Which city does Hongping Town, Shennongjia Forest District, Hubei Province belong to?

Belongs to: Hongping Town, Shennongjia Forest District, Hubei Province

Hongping Town is located in the central and western part of the Shennongjia Forest District, with 110° east longitude and 32° north latitude. It is connected to Songbai Town, the political, economic and cultural center of the forest area, to the east, to Jiudao Township, Fangxian County, to the west, to Muyu Town, to the south, and to Shanggon Township, Fangxian County, to the north. The total land area is 742 square kilometers, and it has jurisdiction over 8 administrative villages (Honghe Village, Wenshui Village, Bancang Village, Hongju Village, Honghua Village, Gaoping Village, Taping Village, and Guanfeng Village) and 1 residents' committee. There are 42 village (resident) groups, with a total number of 1,687 households and a total population of 6,435 people, including 5,585 agricultural population and 1,175 urban population. Han is the main ethnic group, with a male to female ratio of 5:6 and a birth rate of 7.14‰.

Hongping Gallery is located in the middle of Shennongjia and consists of eighteen peaks, seven ridges, four villages, eight rocks, nine rocks, six caves, three waterfalls, seven rivers, five pools and seven bridges. Strange, weird, dangerous, beautiful, in various shapes and forms. In the 1970s, the famous painter Zhang Bu sketched here. In the 1980s, the famous painter Luo Guoshi painted a 150-meter-long large-scale painting "The Wonders of Shennongjia" here. The works of the two painters have been exhibited in Japan, the United States, Canada and other places. It aroused a strong response, and Hongping Gallery has since become famous all over the world. Hongping Gallery starts from Changshan Dam and ends at the majestic Hongqi Rock. Changshan Dam is located on the east-west ditch of Hongping. The cliff to the west of the dam is the "Sword Rock", which is towering and horizontal, forming a "T" shape with the Hongping River. There is a flower "stone pillar" on the cliff, which looks like a broken sword. , inserted on the cliff, the stone pillar is also called "Zhao Wang Sword". It is said that when King Zhao of Zhou Dynasty was attacking Chu, he passed by Shennongjia and encountered a turtle blocking the way. He drew his sword and killed the turtle. The turtle was so angry that he used the shell of the turtle to throw the sword into the sky and flew into the rock. The two flowing springs in the East and West ditches are like half-ring jade belts, bypassing Baojian Rock and flying down into "Fangchao Gorge". The gorge spits out waterfalls and falls into the small pool stream. On both sides of the pool, there are strange spiral-shaped rocks standing on each side. The strong pines on the rocks are like umbrellas, and their shadows are reflected in the pool. It is called "Ying Umbrella Pool". There is a small bridge built on the pool. You can lean on the railing and look up at the strange peaks with the cave entrance open, which is quiet and leisurely. From the bottom of the ditch to the entrance of the cave, you can see the original vegetation hanging down like tassels. Entering the cave is like walking into a lovesick dream, your soul is like the wind. There is a shining vertical hole in the cave, which is called the "Patio Cave". Whenever the red sun sets on the mountain, the colorful rays of light come from the sky cave and are reflected on the gurgling dark stream. The golden waves flash, the spirit is flying, and the cool breeze blows. The Tianjing Cave is also known as the "Fairy Cave" because the entrance of the cave is facing the "Fairy Peak". On a moonlit night, if you stand at the entrance of the cave and look at the peak, it will look like a singing and dancing fairy falling from the sky, lifelike.

The primitive and long geographical changes and relatively closed natural environment make Hongping rich in biological resources, tourism resources, mineral resources and water energy resources.

