Dongquan Town, Pingyao County, Shanxi Province

Dongquan town

Dongquan town is located 16 kilometers southeast of Pingyao County, with a total area of 139.96 square kilometers and a permanent population of 15690 (2017). It has jurisdiction over 22 administrative villages and 33 natural villages.

Dongquan town is a hilly and mountainous area. The terrain is high in the southeast and low in the northwest. It is close to Baota Mountain in the south, connects to the ancient city in the north, passes through Huiji River, and runs through the north and south of Pingmeng line. Chaoshan forest farm, a provincial nature reserve, is located in Dongquan Town, covering an area of 149000 mu.

Dongquan town is rich in water resources, including Huiji River, Yingjian River and ganhegou river. Huiji river is 14 km long and Yingjian river is 3 km long. Wuquwan reservoir is one of the important reservoirs in Pingyao County, located in Shangzhuang.

There are more than 10 county-level cultural relics protection units in Dongquan Town, such as Guanyin hall in Xizhao village, baiyun temple in Zhaobi village, Shuimotou God of wealth building, and Sanjiao temple in geta village. There are precious historical relics such as Wenfeng pagoda of Bangchui mountain in Ming Dynasty, shangbaifu Temple of Buddhism in Northern Wei Dynasty, yingrunhou Temple of Yuji culture in song, Jin and Yuan Dynasties, nanshenniangniang Temple of culture in Sui and Tang Dynasties, xiabaifu Temple of Buddhism in Yuan Dynasty, and the former site of Pingyao Anti Japanese democratic government. At present, there are 1 national famous historical and cultural village, 3 provincial famous historical and cultural villages, and ancient villages, castles and ancient buildings with Han nationality characteristics.

Historical evolution

On November 2, 2020, the administrative system of Mengshan township will be adjusted to Dongquan town. After the adjustment, the area of Dongquan town will increase from 137.71 square kilometers to 369.99 square kilometers, the population will increase from 19620 to 23380, and the administrative villages will increase from 14 to 20. The town government is still located in Dongquan town. The original place name of Dongquan Town, where the town government is located, remains unchanged.

brief introduction

Dongquan town is located 16 kilometers southeast of Pingyao County, with a total area of 139.96 square kilometers and a permanent population of 15690 (2017). With a typical hilly and mountainous landscape, the terrain is high in the southeast and low in the northwest, close to the pagoda mountain in the south, the ancient city in the north, the Huiji River in the north, and the Pingmeng line running through the north and the south. It is an important material distribution center and Cultural Communication Center in the culture of Shanxi merchants, with accessible roads, outstanding people, profound historical heritage and rich cultural relics. In recent years, modern circular agriculture and traditional Chinese medicine have gradually formed The development pattern of living, ancient building industry, agricultural tourism and forest health. The town now has jurisdiction over 22 administrative villages, 33 natural villages, 1 junior middle school, 8 primary schools, 1 central kindergarten, 1 town health center, and village clinics to achieve full coverage.

Forestry resources: Chaoshan forest farm of the provincial nature reserve is located in the town. The forest coverage area of the town is 149000 mu, with a total of more than 60000 mu of forest land (forestry land), including 20000 mu of forest land, 5300 mu of open forest land, 15300 mu of shrub land, 4600 mu of non standing forest land, 3100 mu of afforestation land, 11100 mu of suitable forest land, and 0500 mu of closed land. The forest coverage rate is 71%, which is the green barrier and natural oxygen bar of Pingyao.

Agricultural conditions: the town has 30000 mu of arable land, the town has initially formed a modern circular agriculture with dry and fresh fruit planting, large-scale breeding, coarse cereals processing and under forest economy. The provincial coarse cereals agricultural purchasing enterprise "jintaoquan" has driven the small coarse cereals planting area of the town to reach 10000 mu, with a processing base; for dry and fresh fruits, the dry fruit planting area with walnut as the main body has reached 14500 mu The apple based fruit planting area has reached 8500 mu; four livestock and poultry breeding leaders, fengyitian and Wantou pig farm, Guoqing Tongying, Pingyao Guanyun and China Resources Group, have formed a large-scale agglomeration effect, leading the rapid and good development of modern circular agriculture in the town.

Water resources: the town is rich in water resources, including Huiji River, Yingjian River and ganhegou River, all of which are seasonal rivers. Huiji river has a total length of 14 km, flowing through beilingdi, Qianzhuang, Shangzhuang, Shuimotou, geta, Dongquan, Zhaobi and dongyuanci, and flows into yuebi; Yingjian river has a total length of 3 km, flowing through Changchang village, Dongzhao and Xizhao, and entering yuebi; Ganhe gully has a total length of 9 km, flowing through pengpotou, meihuaitou, Xiude, papaya, Dongge mountain, Xige mountain, Nanhu and Zhehu, and entering Xizhao, and leading to Yingjian river Within. Wuquwan reservoir, located in Shangzhuang, is one of the important reservoirs in the county with excellent water quality and beautiful ecology.

Cultural relics and historic sites: there are more than 10 county-level cultural relics protection units in the town, such as Guanyintang in Xizhao village, baiyun temple in Zhaobi village, caishenlou in Shuimotou village and Sanjiao temple in geta village. Along the Huiji River from Chaoshan, there are many precious historical relics, such as the peak of Pingyao culture "Wenfeng tower of Bangchui mountain in Ming Dynasty", shangbaifu Temple of Buddhism in Northern Wei Dynasty, yingrunhou Temple of Yuji culture in song, Jin and Yuan Dynasties, nanshenniangniang Temple of culture in Sui and Tang Dynasties, xiabaifu Temple of Buddhism in Yuan Dynasty, and the former site of Pingyao Anti Japanese democratic government. At present, there is one national historical and cultural village and three provincial historical and cultural villages in the town. There are many ancient villages, castles, ancient buildings and other sites with Han nationality characteristics, which have a long history and profound cultural accumulation.

Poverty Alleviation: the whole town adheres to the working methods of Party building leading, wall chart fighting, regular meeting promotion and typical demonstration, coordinates the three teams of village working team, first secretary and township and village cadres, and strives to achieve "one plan for each village, one policy for each household" around the urgent difficulties and current industrial situation of each village. The whole town has formed the industrial poverty alleviation, financial poverty alleviation support, characteristic poverty alleviation supplement and social support system It will guarantee the "four-wheel drive" poverty alleviation pattern, and help the whole town to fight against poverty.

evolution

Pingyao County governs the town. Dongquan commune was established in 1962 and the town was established in 1984. Located in the southeast of the county, 15 kilometers away from the county government. The road is open. It has jurisdiction over 20 village committees, including Dongquan, longpo, geta, Shuangjing, meihuaitou, Xiude, Nanhu, Zhehu, Feiyan, Changcun, Dongzhao, Xizhao, Zhaobi, papaya, Shuimotou, pengpotou, Dongge mountain, Xige mountain, Dongyuan temple and Renjiazhuang. Agriculture mainly produces wheat, corn and millet.

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