Ru Cun Xiang, Wutai County, Xinzhou City, Shanxi Province

Ru Village

Rucun township is located in the east of Wutai County, with geziling in the west, four edged mountain in the north, Da'ao in the South and evil mountain in the East. The tourist highway leading to Wutai mountain runs through the whole area, with convenient transportation.

Rucun township is higher in the northwest and lower in the southeast, with an average altitude of 1190 meters, the highest altitude of 1600 meters and the lowest altitude of 850 meters.

With a total area of 166.73 square kilometers, Rucun Township governs 32 administrative villages and has a permanent population of 29888 (in 2017), which is the largest grain production area and main coal production area in Wutai County.

The cultural landscape of Ru village includes "gedao Chuanyun", "Ruhu Luoyan", "Zunsheng Temple", "Hanlin Temple", "ancient village", "Fuyuan Wufeng mountain", "Fenglin Gorge Scenic Spot", "Shigou battle", "Shipen cave", etc.

natural resources

geographical position

Rucun township government is 10 kilometers away from the county seat, adjacent to doucun town in the north, Chengguan town and Donglei Township in the west, gounan Township and Chenjiazhuang Township in the south, Jiangfang Township and gaohongkou Township in the East, 67 kilometers away from Wutai Mountain scenic spot, the first famous Buddhist mountain in China. It is the transportation hub of Lvyou west line and Xinfu line. It is the largest grain production area and main coal production area in the county The geographical location provides the best conditions for the implementation of green agriculture, agricultural and sideline products deep processing projects and the development of high and new technologies.

topographic features

Rucun township is surrounded by mountains on all sides. Four main highways, Xintai line, Xinfu line, Yangshi line and Changyuan line, pass through the territory from west to East and from south to north. The northwest of the territory is high and the southeast is low. The average altitude is 1190 meters, the highest altitude is 1600 meters, and the lowest altitude is 850 meters.

climatic conditions

The whole township has a continental monsoon climate with obvious climate change, concentrated rainfall and abundant light, heat and gas. The average annual temperature in the north is 6.9 ℃, the accumulated temperature is more than 10 ℃ for 274 hours, and the average rainfall is 400-500mm. It is suitable for planting corn, sorghum, beans, potatoes, millet and other crops with small number of days. The average temperature in the south is 8.5 ℃, and the frost free period is about 125 days. The difference of annual accumulated temperature and sunshine time is not obvious. The rainfall is normally lower than that in the north. It is suitable for planting dry fruit and corn and millet with large number of days.

administrative division

In the 32 administrative villages of the township, except for 10 small villages on the remote mountain, the drinking water of other people and animals is from deep wells.

forage resources

There are 50000 mu of natural grazing slopes in the township, and the crop straw is very rich, which provides superior conditions for the development of green agriculture and high-tech.

Social and economic environment

human resources

The resident population was 29888 (2017). The overall cultural quality of the township is good, and the popularization rate of junior high school graduates reaches 95%. More than 85% of the students study in high school or above, which is the main resource advantage of the township's economic development.

Land use status

The total area of the township is 265.53 square kilometers, including 50000 mu of Mu Po, 70000 mu of suitable forest land, 45180 mu of cultivated land, 30080 mu of flat land, 7300 mu of returned forest land, 7800 mu of gully slope land, and only 1.5 mu of cultivated land per capita. The main crops are straw, accounting for 90%, and the rest are potato crops, which can satisfy self-sufficiency.

Basic implementation

The transportation of the whole township is convenient. Four trunk lines run across the whole Township in all directions. Communication is complete. Program controlled, mobile and Unicom networks cover the whole township. Mobile and fixed communications can reach the world. The township has complete power facilities. Every village has electricity and large capacity transformer, which can connect the necessary power of the enterprise at any time. In Dongru village, the township government's residence, there is also a 110000 kV substation, which can provide sufficient power for the construction enterprise to run the factory.

pillar industry

The township is mainly engaged in grain planting, with corn accounting for 60% of the total area of grain; animal husbandry is developing rapidly, with more than 6100 cattle in stock and two standardized cattle farms built; taking Wutai Mountain's "World Heritage Application" as an opportunity, we have fully exploited regional and traffic advantages, excavated domestic tourism resources, completed the construction of the former site of the Eighth Route Army headquarters, and accelerated the acquisition of cultural relics and the commemoration of the former site of the Eighth Route Army headquarters The construction of the museum and the national anti Japanese War Memorial, the integration of human and natural resources such as Zunsheng temple, Hanlin temple, Huayan Temple, Shipen cave, gedao Chuanyun and so on, and the integration of our rural tourism into the tourism pattern of Wutai Mountain are also the new pillar industries of economic development gradually formed in our township. At the same time, processing projects such as sweet glutinous corn, carboxymethyl starch, xylitol and Buddhist dishes will also become the leading industries of our township.