Located in: Jingtai County, Baiyin City, Gansu Province
Jingtai County Jingtai County is located in the middle of Gansu Province, bordering the Yellow River to the east, Wuwei to the west, Baiyin and Lanzhou to the south, and Ningxia and Inner Mongolia to the north. , located in the transition zone between the Loess Plateau and the Tengger Desert, is the gateway to the eastern end of the Hexi Corridor. The county has a total area of ??5,432 square kilometers, with 690,000 acres of cultivated land, including 360,000 acres of irrigated land and 5.9 million acres of natural grassland. It has jurisdiction over 6 towns, 5 townships, 136 administrative villages, and 7 community neighborhood committees, with a total population of 233,000. Jingtai County governs Yiyishan Town, Luyang Town, Shangshawo Town, Xiquan Town, Caowotan Town, Hongshui Town, Zhongquan Township, Zhenglu Township, Sitan Township, Wufo Township, and Manshuitan Township.
Jingtai has a long history. As early as 4,500 years ago, ancestors lived here. Yuwei County was established in the Western Han Dynasty and was an important transportation town on the northern line of the Silk Road. Jingtai County was established in 1933. The name of the county means "prosperous scene, peaceful country and peaceful people". Rich in light and heat resources, the annual sunshine hours are 2725 hours, the sunshine percentage is 62%, the annual average solar radiation is 147.8 kcal/cm2, the annual active accumulated temperature ≥0℃ is 3614.8℃, the effective accumulated temperature ≥10℃ is 3038℃, and there is a frost-free period. 141 days, it is one of the areas with the richest solar and thermal resources in my country except the Tibetan Plateau. It is rich in mineral resources, with gypsum reserves reaching 385 million tons, ranking second in the country, more than 800 million tons of limestone, 380 million tons of coal, more than 20 million tons of quartz stone, and more than 2 million tons of copper. In addition, gold, silver, manganese, and black jade , clay, and serpentinite are also distributed to a certain extent. The local industries mainly include six major industries: cement, ferrosilicon, malt, forage, gypsum powder, and coal. The irrigation conditions are excellent. There are two "China's best" Jingdian high-lift large-scale lifting irrigation projects in the territory, with a total installed capacity of 245,600 kilowatts and a water lifting capacity of 28.6 cubic meters/second. It is an important irrigated agricultural area in the upper reaches of the Yellow River. It has convenient transportation and is located in the hinterland of the Eurasian Continental Bridge. The county is less than 100 kilometers away from Zhongchuan Airport. Baolan and Ganwu railways run through the entire territory, with an annual throughput of more than one million tons. There are 201 and 308 provincial highways connecting the county. A national highway. Communication is convenient, with more than 20,000 program-controlled telephones, digital mobile phones covering all towns and villages in the county, and Internet connections domestically. The power supply is sufficient, with 1 220,000-volt transmission line, 14 110,000-volt transmission lines, and 8 35,000-volt transmission lines, with a total installed capacity of 349,000 kilowatts and an annual power supply of 1 billion kilowatt hours. The tourism resources are unique, including the Yellow River Stone Forest, a national geological park, the Shoulushan Provincial Forest Park, a "treasure island in the desert", the Wufo Yansi Grottoes excavated in the Northern Wei Dynasty, and the Yongtai Turtle City and the Ming Great Wall, which were built during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. . There are diverse biological species, including 34 species of wild animals and birds, 115 species of wild plants, and more than 60 species of forest trees. It is rich in a variety of agricultural and sideline products, including wheat, corn, barley, mutton, and pork. Its specialty products include desert potato, wolfberry, honeydew melon, honey, Bailing mushroom, apricot, Zaosu pear, and jujube. The development potential is huge. The Xiaoguanyin section of the Heishan Gorge in the upper reaches of the Yellow River is an ideal dam site for the construction of a large-scale water conservancy project. It can generate 1.4 million kilowatts of power resources. The Jingtai Thermal Power Plant with an investment of 9 billion yuan and an installed capacity of 240 kilowatts has passed the preliminary review of the project and is expected to Build ahead of time. Numerous natural landscapes and historical sites are increasingly favored by the film and television industry, becoming a rare film and television base at home and abroad. Film and television dramas such as "The Last Winter", "Beautiful Big Feet", "Sweat Horse", "The Granary of the World", "Hot Land of the West", "Shocking Legend" were filmed in the Yellow River Stone Forest, Yongtai Turtle City and other places. CCTV's famous Directors Yang Yazhou, Tang Jili, Chen Jialin and others came to the location to direct. The "Greater Dunhuang" film and television city has been completed and opened to tourists. Many film and television dramas have been filmed here. Its desert, Dunhuang, oasis, Yellow River and grandeur have become a high-quality film and television base in the west.
In 2005, the GDP reached 1.627 billion yuan, an increase of 13%. The fixed asset investment of the whole society was 528 million yuan, an increase of 21%. Completed large-scale fiscal revenue of 64.98 million yuan, an increase of 14.83%. The local general budget revenue was 28.29 million yuan, an increase of 14.91%. The per capita net income of farmers reached 2,339 yuan, an increase of 6.32%. The per capita disposable income of urban residents reached 5,127 yuan, an increase of 7.69%. The registered urban unemployment rate is 3.2%. The natural population growth rate is 3.09‰. The county's social and political stability is stable, and various undertakings maintain a good momentum of development.
Historical evolution
Hongshui County was established in 1913 and changed to Jingtai County in 1933.
The name of the county means "prosperous scene, peaceful country and peaceful people".
