Wang Jia Cha Xiang, Kelan County, Xinzhou City, Shanxi Province

Wangjiacha Township

Wangjiacha township of Kelan county is located in the east of the county, the North Bank of Lanyi River and the south foot of Heyeping mountain. It borders on ximafang Township and jingtangsi Township in Ningwu County in the East, shentangping Township, Lanyi town and Songjiagou Township in the north, West and south respectively. The township government is located in wangjiacha village, 22 kilometers away from the city. Geographical coordinates: 111 ° 44'e, 38 ° 44'n. It is located in deep valleys, high mountains, steep slopes and dense forests, with an altitude of 1500-2784 meters.

On November 20, 2020, it will be selected into the sixth national list of civilized villages and towns.

resources

It has 10 administrative villages and 13 natural villages. The residents are all Han nationality, mainly engaged in agriculture, forestry and animal husbandry. The main crops are naked oats, yams, soybeans, peas, flax, sunflower, etc. the "Heyeping" brand red kidney beans, which have passed the national pollution-free certification, are sold at home and abroad. The sheep based animal husbandry is a major pillar industry of the township. The forest area is rich in Yinpan mushroom, bracken, Maojian tea and hundreds of Chinese herbal medicines such as Polyporus umbellatus, Alisma orientalis, liquorice, Codonopsis pilosula, astragalus, Scutellaria, Anemarrhena asphodeloides, bupleurum, etc; There are first-class protected animals, such as brown eared pheasant, tiger, leopard, fox, badger, roe deer sheep, wild boar, pheasant, etc.

Travel

There is the only great wall of Song Dynasty in China with great development value, Heyeping mountain meadow, one of the eight scenic spots of Kelan, a summer resort. It is a good place for leisure, outing and mushroom picking. It is also one of the three major tourist attractions of primeval secondary forest.

In recent years, the township party committee and government have put forward the idea of "relying on agriculture and animal husbandry, prospering the township with science and education, and strengthening the township with tourism economy." In accordance with the general idea of "strengthening the foundation, accumulating the stamina, adjusting the structure, and promoting the opening up", we have seized the opportunity, strived for the project, and increased the pace of agricultural infrastructure construction and the improvement of production conditions.

In particular, transportation, communication, education and cultural undertakings have developed rapidly. The tourism industry, which is well planned and scientifically operated, will develop vigorously and become a new economic growth point and new industry in the whole township.

The Great Wall site of Song Dynasty

After a group investigation by Cheng Dalin, an expert on the great wall of China, it is found that the great wall of the Song Dynasty in wangjiacha township of Kelan county has a relatively high development value: first, the discovery of the great wall of the Song Dynasty made Shanxi form a complete history of the construction of the Great Wall from the Warring States period to the Qing Dynasty, which is unique in the country; Second, the great wall of the Song Dynasty occupies an important position in the history of the great wall and the military history of our country, which has an important reference value for the study of China's ancient frontier defense and social customs; third, the architectural style is unique and large-scale, which has an important position in the history of Shanxi ancient architecture.

Honors

On November 20, 2020, it will be selected into the sixth national list of civilized villages and towns.