Province

Shitai County Shitai County, a county under the jurisdiction of Chizhou City, Anhui Province, is located in the south of Anhui Province, in the west of Wannan Mountain District, in the east of Huangshan City, in the south of Yi county and Qimen County, in the west of Dongzhi County, and in the north of Guichi District and Qingyang County of Chizhou City. It has jurisdiction over 6 towns and 2 townships, with a total area of 1403 square kilometers and a total population of 107553 in 2019.

Shitai County, formerly known as Shidai County, was set up in 536, the second year of Datong in Nanliang, with a history of more than 1400 years. In 1959, due to the construction of Chencun reservoir by the state, the system was abolished. In 1965, due to the need of national development, it was rebuilt and renamed Shitai. It is a mountainous county specializing in eco-tourism and a national key ecological function area, with a forest coverage rate of 84.5%. It is located in the core of Wannan international tourism culture demonstration zone and enjoys the reputation of "the most beautiful mountain village in China's original ecology".

By 2020, there are 7 national 4A scenic spots in Shitai County: zuishanye, Xianyu mountain, Yulong cave, Qiupu River, quetan, Penglai cave and Guniujiang scenic spot. 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.

Historical evolution

During the spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period (770-221 BC), it belonged to Wu, Yue and Chu successively; after Qin Shihuang unified China, it belonged to Zhangjun. In the early Western Han Dynasty, it inherited the system of Qin Dynasty. In the second year of Yuanfeng (109 BC), Jingxian county was located in the West. Lingyang county was built in the name of Lingyang mountain. Shidai was Lingyang, Shicheng and other counties, belonging to Danyang county.

In Wu chiwu middle of the Three Kingdoms (around 245), shidaichang was set up. Because there are three huge stones in the Diaoyutai stream in the upper reaches of Qiupu River, which are like Daiyan, suolinian stream, Guanxi stream and Hongling stream. The boats are blocked, so it is named.

In the second year of Taikang in the Western Jin Dynasty (281), it was changed to Xuancheng county. In 338, Emperor Cheng of Jin Dynasty changed Lingyang county to Guangyang county to avoid empress Du. Liang Datong two years (536), home Shidai County, Xuancheng county. In 589, Xuancheng county was abolished and Xuanzhou was established. Shidai was incorporated into Nanling and Qiupu.

In the second year of Tang Yongtai (766), Li mianzou, the governor of Hongfu, cut Qiupu, Qingyang and Jing counties and restored Shidai County, belonging to Chizhou, the West Road of Jiangnan. According to the annals of Yuanhe County, "Shidai is 130 Li northwest of the county, and there are two stones blocking the river, just like Daiyan, because of its name." according to Taiping Huanyu Ji, "because of the original two small shidaiyan streams in Guichi, it is named after them."

Five Dynasties, the county belongs to Wu, Tang. Later, Chizhou was upgraded to Kanghua army, and Shidai belonged to it. In 974, the Kanghua army was restored to Chizhou.

In the Song Dynasty, the whole country was divided into 15 routes, then 18 routes and 22 routes. Shidai belongs to Chiyang County, Chizhou, Jiangnan East Road.

From the Yuan Dynasty to the 14th year of the Yuan Dynasty (1277), Chizhou was promoted to be a road, and Shidai belonged to Chizhou road. In October 1361, Chizhou road was changed to Chizhou Prefecture, which belonged to Shidai county. Until the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it remained unchanged.

In the first year of the Republic of China (1912), Shidai county was directly under Anhui Province. In June 1914, Wuhu Road was set up and Shidai belonged to it. In 1928, Daocun county was abolished, and Shidai county was directly under Anhui Province. In October 1932, Shidai county was the eighth administrative supervision district of Anhui Province. In April 1938, the eighth administrative supervision district was under the administration of Southern Anhui.

On April 24, 1949, Shidai county was liberated. On May 13 of the same year, it was transferred to Chizhou District of Wannan administrative office. In February 1952, Chizhou district was abolished, Shidai was assigned to Huizhou District of Southern Anhui administrative office, and changed to Huizhou District of Anhui Province on April 12 of the same year. In January 1956, Huizhou District was abolished and Shidai district was changed to Wuhu district. On January 1, 1959, Shidai county and Taiping County worked together. On March 22, 1959, Shidai county was officially abolished. On July 19, 1965, with the approval of the State Council, Taiping County and Guichi county were divided into Shitai County, belonging to Chizhou district (changed to district on March 29, 1971). In January 1980, Chizhou district was abolished and changed to Huizhou administrative office. In January 1988, it was assigned to Anqing administrative office. In August of the same year, Chizhou district was established. In September, Chizhou district was under the jurisdiction of Chizhou district. Chizhou City was established in June 2000, which belongs to Shitai County.

administrative division

Division evolution

Since the establishment of Shitai County, the county has undergone several changes, belonging to different regions, and the county government has migrated several times.

In the early days of liberation, Shitai County was divided into four districts and 54 administrative villages, namely shagu, Meixi, Longyan and Nanping. In 1956, the district was withdrawn and the township was merged, and it was adjusted to one town and nine townships. In July 1965, Shitai County was established by 16 communes including Qili, Jitan, Dingxiang, Xiaohe, Xintian, Dayan, Zhanda and Ketian in Guichi county and Liudu, Qidu, Hekou, Languan, Qijing, Gongxi, HENGDU and xiangkouji in Taiping County. In 1983, the county carried out rural system reform and separated government from society In 1985, the four townships of Dingxiang, Xiaohe, Zhanda and Qidu were changed into township level towns, with jurisdiction over 5 towns, 11 townships, 127 villagers' committees and 2 residents' committees.

