Menglie Town, Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County, Pu'er City, Yunnan Province

Menglie town

Menglie town is located in the south of Jiangcheng County, 101 ° 14 ′ - 102 ° 19 ′ e, 22 ° 21 ′ - 22 ° 56 ′ n. It is connected with Qushui town in the East, Laos in the south, Kangping town in the west, Guoqing Township in the north and Baozang town in the northwest. Located at the junction of China and Laos, the border line is 68 kilometers long. The maximum horizontal distance between East and West is 57 km, and the maximum vertical distance between North and south is 19 km.

There are four major organs in the area, including the seventh frontier defense regiment and 102 provincial, municipal and county units, inhabiting 26 ethnic groups, including Hani, Yi, Yao and Lahu, with a permanent population of 32032 (2017). It covers an area of 387.67 square kilometers. Niuluohe nature reserve covers an area of 71595 mu.

Historical evolution

Menglie town was founded in February 1983 and merged with Hongjiang town in December 2005. The so-called menglie is a Dai place name, "Meng" is a dam, "lie" is a river, "menglie" means a flat dam on the river. In the early years of Qianlong in the middle of the 18th century, menglie street is now a Dai village. During the reign of Emperor Qianlong, many Han people came to menglie for business, frontier defense, refuge, famine and other reasons. Menglie town has been the political, economic and cultural center of Jiangcheng since it was established in 1902, the county government in 1949 and the people's Government in 1949.

administrative division

Menglie town governs 2 communities (Dongcheng community and Xicheng community), 7 Village Committees (Daxin village, Qiaotou village, Dazhai village, niuluohe village, Jiangbian village, Doba village and Hongjiang Village), 48 natural villages, 53 villager groups and 28 resident groups, with a permanent population of 32032 (2017).

Geomorphology and climate

The whole town has a long and narrow terrain, which belongs to mountainous area, mid mountain area and some low mountain valley area. The highest altitude is 1804m at the top of Luoguo mountain, and the lowest altitude is 800m in the middle valley of mengye River, with a height difference of 1004m. All rivers in the town belong to the red river system. The main rivers are: mengye River, niuluo River, menglie River, Dazhai River, Wuma River, Lahu River, etc. It is rich in water resources, which can not only meet the needs of people's production and living, but also develop multi-level small hydropower stations. the whole town is located in the south of Tropic of cancer. The general climate features are: warm climate, long spring and autumn, distinct dry and wet seasons, flood in summer, drought in winter and spring. The annual average temperature is 18 ℃, the annual average rainfall is 2254 mm, and the rainy days are 178 days. It is a subtropical region with fertile soil, abundant rainfall, mild climate and distinct dry and wet characteristics. the soil type of the town has obvious zonal and regional characteristics, mainly red soil, followed by latosol, yellow soil, red soil, yellow brown soil, paddy soil and alluvial soil, pH 4-6, organic matter content of 2-4%, high natural fertility; lithology mainly includes purplish red argillaceous sandstone, shale, sandstone, quartzite sandstone. the vegetation is monsoon evergreen broad-leaved forest, Pinus kesiya forest, shrub grass slope and other types of vegetation. The ecological environment is diverse, the suitable range is wide, and the biological resources are rich. There are coal, iron, copper, lead and zinc, rock salt, gypsum, and other building materials such as limestone and clay. There are many kinds of plants, mainly in subtropical mountain evergreen forest. Wild animals include red deer, black bear, muntjac, rock sheep, wild boar, pheasant, flying mouse, owl, woodpecker, Silver Pheasant, etc.

Education and medical treatment

There are 13 public kindergartens, private kindergartens, complete primary schools, middle schools, vocational high schools, adult technical schools, and five medical units, including the county people's Hospital, the County Maternal and child health care center, the county health supervision institute, the County Center for Disease Control and prevention, and menglie community health center. It has achieved "universal six", "universal nine" and "three links" (power, water and access). The town has six centers (49 agricultural service centers, forestry service centers, social security service centers, village and town planning and construction service centers, cultural radio and television service centers, and financial centers), and 34 cadres.

economic development

Menglie town has a good natural resource condition, especially in the hot area with abundant light, heat, gas, water and soil resources. Niuluohe ecological tea in menglie town enjoys a good reputation in domestic and foreign markets, and is a pillar industry of the whole town and even the whole county. The output of vegetables, fish and livestock products in menglie town ranks first in the county. On the basis of ensuring food self-sufficiency, we should make full use of natural and economic advantages to develop tea, sugar cane, vegetables, fruits, coffee, animal husbandry, pond fish culture, forest products processing and other industries, optimize the structure, and speed up the development of rural economy in the town. menglie town has 29065 mu of arable land, including 7063 mu of farmland, mainly for grain crops and cash crops. The main food crops are rice, corn, and other non-staple crops are wheat, potato, beans, etc. The main cash crops are sugarcane, vegetables, peanuts and so on, and the gardens include coffee, tea and orchards. Other economic sources are aquaculture, catering, commerce, transportation, construction, processing industry, etc. In 2015, the town's GDP was 376 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 10.63%; the investment in fixed assets above designated size was 151 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 159.73%; the per capita disposable income of urban residents was 22588 yuan, a year-on-year increase of 10.7%; the total income of rural economy was 125 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 20%; the disposable income of rural residents was 7389 yuan, a year-on-year increase of 18%.

tourist resources

The town is rich in land resources, water energy resources, hot area resources and geographical advantages, and has great development potential. Menglie town takes pigs, rabbits and sheep as the market day. The scenic spots in the area include martyrs' cemetery, old street buildings, zhenjianglou, nanlushan scenic spot, mountain temple, menglie reservoir, luoguoshan, niuluohe tea garden, Lahu River, niuluohe riverside and niuluohe primeval forest nature reserve. In addition, it can also enjoy the scenery and customs of foreign countries, which has better tourism development value.

ethnic flavor

National Customs: different national customs spread the customs of "seeing off relatives", "welcoming relatives", "respecting gods" and "banishing ghosts". Folk songs and Dances: folk songs and dances are an important part of the social life of the people of all ethnic groups in menglie town. People express their thoughts and feelings, cultivate their sentiment, communicate with each other and live in harmony through songs and dances, such as Hani and Yi music and dances with local characteristics such as "yenike (cigarette box dance)", "four string dance", "tiaosheng", "singing song", "Yingqin tune", "jieqin tune", "going out tune" and "blowing leaf tune" There are "golden autumn entertainment" organized by the elderly in the town community. The folk song and dance "Amiche" performed by them is very popular among the domestic audience. They won the silver prize in the "golden autumn style" competition held by the provincial veteran cadre activity center in 2007 and the gold prize in the national mass dance China activity. Folktales: the folktales in Jiangcheng folk literature collection include: Legend of strange stones (varoki stone), sarcophagus village, xianmajiao stone and huangjianglin strange stones. Folk artists: Bai Zhongkui, prynxian (Banpo), Zhong Yunping (community), Wang Shaohua, Luo Banxue, Pu Ruzhen, Bai Fenglan, Chen Shixian, Zhou Shoulin, etc.