Belongs to: Lezhi County, Ziyang City, Sichuan Province
Lezhi County is located in the middle of the Sichuan Basin, with a total area of ??1,424 square kilometers. The total population is 870,000 (2004). The County People's Government is located in Tianchi Town.
Location: Located in the middle of the Sichuan Basin, on the watershed of the Tuojiang River and the Fujiang River, close to the Central District of Suining City, Daying County, Zhongjiang County, Jintang County, Jianyang City, and Ziyang The city borders Yanjiang District and Anyue County. It is only 130 kilometers away from the provincial capital Chengdu.
Area: The county covers an area of ??1,424.5 square kilometers.
Population: The total population is 868,600, including an agricultural population of 788,800.
Transportation: Tuofu River is connected to the east and west, National Highway 318 and 319 cross the county, and the Chengdu-Chongqing Expressway is closely connected. The Chenganyu Expressway, which started construction at the end of 2009, and the planned Lezhi-Hongya Expressway will pass through this area.
Landform: The geographical conditions are unique. The mountain range within the territory is a branch of the Minshan Platform, which divides the county into east and west parts from north to south, becoming the watershed between Tuojiang River and Fujiang River. As far as the eye can see, there are many hills, crisscrossing valleys, and meandering canals. It is high in the northwest, low in the southeast, and protruding in the middle. The northern part is an area with flat tops and deep hills and valleys; the middle part is an area with flat tops, wide valleys and low hills; and the south is an area with continuous hills. There are small flat dams among the hills and valleys. The highest point is 596.3 meters above sea level, and the lowest point is 297.0 meters above sea level.
Climate: It is located in the mid-latitude monsoon zone and has a subtropical monsoon climate. The climate is mild, with four distinct seasons, abundant rainfall, warm and dry winters, high humidity, many clouds and fog, and little sunshine. The average daily temperature is 16.7 degrees Celsius, and the average annual sunshine is 1,330 hours. The average annual precipitation is 918 mm, but the distribution is uneven. Summer rainfall accounts for half of the year, and it is prone to winter dryness and spring drought.
Lezhi has fertile land, rich products, and lush trees. The county’s forest coverage rate is as high as 32.6%. It is the earliest advanced greening county in the country, a top 100 afforestation county, and a national grain, citrus, and pig base county. He is a demonstration county for sheep raising with straw, one of the first counties to meet the standards for long-term forest protection projects, and a national high-quality silkworm cocoon base county. "Lezhi Black Goat" has been recognized as an excellent local breed in Sichuan Province. The comprehensive strength of sheep raising ranks first among the top ten counties in the province.
In recent years, Lezhi’s private economy has developed rapidly. More than 30 companies, including Hong Kong Baijiang Gas Company, have settled in Lezhi. The local industrial system is dominated by silk and cotton spinning, food and medicine, building materials and chemicals, and machinery and electrical appliances. has been initially formed. Lezhi has convenient transportation, 106 kilometers away from Chengdu. National Highways 318 and 319 intersect in Tianchi Town, the county town. Shuttle buses run directly to Chengdu, Neijiang, Nanchong, Suining and other large and medium-sized cities in and outside the province. Postal and communication facilities are spread throughout villages and towns, and mobile phone networks cover Throughout the territory, markets are active and commerce is prosperous.
Administrative divisions
Lezhi County governs 17 towns and 8 townships: Tianchi Town, Shifo Town, Huilan Town, Shituan Town, Tongjia Town, Baolin Town, Dafo Town, Liang'an Town, Jinshun Town, Zhonghechang Town, Laodong Town, Zhongtian Town, Foxing Town, Panlong Town, Dongshan Town, Tonglv Town, Gaosi Town, Longxi Township, Quansheng Township, Peacock Township, Longmen Township, Shuanghechang Township, Fangsheng Township, Shengchi Township, Liangshui Township.
Historical evolution
The county was established in the third year of Tang Wude (620). It was named because there is Lezhichi in the east of the county. In 2000, Lezhi County governed 17 towns and 8 townships.
According to the fifth census data, the total population of the county is 844,599, including the population of each township (person):
Tianchi Town 86701 Shifo Town 47783 Huilan Town 39559 Shituan Town 38943 Tongjia Town 47272 Baolin Town 43534 Liang'an Town 50190 Jinshun Town 37305 Zhonghechang Town 24667 Labor Town 39284 Zhongtian Town 31138 Fuxing Town 33192 Panlong Town 19784 Dongshan Town 28161 Tonglv Town 26116 Gaosi Town 3646 3 dragon Xi Township 15250 Quansheng Township 15030 Kongque Township 19525 Longmen Township 23372 Shuanghechang Township 23812 Fangsheng Township 20781 Shengchi Township 29962 Liangshui Township 21672
In 2004, Lezhi County governed 17 towns (Tianchi, Shifo , Huilan, Shituan, Tongjia, Baolin, Dafo, Liang'an, Jinshun, Tonglv, Gaosi, Labor, Zhongtian, Foxing, Panlong, Dongshan, Zhonghechang), 8 townships (Longxi, Quansheng, Peacock, Longmen, Shuanghechang, Fangsheng, Shengchi, Liangshui).
