Xiaozhai Town, Ludian County, Yunnan Province

Xiaozhai town

Xiaozhai town belongs to Ludian County of Zhaotong City, located in the west of Ludian County. Wenping town in the East, Shuimo town in the west, Longtou mountain in the South and sujiayuan town in Zhaoyang District in the north. The whole terrain is long and narrow, about 15 kilometers long from north to South and 10 kilometers wide from east to west. The highest altitude is 2679 meters, the lowest 1520 meters, with a total area of 97.46 square kilometers. It has jurisdiction over 4 administrative villages, 26 natural villages and 107 villager groups, inhabiting Han, Hui, Yi, Buyi and other ethnic groups, with a permanent population of 19025 (2017). There are 5 mobile and Unicom ground receiving stations in the town, and more than 700 farmers have used mobile phones. Daping village, where the town government is located, is 13 kilometers away from Ludian County and 40 kilometers away from Zhaoyang District, where the municipal government is located.

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geographical position

Xiaozhai town of Ludian County is located in the west of Ludian County, with Wenping town in the East, Shuimo town in the west, Longtou mountain in the South and sujiayuan town in Zhaoyang District in the north. The whole terrain is long and narrow, about 15 kilometers long from north to South and 10 kilometers wide from east to west. The highest altitude is 2679 meters, the lowest 1520 meters, with a total area of 97.46 square kilometers. The average annual temperature is 14.7 ℃, the frost free period is 289 days, and the annual rainfall is 741 mm. It is a typical three-dimensional agricultural township in dry hot valley mountainous area. It is rich in fruits such as pear, peach and cherry. It is known as the "hometown of fruits". It is also the production base of high-quality tobacco in Zhaotong. Early winter vegetables are famous in Zhaolu. Qiaowei highway and Xiaozhai River divide the land area of the whole Township from northeast to southwest. The terrain is high in Northeast and low in southwest. In the surrounding mountains, a small dam at the bottom of the valley stretches out from the flat concave, with crisscross flat domains and vegetable beds. Xiaozhai river at the bottom of the valley flows from northeast to southwest, with willow trees on both sides. Bamboo forest, cherry forest piece by piece, a cluster of miscellaneous between. Farmers and cultivated land are distributed on both sides of Xiaozhai River and on the mountains.

administrative division

At present, there are 1 Central Primary School, 4 village primary schools, 2 District primary schools and 65 teaching classes in the town. At present, there are 3743 school-age children and 3670 students in school, with an enrollment rate of 98%, including 350 semi boarding students. There are 5 pre-school classes with 250 teachers and 122 in-service teachers. The school covers an area of 53460 square meters, with 9704 square meters of school buildings, including 5619 square meters of ordinary classrooms, 1875 square meters of other rooms and 354 square meters of toilets.
There are 3165 books, 3 sets of natural teaching aids, 4 computers, 17 pieces of music, sports and beauty equipment, 2176 sets of desks and chairs.
There is one party committee, four general Party branches, 27 party branches and 483 party members in the town.
As early as the end of Ming Dynasty (around 1640), Yi people lived along both sides of Xiaozhai River and built 18 stockades. Because the Xiaozhai river at the bottom of the valley is in a bow shape, and the stockade rises and falls one after another with the bow shaped River, it is called the "Eighteen stockade with curved bow". The smallest stockade at the downstream is called the "Xiaozhai", which gets its name. Although the village is small, it is located along the traffic line. It used to be the only way and important post station for the transportation of zhutiyin from Le Ma factory to the capital. It used to be a place for smelting, primary selection and making silver ingots. Now it is divided into Jincheng site, Renma Yidao Monument and two pieces of silver ingots (existing Ludian County Cultural Center) in Qianlong period. It is familiar to business travelers in the past. At the same time, with the bell ringing of the caravan, the pace of business travel and people's interaction, its reputation spread. Finally, on the contrary, it is the most famous. Xiaohe is also named xiaozhaihe. After liberation, Xiaozhai was also nicknamed "Houshan" and "Houcun" because it was located in the rear of the county and bounded by the peak of Wenping mountain. During the period of the Republic of China, it belonged to Chongwen (Wenping town), with four guarantees. After 1950, it belonged to Wenping District, with four townships and four administrative districts. In 1962, it was divided from Wenping district to Xiaozhai district; in 1969, it was changed into Xiaozhai commune; in 1983, it was changed into Xiaozhai district; since 1988, it has been changed into Xiaozhai township.

natural resources

There are many natural wonders, such as "natural sarcophagus", "celestial burial grave", "jiugou and shibazhai" and so on. The Xiaozhai River, which flows continuously all the year round, is pregnant with vitality and adds a lot of spirit to the deep mountain. The climate is warm, the folk customs are simple, and the products are rich. There are many beautiful and moving stories flowing between the mountains and rivers. For example, "curved bow eighteen villages", "Xiaozhai nine locks on the river", "Moon Bay" Five Dragons holding saints "," Yaolong village "green Yingtang", "Xiaozhai Tianmu tomb", "Pingzi natural sarcophagus", "Xiaozhai Fenjin city", "woziqing zhutiyin post road", "Wangjiagou Dragon Cave, three trees", "Liyuan Guanya, kuiyan" and other folk legends. The road from the county to Xiaozhai is winding among the mountains, 13 kilometers long, forming 66 bends. At the bottom of the valley, it parallels the Xiaozhai River to the West. Nature forms a beautiful landscape. In this valley where the pace of spring always comes early, cherry blossoms, pear blossoms and peach blossoms are blooming all over the mountain in spring; cherry, apricot, pear, plum, grape, persimmon and other fruits are ripening in summer, autumn and winter one after another, and fruits are fragrant all year round.