Moping Township, Zigui County, Yichang City, Hubei Province

Moping Township

Moping Township, belonging to Zigui County, Yichang City, Hubei Province, is located in the southwest of Zigui County, south of the Yangtze River, and adjacent to Badong County in the south, West and northwest. The geographical coordinates are 110 ° 19 ′～ 110 ° 28 ′ E and 30 ° 45 ′～ 30 ° 52 ′ n. It borders Lianghekou town in the East, lvcongpo and Yesanguan in Badong County in the West and south, and meijiahe Township in the north.

brief introduction

The township government is 44.5km away from the Yangtze River and 110km away from Maoping, the new county. The total area is 141 square kilometers, with the highest altitude of 1750 meters and the lowest altitude of 432 meters. There are 12 villages, 76 communities, 163 mutual aid groups and 9758 people in moping, Yilan, longtanping, baijiaping, liujiabao, songjiashan, yanluoping, Yinping, Shengping, sandunyan, Yanglin and Tianjingping (2017). In 2007, the total income of rural economy was 99.26 million yuan, the average net income of farmers was 2278 yuan, the general budget income was 1.88 million yuan, the annual grain output was 7516 tons, the oil production was 587 tons, the number of live pigs was 13000, the number of goats was 9364, the number of goats was 2069, the number of goats was 3702, and the total fixed asset investment was 21.02 million yuan.

resources

The main mineral deposits in moping township are coal, iron, manganese, silicon, phosphorus, Iceland spar, etc. Among them, coal and silica resources are rich, with coal reserves of 30 million tons and silica reserves of more than 300 million cubic meters. The water resources are abundant and the river system is developed. There are more than 20 rivers including Shengping River, Wanjia River, hell River and Yin river flowing into the Yangtze River, with a drainage area of 55 square kilometers. There are 5 hydropower stations with an installed capacity of 19900 kW. There are 2430 reservoirs, 27 canals, 35000 meters.

cash crop

The main food crops in moping township are corn, wheat and potato, and the cash crops are tobacco, konjac, ginkgo, eucommia, Magnolia officinalis, Coptis and other "three wood" medicinal materials. As the main cash crop, flue-cured tobacco has been designated as high-quality tobacco demonstration base by Hubei Tobacco Monopoly Bureau, and its quality is comparable to that of Yunnan Guizhou tobacco. Since the introduction and trial planting of flue-cured tobacco in sandunyan village in 1975, flue-cured tobacco has been planted in 10 villages of the township. In the past 30 years, flue-cured tobacco has been the pillar industry in the township. The area of flue-cured tobacco has increased from 4.67 hectares in 1975 to 765 hectares in 1992, an increase of 163.8 times, reaching the highest in history. After that, the area of planting tobacco decreased, and then increased and decreased. Since 1999, the area of flue-cured tobacco has been stable at about 400 hectares. In 1996, 499.87 hectares of tobacco were planted, the income was 6.97 million yuan, and the single tax of flue-cured tobacco was 2.16 million yuan, the highest level in history. In 2005, the income of 6034 mu of tobacco was 6.936 million yuan, and the average income of flue-cured tobacco was over 1000 yuan for the first time. Due to the increase of flue-cured tobacco income, the per capita net income of farmers increased from 66 yuan in 1980 to 2278 yuan in 2007, an increase of 34.5 times.

Culture

Moping is a green world. The area of woodland in the township is 9333.33 hectares, and the forest coverage rate is 74%. After the project of returning farmland to forest was started in 2000, 833.33 hectares of afforestation was carried out in the township, including 333.33 hectares of afforestation in barren hills and 500.89 hectares of reforestation. In 2007, the area of natural forest management and protection was 8626.67 hectares, including 8053.33 hectares of forbidden cutting area and 573.33 hectares of restricted cutting area. Moping township is a place where Bashu culture and Chu culture meet, where Tujia culture and Han culture blend naturally, giving birth to such unique local culture as high pitched folk songs, beautiful tunes and exquisite stone carvings. There are numerous folk artists and mysterious ancient tombs, Complicated sacrificial activities, magical altar for rain.

Travel

Moping township is rich in tourism resources. It is a wonderful natural oxygen bar with beautiful environment and fresh air. Primitive vegetation can be seen everywhere, including Taxus chinensis, cash tree, Davidia involucrata, Millennial ginkgo and other precious tree species, Ganoderma lucidum, one legged travel for thousands of miles and other precious medicinal materials, exotic flowers and herbs are everywhere, and there are dozens of orchid plants alone. Moping is an ideal summer resort with pleasant climate in four seasons, warm and cool in summer and unique alpine climate. The winding path leading to the secluded area around qijiacao, layers of pine forests and natural lawns are excellent places for people to take summer exercise in summer. The rhinoceros cave in sanlongtan scenic spot is connected with three villages. There are three tides in a day. There are holes in the cave. The cave is empty and magical. The stalactites are colorful and lifelike. It is said that there are Jinba and yinba in the cave. the cliff cliff cliff coffin, less than 7 km away from it, is the largest hanging coffin group found in China so far. The mysterious cave and ancient hanging coffin group are the first choice for exploration and scientific research. The charming scenery of sanlongtan gorge is beautiful, with cliffs, overlapping peaks and mountains, clear river, fish and stone grains, and the amazing natural bridge, which symbolizes the reproduction of life Shennv cave, immortal pillar, echo wall, a line of sky, the unique "thousand leaves and ten thousand rain" and many other magical scenic spots, endangered flying foxes and macaques play in the virgin forest from time to time. About 5km in the middle of Shengping River, the current is fast and suitable for rafting. It is the best choice for nature loving tourists to watch rafting. At the end of rafting, you can take bamboo rafts to float on the lake, enjoy the beautiful scenery of Guishan and Sheshan, or enjoy the pleasure of fishing. The miscellaneous thoughts are completely eliminated, and leisure and elegance ripple in the heart.

specialty

Moping township is also rich in game mountain treasures, with a wide range of varieties, including more than 20 varieties, such as Artemisia, dizao, Pteridium, rock ear, Drynaria, kiwifruit, August fried, yuzhiguo, etc., and has a ginkgo base of 8000 mu, which is a gathering place of green food, health food and medicinal food. Long term consumption can prolong life.

Township Construction

Moping township has basically achieved the goal of "connecting every village with roads, leaving asphalt roads and hardening rural roads". There are 662 program-controlled telephone users in China. Three mobile base stations and one Unicom base station are built, with 95% communication signal coverage. Cable TV can transfer 30 sets of programs, and the coverage rate of radio and television is 100%. There are three primary and secondary schools in moping Township, with 82 teaching staff and 847 students. The school covers an area of 10258 square meters. There are 1 health center, 14 beds, 1 health center and 12 village clinics. 10688 people participated in the new rural cooperative medical system. There are 2882 phone calls. The balance of residents' savings deposits was 18.95 million yuan, 150 people participated in rural endowment insurance, and 572 people enjoyed the minimum living security. the economy and society of moping township are developing continuously, harmoniously and healthily, and various social undertakings are making continuous progress. Under the leadership of the township party committee and government, the people of the township are striving to build green moping, honest moping, safe moping and harmonious moping.