Gao Lan Xiang, Fenyi County, Xinyu City, Jiangxi Province

Gaolan Township

Gaolan township is a township under the jurisdiction of Fenyi County, Xinyu City, Jiangxi Province. Located in the north of Fenyi County, 32 kilometers away from the county seat, it borders Nangang town of Shanggao County in the East, Dongcun Township and Shuanglin town in the south, Yangqiao town in the West and playground Township in the north. The rural area is 76.18 square kilometers. There are 11 village committees, 1 office and 1 Farm under the jurisdiction of the township, with a total of 87 natural villages, 108 villager groups and 17981 people (2017). Gaolan township has convenient transportation. It is divided into east-west highway, north-south Wuji highway and two-level rural highway, which can reach every natural village.

Historical evolution

Gaolan township was established in 1949, the commune was rebuilt in 1958, and the township was changed in 1984. In 1997, it covers an area of 76.2 square kilometers and has a population of 18000. It governs 12 administrative villages and Gaolan neighborhood committee, including Gaolan, Sibei, lanpan, luokui, Gongjiang, Shanbei, Wangxi, huanqiao, Xiatang, penxi, Wuqiao and xiahuang.

geographical position

Gaolan township is located in the north of Fenyi County, 32 kilometers away from the county. It borders Nangang town of Shanggao County in the East, Dongcun town and Shuanglin town in the south, Yangqiao town in the West and playground town in the north. The rural area is 76.18 square kilometers, with 17328 mu of cultivated land, including 12750 mu of paddy field and 4578 mu of dry land; 76836 mu of mountainous area, including 51135 mu of forest; 1275 mu of water area. There are 11 village committees, 1 office and 1 Farm under the jurisdiction of the township, with a total of 87 natural villages, 108 villager groups and 17981 people (2017). Gaolan township has convenient transportation. It is divided into east-west highway, north-south Wuji highway and two-level rural highway, which can reach every natural village.

administrative division

It has jurisdiction over Gaolan Street neighborhood committee and 11 administrative villages including Gaolan village, Sibei village, lanpan village, Gongjiang village, Shanbei village, Wangxi village, huanqiao village, Xiatang village, penxi village, Wuqiao village and Xikeng village. The township government is located in Gaolan village.

Economic overview

In 2001, the total industrial and agricultural output value of the township was 67.35 million yuan (40 million yuan for agricultural production and 27.35 million yuan for enterprises), and the total financial revenue was 1.758 million yuan, including 1.58 million yuan for local finance, 2280 yuan for farmers per capita and 6800 tons of grain. Gaolan township is an agricultural township with rich agricultural and sideline products. The planting industry is mainly composed of ramie, pepper, sweet potato, watermelon, bamboo shoots and other economic crops, with an area of 4580 mu. Meiying No.1 sweet potato has an area of 3000 mu, pepper has an area of 3000 mu, high-quality watermelon has an area of 3000 mu, and edible bamboo shoots has an area of 450 mu There were 130000 laying ducks in the city, and more than 100 specialized farmers in the township. Gaolan township is also rich in limestone for mining. Gaolan is a poverty-stricken town with underdeveloped economy. The township adheres to the road of strengthening the township through industry, firmly grasps the initiative of economic development, relies on the advantages of resources, and strongly pays attention to attracting investment. In line with the principle of "he gets rich, I develop, he gets profits, I collect taxes", the township does a good job of building a nest to attract Phoenix. Six new real estate, transportation, knitting and other enterprises were introduced in the township, with an actual investment of 100 million yuan, including 1 million US dollars of foreign capital; 5 million yuan of technical transformation capital was invested to revitalize the cement plant, with an annual profit and tax of 500000 yuan. Limestone, black talc and other resources in the township are rich in reserves with moderate grade. In connection with the third phase technical transformation project of Xingang and the new project of Jiangli company, the township introduced Xinyu Dongchen Industrial Company and Fenyi Fuxiang mining company, invested 20 million yuan to build a new 300000 ton high-quality lime production line, with an output value of more than 60 million yuan and a tax revenue of more than 4 million yuan, completely reversing the backward situation of economic development in Gaolan township.