Tourism resources
Lezhi County is a time-tested proletarian revolutionist, military strategist, diplomat, one of the founders and leaders of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, and a leader of the party and the country. The hometown of Marshal Chen Yi, the outstanding leader and poet, is the first stop of Sichuan's "Re-walk the Long March, Tour the General's Hometown" tourist line (Eastern Ring Line). It is one of the red scenic spots in the Golden Triangle of Sichuan's "Hometown of Great Men" and a classic scenic spot for all-car red tourism.
Lezhi County is very rich in tourism resources. There are famous temples in central Sichuan, famous Taoist temples, the Sleeping Buddha of the Tang Dynasty, Houshu stone tablets, cliff statues and other cultural relics. The long history and culture, beautiful hills and rivers, and beautiful natural scenery constitute a tourist landscape characterized by "red tourism, green ecology, and religious culture." In particular, the red tourism with Chen Yi's Former Residence Memorial Park as the main line is quite attractive. Lezhi County Red Tourism Area consists of Chen Yi’s Former Residence, Chen Yi’s Former Residence Cultural Relics Exhibition Hall, Chen’s Ancestral Hall, Chen Yi Memorial Hall, Chen Yi Square, Lezhi Martyrs Cemetery and other red tourist attractions. It is now applying for a national AAAA-level tourist area.
The former residence of Marshal Chen Yi is a building complex with three halls and wooden structures that has a strong atmosphere of folk residences in central Sichuan. It is surrounded by mountains and rivers, facing east and west, covering an area of ??11,000_, and the building covers an area of ??750_,** *It has five courtyards and 36 large and small houses. The houses are surrounded by bamboo trees and shaded by green onions. It was officially opened to the public in 1980. In 1986, the Chen Yi Residence Cultural Relics Exhibition Hall was built on the southeast side of Chen Yi's former residence. It is a Chinese courtyard-style building, covering an area of ??6,500_ and a building area of ??2,000_. It is simple and elegant. It contains more than 500 cultural relics and materials, showing Mr. Chen's glorious battle. life.
Baoguo Temple is located at the foot of Jingui Mountain in Longmen Township, 18km east of the county. The temple has towering ancient trees and is surrounded by green trees. The inner halls, halls, buildings and towers of the temple are shining with pearls and glaze. There are more than a hundred Buddha statues enshrined, especially the Jade Buddha, which is famous throughout the country. It has the largest number, height and size of Burmese jade Buddha statues in the country. It was officially opened in 1984 and has become an important place for Buddhist activities and attracts many tourists. There are also cliff statues in the Kunfo Temple and the Martyrs Cemetery.
Education, Science, Culture and Health
Various social undertakings such as science and technology, culture, education, sports, radio and television, health services, family planning, and environmental protection have made comprehensive progress, and people's lives have continued to improve.
In 1998, 47 science and technology projects were organized and implemented, with an output value of 325 million yuan. Vigorously carry out quality education and comprehensively consolidate and improve the "double base" achievements. Basic education, vocational education, adult education and special education have been strengthened. The county's primary school enrollment rate has reached 97.3%, the primary school graduation rate has reached 100%, and the number of people who have passed the college entrance examination has exceeded the 500 mark.
The health undertaking has made outstanding achievements, and medical institutions are located in both urban and rural areas. Medical ethics and practice are good, and medical conditions have improved. The basic national policy of family planning is conscientiously implemented. The county's birth rate is 9.9‰, the natural population growth rate is 1.93‰, and the family planning rate reaches 94.6%. It has been rated as the national advanced family planning collective by the National Ministry of Personnel and the Family Planning Commission.
People’s lives continue to improve. At the end of 1998, the per capita consumption expenditure of the county's people was 1,363 yuan, an increase of 10.3% over the previous year, an increase of 39 times compared with 1952 at the beginning of liberation, and an increase of 15 times compared with 1978 at the beginning of reform and opening up.
Among them, the per capita consumption expenditure of urban residents was 2,107 yuan, an increase of 6.5% over the previous year, an increase of 10 times compared with 1952 at the beginning of liberation, and an increase of 6.4 times compared with 1978 at the beginning of reform and opening up. In 1998, the per capita net income of farmers was 1,598.5 yuan, an increase of 10.1% over the previous year and an increase of 6.8 times over 1984. The balance of savings deposits of urban and rural residents was 1.22 billion yuan, an increase of 25.2% over the previous year, an increase of 3,922 times compared with 1952 at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, and an increase of 261 times compared with 1978 at the beginning of reform and opening up.
Infrastructure Construction
Infrastructure investment has been further increased and infrastructure has been continuously improved. In 1998, the total fixed asset investment in the whole society reached 360 million yuan, an increase of 44% over the previous year. 36.6 times that of 1978. The investment structure has been greatly improved, and transportation, energy, communications, and urban construction have shown momentum for comprehensive development.