First, biological resources. When the Earth was hit by Quaternary glaciers 1.7 million years ago, the special geographical environment of Hongping became a refuge for many relict creatures. Within the jurisdiction of the Shennongding Scenic Area, there are 336 known species of terrestrial vertebrates, more than 200 species of birds, more than 30 species of amphibians and reptiles, and 27 orders of insects, accounting for approximately 81.8% of the country's insect species. There are 30 species of wild rare animals under national key protection, including golden monkeys, South China tigers, golden leopards, clouded leopards, hooded deer, golden eagles, white storks, giant salamanders, and labu beetles. Among them, the golden monkey is as famous as the giant panda as a national treasure of China. White bears, white deer, white snakes, white magpies and other albino animals also live here. There are also exotic animals such as "savages", donkey-headed wolves, unicorns, coffin beasts, etc. that need further investigation and verification. Hongping Town is a sparsely populated area with a forest coverage rate of 93.5%. The flora belongs to the confluence of north-south and east-west, and contains most of China's plant components and three vertical distribution types of plants in subtropical, temperate and cold temperate zones. There are many species and rich connotations. There are 2,419 known species of higher vascular plants in the Shennongding Scenic Area alone within the jurisdiction. 34 species are under national key protection, including involucrata, involucrata, and ginkgo. Among them, involucrata is a national first-level protected tree species. There are more than 250 kinds of wild flowers of great ornamental value.

The second is tourism resources. Hongping Town is endowed with unique tourism resources. Within its jurisdiction are the famous national 4-scenic spots and National Forest Park Shennongding Scenic Area, Tianyan Scenic Area, Hongping Gallery, ancient human relics Ancient Rhinoceros Cave Scenic Area, Gallery Valley Scenic Area, South China The only Shennongjia ski resort and so on. Tianyan Scenic Area is a tourist hotspot in central Shennongjia, with scenic spots such as Yanzi Ya, Yanzi Cave, Huixian Bridge, Yanwu Pavilion, Liuxiang Village, and Tianmen Ya.

Shennongding Scenic Area was founded in 1982. In 1986, it was upgraded to a national forest and wildlife nature reserve. In 1990, it was included in the Man and Biosphere Program Reserve by UNESCO. With a total area of ??1.057 million acres, there are scenic spots such as Xiaolongtan, Golden Monkey Ridge, Scenery Ya, Shennongding, Banbiyan and so on. Shennongjia Ski Resort was built in 2004 in response to the National Sports General Administration's "Northern Snow South Exhibition" concept. It is the first largest and fully functional ski resort in Central China that combines artificial snowmaking and natural snow. It can accommodate 3,000 people at the same time. People engage in snow recreation activities. There are a variety of snow sports such as skiing, tubing, snowmobiles, sheep-drawn sledges, sleds, and snow bikes. It is the best place to enjoy snow, ski, and enthusiastically perform in the snowfield in winter.

The third is mineral resources. At present, more than 10 kinds of iron, copper, phosphorus, stone coal and other minerals have been discovered in Hongping Town, and there are 5 relatively accurate mineral origins. Due to environmental protection and other factors, it has not yet been developed and utilized.

The fourth is water energy resources. Hongping has abundant water energy resources. It is warm, humid and rainy, and the abundant atmospheric precipitation is a good supply of water resources. The total annual rainfall is 1.03 billion cubic meters. The streams and rivers in the territory radiate in the shape of branches. Affected by the terrain and climatic conditions, they have the characteristics of large drops, abundant water volume, and rapid flow speed. There are Hongju River, Yinyu River, Bancang River, Guanfeng River, Zizhu River and Xiangjiang River systems that belong to the Han River Basin. There are more than 50 large and small rivers. Water energy resources are very abundant, with a theoretical reserve of 3.1 billion kilowatts.

Since Hongping Town was moved to the countryside and established as a town in 1999, urban construction has developed rapidly. In 2001, it was awarded the "Advanced Unit for Small Town Construction" by the Forestry District 0, and in 2002 it was rated as the "Provincial Outstanding Unit" by the Provincial Tourism Bureau. "Tourist Star Town" and was named "National Town with Beautiful Environment" by the State Environmental Protection Administration in 2006.

