Baigutun Town, Wuqing District, Tianjin

Baigutun town

Baigutun town is located in the northwest of Wuqing District, Tianjin city. It starts from Beijing Drainage River in the East, connects sicundian town in the south, Chengguan town and dawangguzhuang town in the west, and the West Branch of Fenghe River in the north, with a total area of 51.7 square kilometers and 3545 hectares of cultivated land. It governs 21 administrative villages with a total population of 21617 (2017). The town is a traditional agricultural town with fertile land, rich products, convenient transportation, good ecological environment and developed water system. Local specialties are dongmafang shredded tofu and shaoziying meat pigeon.

survey

Wuqing District governs towns. Located in the northwest of the District, it is adjacent to damengzhuang town in the East, Chengguan town and dawangguzhuang town in the west, sicundian town in the South and Gaocun town in the north. It covers an area of 53 square kilometers. Population: 21617 (2017). It governs 21 administrative villages. The town government is located in baigutun village, 24 kilometers away from wuqingcheng district. Beijing Tianjin Tangshan Expressway and langliang highway pass through the territory.

evolution

Before the reign of Emperor Tong of Jin Dynasty, it was named "baijiatun" by the family name of Bai Jiancun. During the period of the Republic of China, it evolved into "baigutun", and later it was named "honggutun", and in 1982 it resumed its name. Dongmafang township was established in 1940 In 1984, it was changed to baigutun township. In 1996, it covers an area of 57 square kilometers and has a population of 21000. It governs 21 administrative villages including Xuzhuang, daweizhuang, baigutun, Tonglin, Fucun, quliuzhuang, xiaozhaozhuang, shaoziying, xiaoweizhuang, qiuguzhuang, Luotuoquan, Houtun, dongmafang, hepingzhuang, Xinfangzi, yanggedan, Xiaotian, xihuangxinzhuang, Gengzhuang, dazhaozhuang and Xiaohan. In 2013, the township was set up. [2013 code and urban rural classification] 120114124: ~ 201220 dongmafang village ~ 202220 xihuangxinzhuang village ~ 203220 qiuguzhuang village ~ 204220 yanggeda village ~ 205220 Houtun village ~ 206220 Gengzhuang village ~ 207220 Xuzhuang village ~ 208220 hepingzhuang village ~ 209220 xinfangcun village ~ 210220 daweizhuang village ~ 211220 xiaoweizhuang village ~ 212220 Xiaotian village ~ 213220 xiaozhaozhuang village ~ 214200 quliuzhuang village ~ 215121 Baigu Village Tun Village ~ 216220 Fucun village ~ 217220 shaoziying village ~ 218220 dazhaozhuang village ~ 219220 Luotuoquan village ~ 220220 Tonglin village ~ 221220 Hancun Village

Geography

Baigutun town is located in the northwest of Wuqing District, Tianjin, about 30 kilometers away from the city. The town starts from Beijing Drainage River in the East, connects sicundian town in the south, Chengguan town and dawangguzhuang town in the west, and the West Branch of Fenghe River in the north, with a total area of 51.7 square kilometers and 3545 hectares of cultivated land. It governs 21 administrative villages with a total population of 21617 (2017). The town is a traditional agricultural town with fertile land and rich products. Town road network, convenient transportation, good ecological environment, developed water system, high forest coverage. Dongmafang tofu, shaoziying meat pigeon and other local products have a long history and are well-known.

history

Baigutun town has a long history of human culture. Archaeological discoveries show that there are traces of human activities in the Neolithic period 7000 years ago. During the Qin and Han Dynasties, Quanzhou and yongnu counties were set up in Wuqing. In the seventh year of Taiping Zhenjun (446 A.D.) of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Quanzhou was withdrawn to yongnu, and the county seat of yongnu was moved to qiuguzhuang. From the prosperous Tang Dynasty to the Ming and Qing Dynasties, with the benefit of water transport, the town's economic development, cultural prosperity, talent. Baigutun village, where the town government of baigutun town is located, is the place where the government of Yuan Dynasty resettled officers surnamed Bai and led military households to build temples and build pagodas. It is called baijiatun pagoda, and the village was originally called baigutun. During the cultural revolution, it was renamed honggutun, and baigutun was restored in 1982. After the founding of new China, the villages of baigutun town were under the jurisdiction of nine districts and one district of Wuqing County. In September 1958, the people's commune was transformed into Chengguan red flag people's commune. Dongmafang commune was established in June 1961, and the commune is located in dongmafang village. In 1968, it was renamed the Revolutionary Committee of dongmafang commune. In 1980, it was renamed dongmafang commune. The residence of the commune was moved to baigutun village. In May 1983, it was renamed dongmafang township. In July 1984, it was renamed baigutun township. In June 2013, the township was withdrawn to build a town, so it was renamed baigutun town. since the reform and opening up, the broad masses of cadres and people have been constantly emancipating their minds, daring to practice, concentrating their efforts, and working hard, and the town's economic and social undertakings have been sustained and healthy development. Looking forward to the future, baigutun town will become a bright pearl in the development of Beijing and Tianjin.