Geography and climate

Gaolan township is a low mountain and hilly terrain. The terrain is slightly higher in the north and south, and lower and flat in the middle. The highest peak is Dagang mountain, with an altitude of 1091.8 meters. It is about 65 kilometers long from north to South and 35 kilometers wide from east to west. Located in the east of Eurasian continent, it is a typical subtropical monsoon humid climate with abundant rainfall, sufficient light, mild climate, long frost free period, annual average temperature of 18.5 degrees, annual average rainfall of 1643.6 mm, and annual frost free period of 310 days.

social undertakings

There are 1 middle school, 1 primary and secondary school, 9 primary and secondary schools, 119 teaching staff and 1969 students in Gaolan township; 1 central health center, 1 diagnosis and treatment detector, 1 B-ultrasonic machine, 1 large X-ray machine, 12 beds and 5 diagnosis and examination departments. In terms of spiritual civilization and communication, cinemas and broadcasting stations, program-controlled telephones can enter villages and groups, and mobile and Unicom communication base stations have been built and put into operation. The water conservancy projects include Zhanghu medium-sized reservoir, 7 small (second) type reservoirs, 21 ponds and 9 water ponds, with more than 95% of the effective irrigation area.

local customs and practices

Gaolan people in Fenyi county are honest and honest, diligent in farming, thrifty and simple, socializing and respecting traditional etiquette. Its clothing, food, housing and transportation follow the trend. Wear from warm to beautiful change, the pursuit of good quality, new style, comfortable and beautiful. Rice is the main diet, and spicy food is preferred. Most of the houses in cities and towns are reinforced concrete commercial houses with four to six floors, while in rural areas are brick concrete buildings with two to three floors. The wedding and funeral celebrations in Fenyi have always been grand. In rural areas, marriage is basically along with the old, and the patterns in cities and towns are different. Funeral rites used to be cumbersome and costly. Some of the ashes were buried in the earth and some in cemeteries. Fenyi people advocate etiquette and customs. They are known as "people are eager to get into debt", "goose feather is sent from thousands of miles, etiquette is light and affection is heavy". They also have the rule of "don't ask for red wedding, don't ask for white wedding, don't blame it". They have the custom of giving gifts to childbirth, marriage, birthday, festivals, funerals, relocation, etc.

agricultural resource

The agricultural resources of Gaolan township have their own characteristics. Have acid (bayberry) sweet (watermelon) fishy (fish, duck eggs) spicy (pepper) fragrant (chestnut) characteristic agricultural products. On the basis of stabilizing grain production and optimizing rice varieties, Gaolan township has made great efforts to adjust the agricultural industrial structure, vigorously implemented the "agricultural quality" project, realized agricultural efficiency and increased farmers' income. We mainly focused on leading industries such as ramie, pig, egg duck, fruit industry and watermelon. Full implementation of the "2345" project of ramie has formed two ramie belts of upper branch line and high operating line, and four high-quality and high-yield continuous ramie bases of lanpan, Xikeng, Shanbei and Xiatang have been built. There are 4000 mu ramie area, 2000 mu fruit forest area, 6500 live pigs and 130000 laying ducks in the township, forming a large-scale "five bases" of Xiatang laying ducks, lanpan live pigs, Shanbei ramie, lanpan fruit industry and penxi vegetables. The scale of planting and breeding is unprecedented, and the agricultural industrialization development pattern of "one village, one product" has basically formed. Gaolan Township vigorously implements the "agricultural quality" project to improve the comprehensive agricultural production capacity. The area of high-quality rice planted in the township reached 100%, which promoted grain production and farmers' income. The five leading industries of ramie, fruit industry, watermelon, pig and egg duck have been formed. More than 1846 mu of ramie, more than 100 mu of fruit trees, more than 2000 mu of watermelon, more than 20 large-scale breeding households, 200000 laying ducks and 25000 live pigs are newly planted in the township. The scale of breeding is unprecedented. A large-scale Xiatang egg duck breeding base, lanpan pig breeding base, lanpan ramie base, lanpan fruit industry base and penxi vegetable supply base have been formed, and the radiation driving effect of the base is more obvious. We have completed the conversion of farmland to forests, tending of young and middle-aged forests of more than 6000 mu, low-grade bamboo conversion of 1500 mu, public welfare forests of 2463 mu, and afforestation of more than 5000 mu.