Shanghexi Township, Sangzhi County, Zhangjiajie City, Hunan Province

Shanghexi Township

Shanghexi township is located in the southwest of Sangzhi County, bounded by Chenjiahe town in the East, Longshan County in the west, Yongshun County in the South and Hekou Township in the north. The township government is 56 kilometers away from the county. It is rich in mountain resources and mineral resources. It is the only way for Sangzhi County to lead to Longshan, Western Hubei and Eastern Chongqing. It is known as the "west gate" of Sangzhi County. Shanghexi township was established before the founding of new China. The people's commune of shanghexi township was established in 1958 and the township system was restored in 1984. The total area of the township is 136.48 square kilometers (2017), with 10245 mu of cultivated land, including 7178 mu of paddy field and 3067 mu of dry land. It has 15 villages, 128 villager groups and 13858 people (in 2017), mainly Tujia and Miao.

key industries

Shanghexi township is rich in mountain resources and mineral resources. There are millions of tons of coal and 300000 tons of barite. In the past decade, through mountain development, pear village and chestnut tree planting base based on shanghexi village have been built, with a total orchard area of more than 1500 mu and an annual output of more than 100 tons of dry and fruit. The main economic bodies of shanghexi township are the planting industry of grain, fruit, tobacco, peanut and vegetable, the breeding industry of pig, cattle and sheep and the mining industry.

economic development

"Take the road of development and prosper the whole township economy" is the general idea of shanghexi township's economic development. The township makes full use of local resources to develop township enterprises. It has successively mined coal resources in four villages and established a large-scale coal company. The company exports 30000 tons of coal to the Department every year. Taking the construction of enterprises and market town streets as the leader, the development of agricultural and sideline products processing, commerce and transportation industry has been brought forward. In 2000, the total output value of township enterprises reached 25.45 million yuan. Shanghexi township is located in the SangLong trunk line, which is the only way for Sangzhi and Longshan counties, with convenient transportation and perfect investment environment. All villages in the township have basically been connected with roads, telephones and cable TV. Science, education, culture and health undertakings are developing rapidly. There are 4 science and technology service institutions and medical and health units, 11 primary and secondary schools, and more than 2000 students. As the west gate of Sangzhi County, the construction of shanghexi township has begun to take shape, forming a pattern of all-round economic development. In the days to come, shanghexi township will embark on a more healthy, civilized and prosperous road with solid steps.

Zhuyuanchong village in shanghexi township to build a beautiful new countryside

Zhuyuanchong village of shanghexi Township, in carrying out the activities of urban and rural environmental governance, gives full play to the exemplary role of Party members, and guides the villagers to build a beautiful new countryside through the establishment of voluntary cleaning team and health supervision Association. in zhuyuanchong village, a voluntary cleaning team composed of more than 30 party members, cadres and villagers' representatives will clean the 12 km concrete pavement of the village every week and clean up the white garbage in the river. "Once a week, I usually go to the front door of my house once a day. I go to the top point once a week and clean the unsanitary places." Said Mi Jiuyi, a villager of zhuyuanchong village. in addition to the voluntary cleaning team, the village also established a health supervision association composed of Party members, villagers' representatives and retired teachers, which publicized environmental protection knowledge to villagers and strengthened the supervision of family health. The village residents have good health habits, clean and tidy homes, orderly goods placement, resource recycling, and the overall environment of the village has changed a lot. "if there is rubbish along the river and road, it should be cleaned in time. If there is rubbish on the road, it should be clean and sanitary." Li Qinglin, a villager, told the author. Huang Shengming, Secretary of the Party branch of zhuyuanchong village, said that the masses of the village, on behalf of the cadres of the village committee, actively cooperated with each other and reached a consensus on garbage disposal, so they could stick to it for a long time. He also said that the village will be built into a harmonious village with smooth roads, clear rivers, clean houses and evergreen mountains through the work of urban and rural governance.