Luoshuihe Township, Lingqiu County, Datong City, Shanxi Province

Luoshuihe Township

Luoshuihe township is a pure agricultural township with no other resources. Corn is the main crop, accounting for 60% of the planting area. The rest are millet, millet, beans, potatoes, and other small grains such as buckwheat and black grain. The total area is 282.25 square kilometers, and the cultivated area is 67647 mu.

administrative division

Luoshuihe township is eight kilometers to the east of Lingqiu County. It has jurisdiction over beishuilu village, Gushan village, jualpaca village, Hugou village, Dongpo village, nanyudi village, SUDI village, Dajian village, Sanshan village, luoshuihe village, Xinzhuang village, Xizhuang village, Nanzhuang Village, Shangbao village, Gucheng village, Wangzhuang village, heijiangou village, letaoshan village, xinheyu village, Zhaobai village, Qiaozhuang village, jinggou village and baiyangpu village Village, yaozhan village, Beigou village, Anjia village, Guozhuang village, Donglin village, xutai village, Xizhuang village, Mengtai village, Dongzhuang village, Tiangou village and other 24 administrative villages, 39 natural villages, with a permanent resident population of 22595 (2017).

Economic overview

In 2003, the total rural economic income of luoshuihe township was 68.338 million yuan, the per capita net income of farmers was 1700 yuan, and the total grain output was 12 million jin. there are good water resources conditions in the lower part of luoshuihe Township, with flat land and fertile soil. Zhaobai Township in the eastern mountainous area is a dry mountainous area with poor living conditions due to lack of water and barren land. The transportation of the whole township is relatively convenient. Tianzou highway runs through the whole area, and Jingyuan railway runs through the whole area, which creates good convenient conditions for the transportation of agricultural and sideline products. in recent years, with the adjustment of industrial structure, 5000 mu of superior watermelon, 1500 mu of open vegetables, 1000 mu of traditional Chinese medicine and 500 mu of rice have been planted in the township. A cattle farm with a capacity of 200 heads has been built, and more than 1000 people have been relocated. This has effectively increased farmers' income and improved their living environment. Moreover, Hugou watermelon has become a well-known brand in North China, creating good economic benefits And social benefits.

Climatic characteristics

The annual precipitation of luoshuihe township is 420mm, the average temperature is about 7 ℃, and the frost free period is about 140 days.

History and culture

Datong City cultural relics survey team 3 conducted a comprehensive survey of 24 administrative villages and some natural villages in luoshuihe Township, Lingqiu County. Among them, 18 are ancient sites, 1 is ancient tombs, 9 are ancient buildings, 4 are cave temples and stone carvings, and 3 are important historical sites and representative buildings in modern times. Among the 14 cultural relics to be reviewed, the "songjiadi site" 2.5km to the east of Mentou Xinzhuang village has not been found after many investigations. After visiting Mr. Li Biao, the former director of Lingqiu County Cultural Management Office, he learned that there is no such site in the village at all. Moreover, Mr. Li's family has lived here for several generations, and he has been engaged in cultural relics work for a long time, so he has a good understanding of the local cultural relics, so he is basically satisfied It can be confirmed that the data entry is a mistake. It is worth mentioning that among the nine newly discovered ancient sites, not only are they large in number, widely distributed and long in time, but all of them belong to settlement sites, including Neolithic age, Shang, Zhou, Warring States, Liao, Jin and Ming Dynasty. These findings are of great significance to the study of regional culture.