Before Hongping was established as a town, it was only a place to receive passers-by and tourists based on its superior geographical location. There were only a handful of low-rise houses. In recent years, through measures such as social leadership, resident participation, and corporate investment, we have paid close attention to the construction of urban market towns, vigorously publicized the urban construction and tourism development environment, actively helped residents overcome some ideological problems, and vigorously developed tourism-related industries. The construction of Hongping tourist star town has begun to take shape. At present, Hongping Market Town has clean streets, neat buildings, beautiful environment, and harmonious humanities. First, in order to focus on the development of tourism, we actively introduced investment in the construction of tourism supporting facilities, and successively introduced nearly 200 million yuan in capital to build a series of hotels such as Hongping Villa, Hongping Hotel, Gallery Pavilion Hotel, Lingxi Palace, and Tianfeng Villa. hotel. The second is to plan according to the mountain situation and along the river, investing more than 700,000 yuan to design and build the Hongping embankment, bridges and railings. The third is to invest approximately 1.2 million yuan to renovate the Hongping Demonstration Road Class. Fourth, nearly 50,000 yuan has been invested to actively improve the tourism environment, safely demolishing 25 illegal buildings of 10 households, covering an area of ??more than 3,000 square meters, and removing more than 30 tons of random items along the highway. Actively renovate existing houses and clean the streets 24 hours a day. Fifth, nearly 3 million yuan was invested to start the construction of 0 new office buildings, comprehensive buildings and office buildings for various units in the town. Sixth, while strengthening urban construction, in line with the principles of protecting ecological resources and optimizing the ecological environment, we must ensure that "you can move, live stably, and get rich", and actively and conscientiously do "ecological immigration" and "poverty alleviation relocation" In conjunction with the implementation of preferential policies, an ecological immigration project was implemented for 886 people from 217 households living in remote mountainous areas and protected areas. 0 funds were provided to provide housing and farmland for the immigrants. The vegetation in their original areas was restored and the ecological environment was improved. Many people also voluntarily moved to nearby market towns, and some even abandoned farming to engage in business and devoted themselves to the commercial and tourism service industries. Through ecological migration and tourism development, they gradually experienced the new civilization and richness brought by tourism development and urban construction. Life.

While focusing on the urban construction of Hongping, starting from the creation of "Ten-star Civilized Farmers", we vigorously carry out publicity and education activities of "being civilized, paying attention to hygiene, changing bad habits, and establishing new practices", focusing on the realization of "Four Goods" (good village appearance, good village customs, good economic foundation, and good cultural life) and "Three Modernizations and Three Cleanses" (afforestation and greening, road hardening, environmental beautification and clean houses, clean courtyards, clean toilets, (keep the streets clean), and strive to do a good job in the construction of new rural areas. Standardize management of each village group, strive to change the original hygiene habits of the peasant masses, and improve environmental protection awareness.

Through the implementation of the above activities, the whole town has now achieved access to village roads, electricity, and telephones. Most farmers have watched TV and used tap water. This has basically changed the past poverty and backwardness, and formed vast forests on the mountains. There are lush fruit trees in the mountains, and farmyards at the foot of the mountains dot the scenery.

Dear friends, we are confident to look forward to tomorrow with you. The hardworking, honest, courteous and honest people of Hongping Town warmly welcome all guests to our town for sightseeing, investment and business, and create a better future together. future.

On July 29, 2020, the National Patriotic Health Campaign Committee re-confirmed Hongping Town as a national health town (county) in 2020.

On November 17, 2017, the Central Civilization Committee decided to award Hongping Town the fifth national civilized village title.

On August 22, 2017, Hongping Town was recognized as the second batch of national characteristic towns by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development.

On December 28, 2016, Hongping Town was selected into the fourth batch of beautiful and livable town demonstration lists.

On January 25, 2006, the Ministry of Environmental Protection awarded Hongping Town the title of the fourth batch of national towns with beautiful environment.

Hongping Town specialty and delicacy Shennong Baihua Honey

Shennong Baihua Honey is a honey made from the essence of hundreds of flowers collected by local bumblebees. Shennong Baihua Honey contains a large amount of nutrients needed by the human body. Amino acids, vitamins A and B complex, and trace elements such as calcium, phosphorus, iron, and zinc required by the human body. Long-term consumption can improve fitness, increase intelligence, maintain beauty, nourish the liver, protect the spleen, enhance immunity, and promote children