Pingtan Township, Tongdao Dong Autonomous County, Huaihua City, Hunan Province

Pingtan Township

Pingtan township is located in the southwest of Tongdao Dong Autonomous County, 20 kilometers away from the county. It is adjacent to Longcheng town in the East, yatunbu in the west, Sanjiang County in Guangxi in the South and Huangtu Township in the north. There are many peaks and mountains, surrounded by streams and rivers. The terrain is high in the southwest, low in the northeast, and low in the middle. After the confluence of Gengyun River and Gaobu river at the upstream of the township government, it is called Pingtan river. Pingtan river flows through eight administrative villages from south to north. There are Shuanglong highway, Pingtan Linxi highway and Pingtan yatunbu highway with a total mileage of 60 km. The township is an important part of the corridor of Baili Dong culture. It is named Lusheng Township by the Ministry of culture of the people's Republic of China. There are six national cultural relics protection units and three provincial cultural relics protection units. The main local products are Camellia oleifera, etc. In addition, there are underground mineral deposits such as manganese and silica.

brief introduction

Pingtan township is 20 kilometers away from the county seat. After the confluence of Gengyun River and Gaobu river at the upstream of the township government, it is called Pingtan river. Pingtan river flows through eight administrative villages from south to north. There are Shuanglong highway, Pingtan Linxi highway and Pingtan yatunbu highway with a total mileage of 60 km. The township is an important part of the corridor of Baili Dong culture. It is named Lusheng Township by the Ministry of culture of the people's Republic of China. There are six national cultural relics protection units and three provincial cultural relics protection units. The main local products are Camellia oleifera, etc. In addition, there are underground mineral deposits such as manganese and silica. the total area of the township is 129.56 square kilometers (2017), and the population density is 150 people per square kilometer. Among them, the area of cultivated land is 8023.6 mu, the area of forest land is 68126.5 mu, the forest coverage rate is 86%, the area of Camellia oleifera forest is 12000 mu, and the volume of standing trees is 150000 cubic meters, which belongs to the typical characteristics of eight mountains, one water and one farmland. It has jurisdiction over 11 administrative villages, 1 neighborhood committee, 88 villager groups, and 17072 people (in 2017). The population density of Dong people is 150 people per square kilometer in 2007 and 159 people per square kilometer in 2010. In 2007, the GDP was 23.68 million yuan and the per capita net income of farmers was 1212 yuan. In 2010, the GDP was 34.52 million yuan and the per capita net income of farmers was 1428 yuan.

Historical evolution

The township got its name from Zhudi Pingtan village. At the beginning of liberation, it belonged to Linxi District, Sanjiang County, Guangxi. In 1954, it was designated as the seventh district resident. Pingtan township was established in 1956, Pingtan commune was established with Huangtu Township in 1958, separated out in 1961, and changed to Township in 1984.

administrative division

The township has 11 administrative villages, including Hengling, Pingtan, pingri, shuangba, sanceng, Yanglan, Gaotuan, Gaoshang, Gaosheng, Kezhong and gaoben, a neighborhood committee, 88 villager groups, and 17072 people (2017). It is a Dong inhabited area.

folk culture

It is a residential area of Dong nationality, an important part of Baili Dong culture corridor and a hometown of folk art. Therefore, the Party committee and government of Pingtan Township put forward the development strategy of "building the township with culture and prospering the township with tourism". According to the working idea of "strengthening the foundation, activating culture and prospering tourism", the Party committee and government of Pingtan Township vigorously strengthened the infrastructure, basic industry and basic work of the township, vigorously promoted the protection, inheritance and development of national culture and art, actively promoted the development of cultural tourism industry, and made remarkable achievements in the economic and social development of the township Progress.

Honors

Since 2007, it has been awarded the title of "advanced unit of target management" by the county Party committee and the county government for three consecutive years. In 2009, it was awarded the titles of "safe township" and "advanced township of Family Planning Association" by the municipal Party committee and the municipal government.