The Chenganyu-Chongqing Expressway, which was built at the end of 2009, is an important channel that directly connects the Chengdu-Chongqing economic dual core. The Sichuan section starts from the Chengdu Ring Expressway, passes through the Longquan Mountain Tunnel Group via Luodai, and ends in Jianyang Yangtze River. The horse crosses the Tuojiang River, crosses the National Highway G318 via Shijia, then passes through Lezhi and the south of Anyue, intersects with the Neisui Expressway in Wenhua Town, passes through Xinglong and Lijia, passes through the Zhangjiayan Tunnel and Shanguanmiao Tunnel, and ends in Anyue County Entering Chongqing near Guanyin Bridge in Zhongyi Township. The total length of the route is 175.381 kilometers, and the total investment is estimated to be 11.9 billion yuan. It is expected to start construction at the end of 2009 and be completed and open to traffic at the end of 2012. The construction period will be 3 years.
The planned Lehong Expressway starts and ends at Hongya-Meishan-Renshou-Ziyang-Lezhi. Ziyang Municipal Transportation Bureau is working with Deyang to extend the Mei-Zile Expressway through Lezhi to Deyang Cangshan Town, Zhongjiang County, City, connected to Chengnan Expressway. By then, it will be conducive to connecting the five important expressways in the province, including Chengle, Chengren, Chengyu, Chenganyu, and Chengnan, to form a complete expressway network, maximize the comprehensive efficiency of the expressways, and help create a "one hub" , three centers, four bases"; it can realize fast and convenient connections between eastern Sichuan and northeastern Sichuan and Meishan and Leshan, as well as quick connections between Ziyang and Lezhi and Anyue, and promote the Chengdu-Chongqing economic experiment with relatively backward economies in the east and south of Chengdu. To promote economic development in the heart of the district, open up the passage connecting Lezhi County to the north and the Chengnan Expressway, realize a rapid connection between the central and northern parts of Lezhi and Chengdu, and fundamentally solve the access channels in the central and northern part of Lezhi County, which has the most backward transportation in our city. problem, and we will be happy to integrate into the Chengdu Economic Zone. At the same time, it forms a red tourist highway loop in Sichuan Province with Xiaoping’s hometown and Zhu De’s former residence to promote the comprehensive and balanced development of Lezhi’s economy; it forms the “Chengdu First City Circle” highway loop with Chengdu as the center and a radius of about 80 kilometers, and connects with the The Leyi-Neiyi-Neisui-Suimian Expressway with Chengdu as the center and a radius of about 180 kilometers echoes the second ring line of the expressway and plays an important role in the development of "Chengdu in the whole region". The BOT investment promotion and preliminary preparations for the project are currently underway.
National Highways 318 and 319 run through the entire territory from east to south to west respectively. The reconstruction project of National Highways 318 and 319 has been basically completed. Yingbin Avenue at the north gate of the county has basically taken shape. County and township highways The progress of construction, especially the hardening of roads from the county seat to key towns, has been accelerated, and the results have been obvious. The transportation landscape of the county has been completely changed. With the national highway as the backbone and the county seat as the center, a road network extending in all directions has been established. All townships, towns and a considerable number of villages are connected by automobiles. What was once a rugged trail has now become a smooth road bustling with people and vehicles. There is an endless stream of cars, tractors, motorcycles, and bicycles running on various routes day and night, and freight and passenger traffic are increasing year by year.
The natural gas diversion and transmission project has been completed, ensuring the daily gas consumption of county residents, and the scale of transmission and supply is being further expanded.
All postal and telecommunications communications have realized program-controlled telephone exchanges, digital transmission technology, and optical fiber transmission media. The coverage of mobile phone and paging communication signals has been further expanded. By the end of 1998, it had an installed capacity of 21,000 fixed-line telephones, 8,135 of which had been installed, 1,593 mobile phones, and more than 8,000 pagers.
The speed of electric power construction is accelerating. Currently, there are 1 110 kV substation and 8 35 kV substations. Two 35 kV substation projects are under construction. The new 110 kV substation project has been completed. Site selection has entered the preliminary design stage.
The pace of urban infrastructure construction has accelerated, the city appearance has been significantly improved, and the reconstruction of Tianchi Park is starting; urban road hardening and drainage, lighting, greening and other supporting facilities have been gradually improved, and urban management has been further strengthened. The construction of small market towns and the renovation of rural houses have accelerated, and the renovation of market towns in Tongjia, Liang'an, Dafo, Huilan and other towns has achieved remarkable results.
In January 2021, the Central Civilization Office determined the list of nominated cities for national civilized cities in the 2021-2023 creation cycle, and Lezhi County was on the list.
In November 2020, the Ministry of Water Resources announced the third batch of counties (districts) that have met the standards for water-saving society construction, and Lezhi County was on the list.
In May 2020, the National Development and Reform Commission announced a list of demonstration projects for new urbanization construction in counties, and Lezhi County was on the list.
In March 2019, Lezhi County was included in the list of counties (cities, districts) with basically balanced development of compulsory education nationwide in 2018.
In December 2017, Lezhi County was listed as one of the 2017 China’s most attractive and characteristic demonstration counties with investment potential.
In 2005, Lezhi County ranked 69th among the top 100 meat-producing counties in the country in 2005.