Shanghang County, Longyan City, Fujian Province

Coral town

Coral Township, Shanghang County, Longyan City, Fujian Province, is located in the northwest part of Shanghang county. It is a subtropical monsoon climate. The Hakka mother river Ting River flows through Huzhu village, lower Hang Village and Cai Keng Village. The total area of the township is 42.62 square kilometers, and the registered residence population is 8584 (2018). It has 5 administrative villages (October 2019).

In 2018, there were 4 industrial enterprises and 6 comprehensive stores or supermarkets with a business area of more than 50 square meters in coral township.

Historical evolution

In the fifth year of Chunhua in the Northern Song Dynasty (994), after Shanghang was established as a county, to the Yuan Dynasty, coral was attached to Anfeng Shangli in Shanghang County.

Ming to Qing Dynasty, Li Ping'an Li, Ping'an district.

During the period of the Republic of China, it successively belonged to the Second District, the 15th district and the Fourth District of the west road.

In November 1942, coral township was established.

During the Soviet period, it was under the Soviet government of the four western regions.

In October 1949, it was under the people's Government of Ping'an district. Since then, it has set up coral Township and coral commune independently.

From April 1965 to June 1987, it was under the jurisdiction of Guanzhuang commune (township).

In July 1987, Huazhu village, shangshanhu village, xiashanhu village, Xiakeng village, caikeng village and other five administrative villages were separated from Guanzhuang Township and restored to Shanhu township.

administrative division

As of October 2019, coral village has five administrative villages: Huazhu village, shangshanhu village, xiashanhu village, Xiakeng village and caikeng village. The township government is located at 8 hangzhuang Road, xiashanhu village.

geographical environment

Location of context

Coral township is located in the northwest of Shanghang County, between 25 ° 11'25 '- 25 ° 15'50' n and 116 ° 16'37 '- 116 ° 22'00' E. It borders Caixi town in the East, Zhongbao town in Wuping County in the South and West, Huyang Township in the South and she Township in Guanzhuang in the north. The township government is 32 kilometers away from Shanghang County, with a total area of 42.62 square kilometers.

geology

The geology of Shanhu Township belongs to the Cathaysian structural coral syncline fold, which is also an integral part of Taoxi spiral structure.

topographic features

The terrain in Shanhu township is high in the northwest and low in the southeast, leaning from northwest to Southeast. The mountain range is an extension branch of the southern section of Wuyi Mountains, with continuous mountains and rolling hills. The landform belongs to low hill valley type. There are 7 peaks above 700 meters, among which yuantongding is the highest peak in the territory, with an altitude of 1041 meters, and lashiling is 1015 meters.

climate

Coral Township territory is subtropical monsoon climate, warm and humid. The annual average temperature is 18.7 ℃ - 19.3 ℃, the frost free period is 290 days, the annual average precipitation is 1600-1900 mm, and the annual average sunshine hours is 2043 hours.

hydrology

The Hakka mother river Ting River flows through Huazhu, Xiakeng and caikeng villages, with a length of about 10 kilometers. In 2009, hengtan section of Tingjiang River, located in hengtan natural village of Xiakeng village, was determined as a new water source water intake point in Shanghang city.

natural resources

Coral township has a land area of about 38 square kilometers, water area of about 5 square kilometers, and forest coverage rate of 74.28%. The main mineral resources in the territory are xiakengcun coal mine, with reserves of 1 million tons; yuantongshanyun contains copper polymetallic ore, limestone, rare earth, etc. 945 kilowatts of hydropower resources have been developed. Biological resources include national protected animals such as boa constrictor, pangolin, otter, leopard, tiger frog, brown winged crow cuckoo, white headed Harrier, etc.; provincial key protected animals such as fox, cobra, king cobra, partridge, etc.; national protected plants such as Metasequoia glyptostroboides, Eucommia ulmoides, wild tea tree, half Lotus maple, etc.; provincial key protected plants such as Fujian cherry blossom, Keteleeria glyptostroboides, luohansong, camphor, etc.

population

At the end of 2015, the total population of coral township was 8426.

In 2017, there were 6385 permanent residents in coral township.

In 2018, 8584 people registered residence in coral township.

Economics

In 2007, the total output value of agriculture in Shanhu township was 11.66 million yuan (constant price in 1990), an increase of 4.48%. The fiscal revenue was 1.57 million yuan, an increase of 10.56%. The per capita net income of farmers was 3533 yuan, an increase of 1.09%.

In 2018, there were 4 industrial enterprises and 6 comprehensive stores or supermarkets with a business area of more than 50 square meters in coral township.

History and culture

National integration

As early as the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties, the Guyue people had been farming, fishing and hunting in the coral territory, setting fire to burn pottery; later, the ancestors of the She people had been slashing and burning here, and living in the maojia village. During the song and Yuan Dynasties, the Han people who moved to the South gradually entered coral. For thousands of years, the ancestors of the She nationality and the Han people have lived in harmony, jointly developed the mountainous areas and built their homes.

Hakka Dragon House

There is a Hakka Weilong house in the Tianxin formation of coral village in coral country. It was built by the ancestor of Chen. It has a history of more than 130 years. The name of the house is lost. It covers an area of more than 12000 square meters. It is mainly a bungalow. The back building is only 6 meters high and is made of clay. It can be seen that it was not built by the "big family" alone at that time, but by the unified planning and co construction of the families of the same clan, reflecting the life of the Hakka community The way. Weilong house is formed by the combination of "lifting beam" and "piercing bucket". According to the structural design of "one entrance, two compartments, three halls and one enclosure", the gate is divided into upper, middle and lower halls, with two compartments on the left and right, extending from the two compartments to the back, forming a horseshoe shaped rear enclosure. The hall in the house is spacious and the sky is bright. It is said that there are "ten halls and nine wells". In the back hall of the house, there are still some old farm utensils such as millstones, windmills, stone mortars and rice hulls. In the west chamber, there is a pestle house and a "hundred year old scale". In front of the house is a gravel paved Sun Valley terrace. Outside is a half moon shaped pond with two wells for water irrigation and fire prevention. It is surrounded by vast paddy fields. It is characterized by the North-South meridian as the central axis, left-right symmetry, and the combination of the half moon shaped pond in front of the house and the Weilong house behind the main hall into a Tai Chi shaped whole. There are many sets of living units in it, which are suitable for large families of more than 100 people to live in. It reflects the spirit of hard work, wisdom, unity and struggle, and the courage to explore of Hakka people.

dialect

The Hakka dialect is popular in Shanhu township.

famous scenery

Yuantong mountain

Yuantong mountain is located in coral Township, with an altitude of 1024 meters. It is famous for Yuantong Temple, Yuantong tower forest, Red Army drill ground, etc. Among them, Yuantong Temple and Tallinn are more famous religious holy places. Yuantongshan, Shanghang County

Honorary title

In June 2012, coral township was awarded the title of "ecological township (street) in Fujian Province" by Fujian Provincial Environmental Protection Department, and five administrative villages were named "ecological village in Fujian Province". On September 30, 2014, coral township was named "national ecological township" by the Ministry of environmental protection.