Pingtan Town, Huiyang District, Huizhou City, Guangdong Province

Pingtan town

Pingtan Town, a town under the jurisdiction of Huiyang District, Huizhou City, Guangdong Province, is located in the central area of Huiyang District. Its central location is about 114 ° 3 'e, 23 ° n, Ma'an town in the west, Pingshan street of Huidong County in the East, Liangjing town in the south, Hengli Town in the north and Shuikou Town in the northwest. The total administrative area is 99.7 square kilometers. As of February 2020, the permanent population of Pingtan town is about 46900, and the floating population is about 5700. As of June 2020, Pingtan town has jurisdiction over one community and 17 administrative villages, and the town government is located at 118 Yanlu Avenue, Pingtan Town, Huiyang District.

Pingtanwei was built in the Ming Dynasty. It was first called gulongwei (today's demonstration site), then xinbudian (today's Tianpu), and then developed into a market in the present pingtanwei location. Tongzhi nine years (1870), is a Tong'an about fort. In 1931, it belonged to the 14th District. In 1950, it belonged to Pingtan district (five districts). In January 1987, Pingtan was removed from district to town.

In 2018, the GDP of Pingtan town reached 1.873 billion yuan, with a year-on-year growth of 9.3%; the added value of industries above designated size increased by 20.4%; the industrial and commercial tax was 133 million yuan, with a year-on-year growth of 26.5%; the total retail sales of social consumer goods was 831 million yuan, with a year-on-year growth of 10.7%; the actual foreign direct investment was 26 million yuan, with a year-on-year growth of 57.4%; the total import and export was 338 million yuan, with a year-on-year growth of 49.4%.

Historical evolution

Pingtanwei was built in the Ming Dynasty. It was first called gulongwei (today's demonstration site), then xinbudian (today's Tianpu), and then developed into a market in the present pingtanwei location. There used to be a pond with a water depth of 10 feet. There was a spring gushing out, which was like a flat pool. On both sides of the pool were small hills. Later, people dug and leveled the hills, filled the pool and built shops, so it was named Pingtan, later called Pingtan.

Tongzhi nine years (1870), is a Tong'an about fort.

In 1931, it belonged to the 14th District.

From the 26th year of the Republic of China (1937) to the 36th year of the Republic of China (1947), it was under the jurisdiction of the third district (the district government was located in Hengli).

In 1950, it belonged to Pingtan district (five districts).

In 1951, it belonged to the 23rd district (Shuikou District).

In December 1957, it belongs to Pingtan township.

In October 1958, it belonged to Pingtan commune.

In April 1962, it belonged to Xinguang commune and Pingtan commune of Ma'an district.

In February 1963, it belonged to Pingtan commune.

In January 1984, it belongs to Pingtan district.

In January 1987, Pingtan was removed from district to town.

administrative division

As of June 2020, Pingtan town has jurisdiction over one community and 17 administrative villages, and the town government is located at 118 Yanlu Avenue, Pingtan Town, Huiyang District.

geographical environment

Location context

Pingtan town is located in the central part of Huiyang District, with its central point at 114 ° 3 'e and 23 ° n. It is adjacent to Ma'an town in the west, Pingshan Town in Huidong County in the East, Liangjing town in the south, Hengli Town in the north and Shuikou Town in the northwest. The total area is 99.7 square kilometers.

topographic features

The terrain of Pingtan town is from southwest to northeast, from low to high, and the hilly area accounts for the majority.

climate

Pingtan town has a mild climate with an annual average temperature of about 25 ℃. The extreme maximum temperature is 37 ℃ and the extreme minimum temperature is 1 ℃. The annual frost free period is 340-350 days. Abundant rainfall, normal annual rainfall between 1200 ~ 1600 mm.

hydrology

The Xizhijiang River in Pingtan town runs through the East and West. The riverbed contains a lot of high-quality sand, and the two banks along the river are mostly alluvial flat. There is an underground river, about 37 meters above the ground, flowing from Xizhi River in the southeast to Dongjiang River in the northwest.

population

As of February 2020, the permanent population of Pingtan town is about 46900, and the floating population is about 5700.

Economics

In 2018, the GDP of Pingtan town reached 1.873 billion yuan, with a year-on-year growth of 9.3%; the added value of industries above designated size increased by 20.4%; the industrial and commercial tax was 133 million yuan, with a year-on-year growth of 26.5%; the total retail sales of social consumer goods was 831 million yuan, with a year-on-year growth of 10.7%; the actual foreign direct investment was 26 million yuan, with a year-on-year growth of 57.4%; the total import and export was 338 million yuan, with a year-on-year growth of 49.4%.

social undertakings

infrastructure

In 2018, Pingtan town promoted the expansion of Huizhou airport, the air cargo terminal and No.2 parking lot were put into use, the land acquisition agreement of Hehui Dongguan Expressway (Pingtan section) was signed by 92.66%, and the preliminary work of Huizhou Port Expressway (provincial highway 357) was carried out. We will promote the construction of "four good rural roads" and complete 33.4 kilometers of village road widening, repair and pavement hardening projects. The joint water supply of Pingtan water plant and Ma'an water plant will be realized, and the daily water supply capacity will be increased by 3000 tons.

social security

In 2018, Pingtan town overfulfilled the tasks of urban residents' medical insurance and new rural endowment insurance. The support standards of urban and rural minimum living security, rural five guarantees and urban "three no" personnel were increased to 800 yuan, 1280 yuan and 1750 yuan per person per month, respectively. In the whole year, 8.38 million yuan of subsidy funds such as five guarantees and minimum living security were issued, helping 1107 people in need. 653 new urban jobs were created, and the urban unemployment registration rate was 2.12%. To provide free physical examination for 45000 permanent residents and free vaccination for people over 60 years old.

Transportation

Pingtan is the transportation hub of Huiyang and the transportation fortress of eastern Guangdong. National Highway 324, Guanghui Expressway and Yongping highway pass through the territory, directly to Huizhou Port, Huizhou, Shenzhen, Dongguan, Guangzhou, Shantou and other places; Huizhou airport, located in the town, has many domestic routes such as Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou and so on, with convenient land and air transportation.

Local specialties

The main characteristic agricultural products of Pingtan town are red onion, Pueraria, Huaishan, green pepper, sweet corn, etc.

Red onion is a seasoning vegetable crop, which has a long history of cultivation in Zhangxin village, Pingtan town. The annual planting area is more than 3000 mu, and the annual output reaches 12750 tons. The red onion produced in zhangxincun is bright red and beautiful in appearance, rich in texture, spicy and delicious.

Pueraria lobata is mainly distributed in Xinwei village, Pingtan Town, with annual planting area of 2000 mu and annual output of 6000 tons. Its production process is pollution-free, with high nutritional value and rich flavor.

Huaishan is mainly distributed in Xinwei village, Pingtan Town, with an annual planting area of more than 3000 mu and an annual output of 6000 tons. Xinwei village planting base produces "Xinhuai" brand of Huaishan, which is crisp, juicy and less fiber.

Green pepper has a long history of cultivation in Pingtan Town, with an annual planting area of more than 7000 Mu and an annual output of 21000 tons. The main planting base is Hongguang Village. The green pepper produced in Hongguang Village has light green color, bright fruit surface, large fruit, slightly spicy, crisp and delicious meat, good quality and good marketability.

Sweet corn is mainly distributed in Yangguang village, Pingtan Town, with an annual planting area of more than 15000 Mu and an annual output of 18750 tons. Its meat is tender, sweet, delicious and rich in protein.