Guali Township, Ziyuan County, Guilin City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region

Guali Township

Guali township is located in the northwest of Ziyuan County. It is adjacent to Meixi in the East. Yandong Township in the South and Chengbu County in Hunan Province in the northwest. Guali street, where the township government is located, is 45 kilometers away from the county. The total area of the township is 240.5 square kilometers, with 164296 mu of arable land and 13125 mu of woodland. Township jurisdiction Jinjiang, white bamboo, Yilin, Datian, Wenxi, tiandongli, vanilla, Shuitou, Baishui, Guali, dapingtou 11 villages, 233 villager groups. The total number of households is 5732 and the total population is 21872. Pinus and Cunninghamia lanceolata are the main forestry species, followed by tung oil tree, Camellia oleifera, lacquer tree and moso bamboo. Shuitou village is rich in fluorite ore with good quality, which is exported to Japan and Southeast Asia.

History of organizational system

Guali commune was established in 1958 and township was established in 1984.

natural resources

land resource

The total area of the township is 240.5 square kilometers, with 164296 mu of arable land and 13125 mu of woodland.

plant resources

Pinus and Cunninghamia lanceolata are the main forest types in the township, followed by tung oil tree, Camellia oleifera, lacquer tree and moso bamboo. Shuitou village is rich in fluorite ore with good quality, which is exported to Japan and Southeast Asia. The township has 2600 mu of honeysuckle, 8000 mu of Moso bamboo, more than 6000 pits of Gastrodia elata, 8000 mu of Sanmu medicinal materials, and a breeding base of one million Sanmu medicinal materials. There are two hundred head sheep farms, three family rabbit bases and one pheasant farm.

Mineral resources

the territory is rich in mineral resources, including more than 20 kinds of minerals such as fluorite, feldspar, uranium, crystal and porcelain clay, mainly distributed in Shuitou, tiandongli, Wenxi, Datian, Baizhu, Shuitou and other villages. The mineral products in this area are of good grade, large quantity, easy to exploit and have great development value.

water resource

the township is rich in water resources, including more than 20 rivers, such as Wenjiang River, Guajiang River, Jinjiang River, piaoshui River, zhuyeping River and dashijiang river. Now only three power stations, Pingtan, Jinjiang River and Xiangcao, have been put into use. There are still several major water systems that have not been developed. The hydropower resources are rich and have great development value.

geographical environment

Guali township is located in the northwest of Ziyuan County, adjacent to Meixi Township in the East, Yandong Township in the south, Chetian Miao Township in the West and Chengbu County in Hunan Province in the north. Guali street, where the township government is located, is 45 kilometers away from the county. There is a Meixi Chetian highway passing through Guali township. the main peaks in the township are dabaoding, erbaoding, Guangxi Ao, zhantiantang, Biandan mountain, etc. The state-owned yinzhulaoshan water source forest protection zone, located in the northwest edge of the township, covers an area of about 40 square kilometers. It has many primitive forests, rare birds and animals, precious medicinal materials, and rare relic -- Abies Abies. Guali River, the main river in the territory, flows 15 kilometers into Zijiang River through hujiatian village of Meixi.

Development of people's livelihood

Although the township is rich in resources, it is still relatively poor, and its governance may not be appropriate. In addition, it is located in a corner, and the transportation is very inconvenient. As for those who have to walk more than 10 kilometers to get to the road, production and trade activities are extremely difficult, and the people are very poor. Villagers often carry more than 100 Jin of heavy load up and down the mountain, even women and children can't help it. Some people can't bear to see the tragedy. Li Yuan, how can you bear the heavy load? When you are poor, you think about change. The Township Education is very developed, the township has a junior high school, a central primary school and 10 village primary schools. The enrollment rate of junior high schools is often lower than that of key middle schools in the county. It is also common for people to enter key universities in the college entrance examination. The only way out of life is to study. Therefore, the family should do their best, the teachers should do their duty, and the students should do their wisdom. In addition, the students in this village are honest. They only study, and they don't regard flashy as noble. They are far from being a dandy. After going out, we should bear in mind the root, be diligent and thrifty, and work hard to be successful. As the local saying goes, "heroes come from high mountains." It is good to believe in the words of beauty!

scenic spot

There are many tourist attractions in the township, such as yinzhulaoshan, a 40 square kilometer primeval forest reserve, a high mountain grassland with an altitude of more than 1600 meters, a ten mile flat grassland, a wonderful chicken dam stone, and gaoxianqiao, a cultural relic protected by the autonomous region.

Gaoxian Bridge

Gaoxian bridge was built in the year of Daoguang in the Qing Dynasty. It is about 40 meters long and has a plaque on it, which reads "Shizhen aidiao kaguali aidiao kaguali aiding Suo". According to the records of Xiyan Yizhi, six passes were set up in Chenghua year of Ming Dynasty, namely Jingzhu pass, Tongling pass and Kunpeng pass. They belong to Yixiang and are now the Yao land at the junction of Zhongfeng Township and Xing'an County. Shizhen pass, zudun pass and Shiyang pass belong to Waner township. Now it is in Guali township. It is the junction of Xiasan pass and LanNiu Moyi village, Miao and Yao in Chengbu County, Hunan Province. The six passes have six long passes, 233 soldiers and 1846 Mu fields. Among them, Shizhen pass is located in wulicha, with one pass chief, 37 pass soldiers and 514.5 mu of aitian. All of them have card houses. Gaoxian bridge is the main channel leading to Xinning and extending to the West. At that time, there was a blockhouse at the end of the bridge, which was the gateway to detect bandits and maintain public order.

Yinzhu Laoshan fir reserve

Yinzhulaoshan fir reserve is located in Guali township of Ziyuan County, covering an area of 19 square kilometers. It is located between 26 degrees 15 minutes 5 seconds to 26 degrees 19 minutes 15 seconds north latitude and 110 degrees 32 minutes 42 seconds to 110 degrees 35 minutes 6 seconds east longitude. It is at the junction of Chengbu and Xinning counties in Hunan Province at the north end of Ziyuan County. The reserve was established in June 1982 with the approval of Guangxi People's government. The main protected object is Abies Abies.

Half July Lantern Festival

The Lantern Festival (July 13-15) is an annual folk festival with a long history. Every July and a half, to sing and play lights to express the memory of our ancestors, disaster relief. People spontaneously carried lights and floated along the river. Under the night, the lights were brilliant, forming a grand scene of "ten thousand River lights floating across the Zijiang River". During the festival, there are a wide range of local specialties and folk snacks, and economic and trade negotiations. There are various situations, such as bamboo pole, lion dance, dragon dance, elephant tug of war, chicken fighting, sheep fighting, sheep bird and other primitive folk sports and entertainment activities.