Bai Lu Xiang, Ganxian District, Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province

Egret town

Egret Township, Ganxian District, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, is located in the north of Ganxian District, adjacent to Yongfeng Township in Xingguo County and northeast, and in TIANLIAN Town, south of Lian county. West of the county is Jiantian Township, with a total area of 91.68 square kilometers. It has 1 communities and 13 administrative villages, and the registered residence population is 19 thousand in 2018.

Bailu township has many mountains in the northwest and hills in the southeast, belonging to the type of high hill landform; the highest altitude is Liren village, and the altitude of the main peak is 592 meters. The forest resources of Bailu Township include bamboo, wood, Camellia oleifera, tung oil tree, etc., and the mineral resources include lead, zinc, iron sand, quartzite, rare earth, etc.

In 2018, there was one industrial enterprise in Bailu Township, with 35 comprehensive stores or supermarkets with a business area of more than 50 square meters.

Historical evolution

During the period of agrarian revolution, it was the Soviet Area and had been stationed in the military region of Jiangxi Province and the South Road sub committee of the southwest special committee of Jiangxi Province.

On the eve of liberation, it was the seventh, eighth and ninth Bao of Yulu Township and the tenth Bao of Liangkou township of Wan'an county.

At the beginning of liberation, it was Bailu, Jiangou and Longtou Township in Tiancun district; in 1958, it merged with Tiancun township to form the Soviet people's commune (later changed to Tiancun people's commune); in 1962, Bailu people's commune was set up from Tiancun township; in 1968, it was merged into Tiancun people's commune; in 1972, Bailu people's commune was restored; in 1984, it was changed to establish township.

In 2000, Bailu Township had 14 village committees and 91 villager groups.

administrative division

By the end of 2019, Bailu village has jurisdiction over one community and 13 administrative villages: Weizhen community, Bailu village, Taoxi village, Shangtang village, Jitang village, YingYuan village, Lintou village, Guancun village, jiankeng village, Longtou village, Longxi village, Longyu village, longfu village and Liren village.

geographical environment

Location context

Bailu township is located in the north of Ganxian District, 62 kilometers away from the district city. It is adjacent to Yongfeng Township of Xingguo County in the northeast, Tiancun town of benxian County in the South and Jiantian township of Wan'an County in the West. The total area of the township is 91.68 square kilometers.

topographic features

There are many mountains in the northwest and hills in the southeast of Bailu Township, belonging to the type of high hill landform. The highest altitude is Liren village, and the main peak is 592 meters above sea level.

hydrology

Luxi river originates from Yongfeng Township, Xingguo County. It flows through Guancun, Dongtian and Bailu. It is integrated with Jitang River and Guancun river. It runs from east to west and passes through the territory. The flow is 52.6 km and flows through Wan'an to Ganjiang River.

natural resources

The mountain of Bailu township is rich in Phyllostachys heterocycla, Songshan, tung oil tree, Camellia oleifera, etc., with lead, zinc, iron, potassium, quartzite, rare earth and other mineral resources.

population

In 1986, there were 2462 households and 13500 people in Bailu Township, with 13000 agricultural population and 413 non-agricultural population. In 2000, it increased to 3265 households and 15000 people; there are two ethnic groups: Han and she; the main surnames are Wang, Mao, Fang, Deng, ye, Shi, Lu, Shi, Zhu, Li, Liu, Ji, Qiu, Wu, Chen, Xiao, Zou, Zhang, Yang, he, Su, Luo, Zhi, fan, Yi, Zhong, Hu, Tang, Yi, Shi, Xie, Xu, Huang, Gong, Zeng, Wen, Lei, Lai, Mo, Ouyang, song, Gao, Yang and Xia 46, Mu and Dai.

In 2014, there were 4795 households and 18200 people in Bailu Township, including 17700 agricultural population, 523 non-agricultural population and 8452 labor force. Except for 10 she families with Lei family name, the rest are Han nationality.

In 2017, the resident population of Bailu township was 16900.

In 2018, the population of egret Township registered residence was 19 thousand.

