Introduction of Yangping Town

Yangping Town is located at the north gate of Yuan 'an County, with mountains in the west, flat terrain in the east, meandering water in the north and south, fertile land, mild climate, abundant rainfall and sunshine. The town has jurisdiction over 22 villages, 1 neighborhood committee, 108 villagers' groups, 120 15 households with 40,293 people. With an area of 24 1 km2, it is one of the first 88 pilot towns for new rural construction in Hubei province. Yangping has a long history and rich cultural heritage. The old name of "Hong Eun Seong" was formed in the early Ming Dynasty. From the Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China, Yangping was a place where merchants gathered and goods trade flourished. It has gradually become a transit distribution center for materials in Jianghan Plain and mountainous areas in western Hubei. It is the oldest commercial center in Yuan 'an and enjoys the reputation of "Little Hankou". Yangping has perfect facilities and superior location conditions. It is the throat artery leading to Xiangfan, Yichang and Jingmen, about 60 kilometers away from Yichang Three Gorges, and Baoyi Expressway runs through the whole territory, with developed traffic network and fast and smooth passenger and cargo transportation. In recent years, the town has been successively rated as "Three-level Joint Creation of Rural Party Building at the Provincial Level", "Five Good" Township Party Committee, "Provincial Advanced Unit for Comprehensive Management of Social Security", "National Ecological Township", "Provincial Health Township", "Provincial Civilized Township", "The First Beautiful Township in Jingchu", "Municipal Advanced Grassroots Party Organization" and "Municipal Advanced Unit for Creating Spiritual Civilization". There are many honorary titles, such as "The whole city strives for the national advanced unit of comprehensive management of social management", "The county ruled by law (city, district) and the establishment of the advanced collective of legal entity", "The advanced collective of employment and entrepreneurship", "The May 4th Red Flag Youth League Committee of the whole city" and "City-level characteristic star town".