Shangtang Township, Wuning County, Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province

Shangtang town

Shangtang township is located in the Northwest Mountainous Area of Wuning County, at the foot of Jiugong Mountain National Scenic Area in the middle of Mufu mountain. It is adjacent to chuantan town in the East, West and south, and Hubei Province in the north. It was originally named Wentang. In ancient times, it was named after the hot spring in the territory, and was renamed Shangtang in 1994. The total area of the township is 113 square kilometers, with 6767 mu of arable land. Among them: paddy field 4784 mu, dry land 1983 mu, mountain forest area 98000 mu. The township governs 7 administrative villages, 38 villager groups and 42 natural villages. Before the rural tax and fee reform in 2003, there were 8 villages and 82 villager groups in the township. There are 1684 households in the township, with a total population of 6915.

Historical evolution

In ancient times, there was an inter provincial post road "wuchuxiong pass", which connected Jingchu in the north and Wuyue in the south. There are 37000 mu of pure natural camellia oleifera forest in Shangtang, which is the main production area of tea oil in the county. It is known as "warm soup oil, along the river". Shangtang tea oil is a pure natural, pollution-free green food. Shangtang is an old Soviet area. During the second Civil Revolutionary War, in 1930, the Soviet government of Fengqu district set up gaotangjing in Yangshen village. At the same time, the CPC Nianfeng District Committee was established here. The Soviet government of the Second District of Wuning county set up wentangpu. In 1932, the CPC Wuning County Committee and the county Soviet government moved to xiaojiugong and held the Fourth Party Congress and the second Soviet representative congress meeting. In October 1928, commander Peng Dehuai led the Red Army stationed there and led the guerrilla war. Around 1930, 197 revolutionary martyrs were killed in Shangtang township. In 1951, when the central old revolutionary base of the South came to visit the county, he invested in the construction of "memorial tower of revolutionary martyrs in the old revolutionary base of the South". the township government is located in Wentang village. Before the founding of the people's Republic of China, there were only dozens of households in the township market town, with narrow streets and a total length of less than 100 meters. After the founding of the people's Republic of China, especially since the reform and opening up, the construction of small towns has been vigorously strengthened by introducing agriculture to build cities. The scale of the town has been expanding. There are 6 streets with a total length of 1500 meters. The construction of the town is earth shaking and has a new look. In 2003, it was awarded the "advanced unit of small town construction in the county" .

Features of scenic spots

Shangtang's hot spring is even more unique. There are several hot springs within 0.5 square kilometers of the market town, and the annual water temperature is between 30 and 45 degrees. In ancient times, there was the folk custom of men and women bathing together. The hot spring water contains sulfur, selenium and other minerals, and has the effects of sterilization, relieving fatigue, physiotherapy of joints, moisturizing and health, etc One of the best resorts. Jiugong Mountain is a national scenic spot. At the foot of Jiugong Mountain, xiaojiugong Nanshan scenic spot has beautiful scenery and natural landscape. There are many natural landscapes, such as Qinglong lake, Huanglong lake, Heilong lake, fairy lake, fairy mirror, fairy drying clothes, fairy splashing stone, crane pine, dragon and tiger fighting, golden turtle pilgrimage, stone boat, stone drum, stone threshold and so on To the fairyland of the world!

development history

Shangtang's economic and social development is rising rapidly. It has developed rapidly in the past 20 years of reform and opening up. By 2005, the total industrial and agricultural output value of the township was 36.66 million yuan, and the per capita net income was 40 yuan. The first is the development and utilization of high mountain water resources for hydropower generation. Liujiaqiao hydropower station is the second largest power station in the county. There are 15 hydropower stations in the township. Shangtang has become a well-known small hydropower Town in the county. Second, the total output value of agricultural and sideline products such as tea oil, mushrooms, tobacco shoots, Osmunda japonica and alpine cattle was 2.5 million yuan. Third, the total annual output of rice, the main crop, reached 2145 tons in 2005.