Zuoxi Town, Qingyuan County, Lishui City, Zhejiang Province

Zuoxi town

Zuoxi town is located in the eastern mountainous area of Qingyuan County, 119 ° 22 ′ E and 27 ° 37 ′ n. The town is located in Zuoxi village, 435 meters above sea level, 67 kilometers away from the county seat. It is adjacent to Guantang Township in the East, Zhangcun Township and Hedi town in the west, Shouning County in Fujian Province in the South and Jingning She Autonomous County in the north. The total area is 141.2 square kilometers. The town has 26 administrative villages, 32 natural villages and 114 production teams. The total population of the town is 816 (2017).

Historical evolution

The town is located in Zuoxi village, named after the village's location on the left bank of the river. During the Southern Song Dynasty, he moved from Guantang village to Jiancun village. During the period of the Republic of China, Nanyang Village was merged into zuonan village. Zuoxi township was established in 1951 and changed into a management area and people's commune successively. It was renamed Zuoxi Township in 1983. In 1984, Zuoxi District Office was established in Zuoxi village from the original Netherlands. It has jurisdiction over Zuoxi, Zhuping, Qingzhu, Jianggen and Guantang. In May 1992, the district was withdrawn and the original Zuoxi, Qingzhu and Zhuping townships were expanded into Zuoxi town. since 1990, the cultivation of Lentinus edodes in bags has been promoted in the whole town. The rich forest resources in Zuoxi have been effectively utilized, and the output of Lentinus edodes has soared. By 1995, the number of Lentinus edodes in the whole town reached 9.5 million bags, the highest level in history. In 2001, the town government introduced a cash crop, cantaloupe, from Changxing County. Because the local geology and temperature are very suitable for the growth of cantaloupe, the cultivation of cantaloupe has become another way for Zuoxi farmers to get rich. In just a few years, the trial planting of cantaloupe has developed from the initial stage to more than 140 hectares, and the benefit of cantaloupe is prominent. In 2004, Zuoxi established the first cooperative of cantaloupe planting, and cantaloupe planting has been on a healthy and orderly development path since then.

administrative division

The 26 administrative villages are: Jiantou village Shitang village Daishang village Liuxiang village Fangcun Zuoxi village Tianliao village Yuxian village fazhu village daigen village Shizhu village Meishu village Hubian village Huanggang village Banling village Qingzhu village xitoujiao village Shanhou village Lantou village muqiaotou village Baizhe village bankeng village gaosongkeng village Tiankeng village Yinjiang village Zhuping village.

climatic conditions

The climate in the territory belongs to the subtropical monsoon climate, with four distinct seasons and abundant rainfall. The annual average temperature is 16.5 ℃, the highest temperature is July, the average temperature is 28.2 ℃, the lowest temperature is January, the average temperature is 6.1 ℃, the annual rainfall is 2000 mm, the relative humidity is 86%, the annual average sunshine is 1528 hours, and the annual frost free period is 246 days.

Economic overview

Interplanting Auricularia auricula in cantaloupe field

Zuoxi town is located in the east of Qingyuan County, with 26 administrative villages, 9223 agricultural population, 417 hectares of cultivated land, and the per capita income of farmers is more than 500 yuan. Zuoxi town is located in the east of Qingyuan County, with 26 administrative villages, 9223 agricultural population, 417 hectares of cultivated land, and the per capita income of farmers is more than 500 yuan,

Strive for "landing and blooming" in project construction

a few days ago, the construction project of Zuoxi town convenience service center was tendered in the county bidding Center, and 40 companies participated in the bidding. Within a week from October 31, Kangzhuang project and cultural center construction project have been bidding continuously in the town, followed by land consolidation projects in Zhuping, Banling and other villages. This is the specific action of the town to seize the opportunity, fully promote the project construction, and strive for the "landing and flowering" of the project construction within the year. in 2004, there were 13 key construction projects in the town, including 3 continued projects and 10 new projects, with many construction projects and heavy engineering tasks. To this end, the town strengthened the organization and leadership of the project construction, established three special project construction teams, and authorized the leaders in charge of the project to deploy the cadres in the town by themselves. At the same time, improve the bidding, accountability and other systems to provide institutional guarantee for the project construction.

Diversified operation of left behind farmers to increase their income

the sun is shining, and the mushroom farmers are busy drying the mushrooms. The author saw in the professional village of black fungus in bankeng, Zuoxi town that the left behind villagers collected the first batch of mushrooms. The number of villagers going out of Zuoxi is increasing year by year, and most of them are old, weak and women. To this end, the town through the development of mushroom, black fungus, cantaloupe, alpine vegetables and other agricultural characteristics of the project, so that left behind farmers continue to improve the annual per capita income. It is understood that in 2004, the town planted 4 million sections of mushrooms, 5 million sections of black fungus, more than 4000 mu of cantaloupe, and 1500 mu of high mountain off-season vegetables; most farmers planted black fungus, mushrooms, cantaloupe and other crops at the same time, forming a diversified income pattern.