Sumuxi Yao nationality township, Chenxi County, Huaihua City, Hunan Province

Sumuxi Yao nationality township

Sumuxi Yao township is located in the southeast of Chenxi County, adjacent to Simeng Township and tongxihe township of Xupu County in the East, luozishan Yao Township in the south, Huangxikou town in the West and houtang Yao Township in the north. The township government is located in sumuxi village, 98 kilometers away from Chenyang town. The total area of the township is 54.87 square kilometers (2017), including 5783 mu of cultivated land (4793 mu of paddy field and 900 mu of dry land), 72844 mu of mountainous area, and the forest coverage rate is 72%.

Historical evolution

The Yao nationality living in sumuxi is one of the earliest nationalities in the upper reaches of Yuanshui river. During the period of the Republic of China, it belonged to Taihe Township of Chenxi County. He built sumuxi Township in 1953. when the communization was carried out in 1958, it belonged to rocket commune. In June 1959, each commune was named after its residence, and rocket commune was renamed luozishan commune. He separated from luozishan commune in 1961 and established sumuxi commune. On January 11, 1982, baiyanxi and Pingding were assigned to luozishan commune. the name of the township was restored in March 1984. On January 31, 1989, with the approval of the people's Government of Hunan Province, sumuxi township was withdrawn and sumuxi Yao township was established. In 1993, Pingding village of luozishan Yao nationality township returned to sumuxi Yao nationality township, and sumuxi assigned chayuanping to houtang Yao nationality township.

administrative division

Sumuxi Yao township has 10 administrative villages, including sumuxi, Jinshui, Tangtian, Xiaoxi, Shimen, Tianao, Pingding, Liaotian, Wanping and erduwan.

Population nationality

In 1995, there were 2051 households with 8504 people. There are 1170 ethnic minority households with 4682 people, including 1169 Yao households with 4681 people, accounting for 55.04% of the total population, and the remaining one is Tujia. In 2012, there were 2145 households with 9291 people in the township, including 1480 Yao households with 6410 people, accounting for 69.20% of the total population. 8444 (2017).

traffic

Sumuxi Yao nationality township is located in the remote area with closed traffic. In the early 1970s, there were no roads, bamboo, wood and other resources, most of which were exported from small streams, and the means of production, livelihood and agricultural and sideline products were all shouldered. Huangxikou (Huangxikou) and sumuxi (sumuxi) highways were built in 1976, and passenger buses were opened in 1988. At present, there are 13 roads, 2 passenger cars and 4 wheels, and 16 tractors in the township. The traffic conditions have been improved, but most of them are simple roads in the forest area, with poor roads and rain resistance. The advantage of sumuxi Yao nationality township lies in the mountains, with 72844 mu of mountainous area and 980% of timber volume.

Economic situation

Agriculture and forestry are the pillar industries of the township economy. In 1995, the total output value of industry and agriculture was 2.907 million yuan, including 2.8736 million yuan of agricultural output value and 33.3 million yuan of rural industrial output value, accounting for 98.84% and 1.16% of the total output value respectively. It was in the lower level in the economic development of the whole county and was a poverty-stricken Township in Hunan Province. The annual output of rice is 1777.3 tons, the per capita output of grain is 259 kg, and 130 tons of grain are turned over to the state. The agricultural and forestry by-products include konjac, pepper, tobacco, watermelon, etc. the breeding industry mainly includes pigs, cattle, chickens and ducks, and the planting and breeding account for 87.76% of the total agricultural output value. In 1995, the per capita net income of farmers in the township was 424 yuan, a net increase of 312 yuan compared with 1990. There were 314 households and 3402 people in the township with food and clothing problems yet to be solved. Fiscal revenue has increased. In 1995, the total revenue of the township was 328000 yuan, an increase of 208000 yuan over 1990. The tax on agricultural and forestry products was 238000 yuan, and the tax on agricultural products was 90000 yuan. The total amount was handed over to the county finance. In 2002, the municipal Poverty Alleviation Office supported the trial planting of 300 mu in Liaotian village. Three years later, it entered the full bloom period, with an income of more than 4000 yuan per mu. With the support of relevant municipal and county departments, honeysuckle was taken as the leading industry in the township. By the beginning of 2009, the planting area of honeysuckle in the township had reached 3567 mu, benefiting more than 1300 farmers. Honeysuckle in sumuxi Yao nationality township has become the leading industry of the township. The planting area of honeysuckle in the township is 5000 mu, of which 2000 mu is in full bloom, the output value will exceed 10 million yuan, and the per capita income of honeysuckle will reach 1200 yuan.

social undertakings

There are 1 junior middle school, 1 boarding center school, 12 village primary schools, 1212 students and 30 teachers in primary and secondary schools, including 16 private teachers and 23 substitute teachers. There are 8 senior high school graduates and 5 undergraduates. One Township Health Center (4 employees, 6 beds), endemic goiter and epidemic diseases were well controlled. With the help of the relevant departments at a higher level, a TV station and a ground satellite receiving station have been built, and the TV household rate of the whole township is 34.6%. Every village has a basketball court, and the township government organizes one or two competitions every year. In order to enliven cultural and sports life and enhance friendship and unity, the third Yao people's "King Pan Festival" cultural and sports annual meeting was held in 1995. The delegation teams from eight neighboring villages and towns were invited to participate in the meeting. Basketball, high footed horse, mountain climbing, archery, playing three chess, folk songs and other competitions were held, which was unprecedented.