Gucheng Town, Linhe District, Bayannaoer City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region

Ancient town

Ancient town, under the jurisdiction of Linhe District, Bayannaoer City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, covers an area of 347 square kilometers, with an altitude of 1030 meters. There are 18 administrative villages in the town. There are five nationalities, Mongolian, Han, Hui, Tibetan and Manchu, with a population of 27831. It is the largest town in Linhe district.

The ancient town is located in the hinterland of Erlang hillside, with fertile land and vast grassland. Since ancient times, it has the reputation of "the sky is vast, the wild is vast, and cattle and sheep can be seen when the wind blows and grass is low". The town has a vast area. Wasteland, wasteland and other large areas of grassland are natural pastures for the development of animal husbandry. The town has 250000 sheep and 70000 cattle annually. In addition, it is adjacent to Wuyuan in the East, Hangjinhouqi in the West and Zhongqi in the north. More than 500000 cattle and sheep can be obtained each year through market regulation.

brief introduction

Ancient town, under the jurisdiction of Linhe District, Bayannaoer City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, covers an area of 347 square kilometers, with an altitude of 1030 meters. There are 18 administrative villages in the town. There are five nationalities, Mongolian, Han, Hui, Tibetan and Manchu, with a population of 27831.

administrative division

The ancient town is located in the northernmost part of Linhe District, 45 kilometers away from the urban area, and is located in the triangle of Linhe, Hanghou, Wulatzhongqi and Wuyuan. It is 23 kilometers long from east to west and 15 kilometers wide from north to south, covering an area of 347 square kilometers and an altitude of 1030 meters. There are 18 administrative villages, 129 villager groups and more than 5900 farmers in the town, with a total population of 27831, belonging to five ethnic groups of Mongolian, Han, Hui, Tibetan and Manchu.

Historical evolution

The ancient town has a long history. It used to be Touman City, the capital of Touman Danyu, an ancient Hun. It has unearthed precious historical relics such as gold and silver ware, Phoenix crown, Golden Buddha, gold hairpin and golden bowl. It is named the ancient town because of the existing Linhe County site built in the second year of Yuanshuo (127 BC) by Wudi of the Western Han Dynasty.

economic construction

As it is located in the hinterland of Hetao Plain, rich in land resources and convenient for water conservancy and irrigation, the town has 210000 mu of cultivated land and 100000 mu of uncultivated wasteland. The Yellow River irrigation canal system is all over the territory, belonging to the Yellow River alluvial plain. The annual temperature difference between day and night is large, belonging to temperate continental climate, with an average annual precipitation of 138.8 mm and sufficient light. The annual frost free period is about 130 days, and the average temperature is ⒍ 5 ℃. It is suitable for the growth of wheat, sugar beet, honeydew melon, sunflower, corn, melon, forage and other crops. In particular, the town is adjacent to Yinshan Mountain area, with rich forage resources and broad prospects for the development of agriculture and animal husbandry. the town is a famous production base of high-quality edible sunflower, with an annual output of 30 million kg. Sunflower kernel is rich in vitamin E, B, folic acid and minerals, such as iron, potassium, zinc and other nutrients. It has the health care functions of lowering blood fat, reducing blood pressure, diuresis and stopping dysentery. The climate and soil environment of the town is suitable for wolfberry planting, and its quality is good. It has been widely promoted and listed as the project of returning farmland to forest in 2003. in recent years, great achievements have been made in various social undertakings of ancient towns. At the end of 2002, there were 218 industrial and commercial enterprises with fixed assets of 12 million yuan, the output value of township enterprises reached more than 9.1 million yuan, and the service system of production, supply and marketing was sound. The total agricultural output value was 18.6 billion yuan. In recent years, through the implementation of the "animal husbandry, grass and forest" economic strategy, the grass planting and livestock raising industry in the town made a historic breakthrough, with an annual grass planting area of more than 30000 Mu and a total livestock stock of 20 With more than 10000 heads, the living standard of farmers has improved significantly, and the per capita net income has reached 2740 yuan; the transportation and communication conditions are convenient in the territory, with Linba and Linfen two black oil roads leading directly to the territory, and village and town roads extending in all directions. The posts and telecommunications have realized the optical fiber and program-controlled, and the telecommunication and Liantong two mobile information networks have covered the whole town; the culture, education, science and technology, and health undertakings have flourished, and education has been popularized The coverage rate of rural cooperative medical system is 100%, and the coverage rate of rural cooperative medical system is more than 80%. Two thirds of villages have opened cable TV and tap water, and remarkable achievements have been made in the construction of spiritual civilization in rural areas.