Beitai Township, Quyang County, Baoding City, Hebei Province

Beitai Township

Beitai Township, Quyang County, Baoding City, Hebei Province, is a mountainous township. It is located in the northwest of Quyang County, 35 kilometers away from the county in the south, langjiazhuang Township in the East, Lingshan Town in the southeast, Dangcheng town in the south, Pingyang town in Fuping County in the west, Taiyu Township in Fuping County in the northwest, and fanjiazhuang Township in the north. The maximum distance from east to west is 9 km, and the maximum distance from north to south is 13 km, with a total area of 62.21 square kilometers, including 1.12 square kilometers of water area. At the end of 2018, the total registered residence of the population was 13093.

Beitai township was named after Beitai village where the township government was originally stationed. In 1958, it belonged to Lingshan people's commune. In 1961, Beitai people's commune was established. In 1984, it was rebuilt into Beitai township. As of June 2020, Beitai township has jurisdiction over 17 administrative villages, and the Township People's government is located in huanglingwa village. There are provincial highway Helong highway and Baofu highway.

Beitai township is the hometown of jujube in Quyang County. In 2013, the total agricultural output value of Beitai township was 41.56 million yuan, the per capita net income of farmers was 850 yuan, and the total industrial output value was 62.41 million yuan. In 2018, there were 16 industrial enterprises and 7 comprehensive stores or supermarkets with a business area of more than 50 square meters in Beitai township.

Historical evolution

In 1958, it belonged to Lingshan people's commune.

In 1961, Beitai people's commune was established.

In 1984, it was rebuilt into Beitai Township, and the township government was stationed in Beitai village.

In 1991, the township government moved to huanglingwa village.

administrative division

By the end of 2013, Beitai Township had 17 villagers' committees, including huanglingwa, dongjiagou, Beitai, Daodi, zhangjiayu, Ashan, Zaotai, Litai, chaoshuling, niufenling, Honggang, duanshu, Yulin, xiliangyu, luojiayu, Hanjiayu and Tuling. In addition, there are four natural villages, tudongzi, yuanzigou, jiangziyu and qiushugou.

As of June 2020, Beitai township has jurisdiction over 17 administrative villages, and the Township People's government is located in huanglingwa village.

geographical environment

Location context

Beitai township is located in the north of Quyang County, 35 kilometers away from the county in the south, langjiazhuang Township in the East, Lingshan Town in the southeast, Dangcheng town in the south, Pingyang town in Fuping County in the west, Taiyu Township in Fuping County in the northwest, and fanjiazhuang Township in the north. The maximum distance from east to west is 9 km, and the maximum distance from north to south is 13 km, with a total area of 62.21 square kilometers, including 1.12 square kilometers of water area.

topographic features

Beitai township is located in the eastern foot of Taihang Mountain, with an average altitude of 435 meters. The highest point is the Northwest Mountain of Honggang (at the junction with Fuping County), with an altitude of 715 meters.

climate

Beitai township is a warm temperate semi-arid region, with a significant continental monsoon climate. It is cold and dry in winter, hot and humid in summer, with four distinct seasons, slightly longer in winter and spring, and slightly shorter in summer and autumn. In winter, there is more northwest wind and in summer, there is more southeast wind.

natural disaster

The main natural disasters in Beitai township are drought, flood, wind and hail.

population

By the end of 2013, the total population of Beitai township was 12814, all of whom were Han nationality. Among the total population, there are 6831 males (53.3%), 5983 females (46.7%), 3716 under 14 years old (28.9%), 7432 between 15 and 64 years old (58.9%), and 1666 over 65 years old (13.1%). The birth rate is 12.4 ‰, the death rate is 7.12 ‰, and the natural growth rate is 5.28 ‰. The population density is 205.7 per square kilometer.

By the end of 2017, the total resident population of Beitai township was 10983.

By the end of 2018, the total population of the registered residence in the North Taiwan Township was 13093.

Economics

overview

In 2013, the total agricultural output value of Beitai township was 41.56 million yuan, the per capita net income of farmers was 850 yuan, and the total industrial output value was 62.41 million yuan.

In 2018, there were 16 industrial enterprises and 7 comprehensive stores or supermarkets with a business area of more than 50 square meters in Beitai township.

primary industry

Beitai township is the hometown of jujube in Quyang County. There are 25000 mu of jujube forest, 550000 jujube trees and 110 tons of jujube.

In 2013, the rural area of Beitai was 7320 mu (0.6 mu per capita), most of which were hilly and dry land. Corn is mainly planted, with grain output of 2575 tons. Jujube and fast-growing walnut are the main fruit industry. 615 mu of fast-growing walnut was planted. The main animal husbandry is broiler and Rex rabbit. At the end of the year, there were 1 million broilers and 10000 otters.

the secondary industry

In 2013, there was one furniture factory, one sofa factory, eight jujube processing plants and four coal storage and transportation yards in Beitai Township, with a total industrial output value of 62.41 million yuan.

the service sector; the tertiary industry

At the end of 2013, Beitai Township had 15 commercial outlets, more than 50 employees, and the total sales of social goods was 2.56 million yuan; there were 4 market markets, with an annual turnover of 2.8 million yuan. There are three communication outlets each. There are 8215 telephone users, including 3115 fixed telephone users, 5100 mobile telephone users and 3896 Internet users.

Transportation

In 2013, there are provincial highway Helong highway and Baofu Expressway in Beitai Township, 5km away from Lingshan entrance of Baofu Expressway in the East. The road links every village, with a total length of 85 kilometers. There are bus routes to Quyang County, with 5 bus trips per day and 200 passengers per day.

social undertakings

education

At the end of 2013, there were 6 kindergartens (schools) in Beitai Township, with 180 children and 6 full-time teachers; 15 primary schools, with 1062 students and 49 full-time teachers; 1 junior middle school, with 215 students and 27 full-time teachers; the enrollment rate of junior middle school age population, the enrollment rate of primary and junior middle schools, and the coverage rate of nine-year compulsory education reached 100%. The education fund is 6.613 million yuan, and the state financial education fund is 6.313 million yuan.

medical and health work

At the end of 2013, Beitai Township had a township health center with 14 beds and 7 medical staff. There were 16 village clinics and 16 doctors. The new rural cooperative medical insurance rate is 95%.

social security

At the end of 2013, Beitai Township had 41 households with 76 people in urban minimum living security, with an expenditure of 165100 yuan per month, 181 yuan per month; 341 households with 439 people in rural minimum living security, with an expenditure of 579500 yuan per month, 110 yuan per month; and 95 people in various types of special pension, with an expenditure of 307000 yuan, an increase of 22.31% over the previous year.

Local specialties

Pancake burning in cylinder furnace

Quyang casserole, also known as tile pancake, is one of the traditional snacks of Han nationality in Quyang. It has a history of more than 1000 years. The special ingredients are white flour, broken sesame, cooking oil and salt. The cake is thin, fragrant and crisp, and it is not tired after long time and hard after air drying. Pancake burning in cylinder furnace