Yatan's introduction

Yatan, located in the northwest of Wangjiang County, Anhui Province, is formed by the merger of Yatan, Maiyuan Township and Gulu Township, 42 kilometers away from Wangjiang County. It is adjacent to Gaoshi Town in the east, Wuchang Lake in the southeast, Changling Town in the south, Dashi Township and Xuqiao Town in Taihu County in the west, Xinchang Town in Taihu County in the north and Bule Township and Shipai Town in Huaining County in the northeast. It governs 15 administrative villages with a population of 75,600, the longest from east to west is 29.5km, the widest from north to south is 18km, the total control area is 158 km2, the cultivated land is 63154mu, the mountain field is 38,000mu, and the water surface is 6,000mu.. Yatan is an important town with superior location, rich resources, outstanding people, prosperous market, United people and prosperous industry in the northwest of Wangjiang County, and is known as the "gateway to the North of the Yangtze River". According to the textual research on the cultural relics unearthed from Yanchidun and Sun Jia Laowu site, as early as the late Neolithic period, ancestors lived and prospered in this land. Large-scale reclamation began during the Three Kingdoms period. In the early years of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty, Wharf Town was added. In 18, Yatan District was established to administer Quantang Temple, Hokkeji Temple and Yin Bao Temple. After liberation, under the leadership of the China * * * Production Party, a patriotic and democratic government was established, which was later renamed the People's Government. 1956 1 county division adjustment, Yatan governs four townships: Wharf, Maiyuan, Fengling and Gulu. 1992 after the area was withdrawn and merged into the township, Matou Township and Yatan Township merged into Yatan, and Gulu and Maiyuan were directly under the jurisdiction of the county. In February 2005, the county division was adjusted, and Gulu Township, Maiyuan Township and Yatan merged into Yatan. In 2008, it was approved by the provincial government as a central town. From 65438 to 02008, Yatan was named "the hometown of folk culture and art in China" by the Ministry of Culture. 20 13 1 9, the website of Anhui Provincial Tourism Bureau announced that Yatan was named "Excellent Tourism Town in Anhui Province". At the same time, Yatan Xiangming Mountain Scenic Area was rated as a national "2A" level scenic spot by the tourism department. 22065438+July 2, 20041day, Yatan was named as "National Key Town". 320 14 12 and Yatan were awarded the titles of "the first town of children's wear in Anhui province" and "civilized village in Anhui province" successively.