BAXIN Yi Township, Wenshan City, Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province

The Yi Nationality Village in Bazin

BAXIN Yi nationality township is located in the northwest of Wenshan City, 45 km away from the county seat, 19 km away from Wenping highway, between 23 ° 18 ′ N and 23 ° 26 ′ n, 103 ° 55 ′ E and 104 ° 04 ′ E. It is adjacent to Xigu Township in the East, Xiaojie town in the south, laohuilong town and Matang town in the West and North. Around the eastern part of Laojun National Nature Reserve, the terrain is high in the southwest and low in the northeast.

General situation

As of 2006, the township has 5 villagers' committees (Bazin, hetaozhai, gaojiancao, doushepo, TAPI), 37 natural villages and 40 villagers' groups, with a permanent population of 8240 (2017).

Resources and environment

The township covers an area of 125.66 square kilometers, with the highest altitude of 2684 meters and the lowest altitude of 1470 meters. The township office is located at 1720 meters. The annual average temperature is 14.2 ℃, the highest temperature is 30.5 ℃, and the lowest temperature is - 8.5 ℃. The climate is cold all the year round. The annual average rainfall is 1256.52 mm, the evaporation is 97.5 mm, the drought index is about 0.8, and the annual sunshine hours is 2029.8 hours. The geology is dominated by sand shale, followed by granite. Most of the strata are Mesozoic Triassic. The main soils are red soil, yellow brown soil and paddy soil. There are more than ten kinds of mineral resources, such as iron, tungsten, arsenic and gold. It is rich in water resources and wide grassland suitable for grazing, which is one of the main sources of Panlong River in Wenshan. It is suitable to develop TAPI pear, Zanthoxylum bungeanum planting and black goat breeding. The forest coverage rate is 45%, ranking first in the county.

human geography

The township governs 5 villagers committees and 39 village groups including TAPI, doushepo, gaojiancao, hetaozhai and Bazin, with a permanent resident population of 8240 (in 2017), and four ethnic groups including Han, Yi and Miao, making it the township with the highest proportion of ethnic minorities in the county. Over the years, people of all ethnic groups in the village have lived together on an equal footing, respected and harmonized with each other, breaking the custom of non intermarriage among ethnic groups. The people of all ethnic groups are simple, hospitable and good at singing and dancing. Through their respective national festivals, they communicate with each other and effectively promote the stable economic and social development of the whole village. In addition to traditional festivals, all ethnic groups in the township have their own unique festivals, especially the Yi and Miao festivals. The Yi people have "Torch Festival" and "grass Horse Festival". The torch festival of the Yi people is held on June 24 every year. On that night, the people want to light the flaming torch, sing and dance, and use fire to drive away the plague and disease, in order to make their families safe and secure and harvest the crops. The grass Horse Festival of the Yi people is passed by the villagers according to the auspicious day of heaven. Its origin has a mythical color. It is said that in the flood and famine era The Yi people here suffered from natural and man-made disasters and lived in extreme poverty. So the two Fairies in the sky decided to come down to save the world. They became two horses carrying gold and silver to save the people here. But because of the long journey, the two horses fell to the ground and died at the edge of the stockade. After their death, they ascended to heaven, and the people here were liberated. From then on, people held a grand commemoration on a rat day before August 15. The Yi people sang and danced, and sent two horses made of grass from the east to the West. in addition, the Miao people living in their hometown also have their own unique festivals, which are closely related to their own folk customs.

Economic situation

In 2006, the total rural economic income of the township was 17.6938 million yuan, including 9.4979 million yuan from planting, accounting for 53.68% of the total rural economic income; 7.1093 million yuan from animal husbandry, accounting for 40.18% of the total rural economic income; 36 thousand yuan from fishery, accounting for 0.02% of the total rural economic income; 47.29 million yuan from forestry, accounting for 2.67% of the total rural economic income; and 58.05 yuan from secondary and tertiary industries Accounting for 3.28% of the total income of rural economy, and the income from labor service is 1.4915 million yuan. The per capita net income of farmers is 1308 yuan. With the development of rural economy and the improvement of farmers' living standard, there are 2 households living in brick (steel) concrete structure housing, 1527 households living in civil structure housing, 214 households living in brick wood structure housing, and 37 households living in other structure housing. By the end of 2006, the township had 9 automobiles, 4 agricultural transporters, 14 tractors and 308 motorcycles.

infrastructure

By 2006, water, electricity, access, television and telephone have been available in the Yi nationality township of Bazin. There are 1688 households with tap water, 86 households with well water and 6 households with drinking difficulties; 780 households with electricity, 277 households with cable TV and 1191 households with TV; 410 households with fixed telephone or mobile phone, including 315 households with mobile phone. The road into the township is hardened four cement pavement, and the road to the county is unobstructed. A total of 412 households in the township have built biogas digesters, and 101 households have completed the "one pool, three reforms", and 41 small water cellars.

Characteristic industry

The main characteristic industries of the Yi nationality township in Bazin are planting and breeding, and the products are mainly sold to the county. In 2006, the total sales income of the main characteristic industries of the township was 1.9 million yuan, accounting for 10.74% of the total income of the rural economy. the township is developing characteristic industries such as TAPI pear, Japanese sweet persimmon and black goat. In the future, it plans to vigorously develop characteristic industries such as TAPI pear planting, Japanese sweet persimmon planting, ecological agriculture, black goat breeding and pig breeding, so as to increase farmers' income and promote the economic development of the township.

medical and health work

With the continuous growth of rural economy, rural medical care, social security and environmental health have been further developed. Rural residents also actively participate in rural social security, and more farmers begin to join the new rural cooperative medical system. By the end of 2006, 6351 people had participated in the new rural cooperative medical system, with the participation rate of 84.2%. The villagers mainly rely on Township Health Centers for medical treatment. Only the hetaozhai village committee has a village health center with an area of 70 square meters. There are 15 rural doctors in the township. There are 8 public toilets in the township. there is one township level health center, one village committee health center and 15 village doctors in the township. The health center of BAXIN Township covers an area of 1036 square meters, with 6 doctors. The health center is mainly surgery, internal Pediatrics, obstetrics and Gynecology, and the township health center is the main medical center for the whole township.

cultural education

As of 2006, there are 9 primary schools in Bashin Yi nationality township, with a construction area of 3300 square meters, 57 primary school teachers, 592 primary and secondary school students and 332 middle school students. there is a cultural activity room and six amateur cultural propaganda teams in the township, which greatly enriches the amateur cultural life of the villagers.