In 2000, Jingtai County governed 3 towns and 11 townships. According to the fifth census data: the total population of the county is 227,043, including the population of each township (person): Yitiaoshan Town 50818 Luyang Town 25496 Shangshawo Town 7117 Xiquan Township 17790 Zhongquan Township 15374 Zhenglu Township 19078 Daan Township 4749 Sitan Township 18333 Badaoquan Township 9516 Caowotan Township 15701 Wufo Township 14159 Hongshui Township 6374 Sishan Township 10777 Manshuitan Township 11761
On January 6, 2005, Jingtai County People's Government "About Notice on Adjustment of Township Administrative Divisions" (Jingzhengfa [2005] No. 1): According to the spirit of "Notice of the Baiyin Municipal People's Government Office forwarding the Provincial Department of Civil Affairs' reply on the adjustment of township administrative divisions in Baiyin City" (Municipal Administration [2004] No. 120) , the township zoning adjustment is now notified as follows:
1. Da'an Township is abolished and merged into Xiquan Town. The direction of its administrative regional boundaries: from O27 (the intersection number of the boundary lines of Yiyishan, Sitan and Xiquan towns, that is: the small bridge at the intersection of Xiqizhiqu and Dache Road) to O28 (Sitan and Xiquan) The intersection point of township boundaries, that is, the triangular point with an elevation of 2350.8, to O29 (the intersection point of the boundary lines of the three townships of Zhenglu, Xiquan, and Sitan, that is, the upper saddle of Laohu Mountain Ridge) to O30 (the intersection point of the boundary between Zhenglu and the original Da'an Township, that is, : Along the boundary line of Gaolan and Jingtai, on the rural road at the foot of the mountain about 150 meters northeast of Huihui Zhuangzi) to O26 (the saddle part of the intersection point of the boundaries of Xiquan and Zhongquan townships, that is, on the boundary line of Jingtai and Gaolan, the elevation is 2043 Road fork, extending along the path) to O25 (the intersection point of the boundaries of Xiquan and Zhongquan townships, that is, Jinggou Dache Road) to O23 (the intersection point of the boundary lines of Luyang, Xiquan, and Zhongquan townships, that is: Zhaojia Xianxi About 850 meters from the small road) to O22 (the intersection point of the boundary lines of Yiyishan Town, Luyang and Xiquan Towns, that is: along the Xisanzhi Canal to Chenjiazhuang Highway, at the Xisanzhi Canal Bridge) to O27.
2. Hongshui Township was abolished and merged into four mountain towns. The merged four mountain towns were renamed Hongshui Town, and the town government was located in Tai'an Village. The boundary line of its administrative region starts from O1 (the intersection number of the boundary line between the original Hongshui Township and the original four mountain towns, that is: the No. 2 boundary stake along the boundary line between Gulang and Jingtai) to O8 (the original Hongshui Township and Sitan Township). The boundary line intersection point, that is: 2676 elevation point) to O9 (2732.7 triangular point to the saddle of Shaoma Shui Valley and Kuchang Valley watershed) to O6 (Huang Shitou Xian) to O4 (original Four Mountains, Manshui Beach, Shangsha The intersection point of the boundary lines of Wosan Township) to O2 (the intersection point of the original boundary lines of Sisishan and Manshuitan Townships, namely: Baizuishan Mountain and the western saddle of Dajiaqiang) to O3 (the original intersection point of Sisishan and Manshuitan Township The intersection point of the boundary line, that is: west along the Gansu-Mongolia boundary line) to O1.
3. Abolish Badaoquan Township and merge the four villages of Duanjiajing, Wangzhuang, Yushu and Bianwai in the township into Shangshawo Town; merge Qingcheng, Qingquan and Badao in the township Seven villages including Quan, Liehushan, Changfeng, Fengquan and Qingshidun were merged into Caowotan Town. After the abolition of Badaoquan Township, the specific direction of the administrative boundary between Shangshawo Town and Caowotan Town: starting from the intersection of the boundary lines of the three townships of Shangshawo, the original Badaoquan and Caowotan (the second phase of the main canal and the border Starting from the confluence of the outer branch canals), go southwest to elevation point 1794, then turn southwest from elevation point 1794 to elevation points 1721, 1763, and 1889, pass through Dahuoxian to elevation point 1744, and go up the ravine to elevation points 1780 and 1803. Pass Erguniulapai and end at the 1926 elevation point of Hongwanliang, which is the administrative boundary between Shangshawo Town and Caowotan Town. From the 1926 elevation point of Hongwanliang to the intersection of the original Badaoquan, original Hongshui and Sitan township boundary lines (the saddle part of the watershed between Shaomashuigou and Kuchanggou), the original administrative area boundary of Badaoquan Township and Sitan Township is Shangsha The boundary between the administrative areas of Wo Town and Sitan Township. After the merger, the administrative boundaries of Xiquan Town, Caowotan Town and Hongshui Town were plotted on the 1:50000 topographic map of Jingtai County, and the plotted boundaries and the directions of the Chinese text were explained as
On December 22, 2020, the General Office of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs recognized Jingtai County as the fifth batch of demonstration counties (cities, districts) in the country that have taken the lead in basically realizing the full mechanization of major crop production.
In June 2020, Jingtai County was included in the second batch of areas and counties for the protection and utilization of revolutionary cultural relics (Long March Area (Fourth Red Army), West Route Army Area).
On December 31, 2019, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs recommended Jingtai County as a national model county for rural innovation and entrepreneurship.
In 2019, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs recommended Jingtai County as the second batch of national rural entrepreneurship and innovation model counties.
On February 16, 2016, Jingtai County was included in the list of counties (cities, districts) with basically balanced development of compulsory education in the country in 2015.