In 1988, Shitai County governed 5 towns and 10 townships: Qili Town, Qidu Town, Dingxiang Town, Zhanda Town, Xiaohe Town, HENGDU Township, Liudu Township, Hekou Township, Languan Township, Ketian Township, Xintian Township, Dayan Township, Jitan Township, Gongxi Township and Qijing township.

In 2000, Shitai County had jurisdiction over 5 towns and 10 townships.

In 2001, Hekou township was abolished and merged into Qidu Town. HENGDU Township and Languan Township were abolished and HENGDU town was merged. After the adjustment, Shitai County has jurisdiction over 6 towns, 7 townships, 9 neighborhood committees and 127 village committees.

In 2006, Shitai County governed 6 towns and 7 townships: Qili Town, Qidu Town, Zhanda Town, Dingxiang Town, Xiaohe Town, HENGDU Town, Liudu Town, Qijing Town, Ketian Town, Dayan Town, Gongxi Town, Jitan town and Xintian town.

In 2007, Shitai County adjusted 6 towns and 7 townships to 6 towns and 2 townships.

Zoning details

By the end of 2018, Shitai County had jurisdiction over 6 towns and 2 townships: Renli Town, Qidu Town, Xianyu Town, Dingxiang Town, Xiaohe Town, HENGDU Town, Dayan town and Jitan town. The people's Government of Shitai County is located in Renli town.

geographical environment

Location context

Shitai County is located in the south of Anhui Province and the west of Wannan mountain area. It borders Huangshan District in the East, Yi county and Qimen County in the south, Dongzhi County in the west, Guichi District and Qingyang County in the north. The geographical coordinates are 29 ° 59 '- 30 ° 24' n and 117 ° 12 '- 117 ° 59' E. The longest place in the county is 70.7 km from east to west, 46 km from north to south, and the total area is 1403 square kilometers, accounting for about 1% of the total area of the province.

topographic features

In terms of tectonics, Shitai County belongs to the transitional zone of Jiangnan ancient land and Nanjing depression. Low mountains and high hills are the most widely distributed in the county, covering a total area of 1156 square kilometers, accounting for 82% of the total area of the county. In the southeast of the county, the northbound thousand veins of Huangshan Mountain are bound together, and in the northwest, the southern end of Jiuhua mountain range is formed, which is high in the South and North, and low in the East and West Generally between 50 and 100 meters, the highest peak of Guniujiang is 1728 meters above sea level, and the lowest is at the riverbed of Huanghe River in Dongzhuang, Xintian Township, 34 meters above sea level, with a relative height difference of 1694 meters.

hydrology

There are thousands of gullies and tributaries in Shitai County. Restricted by altitude and mountain trend, they belong to Qiupu River, Qingxi River and Huanghe River.

climate

Shitai County belongs to subtropical humid climate zone, with sufficient light, four distinct seasons, long winter and summer, short spring and autumn. Due to the alternating influence of the warm air in the Pacific and the cold air in the north, it is generally cool and rainy in spring, hot and humid in summer, dry first and wet in autumn, and cold and rainy in winter. Due to the influence of specific medium, low mountains and high hills, the territory also shows significant mountain climate characteristics, such as complex and changeable wind direction near the ground, small average wind speed, large temperature difference among rocks, slopes and valleys, hot day and cool night in summer, obvious terrain rain, more thunderstorms than plain areas, etc.

Temperature: the annual average temperature of Shitai County is 16 ℃, the annual average value of the highest temperature is 38.8 ℃, and the annual average value of the lowest temperature is - 8.9 ℃.

Precipitation: the annual average precipitation of Shitai County is 1626.4 mm, the interannual variation of precipitation is significant, the difference between the oldest and youngest is 1226 mm, and the interannual variation is greater. The annual precipitation is mainly distributed from April to September, and the total precipitation accounts for 71% of the whole year.

Sunshine: the annual average sunshine hours in Shitai County are 1704.4 hours, the maximum is 2004.9 hours, the minimum is 1483.7 hours, and the annual total solar radiation is 73.7 kcal / cm2.

Four seasons: there are four distinct seasons in Shitai County: warm spring and cool autumn, hot summer and cold winter. The dates of four seasons can be divided as follows: March 16 to May 20 in spring, May 21 to September 20 in summer, September 21 to November 20 in autumn, and November 21 to March 15 in winter.

natural resources

plant resources

The natural vegetation in Shitai County belongs to the mid subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest belt, the hilly vegetation area in southern Anhui, the Huangshan and Jiuhua mountain vegetation area. There are many kinds of plants in the area. As a result of long-term human activities, the typical primitive vegetation, except Gu Niu Jiang Nature Reserve, no longer exists, and most of them are transformed into natural secondary vegetation. The common ones are: Artificial Chinese fir forest, natural masson pine forest, evergreen broad-leaved mixed forest, bamboo forest, mountain meadow and shrub Artemisia community. There are more than 1000 species of wild plants, including more than 520 species of woody plants.

Animal resources

Mammals: sika deer, golden deer