Xiangyuan Township, Pingyao County, Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province

Xiangyuan Township

The southeast rural area of Xiangyuan township is the main fruit producing area in the Northeast / East of Pingyao. The fruits include apples, pears, walnuts and red dates. Xiangyuan Township and Zhukeng township are the fruit bases of Pingyao. Xiangyuan township is located in the northeast of Pingyao County, 18 kilometers away from the county. Xiangyuan township is close to Qi county. There are 18 administrative villages, 25 natural villages, 22128 permanent residents (2017) and 71400 mu farmland in the township, which is a typical agricultural township. In 2017, the total rural economic income of the township was 576.58 million yuan. In 2019, the per capita net income of rural farmers will be 13557 yuan.

brief introduction

Xiangyuan township is located 15 kilometers northeast of Pingyao ancient city, adjacent to Qi County in the East and North, Zhukeng Township in the South and Hongshan Town in the West. With an area of 65.51 square kilometers, there are 18 administrative villages (25 natural villages), 22128 permanent residents (in 2017), and more than 70000 mu of cultivated land. It is a typical agricultural township dominated by forestry and fruit industry and supplemented by planting, breeding, industrial and commercial labor services. In 2016, the GDP of the township area was 533.87 million yuan, the added value of industries above designated size was 26.7 million yuan, the investment in fixed assets was 480 million yuan, the total retail sales of social consumer goods was 235 million yuan, and the per capita disposable income of rural residents was 11653 yuan.

On April 29, 2020, all 14 administrative villages in Xiangyuan township have completed the examination and approval of "five areas and one industry" reform. The approved non contracted farmland is 9348.55 mu, forest land is 1102.59 mu, four wasteland is 11383.37 mu, collective operating construction land is 486.44 mu, homestead is 5641.06 mu, and collective operating assets is 1164.71 mu.

In recent years, Xiangyuan Township Party committee and government have been aiming at the goal of "strengthening the Suli Township in the whole province"; focusing on the two teams of "rural leading geese and industrial leaders"; grasping the three key points of "improving pear varieties, improving pear quality and strengthening pear brand"; and implementing the "1234" work idea of four strategies of "brightening the township by brand, prospering the township by science and education, beautifying the township by ecology and opening up the township". We should continue to attach importance to industry, consolidate and improve, and strive to accumulate new advantages of characteristic agriculture; we should continue to attach importance to projects, implement and support, and provide new guarantee for agricultural income increase in the long run; we should continue to attach importance to people's livelihood, reform and service, and unswervingly expand new dimensions of farmers' happiness.

At present, the planting area of Suli pear is 55000 mu, Yulu fragrant pear is 5000 mu, including 45000 mu of fruit bearing area, with an annual output of 200 million jin of commercial fruit. There are more than 200 brokers engaged in fruit storage and marketing all year round. There are 40 fruit production and marketing cooperatives, with an annual sales of 80 million jin of crisp pears and a net income of more than 40 million yuan. As the standardized production base of Suli in modern agricultural demonstration area, there are 21 natural villages in the township, which meet the provincial and municipal professional village standards of "one village, one product". It is one of the typical villages and towns of "one Township, one industry". Since 2011, Xiangyuan township has developed rural tourism around the crisp pear industry. It has successfully held seven pear blossom tourism festivals and six crisp pear picking festivals, forming a rural characteristic tourism that complements Pingyao ancient city. In 2014, Pingyao (Xiangyuan) pear garden won the title of "China's beautiful countryside" awarded by the Ministry of agriculture of the people's Republic of China, and in 2016, it won the award of excellent township for comprehensive work of the county Party committee and the county government. The whole township is making great strides towards the goal of "famous rural tourism Township and beautiful pear Xiangyuan".

Historical evolution

Pingyao County governs the township. Xiangyuan commune was established in 1962, and the township was changed in 1984.

On April 3, 2018, the apple pear trees in Xiangyuan Township suffered from extreme rain, snow and low temperature weather (accompanied by strong wind), which caused frostbite to a large area of apple pear trees in flowering period in Xiangyuan Township, resulting in a bumper harvest and large-scale yield reduction in autumn and winter in Xiangyuan Township.

