Taoxi Township, Xingan County, Ji'an City, Jiangxi Province

Taoxi Township

Taoxi Township, subordinate to Xingan County, Ji'an City, Jiangxi Province, is located in the northeast mountainous area of the county, 32 kilometers away from the county. It borders Fengcheng City and Zhangshu City in the East and North, Qiqin town in the South and Lijiang town in the west, with a total area of 137 square kilometers. It is the largest township in Xingan County. By the end of 2019, Taoxi township has jurisdiction over 7 administrative villages, 1 community and 97 village groups, with a total population of 15000 people, all belonging to the Jiangyou ethnic group of the Han nationality.

Taoxi township government is located in Taoxi street. The new Qishi provincial road passes through the county. There are a network of highways in the county, including Beijing Kowloon Railway, national highway 105, Ganjiang River and Ganyue expressway.

In 2017, there were 24 enterprises in Taoxi Township, with 417 employees, including 15 industrial enterprises and 5 large-scale enterprises.

Historical evolution

Taoxi street was built in the late Southern Tang Dynasty. It got its name because it was located on the Bank of Taohua River and developed into a market town in the Song Dynasty. Taoxi township is located in Wudu in the late Qing Dynasty; it belongs to the Fourth District in the period of the Republic of China; it belongs to the first district in 1949; Taoxi and banbu townships were established in 1956; people's commune was established in 1958; banbu commune was established in 1961. In 1964, banbu commune was merged into Taoxi township.

administrative division

By the end of 2019, Taoxi township has jurisdiction over one community and seven administrative villages: Taoxi community, Taoxi village, Chengtou village, banbu village, Lingbei village, Xujia village, Hengjiang village and Lishan village. Township government is located in Taoxi street, 32 kilometers away from the county.

geographical environment

Location context

Taoxi township is located in the northeast mountainous area of Xingan County, 32 kilometers away from the county. The new Qishi provincial road passes through the county, with convenient transportation. It borders Fengcheng City and Zhangshu City in the East and North, Qiqin town in the South and Lijiang town in the west, with a total area of 137 square kilometers.

topographic features

Taoxi township is high in the East and low in the west, mainly mountainous.

hydrology

Taohua river is the mother river of Taoxi Township, flowing into Ganjiang River through Lijiang town. There are 1 medium-sized reservoir, 1 small (1) type reservoir and 4 small (2) type reservoirs in Taoxi township.

natural resources

land resource

Taoxi township has 29300 mu of cultivated land and 28200 mu of paddy field.

Forest resources

Taoxi township has a mountainous area of 149000 Mu and a mountain forest area of 106000 mu, which is the largest forest coverage Township in Xingan County. Chinese fir, bamboo, pine and medicine are the main ingredients, while fruit, oil and tea are the auxiliary.

mineral resources

15 kinds of rare earth minerals have been proved in Taoxi township. The leaching rate of small samples is more than 93%. The preliminary reserve is more than 3000 tons, and there is a certain amount of coal.

Economics

overview

The average annual income of Taoxi farmers was 741 yuan in 1990, increased to 1581 yuan in 1995 and 2828 yuan in 2000. The financial revenue of Taoxi Township increased from 600000 yuan in 1995 to 2.21 million yuan in 2000. in 2013, Taoxi Township completed 8 million yuan of Tax Assistance and protection tax, and the per capita net income of farmers reached 9020 yuan.

Agriculture

The total agricultural output value of Taoxi township was 6.625 million yuan in 1985, 8.68 million yuan in 1990, 15.1 million yuan in 1995 and 39.46 million yuan in 2000. in 2013, the main characteristic agricultural products of Taoxi Township include edible fungi, Pueraria, Taoxi tezao Sweet Pomelo, rice flour, activated carbon, pine oil, wood carving, etc. among them, the mushroom industry enjoys a reputation in the whole county, with an annual output of 10 million catties of mushrooms, which are sold all over China.

enterprise

In 1990, there were 288 Township run, village run and joint household run enterprises in Taoxi Township, with 794 employees; in 1995, the number of various enterprises in Taoxi Township increased to 528, with 1201 employees. The main enterprises in Taoxi Township include bamboo and wood products production, resin production, pearl granite mining, water milling glutinous rice flour processing, etc. The total output value of Taoxi township enterprises was 1.39 million yuan in 1985, increased to 3.72 million yuan in 1990 and 30.86 million yuan in 2000. in 2017, there were 24 enterprises in Taoxi Township, with 417 employees, including 15 industrial enterprises and 5 large-scale enterprises.

Transportation

Taoxi township has a network of highways. The new Qishi provincial highway passes through the county. Beijing Kowloon Railway, national highway 105, Ganjiang River and Ganyue Expressway run north and south of the county.

social undertakings

education

In 2000, there were 1 junior middle school, 11 primary schools and 12 kindergartens in Taoxi township. There are 146 teachers in primary and secondary schools, including 52 middle school teachers and 94 primary school teachers. There are 2289 students in primary and secondary schools.

Cultural Broadcasting

In 2000, Taoxi cultural station was equipped with newspapers, books, entertainment and sports equipment. FM radio and cable TV of Taoxi radio and TV station entered all villages of the township. in 2013, there were radio stations and cable TV stations in Taoxi Township, and the Internet connected every village.

medical and health work

Taoxi Township Health Center was relocated from the old Taoxi street to the central area of the new street in 1995. One outpatient building and one inpatient building were rebuilt successively. In 2000, there were 29 medical staff in Taoxi Township, including 2 Intermediate medical staff and 24 junior medical staff. Banbu has a health branch and clinics in every administrative village.

History and culture

The origin of place names

It is said that Li Tianhe, the next of kin of Li Yu, the empress of the Southern Tang Dynasty, was against the imperial court. In order to avoid being killed, he took his family all the way south. When he saw a stream with beautiful scenery and beautiful peach blossoms on both sides, he settled here and changed his surname from Li to Deng. In order to make future generations not forget their ancestors, this stream was named Taohua stream, implying the meaning of "seeing Taosi Li". Later referred to as Taoxi.

cultural relics and historic sites

Taoxi township cultural relics include "Water Pavilion Pavilion" in banbu and ancient tomb of Ming Dynasty in Chengtou.

famous scenery

Located in Taoxi Township, Yuhua mountain is famous as "Xiaolu mountain" for its reputation as "true face of Lushan Mountain" given by the emperor of Song Dynasty. There are more than 30 scenic spots, such as fairy altar, flying stone, general stone, strange pine, sea of clouds, waterfalls and so on. It is a Taoist tourist and summer resort.

Honorary title

In 2009, Taoxi township was named as a beautiful environment Township by Jiangxi provincial environmental protection department. In 2014, Taoxi Township won the title of "national ecological township" of Ministry of environmental protection in 2012-2013.