Economics

Agriculture

Bailu Township mainly grows rice, peanut and rape, followed by sugarcane. With the popularization of zakong rice in the early and late seasons and the popularization and application of film insulation seedling technology, the yield of rice increased year after year. By 2000, the yield per mu has increased by more than 50 kg compared with 1986.

In 1985, the peanut planting area in Bailu township was 6.6 hectares, and in 2000 it increased to 44.1 hectares, an increase of 5.7 times.

enterprise

In 2000, there were 222 enterprises in Bailu Township, including brick and tile firing, pottery making, bamboo and wood processing, grain processing, feed processing, and quarries. Among them, there were 2 Township run enterprises, 2 village run enterprises, 218 household run enterprises, and 719 employees. According to the constant price, the total output value reached 7.26 million yuan.

In 2017, there were 25 enterprises in Bailu Township, with 253 employees, including 11 industrial enterprises.

In 2018, there was one industrial enterprise in Bailu township.

Commerce and trade

Bailuwei was built in the Hongzhi period of Ming Dynasty (1488-1505). Before 1986, there were 8 streets, half moon shaped, with a total length of 538 meters, an area of 0.13 square kilometers, 41 shops, and the second, fifth and eighth days of the lunar calendar. From 1991 to 1992, the old polder was transformed and extended. In 1997, the construction of polder towns was comprehensively planned and implemented again. By May 2000, Xinwei has been fully completed, with a total area of 0.3 square kilometers. Five new streets, 600 meters long and 15 meters wide, have 80 shops, 140 stalls, 656 households and a population of 2659. The double day of the lunar calendar is the polder day, which is the market place of agricultural and sideline products for the border people in Wan'an, Xingguo and Gan counties.

In 2018, there will be 35 comprehensive stores or supermarkets with a business area of more than 50 square meters in Bailu township.

social undertakings

education

In 2000, there were one junior middle school and five primary schools in Bailu Township, with 119 teaching staff. The total number of students was 2328, including 1576 in primary school and 752 in middle school. The enrollment rate of school-age children was 100%, and the rate of junior high school to senior high school was 76.7%.

radio broadcast

In 2000, there were two satellite stations in Bailu village and Longxi village in Bailu Township, which can broadcast 10 channels of TV programs, with 500 users, enriching the villagers' amateur cultural life.

hygiene

In 1995, a new outpatient building covering an area of 300 square meters was built, and medical equipment was added. Bailu township health center can do B ultrasound, ECG, blood, urine and other tests, can do tubal ligation and cesarean section. Eight villages have medical and health stations.

In 2000, there was a central health center in Bailu township.

History and culture

Red Culture

Bailu township is a long-standing red Soviet Area, with 765 martyrs on record. Mao Zedong, Zhu De, Chen Yi, Cai Chang, Zhu Xidong, Luo Binghui and other proletarian revolutionaries of the older generation left brilliant footprints in Bailu.

Intangible cultural heritage

Donghe opera, originally known as Ganzhou opera, is a combination of Gaoqiang, Kunqiang and Luantan tunes. It originated in Tiancun, Bailu, Qingxi, Laotian in Ganxian county and Mubu in Xingguo County.

In June 2008, Donghe opera was listed in the second batch of intangible cultural heritage list of Jiangxi Province.

Local specialties

The main specialties of Bailu township are: high quality rice, high mountain tea oil, Luxi honey pear, navel orange and brown plum.

famous scenery

Bailu ancient village is located in the center of Bailu township. The ancient village is close to mountains and rivers. It is distributed in crescent shape along Luxi river. It is about 1 km long from east to west, 0.5 km wide from north to south, and covers an area of about 0.5 square kilometers. There are 238 ancient buildings of Ming and Qing Dynasties preserved in the village, known as "Living Museum of ancient buildings of Ming and Qing Dynasties", among which 4 ancestral halls are listed as provincial cultural relics protection units.

Bailu ancient village has been honored as "famous historical and cultural village of China", "national agricultural tourism demonstration site", "rural tourism demonstration site of Jiangxi Province" and "film and television shooting base of Ganzhou TV station".