Under the jurisdiction of rural areas

Located in the northeast of the county, 15 kilometers away from the county. It covers an area of 59.9 square kilometers and has a population of 3000. It has jurisdiction over 25 villages (natural villages) including Xiangyuan village, Baicheng village, haokai village, Baisen village, Liangguan village, Haodong village, Sangji village, Caoji village, sangcheng village, Fudi village, CHANGZE village, Xiawang village, Zhongwang village, Shangwang village, yaotou village, haoqiao village, caobi village / Linsheng Village, Qingsha village, haojiabao village, Haowen village, donglianghe village, xilianhe village, LuoMing village, taoyuanbao village and dongshanxin village.

economic structure

details

In the upper half of Xiangyuan Township, forestry and fruit industry is the main development, while in the lower half, planting, breeding, industrial and commercial enterprises, transportation, labor export and other diversified development. Forest and fruit industry, industrial and commercial enterprises and labor export are the pillars of the total economy of the township.

The forest and fruit industry is the largest industry in the township. The pear orchards in the township cover an area of 35000 mu, with an annual output of nearly 100 million jin. At present, the industry has formed a one-stop development pattern of production, storage and marketing. There are 16 thermostats in the township, with a storage capacity of 20 million jin, 5280 fruit kilns and a storage capacity of 100 million jin. There are more than 200 brokers engaged in fruit storage and marketing all the year round. Registered "longlang" and "qiyuchun" two pear brands, products are sold all over the country, and has entered the European and Asian international markets. The annual income of the forestry and fruit industry in the township reaches 80 million yuan.

The water conservancy conditions of the township are good. There are 219 deep wells, 50 kilometers of underground pipes, and 62000 mu of protected irrigation area. Corn is the main planting industry, supplemented by vegetables. Corn planting area is generally about 30000 mu. The yield per mu is 1500 Jin. The township has greenhouse and other protected vegetable cultivation area of 200 mu, open field vegetable area of about 2000 mu. The vegetable industry dominated by off-season vegetables will be the direction of adjusting the planting structure in the future.

There are 63 large-scale farmers in the township, with 7500 pigs on hand, 12000 pigs on hand annually, 100000 layers on hand, 40000 broilers on hand annually, 550 cows on hand, and 250 beef cows on hand annually. There are 5500 sheep in stock, and 1800 sheep are sold annually. The annual income of the breeding industry in the township reaches 30 million yuan.

The township has a paper mill, a packaging color printing plant, two small printing plants, three glassware factories, 19 brick kilns, two tile kilns, a coal and coke railway transit station, more than 10 catering businesses, more than 20 maintenance and other services, and nearly 200 retail businesses. The above enterprises solve and absorb 1500 local labor force. It will create an economic income of 45 million yuan.

There are more than 500 agricultural four-wheel vehicles and tricycles in the transportation industry, with an average annual income of more than 30000 yuan.

There are 2000 people working and doing business outside the county in the township, including more than 50 foreign workers in Japan, which can generate an annual economic income of 30 million yuan.

social undertakings

The activity rooms of the party branches in the 18 administrative villages of the township have basically reached the "eight haves" standard, and the distance education network has been opened, and the activity positions integrating Party member education and mass cultural activities have been built. High standard activity positions have emerged in Xiangyuan, haojiabao, Sangji and other ten villages, and the comprehensive compound of Haodong village is under construction.

Beauty Farm

In 2014, the promotion results of China's most beautiful leisure village and China's beautiful countryside were announced, and pear blossom landscape in Xiangyuan township of Pingyao County was rated as "China's beautiful countryside".

Special festivals

Since 2011, the Tourism Department of Pingyao County has cooperated with Xiangyuan Township and village level to organize the annual pear blossom Tourism Festival and pear picking Festival. This year's pear picking Festival is synchronized with Pingyao International Photography Exhibition, which was officially launched on September 19 and will last until September 25. There are rich and colorful activities, such as pear picking experience, pear garden painting and calligraphy photography, farm food tasting, local rural literature and art performance, pear shaped cartoon scenic spot tour and so on.

Development status

Xiangyuan southeast rural fruit industry development situation is less sales channels, apple pear price is low, the township per capita income growth is weak. This development and current situation is the current situation of Pingyao northeast / East apple pear industry. It is urgent for market entry and policy guidance to solve the problem of poverty alleviation.

Traffic location

Daxi High Speed Railway: Qixian east station, Pingyao ancient city station

Nantongpu railway / railway station: Qixian station, Pingyao station

Expressway: Beijing Kunming expressway, fenxing Expressway / Donglv Expressway

National Highway: 108, 208