Hongguang Township, Qingchuan County, Sichuan Province

Hongguang town

Qingchuan County governs the township. In 1950, Taolong township was built in the west of Xiguanzhuang township. In 1958, the township was withdrawn. In 1961, Taolong commune was restored. In 1967, Hongguang commune was renamed. In 1984, Hongguang township was established. In 1992, it joined Guanzhuang town. In 1995, it was restored. Located in the Midwest of the county, 59 kilometers away from Qiaozhuang. It covers an area of 39.6 square kilometers and has a population of 2547 (2017). It has jurisdiction over 6 villages and 27 communities in Xiaojing, Shibangou, goujiashan, Kangle, donghekou and Taolong. Township enterprises have mining, grain and oil processing plants and mines. The main agricultural products are corn, wheat and potato. Pig, chicken, rabbit, specialty walnut, Osmunda, tung oil, lacquer, medicinal materials.

In December 2019, Guangyuan Municipal People's government decided to abolish Hongguang township.

Population data of Hongguang Township

total population 2547 (2017).

5.12 earthquake losses

Qingchuan county is the hardest hit area of the May 12 earthquake, and Hongguang township is also the hardest hit area of Qingchuan county. There are 1536 households in the township, 6530 people were fully affected, more than 1000 people were missing and killed, more than 2300 people were injured, more than 5500 people were homeless, and all rural houses collapsed. The earthquake caused 33 landslides, 23 landslides, more than 60 cracks and 5 dammed lakes. In 2007, the per capita net income was 2626 yuan. After the earthquake, Hongguang township was basically rebuilt from a piece of ruins. The task of post disaster reconstruction is arduous. More than 780 people, including 184 houses and villagers in four groups, passers-by, teachers and students of donghekou primary school, were buried in the 5.12 earthquake. there is a donghekou earthquake site park in the territory, which is the first memorial site of Wenchuan earthquake site protection. The opening ceremony of the park and the launching ceremony of the post earthquake tourism market was held on November 12, 2008. The earthquake site park is formed by the earth's stress explosion in the Wenchuan earthquake. It is also the earthquake site group with the richest geological damage forms, the largest volume, the largest number of earthquake barrier lakes and the most serious casualties. the earthquake site park is located in a "Y" shape from Guanzhuang town of Qingchuan County along the Qingzhu River, donghekou and Shibangou of Hongguang township to heijia of Qianjin Township, along Hongshi River, donghekou of Hongguang Township and Dongjia of Shiba township to Woqian of Magong Township, with a total area of nearly 50 square kilometers, including five townships and one town. The collapse sites formed by four major global stress eruptions, namely, donghekou village, Hongguang Township, Qinglong village, Shiba Township, Woqian village, Magong Township, and Sanfeng village, Suhe Township, show a variety of geological damage forms, such as collapse, ground fissure, uplift, fault, fold and so on. The landslide and debris flow caused by mountain movement also formed 36 barrier lakes with different shapes, such as Shibangou, donghekou and hongshihe.